{"id":184361,"date":"2025-10-02T06:03:03","date_gmt":"2025-10-02T06:03:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/184361\/"},"modified":"2025-10-02T06:03:03","modified_gmt":"2025-10-02T06:03:03","slug":"when-will-south-park-season-27-return-with-episode-6","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/184361\/","title":{"rendered":"When Will \u2018South Park\u2019 Season 27 Return With Episode 6?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" top-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1759384983_302_960x0.jpg\" alt=\"Scene from &quot;South Park&quot; Season 27, Episode 6.\" data-height=\"1080\" data-width=\"1920\" fetchpriority=\"high\" style=\"position:absolute;top:0\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Scene from &#8220;South Park&#8221; Season 27, Episode 6.<\/p>\n<p>Comedy Central\/Paramount+<\/p>\n<p>Following South Park\u2019s long break between this season\u2019s fourth and fifth episodes, how long will it be before Trey Parker and Matt Stone are back with Season 27, Episode 6?<\/p>\n<p>South Park, of course, has been sporadic in the delivery of its episodes since its return in July, which, apart from airing on cable\u2019s Comedy Central, is streaming on Paramount+ for the first time. <\/p>\n<p><a class=\"embed-base color-body color-body-border link-embed embed-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/timlammers\/2025\/10\/01\/when-time-does-monster-the-ed-gein-story-come-out-on-netflix-this-week\/\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"When Time Does \u2018Monster: The Ed Gein Story\u2019 Come Out On Netflix This Week?\" data-ga-track=\"forbesEmbedly:https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/timlammers\/2025\/10\/01\/when-time-does-monster-the-ed-gein-story-come-out-on-netflix-this-week\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">ForbesWhen Time Does \u2018Monster: The Ed Gein Story\u2019 Come Out On Netflix This Week?By Tim Lammers<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Since the show\u2019s return for its 27th season on July 23, Parker and Stone <a class=\"color-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/timlammers\/2025\/09\/24\/teaser-photos-for-new-south-park-episode-include-trump-appearance\/\" data-ga-track=\"InternalLink:https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/timlammers\/2025\/09\/24\/teaser-photos-for-new-south-park-episode-include-trump-appearance\/\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"have mostly targeted\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">have mostly targeted<\/a> President Donald Trump and members of his administration, including Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem, as well as his policies (including tariffs) and MAGA supporters.<\/p>\n<p>In Episode  5 \u2014 titled Conflict of Interest \u2014 Parker and Stone extended their mockery beyond Trump to include Federal Communications Commission Chair Brendan Carr, who found himself in the middle of the public firestorm caused by Disney-owned ABC\u2019s suspension of the eponymous host of Jimmy Kimmel Live! <\/p>\n<p>Read a <a class=\"color-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/timlammers\/2025\/09\/04\/south-park-season-27-episode-4-recap-and-how-to-watch\/\" data-ga-track=\"InternalLink:https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/timlammers\/2025\/09\/04\/south-park-season-27-episode-4-recap-and-how-to-watch\/\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"recap of the episode here\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">recap of the episode here<\/a> and see images from the episode from South Park\u2019s X account below.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"embed-base color-body color-body-border link-embed embed-6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/timlammers\/2025\/09\/30\/horror-hit-the-conjuring-last-rites-gets-streaming-date\/\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Horror Hit \u2018The Conjuring: Last Rites\u2019 Gets Streaming Date\" data-ga-track=\"forbesEmbedly:https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/timlammers\/2025\/09\/30\/horror-hit-the-conjuring-last-rites-gets-streaming-date\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">ForbesHorror Hit \u2018The Conjuring: Last Rites\u2019 Gets Streaming DateBy Tim Lammers<\/a><\/p>\n<p>For most of the season, Parker and Stone have delivered new episodes of South Park every other week. However, when the duo announced it was pushing Episode 5 from Sept. 17 to Sept. 24 \u2014 extending the wait after the Sept. 3 episode from two to three weeks \u2014 they also reconfigured the show\u2019s schedule that includes another extended break.<\/p>\n<p>As such, South Park Season 27, Episode 6 will not air on cable\u2019s Comedy Central until Wednesday, Oct. 15, or begin streaming on Paramount+ until Thursday, Oct. 16.<\/p>\n<p>Unlike the previous three-week hiatus, the show\u2019s long wait for Episode 6 was planned.<\/p>\n<p>As for the delay of Episode 5, Parker and Stone said in a Sept. 17 post on social media that they simply didn\u2019t get the episode completed on time. Stone reiterated why the show was delayed in an interview with <a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.denverpost.com\/2025\/09\/19\/south-park-episode-delay-matt-stone-censorship\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-ga-track=\"ExternalLink:https:\/\/www.denverpost.com\/2025\/09\/19\/south-park-episode-delay-matt-stone-censorship\/\" aria-label=\"The Denver Post\">The Denver Post<\/a> two days later, mainly to dispel any misconceptions about the show being censored the wake of Jimmy Kimmel\u2019s suspension. <\/p>\n<p><a class=\"embed-base color-body color-body-border link-embed embed-4 link-embed--long-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/timlammers\/2025\/10\/01\/elordi-frankenstein-poster-released-new-trailer-coming-wednesday\/\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"\u2018Frankenstein\u2019: Netflix Releases New Trailer For Guillermo Del Toro\u2019s Monster Movie\" data-ga-track=\"forbesEmbedly:https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/timlammers\/2025\/10\/01\/elordi-frankenstein-poster-released-new-trailer-coming-wednesday\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Forbes\u2018Frankenstein\u2019: Netflix Releases New Trailer For Guillermo Del Toro\u2019s Monster MovieBy Tim Lammers<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cNo one pulled the episode, no one censored us, and you know we\u2019d say so if true,\u201d Stone told The Denver Post. \u201cWe just didn\u2019t get it done. When you always cut it close, sometimes you mess up. That\u2019s the price of being a procrastinator.