3. Channel 4 decided to wait until September after "Big Brother 2008" had finished airing, as the episodes took up approximately 100 minutes of airtime on a Friday night, which filled "Betty"'s slot. Prior to "Big Brother", March–May was filled with the whole first season of "Dirty Sexy Money", which occupied "Betty"'s slot whenever it was not on, and moved accordingly. "Betty" made its return to Channel 4 on Friday 5 September 2008 between the two season finale episodes of "Big Brother". Unlike "Desperate Housewives"' 3rd-season premiere, "Betty"'s timeslot for that week was not changed as the first show finished at 9pm and resumed with episode 2 at 10pm, meaning that "Betty" could return to its normal slot. Episodes played straight through into season 3 without a break, and viewers who were desperate to see the next episode of the show could see it one night earlier on a Thursday instead of a Wednesday in its usual 9:00pm slot on E4. T4 then introduced weekend encore sessions on Sundays which replayed that week's episode from 1:30 pm–2:30pm.