Plus, South Park ‘s entire library (seasons one through 26) now lives on Paramount+ in the United States (where HBO Max has held the rights for years) and globally.

The iconic animated series kicked off its 27th season on July 23 with a firestorm of controversy, the kind only Trey Parker and Matt Stone could orchestrate.

"Was this purely financial?" Jon Stewart wondered on The Daily Show this week after Paramount announced the coming end of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert.