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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]]". | '''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 [[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. | + | 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. |
| − | + | Over the course of the show airing on BBC2, it averaged around 3 million viewers per episode<ref>[http://www.barb.co.uk/whats-new/weekly-top-30?_s=4 BARB]</ref>, achieving once a peak of 4.58 million during October 1998<!---this could be disputed, because of some 6m ratings on BARB that may be consolidated with a repeat--->.<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20010304081737/http://www.buzzcola.co.uk/simpsons/bbc/ Buzzcola - BBC (via the Wayback Machine)]</ref> | |
== Gallery == | == Gallery == | ||
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| − | == External links == | + | == External links and references == |
*{{Wikipedialink}} | *{{Wikipedialink}} | ||
*[http://www.offthetelly.co.uk/oldott/www.offthetelly.co.uk/index67d1.html?page_id=377 Off The Telly - "That is so 1991!" (An article about the BBC's broadcasting of the show)] | *[http://www.offthetelly.co.uk/oldott/www.offthetelly.co.uk/index67d1.html?page_id=377 Off The Telly - "That is so 1991!" (An article about the BBC's broadcasting of the show)] | ||
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{{Stub}} | {{Stub}} | ||
{{Broadcasters}} | {{Broadcasters}} | ||
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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.
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]
Gallery
A BBC Two ident that aired before The Simpsons: America's First Family, designed especially for Simpsons Night.
External links and references
BBC Two at Wikipedia- Off The Telly - "That is so 1991!" (An article about the BBC's broadcasting of the show)
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