Channel 4 & 4seven: Schedule Status & Listings  16th December 2021 to 14th January 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 finishing up the terrestrial premiere of season 29 at 6pm on weekdays. Looks like "No Good Read Goes Unpunished" is being skipped for now - perhaps it'll show up in a late slot sometime soon. (Check out Christopher Wickham's guide to potential season 29 cuts, too, for an idea of what you might have missed during their broadcasts). On weekend mornings and lunchtimes on C4, we get season 10. Note that unlike most weekday runs, the season 29 run does not get weekend repeats - so for now, you'll need to tune in on 6pm weekdays. No sooner has season 29 wrapped up on Friday 17th, than the Christmas break is here, and, as ever, it's all change for the two-week holiday period. There are weekday morning selections from a variety of seasons - 3, 10, 22, 27, 28 are all featured in whole or in part, across a litany of timeslots, ranging from two to nine slots a day - see the full schedules below for a complete breakdown. And, naturally, we get a strong selection of festive episodes from those seasons Channel 4 currently have the rights to, in a variety of daytime timeslots on Christmas Eve, Christmas Day and Boxing Day, as well as in the 6pm timeslot in the week leading up to Christmas. In total, there's a full six-pack on Christmas morning - perfect to open presents to. Here's the full breakdown of all of the festive episode broadcasts during Christmas week: "Miracle on Evergreen Terrace" (S9) on Thursday 23rd at 6pm and Boxing Day at 1:05pm; "Grift of the Magi" (S11) on Wednesday 22nd at 6pm and Christmas Day at 7:40am; "'Tis the Fifteenth Season" (S15) on Tuesday 21st at 6pm, Christmas Eve at 5:55am, Christmas Day at 7:15am, and Monday 27th at 12:45pm - boy, someone at C4 loves this one; "Simpsons Christmas Stories" (S17) on Christmas Day at 8:05am and Boxing Day at 1:30pm; "The Fight Before Christmas" (S22) on Monday 20th at 6pm and Christmas Day at 9am; "Holidays of Future Passed" (S23) on Christmas Day at 8:30am; and "The Nightmare After Krustmas" (S28) on Christmas Day at 9:30am. Come the New Year, things get back to normal quick-sharp, with season 21 on weekend mornings from Saturday January 1st, and season 23 in the usual 6pm weekday slot from Monday 3rd. There's late-night episodes on Tuesday 21st and Tuesday 4th - mostly episodes from the daytime and evening runs that C4 feel are unsuitable for pre-watershed broadcast. There's nothing currently on 4seven. 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.

THU 16 DEC C4 18:00 S29 *NEW TO C4* - Throw Grampa from the Dane FRI 17 DEC C4 18:00 S29 *NEW TO C4* - Flanders' Ladder SAT 18 DEC C4 07:40 S10 Maximum Homerdrive C4 08:10 S10 Simpsons Bible Stories C4 08:40 S10 Mom and Pop Art C4 09:10 S10 The Old Man and the "C" Student SUN 19 DEC C4 08:25 S10 They Saved Lisa's Brain C4 09:00 S10 Thirty Minutes from Tokyo MON 20 DEC C4 07:30 S10 Thirty Minutes from Tokyo C4 07:55 S27 Lisa the Veterinarian C4 08:20 S27 The Marge-ian Chronicles C4 08:50 S10 They Saved Lisa' Brain C4 18:00 S22 The Fight Before Christmas TUE 21 DEC C4 07:50 S27 The Burns Cage C4 08:20 S22 Homer Scissorhands C4 08:50 S22 500 Keys C4 18:00 S15 'Tis the Fifteenth Season C4 02:00 S28 Kamp Krustier C4 02:25 S28 There Will be Buds C4 02:50 S28 Treehouse of Horror XVII WED 22 DEC C4 07:55 S27 How Lisa Got her Marge Back C4 08:20 S27 To Courier with Love C4 08:50 S22 The Ned-liest Catch C4 18:00 S11 Grift of the Magi THU 23 DEC C4 07:50 S27 Fland Canyon C4 08:20 S3 The Otto Show C4 08:50 S3 Bart's Friend Falls in Love C4 18:00 S9 Miracle on Evergreen Terrace XMAS EVE C4 05:55 S15 'Tis the Fifteenth Season XMAS DAY C4 07:15 S15 'Tis the