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South Park Sets Bi-Weekly Release Plan for Season 27, With Next Episodes on Sept. 3 and 17

Paramount shifted the cadence to support up-to-the-minute satire that benefits from extra production time.

Overview

  • Paramount confirmed the every-other-week rollout and set the next two air dates, with episodes premiering on Comedy Central and streaming on Paramount+ the following day.
  • A source close to the producers told Deadline the spacing gives Trey Parker and Matt Stone more time to keep episodes current as fast-moving political news unfolds.
  • Paramount cited strong early viewership, including 6.2 million global multi-platform viewers for Episode 2 in its first three days, and the company signaled support for the slower cadence.
  • If the pattern holds for the 10-episode season, outlets report the finale would land around Dec. 10, though schedules could shift and some listings differ on one September date.
  • The rollout comes under the franchise’s reported $1.5 billion, five-year Paramount+ deal, which moved the full library to the service and calls for 50 new episodes.