Not really killing it imo. Most episodes are extremely "both sides"-y which makes them have this milquetoast approach to issues and an unclear perspective. The jokes are often kind of cringe, imo, and the whole thing feels very bland. So its like a political/social satire comedy show that is designed by committee to make mild japes at both sides but not make them too uncomfortable.

It used to be an edgy comedy show (sometimes too edgy for mainstream audiences both then and now) that would lambast social and political figures, but it wasn't just a satire show - it had a separate identity from that. And it was funny, usually. It pushed a lot of boundaries - the media was always talking about South Park as though it was this super scary show that will turn your kids into hooligans and destroy the moral fiber of the country and should be banned.

So maybe it's partly that you can't easily be a super rebellious standout show pushing the envelope every week for 27 years, that they wanted to appeal to mainstream audiences and adopted this bland centrist viewpoint, and that the media landscape is full of edgy-ish comedy shows these days and so it's harder to stand out.

I am by no means a huge SP fan though and have not watched but like 3 seasons since the old days. So if this take is off and the show has gotten more interesting I'd like to know

They don't do regular seasons anymore, and haven't for several years. Instead, they will do some special episodes each year on a specific topic. These are more like miniseries than regular episodes and I have enjoyed them.

Honestly the latest seasons were fabulously on topic, well worth the watch in my opinion

It got much harder to watch after it left comedy Central. It switches networks constantly

I don't even know how to watch it, I would if I could.

The very first sentence of the article...

South Park kicked off its 27th season on Wednesday after a hiatus of almost two and a half years

Im Canadian so once they joined paramount they kinda just vanished here. To be fair they lost my interest with the whole tegridy farms thing that never ended. But them moving to paramount erased South Park off every streaming and tv channel in Canada so you stopped seeing ads, and I sure as hell am not getting paramount plus, that’s enough streaming services

its only good certain episodes, otherwise its just as good as simpsons currently

Generally, the show has moved on from "topic of the week" style shows and more... self-fulfillment for Matt and Trey. Episodes with Warhammer/Red Dead Redemption/Tegridy Farms/putting their kids in episodes. It seems more like they're just doing whatever they personally like now that they don't have to worry about money. I feel like this has kind of made narrative structures fall apart since it's strung together set-pieces of whatever Matt or Trey currently has in mind.

So, just watched the episode, and it’s about what I remember. Not bad. Kind of hope they make the whole season this. Someone needs to.

You likely aged out of the target demographic

Its about as good as it always was. Which is to say that if you matured or grew as a person at all after grade 10 then its probably not for you anymore.