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E4 does right by 'Smallville'
Published Friday, Oct 17 2008, 19:13 BST | By Neil Wilkes | 43 comments
I've just heard that Smallville, a show that's been at the mercy of the channel scheduler's whims for many years now, will be returning in less than a month's time.
The eighth season of the drama will air on the channel Tuesdays at 9pm from November 11, putting us on a delay of around seven weeks from the original US transmission. Fans of the 'Ville had been faced with a wait of nine months for new episodes.
E4 is also fast-tracking the new season of Desperate Housewives, which starts this Sunday at 10pm (and next Wednesday on Channel 4).
So then, anyone else think that E4 deserves a bit of love now?
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carolann,italia, on April 6th, 2010
No not good enough, E4 are letting down all Smallville fans by not showing the new season 9, we have it already in italia, so an old man (my Dad) God bless him his climbing the walls, please give date when it will be shown,thank-you
No not good enough, E4 are letting down all Smallville fans by not showing the new season 9, we have it already in italia, so an old man (my Dad) God bless him his climbing the walls, please give date when it will be shown,thank-you
kevin uk, on October 29th, 2009
i look it seems smallville 8 not on in nov will up to 12 anyway. Any 1 know when it may be on in uk
i look it seems smallville 8 not on in nov will up to 12 anyway. Any 1 know when it may be on in uk
Carolann, Italia, on September 6th, 2009
I see Smallville seasons in time with e4 chanel in Scotland, 3 or 4 episodes behind e4 but thats okay, but cant get a simple question answered,"when does season 9 begin" in Glasgow,Scotland., as my family are real fans of Smallville, so will we be told when season 9 appears on our screen in Scotland, saluti xx
I see Smallville seasons in time with e4 chanel in Scotland, 3 or 4 episodes behind e4 but thats okay, but cant get a simple question answered,"when does season 9 begin" in Glasgow,Scotland., as my family are real fans of Smallville, so will we be told when season 9 appears on our screen in Scotland, saluti xx
Jason Phillips, on November 5th, 2008
i have wtched smallvile since season 1 and now waiting for season 8 to be aired on e4 in britan just wanted to know when is clark ever going to become superman if ever as its now 8 years which makes clark like 28 29 years old and in the organinal story he became superman at 30 and could allready fly and dident know lex or loius to much later as they would easly figure out that he was superman so is the show making things up to make more oney on the show or are we ever going to see him become superman and how long is it likely to be as the show has been going for like 8 seasons and set to look like more too
i have wtched smallvile since season 1 and now waiting for season 8 to be aired on e4 in britan just wanted to know when is clark ever going to become superman if ever as its now 8 years which makes clark like 28 29 years old and in the organinal story he became superman at 30 and could allready fly and dident know lex or loius to much later as they would easly figure out that he was superman so is the show making things up to make more oney on the show or are we ever going to see him become superman and how long is it likely to be as the show has been going for like 8 seasons and set to look like more too
PA, Bradford, on October 23rd, 2008
Any chance of One Tree Hill coming back a bit sooner too? Season 6 was starting in the States as we finished Season 5.
Any chance of One Tree Hill coming back a bit sooner too? Season 6 was starting in the States as we finished Season 5.
Cy Bones, Kent, on October 21st, 2008
This is progress - great news for fans of Smallville... It seems that the gap between the US and UK is shrinking all the time, I fully expect that the gap will continue to shrink but they can't just show US shows - some shows will need to be delayed to allow homegrown productions to be shown. Keep up the good work!
This is progress - great news for fans of Smallville... It seems that the gap between the US and UK is shrinking all the time, I fully expect that the gap will continue to shrink but they can't just show US shows - some shows will need to be delayed to allow homegrown productions to be shown. Keep up the good work!
Paul, Glasgow, on October 20th, 2008
@ Cam. There are many different groups who upload episodes, 2HD and freetv to name a few, they can edit out things, suppose it's the way they do it. Most of my rips are 2HD and they have no swear words whatsoever.
@ Cam. There are many different groups who upload episodes, 2HD and freetv to name a few, they can edit out things, suppose it's the way they do it. Most of my rips are 2HD and they have no swear words whatsoever.
Neil, on October 20th, 2008
It's good news, even though I still haven't watched season seven yet! I just couldn't be bothereed when it was airing.
It's good news, even though I still haven't watched season seven yet! I just couldn't be bothereed when it was airing.
Lucas, London, on October 20th, 2008
Hey Neil, great news about Desperate Housewives - well done Ch4!! But when are they going to start showing the third seasons of 'Ugly Betty' and 'Brothers and Sisters'?? Thanks.
Hey Neil, great news about Desperate Housewives - well done Ch4!! But when are they going to start showing the third seasons of 'Ugly Betty' and 'Brothers and Sisters'?? Thanks.
Doc, on October 20th, 2008
Wow - cool! Well done E4 - lookin' forward to seeing more of the 'Ville people. Now, if only they'd get the producers to use more of the terribly underutilised Lois character!
Wow - cool! Well done E4 - lookin' forward to seeing more of the 'Ville people. Now, if only they'd get the producers to use more of the terribly underutilised Lois character!
Jamie Kildare, Ireland, on October 19th, 2008
i would just like 2 say well done e4 im delighted that they got smallville early enough, were usually waitin bout 8 or 9 months for it, only 7 episodes behind america isn't bad try to get supernatural on e4 please
i would just like 2 say well done e4 im delighted that they got smallville early enough, were usually waitin bout 8 or 9 months for it, only 7 episodes behind america isn't bad try to get supernatural on e4 please
Anom, Manchester, on October 19th, 2008
What about one tree hill? I'll admit they did better with season 5 than previous, as they did advertise it but they advertised smallville a lot more and it had almost finished in the US when they started airing it here. Why can't they do the same for one tree hill? In the UK last season, One Tree Hill was doing better than Smalliville.
