Editing South Park (section)

==Distribution==
===International===
''South Park'' is broadcast internationally in several countries and territories, including India, New Zealand, and several countries throughout Europe and Latin America on channels that are subsidiaries of Comedy Central and [[Paramount Media Networks]], both subsidiaries of Paramount.<ref name="fortune" /><ref>[https://www.hindustantimes.com/tv/south-park-in-india-shuts-runs-into-trouble-in-us-too/story-UrG0tI3n83fTd0wmton3UK.html South Park in India shuts, runs into trouble in US too] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220221161118/https://www.hindustantimes.com/tv/south-park-in-india-shuts-runs-into-trouble-in-us-too/story-UrG0tI3n83fTd0wmton3UK.html |date=February 21, 2022 }}. [[Hindustan Times]]. Serena Menon. June 22, 2010. Retrieved February 21, 2022</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/pune/comedy-censored/|title=Comedy, censored|date=May 12, 2009|publisher=The Indian Epress|access-date=February 21, 2022|last=Pillai|first=Pooja|archive-date=February 21, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220221163647/https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/pune/comedy-censored/|url-status=live}}</ref> In distribution deals with Comedy Central, other independent networks also broadcast the series in other international markets. In Australia, the show is broadcast on [[The Comedy Channel]], [[Comedy Central (Australia)|Comedy Central]] and [[free-to-air]] channel [[SBS Viceland]] (before 2009), while new episodes aired on [[SBS (Australian TV channel)|SBS]]. The program also airs free-to-air in Australia on [[10 Shake]], a sister network to Comedy Central through Paramount.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.perthsites.com/web/design.cgi?website=1355-sbs-com-au|title=SBS Special Broadcasting Service|publisher=www.perthsites.com|access-date=May 27, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110226101714/http://www.perthsites.com/web/design.cgi?website=1355-sbs-com-au|archive-date=February 26, 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref> The series is broadcast uncensored in Canada in English on [[The Comedy Network]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ctvmedia.ca/comedy/releases/release.asp?id=9735&yyyy=2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120216011004/http://ctvmedia.ca/comedy/releases/release.asp?id=9735&yyyy=2007 |archive-date=February 16, 2012 |title=Only in Canada, You Say? |date=September 12, 2007 |publisher=ctvmedia.ca |access-date=May 27, 2009 |url-status=dead }}</ref> and, later, [[Much (TV channel)|Much]]. The series was formerly broadcast on [[Global (TV channel)|Global]]. ''South Park'' also airs in Irish on [[TG4]] in Ireland,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://archives.tcm.ie/businesspost/2007/10/07/story27183.asp |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070812032258/http://archives.tcm.ie/businesspost/2007/10/07/story27183.asp |archive-date=August 12, 2007 |title=TG4 gives South Park early evening slot: ThePost.ie |date=October 7, 2007 |publisher=archives.tcm.ie |access-date=May 27, 2009 |last1=O'Mahony |first1=Catherine |last2=Larragy |first2=Simon |url-status=dead }}</ref> [[STV (TV network)|STV]] in Scotland,<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/culture/tvandradioblog/2009/jun/22/stv-group-scottish-television|title=Brace yourself Scotland: STV has some depressingly cliched programme ideas|work=The Guardian|access-date=July 2, 2009|last=Graham|first=Jane|location=London|date=June 22, 2009|archive-date=December 11, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141211041530/http://www.theguardian.com/culture/tvandradioblog/2009/jun/22/stv-group-scottish-television|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Comedy Central (UK and Ireland)|Comedy Central]] and [[MTV (UK and Ireland)|MTV]] in the UK (previously on [[Sky One]], [[Channel 4]], [[Viva (UK and Ireland)|VIVA]] and [[5Star]]), [[B92]] in [[Serbia]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.c21media.net/news/south-park-heads-north/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110723034632/http://www.c21media.net/news/detail.asp?area=1&article=49321 |archive-date=July 23, 2011 |title=South Park heads north |date=April 28, 2009 |publisher=C21 Media |access-date=February 21, 2022 |last=Waller |first=Ed}}</ref> and on [[Game One]] and [[NRJ 12]] in [[France]]. In September 2020, SBS, which aired South Park in Australia since 1997, removed South Park from its television line-up, though reruns could air on SBS Viceland.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://tvblackbox.com.au/page/2020/09/17/exclusive-sbs-says-goodbye-to-classic-comedy-south-park/|title=Exclusive: SBS Says Goodbye To Classic Comedy South Park|first=Kevin|last=Perry|publisher=TV Black Box|date=September 17, 2020|access-date=November 16, 2020|archive-date=November 1, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201101173954/https://tvblackbox.com.au/page/2020/09/17/exclusive-sbs-says-goodbye-to-classic-comedy-south-park/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://musicfeeds.com.au/culture/sbs-cancels-south-park-after-23-years/|title=SBS Cancels 'South Park' After 23 Years|first=Laura|last=English|publisher=Music Feeds|date=September 17, 2020|access-date=November 16, 2020|archive-date=October 22, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201022002704/https://musicfeeds.com.au/culture/sbs-cancels-south-park-after-23-years/|url-status=live}}</ref>