Fifteenth Season C4 07:40 S11 Grift of the Magi C4 08:05 S17 Simpsons Christmas Stories C4 08:30 S23 Holidays of Future Passed C4 09:00 S22 The Fight Before Christmas C4 09:30 S28 The Nightmare after Krustmas BOXING DAY C4 13:05 S9 Miracle on Evergreen Terrace C4 13:30 S17 Simpsons Christmas Stories MON 27 DEC C4 05:50 S22 Homer Scissorhands C4 06:15 S22 500 Keys C4 08:10 S28 Monty Burns' Fleeing Circus C4 08:40 S28 Friends and Family C4 09:10 S27 Friend with Benefit C4 11:20 S27 Cue Detective C4 11:50 S28 The Town C4 12:20 S27 Lisa with an "S" C4 12:45 S15 'Tis the Fifteenth Season TUE 28 DEC C4 07:25 S22 The Ned-liest Catch C4 07:50 S28 Havana Wild Weekend C4 08:20 S28 Dad Behaviour C4 08:50 S28 The Last Traction Hero C4 17:30 S27 Simprovised WED 29 DEC C4 05:50 S27 Barthood C4 06:15 S27 The Girl Code C4 08:00 S27 Pork and Burns C4 08:30 S28 The Great Phatsby Part 1 C4 09:00 S3 Black Widower C4 09:30 S3 The Otto Show C4 10:55 S28 Trust but Clarify C4 17:30 S27 Orange is the New Yellow THU 30 DEC C4 06:05 S27 Puffless C4 06:30 S27 Teenage Mutant Milk-Caused Hurdles C4 06:55 S27 Much Apu About Something C4 07:20 S27 Every Man's Dream C4 07:40 S28 A Father's Watch C4 09:00 S28 Fatzcarraldo C4 09:30 S28 The Cad and the Hat C4 10:00 S28 22 for 30 C4 10:30 S28 The Great Phatsby Part 2 C4 17:30 S27 Paths of Glory NEW YRS EVE C4 06:15 S28 The Caper Chase C4 06:40 S27 Love is in the N2-O2-Ar-CO2-Ne-He-CH4 C4 07:05 S27 Gal of Constant Sorrow C4 08:45 S28 Looking for Mr Goodbart C4 09:15 S28 Moho House C4 09:45 S28 Dogtown NEW YRS DAY C4 07:55 S21 Homer the Whopper C4 08:20 S21 Bart Gets a "Z" SUN 02 JAN C4 12:30 S21 The Great Wife Hope C4 12:55 S21 Treehouse of Horror XX C4 13:25 S21 The Devil Wears Nada C4 13:55 S21 Rednecks and Broomsticks C4 14:20 S21 Oh Brother, Where Bart Thou? MON 03 JAN C4 18:00 S23 The Falcon and the D'ohman TUE 04 JAN C4 18:00 S23 Bart Stops to Smell the Roosevelts C4 01:00 S21 Pranks and Greens WED 05 JAN C4 18:00 S23 Replaceable You THU 06 JAN C4 18:00 S23 The Food Wife FRI 07 JAN C4 18:00 S23 The Book Job SAT 08 JAN C4 07:40 S21 Homer the Whopper C4 08:05 S21 Bart Gets a "Z" C4 08:30 S21 The Great Wife Hope C4 08:55 S21 Treehouse of Horror XX C4 09:25 S21 The Devil Wears Nada C4 09:55 S21 Rednecks and Broomsticks C4 10:20 S21 Oh Brother, Where Bart Thou? SUN 09 JAN C4 08:40 S21 Thursdays with Abie C4 09:05 S21 Once Upon a Time in Springfield C4 12:30 S21 Million Dollar Maybe C4 12:55 S21 Boy Meets Curl C4 13:25 S21 The Colour Yellow MON 10 JAN C4 18:00 S23 The Man in the Blue Flannel Pants TUE 11 JAN C4 18:00 S23 The Ten-Per-Cent Solution WED 12 JAN C4 18:00 S23 Politically Inept, with Homer Simpson THU 13 JAN C4 18:00 S23 The D'oh-cial Network FRI 14 JAN C4 18:00 S23 Moe Goes from Rags to Riches For more information on the episodes, see the Episode Guide.

RTÉ2: Schedule Status & Listings  16th December 2021 to 14th January 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 the Irish terrestrial premiere of season 29 - woo-hoo! It kicks off on Friday, 10th December, and runs in the regular slot - Tuesdays through Fridays at 4:30pm. That run takes an extended break for Christmas, pausing on Tuesday 21st, and returning on Tuesday 11th January. (Originally, it was scheduled to return on Tuesday 4th, but His Dark Materials is now airing from 4pm to 5pm each day that week.) As is often the case, there's not a huge amount of Simpsons on the channel over the festive period, with the regular slot occupied by other material, but we do get: "Simpsons Christmas Stories" (S17) on Christmas Eve at 5:50pm; "The Fight Before Christmas" (S22) on Wednesday 22nd at 4:30pm; and "The Nightmare After Krustmas" (S28) on Monday 27th at 5:30pm. There's nothing on weekends at the moment.

