CBS Exec Who Fired Stephen Colbert Is Now in Charge of 'South Park' [View all]

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Will George Cheeks kill Kenny?

Now that Skydance has officially acquired Paramount, the shuffling of the executive deck chairs has begun. One curious decision: All of the shows previously under Paramount’s “scripted production” are moving to the new Paramount TV Studios, according to Deadline — all except for one.

South Park will be part of a different portfolio headed by Paramount Global co-CEO George Cheeks, who also has the new title of Chair of TV Media. Does the name “George Cheeks” sound familiar? Most network suits stay anonymously in the background, but Cheeks made recent headlines as the guy who issued the pink slip to Stephen Colbert.

Cheeks now has a lot on his plate, heading up CBS, its news and sports divisions and a number of Paramount’s old cable properties, including MTV, Comedy Central, Nickelodeon and BET. Connect the dots and — you got it — Cheeks is now the guy in charge of The Daily Show as well.

Will a new, seemingly Trump-friendly boss bode ill for The Daily Show and South Park? Not necessarily. While Cheeks can’t be thrilled with those shows thumbing their noses at the White House, there are reasons he might let the comedians do their worst.

https://www.cracked.com/article_47725_cbs-exec-who-fired-stephen-colbert-now-in-charge-of-south-park.html