The twenty-second season of South Park, an American animated sitcom created by Trey Parker and Matt Stone, premiered on Comedy Central on September 26, 2018, and concluded on December 12, 2018, after 10 episodes aired.[1][2] This season once again had planned "dark weeks" (weeks during which no new episodes would air) after episode four and episode seven.
| South Park | |
|---|---|
| Season 22 | |
 Home media release cover | |
| No. of episodes | 10 |
| Release | |
| Original network | Comedy Central |
| Original release | September 26 – December 12, 2018 |
| Season chronology | |
Similar to the previous season, the season features continuing elements and recurring storylines without adhering to a linear story arc; while lampooning several phenomena such as school shootings in the United States, modern political correctness, climate change denial, and the working conditions and monopolistic tactics of Amazon, several characters in the show also express disdain and exasperation with South Park's constant attraction to controversy and surreal occurrences.
Marketing
editOn September 13, 2018, the series began teasing a set of commercials about a mock-cancellation by Comedy Central by using the hashtag #cancelsouthpark.[3]
Episodes
edit| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Prod. code | U.S. viewers (millions) |
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| 288 | 1 | "Dead Kids" | Trey Parker | Trey Parker | September 26, 2018 | 2201 | 1.09[5] |
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When school shootings occur at South Park Elementary, everyone is nonchalant about it except Sharon. Cartman fails a math test because he copied his answers from Tolkien and believes Tolkien deliberately sabotaged him because he did not like Black Panther. | |||||||
| 289 | 2 | "A Boy and a Priest" | Trey Parker | Trey Parker | October 3, 2018 | 2202 | 0.93[6] |
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When Father Maxi struggles to deliver his sermon amid constant jokes, Butters attempts to console Maxi, but the rest of the town takes their new friendship the wrong way. | |||||||
| 290 | 3 | "The Problem with a Poo" | Trey Parker | Trey Parker | October 10, 2018 | 2203 | 0.97[7] |
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After posting offensive tweets, Mr. Hankey is fired from directing the annual holiday pageant, and enlists Kyle's help to regain his reputation. Strong Woman gives birth to quintuplets following her relationship with PC Principal. | |||||||
| 291 | 4 | "Tegridy Farms" | Trey Parker | Trey Parker | October 17, 2018 | 2204 | 0.71[8] |
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The vaping craze hits South Park. Cartman and Butters sell vapes to others in school while Kyle is strongly against it. Annoyed with all the recent issues, Randy resolves to move the family to a marijuana farm, but a vape salesman follows him and attempts to steal his product. | |||||||
| 292 | 5 | "The Scoots" | Trey Parker | Trey Parker | October 31, 2018 | 2205 | 0.84[9] |
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When e-scooters appear all over town, the boys want to use them to their advantage to get as much candy on Halloween as possible, but the town goes into panic upon realizing how much candy they will need. | |||||||
| 293 | 6 | "Time to Get Cereal" | Trey Parker | Trey Parker | November 7, 2018 | 2206 | 0.83[10] |
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Part one of two. A creature is killing citizens of South Park. The boys soon realize who is responsible, and turn to an old acquaintance for help, but the police think the boys are the ones responsible and wrongfully arrest them in the end. | |||||||
| 294 | 7 | "Nobody Got Cereal?" | Trey Parker | Trey Parker | November 14, 2018 | 2207 | 0.82[11] |
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Part two of two. As the town panics over the recent destruction, the boys escape police custody and Stan confronts the one responsible for bringing the creature to South Park. | |||||||
| 295 | 8 | "Buddha Box" | Trey Parker | Trey Parker | November 28, 2018 | 2208 | 0.83[12] |
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Cartman's anxiety leads him to wear a cardboard box over his head and isolate himself and the trend catches on. PC Principal and Strong Woman continue to deal with their quintuplets. | |||||||
| 296 | 9 | "Unfulfilled" | Trey Parker | Trey Parker | December 5, 2018 | 2209 | 0.77[13] |
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Part one of two. An Amazon warehouse opens in South Park, and after an accident, the employees go on strike. The boys decide to enter a bike parade, but are upset by the shipping delay. | |||||||
| 297 | 10 | "Bike Parade" | Trey Parker | Trey Parker | December 12, 2018 | 2210 | 0.83[14] |
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Part two of two. As the Amazon strike continues, Randy finds a way to sell more marijuana, and Kenny's father forces him to be a part of the strike, putting a damper on the boys' bike parade plans. | |||||||
Reception
editThe twenty-second season of South Park received positive reviews. On Rotten Tomatoes, the season holds a 77% approval rating based on 13 reviews, stating "South Park recaptures its sardonic magic in a less serialized season that remains hit-or-miss in its resonance but undeniably funny no matter who it skewers".[15]
The premiere episode "Dead Kids" was watched by 1.09 million viewers and scored a 0.7 in the ratings,[5] making it the lowest watched season premiere in the show's history and a decrease from the season 21 premiere episode "White People Renovating Houses", which was watched by 1.68 million viewers.[16]
Home media
editThis season was released in its entirety on DVD and Blu-ray on May 28, 2019.[17]
See also
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References
edit- ^ Parker, Ryan (December 12, 2018). "'South Park' Season Finale Drops Uncensored C-Word". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on December 13, 2018. Retrieved December 29, 2018.