THU 16 DEC 16:30 S29 *NEW TO RTE* - Grampy Can Ya Hear Me FRI 17 DEC 16:30 S29 *NEW TO RTE* - Treehouse of Horror XXVIII SAT 18 DEC No episodes scheduled SUN 19 DEC No episodes scheduled MON 20 DEC 16:30 S29 *NEW TO RTE* - The Old Blue Mayor She Ain't What She Used to Be TUE 21 DEC 16:30 S16 She Used to Be My Girl WED 22 DEC 16:30 S22 The Fight Before Christmas THU 23 DEC No episodes scheduled XMAS EVE 17:50 S17 Simpsons Christmas Stories XMAS DAY No episodes scheduled BOXING DAY No episodes scheduled MON 27 DEC 17:30 S28 The Nightmare After Krustmas TUE 28 DEC No episodes scheduled WED 29 DEC No episodes scheduled THU 30 DEC No episodes scheduled NEW YRS EVE No episodes scheduled NEW YRS DAY No episodes scheduled MON 03 JAN No episodes scheduled TUE 04 JAN No episodes scheduled WED 05 JAN No episodes scheduled THU 06 JAN No episodes scheduled FRI 07 JAN No episodes scheduled SAT 08 JAN No episodes scheduled SUN 09 JAN No episodes scheduled MON 10 JAN No episodes scheduled TUE 11 JAN 16:30 S29 *NEW TO RTE* - Singin' in the Lane WED 12 JAN 16:30 S29 *NEW TO RTE* - Mr. Lisa's Opus THU 13 JAN 16:30 S29 *NEW TO RTE* - Gone Boy FRI 14 JAN 16:30 S29 *NEW TO RTE* - Haw-Haw Land For more information on the episodes, see the Episode Guide.

Sky Showcase: Schedule Status & Complete Listings  16th December 2021 to 14th January 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. Weekends are a little less predictable, but we usually get a decent number of episodes - usually between five and nine a day, spread across the morning, afternoon and evening. Currently airing: season 6, in two concurrent runs - one primetime (6:30pm and later, except Saturday), one out-of-primetime (pre-6:30pm, plus Saturday evenings). There's also season 30 as a utility player, occasionally filling up spaces on weekends; and we sometimes get additional 8pm double-bills, mostly on Thursdays, that show episodes Sky appear to prefer not to broadcast earlier than that hour. Naturally, it's all change for Christmas: from Saturday 18th through the New Year, those standard slots fall to the wayside. There are barely any evening episodes over the period - nothing post-6pm for the entire Christmas holiday, remarkably; possibly a new "record" - but daytime generally makes up for it, with between two and ten episodes per day, spread throughout the mornings and (sometimes) afternoons. Early morning slots continue the season 6 run mentioned above, remarkably continuing right through the festive season (even on Christmas Day); season 12 follows it. Later morning and afternoon slots tend to be occupied with seasonal episodes, particularly in the week leading up to Christmas, including - most excitingly! - the UK premiere of season 33, "A Made Maggie", just five days after its US broadcast. "A Made Maggie" is not a fully Christmas-themed episode, based on early information, but it does contain a Christmas-themed Itchy & Scratchy short, which probably explains Sky's choice to premiere it over the festive season. Here's the full details on that premiere, along with a full breakdown of all of the other festive episodes Sky are broadcasting over the season (every single one they have the broadcast rights to, by my count): "Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire" (S1) on Sunday 19th at 1:45pm, Wednesday 22nd at 2:30pm, Thursday 23rd at 4pm, and Christmas Day at 3:15pm (post-Queen's Christmas message); "Skinner's Sense of Snow" (S12) on Sunday 19th at 2:10pm and Tuesday 21st at 4:30pm; "She of Little Faith" (S13) on Sunday 19th at 2:35pm, Wednesday 22nd at 3:30pm, Christmas Eve at 12:40pm, and Christmas Day at 1:30pm; "Dude, Where's My Ranch?" (S14) on Sunday 19th at 3pm, Tuesday 21st at 5pm, and Christmas Day at 12 noon; "Kill Gil, Vols. 1 & 2" (S18) on Monday 20th at 12:45pm, Tuesday 21st 5:30pm, and Christmas Day at 2pm; "White Christmas Blues" (S25) on Monday 20th at 1:10pm, and Wednesday 22nd at 3pm; "I Won't Be Home for Christmas" (S26) on Monday 20th at 1:35pm, and Wednesday 22nd at 4pm; "'Tis the 30th Season" (S30) on Monday 20th at 2pm, and Wednesday 22nd at 5pm; "Bobby It's Cold Outside" (S31) on Monday 20th at 2:30pm, Wednesday 22nd at 5:30pm, and Christmas Day at 1pm; "A Springfield Summer Christmas for Christmas" (S32) on Tuesday 21st at 3:30pm, Wednesday 22nd at 4:30pm, Thursday 23rd at 4:30pm, and Christmas Day at 12:30pm; "Manger Things" (S32) on Tuesday 21st at 4pm, and Thursday 23rd at 3:30pm; and most excitingly, new episode "A Made Maggie" (S33) on Christmas Eve at 1:05pm and repeated on Christmas Day at 2:30pm. No word yet on the remainder of season 33, but it'll likely kick off in early January if recent years are any guide (perhaps the 14th), running weekly up through May. Come the New Year, we're back to normal, with season 12 continuing in the usual weekday and weekend slots; season 14 follows it, and after that, it's season 7. 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.

