Channel 4 & 4seven: Schedule Status & Listings  5th December 2024 to 3rd January 2025

SEASON RIGHTS: 1, 6, 7, 11, 12, 13, 16, 17, 18, 19, 23, 24, 25, 26, 29, 30, 31 LISTINGS SOURCE: Channel4.com, Digiguide Channel 4 are currently airing season 18 in the usual 6:30pm weekdays slot. On weekend mornings and lunchtimes on C4, we mostly get selections from season 30, as well as some repeats of the weekday episodes. There are a few late-night episodes scheduled too, though there's nothing currently on 4seven. In the lead up to Christmas (roughly, the 16th to the 25th), C4 are airing a significant number of festive episodes of the show, and there are a significant number of bonus morning episodes once the holidays begin on Saturday 21st. Pre-Christmas, they're all-festive, all the time; after Christmas, they're home to season 25. Meanwhile, the evening slot takes a break from Monday 23rd through to the New Year - and there's not a single episode scheduled, daytime or otherwise, between the 29th and 3rd. The festive broadcasts in full: "Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire" airs on Tuesday 17th at 5:20am and Christmas Eve at 10:50am "Marge Be Not Proud" airs on Saturday 21st at 7:30am and Sunday 22nd at 9am "Skinner's Sense of Snow" airs on Wednesday 18th at 5:20am, Saturday 21st at 8:10am, Sunday 22nd at 8am, and Monday 23rd at 11:35am "She of Little Faith" airs on Saturday 7th at 9:25am, Tuesday 17th at 6:30pm, Wednesday 18th at 1:05am (early hours of Thursday), Sunday 22nd at 7:35am, Monday 23rd at 12:10pm, and Boxing Day at 7:35am. Whew! "Kill Gil, Vols. 1 & 2" airs on Saturday 7th at 9:55am, Monday 16th at 5:20am, Friday 20th at 6:30am, Saturday 21st at 7:45am, Sunday 22nd at 8:30am, Monday 23rd at 7:15am, and Christmas Eve at 9:25am. WHEW! "White Christmas Blues" airs on Thursday 19th at 6:30pm, Christmas Eve at 9:55am, and Friday 27th at 6:10am "'Tis the 30th Season" airs on Monday 16th at 6:30pm, Saturday 21st at 8:40am, Monday 23rd at 12:40pm, and Christmas Eve at 10:20am and "Bobby, It's Cold Outside" airs on Wednesday 18th at 6:30pm. There's no outing for "Grift of the Magi", "Simpsons Christmas Stories", or "Holidays of Future Passed"; it's possible their rights to those seasons have quietly elapsed, though they don't appear on Sky either. "I Won't Be Home for Christmas" moves from Sky to C4 on January 1, as best as I can tell, but doesn't appear on either channel. There's also no "The Way of the Dog", though their rights to that season have certainly not elapsed yet. Maybe they don't consider that episode (or "Gone Boy") festive enough. Unfortunately, there is still no word yet on the terrestrial premiere of season 32; last year, they began their premiere of S31 in the second week of November. Between the lack of episodes being broadcast in the second week of the Christmas holidays, and the lack of news about season 32, I reached out to C4; they confirmed that season 32 is on the way soon, and the show will continue on C4 in 2025, so I guess we just have to be a little more patient. In the menatime, friend of the page Christopher Wickham has some preview commentary on what C4 may or may not cut from their broadcasts when they eventually get to the season. Episodes starting between midnight and 5am are listed as part of the previous day's schedule, similar to most print TV guides. Note that all episodes that air on Channel 4 are simulcast on Channel 4 HD and can be viewed one hour later on their timeshift service, Channel 4 +1.

