The Simpsons
Schedules for the UK & Ireland
December 4th, 2022 edition
With preliminary Christmas schedules

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
 December 4th, 2022

Welcome to the December 4th update. Full, updated and finalised schedules for Channel 4, RTÉ2 and Sky Showcase are available below, right up through late December, including our first taste of the festive schedules - woo-hoo! I'll be back later this week with full, finalised Christmas and New Year 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
 4th to 27th December 2022

SEASON RIGHTS: 2, 3, 10, 11, 12, 16, 17, 18, 21, 22, 23, 24, 27, 28, 29, 30
LISTINGS SOURCE: Channel4.com, Digiguide

Channel 4 are airing season 23 in the usual 6pm weekday slot; following that is season 16.

On Sunday mornings and lunchtimes on C4, we get a mixture, primarily from seasons 18 and 22. Saturday mornings are usually home to repeats of episodes broadcast the prior Sunday. There are a few late night episodes, too, including some Treehouse of Horrors on C4, and a few repeats over on 4seven.

Over Christmas, we get bonus morning episodes - between two and four - on weekdays from Thursday 22nd onwards, although as a counterbalance some weekdays over the holidays have no 6pm episode. After wrapping up seasons 16, 18 and 22, which has already been running in regular slots, the morning slots transition to season 24, which C4 have reacquired after a couple of years away.

Channel 4 are also treating us to a selection of festive episodes over Christmas (times and dates still to be confirmed at the moment):

  • "Grift of the Magi" on Wednesday 21st at 6pm and Christmas Day at 8:50am
  • "Skinner's Sense of Snow" on Sunday 18th at 12:30pm and Christmas Eve at 8:30am
  • "Kill Gil, Vols. 1 & 2" on Sunday 18th at 1pm and Christmas Eve at 8am
  • "The Fight Before Christmas" on Thursday 22nd at 6pm and Christmas Day at 9:20am
  • "Holidays of Future Passed" on Sunday 18th at 8:30am, Tuesday 20th at 6pm, and Christmas Day at 7:50am
  • "The Nightmare After Krustmas" on Sunday 18th at 9am, Monday 19th at 6pm, and Christmas Day at 8:20am

No outing for "Simpsons Christmas Stories" or "'Tis the 30th Season" (which they premiered in November).

