Channel 4 & E4: Schedule Status & Listings  12th December 2024 to 10th January 2025

SEASON RIGHTS: 1, 6, 7, 11, 12, 13, 16, 17, 18, 19, 23, 24, 25, 26, 29, 30, 31 LISTINGS SOURCE: Channel4.com, Digiguide Channel 4 are now in Christmas mode. They are airing festive episodes of the show in the usual 6:30pm weekday slot this week, and there are a significant number of bonus morning episodes once the holidays begin on Saturday 21st. Pre-Christmas, those are all-seasonal, all the time; after Christmas, they're home to season 25. Meanwhile, the evening slot takes a break from Monday 23rd through to the New Year - and there's not a single episode scheduled, daytime or otherwise, between the 29th and 3rd. The festive broadcasts in full: "Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire" airs on Tuesday 17th at 5:20am and Christmas Eve at 10:50am "Marge Be Not Proud" airs on Saturday 21st at 7:30am and Sunday 22nd at 9am "Skinner's Sense of Snow" airs on Wednesday 18th at 5:20am, Saturday 21st at 8:10am, Sunday 22nd at 8am, and Monday 23rd at 11:35am "She of Little Faith" airs on Saturday 7th at 9:25am, Tuesday 17th at 6:30pm, Wednesday 18th at 1:05am (early hours of Thursday), Sunday 22nd at 7:35am, Monday 23rd at 12:10pm, and Boxing Day at 7:35am. Whew! "Kill Gil, Vols. 1 & 2" airs on Saturday 7th at 9:55am, Monday 16th at 5:20am, Friday 20th at 6:30am, Saturday 21st at 7:45am, Sunday 22nd at 8:30am, Monday 23rd at 7:15am, and Christmas Eve at 9:25am. WHEW! "White Christmas Blues" airs on Thursday 19th at 6:30pm, Christmas Eve at 9:55am, and Friday 27th at 6:10am "'Tis the 30th Season" airs on Monday 16th at 6:30pm, Saturday 21st at 8:40am, Monday 23rd at 12:40pm, and Christmas Eve at 10:20am and "Bobby, It's Cold Outside" airs on Wednesday 18th at 6:30pm. There's no outing for "Grift of the Magi", "Simpsons Christmas Stories", or "Holidays of Future Passed"; it's possible their rights to those seasons have quietly elapsed, though they don't appear on Sky either. "I Won't Be Home for Christmas" moves from Sky to C4 on January 1, as best as I can tell, but doesn't appear on either channel. There's also no "The Way of the Dog", though their rights to that season have certainly not elapsed yet. Maybe they don't consider that episode (or "Gone Boy") festive enough. The New Year starts off quietly on Channel 4 with weekend episodes only, continuing season 25. Nothing on weekdays at all.. which turns out to be because the regular 6:30pm weekday slot moves from Channel 4 to E4 from Monday January 6th.. and what's more, we're getting extra episodes too, as there are also double-bills from 8pm each weekday! A big surprise indeed. It's a shame to see the show's presence on Channel 4's flagship channel diminished, but overall, viewers are getting more Simpsons, so it's hard to complain too much. We get season 11 in the 6:30pm slot, and season 23 in the 8pm hour. In celebration of the move, the movie also gets an outing on the channel on Sunday 5th. As I mentioned above, this looks like a permanent or semi-permanent move; time will tell. The show remains on Channel 4 during weekend daytimes, with the usual hodgepodge of episodes on Saturday and Sunday mornings, and