THU 05 DEC C4 18:30 S18 Please Homer, Don't Hammer 'Em FRI 06 DEC C4 18:30 S18 Treehouse of Horror XVII SAT 07 DEC C4 07:10 S18 The Mook, the Chef, the Wife and Her Homer C4 07:30 S18 Jazzy and the Pussycats C4 07:55 S18 Please Homer, Don't Hammer 'Em C4 08:25 S12 Day of the Jackanapes C4 08:55 S12 Simpsons Tall Tales C4 09:25 S13 She of Little Faith C4 09:55 S18 Kill Gil, Vols. 1 & 2 SUN 08 DEC C4 08:30 S30 Mad About the Toy C4 09:00 S30 I'm Dancing as Fat as I Can C4 12:30 S30 101 Mitigations C4 13:00 S30 E My Sports C4 13:25 S30 Bart vs Itchy and Scratchy MON 09 DEC C4 18:30 S18 G.I. D'oh! TUE 10 DEC C4 18:30 S18 Moe'n'a Lisa WED 11 DEC C4 18:30 S18 Ice Cream of Margie (With the Light Blue Hair) THU 12 DEC C4 18:30 S18 The Haw-Hawed Couple FRI 13 DEC C4 18:30 S18 The Wife Aquatic SAT 14 DEC C4 09:40 S18 G.I. D'oh! C4 10:10 S18 Moe'n'a Lisa C4 10:40 S18 Ice Cream of Margie (With the Light Blue Hair) C4 11:10 S18 The Haw-Hawed Couple C4 11:40 S18 The Wife Aquatic SUN 15 DEC C4 05:35 S13 Jaws Wired Shut C4 08:30 S30 Girl's in the Band C4 09:00 S30 The Clown Stays in the Picture C4 12:30 S30 I'm Just a Girl Who Can't Say D'oh C4 12:55 S30 D'oh Canada MON 16 DEC C4 05:20 S18 Kill Gil, Vols 1 & 2 C4 18:30 S30 'Tis the 30th Season TUE 17 DEC C4 05:20 S1 Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire C4 18:30 S13 She of Little Faith WED 18 DEC C4 05:20 S12 Skinner's Sense of Snow C4 18:30 S31 Bobby, It's Cold Outside C4 01:05 S13 She of Little Faith THU 19 DEC C4 18:30 S25 White Christmas Blues FRI 20 DEC C4 18:30 S18 Kill Gil, Vols. 1 & 2 SAT 21 DEC C4 07:20 S7 Marge Be Not Proud C4 07:45 S18 Kill Gil, Vols. 1 & 2 C4 08:10 S12 Skinner's Sense of Snow C4 08:40 S30 'Tis the 30th Season SUN 22 DEC C4 07:35 S13 She of Little Faith C4 08:00 S12 Skinner's Sense of Snow C4 08:30 S18 Kill Gil, Vols. 1 & 2 C4 09:00 S7 Marge Be Not Proud MON 23 DEC C4 07:15 S18 Kill Gil, Vols. 1 & 2 C4 11:35 S12 Skinner's Sense of Snow C4 12:10 S13 She of Little Faith C4 12:40 S30 'Tis the 30th Season XMAS EVE C4 09:25 S18 Kill Gil, Vols. 1 & 2 C4 09:55 S25 White Christmas Blues C4 10:20 S30 'Tis the 30th Season C4 10:50 S1 Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire XMAS DAY No episodes scheduled BOXING DAY C4 05:40 S25 Homerland C4 06:05 S25 Four Regrettings and a Funeral C4 06:25 S25 Yolo C4 06:50 S25 Labour Pains C4 07:10 S25 The Kid is All Right C4 07:35 S13 She of Little Faith FRI 27 DEC C4 05:50 S25 Yellow Subterfuge C4 06:10 S25 White Christmas Blues C4 06:30 S25 Steal This Episode C4 06:55 S25 Married to the Blob C4 07:20 S25 Specs and the City SAT 28 DEC C4 06:10 S25 The War of Art C4 06:35 S25 You Don't Have to Live Like a Referee SUN 29 DEC TO FRI 03 JAN No episodes scheduled (weird, huh?) For more information on the episodes, see the Episode Guide.

RTÉ2: Schedule Status & Listings  5th December 2024 to 3rd January 2025

SEASON RIGHTS: 1, 6, 7, 11, 12, 13, 16, 17, 18, 19, 23, 24, 25, 26, 29, 30, 31 LISTINGS SOURCE: RadioTimes.com, Digiguide RTÉ2 are currently airing selections from seasons 25 and 31 in the usual 4:30pm weekday slot. There's also a sometimes a bonus spot in the early evening on a random day here or there. Over Christmas, it looks like the show will be taking a break from its usual slot, returning to the regular schedule on New Year's Day with season 26. But there are a few bones thrown to Simpsons fans, with a bonus episode here or there, including a couple of festive outings: "Bobby It's Cold Outside" airs on Tuesday 10th at 4:30pm and Wednesday 11th at 7pm "White Christmas Blues" airs on Friday 20th at 6pm and Boxing Day at 5:30pm "The Way of the Dog" airs on Friday 27th at 5:30pm As with C4, there's no word yet on when season 32 might premiere. And, as usual, some episodes are skipped due to content concerns.

