South Park (season 25)

The twenty-fifth season of the American animated sitcom series South Park premiered on Comedy Central on February 2, 2022.[1][2] and ended on March 16, 2022.[3][4] Consisting of six episodes, it is the shortest season of the show by runtime, and the second shortest by episode count.

South Park
Season 25
Promotional poster
Country of originUnited States
No. of episodes6
Release
Original networkComedy Central
Original releaseFebruary 2 (2022-02-02) –
March 16, 2022 (2022-03-16)
Season chronology

Marketing

To celebrate the show's 25th anniversary, live Broadway orchestral covers of the series' songs were performed, alongside the release date of the upcoming season.[5][6][7]

On March 16, 2022, a one-time live concert celebrating 25 years of South Park music was announced to take place at the Red Rocks Amphitheatre in Morrison, Colorado on August 10, 2022. The concert will feature appearances by Trey Parker and Matt Stone and music by Primus and Ween.[8]

Episodes
See also: List of South Park episodes
No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air date [9]Prod.
code		US viewers
(millions)
3121"Pajama Day"Trey ParkerTrey ParkerFebruary 2, 2022 (2022-02-02)25010.84[10][lower-alpha 1]
After failing to show respect for their teacher, PC Principal revokes Pajama Day privileges for the entire 4th grade class. Cartman is distraught. The kids are not going to stand for it but PC Principal refuses to back down.
3132"The Big Fix"Trey ParkerTrey ParkerFebruary 9, 2022 (2022-02-09)25020.66[11]
When Randy invites the Black family to Tegridy Farms, Stan is amazed to learn a new truth about one of his friends.
3143"City People"Trey ParkerTrey ParkerFebruary 16, 2022 (2022-02-16)25030.66[12]
When Cartman's mom gets a job as a real estate agent, Cartman forms his own real estate business.
3154"Back to the Cold War"Trey ParkerTrey ParkerMarch 2, 2022 (2022-03-02)25040.53[13]
After the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, Mr. Mackey prepares for a nuclear war.
3165"Help, My Teenager Hates Me!"Trey ParkerTrey ParkerMarch 9, 2022 (2022-03-09)25050.62[14]
The boys begin playing Airsoft and start spending time with teenagers who cause them problems.
3176"Credigree Weed St. Patrick's Day Special"Trey ParkerTrey ParkerMarch 16, 2022 (2022-03-16)25060.49[15]
While Butters is excited to celebrate St. Patrick's Day, Randy gets into trouble with Steve Black. Butters is shocked that most people in South Park don't know what St. Patrick's Day is all about.

Reception

Screen Rant felt that the season was too short, saying that "it took quite a while for South Park season 25 to get going. Some of the earlier episodes, such as 'Pajama Day', felt like they were going through the motions with their COVID-related satire, and by the time the season did get going with a pair of Butters-centric episodes touching upon cancel culture and the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the season was already over. Without more episodes to properly develop and marinate character-specific plot threads and the brilliant current events satire that came with them, South Park's latest season, unfortunately, didn't tell a complete and satisfying story."[16]

Notes
  1. The first episode was simulcast on numerous ViacomCBS channels, earning additional first-run views beyond the amount cited here.

References
  1. Adams, Timothy (January 14, 2022). "'South Park' Season 25 Premiere Date Confirmed". ComicBook.com. Archived from the original on January 15, 2022. Retrieved January 14, 2022.
  2. "Comedy Central's South Park returns for historic 25th Season Wednesday, February 2nd". Comedy Central (Press release). January 14, 2022. Retrieved January 21, 2022.
  3. Rejent, Joseph (March 16, 2022). "How to watch 'South Park' Episode 6: Season 25 Finale, time, TV channel, how to watch online (3/16/22)". NJ.com. Retrieved March 17, 2022.
  4. "TV Review | South Park: Season 25 Finale (Credigree Weed St. Patrick's Day Special)". Future of the Force. March 17, 2022. Retrieved March 18, 2022.
  5. S, Shilpa (January 17, 2022). "South Park to return for season 25, announces release date in new video". OTTPlay. Retrieved January 29, 2022.
  6. Dick, Jeremy (January 27, 2022). "South Park Assembles Full Orchestra for New Rendition of 'Kyle's Mom' Song". MovieWeb. Retrieved January 29, 2022.
  7. "Orchestral Renditions of South Park Songs". Comedy Central. February 25, 2022. Retrieved March 7, 2022.
  8. "Announcing South Park the 25th Anniversary Concert" (Press release). March 16, 2022. Retrieved March 17, 2022 – via Comedy Central.
  9. "Shows A–Z – south park on comedy central". The Futon Critic. Retrieved September 24, 2020.
  10. Metcalf, Mitch (February 3, 2022). "SHOWBUZZDAILY's Wednesday 2.2.2022 Top 150 Cable Originals and Network Finals UPDATED". Showbuzz Daily. Retrieved February 3, 2022.
  11. Metcalf, Mitch (February 10, 2022). "SHOWBUZZDAILY's Wednesday 2.9.2022 Top 150 Cable Originals and Network Finals UPDATED". Showbuzz Daily. Retrieved February 10, 2022.
  12. Metcalf, Mitch (February 17, 2022). "SHOWBUZZDAILY's Wednesday 2.16.2022 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals UPDATED". Showbuzz Daily. Retrieved February 17, 2022.
  13. Metcalf, Mitch (March 4, 2022). "SHOWBUZZDAILY's Wednesday 3.2.2022 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals UPDATED". Showbuzz Daily. Retrieved March 4, 2022.
  14. Metcalf, Mitch (March 10, 2022). "SHOWBUZZDAILY's Wednesday 3.2.2022 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals UPDATE". Showbuzz Daily. Retrieved March 10, 2022.
  15. Metcalf, Mitch (March 17, 2022). "SHOWBUZZDAILY's Wednesday 3.2.2022 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals UPDATE". Showbuzz Daily. Retrieved March 17, 2022.
  16. "South Park Season 25 Was Too Short To Do Its Stories Justice".
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