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South Park is an American animated sitcom created by Trey Parker and Matt Stone for Comedy Central. The series revolves around four boys — Stan Marsh, Kyle Broflovski, Eric Cartman, and Kenny McCormick — and their adventures in and around the titular Colorado town. South Park also features many recurring characters. The series became infamous for its profanity and dark, surreal humor that satirizes a large range of subject matter. Parker and Stone developed South Park from two animated short films, both titled The Spirit of Christmas, released in 1992 and 1995. The second short became one of the first viral Internet videos, leading to the series' production. The pilot episode was produced using cutout animation; the remainder of the series uses computer animation based on the cutout technique. Since the fourth season, episodes have generally been written and produced during the week preceding their broadcast, with Parker serving as the lead writer and director. Since its debut on August 13, 1997, 337 episodes of South Park have been broadcast. It debuted with great success, consistently earning the highest ratings of any basic cable program. Subsequent ratings have varied, but it remains one of Comedy Central's longest-running programs. In August 2021, South Park was renewed through 2027, and a series of television specials was announced for Paramount+, the first two of which were released later that year. In October 2019, it was announced that WarnerMedia had acquired exclusive streaming rights to South Park starting in June 2020 for HBO Max. After the HBO Max deal expired in late June 2025, on July 21, 2025, Parker and Stone announced a five-year agreement with Paramount+ to stream the series exclusively and to have 10 episodes produced per year. The twenty-eighth season premiered on October 16, 2025. South Park has received critical acclaim, and is included in various publications' lists of the greatest television shows. It has received numerous accolades, including five Primetime Emmy Awards and a Peabody Award. A theatrical film, South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut, was released in June 1999 to commercial and critical success, garnering an Academy Award nomination. In 2013, TV Guide ranked South Park the tenth Greatest TV Cartoon of All Time.

Infobox

Genre
mw- Animated sitcom Black comedy Satire Surreal humor
Created by
Trey Parker Matt Stone
Showrunners
Trey Parker Matt Stone
Voices of
Trey Parker Matt Stone Mary Kay Bergman Isaac Hayes Eliza Schneider Mona Marshall April Stewart Adrien Beard
Theme music composer
Primus
Composers
Adam Berry Scott Nickoley Jamie Dunlap
Country of origin
United States
Original language
English
No. of seasons
28
No. of episodes
337 (list of episodes)
Executive producers
Trey Parker Matt Stone Brian Graden Deborah Liebling Frank C. Agnone II Bruce Howell Anne Garefino
Producers
Vernon Chatman Eric Stough Bruce Howell Adrien Beard Jack Shih
Cinematography
Kenny Gioseffi
Running time
22 minutes
Production companies
Comedy PartnersSouth Park Studios[a]Celluloid Studios (pilot)
Network
Comedy CentralParamount
Release
August 13, 1997 (1997-08-13) –present

