Jersey Shore is an American reality television series that ran on MTV from December 3, 2009, to December 20, 2012, in the United States. The series follows the lives of eight housemates: Jenni Farley, Michael "The Situation" Sorrentino, Nicole "Snooki" Polizzi, Paul "Pauly D" DelVecchio, Ronnie Ortiz-Magro, Sammi Giancola, Vinny Guadagnino, Deena Nicole Cortese (seasons 3–6), and Angelina Pivarnick (seasons 1–2).
The first season had five special episodes, with some airing after select episodes. Several after-hours specials have aired on MTV following select episodes along with various specials. The end of each season has been accompanied by a reunion show. Also a number of after-show internet specials titled "Jersey Shore: Hook-Up" hosted by Kenny Santucci have been released on MTV.com after select episodes. Additionally, there have been a number of internet specials exclusively on MTV.com.
For the first quarter of 2010, season 1 of Jersey Shore was the highest-rated original cable series among 12- to 34-year-olds, with a season-high 2.6 rating for the finale. The season also ranked #1 for its time period versus all cable competition among 12- to 34-year-olds. The season finale was MTV's highest-rated original series telecast in almost two years.[1] Overall, the season averaged 2.7 million viewers.[2] The season featured five special episodes, including a half-hour show titled Jersey Shore: After Hours hosted by Julissa Bermudez which aired occasionally after select episodes featuring cast members discussing the week's episode.
Episodes 1.01 and 1.02 premiered back-to-back.
Episodes 1.07 and 1.08 aired back-to-back.
| Title | Episode Shown After | Host | Original air date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jersey Shore: After Hours | 3 | |||
| Things get heated when Angelina, Mike and Sammi stop by to discuss all the happenings in this week's episode.[3] | ||||
| Jersey Shore: After Hours | 6 | Julissa Bermudez | ||
| Snooki, Ronnie and The Situation discuss the happenings in this week's episode.[4] | ||||
| Jersey Shore: Spoof'd | - | Cast | ||
| A half-hour special titled Jersey Shore: Spoof'd aired on January 16, 2010, featuring the original cast audition tapes and cast commentary highlighting internet and television spoofs that have sprung up as a direct response to the show.[5] | ||||
| Jersey Shore: Reunion | 9 | Julissa Bermudez | ||
| Questions are answered when Snooki, The Situation, J-WOWW, DJ Pauly D, Angelina, Ronnie, Sammi and Vinny return for more fights and insight into what truly happened down at the Jersey Shore.[6] Viewers: 4.0 million | ||||
| Jersey Shore: Before The Shore | - | Julissa Bermudez | ||
| In this special episode watch never-before-seen footage of the cast before they leave for the Jersey Shore house.[7] | ||||
On January 29, 2010, MTV announced that a second season of the series consisting of 13 episodes had been ordered and would air in Summer 2010.[8] [9] [10] MTV announced that the second season would follow all of the first-season cast as they "escape the cold northeast and find themselves in a new destination". The second season was shot in the South Beach neighborhood of Miami Beach, Florida, from early March to late May 2010. The second season began on July 29, 2010.[11] [12] For Season 2, the After Hours specials were expanded to one hour and received Top 15 Weekly Cable ratings. Like season 1, this season featured special episodes titled Jersey Shore: Hook-Up. Like Season 1's episodes, these are hosted by Kenny Santucci from the and shown on MTV.com.
Aired on a Sunday night at 7 p.m. ET before the 2010 MTV Video Music Awards.[13]
MTV did not re-air the episode on TV or online after the initial showing until its usual time-slot the following Thursday September 16, 2010. Upon re-airing, the episode received 3.75 million viewers.[14]
| Title | Episode Shown After | Host | Original air date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jersey Shore: After Hours | 6 | |||
| Ronnie, Sammi, Snooki, and JWoww talk about the drama that went down on Episode 6.[15] Viewers: 4.36 million[16] | ||||
| Jersey Shore: After Hours | 10 | Julissa Bermudez | ||
| Angelina may have left Miami, but that does not mean she's off the hook. Watch her former housemates confront her on 'Jersey shore After Hours'.[17] Viewers: 4.68 million[18] | ||||
| Jersey Shore: Reunion | - | Julissa Bermudez | ||
| The cast of 'Jersey Shore' (except Angelina) is back together to dish the dirt on Miami. From bromances and romances to the infamous note and the fights that followed, the cast tells all.[19] Viewers: 3.34 million[20] | ||||
Season 3 was shot back in Seaside Heights, New Jersey, over the summer;[21] filming began on July 25, 2010, and ended on September 4, 2010.[22] On July 20, 2010, MTV announced that the entire cast will return for the third season, with the exception of Angelina Pivarnick.[23] Angelina was replaced by Deena Nicole Cortese, a longtime friend of Nicole "Snooki" Polizzi and a self-described "blast in a glass".[24]
Although the season is widely reported and regarded as the third season of the show, MTV refers to it as a continuation of season 2 on their website.[25] Season three premiered on January 6, 2011, to 8.45 million viewers, making it MTV's highest-rated telecast. The second episode of the season once again set a series and MTV high, with 8.56 million viewers, only to set another record with the airing of the fourth episode, which garnered 8.87 million viewers.
