South Park Season 29 Drops Premiere Date And Full Schedule — First Look Revealed
South Park is back as Comedy Central locks the Season 29 premiere date and unveils a first-look teaser, marking the animated icon’s TV return after last year’s behind-the-scenes shake-ups.
South Park finally has a real, honest-to-god return date — with an actual rollout plan this time. Season 29 hits Comedy Central in September, and yes, they even dropped a first-look teaser to prove it exists.
When and where to watch
Season 29 premieres Wednesday, September 16 at 10pm ET/PT on Comedy Central. Episodes will stream the next day exclusively on Paramount+ in the US, Canada, and Australia. If you are elsewhere, the show will still stream — just on a different, territory-specific schedule.
The current rollout
Comedy Central announced six dates so far, all Wednesdays. It is a bi-weekly cadence out of the gate:
- September 16
- September 30
- October 14
- October 28
- November 11
- November 25
Only six episodes? Here is what that actually means
Right now, only six episodes are locked on the calendar. That does not mean the season stops there. Under Trey Parker and Matt Stone’s current Paramount deal, South Park is supposed to deliver ten episodes a year. So expect four more installments — they just have not dated them yet. Given how last year went, holding those back is probably strategic.
Quick catch-up on the deal and last year’s weirdness
After some back-and-forth with Paramount, Parker and Stone signed an exclusive pact to make new South Park episodes for five years at a reported $300 million per year. Off the back of that, the show returned last year with ten new episodes — and here is the slightly wonky part — those ten effectively covered both Season 27 and Season 28 on the production ledger.
The rollout was bumpy. The creators said they struggled to follow up the season premiere, which led to gaps between episodes and a not-quite-weekly rhythm. That is why this year’s plan starts bi-weekly and keeps the final four dates flexible: they are trying to avoid a repeat of the slip-and-slide release pattern. Early schedule in hand, Season 29 is starting on a stronger footing than last time.
Teaser’s out
Comedy Central also put out a quick first-look teaser with the date announcement. Nothing spoilery, just enough to confirm the machine is back up and running for the show’s 2026 return.
Bottom line: mark September 16, expect new episodes every other Wednesday for a while, and look for the remaining four dates once the season settles in.