Simpsons switches back to Ten from Eleven for latest season
The Simpsons is returning to Ten after a two year sojourn on the network’s digital-only channel Eleven.
Wikileaks mastermind Assange (left) joins Homer and Marge Simpson on Ten
The series of The Simpsons, the show’s 23rd season, will air on Ten on Saturday nights from June 16.
Along with Neighbours, Ten shifted The Simpsons to Eleven when the new channel launched early in 2011.
The latest series – which includes a cameo from Aussie info activist Julian Assange – is the first time the Simpsons has returned to Ten since Eleven’s launch. The Assange episode – the show’s 500th – aired in the US in February.
Also in Ten’s Saturday night lineup is Graham Norton.
The Simpsons will air at 6pm, a second season of The Glee Project – searching for Glee cast members – airs at 6.30pm while The Graham Norton Show airs at 8.30pm.
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This is actually a repeat screening of Season 23 of The Simpsons. It has already run in full on Eleven, concluding last week.
Also, Graham Norton has been in that timeslot since January, only taking a 3 week break at the same time as the show took a 3 week break in the UK. Episodes are screening in Australia on a one-week turnaround.
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Was gonna say, the new seasons finished in the US weeks ago and I was sure Australia was airing them. In fact, you reported on how well new episodes of The Simpsons were doing only a few months ago. https://mumbrella.com.au/simpsons-futurama-and-neighbours-lead-way-for-eleven-38265
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Thanks for that, Samuel – I’ve now amended “new” for “latest” in the headline to reflect that.
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Tim – Mumbrella
Desperation move by Ten. Their new programs have all stiffed so they’re winding the clock back to 1989 and bringing back an old stalwart. As a former US presidential contender might have said: “Lara Bingle, you’re no Bart Simpson”.
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