The Simpsons
Schedules for the UK & Ireland
January 3rd, 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
 January 3rd, 2023

Welcome to the January 3rd update - hope you all enjoyed a nice holiday season. Full, updated and finalised schedules for Channel 4, RTÉ2 and Sky Showcase are available below, right up through late January, including the continuation of season 34 on Sky. I'll be back next Monday, the 9th. 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
 3rd to 20th January 2023

SEASON RIGHTS: 2, 3, 4, 10, 11, 12, 16, 17, 18, 22, 23, 24, 28, 29, 30
LISTINGS SOURCE: Channel4.com, Digiguide

Channel 4 are airing season 24 in the usual 6pm weekday slot. Following that is season 4, which returns to C4 after a couple of years away.

On Sunday mornings and lunchtimes on C4, we get a mixture, before switching to season 2 from the 15th. Saturday mornings are usually home to repeats of episodes broadcast the prior Sunday to Friday. There are a few late night episodes, too, including some Treehouse of Horrors on C4, and a few repeats over on 4seven. No episode on Weds 11th due to an extended Hollyoaks episode.

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.


TUE 03 JAN  C4 02:00  S24  What Animated Women Want
WED 04 JAN  C4 18:00  S24  Treehouse of Horror XXIII
THU 05 JAN  C4 18:00  S24  Adventures in Baby-Getting
            C4 01:40  S24  Whiskey Business
            C4 02:05  S16  Treehouse of Horror XV
FRI 06 JAN  C4 18:00  S3   Brother, Can You Spare Two Dimes?
SAT 07 JAN  C4 08:50  S22  The Great Simpsina
            C4 09:20  S22  Angry Dad: The Movie
            C4 09:50  S22  The Scorpion's Tale
            C4 10:20  S3   Brother, Can You Spare Two Dimes?
SUN 08 JAN  C4 08:05  S28  Monty Burns' Fleeing Circus
            C4 08:30  S16  Mobile Homer
            C4 09:00  S16  The Seven-Beer Snitch
            C4 12:30  S16  Future-Drama
            C4 12:55  S16  A Star is Torn
MON 09 JAN  C4 18:00  S4   Kamp Krusty
            C4 01:50  S16  Treehouse of Horror XV
TUE 10 JAN  C4 18:00  S4   A Streetcar Named Marge
WED 11 JAN  No episodes scheduled
THU 12 JAN  C4 18:00  S4   Homer the Heretic
FRI 13 JAN  C4 18:00  S4   Lisa the Beauty Queen
            C4 03:00  S4   Treehouse of Horror III
SAT 14 JAN  C4 07:55  S4   Kamp Krusty
            C4 08:25  S4   A Streetcar Named Marge
            C4 08:55  S4   Homer the Heretic
            C4 09:25  S4   Lisa the Beauty Queen
            C4 10:00  S16  Mobile Homer
            C4 10:30  S16  The Seven-Beer Snitch
            C4 11:00  S16  Future-Drama
            C4 11:30  S16  A Star is Torn
SUN 15 JAN  C4 07:05  S2   Bart Gets an "F"
            C4 07:30  S2   Simpson and Delilah
            C4 12:30  S2   Treehouse of Horror
            C4 13:00  S2   Two Cars in Every Garage
                             and Three Eyes on Every Fish
MON 16 JAN  C4 18:00  S4   Treehouse of Horror III
TUE 17 JAN  C4 18:00  S4   Itchy and Scratchy: The Movie
WED 18 JAN  C4 18:00  S4   Marge Gets a Job
THU 19 JAN  C4 18:00  S4   New Kid on the Block
FRI 20 JAN  C4 18:00  S4   Mr. Plow
For more information on the episodes, see the Episode Guide.



 RTÉ2: Schedule Status & Listings
 3rd to 20th January 2023

SEASON RIGHTS: 2, 3, 4, 10, 11, 12, 16, 17, 18, 22, 23, 24, 28, 29, 30
LISTINGS SOURCE: RadioTimes.com, Digiguide

RTÉ2 are currently airing season 18 continues in the usual 4:30pm weekday slot. Nothing on weekends at the moment.


TUE 03 JAN  16:30  S18  Moe'n'a Lisa
WED 04 JAN  16:30  S18  Ice Cream of Margie (With the Light Blue Hair)
THU 05 JAN  16:30  S18  The Haw-Hawed Couple
FRI 06 JAN  16:30  S18  Kill Gil, Vols. 1 & 2
SAT 07 JAN  No episodes scheduled
SUN 08 JAN  No episodes scheduled
MON 09 JAN  16:30  S18  The Wife Aquatic
TUE 10 JAN  16:30  S18  Revenge is a Dish Best Served Three Times
WED 11 JAN  16:30  S18  Little Big Girl
THU 12 JAN  16:30  S18  Springfield Up
FRI 13 JAN  16:30  S18  Yokel Chords
SAT 14 JAN  No episodes scheduled
SUN 15 JAN  No episodes scheduled
MON 16 JAN  16:30  S18  Rome-Old and Juli-Eh
TUE 17 JAN  16:30  S18  Homerazzi
WED 18 JAN  16:30  S18  Marge Gamer
THU 19 JAN  16:30  S18  The Boys of Bummer
FRI 20 JAN  16:30  S18  Crook and Ladder
For more information on the episodes, see the Episode Guide.