Sunday lunchtimes. Unfortunately, despite these developments, there is still no word on the terrestrial premiere of season 32, which will now be two months later than expected at a minimum.. but it is on the way. In the meantime, friend of the page Christopher Wickham has some preview commentary on what C4 may or may not cut from their broadcasts when they eventually get to the season. Episodes starting between midnight and 5am 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 16 DEC C4 05:20 S18 Kill Gil, Vols 1 & 2 C4 18:30 S30 'Tis the 30th Season TUE 17 DEC C4 05:20 S1 Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire C4 18:30 S13 She of Little Faith WED 18 DEC C4 05:20 S12 Skinner's Sense of Snow C4 18:30 S31 Bobby, It's Cold Outside C4 01:05 S13 She of Little Faith THU 19 DEC C4 18:30 S25 White Christmas Blues FRI 20 DEC C4 18:30 S18 Kill Gil, Vols. 1 & 2 SAT 21 DEC C4 07:20 S7 Marge Be Not Proud C4 07:45 S18 Kill Gil, Vols. 1 & 2 C4 08:10 S12 Skinner's Sense of Snow C4 08:40 S30 'Tis the 30th Season SUN 22 DEC C4 07:35 S13 She of Little Faith C4 08:00 S12 Skinner's Sense of Snow C4 08:30 S18 Kill Gil, Vols. 1 & 2 C4 09:00 S7 Marge Be Not Proud MON 23 DEC C4 07:15 S18 Kill Gil, Vols. 1 & 2 C4 11:35 S12 Skinner's Sense of Snow C4 12:10 S13 She of Little Faith C4 12:40 S30 'Tis the 30th Season XMAS EVE C4 09:25 S18 Kill Gil, Vols. 1 & 2 C4 09:55 S25 White Christmas Blues C4 10:20 S30 'Tis the 30th Season C4 10:50 S1 Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire XMAS DAY No episodes scheduled BOXING DAY C4 05:40 S25 Homerland C4 06:05 S25 Four Regrettings and a Funeral C4 06:25 S25 Yolo C4 06:50 S25 Labour Pains C4 07:10 S25 The Kid is All Right C4 07:35 S13 She of Little Faith FRI 27 DEC C4 05:50 S25 Yellow Subterfuge C4 06:10 S25 White Christmas Blues C4 06:30 S25 Steal This Episode C4 06:55 S25 Married to the Blob C4 07:20 S25 Specs and the City SAT 28 DEC C4 06:10 S25 The War of Art C4 06:35 S25 You Don't Have to Live Like a Referee SUN 29 DEC No episodes scheduled MON 30 DEC No episodes scheduled NEW YRS EVE No episodes scheduled NEW YRS DAY No episodes scheduled THU 02 JAN No episodes scheduled FRI 03 JAN No episodes scheduled SAT 04 JAN C4 09:50 S25 The Man Who Grew Too Much C4 10:20 S25 The Winter of His Content C4 10:50 S25 Luca$ SUN 05 JAN C4 09:30 S25 Days of Future Future C4 13:00 S25 What to Expect When Bart's Expecting C4 13:25 S25 Brick Like Me C4 13:55 S25 Pay Pal E4 19:10 to 21:00 The Simpsons Movie C4 01:50 S25 Treehouse of Horror XXIV C4 02:15 S25 Diggs MON 06 JAN E4 18:30 S11 Beyond Blunderdome E4 20:00 S23 Bart Stops to Smell the Roosevelts E4 20:30 S23 Treehouse of Horror XXII TUE 07 JAN E4 18:30 S11 Brother's Little Helper E4 20:00 S23 Replaceable You E4 20:30 S23 The Food Wife WED 08 JAN E4 18:30 S11 Guess Who's Coming to Criticise Dinner E4 20:00 S23 The Book Job E4 20:30 S23 The Man in the Blue Flannel Pants THU 09 JAN E4 18:30 S11 Treehouse of Horror X E4 20:00 S23 The Ten-Per-Cent Solution E4 20:30 S23 Holidays of Future Passed FRI 10 JAN E4 18:30 S11 E-I-E-I-D'oh! E4 20:00 S23 Politically Inept, with Homer Simpson E4 20:30 S23 The D'oh-cial Network For more information on the episodes, see the Episode Guide.