===Syndication===
[[Broadcast syndication]] rights to ''South Park'' were acquired by [[Debmar-Mercury]] and [[Tribune Entertainment]] in 2003 and 2004 respectively.<ref name="debmar">{{cite press release|url=http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/09-03-2003/0002010600&EDATE=|title=Debmar Studios Acquires Broadcast Syndication Rights To Comedy Central's(R) 'South Park'|publisher=PR Newswire|access-date=May 27, 2009|archive-date=July 8, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170708203507/http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/debmar-studios-acquires-broadcast-syndication-rights-to-comedy-centralsr-south-park-71020497.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="esyndication">{{cite web|url=https://www.eonline.com/news/47952/oh_my_god_south_park_syndicated|title=Oh My God! "South Park" Syndicated|date=July 30, 2004|publisher=E! Online|access-date=February 21, 2022|last=Grossberg|first=Josh|archive-date=February 21, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220221161118/https://www.eonline.com/news/47952/oh_my_god_south_park_syndicated|url-status=live}}</ref> Episodes further edited for content began running in syndication on September 19, 2005, and were aired in the United States with the [[TV-14-LV|TV-14]] rating.<ref name="esyndication" /><ref>{{cite news|url=https://variety.com/2005/tv/features/sanitized-sex-south-park-all-set-1117928175/|title=Sanitized 'Sex,' 'South Park' all set|date=August 28, 2005|publisher=Variety|access-date=February 21, 2022|last=Frankel|first=Daniel|archive-date=February 21, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220221163646/https://variety.com/2005/tv/features/sanitized-sex-south-park-all-set-1117928175/|url-status=live}}</ref> [[20th Television]] replaced Tribune as co-distributor in early 2008. By the time its run in syndication ended in 2015,<ref>{{cite web |author1=38 the Spot |author1-link=KMCI-TV |title=We have been receiving a lot of questions about what happened to South Park and why we are no longer airIng it |url=https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=10153203466813562 |website=[[Facebook]] |access-date=5 August 2024 |date=10 September 2015}}</ref> it aired in 90 percent of the television markets across the United States and Canada, where it generated an estimated US$25&nbsp;million a year in advertising revenue.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.snta.com/php/display.php?p=program&p_id=213|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110515233735/http://www.snta.com/php/display.php?p=program&p_id=213|url-status=dead|archive-date=May 15, 2011|title=South Park|publisher=SNTA|access-date=May 27, 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.forbes.com/forbes/2009/0316/086_cash_for_trash.html?feed=rss_business|date=February 25, 2009|title=Cash for Trash|work=Fobes|access-date=May 27, 2009|last1=Rose|first1=Lacey|last2=Streib|first2=Lauren|archive-date=February 28, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090228125352/http://www.forbes.com/forbes/2009/0316/086_cash_for_trash.html?feed=rss_business|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2019, [[CBS Television Distribution]] (the syndication arm of ViacomCBS, now known as [[Paramount Global]]), took over the full distribution rights following the [[Acquisition of 21st Century Fox by Disney|acquisition]] of [[21st Century Fox]] (parent of 20th Television) by [[The Walt Disney Company]] (who had employed Debmar-Mercury founder Mort Marcus as the head of their [[Disney-ABC Domestic Television|syndication division]]), distributing the show in syndication.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2019/04/debmar-mercury-inks-multi-year-deal-with-cbs-tv-distribution-1202587829|title=Debmar-Mercury Inks Multi-Year Deal With CBS TV Distribution For Ad Sales|date=April 3, 2019|last=Petski|first=Denise|access-date=April 14, 2019|work=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|archive-date=April 4, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190404123708/https://deadline.com/2019/04/debmar-mercury-inks-multi-year-deal-with-cbs-tv-distribution-1202587829/|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2021, South Park Studios struck a deal with [[ViacomCBS]], which allows the show to be renewed all the way up to season 30 and 14 additional films, enough to carry the show to at least 2027.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hayes |first=Dade |date=2021-08-05 |title='South Park' Creators Trey Parker & Matt Stone Ink Big ViacomCBS Deal, With Comedy Central Renewal, 14 Original Movies On Paramount+ |url=https://deadline.com/2021/08/south-park-trey-parker-matt-stone-renewal-comedy-central-paramount-plus-1234809630/ |access-date=2023-03-11 |website=Deadline Hollywood |archive-date=August 5, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210805172104/https://deadline.com/2021/08/south-park-trey-parker-matt-stone-renewal-comedy-central-paramount-plus-1234809630/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://variety.com/2021/tv/news/south-park-trek-parker-matt-stone-paramount-plus-movies-1235035295/ |title=Paramount Plus Orders 14 'South Park' Movies, Comedy Central Renews Series Through Season 30 |work=Variety |last=Littleton |first=Cynthia |date=August 5, 2021 |access-date=August 17, 2021 |url-status=live |archive-date=August 15, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210815111010/https://variety.com/2021/tv/news/south-park-trek-parker-matt-stone-paramount-plus-movies-1235035295/ }}</ref>

