South Park Season 27 Episode 5 is bound to be another doozy, but if you were hoping to catch it on Comedy Central or Paramount Plus this week, we have some news for you.
Trey Parker and Matt Stone aren’t holding back when it comes to the latest chapter of South Park. So far, we’ve had Randy as a ket-sniffing tech bro, Kristi Noem shooting Krypto the dog, and the actual US president Donald Trump impregnating Satan with a “butt baby”.
We expect nothing less from the show; the creators have been getting away with ripping into everyone and everything for nearly three decades thanks to good ol’ ‘Merica’s free speech laws.
Season 27 has been particularly explosive, kicking off with an explicit PSA. If you can’t wait to see what’s in store next, here’s what you need to know.
South Park Season 27 Episode 5 will debut on Wednesday, September 17, 2025 at 10pm ET/9pm CT on Comedy Central.
It will then be available for streaming on Paramount Plus on Thursday, September 18 at 6am ET/5am CT.
That’s another two-week gap after the previous episode. In its place, a rerun of Season 27 Episode 4 will take Comedy Central’s 10pm ET slot on September 10.
South Park Season 27 delay explained
There’s a simple reason for the Episode 5 delay: the creators need more time to make the show as good as it needs to be.
South Park has always been made on an ultra-fast turnaround, with episodes written, animated, and voiced in just a matter of days. This allows Stone, Parker, their writers, and animators to respond in real time to current events – but it also means delays aren’t unusual.
Season 27 was originally due to air weekly, but the first few episodes kept being stalled by one week for this reason. Rather than leave fans hanging, the show is set to continue with a bi-weekly schedule for the rest of the 10-episode run.
A source close to the animated series told Deadline last month, “What they’re doing means this year’s episodes need more time than usual to put together, to finish.
“So much happens right now in just one day with Trump. No one’s going to sacrifice getting it right, even if we have to push getting it to air, and if that makes the season longer, so be it.”
An insider at Skydance’s Paramount added, “We’re not going to argue with what’s working. The numbers are great, the show is getting a lot of attention – if they want to give us a 20-week season for 10-episodes, that’s OK.”
Season 27 Episode 5 theories
Given the episodes are made in real-time, Parker and Stone themselves likely don’t fully know what Season 27 Episode 5 will be about just yet. But that doesn’t mean there aren’t theories.
One thing we know for sure is that we can expect Trump and Satan to return, especially now that they’re pregnant – the antichrist is incoming.
Over on Reddit, one speculated, “It’ll probably be focused on the pregnant Satan thing so either we get Damion’s little brother or revealing Cartman’s mom origin story.” Another said, “I think Satan’s butt baby is going to be a reincarnated Epstein, or Epstein related.”
But what else might go down? One fan suggested, “Since Kyle and Kenny have had all of two lines this season, I bet it’ll be Kyle centric OR if we’re lucky a main four ep.”
Another wrote, “On yesterday’s episode we saw Strong Woman for the first time this season, and she was uncharacteristically quiet during the faculty meeting. I’d like to see how PC Principal’s transition to ‘Power Christian’ principal has affected their relationship. Is she more of a trad wife now?”
“My theory is this season is going to be ‘split’,” added a third. “First five episodes will have this story arc and it will be wrapped up with Episode 5. There will be a break for a few weeks and then the next five episodes will be the boys and their everyday antics.”
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