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'South Park' Season 29 premiere draws 4.2M viewers, up 33% in demo

The Comedy Central and Paramount+ debut ranks as the week's top non-sports cable show among 18-49-year-olds.

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What to know

  • Season 29 premiere drew 4.2 million viewers across Paramount+ and Comedy Central over three days.
  • Demo ratings rose 33% from Season 28's opener; the episode ranked as top non-sports cable show in the 18-49 demo.
  • Social engagement was strong: 11 million views and 63,000 online mentions, up 40% from last year's premiere.
some voices

The episode's restrained approach to its Trump and America references was more effective than a full episode on the topic.

  • “Yeah the one trump appearance and the couple America references was way better than if the whole episode was about trump wanting to change the name”

    griffjr96 · Reddit ↗
some voices

Streaming on free, ad-supported platforms is preferable to paying for Paramount+.

  • “I've been watching old episodes on Pluto. Hate the ads, but I'd rather that than pay paramount.”

    mangongo · Reddit ↗

“The season opener scored 4.2 million viewers across three days of viewing on Paramount+ and Comedy Central”

The Wrap · The Wrap ↗

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'South Park' Season 29 premiere draws 4.2M viewers, up 33% in demo
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    Season 29 premiere generates 11 million social media views, 63,000 online mentions

    On social media, 'South Park' ranked as the No. 1 most social cable comedy show of the day with 11 million views and 1 million engagements in the first three days. The opener scored 63,000 online mentions, up 40% from Season 28's first three days.

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    'South Park' Season 29 premiere draws 4.2 million viewers in three days

    The season opener scored 4.2 million viewers across Paramount+ and Comedy Central in its first three days, with ratings up 33% in the 18-49 demo (0.73 to 0.97 rating) and share up 20% (3.96 to 4.77 share). It ranked as the No. 1 non-sports cable telecast of the week in the 18-49 demo.

    “I'd rather that than pay paramount.”
    — mangongo, Reddit commenter · source

    1. 2 outlets first by bleedingcool.com, 1d ago · also Variety · read ↗

    2. 1 outlet first by The Wrap, 1d ago · read ↗

    • Yeah the one trump appearance and the couple America references was way better than if the whole episode was about trump wanting to change the name

      griffjr96r/television1d agoview on r/television ↗
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    • I've been watching old episodes on Pluto. Hate the ads, but I'd rather that than pay paramount.

      mangongor/television1d agoview on r/television ↗
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