The Simpsons
Schedules for the UK & Ireland
October 23rd, 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
 October 23rd, 2023

Welcome to the October 23rd update. Full, updated and finalised schedules for Channel 4, RTÉ2 and Sky Showcase are available below, right up through mid-November, including news on season 31 reaching Channel 4. I'll be back on Monday 30th - 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
 23rd October to 10th November 2023

SEASON RIGHTS: 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 11, 12, 16, 17, 18, 19, 23, 24, 28, 29, 30, 31
LISTINGS SOURCE: Channel4.com, Digiguide

Channel 4 have moved their longstanding weekday 6pm slot to 6:30pm. They continue to air a variety of different seasons in that slot, and we get a few Treehouse of Horror episodes around Halloween. There are a couple of nights with no episode (Thu 2nd, Fri 3rd), due to special events Channel 4 are broadcasting those evenings.

It's all change from Monday 6th, though, as they begin the terrestrial premiere of season 31, in their regular 6:30pm weekday slot. Woo-hoo! I recommend perusing Christopher Wickham's assessment of what they might see fit to cut from the run - and early signs aren't good for the inclusion of "Treehouse of Horror XXX"..

On weekend mornings and lunchtimes on C4, we are getting a selection of seasons, dominated by season 5 and 16, and sometimes, repeats of episodes broadcast the prior week - see the full schedules below for details.

Nothing over on 4seven at the moment. 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.


MON 23 OCT  C4 18:30  S23  Moe Goes From Rags to Riches
TUE 24 OCT  C4 18:30  S23  Ned'n'Edna's Blend Agenda
WED 25 OCT  C4 18:30  S23  Lisa Goes Gaga
THU 26 OCT  C4 18:30  S16  Pranksta Rap
FRI 27 OCT  C4 18:30  S29  Grampy Can Ya Hear Me
SAT 28 OCT  C4 10:20  S2   War of the Simpsons
            C4 10:50  S16  Pranksta Rap
            C4 11:20  S16  Home Away from Homer
            C4 11:45  S5   Treehouse of Horror IV
SUN 29 OCT  C4 07:30  S28  The Nightmare After Krustmas
            C4 08:00  S16  Homer and Ned's Hail Mary Pass
            C4 12:30  S3   Treehouse of Horror II
MON 30 OCT  C4 18:30  S17  Treehouse of Horror XVI
TUE 31 OCT  C4 18:30  S11  Treehouse of Horror X
WED 01 NOV  C4 18:30  S29  The Old Blue Mayor She Ain't What She Used to Be
THU 02 NOV  No episodes scheduled
FRI 03 NOV  No episodes scheduled
SAT 04 NOV  C4 10:35  S11  Treehouse of Horror X
            C4 11:05  S5   Rosebud
            C4 11:35  S5   Bart's Inner Child
SUN 05 NOV  C4 07:05  S5   Rosebud
            C4 07:35  S5   Bart's Inner Child
            C4 12:30  S5   Boy Scoutz'n' the Hood
            C4 12:55  S5   The Last Temptation of Homer
MON 06 NOV  C4 18:30  S31  *NEW TO C4* - The Winter of Our Monetized Content
TUE 07 NOV  C4 18:30  S31  *NEW TO C4* - Go Big or Go Homer
WED 08 NOV  C4 18:30  S31  *NEW TO C4* - The Fat Blue Line
THU 09 NOV  C4 18:30  S31  *NEW TO C4* - Gorillas on the Mast
FRI 10 NOV  C4 18:30  S31  *NEW TO C4* - Marge the Lumberjill
For more information on the episodes, see the Episode Guide.



 RTÉ2: Schedule Status & Listings
 23rd October to 10th November 2023

SEASON RIGHTS: 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 11, 12, 16, 17, 18, 19, 23, 24, 28, 29, 30, 31
LISTINGS SOURCE: RadioTimes.com, Digiguide

RTÉ2 are currently airing season 19, returning to terrestrial after a while away, in the usual 4:30pm weekday slot. There are occasional variations, with a few days skipped and a bonus 6pm episode on Friday 3rd; see full details below.

As usual, some episodes are skipped due to content concerns (or other reasons). No word yet on season 31 - Channel 4 have beat RTE to the punch on that one this year - and there's nothing special for Halloween.


MON 23 OCT  16:30  S19  Midnight Towboy
TUE 24 OCT  16:30  S19  Treehouse of Horror XVIII
WED 25 OCT  16:30  S19  Little Orphan Millie
THU 26 OCT  16:30  S19  Husbands and Knives
FRI 27 OCT  No episodes scheduled
SAT 28 OCT  No episodes scheduled
SUN 29 OCT  No episodes scheduled
MON 30 OCT  16:30  S19  Funeral for a Fiend
TUE 31 OCT  No episodes scheduled
WED 01 NOV  16:30  S19  Eternal Moonshine of the Simpson Mind
THU 02 NOV  16:30  S19  E. Pluribus Wiggum
FRI 03 NOV  16:30  S19  That '90s Show
            18:00  S30  'Tis the 30th Season
SAT 04 NOV  No episodes scheduled
SUN 05 NOV  No episodes scheduled
MON 06 NOV  16:30  S19  Dial "N" for Nerder
TUE 07 NOV  16:30  S19  Papa Don't Leech
WED 08 NOV  16:30  S19  Apocalypse Cow
THU 09 NOV  16:30  S19  Any Given Sundance
FRI 10 NOV  16:30  S19  Mona Leaves-a
For more information on the episodes, see the Episode Guide.



