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Brian Stelter: Paramount’s CEO Praises South Park’s High Ratings Since Mocking Trump, Vance, Noem and ICE
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CNN
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Inside Politics
Name: Inside Politics
URL: http://edition.cnn.com/shows/inside-politics
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Dana Bash
, Edward-Isaac Dovere
Name: Dana Bash
Employment: CNN
Position: Senior congressional correspondent
Name: Edward-Isaac Dovere
Employment: Politico
Position: Reporter
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08/08/2025 05:45 pm
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RUSH TRANSCRIPT BASH the ░░░░░░░░ House released a statement ░░░░░░░░ that saying quote this ░░░░░░░░ hasn t been relevant ░░░░░░░░ over 20 years and ░░░░░░░░ hanging on by a ░░░░░░░░ with uninspired ideas in ░░░░░░░░ desperate attempt for attention ░░░░░░░░ s something Paramount s ░░░░░░░░ CEO is Betting is ░░░░░░░░ true After a major ░░░░░░░░ that got quite political ░░░░░░░░ s chief media analyst ░░░░░░░░ Stelter joins me now ░░░░░░░░ Brian south park s ░░░░░░░░ just signed 1 billion ░░░░░░░░ deal with Paramount They ░░░░░░░░ that right before their ░░░░░░░░ premiere and that episode ░░░░░░░░ STELTER Yes that s ░░░░░░░░ right And this Might ░░░░░░░░ a case of profits ░░░░░░░░ beating out over politics ░░░░░░░░ s been So Much ░░░░░░░░ in recent months About ░░░░░░░░ media Companies are doing ░░░░░░░░ On the news side ░░░░░░░░ on the entertainment side ░░░░░░░░ try to appease President ░░░░░░░░ But in this case ░░░░░░░░ park is so darn ░░░░░░░░ that the creators seem ░░░░░░░░ have The Freedom to ░░░░░░░░ and say whatever they ░░░░░░░░ At least that was ░░░░░░░░ takeaway After talking with ░░░░░░░░ Ellison who s the ░░░░░░░░ new CEO of Paramount ░░░░░░░░ s the guy that ░░░░░░░░ son of oracle billionaire ░░░░░░░░ Ellison who was trying ░░░░░░░░ get that Paramount merger ░░░░░░░░ earlier this year The ░░░░░░░░ owners of Paramount cut ░░░░░░░░ deal with Donald Trump ░░░░░░░░ with him for 16 ░░░░░░░░ Ellison has also made ░░░░░░░░ commitments about having a ░░░░░░░░ ombudsman and getting rid ░░░░░░░░ DEI in order to ░░░░░░░░ the deal through So ░░░░░░░░ the Paramount deal took ░░░░░░░░ remarkably just the night ░░░░░░░░ this south park episode ░░░░░░░░ the second episode of ░░░░░░░░ new season of south ░░░░░░░░ which is now suddenly ░░░░░░░░ of the most scathing ░░░░░░░░ critics of Trump anywhere ░░░░░░░░ American television You know ░░░░░░░░ show is going after ░░░░░░░░ just Trump but jd ░░░░░░░░ Kristi Noem and others ░░░░░░░░ it s getting millions ░░░░░░░░ views millions of viewers ░░░░░░░░ it South park says ░░░░░░░░ me comedy central says ░░░░░░░░ ratings are through the ░░░░░░░░ Social relevance also through ░░░░░░░░ roof And so I ░░░░░░░░ Ellison I said do ░░░░░░░░ have a south park ░░░░░░░░ Is this going to ░░░░░░░░ a problem for your ░░░░░░░░ company And his response ░░░░░░░░ to praise the creators ░░░░░░░░ said quote Matt trey ░░░░░░░░ re incredibly talented They ░░░░░░░░ equal opportunity offenders and ░░░░░░░░ have been And then ░░░░░░░░ went on to make ░░░░░░░░ key point Dana he ░░░░░░░░ the show is highly ░░░░░░░░ and it s a ░░░░░░░░ hit on the streaming ░░░░░░░░ Paramount plus So that ░░░░░░░░ an interesting contrast to ░░░░░░░░ late show with Stephen ░░░░░░░░ right CBS said it ░░░░░░░░ canceled for financial reasons ░░░░░░░░ of viewers worried it ░░░░░░░░ for political reasons but ░░░░░░░░ know that show was ░░░░░░░░ South park on the ░░░░░░░░ hand very profitable for ░░░░░░░░ parent company So even ░░░░░░░░ it s a thorn ░░░░░░░░ Trump s side it ░░░░░░░░ not going anywhere At ░░░░░░░░ that was the indication ░░░░░░░░ the new CEO.”
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