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 04 DEC  C4 08:30  S22  Donnie Fatso
            C4 09:00  S22  Moms I'd Like to Forget
            C4 12:30  S18  The Mook, the Chef, the Wife and Her Homer
            C4 12:55  S18  Jazzy and the Pussycats
            C4 13:25  S22  The Real Housewives of Fat Tony
MON 05 DEC  C4 18:00  S23  A Totally Fun Thing That Bart Will Never Do Again
TUE 06 DEC  C4 18:00  S23  The Spy Who Learned Me
WED 07 DEC  C4 18:00  S23  Ned'n'Edna's Blend Agenda
THU 08 DEC  C4 18:00  S23  Lisa Goes Gaga
FRI 09 DEC  C4 18:00  S18  Treehouse of Horror XVII
SAT 10 DEC  C4 08:35  S22  The Real Housewives of Fat Tony
            C4 09:05  S18  The Mook, the Chef, the Wife and Her Homer
            C4 09:35  S18  Jazzy and the Pussycats
            C4 10:05  S22  Donnie Fatso
            C4 10:35  S22  Moms I'd Like to Forget
            C4 02:45  S16  Treehouse of Horror XV
SUN 11 DEC  C4 08:30  S22  500 Keys
            C4 09:00  S18  Moe'n'a Lisa
            C4 12:30  S18  Ice Cream of Margie (With the Light Blue Hair)
            C4 12:55  S18  The Haw-Hawed Couple
            C4 13:25  S18  Please Homer, Don't Hammer 'Em
            C4 13:50  S18  GI D'oh!
            C4 02:50  S18  Treehouse of Horror XVII
            C4 03:15  S16  Treehouse of Horror XV
MON 12 DEC  C4 18:00  S16  All's Fair in Oven War
TUE 13 DEC  C4 18:00  S16  Sleeping with the Enemy
WED 14 DEC  C4 18:00  S16  She Used to Be My Girl
            47 04:30  S16  All's Fair in Oven War
THU 15 DEC  C4 18:00  S16  Fat Man and Little Boy
            47 04:20  S16  Sleeping with the Enemy
FRI 16 DEC  C4 18:00  S16  Midnight Rx
SAT 17 DEC  C4 07:50  S16  Midnight Rx
            C4 08:15  S18  Please Homer Don't Hammer 'Em
            C4 08:45  S18  G.I. D'oh!
            C4 09:10  S18  Moe'n'a Lisa
            C4 09:40  S18  Ice Cream of Margie (With the Light Blue Hair)
            C4 10:10  S18  The Haw-Hawed Couple
            C4 10:40  S22  500 Keys
            47 04:20  S16  She Used to Be My Girl
SUN 18 DEC  C4 07:40  S22  Flaming Moe
            C4 08:05  S22  The Blue and the Grey
            C4 08:30  S23  Holidays of Future Passed
            C4 09:00  S28  The Nightmare After Krustmas
            C4 12:30  S12  Skinner's Sense of Snow
            C4 13:00  S18  Kill Gil, Vols. 1 & 2
            47 04:30  S16  Fat Man and Little Boy
MON 19 DEC  C4 18:00  S28  The Nightmare After Krustmas
TUE 20 DEC  C4 18:00  S23  Holidays of Future Passed
WED 21 DEC  C4 18:00  S11  Grift of the Magi
            C4 04:15  S16  Fat Man and Little Boy
THU 22 DEC  C4 10:20  S22  Flaming Moe
            C4 10:50  S22  The Blue and the Gray
            C4 18:00  S22  The Fight Before Christmas
FRI 23 DEC  C4 10:20  S16  Mommie Beerest
            C4 10:50  S16  Homer and Ned's Hail Mary Pass
XMAS EVE    C4 06:15  S18  The Boys of Bummer
            C4 08:00  S18  Kill Gil, Vols. 1 & 2
            C4 08:30  S12  Skinner's Sense of Snow
XMAS DAY    C4 07:50  S23  Holidays of Future Passed
            C4 08:20  S28  The Nightmare After Krustmas
            C4 08:50  S11  Grift of the Magi
            C4 09:20  S22  The Fight Before Christmas
BOXING DAY  C4 06:20  S16  There's Something About Marrying
            C4 06:50  S16  On A Clear Day I Can't See My Sister
            C4 07:15  S16  Goo Goo Gai Pan
            C4 12:30  S16  Don't Fear the Roofer
            C4 13:00  S16  The Heartbroke Kid
TUE 27 DEC  C4 07:40  S24  Moonshine River
            C4 08:10  S24  Treehouse of Horror XXIII
            C4 08:40  S24  Adventures in Baby-Getting
            C4 09:10  S24  Gone Abie Gone
For more information on the episodes, see the Episode Guide.



 RTÉ2: Schedule Status & Listings
 4th to 27th December 2022

SEASON RIGHTS: 2, 3, 10, 11, 12, 16, 17, 18, 21, 22, 23, 24, 27, 28, 29, 30
LISTINGS SOURCE: RadioTimes.com, Digiguide

RTÉ2 are currently in the middle of their premiere broadcast of season 30 in the usual weekday 4:30pm slot, resuming after a break for the World Cup later this week. It appears that season 18 will follow. No word yet on anything special for Christmas (or, indeed, anything at all); we'll know for sure next week.


SUN 04 DEC  No episodes scheduled
MON 05 DEC  No episodes scheduled
TUE 06 DEC  No episodes scheduled
WED 07 DEC  16:30  S30  Bart's Not Dead
THU 08 DEC  16:30  S30  *NEW TO RTE* E My Sports
FRI 09 DEC  No episodes scheduled
SAT 10 DEC  No episodes scheduled
SUN 11 DEC  No episodes scheduled
MON 12 DEC  16:30  S30  *NEW TO RTE* Bart vs Itchy & Scratchy
TUE 13 DEC  16:30  S30  *NEW TO RTE* Girl's in the Band
WED 14 DEC  16:30  S30  *NEW TO RTE* I'm Just a Girl Who Can't Say D'oh
THU 15 DEC  16:30  S30  *NEW TO RTE* D'oh Canada
FRI 16 DEC  16:30  S30  *NEW TO RTE* Woo-Hoo Dunnit?
SAT 17 DEC  No episodes scheduled
SUN 18 DEC  No episodes scheduled
MON 19 DEC  16:30  S30  *NEW TO RTE* Crystal Blue-Haired Persuasion
            18:30  S23  The Spy Who Learned Me
TUE 20 DEC  16:30  S18  The Mook, the Chef, the Wife and Her Homer
WED 21 DEC  16:30  S18  Jazzy and the Pussycats
THU 22 DEC  16:30  S18  Please Homer, Don't Hammer 'Em
FRI 23 DEC  16:30  S18  Treehouse of Horror XVII
XMAS EVE    To be confirmed
XMAS DAY    To be confirmed
BOXING DAY  To be confirmed
TUE 27 DEC  To be confirmed
For more information on the episodes, see the Episode Guide.



