South Park' is continuing its ratings surge, as Aug. 6 Kristi Noem episode earns most viewers since 2018 on Comedy Central.

The new season of “South Park” launched amid the tensions between Comedy Central’s parent Paramount and the Trump White House. It also arrived after the show’s co-creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone scored a massive $1.5-billion five-year deal with Paramount for the streaming rights, which previously belonged to HBO Max.

Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem didn’t much like how she was portrayed in last week’s episode of South Park. Especially biting was the scene at the end in which Noem’s heavily made-up face falls off and runs away as if it were alive.