"South Park" Viewership Score Ratings Big with Trump Attack
by Peter White
July 30, 2025


"South Park" certainly has been in the news during the past week.

The animated series took aim at President Donald Trump in its Season 27 opener, in particular focusing on the Commander-in-Chief’s small manhood, and clearly it has paid off.




The opening episode — which premiered on Comedy Central and streamed on Paramount+, thanks to a massive new deal between the company soon to be owned by Skydance and South Park creators Matt Stone and Trey Parker — was watched by nearly 6 million viewers across these two platforms, per the company.

It noted that the episode also scored its biggest season premiere share on the cable network since 1999 – two years after its debut – and up 68% on last season. Per Nielsen, it landed a 9.2, compared to the 5.48 scored by the Season 26 opener.

It also was the best season premiere rating in three years, with nearly 1M viewers (996,000) compared to 866,000 last year, and was the No. 1 telecast across all cable last Wednesday.

https://deadline.com/2025/07/south-park-season-27-ratings-1236474650/