Sky
Sky
| ||
TV Channel Information
|
Sky is a British digital satellite television broadcasting service.
Sky1
Sky1 is a British television broadcasting channel that broadcasts numerous episodes of The Simpsons every day. It usually broadcasts them before any other British TV channel and has recently started to get episodes four years before other channels in the UK.
Sky1 has also had an episode broadcasted before any other channel in the world. "In the Name of the Grandfather" was aired on Saint Patrick's Day before even the USA broadcasted it.
When broadcasting episodes of The Simpsons, the "Sky1" logo disappears seconds after the episode begins.
Sky2
Sky2 is a British television broadcasting channel that broadcasts episodes of The Simpsons occasionally. It is a sister channel of Sky1.
They held a season 1 marathon on May 8, 2011.
As of the new Sky logo branded across the channels, The Simpsons is broadcast on the channel extremely rarely.
Sky 3D
Sky 3D is Sky's 3D broadcasting station. They will be broadcasting The Longest Daycare on 17 February, 2013.
The Simpsons 20th Anniversary
The 20th anniversary of The Simpsons was a big year for Sky1. They had released a few behind the scenes episodes as well as getting many celebrities to talk about the show in the adverts. Sky1 also had released an ident named "Slaughter is the Best Medicine". This was basically an Itchy & Scratchy show.
Exclusives
Sky1 had three exclusive The Simpsons documentaries: The Simpsons: Access All Areas, The Simpsons: Mischief & Mayhem and The Simpsons: Celebrity Friends. These documentaries aired as part of the 20th anniversary and were all narrated by Ricky Gervais with interviews with cast, crew and guest stars.
Gallery
The Sky1 logo seen with Scratchy
