Jump to content

South Park season 21

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This is an old revision of this page, as edited by Nightscream (talk | contribs) at 01:27, 24 December 2018 (ce). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

South Park
Season 21
DVD cover
No. of episodes10
Release
Original networkComedy Central
Original releaseSeptember 13 (2017-09-13) –
December 6, 2017 (2017-12-06)
Season chronology
← Previous
Season 20
Next →
Season 22
List of episodes

The twenty-first season of the American animated sitcom South Park premiered on Comedy Central on September 13, 2017, and contains ten episodes. This season had planned "dark weeks" (weeks during which no new episodes would air) after episode three, episode six, and episode eight.[1] The season lampooned many events and cultural institutions such as the Trump administration, the Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville, Netflix, and the MCU. The season received mixed to positive reviews, with many reviewers praising the shows ability to remain relevant and choice of abandoning the linear narrative that dominated much of the previous season, despite many of the previous story elements being carried over into this season such as Cartman's relationship with Heidi.[2] The seasons ratings declined overall in comparison to the previous season.[3] The second episode "Put It Down" received an Emmy nomination.[4]

Marketing

Comedy Central announced on August 22 that the network would be running a complete marathon of South Park consisting of the shows first 254 episodes all airing over eight days, in a similar vein to The Simpsons 600 episode marathon over 13 days of the previous year.[5] The marathon drew more than 10 million unique viewers to the network. Online across Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter over 7 million video views were generated as well as 500,000 engagements. The stunt helped increase the ratings of other Comedy Central programs as well such as Broad City, which premiered directly after South Park.[6]

Episodes

See also: List of South Park episodes
No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateProd.
code		U.S. viewers
(millions)
2781"White People Renovating Houses"Trey ParkerTrey ParkerSeptember 13, 2017 (2017-09-13)21011.68[7]
2792"Put It Down"Trey ParkerTrey ParkerSeptember 20, 2017 (2017-09-20)21021.25[8]
2803"Holiday Special"Trey ParkerTrey ParkerSeptember 27, 2017 (2017-09-27)21031.25[9]
2814"Franchise Prequel"Trey ParkerTrey ParkerOctober 11, 2017 (2017-10-11)21041.12[10]
2825"Hummels & Heroin"Trey ParkerTrey ParkerOctober 18, 2017 (2017-10-18)21050.93[11]
2836"Sons a Witches"Trey ParkerTrey ParkerOctober 25, 2017 (2017-10-25)21061.22[12]
2847"Doubling Down"Trey ParkerTrey ParkerNovember 8, 2017 (2017-11-08)21071.13[13]
2858"Moss Piglets"Trey ParkerTrey ParkerNovember 15, 2017 (2017-11-15)21081.09[14]
2869"Super Hard PCness"Trey ParkerTrey ParkerNovember 29, 2017 (2017-11-29)21090.90[15]
28710"Splatty Tomato"Trey ParkerTrey ParkerDecember 6, 2017 (2017-12-06)21100.97[16]

Reception

Jesse Schedeen with IGN rated the entire season a 8.2 out of 10, praising the creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone for shifting away from continuity-heavy storylines and commentary on current events and returning to its roots in absurdity-based situational humor. Schedeen commented, "It's not that this season ignored what was going on in the world this year, but it wasn't quite so obsessed with lampooning current events from week to week. That shift, more than anything else, resulted in a stronger, more well-rounded show."[17]

Home release

This season was released in its entirety on DVD and Blu-ray on June 5, 2018.[18]

References

  1. ^ "South Park Returns For Season 21!". South Park Studios.com. Retrieved September 11, 2017.
  2. ^ Schedeen, Jesse (2017-12-13). "South Park: Season 21 Review". IGN. Retrieved 2018-10-16.
  3. ^ Porter, Rick (2017-09-15). "Wednesday cable ratings: 'South Park' returns lower, 'Broad City' improves". TV By The Numbers. Retrieved 2018-10-16.
  4. ^ Editors, Vulture. "Here Are the 2018 Emmy Nominations". Vulture. Retrieved 2018-10-16. {{cite news}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  5. ^ "'South Park' Marathon: Comedy Central to Air All 254 Episodes in 8 Days". EW.com. Retrieved 2018-10-16.
  6. ^ "Ratings - Comedy Central's Eight-Day "South Park" Marathon Leads to Big Ratings and a Big Season 21 Premiere | TheFutonCritic.com". www.thefutoncritic.com. Retrieved 2018-10-16.
  7. ^ Porter, Rick (September 15, 2017). "Wednesday cable ratings: 'South Park' returns lower, 'Broad City' improves". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved September 16, 2017.
  8. ^ Welch, Alex (September 21, 2017). "Wednesday cable ratings: 'The Sinner' season finale leads". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved September 21, 2017.
  9. ^ Welch, Alex (September 28, 2017). "Wednesday cable ratings: 'Broad City' ticks up, 'Greenleaf' holds steady". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved September 28, 2017.
  10. ^ Welch, Alex (October 12, 2017). "Wednesday cable ratings: 'Mr. Robot' premieres, 'Broad City' takes a minor hit". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved October 23, 2017.
  11. ^ Welch, Alex (October 19, 2017). "Wednesday cable ratings: 'Mr. Robot' takes a hit, 'Queen Sugar' holds steady". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved November 5, 2017.
  12. ^ Welch, Alex (October 26, 2017). "Wednesday cable ratings: 'Queen Sugar' ticks up, 'Mr. Robot' hits series low". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved November 5, 2017.
  13. ^ Welch, Alex (November 9, 2017). "Wednesday cable ratings: 'Broad City' holds steady, 'Queen Sugar' dips". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved November 17, 2017.
  14. ^ Welch, Alex (November 16, 2017). "Wednesday cable ratings: 'Mr. Robot' rises, 'Broad City' holds steady". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved November 17, 2017.
  15. ^ Welch, Alex (November 30, 2017). "Wednesday cable ratings: 'Vikings' premieres down, 'South Park' dips". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved November 30, 2017.
  16. ^ Welch, Alex (December 8, 2017). "Wednesday cable ratings: 'Vikings' holds steady, 'Happy!' premieres". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved December 7, 2017.
  17. ^ Schedeen, Jesse (December 13, 2017). "South Park: Season 21 Review - IGN". IGN. Retrieved December 18, 2017.
  18. ^ "'South Park Season 21' Announced for Blu-ray & DVD Release". HDReport. March 20, 2018. Retrieved June 6, 2018.
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=South_Park_season_21&oldid=875132579"