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South Park Delays New Episode After Creators Say It Wasn’t Finished

Comedy Central rescheduled the season after the creators cited a last‑minute production miss.

Overview

  • Trey Parker and Matt Stone said, “This one’s on us… we didn’t get it done in time,” hours before the Sept. 17 airtime.
  • Comedy Central set the new premiere for Wednesday, Sept. 24 at 10 p.m. ET, with additional episodes slated for Oct. 15, Oct. 29, Nov. 12, Nov. 26 and Dec. 10.
  • The postponed installment would have been the first new episode since Charlie Kirk’s assassination, prompting fan speculation about the timing.
  • Comedy Central removed the August episode “Got a Nut” from linear reruns after the shooting, though it remains available to stream on Paramount+.
  • Deadline reported an insider said the delay involved finding the right tone for current events, while the creators publicly framed it as a simple timing miss.