'Jersey Shore' Returning to MTV
by EG
MTV is jumping on the revival-mania bandwagon by bringing back its hit reality show Jersey Shore, and the show's outrageous original cast will be part of the project. Just five years after the cancellation of the original show, and after several spinoffs have gone defunct, the network is banking on nostalgia as it revives the original series in a new incarnation.
Five years after MTV's Jersey Shore closed up shop, the breakout reality hit is returning to the Viacom-owned cable network.
MTV on Monday announced that it is reviving the show with a new take, Jersey Shore Family Vacation, featuring several of the franchise's original personalities.
Announced Monday during the series premiere of Floribama Shore, Jersey Shore Family Vacation will feature Deena Nicole Cortese (who appeared in seasons three-six), Paul “Pauly D” Delvecchio (seasons one-six), Jenni “JWoww” Farley (seasons one-six), Vinny Guadagnino (seasons one-six), Ronnie Ortiz-Magro (seasons one-six), Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi (seasons one-six) and Mike “The Situation” Sorrentino (seasons one-six).
Jersey Shore Family Vacation hails from creator SallyAnn Salsano — who also exec produces Floribama Shore — and her 495 Productions banner. MTV head of unscripted Nina L. Diaz and Jackie French oversee for the cable network. An episode count for the series has not yet been determined. It will premiere in 2018, with a formal date to be announced later.
Jersey Shore ran for six seasons on MTV and ranked as one of the cable network's highest-rated series of all time. The unscripted show about a group of party-obsessed friends in the Garden State was MTV's most successful series of all time and peaked in 2011 when it averaged 9 million viewers per episode. The series had several spinoffs, including Snooki & JWoww and The Show With Vinny, and served as an international cash cow with several local versions.
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