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Schedules for the UK & Ireland
May 1st, 2022 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
 May 1st, 2022

Welcome to the May 1st update. Full, updated and finalised schedules for Channel 4, RTÉ2 and Sky Showcase are available below, right up through late May, including the continued run of season 33 on Sky. I'll be back on the 9th with the latest - 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
 1st to 20th May 2022

SEASON RIGHTS: 2, 3, 9, 10, 11, 15, 16, 17, 21, 22, 23, 27, 28, 29
LISTINGS SOURCE: Channel4.com, Digiguide

Channel 4 are currently airing season 10 in the 6pm weekday slot. Season 21 follows.

On Sunday mornings and lunchtimes on C4, we get season 11; season 23 follows. Saturday is usually a repeat of episodes broadcast between the prior Sunday and Friday.

As always, some episodes deemed unsuitable for daytime broadcast are skipped, or broadcast only late at night - see listings below for details. The show also airs over on 4seven, with repeats of both weekday and weekend episodes, usually very late at night.

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.


SUN 01 MAY  C4 12:30  S11  Faith Off
            C4 12:55  S11  Saddlesore Galactica
            C4 13:25  S11  The Mansion Family
            C4 13:55  S11  Eight Misbehavin'
            C4 14:20  S11  Take My Wife, Sleaze
            47 04:20  S10  Mom and Pop Art
MON 02 MAY  C4 18:00  S10  The Old Man and the "C" Student
TUE 03 MAY  C4 18:00  S10  Monty Can't Buy Me Love
WED 04 MAY  C4 18:00  S10  They Saved Lisa's Brain
THU 05 MAY  C4 18:00  S10  Thirty Minutes Over Tokyo
FRI 06 MAY  C4 18:00  S10  D'oh-in' in the Wind
SAT 07 MAY  C4 06:55  S11  Missionary Impossible
            C4 07:15  S11  Take My Wife, Sleaze
            C4 09:30  S10  The Old Man and the "C" Student
            C4 10:00  S11  Faith Off
            C4 10:30  S11  The Mansion Family
            C4 11:00  S11  Saddlesore Galactica
            C4 11:30  S10  Monty Can't Buy Me Love
            C4 02:20  S17  Million Dollar Abie
            47 04:20  S10  They Saved Lisa's Brain
SUN 08 MAY  C4 07:05  S11  Alone Again, Natura-Diddly
            C4 07:30  S11  Pygmoelian
            C4 12:30  S11  Bart to the Future
            C4 13:00  S11  Days of Wine and D'ohses
            C4 13:30  S11  It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad Marge
            C4 14:00  S11  Behind the Laughter
            47 04:20  S10  Thirty Minutes Over Tokyo
MON 09 MAY  C4 18:00  S21  Bart Gets a "Z"
            C4 02:00  S17  Million Dollar Abie
            47 04:20  S10  D'oh-in' in the Wind
TUE 10 MAY  C4 18:00  S21  The Great Wife Hope
WED 11 MAY  C4 18:00  S21  Treehouse of Horror XX
THU 12 MAY  C4 18:00  S21  The Devil Wears Nada 
FRI 13 MAY  C4 18:00  S21  Pranks and Greens
SAT 14 MAY  C4 07:45  S11  Bart to the Future
            C4 08:10  S11  Days of Wine and D'ohses
            C4 08:40  S11  It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
            C4 09:10  S11  Behind the Laughter
            C4 09:40  S11  Alone Again, Natura-Diddly
            C4 10:10  S11  Pygmoelian
            C4 10:40  S21  Bart Gets a "Z"
SUN 15 MAY  C4 08:00  S23  The Falcon and the D'ohman
            C4 08:30  S23  Bart Stops to Smell the Eoosevelts
            C4 09:00  S21  Treehouse of Horror XXII
            C4 12:30  S23  Replaceable You
            C4 13:00  S23  The Food Wife
MON 16 MAY  C4 18:00  S21  Rednecks and Broomsticks
TUE 17 MAY  C4 18:00  S21  O Brother, Where Bart Thou?
WED 18 MAY  C4 18:00  S21  Thursdays with Abie
THU 19 MAY  C4 18:00  S21  Once Upon a Time in Springfield
FRI 20 MAY  C4 18:00  S21  Million Dollar Maybe
For more information on the episodes, see the Episode Guide.



