South Park is broadcasted since at least 2000.
South Park is an American adult animated sitcom created by Trey Parker and Matt Stone and developed by Brian Graden for the Comedy Central television network . It debuted in August 1997 with great success , consistently earning the highest ratings of any basic cable program . Since 2000 , each episode has typically been written and produced in the week preceding its broadcast , with Parker serving as the primary writer and director .