===Home media===
{{Main|List of South Park home video releases}}
Complete seasons of ''South Park'' have been regularly released in their entirety on DVD since 2002, with [[South Park season 26|season twenty-six]] being the most recently released. Several other themed DVD compilations have been released by [[Rhino Entertainment]] and Comedy Central,<ref>{{cite news|url=https://archive.seattletimes.com/archive/19990520/2961828/videos|title=Videos|date=May 20, 1999|work=The Seattle Times|access-date=August 11, 2009|last1=Hart|first1=John|last2=McFadden|first2=Kay|last3=Simanton|first3=Keith|archive-date=May 15, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110515133308/http://community.seattletimes.nwsource.com/archive/?date=19990520&slug=2961828|url-status=live}}</ref> while the three-episode ''[[Imaginationland: The Movie|Imaginationland]]'' [[story arc]] was reissued [[direct-to-video|straight-to-DVD]] as a full-length feature in 2008.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.avclub.com/trey-parker-matt-stone-1798213532|date=March 19, 2008|title=Trey Parker & Matt Stone|work=The A.V. Club|access-date=February 21, 2022|last=Robinson|first=Tasha|archive-date=February 21, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220221163646/https://www.avclub.com/trey-parker-matt-stone-1798213532|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://movieweb.com/south-park-imaginationland-will-bring-the-laughs-on-dvd-on-march-11th/|title=South Park: Imaginationland Will Bring the Laughs on DVD on March 11|date=January 17, 2008|publisher=MovieWebb|access-date=August 14, 2009|archive-date=October 18, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151018054406/http://movieweb.com/south-park-imaginationland-will-bring-the-laughs-on-dvd-on-march-11th/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.comingsoon.net/dvd/reviews/42761-dvd-roundup-3-11-08|title=DVD Roundup: 3.11.08 Blu-ray and DVD Review|date=March 11, 2008|publisher=ComingSoon.net|access-date=February 21, 2022|last=Chitwood|first=Scott|archive-date=February 21, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220221163649/https://www.comingsoon.net/dvd/reviews/42761-dvd-roundup-3-11-08|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Blu-ray]] releases started in 2008 with the release of [[South Park (season 12)|season twelve]].<ref>{{cite web|last1=Lambert|first1=David|url=http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/news/South-Park-Season-12/11029|title=South Park – Cartman, Stan, Kyle & Kenny go Hi-Def with 12th Season Set on DVD & Blu-ray|date=December 15, 2008|publisher=TVShowsonDVD|access-date=September 9, 2017|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170909052533/http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/news/South-Park-Season-12/11029|archive-date=September 9, 2017}}</ref> Subsequent seasons have been released in this format alongside the longer-running DVD releases. The first eleven seasons were released on Blu-ray for the first time in December 2017.<ref name="tvshowsondvd delay">{{cite web|title=South Park – Short Delay for Blu-ray Releases of 'Season 1' through 'Season 5'|url=http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/news/South-Park-Seasons-1-through-5-Blu/23779|access-date=November 3, 2017|last=Lambert|first=David|date=November 3, 2017|publisher=TVShowsonDVD|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171105165404/http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/news/South-Park-Seasons-1-through-5-Blu/23779|archive-date=November 5, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Lambert|first1=David|title=South Park – Press Release: Blu-ray Sets for the First 11 Seasons of the Show!|url=http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/news/South-Park-Blu-ray-Seasons-1-through-11/23633|publisher=TVShowsonDVD|access-date=September 9, 2017|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170909052235/http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/news/South-Park-Blu-ray-Seasons-1-through-11/23633|archive-date=September 9, 2017}}</ref>

