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Schedules for the UK & Ireland
November 27th, 2023 edition

Maintained by Wesley Mead

This page provides complete scheduling information for "The Simpsons" in the United Kingdom and Ireland. Schedules are available for Channel 4, Sky Showcase and RTÉ airings. All times are GMT, and all scheduled slot times last 30 minutes. All episodes are subtitled for the hearing impaired.

Click here for USA schedules, and check out my guide to BBFC classification of the show in the UK.



 Latest Update
 November 27th, 2023

Welcome to the November 27th update. Full, updated and finalised schedules for Channel 4, RTÉ2 and Sky Showcase are available below, right up through to just before Christmas, including season 31 on Channel 4 and RTÉ. I'll be back on Monday 4th, with preliminary festive schedules - feel free to e-mail me at wesley@simpsonsarchive.com if you need to contact me in the meantime, and remember you can also always access the latest version of the listings at my own site, too.



Contents:



 Channel 4 & 4seven: Schedule Status & Listings
 27th November to 22nd December 2023

SEASON RIGHTS: 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 11, 12, 16, 17, 18, 19, 23, 24, 25, 28, 29, 30, 31
LISTINGS SOURCE: Channel4.com, Digiguide

Channel 4 have moved their longstanding weekday 6pm slot to 6:30pm - and it's currently home to the terrestrial premiere of season 31. Due to content concerns, "Highway to Well" gets a late-night premieres after midnight on Thurs 30th. I recommend perusing Christopher Wickham's assessment of what they might see fit to cut from the remainder of the run.

There are a few days where episodes are bumped for sports (or episodes of Four in a Bed that have been bumped by sports) - see below for details. Once the season 31 run wraps up, season 17 follows.

On weekend mornings and lunchtimes on C4, we get season 5 and season 29 - see the full schedules below for slot times. Following that, they begin to layer in Christmas episodes from Sunday 3rd.. fuller festive details coming next update.

Nothing over on 4seven at the moment. Episodes starting between midnight and 5:30am 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.


MON 27 NOV  C4 18:30  S31  *NEW TO C4* - Frinkcoin
TUE 28 NOV  C4 18:30  S31  *NEW TO C4* - Bart the Bad Guy
WED 29 NOV  C4 18:30  S31  *NEW TO C4* - Screenless
THU 30 NOV  C4 18:30  S31  *NEW TO C4* - Better Off Ned
            C4 00:30  S31  *NEW TO C4* - Highway to Well
FRI 01 DEC  C4 18:30  S31  *NEW TO C4* - The Incredible Lightness of Being a Baby
SAT 02 DEC  C4 08:00  S5   Homer Loves Flanders
            C4 08:30  S5   Burns' Heir
            C4 09:00  S5   Sweet Seymour Skinner's Baadasssss Song
            C4 09:30  S5   The Boy Who Knew Too Much
SUN 03 DEC  C4 08:30  S5   Homer Goes to College
            C4 09:00  S5   Homer's Barbershop Quartet
            C4 12:30  S23  Holidays of Future Passed
            C4 12:55  S29  Gone Boy
MON 04 DEC  C4 18:30  S31  *NEW TO C4* - Warrin' Priests Part 1
TUE 05 DEC  C4 18:30  S31  *NEW TO C4* - Warrin' Priests Part 2
WED 06 DEC  C4 18:30  S31  *NEW TO C4* - The Hateful Eight-Year-Olds
THU 07 DEC  C4 18:30  S31  *NEW TO C4* - The Way of the Dog
FRI 08 DEC  C4 18:30  S17  The Bonfire of the Manatees
SAT 09 DEC  C4 08:15  S17  The Bonfire of the Manatees
            C4 08:45  S5   Homer Goes to College
            C4 09:15  S5   Homer's Barbershop Quartet
SUN 10 DEC  C4 07:55  S5   Bart Gets an Elephant
            C4 08:25  S5   Lady Bouvier's Lover
            C4 09:00  S17  See Homer Run
            C4 12:30  S5   Secrets of a Successful Marriage
            C4 13:00  S17  Milhouse of Sand and Fog
            C4 13:30  S17  Marge's Son Poisoning
            C4 14:00  S17  The Last of the Red Hat Mamas
MON 11 DEC  C4 18:30  S5   The Last Temptation of Homer
TUE 12 DEC  C4 18:30  S29  Three Scenes Plus a Tag from a Marriage
WED 13 DEC  C4 18:30  S29  Fears of a Clown
THU 14 DEC  C4 18:30  S29  Flanders' Ladder
            C4 01:20  S5   The Last Temptation of Homer
FRI 15 DEC  C4 18:30  S29  Treehouse of Horror XXVIII
SAT 16 DEC  C4 06:10  S5   Secrets of a Successful Marriage
            C4 06:35  S17  Milhouse of Sand and Fog
            C4 07:00  S17  Marge's Son Poisoning
            C4 07:25  S17  The Last of the Red Hat Mamas
            C4 07:50  S5   Bart Gets an Elephant
            C4 08:15  S5   Lady Bouvier's Lover
            C4 08:45  S17  See Homer Run
SUN 17 DEC  C4 06:15  S23  How I Wet Your Mother
            C4 06:40  S17  The Girl Who Slept Too Little
MON 18 DEC  C4 18:30  S17  Simpsons Christmas Stories
TUE 19 DEC  C4 18:30  S23  Holidays of Future Passed
WED 20 DEC  C4 18:30  S18  Kill Gil, Parts 1 & 2
THU 21 DEC  C4 18:30  S28  The Nightmare After Krustmas
FRI 22 DEC  To be confirmed
For more information on the episodes, see the Episode Guide.