THU 16 DEC 17:00 S13 Gump Roast 18:30 S6 Itchy and Scratchy Land 19:00 S6 Sideshow Bob Roberts 19:30 S6 Bart's Girlfriend FRI 17 DEC 17:00 S13 I am Furious (Yellow) 18:30 S6 Lisa on Ice 19:00 S6 Grampa vs Sexual Inadequacy 19:30 S6 Fear of Flying SAT 18 DEC 06:00 S13 Little Girl in the Big Ten 06:25 S13 The Frying Game 06:50 S13 Papa's Got a Brand New Badge 10:00 S6 Bart of Darkness 14:05 S6 Lisa's Rival 14:30 S6 Another Simpsons Clip Show SUN 19 DEC 07:00 S6 Itchy and Scratchy Land 07:30 S6 Sideshow Bob Roberts 08:00 S6 Bart's Girlfriend 08:30 S6 Lisa on Ice 13:45 S1 Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire 14:10 S12 Skinner's Sense of Snow 14:35 S13 She of Little Faith 15:00 S14 Dude, Where's My Ranch? MON 20 DEC 07:00 S6 Grampa vs Sexual Inadequacy 07:30 S6 Fear of Flying 08:00 S6 Homer the Great 12:45 S18 Kill Gil, Vols. 1 & 2 13:10 S25 White Christmas Blues 13:35 S26 I Won't Be Home for Christmas 14:00 S30 'Tis the 30th Season 14:30 S31 Bobby, It's Cold Outside TUE 21 DEC 07:00 S6 And Maggie Makes Three 07:30 S6 Bart's Comet 15:30 S32 A Springfield Summer Christmas for Christmas 16:00 S32 Manger Things 16:30 S12 Skinner's Sense of Snow 17:00 S14 Dude, Where's My Ranch? 17:30 S18 Kill Gil, Vols. 1 & 2 WED 22 DEC 06:30 S6 Homie the Clown 07:00 S6 Bart vs Australia 12:00 S6 Lisa on Ice 14:30 S1 Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire 15:00 S25 White Christmas Blues 15:30 S13 She of Little Faith 16:00 S26 I Won't Be Home for Christmas 16:30 S32 A Springfield Summer Christmas for Christmas 17:00 S30 'Tis the 30th Season 17:30 S31 Bobby, It's Cold Outside THU 23 DEC 06:30 S6 Homer vs Patty and Selma 07:00 S6 A Star is Burns 07:30 S6 Lisa's Wedding 15:30 S32 Manger Things 16:00 S1 Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire 16:30 S32 A Springfield Summer Christmas for Christmas XMAS EVE 08:00 S6 Homer the Great 08:30 S6 And Maggie Makes Three 12:40 S13 She of Little Faith 13:05 S33 *NEW SEASON 33* - A Made Maggie XMAS DAY 07:00 S6 Bart's Comet 07:30 S6 Homie the Clown 08:00 S6 Bart vs Australia 12:00 S14 Dude, Where's My Ranch? 12:30 S32 A Springfield Summer Christmas for Christmas 13:00 S31 Bobby, It's Cold Outside 13:30 S13 She of Little Faith 14:00 S18 Kill Gil, Vols. 1 & 2 14:30 S33 *ENCORE* - A Made Maggie 15:15 S1 Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire BOXING DAY 07:00 S6 Homer vs Patty and Selma 07:30 S6 Lisa's Wedding 08:00 S6 Two Dozen and One Greyhounds 08:30 S6 The PTA Disbands MON 27 DEC 06:00 S6 'Round Springfield 06:30 S6 The Springfield Connection 07:00 S6 Lemon of Troy TUE 28 DEC 06:00 S12 A Tale of Two Springfields 06:30 S12 Insane Clown Poppy 08:00 S12 Lisa the Tree-Hugger 08:30 S12 Homer vs Dignity 09:00 S12 The Computer Wore Menace Shoes 09:30 S12 The Great Money Caper 10:00 S12 Hom-R 10:30 S12 Pokey Mom WED 29 