Returning: The Simpsons

By David Knox on February 5, 2010 / Filed Under Programming 40

TEN is tweaking its early evening schedule by returning The Simpsons to its traditional 6pm slot as of Monday night.

It’s back with “Milhouse Doesn’t Live Here Anymore.”

Malcolm in the Middle will no longer screen at 6pm, as the network seeks to improve its evening share.

TEN is also adding The Biggest Loser repeats to 3pm weekdays bumping Judge Judy out of schedule, and where a 1 hr episode airs, Dharma & Greg is also out.

40 Comments »

  1. Ivan February 25, 2010 at 3:09 pm -

    Judge Judy is back at 3pm :)

    it bumped Biggest Loser repeat tho…

  2. Paul & Joanne U, Carmen & George V, Sam & Elizabeth U February 16, 2010 at 2:47 pm -

    Unfortunately the only biggest losers are going to be Channel 10 for replacing Judge Judy with The Biggest Loser.

    We will now be switching over to you competitor stations during this period (as will most of our extended family who all love Judge Judy)

  3. franz chong February 8, 2010 at 4:26 pm -

    Not More Biggest Loser.It was bad enough losing the Simpsons for It on Monday and Wednesday Nights but to drop Judge Judy for it is disgraceful.this is one of the few shows which is not for mothers with small children on at 3pm on a weekday.

  4. Jake February 8, 2010 at 12:35 pm -

    Channel Ten can go f*ck themselves. No-one messes with my Judge Judy and gets away with it.

  5. MJ February 8, 2010 at 11:25 am -

    hey everybody… don’t bother watching this year’s Biggest Loser. It’s really lived up to its name…Bring back Judge Judy.

  6. David Knox February 6, 2010 at 8:39 pm -

    Yikes… think of the expense!

  7. Sillygostly February 6, 2010 at 8:29 pm -

    Ten could’ve spared themselves a lot of trouble if they’d commissioned their own primetime animated series 21 years ago. :P

  8. franz chong February 6, 2010 at 12:28 am -

    If they rest the 7pm Project The Worse Thing is all the would be viewers would switch over to the Charlie Sheen a Thon 2.5 Men on Nine given the only other alternative is that garbage known as Home and Away(I haven’t watched that crap in years and don’t intend to)

  9. aznfratboy February 6, 2010 at 12:28 am -

    Because we need repeats of repetitve weight loss show…?

    Person A ran
    Person B ate fatty foods
    Person C cried because they missed their family
    Person D cried because a family member died due to their overweightness
    Person E did lifted a 5kg dumbbell 50 times
    Person F broke through a pain barrier and finally learned that they had feet…

    And that’s the storyline of Every episode… 7 times a week! At least Law and order airs only once a week and finishes at 8:30… and not at 8:45…

  10. franz chong February 6, 2010 at 12:26 am -

    No offence to Simpsons fans But Ten Seriously needs to go back to the drawing board for a fresh and new 6pm Programme.
    How about another attempt at a dating show or something else Simpsons Repeats are getting old in the tooth

  11. alfagirl February 5, 2010 at 11:27 pm -

    @sillygostly: Thank you. Yes I did mean Nurse Jackie but like I mentioned the nerves were a bit frayed whilst typing.

  12. Faik February 5, 2010 at 9:48 pm -

    Big Shame. Was enjoying Malcolm, good show! Oh well what can ya do!

  13. sillygostly February 5, 2010 at 7:02 pm -

    @ alfagirl: I believe you meant Nurse Jackie. Nurse Betty is a film starring Renee Zellweger. ;)

  14. mikeys February 5, 2010 at 5:22 pm -

    hazzah!

  15. buddy029 February 5, 2010 at 4:58 pm -

    Ten needs to put the 7pm project on ice, then return Biggest Loser to 7pm. They need to do that to salvage the show. If they let it run any longer at 7.30pm it will never recover.It will never get the numbers it needs. Re runs wont help it.

  16. Dave February 5, 2010 at 4:41 pm -

    @ AA,

    what new episodes of The Simpons & The Cleveland Show?? We’re not that far behind the US at the moment, wouldn’t it make more sense for Channel 10 to stockpile and few episodes and then air them all at once in say April/May, then have them on and off the air for the next few months (as with what happens this time of year in the US, they mix in new episodes with repeats)

  17. luke February 5, 2010 at 4:35 pm -

    so they keep Dharma & Greg repeats but axe Judge Judy? :-o

  18. SeanM February 5, 2010 at 4:10 pm -

    I liked the Malcolm in the middle episodes. I did not usually watch the 6pm Simpsons episodes.