===Streaming===
In March 2008, Comedy Central made every episode of ''South Park'' available for free full-length [[Video on demand|on-demand]] [[streaming media|legal streaming]] on the official South Park Studios website.<ref name="news-25mar2008">{{cite web|url=https://southpark.cc.com/news?id=3405 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080330155318/http://www.southparkstudios.com/news/?id=3405 |url-status=live |archive-date=March 30, 2008 |title="South Park" Creators Trey Parker And Matt Stone And Comedy Central Launch The All-New Southparkstudios.com |access-date=October 19, 2008 |date=March 25, 2008 |publisher=South Park Studios}}</ref> From March 2008 until December 2013, new episodes were added to the site the day following their debut, and an uncensored version was posted the following day. The episode stayed up for the remainder of the week, then taken down, and added to the site three weeks later.

Within a week, the site served more than a million streams of full episodes,<ref name="news-25mar2008" /> and the number grew to 55 million by October 2008.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://boingboing.net/2008/10/08/bb-exclusive-sneak-p.html|title=BB Exclusive: Sneak Peek At South Park's Sweet, Yet-Unreleased iPhone App|access-date=February 21, 2022|last=Jardin|first=Xeni|date=October 8, 2008|publisher=[[Boing Boing]]|archive-date=February 21, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220221163650/https://boingboing.net/2008/10/08/bb-exclusive-sneak-p.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Legal issues prevent the U.S. content from being accessible outside the United States,<ref>[http://southpark.de/ South Park Studios Germany] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170215084821/http://www.southpark.de/ |date=February 15, 2017 }}: "Due to copyright and other legal reasons, South Park video content cannot be viewed outside the United States."</ref> so local servers have been set up in other countries.<ref>For instance, [http://www.southpark.de/ southpark.de] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210520082803/http://www.southpark.de/ |date=May 20, 2021 }} in Germany.</ref> In September 2009, a South Park Studios website with streaming episodes was launched in the United Kingdom and Ireland.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.southparkstudios.co.uk/news/?month=9&year=2009|title=SouthParkStudios.co.uk Has Arrived|access-date=October 6, 2009|date=September 26, 2009|publisher=South Park Studios|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091010133031/http://www.southparkstudios.co.uk/news/?month=9&year=2009|archive-date=October 10, 2009}}</ref> In Canada, episodes were available for streaming from The Comedy Network's website, though due to digital rights restrictions, they are no longer available.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://montrealgazette.com/entertainment/south-park-now-streaming|title=South Park: Now streaming|date=March 27, 2008|publisher=Montreal Gazette|access-date=February 21, 2022|last=Boshra|first=Basem|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200812184039/https://montrealgazette.com/entertainment/south-park-now-streaming|archive-date=August 12, 2020}}</ref>

In April 2010, the season five episode "[[Super Best Friends]]" and the season fourteen episodes "[[200 (South Park)|200]]" and "[[201 (South Park)|201]]" were removed from the site; additionally, these episodes no longer air in reruns and are only available exclusively on DVD and Blu-ray. These episodes remain unavailable following the 2014 purchase by Hulu.