 RTÉ2: Schedule Status & Listings
 1st to 20th May 2022

SEASON RIGHTS: 2, 3, 9, 10, 11, 15, 16, 17, 21, 22, 23, 27, 28, 29
LISTINGS SOURCE: RadioTimes.com, Digiguide

RTÉ2 are currently airing season 23 on weekdays at 4:30pm; season 17 follows. A handful of episodes are skipped, presumably due to to content concerns.

We also get an additional run of season 23 on Wednesdays at 7pm. Nothing currently on the weekends, though.


SUN 01 MAY  No episodes scheduled
MON 02 MAY  16:30  S23  How I Wet Your Mother
TUE 03 MAY  16:30  S23  Beware My Cheating Bart
WED 04 MAY  16:30  S23  The Spy Who Learned Me
            19:00  S23  The Food Wife
THU 05 MAY  16:30  S23  Ned'n'Edna's Blend Agenda
FRI 06 MAY  16:30  S23  Lisa Goes Gaga
SAT 07 MAY  No episodes scheduled
SUN 08 MAY  No episodes scheduled
MON 09 MAY  16:30  S17  Bonfire of the Manatees
TUE 10 MAY  16:30  S17  The Girl Who Slept too Little
WED 11 MAY  16:30  S17  Milhouse of Sand and Fog
            19:00  S23  The Man in the Blue Flannel Pants
THU 12 MAY  16:30  S17  Marge's Son Poisoning
FRI 13 MAY  16:30  S17  See Homer Run
SAT 14 MAY  No episodes scheduled
SUN 15 MAY  No episodes scheduled
MON 16 MAY  16:30  S17  The Last of the Red Hat Mamas
TUE 17 MAY  16:30  S17  The Italian Bob
WED 18 MAY  16:30  S17  Simpsons Christmas Stories
            19:00  S23  The Ten-Per-Cent Solution
THU 19 MAY  16:30  S17  Homer's Paternity Coot
FRI 20 MAY  16:30  S17  We're on the Road to D'oh-where
For more information on the episodes, see the Episode Guide.



 Sky Showcase: Schedule Status & Complete Listings
 1st to 20th May 2022


SEASON RIGHTS: 1, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 18, 19, 20, 24, 25, 26, 30, 31, 32, 33
LISTINGS SOURCE: Digiguide

Sky Showcase currently broadcast four episodes on weekdays: one at 5pm, then three from 6:30pm to 8pm. Sport coverage can reduce the number of episodes broadcast. Weekends are a little less predictable, but we usually get a decent number of episodes - usually between three and eight a day, spread across the morning, afternoon and evening, though currently some Saturdays are light.

Currently airing: season 1, in two concurrent runs - one primetime (6:30pm and later, except Saturday), one out-of-primetime (pre-6:30pm). Season 12 follows, season 13 comes after that, and then we get season 32. As always, some episodes deemed unsuitable for daytime broadcast are skipped; not all episodes get a shot at that second run either, as Sky weekends are a tad busy with sport at the moment.

The premiere run of Season 33 approaches its conclusion, with episodes continuing to premiere in the traditional Sunday teatime slot. Timeslots vary slightly - see below for details. Each episode also gets an encore broadcast the following Friday - times also vary. The following are currently on deck:

  • "The Sound of Bleeding Gums" airs on Sunday May 1st at 6pm, repeated Friday May 6th at 7:30pm
  • "My Octopus and a Teacher" airs on Sunday May 8th at 7pm, repeated Friday May 13th at 7:30pm
  • "Girls Just Shauna Have Fun" airs on Sunday May 15th at 7pm, repeated Friday May 20th at 7:30pm

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.