 Sky Showcase: Schedule Status & Complete Listings
 4th to 27th December 2022


SEASON RIGHTS: 1, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 13, 14, 15, 19, 20, 25, 26, 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 14, in two concurrent runs - one primetime (6:30pm and later, except Saturday), one out-of-primetime (pre-6:30pm). Following that it's season 13, then season 25, and then season 26.

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.

Things change somewhat for the Christmas holidays, with more morning and afternoon slots, and fewer broadcasts in the evening. Season 26 continues throughout the period, albeit in a single run only (no repeats), and it's followed by an outing for season 32.

And of course, in addition to that, Sky are also treating us to a selection of festive episodes over the Christmas period (times and dates still to be confirmed at the moment):

  • "Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire" on Monday 19th at 3:15pm and Christmas Day at 8am
  • "Marge Be Not Proud" on Monday 19th at 3:40pm and Friday 23rd at 10:15am
  • "Miracle on Evergreen Terrace" on Monday 19th at 4:05pm, Thursday 22nd at 3pm, and Christmas Day at 2pm
  • "She of Little Faith" on Monday 19th at 4:30pm and Friday 23rd at 9am
  • "Dude, Where's My Ranch?" (yep, Sky consider this a Christmas ep) on Tuesday 20th at 3pm
  • "'Tis the Fifteenth Season" on Tuesday 20th at 2:30pm, Thursday 22nd at 10:30am, and Christmas Day at 1:30pm
  • "White Christmas Blues" on Tuesday 20th at 3:30pm and Friday 23rd 9:25am
  • "I Won't Be Home for Christmas" on Wednesday 21st at 1pm and Christmas Day at 8am
  • "Bobby, It's Cold Outside" on Wednesday 21st at 1:30pm, Friday 23rd at 9:50am and Christmas Day at 2:30pm
  • "A Springfield Summer Christmas for Christmas" on Wednesday 21st at 2pm
  • "Manger Things" on Thursday 22nd at 3:30pm
  • "A Made Maggie" (yep, this too) on Thursday 22nd at 10am

No sign of "The Way of the Dog", which is set at Christmas but didn't originally premiere in December.

And finally, the news we have been waiting for: Sky's premiere of season 34! Details aren't yet final, but preliminar schedules suggest the episode "Top Goon" premieres at 11am on Christmas Eve (a new record for earliest premiere, if that sticks), to be repeated on Christmas Day at 3:15pm after the Christmas Message from the King. "Top Goon" does not appear to be a Christmas-themed episode, however - it just happens to be the final pre-Christmas new episode in the US this year - so whether they stick with that episode choice remains to be seen. It's likely that the run will continue in the New Year; finalised schedules through 6th January will be available next week and we'll have answers to these questions.

