Overview

• The second episode drew 6.2 million viewers across cable and streaming in its first three days, marking the show’s largest audience share since 2018.
• The White House labeled South Park “irrelevant” and accused it of relying on “uninspired ideas” after the season premiere’s unfiltered Trump mockery.
• Governor Kristi Noem called the satire “petty” and “lazy” despite not watching the episode, prompting the creators to post an alternate ending featuring her character.
• Parker and Stone’s five-year, $1.5 billion Paramount+ deal underpins a fast-turnaround production model, with the third episode due Aug. 20 and supplemental extras released online.
• Episodes employ provocative tactics such as AI-generated nudity PSAs, Trump’s caricatured liaison with Satan and a diminutive J.D. Vance to amplify shock value.