‘South Park’ Episode Ridiculing Trump Draws 5.9 Million Viewers
The post ‘South Park’ Episode Ridiculing Trump Draws 5.9 Million Viewers appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. A promotional image for the Season 27 debut of ‘South Park’ on Comedy Central Comedy Central Comedy Central’s South Park has had a very good month, with the long-running show’s Season 27 premiere drawing a total audience of 5.9 million viewers, according to Paramount, which streams the show on Comedy Central and Paramount+. It marks South Park’s biggest premiere episode since 1999, fueled in part by the significant buzz the episode generated with its mockery of Donald Trump and Comedy Central’s parent company, Paramount Global. In the premiere episode, titled “Sermon on the ‘Mount,” Trump is seen in bed with the Devil, and wielding his power to arrest and sue his enemies. The episode is noteworthy as it comes just days after the approval of a merger between Paramount and Skydance, which South Park creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone suggested led to a delay in the show’s premiere date. Show creators Matt Stone and Trey Parker tear into the Paramount Skydance merger “In response to the press release from Comedy Central about the change in premiere date for South Park,” said a statement posted to the show’s page on X, “Trey Parker and Matt Stone said – ‘This merger is a s— show and it’s f—ing up South Park. We are at the studio working on new episodes and we hope the fans get to see them somehow.’” The White House was unimpressed with the Trump-focused episode, with spokesperson Taylor Rogers telling multiple outlets the show “hasn’t been relevant for over 20 years and is hanging on by a thread with uninspired ideas in a desperate attempt for attention.” The show’s merciless ridicule of Trump–which included graphic taunts about the president’s manhood–comes as the fallout from the $8 billion Paramount and Skydance merger included an agreement that Paramount would…
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A promotional image for the Season 27 debut of ‘South Park’ on Comedy Central Comedy Central Comedy Central’s South Park has had a very good month, with the long-running show’s Season 27 premiere drawing a total audience of 5.9 million viewers, according to Paramount, which streams the show on Comedy Central and Paramount+. It marks South Park’s biggest premiere episode since 1999, fueled in part by the significant buzz the episode generated with its mockery of Donald Trump and Comedy Central’s parent company, Paramount Global. In the premiere episode, titled “Sermon on the ‘Mount,” Trump is seen in bed with the Devil, and wielding his power to arrest and sue his enemies. The episode is noteworthy as it comes just days after the approval of a merger between Paramount and Skydance, which South Park creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone suggested led to a delay in the show’s premiere date. Show creators Matt Stone and Trey Parker tear into the Paramount Skydance merger “In response to the press release from Comedy Central about the change in premiere date for South Park,” said a statement posted to the show’s page on X, “Trey Parker and Matt Stone said – ‘This merger is a s— show and it’s f—ing up South Park. We are at the studio working on new episodes and we hope the fans get to see them somehow.’” The White House was unimpressed with the Trump-focused episode, with spokesperson Taylor Rogers telling multiple outlets the show “hasn’t been relevant for over 20 years and is hanging on by a thread with uninspired ideas in a desperate attempt for attention.” The show’s merciless ridicule of Trump–which included graphic taunts about the president’s manhood–comes as the fallout from the $8 billion Paramount and Skydance merger included an agreement that Paramount would…
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