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 04 DEC  08:05  S14  Moe Baby Blues
            08:35  S13  The Parent Rap
            09:05  S13  Homer the Moe
            09:35  S13  A Hunka Hunka Burns in Love
            17:00  S14  Old Yeller-Belly
            17:30  S14  Brake My Wife, Please
            18:00  S14  The Bart of War
            18:30  S13  Half-Decent Proposal
            18:55  S13  The Bart Wants What it Wants
MON 05 DEC  17:00  S13  Half-Decent Proposal
            18:30  S13  The Lastest Gun in the West
            18:55  S13  The Old Man and the Key
            19:20  S13  Tales from the Public Domain
            19:45  S13  Blame it on Lisa
TUE 06 DEC  17:00  S13  The Bart Wants What it Wants
            18:30  S13  Gump Roast
            18:55  S13  I Am Furious Yellow
            19:20  S13  The Sweetest Apu
            19:45  S13  Little Girl in the Big Ten
WED 07 DEC  17:00  S13  The Lastest Gun in the West
            18:30  S13  The Frying Game
            19:00  S13  Papa's Got A Brand New Badge
            19:30  S25  Yolo
THU 08 DEC  17:00  S13  The Old Man and the Key
            18:25  S25  Labor Pains
            18:50  S25  The Kid is All Right
            19:15  S25  Steal This Episode
FRI 09 DEC  17:00  S13  Tales from the Public Domain
            18:30  S25  Married to the Blob
            19:00  S25  Specs and the City
SAT 10 DEC  12:00  S13  Blame it on Lisa
            12:30  S13  Gump Roast
            13:00  S13  I Am Furious Yellow
            13:30  S13  The Sweetest Apu
            14:00  S13  Little Girl in the Big Ten
SUN 11 DEC  10:05  S13  The Frying Game
            10:30  S13  Papa's Got A Brand New Badge
            11:00  S25  Yolo
            11:30  S25  Diggs
            12:00  S25  The Man Who Grew Too Much
MON 12 DEC  17:00  S25  Diggs
            18:30  S25  The Winter of His Content
            19:00  S25  The War of Art
            19:30  S25  You Don't Have to Live Like a Referee
TUE 13 DEC  17:00  S25  The Man Who Grew Too Much
            18:30  S25  Luca$
            19:00  S25  Days of Future Future
            19:30  S25  What to Expect When Bart's Expecting
WED 14 DEC  17:00  S25  The Winter of His Content
            18:30  S25  Brick Like Me
            19:00  S25  Pay Pal
            19:30  S25  The Yellow Badge of Cowardge
THU 15 DEC  17:00  S25  The War of Art
            17:30  S26  Clown in the Dumps
FRI 16 DEC  17:00  S25  You Don't Have to Live Like a Referee
            18:30  S26  The Wreck of the Relationship
            19:00  S26  Super Franchise Me
SAT 17 DEC  09:00  S25  Luca$
            09:30  S25  Days of Future Future
            10:00  S25  What to Expect When Bart's Expecting
            15:00  S26  Opposites A-frack
            15:30  S26  Simpsorama
            16:00  S26  Blazed and Confused
            16:30  S26  Covercraft
            17:00  S26  The Man Who Came to Be Dinner
            17:30  S26  Bart's New Friend
SUN 18 DEC  09:00  S25  Brick Like Me
            09:30  S25  Pay Pal
            12:45  S26  My Fare Lady
            13:10  S26  The Princess Guide
            13:35  S26  Sky Police
            14:00  S26  Waiting for Duffman
            14:30  S26  Peeping Mom
MON 19 DEC  08:00  S25  The Yellow Badge of Cowardge
            08:30  S26  Clown in the Dumps
            09:00  S26  The Wreck of the Relationship
            09:30  S26  Super Franchise Me
            10:00  S26  Opposites A-frack
            10:30  S26  Simpsorama
            15:15  S1   Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire
            15:40  S7   Marge Be Not Proud
            16:05  S9   Miracle on Evergreen Terrace
            16:30  S13  She of Little Faith
TUE 20 DEC  07:00  S26  Blazed and Confused
            07:30  S26  Covercraft
            08:00  S26  The Man Who Came to Be Dinner
            08:30  S26  Bart's New Friend
            14:30  S15  'Tis the Fifteenth Season
            15:00  S14  Dude, Where's My Ranch?
            15:30  S25  White Christmas Blues
WED 21 DEC  07:00  S26  The Musk Who Fell to Earth
            07:30  S26  The Kids Are All Fight
            08:00  S26  Let's Go Fly a Coot
            08:30  S26  Bull-E
            13:00  S26  I Won't Be Home for Christmas
            13:30  S31  Bobby, It's Cold Outside
            14:00  S32  A Springfield Summer Christmas for Christmas
THU 22 DEC  10:00  S33  A Made Maggie
            10:30  S15  'Tis the Fifteenth Season
            15:00  S9   Miracle on Evergreen Terrace
            15:30  S32  Manger Things
FRI 23 DEC  09:00  S13  She of Little Faith
            09:25  S25  White Christmas Blues
            09:50  S31  Bobby, It's Cold Outside
            10:15  S7   Marge Be Not Proud
XMAS EVE    06:00  S26  The Musk Who Fell to Earth
            06:25  S26  Walking Big and Tall
            06:50  S26  My Fare Lady
            11:00  S34  *NEW S34 PREMIERE* - Top Goon
XMAS DAY    08:00  S26  I Won't Be Home for Christmas
            08:30  S1   Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire
            13:30  S15  'Tis the Fifteenth Season
            14:00  S9   Miracle on Evergreen Terrace
            14:30  S31  Bobby It's Cold Outside
            15:15  S34  *ENCORE* - Top Goon
BOXING DAY  07:00  S26  Bull-E
            07:30  S26  Mathlete's Feat
            08:00  S32  Undercover Burns
            08:30  S32  I, Carumbus
TUE 27 DEC  08:00  S32  Now Museum, Now You Don't
            08:30  S32  The 7-Beer Itch
            09:00  S32  Podcast News
            09:30  S32  Three Dreams Denied
            10:00  S32  The Road to Cincinnati
For more information on the episodes, see the Episode Guide.



 Additional Notes and Latest UK DVDs
 Updated November 2022

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 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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