In July 2014, it was announced that [[Hulu]] had signed a three-year deal purchasing exclusive online streaming rights to the ''South Park'' for a reported $80&nbsp;million. Following the announcement every episode remained available for free on the South Park Studios website, using the Hulu [[Media player (software)|player]]. As of September 2014, following the premiere of the eighteenth season, only 30 select episodes would be featured for free viewing at a time on a rotating basis on the website, with new episodes being available for an entire month starting the day following their original airings. The entire series was available on Hulu by this point.<ref name=Hulu2014>{{cite web|last1=Jarvey|first1=Natalie|title='South Park' to Stream Exclusively on Hulu Plus|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/south-park-stream-exclusively-hulu-718074/|work=The Hollywood Reporter|date=July 12, 2014|access-date=February 16, 2022|archive-date=February 17, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220217015355/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/south-park-stream-exclusively-hulu-718074/|url-status=live}}</ref>

As of July 2015, all episodes of ''South Park'' are available for streaming in Canada on the service [[CraveTV]], which first consisted of seasons 1–18. Subsequent seasons were released the following July.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.bellmedia.ca/pr/press/every-episode-every-season-south-park-launches-exclusively-cravetv-canada-day-july-1/|title=Every Episode. Every Season. SOUTH PARK Launches Exclusively on CraveTV this Canada Day, July 1 –|website=Bell Media|access-date=August 3, 2017|archive-date=August 3, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170803130243/http://www.bellmedia.ca/pr/press/every-episode-every-season-south-park-launches-exclusively-cravetv-canada-day-july-1/|url-status=live}}</ref>

In early October 2019, industry rumors suggested that the streaming rights for ''South Park'' were being offered to various services, creating an intense bidding war that was estimated to be as high as {{USD|500 million}}. HBO and South Park Digital Studios announced that HBO had secured a multi-year deal for the exclusive streaming rights for ''South Park'' on their [[Max (streaming service)|HBO Max]] service starting June 24, 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|date=May 24, 2020|title=HBO Max Announces South Park's Arrival Date|url=https://www.cbr.com/hbo-max-south-park-arrival-date/|access-date=September 21, 2020|website=CBR|archive-date=September 20, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200920112828/https://www.cbr.com/hbo-max-south-park-arrival-date/|url-status=live}}</ref> While the terms of the deal were not disclosed, ''Variety'' reported the deal fell between {{USD|500 million}} and {{USD|550 million}}.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://variety.com/2019/tv/news/south-park-stream-exclusively-hbo-max-1203387212/ | title = HBO Max Wins 'South Park' Streaming Rights for Over $500 Million | first = Elaine | last = Low | date = October 29, 2019 | access-date = October 29, 2019 | work = [[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] | archive-date = October 30, 2019 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20191030000132/https://variety.com/2019/tv/news/south-park-stream-exclusively-hbo-max-1203387212/ | url-status = live }}</ref> Beginning with season 25 in 2022, HBO Max posts new episodes the next day after their Comedy Central airing.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Outlaw |first1=Kofi |title=South Park Season 25 Now Streaming on HBO Max |url=https://comicbook.com/tv-shows/news/south-park-season-25-now-streaming-on-hbo-max/ |website=ComicBook |access-date=February 16, 2022 |date=February 4, 2022 |archive-date=February 17, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220217015355/https://comicbook.com/tv-shows/news/south-park-season-25-now-streaming-on-hbo-max/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Once that deal expires in 2025, [[Paramount+]] will become the exclusive streaming home. In addition, the season 27 episodes would stream first on Paramount+ before hitting HBO Max.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Warner |first1=Sam |title=South Park is set to get a new worldwide streaming home |url=https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/ustv/a39105447/south-park-paramount-plus-streaming-home/ |website=Digital Spy |access-date=February 16, 2022 |date=February 16, 2022 |archive-date=February 16, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220216150111/https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/ustv/a39105447/south-park-paramount-plus-streaming-home/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Though season 27 would have originally aired in 2024, the season was delayed due to what Parker and Stone claimed to be uncertainties about the [[2024 United States presidential election]] (mainly the exhaustion of [[Donald Trump in popular culture|humor set around Donald Trump]]), along with the [[proposed merger of Skydance Media and Paramount Global]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://deadline.com/2024/09/south-park-returning-2025-creators-skipping-donald-trump-jokes-election-paramount-1236079397/#comment-4177375|title='South Park' Returning In 2025; Why Creators Are Skipping Donald Trump Jokes About Election & "Waiting For Paramount To Figure Their Sh** Out"|last=Tinoco|first=Armando|date=5 September 2024|work=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|publisher=Penske Media Group|access-date=6 September 2024}}</ref>