 Sky Showcase: Schedule Status & Complete Listings
 23rd October to 10th November 2023


SEASON RIGHTS: 1, 7, 8, 9, 10, 13, 14, 15, 19, 20, 21, 22, 25, 26, 27, 32, 33, 34, 35
LISTINGS SOURCE: Digiguide

Sky Showcase can't seem to commit to a regular weekday schedule right now! Following C4's changes, we temporarily shifted to three episodes a night, from 5pm to 6:30pm. But from Monday 30th, that shifts: we then get an episode at 5:30pm, then two more from 7pm to 8pm. For now, it appears things will settle there permanently..

Weekends are a little less predictable, but we usually get a decent number of episodes - usually between two and eight a day, spread across the morning, afternoon and evening - although a couple of upcoming Saturdays have none at all, due to sports coverage.

Currently airing: Sky are in full-on Halloween mode, with Treehouse of Horror episodes lining the schedule from Sunday 22nd, right through to the 31st. It's the biggest TOH marathon we've seen on UK TV in years, but the best news of all? Sky are finally premiering Treehouse of Horror XXXIII as part of the run. You can catch it on Sunday 22nd at 4:45pm - it's then repeated on Tuesday 24th, Friday 27th, Saturday 28th, and Halloween itself; they're really not holding back with the encore broadcasts!

Following that, from November 1st, it's season 21, in two concurrent runs - one on weekdays, one on weekends.

No word yet on season 35, which has kicked off in the US - presumably we're looking at the traditional Christmastime premiere here. 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. 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.


MON 23 OCT  17:00  S26  Treehouse of Horror XXV
            17:30  S27  Treehouse of Horror XXVI
            18:00  S31  Treehouse of Horror XXX
TUE 24 OCT  17:00  S32  Treehouse of Horror XXXI
            17:30  S33  Treehouse of Horror XXXII
            18:00  S34  *ENCORE* - Treehouse of Horror XXXIII
WED 25 OCT  17:00  S7   Treehouse of Horror VI
            17:30  S8   Treehouse of Horror VII
            18:00  S9   Treehouse of Horror VIII
THU 26 OCT  17:00  S10  Treehouse of Horror IX
            17:30  S13  Treehouse of Horror XII
            18:00  S14  Treehouse of Horror XIII
FRI 27 OCT  17:00  S15  Treehouse of Horror XIV
            17:30  S19  Treehouse of Horror XVIII
            18:00  S34  *ENCORE* - Treehouse of Horror XXXIII
SAT 28 OCT  17:00  S19  Treehouse of Horror XVIII
            17:25  S34  *ENCORE* - Treehouse of Horror XXXIII
SUN 29 OCT  14:00  S9  Treehouse of Horror XII
            14:30  S10  Treehouse of Horror XIII
            15:00  S13  Treehouse of Horror XIV
            15:30  S15  Treehouse of Horror XVIII
            16:00  S20  Treehouse of Horror XIX
            16:30  S21  Treehouse of Horror XX
            17:00  S22  Treehouse of Horror XXI
            17:30  S25  Treehouse of Horror XXIV
MON 30 OCT  17:30  S26  Treehouse of Horror XXV
            19:00  S27  Treehouse of Horror XXVI
            19:30  S31  Treehouse of Horror XXX
TUE 31 OCT  17:30  S32  Treehouse of Horror XXXI
            19:00  S33  Treehouse of Horror XXXII
            19:30  S34  *ENCORE* - Treehouse of Horror XXXIII
WED 01 NOV  17:30  S21  Homer the Whopper
            19:00  S21  Bart Gets a "Z"
            19:30  S21  The Great Wife Hope
THU 02 NOV  17:30  S21  The Devil Wears Nada
            19:00  S21  Pranks and Greens
            19:30  S21  Rednecks and Broomsticks
FRI 03 NOV  17:30  S21  Thursdays with Abie
            19:00  S21  Once Upon a Time in Springfield
            19:30  S21  Million Dollar Maybe
SAT 04 NOV  No episodes scheduled
SUN 05 NOV  14:00  S21  Homer the Whopper
            14:30  S21  Bart Gets a "Z"
            15:00  S21  The Great Wife Hope
            15:30  S21  The Devil Wears Nada
            16:00  S21  Pranks and Greens
            16:30  S21  Rednecks and Broomsticks
            17:00  S21  Thursdays with Abie
            17:30  S21  Once Upon a Time in Springfield
MON 06 NOV  17:30  S21  Million Dollar Maybe
            19:00  S21  Boy Meets Curl
            19:30  S21  The Color Yellow
TUE 07 NOV  17:30  S21  Postcards from the Wedge
            19:00  S21  Stealing First Base
            19:30  S21  The Greatest Story Ever D'oh-ed
WED 08 NOV  17:30  S21  American History X-Cellent
            19:00  S21  Chief of Hearts
            19:30  S21  The Squirt and the Whale
THU 09 NOV  17:30  S21  To Surveil, with Love
            19:00  S21  Moe Letter Blues
            19:30  S21  The Bob Next Door
FRI 20 NOV  17:30  S21  Judge Me Tender
            19:00  To be confirmed
            19:30  To be confirmed
For more information on the episodes, see the Episode Guide.



 Additional Notes and Latest UK DVDs
 Updated October 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, 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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