 Sky Showcase: Schedule Status & Complete Listings
 3rd to 20th January 2023


SEASON RIGHTS: 1, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 13, 14, 15, 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, 27, 31, 32, 33, 34
LISTINGS SOURCE: Digiguide

Sky Showcase currently broadcast four episodes on most weekdays: one at 5pm, then three from 6:30pm to 8pm (sometimes four, and sometimes in 25-minute slots instead of half-hours). 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.

Currently airing: season 21, returning to Sky after a couple of years away, in two concurrent runs - one primetime (6:30pm and later, except Saturday), one out-of-primetime (pre-6:30pm). Following that it's season 19, and then season 27, also returning to Sky for the first time in a while.

Of course, the more exciting news: Sky's premiere run of season 34 continues from Sunday 15th Jan! Following the wintery "Top Goon", which premiered over Christmas, we skip back to the start of the run, with a new episode each Sunday moving forwards. We begin with "Habeas Tortoise", at 6pm on the 15th; we should then get "One Angry Lisa" on the 22nd. I expect these will also get a Friday encore each week, but this hasn't yet been confirmed.

Look out for some additional episodes in the 8pm hour on certain days, and some Friday timings vary. As always, some episodes deemed unsuitable for daytime broadcast are skipped. 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.


TUE 03 JAN  17:00  S21  Homer the Whopper
            18:30  S21  The Great Wife Hope
            19:00  S21  The Devil Wears Nada
            19:30  S21  Pranks and Greens
WED 04 JAN  17:00  S21  Bart Gets a "Z"
            18:30  S21  Rednecks and Broomsticks
            19:00  S21  Thursdays With Abie
            19:30  S21  Once Upon a Time in Springfield
THU 05 JAN  17:00  S21  The Great Wife Hope
            18:30  S21  Million Dollar Maybe
            19:00  S21  Boy Meets Curl
            19:30  S21  The Colour Yellow
FRI 06 JAN  17:00  S21  The Devil Wears Nada
            18:30  S21  Postcards from the Wedge
            19:00  S21  Stealing First Base
            19:30  S21  The Greatest Story Ever D'oh-ed
SAT 07 JAN  12:00  S21  Pranks and Greens
            12:30  S21  Rednecks and Broomsticks
            13:00  S21  Thursdays with Abie
            13:30  S21  Once Upon a Time in Springfield
            14:00  S21  Million Dollar Maybe
            14:30  S21  Boy Meets Curl
SUN 08 JAN  11:30  S1   Bart the Genius
            12:00  S21  The Color Yellow
            12:30  S21  Postcards from the Wedge
            16:00  S21  Stealing First Base
            16:30  S21  The Greatest Story Ever D'oh-ed
            17:00  S21  American History X-cellent
            17:30  S21  Chief of Hearts
MON 09 JAN  17:00  S21  American History X-cellent
            18:30  S21  The Squirt and the Whale
            19:00  S21  To Surveil with Love
            19:30  S21  Moe Letter Blues
TUE 10 JAN  17:00  S21  Chief of Hearts
            18:30  S21  The Bob Next Door
            19:00  S21  Judge Me Tender
            19:30  S19  He Loves to Fly and He D'ohs
WED 11 JAN  17:00  S21  The Squid and the Whale
            18:30  S19  Homer of Seville
            19:00  S19  Midnight Towboy
            19:30  S19  I Don't Wanna Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
THU 12 JAN  17:00  S21  To Surveil with Love
            18:30  S19  Little Orphan Millie
            19:00  S19  Husbands and Knives
            19:30  S19  Funeral for a Fiend
FRI 13 JAN  17:00  S21  Moe Letter Blues
            18:30  S19  Eternal Moonshine of the Simpson Mind
            19:00  S19  E. Pluribus Wiggum
SAT 14 JAN  12:00  S21  The Bob Next Door
            12:30  S21  Judge Me Tender
            13:00  S19  He Loves to Fly and He D'ohs
            13:30  S19  Homer of Seville
            14:00  S19  Midnight Towboy
            14:30  S19  I Don't Wanna Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
SUN 15 JAN  16:15  S19  Little Orphan Millie
            16:40  S19  Husbands and Knives
            17:05  S19  That '90s Show
            17:30  S19  The Debarted
            18:00  S34  *NEW EPISODE* - Habeas Tortoise
MON 16 JAN  17:00  S19  That '90s Show
            18:30  S19  Dial "N" for Nerder
            19:00  S19  Smoke on the Daughter
            19:30  S19  Papa Don't Leech
TUE 17 JAN  17:00  S19  The Debarted
            18:30  S19  Apocalypse Cow
            19:00  S19  Any Given Sundance
            19:30  S19  Mona Leaves-A
WED 18 JAN  17:00  S19  Dial "N" for Nerder
            18:30  S19  All About Lisa
            19:00  S27  Every Man's Dream
            19:30  S27  'Cue Detective
THU 19 JAN  17:00  S19  Smoke on the Daughter
            18:30  S27  Puffless
            19:00  S27  Friend with Benefit
            19:30  S27  Lisa With an "S"
FRI 20 JAN  17:00  S19  Papa Don't Leech
            18:30  To be confirmed
            19:00  To be confirmed
For more information on the episodes, see the Episode Guide.



 Additional Notes and Latest UK DVDs
 Updated January 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 1-33 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, 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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