SOUTH PARK TAKES OVER COMEDY CENTRAL(R) WITH A MOMENTOUS EIGHT-DAY MARATHON INCLUDING MORE THAN 270 BACK-TO-BACK EPISODES LEADING UP TO THE SEASON 22 PREMIERE

Wall-to-Wall Episodes of South Park Begin on Wednesday, September 19 and Run for Eight Days Straight, 136 � Total Hours

South Park Season 22 to Premiere on Wednesday, September 26 at 10:00 p.m. ET/PT

NEW YORK, September 13, 2018- 273 episodes. 136.5 hours. 4 Boys. 1 Town.

The Peabody(R) and five-time Emmy(R) Award-winning South Park returns with a major takeover on Comedy Central leading up to the Season 22 premiere. Kicking off on Wednesday, September 19 at 9:00 a.m., the eight-day marathon will feature 273 episodes airing all-day, every day until the Season 22 premiere on Wednesday, September 26 at 10:00 p.m.* It's wall-to-wall South Park for eight remarkable days!

In celebration of the 22nd season, Comedy Central is also launching a special South Park emoji that will be featured on Twitter whenever a user tweets any of the following hashtags: #SouthPark, #SouthPark22, #Memberberries, and #Cartman. The emoji will go live on Wednesday, September 26th and be active throughout the entire season.

Comedy Central's South Park launched on August 13, 1997 and will premiere its 22st season on September 26. The series airs Wednesday nights at 10:00 p.m. ET/PT. Fans can follow all of the 22nd season activities at SouthParkStudios.com. 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(R) and Peabody(R) Award-winning South Park. Eric Stough, Adrien Beard, Bruce Howell and Vernon Chatman are Producers. Chris Brion is the Creative Director of South Park Digital Studios. South Park's Web site is SouthPark.cc.com.

* exceptions: The Daily Show with Trevor Noah and The Office will continue to air from 11:00 p.m.-midnight

New episodes of Tosh.0 and The Jim Jefferies Show will air in their regular timeslots on Tuesday, September 25