List of South Park episodes

South Park is an American animated television sitcom created by Trey Parker and Matt Stone for Comedy Central.[1] Parker and Stone developed the series from two animated shorts both titled The Spirit of Christmas (1992, 1995), and was originally developed for Fox. The series was later acquired by Comedy Central, which premiered South Park on August 13, 1997. Produced for an adult audience, South Park became infamous for its profanity and dark, surreal humor that satirizes a wide range of topics. The series revolves around four boys—Stan Marsh, Kyle Broflovski, Eric Cartman, and Kenny McCormick—and their adventures in and around the eponymous Colorado town.

South Park has received multiple accolades, including three Annie Award nominations (with one win),[2][3] two Critics' Choice Television Award nominations (with no wins),[4][5] 17 Emmy Award nominations (with five wins),[6] 3 TCA Awards nominations,[7][8] and a Peabody Award.[9] The first twenty-six seasons and all special episodes have been released on DVD and Blu-ray, in addition to several compilation releases.[10][11][12][13]

On August 5, 2021, Comedy Central announced that Parker and Stone signed a $900 million deal for extending the series to 30 seasons through 2027.[14] The deal also included a series of 14 films for Paramount+, which are released twice per year.[15] Parker and Stone later denied that the projects were films, and clarified that it was ViacomCBS which decided to advertise them as such.[16] Paramount+ advertises the projects as "exclusive events", and they are generally accepted to be television specials.[17][18] In September 2024, Parker and Stone confirmed that the next season would not air until 2025, stating that they want to skip on parodying Donald Trump and the 2024 United States presidential election.[19][20]

As of May 24, 2024, 328 episodes of South Park have aired, including seven specials, concluding the twenty-sixth season.

  1. ^ Tom Shales, "'South Park' Falls Flatulent", The Washington Post (August 13, 1997). LexisNexis (subscription required). Retrieved April 30, 2009.
  2. ^ Staff (1998). "26th Annual Annie Nominations and Awards Recipients". Annie Award. ASIFA-Hollywood. Archived from the original on January 2, 2013. Retrieved April 3, 2014.
  3. ^ Staff (2013). "40th Annual Annie Awards Winners". Annie Award. ASIFA-Hollywood. Archived from the original on February 18, 2014. Retrieved April 3, 2014.
  4. ^ "Critics' Choice TV Awards 2014: And the nominees are..." Time. May 6, 2015. Retrieved May 8, 2015.
  5. ^ "'Mad Max,' 'Fargo' Top Critics' Choice Nominations". Variety. December 14, 2015. Retrieved December 14, 2015.
  6. ^ "South Park". Television Academy. Retrieved July 19, 2015.
  7. ^ "TV critics honor Hanks and 'Earth to the Moon'". Deseret News. July 23, 1998. Archived from the original on December 24, 2013. Retrieved June 18, 2013.
  8. ^ Hibberd, James (May 27, 2014). "TCA nominations: 'True Detective' starts awards season fight". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved May 27, 2014.
  9. ^ "South Park". The Peabody Awards. Retrieved January 28, 2023.
  10. ^ Schedeen, Jesse (June 24, 2016). "Get Your First Look at the South Park: Season 19 Blu-ray Set". IGN. Retrieved June 27, 2016.
  11. ^ ASIN 6305176132
  12. ^ Song, Charles. News posts dated June 26 and 27, 2001. In: "Behind the Scenes: News Archive: June 2001". South Park Studios. Archived from the original on July 23, 2001. Retrieved January 1, 2012.
  13. ^ Carr, David (January 27, 2013). "Fortifying the Empire 'South Park' Built". The New York Times. Retrieved January 28, 2013.
  14. ^ "MTV Entertainment Studios inks new and expansive deal with creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone through 2027". Comedy Central.
  15. ^ "MTV Entertainment Studios Inks New and Expansive Deal With Creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone through 2027". Comedy Central (Press release). August 5, 2021. Archived from the original on August 5, 2021. Retrieved August 5, 2021.
  16. ^ Karl, Chris (October 29, 2021). "South Park Creators Clarify Paramount+ Projects Are Not Feature Films". Screen Rant. Retrieved December 28, 2021.
  17. ^ "South Park: Post Covid" (Press release). November 18, 2021. Retrieved February 20, 2023 – via Paramount Press Express.
  18. ^ "South Park the Streaming Wars" (Press release). May 11, 2011. Retrieved February 20, 2023 – via Paramount Press Express.
  19. ^ Dolak, Kevin (September 6, 2024). "Why 'South Park' Will Skip the Election and Return in 2025". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved September 14, 2024.
  20. ^ Canfield, David (September 5, 2024). "South Park's Creators on Avoiding Trump, Revisiting Casa Bonita, and Experiencing TikTok Jealousy". Vanity Fair. Retrieved September 14, 2024.