Overview

• Comedy Central rescheduled Season 27, Episode 5 to Wednesday, September 24 at 10 p.m. ET.
• Co-creator Matt Stone told The Denver Post that no one pulled or censored the episode and that the team simply did not finish it on time.
• Trey Parker and Matt Stone said the missed deadline was "on us" in a statement thanking Comedy Central and fans for understanding.
• Comedy Central reaffirmed a 10-episode season with Wednesday 10 p.m. ET airings and next-day streaming exclusively on Paramount+.
• Speculation that the delay was tied to recent events, including the killing of Charlie Kirk, was reported by outlets but explicitly rejected by the creators.