The creators primarily attribute the delay to the merger between Paramount Global, which is the parent company of Comedy Central, and Skydance Media. Although the announcement for the merger came a long time back — sometime last summer — the details of the merger haven’t been consolidated yet.

The newest season of South Park was slated to premiere on July 9th before Comedy Central announced its decision to postpone things by a couple of weeks.

The new season of "South Park" will be delayed, and its creators slammed Comedy Central's parent company as future episodes could be on hold.