South Park season 25, episode 4 wasn't on this week; here's why and when the show will return. After a fairly long hiatus between season 23 and the current season, filled by a handful of specials that made up season 24, South Park consistently aired its first three episodes of season 25 over the past three weeks. However, this week's episodehas been pushed back a week, a common experience for seasoned South Park veterans.
South Park is a long-running adult animated series that follows friends Cartman, Kyle, Stan, and Kenny and their misadventures in the titular town. Known for humor that's just as crude as its animation, the series tends to be very timely, with episodes such as season 24, episode 1, "South ParQ Vaccination Special" commenting on issues like the COVID-19 pandemic. Whether the series is commenting on hotly debated political topics, social issues, or just wants to tell a simple story about a school's pajama day, South Park has been loved by its wide audience since its start in 1997.
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To the dismay of some, it was recently announced that South Park season 25, episode 4 would be airing a week later than expected, airing next week on March 2nd rather than the previously expected date of February 23rd. Speculation as to why this is points to one popular theory that has to do with the show's recent change in streaming platforms. In 2020, South Park was removed from its long-time streaming platform Hulu and found a new home on HBO Max. Soon after that, though, a new deal was struck between creators Matt Stone and Trey Parker and Paramount+. The deal states that several South Park specials will stream on Paramount+, starting with the
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