What about one tree hill? I'll admit they did better with season 5 than previous, as they did advertise it but they advertised smallville a lot more and it had almost finished in the US when they started airing it here. Why can't they do the same for one tree hill? In the UK last season, One Tree Hill was doing better than Smalliville.
Cam, Scotland, on October 19th, 2008
@ Paul - Well it's strange that I have the US broadcast episodes and they have the word b*tch and other 'choice' language that is missing in the UK screened ones. E4 cut episodes to shreds or simply not show them - remember the basement episode in OTH?
@ Paul - Well it's strange that I have the US broadcast episodes and they have the word b*tch and other 'choice' language that is missing in the UK screened ones. E4 cut episodes to shreds or simply not show them - remember the basement episode in OTH?
Paul, Scotland, on October 19th, 2008
@ Cam, the word b*tch was cut out from the original US version. @ Alex, Last season Smallville did pull good numbers but in the 2nd half of the season One Tree Hill thrashed it in both the demos and viewers. Even this season One Tree Hill continues to thrash it in the demos, even the male demos. Smallville & Supernatural don't fit in to CW's (Smallvilles US channel) target demographics. PS One Tree Hills ratings have been rising each week, most recently 3.6 million- the bet the show has had in 2 years. One Tree Hill is coming back for season 7 but Chad Michael Murray may not be staying for it.
@ Cam, the word b*tch was cut out from the original US version. @ Alex, Last season Smallville did pull good numbers but in the 2nd half of the season One Tree Hill thrashed it in both the demos and viewers. Even this season One Tree Hill continues to thrash it in the demos, even the male demos. Smallville & Supernatural don't fit in to CW's (Smallvilles US channel) target demographics. PS One Tree Hills ratings have been rising each week, most recently 3.6 million- the bet the show has had in 2 years. One Tree Hill is coming back for season 7 but Chad Michael Murray may not be staying for it.
Cam, Scotland, on October 19th, 2008
As the saying goes "to little, to late". I have been downloading since S7 and E4 have done nothing to make me start watching it on their channel. I can get HD (720p) quality torrents with no adverts and no cuts so why would I want to support E4 in any way. For all those that are excited about this just remember that E4 slash episodes to censor them. One Tree Hill has the word "b*tch" cut even when it is shown after 21:00.
As the saying goes "to little, to late". I have been downloading since S7 and E4 have done nothing to make me start watching it on their channel. I can get HD (720p) quality torrents with no adverts and no cuts so why would I want to support E4 in any way. For all those that are excited about this just remember that E4 slash episodes to censor them. One Tree Hill has the word "b*tch" cut even when it is shown after 21:00.
Rich, London, on October 19th, 2008
so after seven years they NOW realise they should treat smallville fans "right" when this could be the final season! Pathetic, they should have listened before. I do think 7 weeks delay is on purpose so that they wont have to stop the show when it goes on hiatus in US!
so after seven years they NOW realise they should treat smallville fans "right" when this could be the final season! Pathetic, they should have listened before. I do think 7 weeks delay is on purpose so that they wont have to stop the show when it goes on hiatus in US!
Alex, America, on October 19th, 2008
Let me tell you why they aren't showing One Tree Hill, In America it roughly gets 3 Million viewers, where Smallville gets over 4 Million viewers, This seasons lowest has been 3.95 Million. and One Tree Hill's lowest viewers is 3.22 Million. Also, Smallville has a really big fan base in America and United Kingdom, and, Smallville is growing with Viewers. It's almost beating it season Premiere. E4 knows what will get viewers. I feel like One Tree Hill would probably only get around 0.4 Million, Where Smallville could probably crack 2.5 Million to 3.9 Million.
Let me tell you why they aren't showing One Tree Hill, In America it roughly gets 3 Million viewers, where Smallville gets over 4 Million viewers, This seasons lowest has been 3.95 Million. and One Tree Hill's lowest viewers is 3.22 Million. Also, Smallville has a really big fan base in America and United Kingdom, and, Smallville is growing with Viewers. It's almost beating it season Premiere. E4 knows what will get viewers. I feel like One Tree Hill would probably only get around 0.4 Million, Where Smallville could probably crack 2.5 Million to 3.9 Million.
Johnathan, Newcastle, on October 18th, 2008
It's about time E4 stepped up to the mark, but I would love for them to give more love to One Tree Hill instead of making us wait until it's nearly finnished in the USA before showing it to us. They stepped up with promoting OTH this year but there's still room for more.
It's about time E4 stepped up to the mark, but I would love for them to give more love to One Tree Hill instead of making us wait until it's nearly finnished in the USA before showing it to us. They stepped up with promoting OTH this year but there's still room for more.
JC, Bradford, on October 18th, 2008
About bl00dy time. They have done really well with some shows. DH being a prime example, but we have all be messed around with Smallville so this is fantastic news. Shame it's 7 weeks delay. Other channels are getting in on the 7 days or less. But, not gonna complain too much, might get pooped on if I do!
About bl00dy time. They have done really well with some shows. DH being a prime example, but we have all be messed around with Smallville so this is fantastic news. Shame it's 7 weeks delay. Other channels are getting in on the 7 days or less. But, not gonna complain too much, might get pooped on if I do!
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NO not really seing as smallville season 9 has juast finished in the US and we still dont know when its going to be on here. This is very poor from E4 as in the past its usually been six weeks after it first shows in the states not when the complete season is finished and certainly not when you can probably by the whole season before it even gets aired here very dissapointed when is it going to be on a date please