"33" first aired in the United Kingdom on , and in the United States on , almost three months later. UK viewers obliged US "Battlestar Galactica" fans by illegally copying the episode—via BitTorrent—within hours of its Sky One airing. , "33" has been released thrice on home video as part of the first season collected sets; on as a Best Buy exclusive, again on , and finally as an HD DVD set on . The episode was also released on as part of the entire series' home video set on both DVD and Blu-ray.