The Simpsons has reportedly been pulled from Sky TV for the first time in 36 years. The US cartoon sitcom has previously been broadcast on Channel 4 and BBC Two, as well as having a long-standing partnership with Sky for well over three decades.
Blogger Wesley Mead reckons the beloved citizens of Springfield will no longer be shown on UK televisions as of 1 November. A repeated Treehouse of Horror episode will be aired to celebrate Halloween on 31 October, but from then on The Simpsons disappears from scheduled programming.
Absence from schedules
The absence runs for a fortnight, but Wesley is under the impression that the decision is a permanent one. The blogger noted that the show hasn't had a break like this since "the early 1990s."
Daily Star has contacted Sky for comment.
Apu returns with new voice actor
The claims come as The Simpsons recently brought back one of their most recognisable characters after he was retired from speaking roles. Voice actor Hank Azaria, who voices a wide number of The Simpsons characters, stepped down from his role back in 2020. He was the vocalist for Apu from 1990 to 2017.
Apu was known for his exaggerated catch phrase: "Thank you, come again," and the character was criticised for being a stereotype of South Asian people. His last speaking role was in 2017, but now Apu is back with a new voice actor. He appears in the 2026 episode Treehouse of Horror Presents: The Revengening, voiced by Indian-American actor Sunil Malhotra.
