South Park (season 22)

South Park (season 22)
Country of origin United States
No. of episodes 3
Release
Original network Comedy Central
Original release September 26, 2018 (2018-09-26) – present
Season chronology

The twenty-second season of South Park, an American animated sitcom created by Trey Parker and Matt Stone, premiered on Comedy Central on September 26, 2018; it will comprise 10 episodes.[1]

On September 13, 2018, the series began teasing a set of commercials about a mock cancellation by Comedy Central by using the hashtag #cancelsouthpark.[2]

Episodes

No.
overall		No. in
season		Title Directed byWritten byOriginal air date Prod.
code		U.S. viewers
(millions)
2881"Dead Kids"Trey ParkerTrey ParkerSeptember 26, 2018 (2018-09-26)22011.09[3]
When school shootings occur at South Park Elementary, everyone is nonchalant about it except Sharon. Cartman fails a math test because he copied his answers from Token and believes Token deliberately sabotaged him because he did not like Black Panther.
2892"A Boy and a Priest"Trey ParkerTrey ParkerOctober 3, 2018 (2018-10-03)22020.93[4]
When Father Maxi struggles to deliver his sermon amid constant jokes, Butters attempts to console Maxi, but the rest of the town takes their new friendship the wrong way.
2903"The Problem with a Poo"Trey ParkerTrey ParkerOctober 10, 2018 (2018-10-10)22030.97[5]
After posting offensive tweets, Mr. Hankey is fired for directing the annual holiday pageant, and enlists Kyle's help to regain his reputation. Strong Woman gives birth to quintuplets following her relationship with PC Principal.

Reception

The premiere episode "Dead Kids" was watched by 1.09 million viewers and scored a 0.7 in the ratings,[3] making it the lowest watched season premiere in the show's history, and a decrease from the season 21 premiere episode "White People Renovating Houses" which was watched by 1.68 million viewers.[6]

References

  1. ↑ Budow, Aileen (July 11, 2018). "South Park Season 22 to Premiere Wednesday, September 26". Comedy Central Press (Press release). Retrieved September 13, 2018.
  2. ↑ Pearson, Ben (September 13, 2018). "'South Park' Teases Its Own Cancellation in New Trailer For Season 22". /Film (Press release). Retrieved September 22, 2018.
  3. 1 2 Welch, Alex (September 27, 2018). "Wednesday cable ratings: 'American Horror Story' slips again, 'South Park' premieres down". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved September 28, 2018.
  4. ↑ Welch, Alex (October 4, 2018). "Wednesday cable ratings: 'American Horror Story' ticks back up, MLB leads". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved October 4, 2018.
  5. ↑ Welch, Alex (October 11, 2018). "Wednesday cable ratings: 'South Park' ticks back up, 'Always Sunny' stays steady". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved October 11, 2018.
  6. ↑ Welch, Alex (September 15, 2017). "Wednesday cable ratings: 'South Park' returns lower, 'Broad City' improves". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved September 15, 2017.
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