South Park season 26

South Park
Season 26
Home media release cover
No. of episodes	6
Release
Original network	Comedy Central
Original release	February 8 (2023-02-08) – March 29, 2023 (2023-03-29)
Season chronology
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List of episodes

The twenty-sixth season of the American animated sitcom series South Park premiered on Comedy Central on February 8, 2023, and ended on March 29, 2023. ^[1] The season consisted of six episodes, ^[2] with each episode having next-day availability on HBO Max in the United States. ^[1] With this season, South Park surpassed Arthur as the second longest-running animated series in the United States in terms of quantities of seasons, behind The Simpsons . ^[3]

Production

On January 17, 2023, Comedy Central released a teaser video announcing the upcoming debut of Season 26, but with no start date announced. ^[4] On January 20, the video description was updated to announce a debut date of February 8, which was then confirmed by other sources including the official South Park Twitter feed. ^{[5] [6] [7]}

Episodes

See also: List of South Park episodes

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original release date	Prod. code  [2]	U.S. viewers (millions)
320	1	"Cupid Ye"	Matt Stone	Matt Stone	February 8, 2023 (2023-02-08)	2601	0.38 [8]
Stan feels left out when Kyle and Tolkien form a bond in making TikToks together. Cartman attempts to ruin their newfound relationship with the help of Cupid Ye, but the latter uses it as a means to spread anti-Semitic propaganda about Kyle to students across the school.
321	2	"The Worldwide Privacy Tour"	Trey Parker	Trey Parker	February 15, 2023 (2023-02-15)	2602	0.46 [9]
Kyle seeks out brand management when the Prince of Canada and his wife visit South Park and cause problems.
322	3	"Japanese Toilet"	Trey Parker	Trey Parker	March 1, 2023 (2023-03-01)	2603	0.38 [10]
After their old toilet becomes too much of a hassle to use, Randy buys a new Japanese toilet and brags about it to everyone in town. However, the new toilet causes problems with others, prompting words of caution from Jimmy Valmer.
323	4	"Deep Learning"	Trey Parker	Trey Parker & ChatGPT	March 8, 2023 (2023-03-08)	2604	0.37 [11]
Stan begins using ChatGPT to do his essays and text better messages to Wendy, bringing him into conflict with her, his classmates, and school officials.
324	5	"DikinBaus Hot Dogs"	Trey Parker	Trey Parker	March 22, 2023 (2023-03-22)	2605	0.33 [12]
Cartman turns his hot dog accommodation into a fast food-selling amusement park area called DikinBaus Hot Dogs, but all of its funds are coming straight from Butters's paycheck.
325	6	"Spring Break"	Trey Parker	Trey Parker	March 29, 2023 (2023-03-29)	2606	0.27 [13]
Mr. Garrison falls back into his political rallying habits while on vacation with Rick in South Carolina. Meanwhile, Randy tries to show Stan and Tolkien how to have a party when they decide to use their spring break time to play a game.

Reception

Cathal Gunning with Screen Rant was disappointed with the season's format, criticizing its short run of episodes. Gunning said it was like Season 25, and that it was a disappointment to viewers who hoped that the season would not have a similar problem. ^[14]

Home media

The season was originally scheduled to be released on Blu-ray and DVD on September 12, 2023, but was delayed until November 7, 2023. ^[15]

See also

• United States portal
• Colorado portal
• Television portal
• Animation portal
• Comedy portal

• South Park (Park County, Colorado)
• South Park City

References

1. Chapman, Wilson (January 20, 2023). "'South Park' Season 26 Sets February Premiere Date". IndieWire . Retrieved January 20, 2023.
2. "Shows A–Z – south park on comedy central". The Futon Critic . Archived from the original on March 2, 2023. Retrieved September 24, 2020.
3. Scorziello, Sophia (August 9, 2023). "The Longest-Running Shows on American Television". Variety. Retrieved March 3, 2024.
4. "South Park Season 26 Trailer". January 17, 2023. Retrieved January 17, 2023– via YouTube.
5. @SouthPark (January 20, 2023). "The all-new South Park Season 26 will premiere on February 8 on Comedy Central!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
6. Kim, Matt (January 20, 2023). "South Park Season 26 Premiere Date Revealed". IGN . Retrieved January 23, 2023.
7. Petski, Denise (January 20, 2023). "'South Park' Gets Season 26 Premiere Date On Comedy Central". Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved January 23, 2023.
8. Metcalf, Mitch (February 9, 2023). "SHOWBUZZDAILY's Wednesday 2.8.2023 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals". Showbuzz Daily . Retrieved February 9, 2023.
9. Metcalf, Mitch (February 16, 2023). "SHOWBUZZDAILY's Wednesday 2.15.2023 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals". Showbuzz Daily . Retrieved February 16, 2023.
10. Salem, Mitch (March 2, 2023). "SHOWBUZZDAILY's Wednesday 3.1.2023 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals". Showbuzz Daily. Archived from the original on March 2, 2023. Retrieved March 2, 2023.
11. Salem, Mitch (March 9, 2023). "SHOWBUZZDAILY's Wednesday 3.8.2023 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals". Showbuzz Daily. Archived from the original on March 9, 2023. Retrieved March 9, 2023.
12. Salem, Mitch (March 23, 2023). "SHOWBUZZDAILY's Wednesday 3.22.2023 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals UPDATED". Showbuzz Daily. Archived from the original on March 23, 2023. Retrieved March 23, 2023.
13. Salem, Mitch (March 30, 2023). "SHOWBUZZDAILY's Wednesday 3.29.2023 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals UPDATED". Showbuzz Daily. Archived from the original on March 30, 2023. Retrieved March 30, 2023.
14. Gunning, Cathal (March 30, 2023). "South Park's Season 26 Finale Continues A Disappointing Trend". Screen Rant . Retrieved July 27, 2023.
15. Lovell, Kevin (August 21, 2023). "South Park: The Complete Twenty-Sixth Season; Arrives On Blu-ray & DVD November 7, 2023 From Paramount". screenconnections.com. Retrieved September 26, 2023.