In February 2023, Warner Bros. Discovery filed a lawsuit which claimed that Paramount breached its exclusivity contract with HBO Max by airing ''South Park'' on its own streaming platform.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Maruf |first1=Ramishah |date=February 26, 2023 |title='South Park' lawsuit: Warner Bros. Discovery sues Paramount for $500 million |url=https://us.cnn.com/2023/02/26/business/south-park-hbo-max-paramount-lawsuit/index.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230227161331/https://us.cnn.com/2023/02/26/business/south-park-hbo-max-paramount-lawsuit/index.html |archive-date=February 27, 2023 |access-date=27 February 2023 |website=CNN}}</ref>

===Re-rendered episodes===
From its debut in 1997 to the [[The Ungroundable|season twelve finale]] in 2008 the series had been originally produced in [[standard definition]], with a [[Fullscreen (aspect ratio)|4:3]] [[Aspect ratio (image)|aspect ratio]]. In 2009, the series switched to being produced in [[16:9 aspect ratio|16:9]] [[High-definition television|high definition]] [[1080p]] with the beginning of the [[South Park (season 13)|thirteenth season]].<ref name="HD">{{cite web|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2009/01/13/south-park-now-in-hd|title=South Park Now in HD|access-date=June 9, 2020|last=Goldman|first=Eric|date=January 13, 2009|website=IGN|archive-date=June 9, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200609231213/https://www.ign.com/articles/2009/01/13/south-park-now-in-hd|url-status=live}}</ref> Since this, all twelve seasons originally produced in standard definition have been [[remaster]]ed by South Park Studios, being fully [[Rendering (computer graphics)|re-rendered]] in high definition. The aspect ratio of these episodes were also converted from 4:3 to 16:9 as well.<ref name="HD" /> The re-rendered versions were also released on Blu-ray. Several of the re-rendered episodes from the earlier seasons have their original uncensored audio tracks; they had previously been released in censored form.<ref name="HD" /><ref>The South Park Studios website.</ref><ref name="faq_targetdvd">{{cite web|url=https://southpark.cc.com/fans/faq/382114 |title=FAQ: Just saw new SP DVDs at Target. Are those special releases? |date=April 15, 2011 |publisher=South Park Studios |access-date=January 4, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120206042043/http://www.southparkstudios.com/fans/faq/382114 |archive-date=February 6, 2012 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Surpless|first=Brendan|title=Previous seasons of the hit series "South Park" are being re-rendered in full 1080p High Definition|url=http://www.highdefdiscnews.com/previous-seasons-of-the-hit-series-south-park-are-being-re-rendered-in-full-1080p-hi-def/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402144620/http://www.highdefdiscnews.com/previous-seasons-of-the-hit-series-south-park-are-being-re-rendered-in-full-1080p-hi-def/|url-status=dead|archive-date=April 2, 2015|publisher=High Def Disc NEws|access-date=May 26, 2014}}</ref>

The fifth-season episode "[[Super Best Friends]]", which was pulled from syndication and online streams following the [[201 (South Park)#Threats and censorship|controversy surrounding episode "201"]], was not released alongside the rest of the season when it was released in HD on iTunes in 2011. The episode was later re-rendered and made available for the Blu-ray release of the season that was released on December 5, 2017.<ref name="tvshowsondvd delay" /> The episode is presented in its original presentation, without Muhammad's image being obscured as in later episodes of the series.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thedigitalbits.com/item/south-park-season-5-brd|title=South Park: The Complete Fifth Season (Blu-ray Review)|first=Bill|last=Hunt|date=November 14, 2017|website=The Digital Bits|access-date=December 24, 2017|archive-date=December 24, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171224204002/http://www.thedigitalbits.com/item/south-park-season-5-brd|url-status=live}}</ref>