Episode aired on a Monday night at 9 p.m. ET before the series premiere of Skins.[26]
| Title | Episode Shown After | Host | Original air date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jersey Shore: After Hours | 4 | |||
| JWoww, Snooki and Deena talked about what happened on Episode 3 and 4; JWOWW opens up about her relationship with Tom. Viewers: 4.77 million[27] | ||||
| Jersey Shore: After Hours | 7 | Julissa Bermudez | ||
| Ronnie is joined by JWoww, Mike, Vinny, and Pauly discuss Sammi's departure, grenades and Pauly D's stalker. Viewers: 5.44 million[28] | ||||
| Jersey Shore: After Hours | 10 | Julissa Bermudez | [29] | |
| Snooki, Mike 'The Situation', Vinny and Deena discuss the toilet situation, Snooki and Vinny's "relationship", Mike pranking Deena and Snooki in Episode 9 and Snooki, Sam, and Ronnie pranking Mike in Episode 10. Viewers: 4.0 million[30] | ||||
MTV renewed Jersey Shore for a fourth season on January 24, 2011. It was the first to be shot overseas, this time following the cast in Florence, Italy.[31] Filming went from May to June 20, 2011[32] and the fourth season premiered on August 4, 2011. The fourth season aired for 12 episodes and finished airing on October 20, 2011.
| Title | Episode Shown After | Host | Original air date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jersey Shore: From the First Fist Pump | ||||
| Jersey Shore: After Hours | 5 | |||
| Ronnie, The Situation, Vinny, Sammi, and Deena stop by to discuss the fight between Ronnie and The Situation, Deena's surprise hookup with Pauly D, and Deena pulling the "robbery" on Vinny and The Situation. Viewers: | ||||
| Jersey Shore: After Hours | 7 | Amy Paffrath | ||
| Snooki, J-WOWW, Deena, and The Situation stop by to discuss The Situation and Snooki's alleged hookup. Viewers: | ||||
| Jersey Shore: Reunion | 12 | Amy Paffrath | ||
| The cast of 'Jersey Shore' is back together to dish on the dirt that happened in Italy. From the smooshing and romances to the fight and the Deena hookup, the cast tells all. | ||||
Jersey Shore was renewed for a fifth season. Filming started a week after returning from Italy on June 27, 2011, to August 1, 2011.[33] It premiered on January 5, 2012, and follows the cast returning to Seaside Heights, New Jersey, after spending the fourth season in Italy.
| Title | Episode Shown After | Host | Original air date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jersey Shore: After Hours | 2 | |||
| The Situation, Pauly D, Snooki, and Deena stop by to discuss about Snooki's alleged hookup with The Situation. Things go awry when Mike and Snooki get into a serious argument which leads to crying, screaming and Mike walking off the stage. Viewers: | ||||
| Jersey Shore: After Hours | 4 | Amy Paffrath | ||
| Vinny, Deena, Pauly D, and The Situation chat about Vinny's return to Seaside, Pauly D's numerous hook-ups and The Situation's birthday blues. Viewers: | ||||
| Jersey Shore: After Hours | 7 | Amy Paffrath | ||
| It's ladies night as JWoww, Snooki, Deena, and Sammi come together to discuss JWoww's relationship issues with Roger and guidette problems. Viewers: | ||||
| Jersey Shore: Reunion | 11 | Amy Paffrath | ||
| The cast of 'Jersey Shore' is back together to dish about all the drama in Seaside Heights. The cast tell all and Mike leaves the reunion briefly as the cast talks about his drama. | ||||
On March 19, 2012, MTV finally confirmed that the series would return for a sixth season at Seaside Heights, with the whole cast returning. Snooki, being pregnant, lived next door to the shore house.[34] On August 30, 2012, it was confirmed that Season 6 would be the final season of the show.[35] Jersey Shore Season 6: The Uncensored Final Season was released on DVD, March 19, 2013.[36]
| Title | Episode Shown After | Host | Original air date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jersey Shore: After Hours | 5 | |||
| Snooki, The Situation, Ronnie and JWoww chat about returning to Seaside and the newest meatball. Viewers: | ||||
| Jersey Shore: After Hours | 6 | Amy Paffrath | ||
| Amy Paffrath sits down with Deena, Ronnie, JWoww and Vinny to get the scoop on the big brawl at Karma. Viewers: | ||||
| Jersey Shore: After Hours | 8 | Amy Paffrath | ||
| Amy Paffrath sits down with Deena, Ronnie, Sam, and Vinny to get the dirt on episode 8. Sammi and Deena get into a heated argument. Viewers: | ||||
| Jersey Shore: Dictionary | Rerun of 9 | Amy Paffrath | ||
| Viewers: | ||||
| Jersey Shore: After Hours | 10 | Amy Paffrath | ||
| The boys dish all when MVP and Ronnie chat about what went on during episode 10. Viewers: | ||||
| Jersey Shore: After Hours | 11 | Amy Paffrath | ||
| Amy Paffrath sits down with Snooki, The Situation, Vinny, Sammi and Deena to get all the dirt on episode 11. They also talk about The Situation finally apologizing to Snooki. Viewers: | ||||
| Jersey Shore: Reunion | 13 | Amy Paffrath | ||
| The cast joins together for the last time to say goodbye and to relive the best and most shocking moments in 'Jersey Shore' history. | ||||