RTÉ2: Schedule Status & Listings  12th December 2024 to 10th January 2025

SEASON RIGHTS: 1, 6, 7, 11, 12, 13, 16, 17, 18, 19, 23, 24, 25, 26, 29, 30, 31 LISTINGS SOURCE: RadioTimes.com, Digiguide RTÉ2 are currently airing selections from seasons 25 and 31 in the usual 4:30pm weekday slot. There's also a sometimes a bonus spot in the early evening on a random day here or there. Over Christmas, it looks like the show will be taking a break from its usual slot, pausing from Monday 23rd December and then returning to the regular schedule on New Year's Day with season 26. But there are a few bones thrown to Simpsons fans, with a bonus episode here or there, including a couple of festive outings: "Bobby It's Cold Outside" airs on Tuesday 10th at 4:30pm and Wednesday 11th at 7pm "White Christmas Blues" airs on Friday 20th at 6pm and Boxing Day at 5:30pm "The Way of the Dog" airs on Friday 27th at 5:30pm Come the New Year, it's primarily season 26 in that regular weekday slot. As with C4, there's no word yet on when season 32 might premiere. And, as usual, some episodes are skipped due to content concerns.

MON 16 DEC 16:30 S31 Screenless TUE 17 DEC 16:30 S31 The Incredible Lightness of Being a Baby WED 18 DEC 16:30 S25 Days of Future Future THU 19 DEC 16:30 S25 Brick Like Me FRI 20 DEC 16:30 S25 Pay Pal 18:00 S25 White Christmas Blues SAT 21 DEC No episodes scheduled SUN 22 DEC No episodes scheduled MON 23 DEC No episodes scheduled XMAS EVE No episodes scheduled XMAS DAY No episodes scheduled BOXING DAY 17:30 S25 White Christmas Blues FRI 27 DEC 17:30 S31 The Way of the Dog SAT 28 DEC No episodes scheduled SUN 29 DEC 17:30 S31 Go Big or Go Homer MON 30 DEC No episodes scheduled NEW YRS EVE No episodes scheduled NEW YRS DAY 16:30 S26 The Musk Who Fell to Earth 18:00 S31 Marge the Lumberjill THU 02 JAN 16:30 S26 My Fare Lady FRI 03 JAN 16:30 S26 The Wreck of the Relationship 18:00 S31 Thanksgiving of Horror SAT 04 JAN No episodes scheduled SUN 05 JAN No episodes scheduled MON 06 JAN 16:30 S26 Clown in the Dumps TUE 07 JAN 16:30 S26 Super Franchise Me WED 08 JAN 16:30 S26 The Man Who Came to Be Dinner THU 09 JAN 16:30 S26 The Princess Guide FRI 10 JAN 16:30 S26 Peeping Mom 18:00 S31 Bart the Bad Guy For more information on the episodes, see the Episode Guide.

Sky Showcase: Schedule Status & Complete Listings  12th December 2024 to 10th January 2025

SEASON RIGHTS: 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 9, 10, 14, 15, 20, 21, 22, 27, 28, 32, 33, 34, 35 LISTINGS SOURCE: Digiguide Sky Showcase have switched to Christmas mode as of the 16th December. Unfortunately, The Simpsons doesn't figure as prominently as it typically does, with Sky showing fewer episodes of the show than it has at any other point this year - an average of just over two episodes a day between the 16th and Christmas Day. On some weekdays it's just a solo 5pm spot. Nevertheless, the episodes they do show during that period are looking to be almost entirely festive - here's the full Christmas episode breakdown: "Miracle on Evergreen Terrace" airs on Monday 16th at 5pm, Sunday 22nd at 12:30pm, Christmas Eve at 8:35am, and Boxing Day at both 5:35am and 10am "'Tis the Fifteenth Season" airs on Tuesday 17th at 5:30pm, Thursday 19th at 5pm, Sunday 22nd at both 5:35am and 12 noon, Christmas Eve at 9am, and Boxing Day at 9:30am "The Fight Before Christmas" airs on Tuesday 17th at 5pm, Saturday 21st at 7:35am, Monday 23rd at both 5:30am and 10:30am, and Christmas Eve at 9:30am And then there are the semi-festive/kinda-wintry episodes that Sky love to consider worthy of repeat play during the festive season: "A Made Maggie" airs on Monday 16th at 5:30pm, Friday 20th at 5pm, Monday 23rd at 11am, Christmas Eve at 9:55am, and Boxing Day at 5:10am "Top Goon" airs on Sunday 22nd at 1pm and Christmas Eve at 10:20am "It's a Blunderful Life" airs on Wednesday 18th at 5pm and Saturday 21st at 5pm Kinda light in terms of variety. Well, C4 and RTE have the lion's share of the show's Christmas episodes this year. From those seasons Sky do have the rights to, there's no outing for "The Nightmare After Krustmas"; it's possible their rights to that season have quietly lapsed, though it doesn't appear on C4 either. "I Won't Be Home for Christmas" moves from Sky to C4 on January 1, as best as I can tell, but doesn't appear on either channel this Christmas. And the two season 32 Christmas episodes, "A Springfield Summer Christmas for Christmas" and "Manger Things", don't show here - but as C4 and RTE have still not premiered that run, they don't appear there, either. After Christmas, the season 33 run continues, and while evening slots are hit and miss, there are a lot of bonus daytime slots, home to two separate runs of the season at various times of the morning, afternoon and early evening. Season 34 follows, and season 15 after that, as the show's scheduling returns to normality from Monday, January 6th: four episodes a weeknight, from 5pm to 6pm and then 7pm to 8pm. (The US Office occupies the 6pm hour.) Weekends remain less predictable, typically home to six or more episodes throughout the day. 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. No word yet on season 36, which started recently in the US - it'll likely be a January start here. Episodes starting between midnight and 5am are listed as part of the previous day's schedule, similar to most print TV guides.

