If it felt like everybody you knew was speaking concerning the Season 27 premiere of South Park, there could be a purpose. Comedy Central has revealed that the debut of “Sermon on the ‘Mount” was seen by almost six million cross-platform viewers, a 68% enhance from the Season 26 premiere. This marks the most important South Park premiere in 25 years, for the reason that Season 3 premiere aired in April 1999, making the episode the #1 telecast throughout all cable channels on Wednesday, July twenty third.
“Sermon on the ‘Mount” was additionally “essentially the most social episode ever” (per an official launch from Comedy Central) as for over 12 hours, #SouthPark was trending on X, rating because the #1 hashtag for five hours of that point.
The season premiere featured creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone taking ruthless goal at Donald Trump, resulting in among the present’s most subversive political satire but. Parker and Stone, in fact, are “terribly sorry” about hurting Trump’s emotions by displaying his uncensored micropenis on tv.
South Park Season 27 will proceed with new episodes starting Wednesday, August sixth, streaming the following day on Paramount+.