It’s only been a few days since the White House blastedSouth Parkfollowing thatPresident Donald Trump-centered Season 27 premiere, but the show keeps attracting even more viewers. The new season debuted on Wednesday, July 30, and immediately ranked at the top of TV ratings while also breaking an impressive 26-year-old record. For those who are yet to catch up, the president could be seenbegging for sex from Satan in the premiere, which also featured an AI-assisted PSA where Trump went fully nude.
Based onTVLine’s reports, the first episode ofSouth ParkSeason 27has amassed 5.9 million total cross-platform viewers (in Live+3). It has also delivered its biggest linear season premiere share of the 18-49 crowd (9.2, up 68% compared to the last season) since October 1999, when Season 3 launched. On top of that,South Parkranked as the #1 telecastacross all of cable last Wednesday.
Last night,Comedy Centralshowed a rerun of the controversial Trump episode, titled “Sermon on the Mount” with the next one not airing until Wednesday, August 6 at 10/9c. The said episode is entirely focused onTrump suingthose who speak out against him. In it, POTUS is depicted as a “whiny-voiced, flappy-headed, Satan-loving dictator” with a comically miniscule manhood that pissed off the White House and Trump loyalists.
What Did The White House Have to Say About Trump’s ‘South Park’ Episode?
Responding to theSouth ParkSeason 27 opener, White House repTaylor Rogerswas on full aggressive mode, claiming that the animated series keeps hitting “record lows,” which is certainly not the case now. “The Left’s hypocrisy truly has no end – for years they have come afterSouth Parkfor what they labeled as ‘offense’ content, but suddenly they are praising the show,” Rogers declared. “Just likethe creators ofSouth Park, the Left has no authentic or original content, which is why their popularity continues to hit record lows.”
The scathing statement didn’t end there as it furtherlabeledSouth Parkas a show that has been irrelevant for over two decadesand is “hanging on by a thread with uninspired ideas in a desperate attempt for attention.” It continued, “President Trump has delivered on more promises in just six months than any other president in our country’s history – and no fourth-rate show can derail President Trump’s hot streak.”
South ParkSeason 27 returns on August 6. Stay tuned to Collider for further information about the Comedy Central sitcom.
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Source: TVLine