 RTÉ2: Schedule Status & Listings
 27th November to 22nd December 2023

SEASON RIGHTS: 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 11, 12, 16, 17, 18, 19, 23, 24, 25, 28, 29, 30, 31
LISTINGS SOURCE: RadioTimes.com, Digiguide

RTÉ2 are currently airing season 25 in the usual 4:30pm weekday slot, returning after some time with Sky. Season 19 follows.

The more exciting news is that the Irish terrestrial premiere of season 31 has begun. For now, however, it's just one episode per week, Fridays at 6pm (in addition to the usual 4:30pm slot) - and instead of getting "Treehouse of Horror XXX" on the 8th, it looks like they're jumping back to S25's "Homerland"..

As usual, some episodes are skipped due to content concerns (or other reasons).


MON 27 NOV  16:30  S25  The Man Who Grew Too Much
TUE 28 NOV  16:30  S25  Diggs
WED 29 NOV  16:30  S25  The War of Art
THU 30 NOV  16:30  S25  You Don't Have to Live Like a Referee
FRI 01 DEC  16:30  S25  Days of Future Future
            18:00  S31  *NEW TO RTÉ* - The Fat Blue Line
SAT 02 DEC  No episodes scheduled
SUN 03 DEC  No episodes scheduled
MON 04 DEC  16:30  S25  Brick Like Me
TUE 05 DEC  16:30  S25  Pay Pal
WED 06 DEC  16:30  S25  The Yellow Badge of Cowardge
THU 07 DEC  16:30  S19  Midnight Towboy
FRI 08 DEC  16:30  S19  Treehouse of Horror XVIII
            18:00  S25  Homerland
SAT 09 DEC  No episodes scheduled
SUN 10 DEC  No episodes scheduled
MON 11 DEC  16:30  S19  Little Orphan Millie
TUE 12 DEC  16:30  S19  Husbands and Knives
WED 13 DEC  16:30  S19  Funeral for a Fiend
THU 14 DEC  16:30  S19  Eternal Moonshine of the Simpson Mind
FRI 15 DEC  16:30  S19  E Pluribus Wiggum
            18:00  S31  *NEW TO RTÉ* - Gorillas on the Mast
SAT 16 DEC  No episodes scheduled
SUN 17 DEC  No episodes scheduled
MON 18 DEC  16:30  S19  That 90s Show
TUE 19 DEC  16:30  S19  The Debarted
WED 20 DEC  16:30  S19  Dial "N" for Nerder
THU 21 DEC  To be confirmed
FRI 22 DEC  To be confirmed
For more information on the episodes, see the Episode Guide.