THU 05 DEC 16:30 S31 Gorillas on the Mast FRI 06 DEC 16:30 S31 Livin' La Pura Vida 18:00 S25 Four Regrettings and a Funeral SAT 07 DEC No episodes scheduled SUN 08 DEC No episodes scheduled MON 09 DEC 16:30 S31 Todd, Todd, Why Hast Thou Forsaken Me TUE 10 DEC 16:30 S31 Bobby, It's Cold Outside WED 11 DEC 16:30 S31 Hail to the Teeth 19:00 S31 Bobby, It's Cold Outside THU 12 DEC 16:30 S31 The Miseducation of Lisa Simpson FRI 13 DEC 16:30 S31 Frinkcoin 18:00 S25 Yellow Subterfuge SAT 14 DEC No episodes scheduled SUN 15 DEC No episodes scheduled MON 16 DEC 16:30 S31 Screenless TUE 17 DEC 16:30 S31 The Incredible Lightness of Being a Baby WED 18 DEC 16:30 S25 Days of Future Future THU 19 DEC 16:30 S25 Brick Like Me FRI 20 DEC 16:30 S25 Pay Pal 18:00 S25 White Christmas Blues SAT 21 DEC No episodes scheduled SUN 22 DEC No episodes scheduled MON 23 DEC No episodes scheduled XMAS EVE No episodes scheduled XMAS DAY No episodes scheduled BOXING DAY 17:30 S25 White Christmas Blues FRI 27 DEC 17:30 S31 The Way of the Dog SAT 28 DEC No episodes scheduled SUN 29 DEC 17:30 S31 Go Big or Go Homer MON 30 DEC No episodes scheduled NEW YRS EVE No episodes scheduled NEW YRS DAY 16:30 S26 The Musk Who Fell to Earth 18:00 S31 Marge the Lumberjill THU 02 JAN 16:30 S26 My Fare Lady FRI 03 JAN 16:30 S26 The Wreck of the Relationship 18:00 S31 Thanksgiving of Horror For more information on the episodes, see the Episode Guide.

Sky Showcase: Schedule Status & Complete Listings  5th December 2024 to 3rd January 2025

SEASON RIGHTS: 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 9, 10, 14, 15, 20, 21, 22, 27, 28, 32, 33, 34, 35 LISTINGS SOURCE: Digiguide Sky Showcase have settled on typically broadcasting four episodes a weeknight, from 5pm to 6pm and then 7pm to 8pm. (The US Office occupies the 6pm hour.) Weekends are less predictable, typically home to six or more episodes throughout the day. Currently airing: season 21, in two concurrent runs - generally, that's one run in the 5pm, 7pm or 7:30pm weekday slots, and a repeat either in a 5:30pm weekday slot, or on a weekend. Following that is season 22, then season 33. We don't get far in to season 33 before Sky switch to Christmas mode. Unfortunately, The Simpsons doesn't figure as prominently as it typically does, with Sky showing fewer episodes of the show than it has at any other point this year - an average of just over two episodes a day between the 16th and Christmas Day. On some weekdays it's just a solo 5pm spot. Nevertheless, the episodes they do show during that period are looking to be almost entirely festive - here's the full Christmas episode breakdown: "Miracle on Evergreen Terrace" airs on Saturday 7th at 8am, Monday 16th at 5pm, Sunday 22nd at 12:30pm, Christmas Eve at 8:35am, and Boxing Day at both 5:35am and 10am "'Tis the Fifteenth Season" airs on Saturday 7th at 8:30am, Tuesday 17th at 5:30pm, Thursday 19th at 5pm, Sunday 22nd at both 5:35am and 12 noon, Christmas Eve at 9am, and Boxing Day at 9:30am "The Fight Before Christmas" airs on Tuesday 17th at 5pm, Saturday 21st at 7:35am, Monday 23rd at both 5:30am and 10:30am, and Christmas Eve at 9:30am And then there are the semi-festive/kinda-wintry episodes that Sky love to consider worthy of repeat play during the festive season: "A Made Maggie" airs on Saturday 7th at 9am, Monday 16th at 5:30pm, Friday 20th at 5pm, Monday 23rd at 11am, Christmas Eve at 9:55am, and Boxing Day at 5:10am "Top Goon" airs on Sunday 22nd at 1pm and Christmas Eve at 10:20am "It's a Blunderful Life" airs on Wednesday 18th at 5pm and Saturday 21st at 5pm Kinda light in terms of variety. Well, C4 and RTE have the lion's share of the show's Christmas episodes this year. From those seasons Sky do have the rights to, there's no outing for "The Nightmare After Krustmas"; it's possible their rights to that season have quietly elapsed, though it doesn't appear on C4 either. "I Won't Be Home for Christmas" moves from Sky to C4 on January 1, as best as I can tell, but doesn't appear on either channel this Christmas. And the two season 32 Christmas episodes, "A Springfield Summer Christmas for Christmas" and "Manger Things", don't show here - but as C4 and RTE have still not premiered that run, they don't appear there, either. After Christmas, the season 33 run continues, and while evening slots are hit and miss, there are a lot of bonus daytime slots, home to two separate runs of the season at various times of the morning, afternoon and early evening. Season 34 follows, and I suspect a return to normality from Monday 6th January. As always, some episodes deemed unsuitable for daytime broadcast are skipped, and some episodes don't get a second run depending on Sky's weekend schedule. No word yet on season 36, which started recently in the US - it'll likely be a January start here. Episodes starting between midnight and 5am are listed as part of the previous day's schedule, similar to most print TV guides.

THU 05 DEC 17:00 S21 To Surveil, with Love 17:30 S21 Boy Meets Curl FRI 06 DEC 17:00 S21 Judge Me Tender 17:30 S21 The Colour Yellow 19:00 S22 Elementary School Musical 19:30 S22 Loan-a Lisa SAT 07 DEC 08:00 S9 Miracle on Evergreen Terrace 08:30 S15 'Tis the Fifteenth Season 09:00 S33 A Made Maggie 09:30 S21 Chief of Hearts 09:55 S21 The Squirt and the Whale 10:20 S21 To Surveil, with Love SUN 08 DEC 17:30 S21 Moe Letter Blues 18:00 S21 The Bob Next Door 18:30 S21 Judge Me Tender 19:00 S22 Loan-a Lisa 19:30 S22 MoneyBART MON 09 DEC 17:00 S22 Lisa Simpson, This Isn't Your Life 17:30 S22 MoneyBART 19:00 S22 The Fool Monty 19:30 S22 How Munched is That Birdie in the Window TUE 10 DEC 17:00 S22 Donnie Fatso 17:30 S22 Lisa Simpson, This Isn't Your Life 19:00 S22 Moms I'd Like to Forget 19:30 S22 Flaming Moe WED 11 DEC 17:00 S22 Homer the Father 17:30 S22 The Fool Monty 19:00 S22 The Blue and the Grey 19:30 S22 The Scorpion's Tale THU 12 DEC 17:00 S22 Love is a Many-Strangled Thing 17:30 S22 How Munched is That Birdie in the Window 19:00 S22 The Great Simpsina 19:30 S22 The Real Housewives of Fat Tony FRI 13 DEC 17:00 S22 Homer Scissorhands 17:30 S22 Donnie Fatso 19:00 S22 500 Keys 19:30 S22 The Ned-liest Catch 20:00 S33 The Star of the Backstage 20:30 S33 Bart's in Jail! SAT 14 DEC 08:00 S22 Moms I'd Like to Forget 08:30 S22 Flaming Moe 09:00 S22 Homer the Father 09:30 S22 The Blue and the Grey 10:00 S22 The Scorpion's Tale 10:30 S22 Love is a Many-Strangled Thing 19:00 S22 The Great Simpsina 19:30 S22 The Real Housewives of Fat Tony 20:00 S22 Homer Scissorhands SUN 15 DEC 10:30 S22 500 Keys 11:00 S22 The Ned-liest Catch 17:00 S33 Bart's in Jail! 17:30 S33 The Wayz We Were 18:00 S33 Lisa's Belly MON 16 DEC 17:00 S9 Miracle on Evergreen Terrace 17:30 S33 A Made Maggie TUE 17 DEC 17:00 S22 The Fight Before Christmas 17:30 S15 'Tis the Fifteenth Season WED 18 DEC 17:00 S35 It's a Blunderful Life THU 19 DEC 17:00 S15 'Tis the Fifteenth Season FRI 20 DEC 17:00 S33 A Made Maggie SAT 21 DEC 07:10 S15 My Mother, the Carjacker 07:35 S22 The Fight Before Christmas 17:00 S35 It's a Blunderful Life SUN 22 DEC 05:35 S15 'Tis the Fifteenth Season 12:00 S15 'Tis the Fifteenth Season 12:30 S9 Miracle on Evergreen Terrace 13:00 S34 Top Goon MON 23 DEC 05:30 S22 The Fight Before Christmas 10:00 S15 Today, I Am a Klown 10:30 S22 The Fight Before Christmas 11:00 S33 A Made Maggie XMAS EVE 08:35 S9 Miracle on Evergreen Terrace 09:00 S15 'Tis the Fifteenth Season 09:30 S22 The Fight Before Christmas 09:55 S33 A Made Maggie 10:20 S34 Top Goon XMAS DAY No episodes scheduled BOXING DAY 05:10 S33 A Made Maggie 05:35 S9 Miracle on Evergreen Terrace 09:00 S33 A Made Maggie 09:30 S15 'Tis the Fifteenth Season 10:00 S9 Miracle on Evergreen Terrace 18:00 S34 The Very Hungry Caterpillars 18:35 S34 Clown vs Board of Education SAT 27 DEC 09:00 S33 A Serious