SUN 01 MAY  10:05  S1   The Telltale Head
            10:30  S1   Life on the Fast Lane
            15:30  S1   Homer's Night Out
            16:00  S12  A Tale of Two Springfields
            16:30  S12  Insane Clown Poppy
            17:00  S12  Lisa the Tree-Hugger
            17:30  S12  Homer vs Dignity
            18:00  S33  *NEW* - The Sound of Bleeding Gums
MON 02 MAY  15:00  S12  Lisa the Tree-Hugger
            15:30  S30  D'oh Canada
            16:00  S30  Woo-Hoo Dunnit?
            16:30  S12  The Computer Wore Menace Shoes
            17:00  S12  The Great Money Caper
            17:30  S12  Hom-R
TUE 03 MAY  17:00  S12  Homer vs Dignity
            18:30  S12  Pokey Mom
            19:00  S12  Worst Episode Ever
            19:30  S12  Tennis the Menace
WED 04 MAY  17:00  S12  The Computer Wore Menace Shoes
            18:30  S12  Day of the Jackanapes
            19:00  S12  New Kids on the Blecch
            19:30  S12  Hungry, Hungry Homer
THU 05 MAY  17:00  S12  The Great Money Caper
            18:30  S12  Bye Bye Nerdie
            19:00  S12  Simpson Safari
            19:30  S12  Trilogy of Error
FRI 06 MAY  17:00  S12  Hom-R
            18:30  S12  I'm Goin' to Praiseland
            19:00  S12  Children of a Lesser Clod
            19:30  S33  *ENCORE* - The Sound of Bleeding Gums
SAT 07 APR  11:30  S12  Pokey Mom
            12:00  S12  Worst Episode Ever
            12:30  S12  Tennis the Menace
SUN 08 MAY  08:50  S12  New Kids on the Blecch
            16:00  S12  Hungry, Hungry Homer
            16:30  S12  Bye Bye Nerdie
            17:00  S12  Simpson Safari
            17:30  S12  Trilogy of Error
            18:00  S12  I'm Goin' to Praiseland
            18:30  S12  Simpsons Tall Tales
            19:00  S33  *NEW* - My Octopus and a Teacher
            19:30  S13  The Parent Rap
MON 09 MAY  17:00  S12  Simpsons Tall Tales
            18:30  S13  Homer the Moe
            19:00  S13  A Hunka Hunka Burns in Love
            19:30  S13  The Blunder Years
TUE 10 MAY  17:00  S13  The Parent Rap
            18:30  S13  Brawl in the Family
            19:00  S13  Sweets and Sour Marge
            19:30  S13  Jaws Wired Shut
WED 11 MAY  17:00  S13  Homer the Moe
            18:30  S13  Half-Decent Proposal
            19:00  S13  The Bart Wants What It Wants
            19:30  S13  The Lastest Gun in the West
THU 12 MAY  17:00  S13  A Hunka Hunka Burns in Love
            18:30  S13  The Old Man and the Key
            19:00  S13  Tales from the Public Domain
            19:30  S13  Blame it on Lisa
FRI 13 MAY  17:00  S13  The Blunder Years
            18:30  S13  Gump Roast
            19:00  S13  I Am Furious (Yellow)
            19:30  S33  *ENCORE* - My Octopus and a Teacher
SAT 14 APR  15:00  S13  Brawl in the Family
            15:30  S13  Sweets and Sour Marge
            16:00  S13  Jaws Wired Shut
            16:30  S13  Half-Decent Proposal
SUN 15 MAY  12:00  S13  The Bart Wants What It Wants
            12:30  S13  The Lastest Gun in the West
            13:00  S13  The Old Man and the Key
            13:30  S13  Tales from the Public Domain
            14:00  S13  Blame it on Lisa
            14:30  S13  Gump Roast
            18:00  S13  I Am Furious (Yellow)
            18:30  S13  The Sweetest Apu
            19:00  S33  *NEW* - Girls Just Shauna Have Fun
            19:30  S13  Little Girl in the Big Ten
MON 16 MAY  17:00  S13  The Sweetest Apu
            18:30  S13  The Frying Game
            19:00  S13  Poppa's Got A Brand New Badge
            19:30  S32  Undercover Burns
TUE 17 MAY  17:00  S13  Little Girl in the Big Ten
            18:30  S32  I, Carumbus
            19:00  S32  Now Museum, Now You Don't
            19:30  S32  The 7-Beer Itch
WED 18 MAY  17:00  S13  The Frying Game
            18:30  S32  Podcast News
            19:00  S32  The Road to Cincinnati
            19:30  S32  Sorry Not Sorry
THU 19 MAY  17:00  S13  Poppa's Got A Brand New Badge
            18:30  S32  The Dad-Feelings Limited
            19:00  S32  Diary Queen
            19:30  S32  Wad Goals
FRI 20 MAY  17:00  S32  Undercover Burns
            18:30  S32  Yokel Hero
            19:00  S32  Do Pizza Bots Dream of Electric Guitars?
            19:30  S33  *ENCORE* - Girls Just Shauna Have Fun
For more information on the episodes, see the Episode Guide.



 Additional Notes and Latest UK DVDs
 Updated November 2021

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 services: The Disney+ streaming service is now available in the UK, and includes seasons 1-32 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 Phinbart, Christopher Wickham, 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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