MON 16 DEC 17:00 S9 Miracle on Evergreen Terrace 17:30 S33 A Made Maggie TUE 17 DEC 17:00 S22 The Fight Before Christmas 17:30 S15 'Tis the Fifteenth Season WED 18 DEC 17:00 S35 It's a Blunderful Life THU 19 DEC 17:00 S15 'Tis the Fifteenth Season FRI 20 DEC 17:00 S33 A Made Maggie SAT 21 DEC 07:10 S15 My Mother, the Carjacker 07:35 S22 The Fight Before Christmas 17:00 S35 It's a Blunderful Life SUN 22 DEC 05:35 S15 'Tis the Fifteenth Season 12:00 S15 'Tis the Fifteenth Season 12:30 S9 Miracle on Evergreen Terrace 13:00 S34 Top Goon MON 23 DEC 05:30 S22 The Fight Before Christmas 10:00 S15 Today, I Am a Klown 10:30 S22 The Fight Before Christmas 11:00 S33 A Made Maggie XMAS EVE 08:35 S9 Miracle on Evergreen Terrace 09:00 S15 'Tis the Fifteenth Season 09:30 S22 The Fight Before Christmas 09:55 S33 A Made Maggie 10:20 S34 Top Goon XMAS DAY No episodes scheduled BOXING DAY 05:10 S33 A Made Maggie 05:35 S9 Miracle on Evergreen Terrace 09:00 S33 A Made Maggie 09:30 S15 'Tis the Fifteenth Season 10:00 S9 Miracle on Evergreen Terrace 18:00 S34 The Very Hungry Caterpillars 18:35 S34 Clown vs Board of Education SAT 27 DEC 09:00 S33 A Serious Flanders Part 1 09:30 S33 A Serious Flanders Part 2 10:00 S33 Portrait of a Lackey on Fire 16:30 S33 Mothers and Other Strangers 17:00 S33 The Longest Marge 17:30 S33 Pixelated and Afraid SUN 28 DEC 08:50 S33 Mothers and Other Strangers 09:15 S33 The Longest Marge 09:40 S33 Pixelated and Afraid 10:05 S15 Today, I Am A Klown 13:30 S34 Step Brother from the Same Planet 14:00 S33 Boyz n the Highlands 14:30 S33 You Won't Believe What This Episode's About 15:00 S33 Bart the Cool Kid 15:30 S33 A Serious Flanders Part 1 16:00 S33 A Serious Flanders Part 2 16:30 S33 Portrait of a Lackey on Fire SUN 29 DEC 09:05 S33 Pretty Whittle Liars 09:30 S33 The Sound of Bleeding Gums 10:00 S33 My Octopus and a Teacher 10:30 S33 Girls Just Shauna Have Fun 11:00 S33 Marge the Meanie MON 30 DEC 08:55 S33 Meat is Murder 09:20 S33 Poorhouse Rock 09:45 S33 Boyz n the Highlands 15:00 S34 Habeas Tortoise 15:30 S34 One Angry Lisa NEW YRS EVE 08:55 S33 You Won't Believe What This Episode's About 09:20 S33 Bart the Cool Kid 09:45 S33 Marge the Meanie NEW YRS DAY 12:00 S33 Meat is Murder 12:30 S33 Poorhouse Rock 13:00 S34 Habeas Tortoise 13:30 S34 One Angry Lisa 14:00 S34 Lisa the Boy Scout 14:30 S34 The King of Nice THU 02 JAN No episodes scheduled FRI 03 JAN 13:00 S34 Lisa the Boy Scout 13:25 S34 The King of Nice 13:55 S34 Step Brother from the Same Planet 14:20 S34 When Nelson Met Lisa 14:45 S34 Game Done Changed SAT 04 JAN 11:00 S34 When Nelson Met Lisa 11:30 S34 Game Done Changed 12:00 S34 My Life as a Vlog 12:30 S34 The Many Saints of Springfield SUN 05 JAN 13:00 S34 Carl Carlson Rides Again 13:30 S34 Bartless 14:00 S34 Hostile Kirk Place 14:30 S34 Pin Gal 15:00 S34 Fan-ily Feud 15:30 S34 Write Off This Episode MON 06 JAN 17:00 S34 The Very Hungry Caterpillars 17:30 S34 My Life as a Vlog 19:00 S34 The Many Saints of Springfield 19:30 S34 Clown vs Board of Education TUE 07 JAN 17:00 S34 Homer's Adventure Through the Windshield Glass 17:30 S34 Carl Carlson Rides Again 19:00 S34 Bartless 19:30 S15 My Mother the Carjacker WED 08 JAN 17:00 S15 The President Wore Pearls 17:30 S34 Hostile Kirk Place THU 09 JAN 17:00 S15 The Regina Monologues 17:30 S34 Pin Gal 19:00 S15 The Fat and the Furriest 19:30 S15 Today, I Am A Klown FRI 10 JAN 17:00 S15 Marge vs Singles, Seniors, Childless Couples and Teens, and Gays 17:30 S34 Fan-ily Feud 19:00 S34 Write Off this Episode 19:30 S15 I, D'oh-bot 20:00 S15 Diatribe of a Mad Housewife 20:30 S15 Margical History Tour For more information on the episodes, see the Episode Guide.

Additional Notes and Latest UK DVDs  Updated December 2024

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 1-35 of The Simpsons (minus "Stark Raving Dad") available to watch whenever you desire (season 35 was added on 1st Nov, 2024), as well as the exclusive double-length Christmas special "O, C'mon All Ye Faithful". 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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