    IMalcolm in the middle’s ratings seemed to fluctuate between 400-550k. I am not sure what numbers the 6pm Simpsons usually got.

    Mitm had seven seasons. Ten is near the end of season three at the moment.

  19. Kat February 5, 2010 at 3:40 pm -

    dammit! Judge Judy is the only good thing on daytime TV!! I dont need more Loser! they recap everything in each episode anyway :S:S

  20. Rod February 5, 2010 at 2:03 pm -

    Is this really going to improve things for Ten?

    Sure, it feels “right” because we’re used to 6pm being Simpsons time, but was The Simpsons ever really outdoing what MITM has been rating lately?

  21. alfagirl February 5, 2010 at 1:56 pm -

    Channel 10 you are getting on my last nerve …. Supernatural, SGU, The Office, Nurse Betty, Smallville (yes I have a long memory) gone or badly treated and now Judge Judy the only thing I watch during the day.
    Biggest Loser is not a new show and already has a following. This daytime repeat is really not necessary and seems a bit sad and desperate.

  22. Lostfan87 February 5, 2010 at 1:50 pm -

    *sigh* I hope this doesn’t last long. Ten are really in shambles with their programming at the mo.

    My idea for the 7pm project would be to move it to 6:30pm (yes obviously they could change the name to suit the timeslot) and put neighbours on at 6! That way the 7pm project can compete with ACA and TT, offer an alternative, and a quality one at that! Do it TEN!

  23. Leigh February 5, 2010 at 1:35 pm -

    I will miss Judge Judy – can Judy be moved to 4?

  24. AA February 5, 2010 at 1:27 pm -

    And where’s new episofes of this and the Cleveland Show?

  25. stevie g February 5, 2010 at 1:09 pm -

    Good news! Now all ten need to do is rest The 7pm Project until after Masterchef and put Loser back on at 7.00 and all will be right again at ten.

  26. Chris February 5, 2010 at 11:54 am -

    LOL, Stephen H.

    This is great news. This is the way it should be. :D

  27. mac February 5, 2010 at 11:52 am -

    even though it finished years ago i just started watching dhama and greg when it started aired on ten, and watched it during the holidays, i now finding my self watching it on foxtel at night sometimes.

    repeats of biggest loser couldn’t rate higher than judge judy, how many people would really fall in to the category of wanted to watch the bl last night but could not and is are now home during the day to do so.

  28. Regan February 5, 2010 at 11:28 am -

    No more Malcolm in the Middle? :(

  29. John February 5, 2010 at 10:08 am -

    Woohoo!

    Peace returned across the land as things returned to how they were meant to be.

    The Simpsons at 6pm, the corner stone of society.

  30. Jimbo February 5, 2010 at 9:36 am -

    Didn’t take long for the Simpsons to return at 6.

    And finally, Judge Judy is out.. I’ve been sick of her show for ages!!!! lol. Although, im not sure if the Biggest Loser repeats will last at 3

  31. Leon February 5, 2010 at 9:32 am -

    It’s “Milhouse doesn’t live here Anymore” *from me, a Simpsons Nerd* ;)

  32. sillygostly February 5, 2010 at 9:24 am -

    Damn you, Ten. I was enjoying Malcolm. =(

    And the episode is “Milhouse Doesn’t Live Here Anymore”.

  33. Michael February 5, 2010 at 9:12 am -

    Woohooo! Simpsons at 6pm is great, personally I can turn on any episode and get a laugh out of it!

  34. philm February 5, 2010 at 8:16 am -

    Wont help.

  35. Craig February 5, 2010 at 7:53 am -

    LOL I didn’t know Dharma & Greg was on FTA again.

    What about New Simpsons?

  36. dw45 February 5, 2010 at 7:53 am -

    Ugh Judge Judy Always cops it…. We dont need more of Loser!

  37. Paull February 5, 2010 at 7:45 am -

    This makes me so angry! How can ten throw out a quality show to repeat the biggest losers, get rid of either hughies or ready steady switch (channel).

    As for no more malcom, I’m outraged, I was loving the 6pm repeats, taped them every single day, they bring back memories of the early 2000s.

  38. RichoTB February 5, 2010 at 6:27 am -

    Rearranging deck chairs…

  39. Stephen H February 5, 2010 at 6:05 am -

    We tried nothing and we are all out of ideas.

  40. Glen February 5, 2010 at 5:41 am -

    Oh not Judge Judy!! Worst programming move ever! She has to be the best daytime program on-air.

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