Overview
- Viewership for the current season has roughly doubled compared with 2023, marking the show’s strongest start in decades according to reporting cited from the New York Times.
- Trey Parker and Matt Stone say they decided only weeks before launch to center new episodes on Trump to demonstrate independence after Paramount’s recent $16 million settlement and the ending of Stephen Colbert’s Late Show.
- The producers state that Comedy Central and parent company Paramount have imposed no editorial restrictions and have let the team proceed as they wish.
- The White House publicly criticized the show in July, with a spokeswoman dismissing it as irrelevant and attention-seeking.
- The Trump-focused storyline remains in place for now, though the creators suggest next season could take a different direction as audience reactions vary by region.