Season One

Season One of South Park was the season that started it all. Originally airing from August 13, 1997 to February 25, 1998, the series debuted as the hit new animated television series from Comedy Central.

Awards

 * 1998 Annie Award Nomination - "Outstanding Achievement in an Animated Primetime or Late Night Television Program"
 * 1998 Emmy Award Nomination - "Outstanding Animated Program"
 * GLAAD Award - "Outstanding TV – Individual Episode" for "Big Gay Al's Big Gay Boat Ride"
 * CableACE Award - "Best Animated Series"

Reception
Season One's first episode, "Cartman Gets an Anal Probe", received a Nielsen Rating of 1.3 but by the time the season's tenth episode, "Damien", aired, it had achieved a rating of 6.4. At the time, a number of reviewers derided the show as going too far, the Parents' Television Council stated, "South Park is so offensive that it shouldn't have been made. It doesn't just push the envelope; it knocks it off the table." Later reviewers, however, have on the whole praised the show for its originality and audacity.