South Park is having a late‑career heat check in 2025. The Comedy Central mainstay’s new run has hammered President Donald Trump and spun that fixation into real‑world momentum, with a season‑opening audience of 5.9 million across Comedy Central and Paramount+, its best season‑premiere rating since 2022 . Over the last four months, Nielsen figures have more than doubled the show’s 2023 levels.

Co‑creator Trey Parker insists this isn’t a pivot so much as a reflection of the moment: “ It’s not that we got all political … It’s that politics became pop culture .” Partner Matt Stone says the pair were “ attracted to ” the fact that speaking out had become “ taboo .”

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Parker and Stone initially thought the Trump

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