LOADING ERROR LOADINGPolitics wasn’t meant to be the focus of the latest seasons of “South Park” but President Donald Trump’s seemingly boundless influence on America made it impossible to avoid. AdvertisementTackling all things Trump has been a boon for “South Park” ratings, with viewership doubling from its 2023 numbers, according to Nielsen. Though White House representatives called the show’s Trump pivot a “desperate attempt for attention,” the creators said “South Park” doesn’t need chaos in the capital to keep itself relevant. We’re becoming: ‘Tune in to see what we’re going to say about Trump,’” Stone said he remembered thinking. By the 2024 election, Parker told Vanity Fair he thought they’d squeezed all the comedic material they could from then-candidate Trump.

Source: Huffington Post November 11, 2025 23:24 UTC