Editing BBC Two

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{{Real world TV channel
|name = BBC Two
|image = [[File:BBC Two.png|200px]]
|genre = Public service
|Country of Origin = [[UK]]
|Episodes = 247
}}

'''BBC Two''' is a British public service broadcaster owned by [[BBC]], which broadcast ''[[The Simpsons]]'' from November [[1996]] until May [[2004]]. It broadcast the first 248 episodes of the show, minus "[[The City of New York vs. Homer Simpson]]".

The first episode to air on BBC2 was "[[There's No Disgrace Like Home]]", on November 24, 1996; the last episode to air on the channel being "[[Behind the Laughter]]", on May 7, 2004 at 6pm, gathering 1.69 million viewers.

In June 2000, the channel aired two documentaries as part of a "Simpsons Night": ''[[The Simpsons: America's First Family]]'', about the origins of the show, and ''[[My Wasted Life]]'', an insight into [[Matt Groening]] and how he came to create ''The Simpsons''. In [[2002]], the costs of purchasing new episodes rose too high, and the BBC were disinclined to pay for further episodes. The rights were handed over to [[Channel 4]] that year.

Initially it was shown on a Tuesday evening at 6pm, with a double bill on a Friday evening, also at 6pm, with Friday's episodes repeated on a Sunday afternoon, it was later extended to all five working days in the week. 

On July 5, 2015, the channel broadcast the [[Family Guy]] crossover episode "[[The Simpsons Guy]]", due to them having the rights for Family Guy.

Over the course of the show airing on BBC2, it averaged around 3 million viewers per episode,<ref>[http://www.barb.co.uk/whats-new/weekly-top-30?_s=4 BARB]</ref> achieving once a peak of 4.58 million during October 1998<!---this could be disputed, because of some 6m ratings on BARB that may be consolidated with a repeat--->.<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20010304081737/http://www.buzzcola.co.uk/simpsons/bbc/ Buzzcola - BBC (via the Wayback Machine)]</ref>

== Gallery ==
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File:BBC Two ident.png|A BBC Two ident that aired before ''[[The Simpsons: America's First Family]]'', designed especially for ''Simpsons Night''.
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== External links and references ==
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*[http://www.offthetelly.co.uk/oldott/www.offthetelly.co.uk/index67d1.html?page_id=377 Off The Telly - "That is so 1991!" (An article about the BBC's broadcasting of the show)]
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