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The Simpsons to leave Sky One after 36 years

Summarised from 4 outlets · Updated 29 Oct, 09:41 · Archive

The Simpsons will disappear from Sky One on November 1 after 36 years following the loss of broadcast rights to Disney+.

After 36 years on Sky One in the UK, The Simpsons will disappear from the channel on November 1. The long-running animated series has had a decades-long broadcast partnership with Sky, which is now ending following the loss of rights to newer episodes.

Newer episodes of The Simpsons have been available exclusively on Disney+ in the UK since 2023. In December 2024, it was announced that new episodes would air exclusively on Disney+, followed by E4. However, Sky continued to show classic episodes from earlier seasons until now.

Sky One remained the only place to see seasons 34 and 35—the final two seasons before the E4 deal—on broadcast television. The channel also retained rights to broadcast a number of classic seasons. Sky confirmed that from the end of October, Sky One will no longer feature previous series of The Simpsons in its schedule.

On October 31, Sky One will air a final Treehouse of Horror repeat at 6pm before the show is dropped from the schedule for two weeks. According to TV blogger Wesley Mead, this is the first such break in the show's run on the channel since the early 1990s.

Despite losing the broadcast slot, Sky customers with the Ultimate TV package will still be able to watch The Simpsons through Disney+. The shift reflects the broader move of content rights away from traditional pay-TV platforms towards streaming services.

The Simpsons to leave Sky One after 36 years
Image: Westmorland Gazette

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