A list of when Simpsons episodes have been broadcasted in error, or air at a strange time.
US
Episode
|
Description
|
Airdate
|
Channel
|
"Once Upon a Time in Springfield"
|
The airing was a last-minute replacement for the premiere of the Fox quiz show Our Little Genius when it was cancelled without being aired after the producers discovered that some of the contestants may have been given more specific information about their categories than was made public, which could have subjected the network to criminal penalties for violating Federal laws against manipulating quiz shows.
|
January 13, 2010 9:30pm
|
All FOX channels
|
|
UK
Episode
|
Description
|
Airdate
|
Channel
|
Repeats (Episodes unknown)
|
Due to Diana, Princess of Wales being involved in a car accident, Sky1 modified their schedules for the day. In this modified schedule, were (at least) two repeats of The Simpsons; those were repeats of "The Day the Violence Died" and "Much Apu About Nothing".
|
August 31, 1997
|
Sky1
|
Unknown (possibly from Season 1)
|
An episode of Stella ran in error without sound for 40 minutes on the Sky1 channel, and the error was not present on the HD channel. After 40 minutes, the screen went back for about 10 seconds before starting a repeat of an episode in the early seasons of The Simpsons.
|
January 20, 2012 9:40pm(?)
|
"Treehouse of Horror III"
|
Usually on a Sunday on Channel 4, The Simpsons airs at 1pm or 2pm. This listing may have been put in place because the channel had nothing to air in the 4pm slot after Channel 4 Racing.
|
May 6, 2012 4pm
|
Channel 4
|
"Moaning Lisa"
|
Channel 4 aired "Bart the General" before T4 on the Beach at 1pm. After T4 on the Beach, at 5:15pm, "Moaning Lisa" aired. Usually, Channel 4 air back-to-back episodes early in the afternoon.
|
July 1, 2012 5:15pm
|
"American History X-cellent"
|
This episode usually airs post-watershed.
|
October 2, 2012 7:30pm
|
Sky1
|
"Treehouse of Horror XVI"
|
For some reason, Channel 4 aired this episode post-midnight; no other episode apart from the succeeding Treehouse of Horror episode has aired in a post-midnight slot before.
|
October 6, 2012 12:50am
|
Channel 4
|
"To Surveil With Love"
|
Online listings say that the Futurama episode "Bender's Big Score Part 3" should have aired in this slot.
|
October 20, 2012 7pm
|
Sky1
|
"The Squirt and the Whale"
|
Online listings say that the Futurama episode "Bender's Big Score Part 4" should have aired in this slot.
|
October 20, 2012 7:30pm
|
"To Surveil With Love"
|
Online listings say that the Futurama episode "Bender's Big Score Part 3" should have aired in this slot.
|
October 21, 2012 1:30pm
|
"The Squirt and the Whale"
|
Online listings say that the Futurama episode "Bender's Big Score Part 4" should have aired in this slot.
|
October 21, 2012 2pm
|
"Treehouse of Horror XVII"
|
For some reason, Channel 4 aired this episode post-midnight; no other episode apart from a repeat of the preceding Treehouse of Horror episode has aired in a post-midnight slot before.
|
June 15, 2013 12:35am
|
Channel 4
|
"Smoke on the Daughter"
|
|
July 6, 2013 12:10am
|
"Weekend at Burnsie's"
|
|
February 15, 2014 12:50am
|
"Smoke on the Daughter"
|
|
February 22, 2014 12:50am
|
"The Parent Rap"
|
|
March 1, 2014 1:50am
|
"Bart the Genius"
|
|
March 1, 2014 2:10am
|
"The Telltale Head"
|
|
March 8, 2014 1:30am
|
"Life on the Fast Lane"
|
|
March 15, 2014 2:35am
|
"Homer's Night Out"
|
|
March 22, 2014 1:50am
|
"The Crepes of Wrath"
|
|
March 29, 2014 1:55am
|
"Krusty Gets Busted"
|
Was planned to but listing was removed.
|
April 5, 2014 1:55am
|
"Once Upon a Time in Springfield"
|
Originally, "Treehouse of Horror XX" was supposed to air, but this episode replaces it for unknown reasons.
|
January 10, 2015 17:30pm
|
|