| BBC Two
|
TV Channel Information
| Genre:
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Public service
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| Country of Origin:
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UK
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| Episodes:
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247
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|
BBC Two
is a British public service broadcaster owned by
BBC
, which broadcast
The Simpsons
from November
1996
until May
2004
. It broadcast the first 248 episodes of the show, minus "
The City of New York vs. Homer Simpson
".
The first episode to air on BBC2 was "
There's No Disgrace Like Home
", on November 24, 1996; the last episode to air on the channel being "
Behind the Laughter
", on May 7, 2004 at 6pm, gathering 1.69 million viewers.
In June 2000, the channel aired two documentaries as part of a "Simpsons Night":
The Simpsons: America's First Family
, about the origins of the show, and
My Wasted Life
, an insight into
Matt Groening
and how he came to create
The Simpsons
. In
2002
, the costs of purchasing new episodes rose too high, and the BBC were disinclined to pay for further episodes. The rights were handed over to
Channel 4
that year.
Initially it was shown on a Tuesday evening at 6pm, with a double bill on a Friday evening, also at 6pm, with Friday's episodes repeated on a Sunday afternoon, it was later extended to all five working days in the week.
On July 5, 2015, the channel broadcast the
Family Guy
crossover episode "
The Simpsons Guy
", due to them having the rights for Family Guy.
Over the course of the show airing on BBC2, it averaged around 3 million viewers per episode,
[1]
achieving once a peak of 4.58 million during October 1998.
[2]
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