"The Pandemic Special" is an hour-long special episode of the American animated television series South Park. The 308th episode overall of the series, it premiered on Comedy Central in the United States on September 30, 2020,[2] while also being simulcast for the first time on MTV and MTV2.[3][4]
Multiple sources indicate that the episode is the premiere episode of the 24th season, the remainder of which has yet to be announced,[5][6][7][8] while others indicated that it was not that season's premiere, but a stand-alone special.[2][9][10][11][12][13]
After its Comedy Central debut, the episode was released on the South Park website for free, as well as on the Comedy Central app and website with TV Everywhere authentication. It was also released on HBO Max in the United States 24 hours after its premiere. It is the first new South Park episode released on HBO Max after the service obtained the rights for the show from ViacomCBS, ending the Hulu second window.[12]
^ abKobb, Kayla (September 30, 2020). "How to Watch the 'South Park' Pandemic Special Live Tonight". Decider.com. Retrieved October 2, 2020. The Pandemic Special' will be the first special in South Park's history. It's not connected to this upcoming season and will be a standalone, hourlong episode. There's a good and bad side to that news. The bad is that 'The Pandemic Special' is the only South Park episode that we know is premiering in 2020. Comedy Central has yet to announce when Season 24 will start