South Park’s New Season Is Officially the Biggest Sitcom on Streaming After Just 1 Episode

“South American Biker Gangs” is South Park‘s debut as South America, and it’s also the first episode of season 29. It seems that fans were particularly curious about how the show would handle this rebranding, as it quickly became the most-watched sitcom on a global scale after a single episode aired.

South America, most commonly referred to as South Park, is in its 29th season, an impressive feat for any TV show. Each season that goes by perfectly captures the times that we live in, as it often references and ridicules real-life events that are widely discussed around the world. If there’s something creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone aren’t afraid of, it’s using satire to make their voices heard.

President Donald Trump has been the show’s main target in the past few seasons. And it doesn’t stop at jokes; South Park has actually changed its name to South America as a way to criticize Trump’s decision — and Apple and Google’s willingness to kowtow — to change the names of the Gulf of Mexico and Lake Ontario, updating each geographical location with “America.”

Fans across the world tuned in to watch South America on Paramount Plus

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This was a huge deal, as the title is a big part of a show’s essence. It looks like this change caught fans’ attention, as within a day, it became the most-watched sitcom on streaming services across the globe. Apparently, thousands of viewers rushed to Paramount Plus to watch it once it went live. It was the runner-up for most popular TV show on Paramount Plus, topped only by Lioness.

However, the show isn’t available for everyone yet. South Park‘s “South American Biker Gangs” airs on Comedy Central at 10 p.m. EDT/PDT and goes live on Paramount Plus the following day for those in the United States, Canada, and Australia.