Comedy Central Kicks Off Animation Celebration On Wednesday, Feb 8th With Trio Of Premieres

Comedy Central’s Wednesday nights are about to get a whole hell of a lot more animated. That’s because the network is premiering the brand-new 26th season of South Park, the broadcast premiere of the return of Mike Judge’s Beavis and Butt-Head, and the continuation of Stephen Colbert’s Tooning Out The News. Moreover, news about Comedy Central’s newest animated series is on the horizon so keep checking back as we get closer to the reveal. In the meantime, check out clips for the two heavyweights down below. It should also be noted the network’s website is celebrating with portals with direct access to classic animation franchises like Ugly Americans, Legends of Chamberlain Heights, and more.

 

Check out a “South Park” Season 26 Premiere first look clip + images From “CUPID YE”, qiring Wednesday, February 8th At 10 pm ET/PT On Comedy Central

In “CUPID YE”: Cartman is jealous of the friendship that’s developed between Kyle and Tolkien and decides to do something about it.

Comedy Central’s “South Park” the series launched on August 13, 1997, and is based on the VHS-shared, animated short entitled “The Spirit of Christmas.” Trey Parker and Matt Stone are the co-creators of “South Park.” Parker, Stone, Anne Garefino and Frank C. Agnone II are the Executive Producers of the Emmy^® and Peabody^® Award-winning “South Park.” Eric Stough, Adrien Beard, Bruce Howell and Vernon Chatman are Producers. Christopher Brion is the Creative Director of South Park Digital Studios. “South Park’s” Website is SouthPark.cc.com.

Last summer, Comedy Central celebrated the historic 25th anniversary of cable’s longest running scripted series with “South Park: The 25th Anniversary Concert”.  Filmed live at Red Rocks Amphitheatre in Colorado, starring Trey Park and Matt Stone, Primus and Ween with a special appearance by members of the band, RUSH, premiered on August 13, 2022, twenty-five years to the day the series premiered on Comedy Central. “South Park: The 25th Anniversary Concert” is currently available on Paramount+.

MTV Entertainment Studios’ expansive deal with Parker and Stone includes extending “South Park” on Comedy Central through 2027 and taking the series through an unprecedented 30th season. In addition to the series extension, the deal includes 14 “South Park” original made-for-streaming events exclusively for Paramount+, including “SOUTH PARK: THE STREAMING WARS” PARTS 1 & 2, “SOUTH PARK: POST COVID” and “SOUTH PARK: POST COVID: THE RETURN OF COVID”. The series has earned five Emmy Awards, to date, and a George Foster Peabody Award.

All-new episodes will be available to stream in HD on SouthPark.cc.com, CC.com and the Comedy Central App post-premiere.

 

 

Comedy Central today announced that “Mike Judge’s Beavis and Butt-Head” will make its broadcast premiere airing after the 26th season premiere of “South Park” on Wednesdays beginning February 8th at 10:30 PM ET/PT making the network the mid-week destination for Adult Animation.

From Emmy® Award-winning creator Mike Judge and MTV Entertainment Studios, the new iteration of “Mike Judge’s Beavis and Butt-Head” featuring the iconic duo’s first original episodes in over 10 years, originally premiered August 4th, 2022 on Paramount+. The series follows on the heels of the critically acclaimed Paramount+ original film “Beavis and Butt-Head Do the Universe.” The service also hosts the 1996 classic movie “Beavis and Butt-Head Do America,” as well as remastered versions of the classic series.

Comedy Central previously announced an expansive deal with Judge to reimagine MTV’s seminal, Gen X-defining “Beavis and Butt-Head” in 2020, ordering 2 seasons as well as additional spin-offs and specials.

Launched in 1993, “Beavis and Butt-Head” quickly became a force in pop culture and started a television revolution with its pure, unadulterated, satirical commentary on youth and adolescence. Centered around two teenage couch potatoes, “Beavis” and “Butt-Head,” the unprecedented concept immediately became part of the vernacular in a way no other adult animated series had before. Known for tackling social issues including teen obesity, workers’ rights and media trends, the show connected with an entire generation, laying claim as one of the most innovative series in the modern-day zeitgeist.

Created and voiced by Judge, the characters of Beavis and Butt-Head originated in Judge’s 1992 short film “Frog Baseball,” which was broadcast by MTV’s animation showcase “Liquid Television.” After MTV commissioned a full series around the characters, “Beavis and Butt-Head” ran for seven seasons from March 8, 1993 to Nov. 28, 1997. The series was revived in 2011 with an eighth season airing on MTV.

“Mike Judge’s Beavis and Butt-Head” is executive-produced by Mike Judge, Lew Morton and Michael Rotenberg, and Chris Prynoski, Shannon Prynoski, Ben Kalina, and Antonio Canobbio for Titmouse.