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The late night TV talker\u2019s show <a class=\"color-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/conormurray\/2025\/09\/23\/one-third-of-abc-stations-wont-air-jimmy-kimmel-live-nexstar-joins-sinclair-in-boycott\/\" data-ga-track=\"InternalLink:https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/conormurray\/2025\/09\/23\/one-third-of-abc-stations-wont-air-jimmy-kimmel-live-nexstar-joins-sinclair-in-boycott\/\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"was pulled off the air\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">was pulled off the air<\/a> on Sept. 15, of course, over comments he made about Trump and Republicans when discussing the assassination of conservative activist and podcaster Charlie Kirk. <\/p>\n<p>The suspension led to prostests from <a class=\"color-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/conormurray\/2025\/09\/22\/hollywood-stars-backing-kimmel-stern-streep-hanks-the-view-hosts-more-updated\/\" data-ga-track=\"InternalLink:https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/conormurray\/2025\/09\/22\/hollywood-stars-backing-kimmel-stern-streep-hanks-the-view-hosts-more-updated\/\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"high-profile celebrities\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">high-profile celebrities<\/a> Kimmel\u2019s <a class=\"color-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/siladityaray\/2025\/09\/19\/blatant-censorship-late-night-hosts-react-to-kimmel-being-taken-off-air\/\" data-ga-track=\"InternalLink:https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/siladityaray\/2025\/09\/19\/blatant-censorship-late-night-hosts-react-to-kimmel-being-taken-off-air\/\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"talk show rivalries\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">talk show rivalries<\/a> and others who claimed Kimmel was the target of Trump-inspired censorship of his freedom of speech.<\/p>\n<p>What Does The Rest Of \u2018South Park\u2019 Season 27\u2019s Release Schedule Look Like?<\/p>\n<p>Following the release of Episode 6 on Comedy Central on Oct. 15 and Paramount+ on Oct. 16, South Park\u2019s 27th season will resume its pattern of releasing new episodes every other week.<\/p>\n<p>Including the upcoming episode, here\u2019s what the release calendar for the remainder of the season looks like:<\/p>\n<p>Oct. 15: Episode 6 \u2014 Title To Be Announced (Oct. 16 on Paramount+)<\/p>\n<p>Oct. 29: Episode 7 \u2014 Title TBA (Oct. 30 on Paramount+)<\/p>\n<p>Nov. 12: Episode 7 \u2014 Title TBA (Nov. 13 on Paramount+)<\/p>\n<p>Nov. 26: Episode 8 \u2014 Title TBA (Nov. 27 on Paramount+)<\/p>\n<p>Dec. 10: Episode 8 \u2014 Title TBA (Dec. 11 on Paramount+)<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"embed-base color-body color-body-border link-embed embed-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/timlammers\/2025\/10\/01\/disney-hit-freakier-friday-gets-streaming-date\/\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Disney Hit \u2018Freakier Friday\u2019 Gets Streaming Date\" data-ga-track=\"forbesEmbedly:https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/timlammers\/2025\/10\/01\/disney-hit-freakier-friday-gets-streaming-date\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">ForbesDisney Hit \u2018Freakier Friday\u2019 Gets Streaming DateBy Tim Lammers<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The first five episodes of South Park Season 27 can all be streamed on Paramount+. However, only Episodes 1, 3,4 and 5 are available on Comedy Central, since the cable network pulled Episode 2 from reruns following the assassination of Charlie Kirk on Sept. 10.<\/p>\n<p>Last month, Andrew Kolvet, the producer of The Charlie Kirk Show, <a class=\"color-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/timlammers\/2025\/09\/18\/charlie-kirks-producer-urges-paramount-to-bring-back-south-park-episode\/\" data-ga-track=\"InternalLink:https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/timlammers\/2025\/09\/18\/charlie-kirks-producer-urges-paramount-to-bring-back-south-park-episode\/\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"urged Paramount\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">urged Paramount<\/a> in a post on X to bring the Aug. 3 episode back to the cable outlet\u2019s line-up. <\/p>\n<p>In his post, Kolvet said in part, &#8220;As someone who can speak with some authority on this, Charlie loved that he was featured in South Park. He told me many times. He would want the episode back up.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"embed-base color-body color-body-border link-embed embed-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/timlammers\/2025\/09\/30\/top-10-horror-movies-of-2025-so-far-according-to-rotten-tomatoes\/\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"The Top 10 Horror Movies Of 2025 So Far, According To Rotten Tomatoes\" data-ga-track=\"forbesEmbedly:https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/timlammers\/2025\/09\/30\/top-10-horror-movies-of-2025-so-far-according-to-rotten-tomatoes\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">ForbesThe Top 10 Horror Movies Of 2025 So Far, According To Rotten TomatoesBy Tim Lammers<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Scene from &#8220;South Park&#8221; Season 27, Episode 6. 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