Can somebody explain what's happening re. episodes and when they're on!?!

podge018

I know RTE took a weeks break and have now shown episode 5, but there's nothing on tonight.

Sky One have shown episode 4 and not shown anything for 2 weeks. They return on Monday with one episode.

It seems a bit messy. I haven't seen 5 yet but prefer watching on RTE, will sky catch up to allow me to continue watching on RTE?

Clareman

full air dates are at the link below, I do warn that they seem to contain spoilers in regards to episode names and some synopsis

http://www.tv.com/prison-break/show/31635/episode_guide.html?season=3&tag=season_dropdown;dropdown;2

Here's a non-spoiler editted version of the same, I've taken the names and 1 synopsis out (ep. 50 is the next 1)

50.
First aired: 11/5/2007
51.
First aired: 11/5/2007
52.
First aired: 11/19/2007
53.
First aired: 11/26/2007
54.
First aired: 12/3/2007

Bounty Hunter

those are air dates from the US, think the OP is watching it on terrestrial tv, so should have a double episode the next day RTE show it after that.

ixoy

RTE are 3 days behind the States. This week, in America, there was no Prison Break so, as a result, RTE couldn't show a new episode.
Next week, in America, they're showing two episodes in a double bill. So therefore RTE, next week, can show a double bill.
They can't go ahead of the US so this is why we're being made wait.

RobertFoster

podge018 wrote: »

It seems a bit messy.

American TV generally is messy in that it can come in fits and starts. It can have mid-season (even mid-mid-season) breaks and you get new episodes every once in a while, rather than once a week. Since we traditionally received a full season from the US once it had aired over there, we were able to watch episodes at regular intervals with the odd break for Christmas or other such occasions.

Now that RTÉ, Sky, C4 et al. are willing to pay more to get the "top dramas from the states" a great deal quicker than before, we'll end up waiting around while the American stations take a break to watch baseball, or the Super Bowl, or something else. Even the channels that don't show those things tend to take a break (show a repeat) so they don't have to compete with those events.

podge018

So this monday I'll be able to watch ep5 on Sky One then on Thursday I'll be able to see a double bill of 6 and 7?

jor el

podge018 wrote: »

So this monday I'll be able to watch ep5 on Sky One then on Thursday I'll be able to see a double bill of 6 and 7?

That should be it yes. Looks like there'll be no episode the following week though (no episode on Nov 12th in US). Goddamn Fox and their fcuked up schedules.

topher182

true that brother! getting sick of all this waiting around! but a double bill tonight sounds good!!

hope this 4 month hiatus doesnt go ahead i dunno what ill do!

awhir

is the ep on sky one tonight a new one (have seen all eps upto amercian shedual)

LegacyUser

Next weeks episodes will continue as normal according to FOX Website http://www.fox.com/prisonbreak/

cooker3

In fairness it isn't fox fault. II's a general issue for all stations. How do you get shows which where only 22-25 episodes can be made per year to fit into a tv schedule that last around 36 weeks. Something has to give

User45701

why not just show one episode a week for 24 weeks? then air another show for 24 weeks then you have 4 weeks so you can miss 2 weeks from each show for whatever moronic reason like god/sports/thanksgiving

cooker3

Well while I would like that the problem they have with doing that is that there are certain point in tv year where all the stations want to show their best shows mainly september, february and may because that is when they make their most money and get their best ratings so they have to stretch it out in between

ixoy

How confused are people going to become in the next few months when all the US shows vanish abruptly due to the WGA strike...