When to Watch 'South Park' Season 27, Episode 3

Predicting what will happen in a South Park episode is hard, but anticipating when a new installment will stream might be even tougher. 

The hit satirical series had its season 27 premiere date pushed by two weeks and then announced its second episode would drop two weeks after the first. A similar notice arrived on Wednesday for the upcoming third episode. There doesn’t appear to be new footage, but South Park confirmed it’s skipping a week again.

While we’ll have to wait for more details on what the next South Park will entail, another aspect of the show is more definitive: its new streaming home. With the signing of a deal in July, 50 new South Park episodes and the show’s back catalog will be on Comedy Central and Paramount Plus. Forthcoming episodes of season 27 will stream on Paramount Plus in the US the day after airing on Comedy Central. The show is no longer available on HBO Max as of early August.

If you want to watch the 27th season of the show co-created by Trey Parker and Matt Stone, here’s what to know.

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South Park season 27, episode 3 release date and streaming details

Episode 3 will air on Comedy Central on Wednesday, Aug. 20, at 10 p.m. ET, 10 p.m. PT or 9 p.m. CT and stream on Paramount Plus the next day (the first two episodes are already on the streaming service). 

Season 27 episodes will hit Paramount Plus in the US the day after they air on Comedy Central. If you don’t want to wait that long to watch without cable, you might want to consider a live TV streaming service like Philo, Sling or YouTube TV. More on that below.

Paramount Plus has two plans: Paramount Plus Essential and Paramount Plus Premium, which used to be called Paramount Plus with Showtime. Essential costs $8 per month and includes ads and a sampling of Showtime programming. Premium removes ads and unlocks more Showtime titles, among other perks.

Philo is a live TV streaming service that provides more than 70 channels, including Comedy Central. A subscription costs $28 per month and also includes access to AMC Plus content. Rivals like YouTube TV come with more channels but Philo could be a good fit for you if you like its smaller selection for a lower price. 

Sling is between Philo and YouTube TV in price. Sling’s Orange plan costs $46 a month and its Blue plan costs between $46 and $51, depending on where you live. Sling Blue and Orange both include Comedy Central and you can compare the rest of their channel lineups here.