South Park Season 27 Premiere Surges with Nearly 6M Cross-Platform Viewers and Biggest Share in Over 25 Years

South Park Season 27 Premiere Surges with Nearly 6M Cross-Platform Viewers and Biggest Share in Over 25 Years

South Park Season 27 Premiere Surges with Nearly 6M Cross-Platform Viewers and Biggest Share in Over 25 Years

Franchise’s Viral Season Debut Earns #1 Most Social Episode Ever

Tune-In TONIGHT, July 30^th, for an Encore Airing of Premiere Episode, “Sermon on the ‘Mount”, at 10 p.m. ET on Comedy Central

July 30, 2025 (New York, NY) - South Park season 27 viewership surges with biggest season premiere share on Comedy Central since 1999, up +68% vs. last season premiere, and nearly 6M cross-platform viewers across Paramount+ and Comedy Central. In addition, the viral premiere dominated Wednesday as the #1 telecast across all cable. South Park earned its most social episode ever, while #SouthPark trended on X for over 12 hours, ranking #1 for 5 hours. Tune-in tonight, July 30^th, for an encore airing of the premiere episode, “Sermon on the ‘Mount,” with a new episode airing Wednesday, August 6 at 10 p.m. ET on Comedy Central and next day on Paramount+.

Full ratings information below:

• South Park S27 premiere scored 5.9M cross-platform viewers across Paramount+ and Comedy Central

• Earned its biggest linear season premiere share since 1999

  • Up +68% vs. S26 premiere (9.20 vs. 5.48)

• Best season premiere rating since 2022

  • Up +15% vs. S26 premiere (0.996 vs. 0.866)

• #1 telecast across all cable on Wednesday

• South Park S27 debut was a hit on social

  • #1 most social episode ever for South Park

  • #1most social program across all TV on Wednesday

  • #SouthPark trended on X for over 12 hours, ranking #1 for 5 hours