White House reacts to South Park’s Trump-Satan episode
White House calls South Park “fourth-rate” after episode shows Trump in bed with Satan.
Season 27 of “South Park” started off with a bang this week after creating a firestorm of discussion and controversy involving no less than Satan and President Donald Trump.
“South Park” tore into Trump in its season premiere, at one point depicting him getting into bed naked with Satan. The episode also referenced the president’s settlement agreement with Paramount (the show’s boss), the “60 Minutes” saga, and the surprise cancellation of CBS’s “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert.”
Show creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone came out with an “apology” the day after, slyly saying, “we’re terribly sorry,” at Comedy Central’s Comic-Con animation panel on July 24. The events came shortly after Paramount and the show’s creators agreed on a 50-episode streaming deal on Paramount+.
Following its blazing start, here is what to know about Season 27 of “South Park.”
What is the ‘South Park’ Season 27 episode schedule?
The new deal between “South Park” creators and Paramount included an agreement for the show to produce 10 episodes per year, multiple media outlets including Los Angeles Times and The Hollywood Reporter reported. Under that episode cadence, here is what the Season 27 episode schedule looks like:
Episode 1: July 23, “Sermon On the ‘Mount”Episode 2: July 30Episode 3: Aug. 6Episode 4: Aug. 13Episode 5: Aug. 20Episode 6: Aug. 27Episode 7: Sept. 3Episode 8: Sept.10Episode 9: Sept. 17Episode 10: Sept. 24How to watch ‘South Park’ Season 27
New episodes of “South Park” Season 27 are set to air on Comedy Central on Wednesdays at 10 p.m. ET/PT. Episodes will be available to stream on Paramount+, but the season premiere did not hit the streaming platform until the day after, according to Paramount.
Paramount+ offers two subscription plans. Paramount+ Essential is just $7.99 per month and gives you access to thousands of episodes, movies and live NFL on CBS (with limited ads).
Paramount+ Premium is $12.99 per month and includes everything in the Essential plan plus Showtime originals, blockbuster movies and live TV with fewer ads.
USA TODAY’s Brian Truitt contributed to this report.
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