South Park season 26
Season of television series
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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]
| South Park | |
|---|---|
| Season 26 | |
Home media release cover | |
| No. of episodes | 6 |
| Release | |
| Original network | Comedy Central |
| Original release | February 8 – March 29, 2023 |
| Season chronology | |
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
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | Prod. code | U.S. viewers (millions) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 320 | 1 | "Cupid Ye" | Matt Stone | Matt Stone | February 8, 2023 | 2601 | 0.48[8] |
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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 | 2602 | 0.56[9] |
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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 | 2603 | 0.48[10] |
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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 | 2604 | 0.47[11] |
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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 | 2605 | 0.43[12] |
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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 | 2606 | 0.47[13] |
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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]
