Overview
- The show premiered its 29th season on Wednesday, Sept. 16, with new episodes airing on Comedy Central and streaming the following day on Paramount+.
- Parker and Stone announced the temporary rebrand earlier in September as a marketing stunt and a direct jab at President Trump’s orders to rename geographic sites and at Apple and Google for reflecting those changes.
- The season-opening episode centers on an e-bike craze in the town and signals a creative shift back toward stories focused on the series’ core four boys rather than multi-episode political arcs.
- Early reports say the premiere drew unusually strong streaming interest and was described by at least one outlet as the most-watched sitcom on streaming after a single episode, though those figures remain provisional.
- The change builds on two Trump-focused seasons that recently won awards and also highlights public tensions between the creators and parent company Paramount over creative and corporate decisions.