 Sky Showcase: Schedule Status & Complete Listings
 27th November to 22nd December 2023


SEASON RIGHTS: 1, 7, 8, 9, 10, 13, 14, 15, 20, 21, 22, 26, 27, 32, 33, 34, 35
LISTINGS SOURCE: Digiguide

Sky Showcase have, for now, (mostly) settled on broadcasting four episodes a weeknight, from 5pm to 6pm and then 7pm to 8pm. The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air occupies the 6pm hour.

Weekends are less predictable, but we usually get a decent number of episodes - usually between four and eight a day, spread across the morning, afternoon and evening.

Currently airing: season 7, in two concurrent runs - largely, that's one run in the 5:30pm, 7pm or 7:30pm weekday slots, and a repeat either in a 5pm weekday slot, or on the weekend. Following that, it's our first regular-timeslot run of season 34, and then season 8.

Christmas mode kicks in from Monday 18th - I'll have more on that for you next time, but for the 18th through the 22nd, we're looking at season 8 doubles in the AM, and festive-themed episodes in the afternoon. Full details coming soon.

No word yet on season 35, which has kicked off in the US - presumably we're looking at the traditional Christmastime premiere here, so hopefully we will have some news soon. 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. Note that episodes starting between midnight and 5:30am are listed as part of the previous day's schedule, similar to most print TV guides.