Tables

First released
First released
Season
First released
Episodes
Last released
Episodes
Network
1
1
Season
1
Episodes
13
Episodes
August 13, 1997 (1997-08-13)
Originally released
February 25, 1998 (1998-02-25)
Originally released
Comedy Central
2
2
Season
2
Episodes
18
Episodes
April 1, 1998 (1998-04-01)
Originally released
January 20, 1999 (1999-01-20)
3
3
Season
3
Episodes
17
Episodes
April 7, 1999 (1999-04-07)
Originally released
January 12, 2000 (2000-01-12)
4
4
Season
4
Episodes
17
Episodes
April 5, 2000 (2000-04-05)
Originally released
December 20, 2000 (2000-12-20)
5
5
Season
5
Episodes
14
Episodes
June 20, 2001 (2001-06-20)
Originally released
December 12, 2001 (2001-12-12)
6
6
Season
6
Episodes
17
Episodes
March 6, 2002 (2002-03-06)
Originally released
December 11, 2002 (2002-12-11)
7
7
Season
7
Episodes
15
Episodes
March 19, 2003 (2003-03-19)
Originally released
December 17, 2003 (2003-12-17)
8
8
Season
8
Episodes
14
Episodes
March 17, 2004 (2004-03-17)
Originally released
December 15, 2004 (2004-12-15)
9
9
Season
9
Episodes
14
Episodes
March 9, 2005 (2005-03-09)
Originally released
December 7, 2005 (2005-12-07)
10
10
Season
10
Episodes
14
Episodes
March 22, 2006 (2006-03-22)
Originally released
November 15, 2006 (2006-11-15)
11
11
Season
11
Episodes
14
Episodes
March 7, 2007 (2007-03-07)
Originally released
November 14, 2007 (2007-11-14)
12
12
Season
12
Episodes
14
Episodes
March 12, 2008 (2008-03-12)
Originally released
November 19, 2008 (2008-11-19)
13
13
Season
13
Episodes
14
Episodes
March 11, 2009 (2009-03-11)
Originally released
November 18, 2009 (2009-11-18)
14
14
Season
14
Episodes
14
Episodes
March 17, 2010 (2010-03-17)
Originally released
November 17, 2010 (2010-11-17)
15
15
Season
15
Episodes
14
Episodes
April 27, 2011 (2011-04-27)
Originally released
November 16, 2011 (2011-11-16)
16
16
Season
16
Episodes
14
Episodes
March 14, 2012 (2012-03-14)
Originally released
November 7, 2012 (2012-11-07)
17
17
Season
17
Episodes
10
Episodes
September 25, 2013 (2013-09-25)
Originally released
December 11, 2013 (2013-12-11)
18
18
Season
18
Episodes
10
Episodes
September 24, 2014 (2014-09-24)
Originally released
December 10, 2014 (2014-12-10)
19
19
Season
19
Episodes
10
Episodes
September 16, 2015 (2015-09-16)
Originally released
December 9, 2015 (2015-12-09)
20
20
Season
20
Episodes
10
Episodes
September 14, 2016 (2016-09-14)
Originally released
December 7, 2016 (2016-12-07)
21
21
Season
21
Episodes
10
Episodes
September 13, 2017 (2017-09-13)
Originally released
December 6, 2017 (2017-12-06)
22
22
Season
22
Episodes
10
Episodes
September 26, 2018 (2018-09-26)
Originally released
December 12, 2018 (2018-12-12)
23
23
Season
23
Episodes
10
Episodes
September 25, 2019 (2019-09-25)
Originally released
December 11, 2019 (2019-12-11)
24
24
Season
24
Episodes
2
Episodes
September 30, 2020 (2020-09-30)
Originally released
March 10, 2021 (2021-03-10)
Specials
Specials
Season
Specials
Episodes
2
Episodes
November 25, 2021 (2021-11-25)
Originally released
December 16, 2021 (2021-12-16)
Originally released
Paramount+
25
25
Season
25
Episodes
6
Episodes
February 2, 2022 (2022-02-02)
Originally released
March 16, 2022 (2022-03-16)
Originally released
Comedy Central
Specials
Specials
Season
Specials
Episodes
2
Episodes
June 1, 2022 (2022-06-01)
Originally released
July 13, 2022 (2022-07-13)
Originally released
Paramount+
26
26
Season
26
Episodes
6
Episodes
February 8, 2023 (2023-02-08)
Originally released
March 29, 2023 (2023-03-29)
Originally released
Comedy Central
Specials
Specials
Season
Specials
Episodes
3
Episodes
October 27, 2023 (2023-10-27)
Originally released
May 24, 2024 (2024-05-24)
Originally released
Paramount+
27
27
Season
27
Episodes
5
Episodes
July 23, 2025 (2025-07-23)
Originally released
September 24, 2025 (2025-09-24)
Originally released
Comedy Central
28
28
Season
28
Episodes
5
Episodes
October 15, 2025 (2025-10-15)
Originally released
December 10, 2025 (2025-12-10)
Season
Episodes
Originally released
First released
Last released
Network
1
13
August 13, 1997 (1997-08-13)
February 25, 1998 (1998-02-25)
Comedy Central
2
18
April 1, 1998 (1998-04-01)
January 20, 1999 (1999-01-20)
3
17
April 7, 1999 (1999-04-07)
January 12, 2000 (2000-01-12)
4
17
April 5, 2000 (2000-04-05)
December 20, 2000 (2000-12-20)
5
14
June 20, 2001 (2001-06-20)
December 12, 2001 (2001-12-12)
6
17
March 6, 2002 (2002-03-06)
December 11, 2002 (2002-12-11)
7
15
March 19, 2003 (2003-03-19)
December 17, 2003 (2003-12-17)
8
14
March 17, 2004 (2004-03-17)
December 15, 2004 (2004-12-15)
9
14
March 9, 2005 (2005-03-09)
December 7, 2005 (2005-12-07)
10
14
March 22, 2006 (2006-03-22)
November 15, 2006 (2006-11-15)
11
14
March 7, 2007 (2007-03-07)
November 14, 2007 (2007-11-14)
12
14
March 12, 2008 (2008-03-12)
November 19, 2008 (2008-11-19)
13
14
March 11, 2009 (2009-03-11)
November 18, 2009 (2009-11-18)
14
14
March 17, 2010 (2010-03-17)
November 17, 2010 (2010-11-17)
15
14
April 27, 2011 (2011-04-27)
November 16, 2011 (2011-11-16)
16
14
March 14, 2012 (2012-03-14)
November 7, 2012 (2012-11-07)
17
10
September 25, 2013 (2013-09-25)
December 11, 2013 (2013-12-11)
18
10
September 24, 2014 (2014-09-24)
December 10, 2014 (2014-12-10)
19
10
September 16, 2015 (2015-09-16)
December 9, 2015 (2015-12-09)
20
10
September 14, 2016 (2016-09-14)
December 7, 2016 (2016-12-07)
21
10
September 13, 2017 (2017-09-13)
December 6, 2017 (2017-12-06)
22
10
September 26, 2018 (2018-09-26)
December 12, 2018 (2018-12-12)
23
10
September 25, 2019 (2019-09-25)
December 11, 2019 (2019-12-11)
24
2
September 30, 2020 (2020-09-30)
March 10, 2021 (2021-03-10)
Specials
2
November 25, 2021 (2021-11-25)
December 16, 2021 (2021-12-16)
Paramount+
25
6
February 2, 2022 (2022-02-02)
March 16, 2022 (2022-03-16)
Comedy Central
Specials
2
June 1, 2022 (2022-06-01)
July 13, 2022 (2022-07-13)
Paramount+
26
6
February 8, 2023 (2023-02-08)
March 29, 2023 (2023-03-29)
Comedy Central
Specials
3
October 27, 2023 (2023-10-27)
May 24, 2024 (2024-05-24)
Paramount+
27
5
July 23, 2025 (2025-07-23)
September 24, 2025 (2025-09-24)
Comedy Central
28
5
October 15, 2025 (2025-10-15)
December 10, 2025 (2025-12-10)

References

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