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Arrested Development - Broadcast history

The first season of Arrested Development premiered in the U.S. on November 2, 2003, on Fox. The time slot has been repeatedly changed in attempts to increase its ratings. Three seasons, totalling 53 episodes, have been produced. The final 4 episodes of season 3 of Arrested Development will be shown back-to-back in a special two hour block on 10 February 2006 from 8pm ET/PT on Fox.

The series also airs in Canada, the United Kingdom, and Australia, among others. In Canada, the show airs Mondays at 8:00 p.m. ET on either Global or CH (many viewers can see the show on FOX if they get cable). The series began airing in the UK on 29 September 2004, initially on both BBC2 and BBC4. Mid-way through the second season, however, the show was dropped from BBC4, while the time slot for BBC2 was repeatedly changed. The second season typically aired on BBC2 on Sunday nights at around 11:30 pm.

In Australia, the series premiered on November 30, 2004, on free-to-air Channel 7 at 10:30 p.m. on Tuesdays. It was later moved to the 11:00 p.m. timeslot on Monday nights on Channel 7, with the second season starting on November 28, 2005. It is also shown on Foxtel (Australian Cable TV) Saturdays at 6:00 p.m. on The Comedy Channel, with the first season on rotation in DVD order. It premiered on Foxtel in August 2005.

Other international markets which have aired the show include the following, listed here with premiere dates: Argentina, March 2, 2004; Italy, April 8, 2004; Ireland, August 5, 2004; Turkey, September 6, 2004; Finland, February 2, 2005; Sweden, February 14, 2005; Iceland, August 12, 2005; and the Netherlands, September 3, 2005.

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