DEC 06:00 S6 A Star is Burns 06:30 S6 Two Dozen and One Greyhounds THU 30 DEC 06:00 S12 Worst Episode Ever 06:30 S12 Tennis the Menace 07:00 S12 Day of the Jackanapes NEW YRS EVE 09:00 S6 The PTA Disbands 09:30 S6 'Round Springfield 10:00 S6 The Springfield Connection 10:30 S6 Lemon of Troy 13:00 S12 A Tale of Two Springfields 13:30 S12 Insane Clown Poppy 14:00 S12 Lisa the Tree-Hugger 14:30 S12 Homer vs Dignity 15:00 S12 New Kids on the Blecch NEW YRS DAY 06:00 S12 New Kids on the Blecch 06:30 S12 Hungry Hungry Homer 07:00 S12 Bye Bye Nerdie 07:30 S12 Simpson Safari 07:55 S12 Trilogy of Error 08:20 S12 I'm Goin' to Praiseland 12:00 S18 The Haw-Hawed Couple SUN 02 JAN 09:05 S12 The Great Money Caper 09:30 S12 Hom-R 10:00 S12 Pokey Mom 10:30 S12 Worst Episode Ever 14:00 S12 Tennis the Menace 14:30 S12 Day of the Jackanapes 15:00 S12 Hungry Hungry Homer 15:30 S12 Bye Bye Nerdie 16:00 S12 Simpson Safari MON 03 JAN 13:00 S12 Children of a Lesser Clod 13:30 S12 Simpsons Tall Tales 19:30 S12 Trilogy of Error TUE 04 JAN 17:00 S12 Children of a Lesser Clod 18:30 S14 How I Spent My Strummer Vacation WED 05 JAN 17:00 S12 Simpsons Tall Tales 18:30 S14 Bart vs Lisa vs the Third Grade 19:00 S14 Helter Shelter THU 06 JAN 17:00 S14 How I Spent My Strummer Vacation 18:30 S14 The Great Louse Detective 19:00 S14 Special Edna 19:30 S14 The Dad Who Knew too Little 20:00 S14 Strong Arms of the Ma 20:30 S14 Pray Anything FRI 07 JAN 17:00 S14 Bart vs Lisa vs the Third Grade 18:30 S14 Barting Over 19:00 S18 The Haw-Hawed Couple SAT 08 JAN 14:00 S14 Helter Shelter 14:30 S14 The Great Louse Detective SUN 09 JAN 13:30 S14 Special Edna 17:00 S14 The Dad Who Knew too Little 17:30 S14 Strong Arms of the Ma 18:00 S14 Pray Anything 18:30 S14 Barting Over 19:00 S14 I'm Spelling As Fast as I Can 19:30 S14 A Star is Born-Again MON 10 JAN 17:00 S14 I'm Spelling As Fast as I Can 18:30 S14 Mr Spritz Goes to Washington 19:00 S14 C.E. D'oh! 19:30 S14 'Scuse Me While I Miss the Sky TUE 11 JAN 17:00 S14 A Star is Born-Again 18:30 S14 Three Gays of the Condo 19:00 S14 Old Yeller-Belly 19:30 S14 Brake My Wife, Please WED 12 JAN 17:00 S14 Mr Spritz Goes to Washington 18:30 S14 The Bart of War 19:00 S14 Moe Baby Blues 19:30 S7 Radioactive Man THU 13 JAN 17:00 S14 C.E. D'oh! 18:30 S7 Bart Sells His Soul 19:00 S7 Home Sweet Home-Diddly-Dum-Doodily 19:30 S7 Lisa the Vegetarian FRI 14 JAN 17:00 S14 'Scuse Me While I Miss the Sky 18:30 S7 Treehouse of Horror VI 19:00 S7 King-Size Homer 19:30 S7 Mother Simpson For more information on the episodes, see the Episode Guide.

Additional Notes and Latest UK DVDs  Updated November 2021

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. Syndication of listings: If you wish to use these listings on your site (with credit, please!), drop me a line.

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