South Park delayed, new air date Sept. 24, Season 27 lineup updated

Creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone announced Wednesday that a new episode of South Park scheduled to air that night on Comedy Central has been delayed because the pair did not finish it in time, pushing the installment to Sept. 24 at 10 p.m. ET/PT. The announcement came hours before the episode was to premiere, with Parker and Stone saying, "Apparently, when you do everything at the last minute, sometimes you do not get it done. This one's on us. We did not get it done in time. Thanks to Comedy Central and South Park fans for being so understanding. Tune in next week."

Comedy Central confirmed the revised lineup for Season 27, which has been airing on an every-other-week schedule, with additional new episodes now set for Oct. 15, Oct. 29, Nov. 12, Nov. 26 and Dec. 10. The network has not provided further details on the content of the delayed episode.

The timing of the delay has prompted speculation online about whether it is related to the show's recent politically charged storylines. Last week, Comedy Central pulled the season's Aug. 6 episode "Got a Nut" from its rerun rotation after the fatal shooting of conservative activist Charlie Kirk on Sept. 10, according to reports....