Overview
- The Season 27 premiere “Sermon on the ’Mount” aired July 23 and drew 5.9 million cross-platform viewers from July 24–26, becoming the show’s biggest linear debut since 1999.
- White House spokeswoman Taylor Rogers released a statement on July 24 denouncing the episode as “fourth-rate” and accusing South Park of clinging to uninspired content for attention.
- The premiere portrayed President Trump with exaggerated anatomy, depicted him in bed with Satan and closed with a deepfake PSA showing a nude Trump wandering a desert.
- A trailer for Episode 2, unveiled on July 29, previews further Trump–Satan gags, including a scene of Trump groping Satan’s leg under a dinner table.
- Comedy Central re-aired the opener on July 30 during a planned hiatus, with new episodes slated to resume August 6 and stream on Paramount+ the following day.