Following the premiere's two-week delay, Trey Parker and Matt Stone's animated series officially returned to TV and streaming on July 23.

The long-running show "South Park" came back hard, with a Season 27 premiere lambasting their new partner Paramount and President Donald Trump.

Though South Park routinely goes through Paramount’s standards and practices, this particular episode was reportedly flagged for additional scrutiny. Producer Anne Garefino escalated it to Paramount executive Keyes Hill-Edgar, who then informed co-CEOs Chris McCarthy, George Cheeks, and Brian Robbins, Puck reported.