'South Park' Share on Facebook Share on X Share to Flipboard Send an Email Show additional share options Share on LinkedIn Share on Pinterest Share on Reddit Share on Tumblr Share on Whats App Print the Article Post a Comment Logo text The Trump Resistance-era of South Park continues with the show's latest season 27 episode. In a promo for the new episode (below), Towelie heads to Washington D.C. and discovers the town overrun by soldiers and tanks. "Wow, Washington D.C.!" Towelie enthuses amid shots of a town overrun by the military. "This seems like a perfect place for a towel." The episode is titled "Sickofancy." The footage suggests South Park is tackling President Trump's controversial decision to deploy a significant number of federal law enforcement and immigration agents into the nation's capital as part of a crackdown on crime and homelessness. The White House has said the move has resulted in hundreds of arrests. Critics have called it an unnecessary authoritarian takeover of the District, which has seen its crime statistics fall in recent years. Related Stories TV 'South Park' Momentum Continues With Cross-Platform Ratings Bump for ICE-Baiting Episode TV 'South Park' Skipping Another Week Amid Controversy, Record Ratings It comes at a time when South Park - long famed for refusing to be perceived as taking political sides and mocking all comers - has taken a decidedly strong and recurring stance this season against the Trump Administration (at least, so far). Comedy Central also announced that after Wednesday's episode, the next episode of South Park won't air until Sept. 3, and then won't air again until Sept. 17. In other words, the show will be running every other week for the near future. This follows last week being skipped (the network claimed it was to celebrate the show's anniversary, and aired a marathon of past episodes), as well as the show skipping a week after its ratings record-breaking season premiere. While the network and South Park creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone haven't commented on the schedule shifts, one might assume they're using the extra time to edge away from the show's usual breakneck six-day production schedule and give themselves more breathing room to make episodes at a time when the show is under perhaps unprecedented scrutiny and enjoying a surge of viewership. South Park's ratings have been setting records for Comedy Central. The season 27 premiere delivered 6 million cross-platform viewers and had the show's biggest share in 25 years. The second episode then delivered 6.2 million viewers and had the show's biggest share ever. The second episode took aim at Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and resulted in some back and forth between the Trump Administration and the series. Noem was portrayed as a serial puppy shooter with a face that kept melting off, while the Secretary shot back, "It's so lazy to make fun of women for how they look." THR Newsletters Sign up for THR news straight to your inbox every day Subscribe Sign Up THR Cover Story Glen Powell and Eli Manning: Meet Hollywood's Most Unlikely 'Powers' Couple Mipcom 2025 MIPCOM: 'Ku'Damm 77' to Celebrate World Premiere at Cannes Market Live Feed Hayley Atwell and Rupert Everett Join 'Rivals' Season 2 Cast on Disney+ as Legendary Jilly Cooper Characters Johnny Carson Johnny Carson's Emmy Era: Host, Nominee, Critic Severance Dan Erickson Answers More 'Severance' Questions Than You'd Think The Pitt R. Scott Gemmill Had a Very Different Idea for a Medical Drama Before 'The Pitt' - One That Involved Flashbacks to 'ER' THR Cover Story Glen Powell and Eli Manning: Meet Hollywood's Most Unlikely 'Powers' Couple Mipcom 2025 MIPCOM: 'Ku'Damm 77' to Celebrate World Premiere at Cannes Market Live Feed Hayley Atwell and Rupert Everett Join 'Rivals' Season 2 Cast on Disney+ as Legendary Jilly Cooper Characters Johnny Carson Johnny Carson's Emmy Era: Host, Nominee, Critic Severance Dan Erickson Answers More 'Severance' Questions Than You'd Think The Pitt R. Scott Gemmill Had a Very Different Idea for a Medical Drama Before 'The Pitt' - One That Involved Flashbacks to 'ER'