MON 27 NOV  17:00  S7   Homer the Smithers
            17:30  S7   A Fish Called Selma
TUE 28 NOV  17:00  S7   A Fish Called Selma
            17:30  S7   The Day the Violence Died
            19:00  S7   Bart on the Road
            19:30  S7   22 Short Films About Springfield
WED 29 NOV  17:00  S7   The Day the Violence Died
            17:30  S7   Raging Abe Simpson and His Grumbling Grandson in:
                          "The Curse of the Flying Hellfish"
            19:00  S7   Much Apu About Nothing
            19:30  S7   Homerpalooza
THU 30 NOV  17:00  S7   Bart on the Road
            17:30  S7   Summer of 4 ft. 2
            19:00  S34  Habeas Tortoise
            19:30  S34  One Angry Lisa
FRI 01 DEC  17:00  S7   22 Short Films About Springfield
            17:30  S34  Lisa the Boy Scout
            19:00  S34  The King of Nice
            19:30  S34  Not It
SAT 02 DEC  12:00  S7   Raging Abe Simpson and His Grumbling Grandson in:
                          "The Curse of the Flying Hellfish"
            12:30  S7   Much Apu About Nothing
            19:00  S7   Homerpalooza
            19:30  S7   Summer of 4 ft. 2
SUN 03 DEC  16:30  S34  Habeas Tortoise
            17:00  S34  One Angry Lisa
            17:30  S34  Lisa the Boy Scout
            18:00  S34  The King of Nice
            18:30  S34  Not It
            19:00  S34  From Beer to Paternity
            19:30  S34  Step Brother from the Same Planet
MON 04 DEC  17:00  S34  From Beer to Paternity
            17:30  S34  When Lisa Met Nelson
            19:00  S34  Game Done Changed
            19:30  S34  My Life as a Vlog
TUE 05 DEC  17:00  S34  Step Brother from the Same Planet
            17:30  S34  The Many Saints of Springfield
            19:00  S34  Carl Carlson Rides Again
            19:30  S34  Bartless
            20:00  S14  Dude, Where's My Ranch?
            20:30  S14  Old Yeller-Belly
WED 06 DEC  17:00  S34  When Lisa Met Nelson
            17:30  S34  Hostile Kirk Place
            19:00  S34  Pin Gal
            19:30  S34  Fan-ily Feud
THU 07 DEC  17:00  S34  Game Done Changed
            17:30  S34  Write Off This Episode
            19:00  S34  The Very Hungry Caterpillar
FRI 08 DEC  17:00  S34  My Life as a Vlog
            17:30  S34  Clown v. Board of Education
            19:00  S34  Homer's Adventures Through the Windshield Glass
            19:30  S8   You Only Move Twice
SAT 09 DEC  08:30  S34  The Many Saints of Springfield
            09:00  S34  Carl Carlson Rides Again
            09:30  S34  Bartless
            10:00  S34  Hostile Kirk Place
            17:00  S34  Pin Gal
SUN 10 DEC  09:00  S34  Fan-ily Feud
            09:30  S34  Write Off This Episode
            10:00  S34  The Very Hungry Caterpillar
            10:30  S34  Clown v. Board of Education
            15:00  S34  Homer's Adventures Through the Windshield Glass
            15:30  S8   You Only Move Twice
            16:00  S8   The Homer they Fall
MON 11 DEC  17:00  S8   The Homer they Fall
            17:30  S8   Burns, Baby Burns
            19:00  S8   Bart After Dark
            19:30  S8   A Milhouse Divided
TUE 12 DEC  17:00  S8   Burns, Baby Burns
            17:30  S8   Lisa's Date with Density
            19:00  S8   Hurricane Neddy
            19:30  S8   El Viaje Misterioso de Nuestro Jomer
WED 13 DEC  17:00  S8   Bart After Dark
            17:30  S8   The Springfield Files
            19:00  S8   The Twisted World of Marge Simpson
            19:30  S8   Mountain of Madness
THU 14 DEC  17:00  S8   A Milhouse Divided
            17:30  S8   Simpsoncalifragalisticexpiala-D'oh!-cious
            18:00  S8   The Itchy and Scratchy and Poochie Show
            18:30  S8   Homer's Phobia
FRI 15 DEC  17:00  S8   Lisa's Date with Density
            17:30  S8   Brother from Another Series
            18:00  S8   My Sister, My Sitter
SAT 16 DEC  10:30  S8   Hurricane Neddy
            11:00  S8   El Viaje Misterioso de Nuestro Jomer
SUN 17 DEC  09:00  S8   The Twisted World of Marge Simpson
            09:30  S8   Mountain of Madness
            10:00  S8   Simpsoncalifragalisticexpiala-D'oh!-cious
            10:30  S8   The Itchy and Scratchy and Poochie Show
MON 18 DEC  09:00  S8   Homer's Phobia
            09:30  S8   Brother from Another Series
            10:00  S8   My Sister, My Sitter
            10:30  S8   Homer vs the Eighteenth Amendment
            12:40  S8   Grade School Confidential
            13:10  S8   The Canine Mutiny
            13:40  S8   The Old Man and the Lisa
            14:10  S8   In Marge We Trust
TUE 19 DEC  09:30  S8   Homer's Enemy
            10:00  S8   The Simpsons Spin-Off Showcase
            10:30  S8   The Secret War of Lisa Simpson
            11:00  S8   Homer vs the Eighteenth Amendment
            11:30  S8   Grade School Confidential
            14:15  S7   Marge Be Not Proud
            14:45  S9   Miracle on Evergreen Terrace
WED 20 DEC  09:30  S8   The Canine Mutiny
            10:00  S8   The Old Man and the Lisa
            14:50  S14  Dude, Where's My Ranch?
THU 21 DEC  09:30  S8   In Marge We Trust
            10:00  S8   Homer's Enemy
            15:00  To be confirmed
FRI 22 DEC  09:30  S8   The Simpsons Spin-Off Showcase
            10:00  S8   The Secret War of Lisa Simpson
            15:00  To be confirmed
For more information on the episodes, see the Episode Guide.



 Additional Notes and Latest UK DVDs
 Updated October 2023

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 1-34 of The Simpsons (minus "Stark Raving Dad") available to watch whenever you desire.

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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