Wild rides are no surprise for the fans of South Park– with anticipations built high this
Summer for Season 27, it was clear the road was rocky from the start. From premiere
delays, swapping streaming platforms, to a new bi-weekly schedule, navigating when
and where to watch has become humorous in itself.

Looking back to 2020, South Park fans expected a typical episodic Season 24, then
faced hour-long specials: the “Pandemic Special” and “Vaccination Special”.
Season 25 (2022) and Season 26 (2023) are both known as the shortest seasons to
date. Having only aired 6 episodes each, many viewers were left expecting more.

Then comes the infamous South Park hiatus of 2024, the November presidential
elections. Trey Parker and Matt Stone (creators of South Park) felt this hiatus was
necessary for a few reasons. For starters, to ease off of the “stale” political satire.
Secondly, to prevent a creative burnout. And lastly to save a sliver of their sanities.
Now circling back to Season 27, knowing South Park’s inconsistent history, this year’s
unsteady schedule is nothing out of the ordinary. The premiere date being delayed two
weeks was just the start. So let’s break down what we know now!

The show officially premiered Wednesday July 23, 2025, at 10 p.m. ET on Comedy
Central. Rather than July 9th, leaving South Park to kick-off with a two-week release
delay. This was due to their involvement with merging to the streaming platform,
Paramount. On the brightside, now with a Paramount+ subscription viewers can catch
up on the new episode the following day of the Comedy Central release.

As for the confusing release dates, the most updated schedule has shifted from weekly
to bi-weekly– meaning every other Wednesday on Comedy Central, or Thursday for
Paramount+ viewers. This release schedule is expected to stick around through the
season finale, which is projected to air November 26, 2025.