South Park Delays Episode After Controversial Trump Portrayal

South Park's Season 27 premiere attracted record viewership and controversy after featuring a provocative, AI-generated nude sequence of a Trump-like character. The episode drew a sharp rebuke from the White House, which called it 'deliberately inflammatory' and 'a desperate attempt for attention.' Comedy Central then announced a surprise week-long delay for Episode 2, now airing August 6, citing ongoing creative decisions and production complications related to the recently finalized Paramount-Skydance merger, which followed FCC approval. The merger coincided with Trey Parker and Matt Stone's $1.5 billion streaming deal with Paramount. Teasers for the upcoming episode show continued satire of Trump and his supporters, including mentions of Charlie Kirk. Despite speculation, sources maintain the delay was pre-planned but not clearly disclosed to fans.