- ^ Budow, Aileen (July 11, 2018). "South Park Season 22 to Premiere Wednesday, September 26". Comedy Central Press (Press release). Archived from the original on September 13, 2018. Retrieved September 13, 2018.
- ^ Pearson, Ben (September 13, 2018). "'South Park' Teases Its Own Cancellation in New Trailer For Season 22". /Film (Press release). Archived from the original on September 22, 2018. Retrieved September 22, 2018.
- ^ "Watch South Park Episodes Online Season 22 (2018)". TV Guide. Archived from the original on August 13, 2019. Retrieved September 13, 2019.
- ^ a b Welch, Alex (September 27, 2018). "Wednesday cable ratings: 'American Horror Story' slips again, 'South Park' premieres down". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on September 28, 2018. Retrieved September 28, 2018.
- ^ Welch, Alex (October 4, 2018). "Wednesday cable ratings: 'American Horror Story' ticks back up, MLB leads". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on October 5, 2018. Retrieved October 4, 2018.
- ^ Welch, Alex (October 11, 2018). "Wednesday cable ratings: 'South Park' ticks back up, 'Always Sunny' stays steady". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on October 12, 2018. Retrieved October 11, 2018.
- ^ Welch, Alex (October 18, 2018). "Wednesday cable ratings: MLB playoffs dominate, 'American Horror Story: Apocalypse' falls". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on October 19, 2018. Retrieved October 18, 2018.
- ^ Welch, Alex (November 1, 2018). "Wednesday cable ratings: 'American Horror Story' falls, 'Greenleaf' holds steady". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on November 2, 2018. Retrieved November 1, 2018.
- ^ Welch, Alex (November 8, 2018). "Wednesday cable ratings: 'Always Sunny' finale stays steady, 'Black Ink Crew' ticks up". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on November 9, 2018. Retrieved November 8, 2018.
- ^ Welch, Alex (November 15, 2018). "Wednesday cable ratings: 'American Horror Story' finale and 'Greenleaf' stay steady". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on November 16, 2018. Retrieved November 15, 2018.
- ^ Welch, Alex (November 29, 2018). "Wednesday cable ratings: College Basketball claims the top slot, 'Vikings' premieres steady". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on November 30, 2018. Retrieved November 29, 2018.
- ^ Welch, Alex (December 6, 2018). "Wednesday cable ratings: The NBA leads the night, 'South Park' dips". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on December 7, 2018. Retrieved December 6, 2018.
- ^ Welch, Alex (December 13, 2018). "Wednesday cable ratings: 'Black Ink Crew' pulls up, 'Real Housewives of Dallas' stumbles". Archived from the original on December 14, 2018. Retrieved December 13, 2018.
- ^ "South Park: Season 22". Rotten Tomatoes. Archived from the original on December 12, 2018. Retrieved September 5, 2019.
- ^ Welch, Alex (September 15, 2017). "Wednesday cable ratings: 'South Park' returns lower, 'Broad City' improves". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on September 15, 2017. Retrieved September 15, 2017.
- ^ "New Blu-ray Discs: Outlander Season 4, Blue Velvet, South Park S22 & more!". HDReport. May 27, 2019. Archived from the original on July 6, 2019. Retrieved December 15, 2019.
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