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| Season 26 | |
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| No. of episodes | 6 |
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| Original network | Comedy Central |
| Original release | February 8 (2023-02-08) – March 29, 2023 (2023-03-29) |
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← Previous Season 25 Next → Season 27 | |
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The twenty-sixth season of the Americananimated sitcom seriesSouth Park premiered onComedy 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 onHBO Max in the United States.[1] With this season,South Park surpassedArthur as the second longest-running animated series in the United States in terms of quantities of seasons, behindThe Simpsons.[3]
On January 17, 2023, Comedy Central released ateaser 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 officialSouth ParkTwitter feed.[5][6][7]
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | Prod. code | U.S. viewers (millions) |
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| 320 | 1 | "Cupid Ye" | Matt Stone | Matt Stone | February 8, 2023 (2023-02-08) | 2601 | 0.48[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 | 0.56[9] |
Kyle seeks outbrand management when thePrince of Canada andhis wife visit South Park and cause problems. | |||||||
| 322 | 3 | "Japanese Toilet" | Trey Parker | Trey Parker | March 1, 2023 (2023-03-01) | 2603 | 0.48[10] |
After their old toilet becomes too much of a hassle to use, Randy buys a newJapanese toilet and brags about it to everyone in town. However, the new toilet causes problems with others, prompting words of caution fromJimmy Valmer. | |||||||
| 323 | 4 | "Deep Learning" | Trey Parker | Trey Parker &ChatGPT | March 8, 2023 (2023-03-08) | 2604 | 0.47[11] |
Stan begins usingChatGPT 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 | 0.43[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 | 0.47[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. | |||||||
Cathal Gunning withScreen Rant was disappointed with the season's format, criticizing its short run of episodes. Gunning said it was likeSeason 25, and that it was a disappointment to viewers who hoped that the season would not have a similar problem.[14]
The season was originally scheduled to be released onBlu-ray andDVD on September 12, 2023, but was delayed until November 7, 2023.[15]
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