Flanders Part 1 09:30 S33 A Serious Flanders Part 2 10:00 S33 Portrait of a Lackey on Fire 16:30 S33 Mothers and Other Strangers 17:00 S33 The Longest Marge 17:30 S33 Pixelated and Afraid SUN 28 DEC 08:50 S33 Mothers and Other Strangers 09:15 S33 The Longest Marge 09:40 S33 Pixelated and Afraid 10:05 S15 Today, I Am A Klown 13:30 S34 Step Brother from the Same Planet 14:00 S33 Boyz n the Highlands 14:30 S33 You Won't Believe What This Episode's About 15:00 S33 Bart the Cool Kid 15:30 S33 A Serious Flanders Part 1 16:00 S33 A Serious Flanders Part 2 16:30 S33 Portrait of a Lackey on Fire SUN 29 DEC 09:05 S33 Pretty Whittle Liars 09:30 S33 The Sound of Bleeding Gums 10:00 S33 My Octopus and a Teacher 10:30 S33 Girls Just Shauna Have Fun 11:00 S33 Marge the Meanie MON 30 DEC 08:55 S33 Meat is Murder 09:20 S33 Poorhouse Rock 09:45 S33 Boyz n the Highlands 15:00 S34 Habeas Tortoise 15:30 S34 One Angry Lisa NEW YRS EVE 08:55 S33 You Won't Believe What This Episode's About 09:20 S33 Bart the Cool Kid 09:45 S33 Marge the Meanie NEW YRS DAY 12:00 S33 Meat is Murder 12:30 S33 Poorhouse Rock 13:00 S34 Habeas Tortoise 13:30 S34 One Angry Lisa 14:00 S34 Lisa the Boy Scout 14:30 S34 The King of Nice THU 02 JAN No episodes scheduled FRI 03 JAN 13:00 S34 Lisa the Boy Scout 13:25 S34 The King of Nice 13:55 S34 Step Brother from the Same Planet 14:20 S34 When Nelson Met Lisa 14:45 S34 Game Done Changed For more information on the episodes, see the Episode Guide.

Additional Notes and Latest UK DVDs  Updated November 2024

Syndication of listings: You can also find these listings at my own website. Latest UK DVDs: The Season 19 DVD set is out now! Woo-hoo! You can order it from Amazon.co.uk now. Disney+ streaming service: The Disney+ streaming service is now available in the UK, and includes seasons 1-35 of The Simpsons (minus "Stark Raving Dad") available to watch whenever you desire (season 35 was added on 1st Nov, 2024). UK scheduling history: check out my June 2012 piece for Dead Homer Society, "English? Who Needs That?": The Simpsons in the United Kingdom, a 3000-word piece on the show's history, scheduling and ratings over here. Credit where credit's due: Many thanks to David McCormick, creator of this page and original maintainer; Brian Petersen and Adam Wolf, who contributed HTML; and Christopher Wickham, Zach the Animator, Rocco, Phinbart, Robert Burroughs, Matt Johnson, Ben Clifford, Nathan, and Grace for helping out around these parts - much appreciated. Contact: Being completely accurate is great, but unfortunately, sometimes unattainable. Changes can occur that are beyond my control; if you spot any such late amendments, note any errors, or have any suggestions or queries regarding the listings, please contact me - details here, e-mail is your best bet for a speedy answer.

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