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MTV Announces ‘Scream’ Pilot, New Reality Series And ‘Snooki & JWoww’ Renewal

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Thursday April 25, 2013 @ 1:15pm PDTTags: MTV, Scream, Snooki & JWoww
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At its upfront today, MTV is announcing a pilot order to a series adaptation of the hit horror film franchise Scream. At the event, held at the Beacon Theatre in New York, the cable network announced new unscripted series Generation Cryo, Nurse Nation as well as The Hook-Up, which Deadline wrote about yesterday. Additionally, Snooki & JWOWW has been renewed for a third season.

MTV is working on Scream with the films’ producer, the Weinsteins’ Dimension Films and former top MTV execs Tony DiSanto and Liz Gateley’s DiGa Vision, which is behind MTV’s Teen Wolf and new reality series Ke$ha: My Crazy Beautiful Life. The project originally landed at MTV almost a year ago, brought in by previous MTV programming head David Janollari. The pilot green light is suprising, given the fact that there is no specific concept or a writer for the adaptation yet. The network recently met with a number of potential writers but didn’t settle on an idea. Still, MTV has big plans for the project, announcing that the potential series already has been slated for a summer 2014 debut. Dimension is in discussions with the films’ original director Wes Craven to direct the pilot.

In other MTV announcements, Nick Cannon’s re-imagined improv comedy show Nick Cannon Presents Wild N Out will premiere on MTV2 on July 9, and MTV2 is adding new series Guy Court to its slate. Here are descriptions of MTV’s newly picked up unscripted series: Read More »

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Is Viacom Poised For A Turnaround?

By DAVID LIEBERMAN, Executive Editor | Monday January 14, 2013 @ 11:10am ESTTags: Big Deals Film, MTV, Nickelodeon, Rise Of The Guardians, Viacom

Investors seem to think so as ratings improve at key networks led by Nickelodeon and MTV. Viacom shares — which closed Friday at $57.78 — are up 7.8% so far in 2013, and about 20% over the last six months. But analysts are divided about when the company might benefit from the upturn, and how significant it could be. Macquarie Equities Research’s Tim Nollen became more optimistic this morning as he raised his price target to $62 from $47 ahead of January 31, when the entertainment company releases its earnings results for the last three months of 2012. Solid performances by shows including iCarly and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles helped Nickelodeon beat Disney Channel in total-day viewers for 16 of the last 17 weeks, he notes — and Nick’s performance will look especially impressive in February when compared to last year when its ratings were down 30%. Although MTV’s ratings are still down by double-digit percentages, if that changes with shows including Snooki & JWOWW and Buckwild then it “would ease concerns that we and others have had about Viacom’s ability to replenish content,” Nollen says. Janney Capital Markets’ Tony Wible also cited the ratings last week when he upped Viacom to “buy” from “neutral” with a $65 target price. In addition, he’s upbeat about “a more promising Paramount slate, and a lean expense structure.” Read More »

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Fox Sets Hosts For Celebrity Diving Special

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Monday December 24, 2012 @ 2:16pm PSTTags: Big Deals TV, Stars In Danger: The High Dive
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I’ve learned that TV presenters Kyle Martino and Becky Baeling are set as hosts of Fox‘s Stars In Danger: The High Dive two-hour reality special, which will air on Wednesday January 9. The two join Olympic diving medalist and commentator Troy Dumais, who will be providing expert commentary. The celebrity cast of the special includes Jersey Shore co-star JWoww, Real Housewives Of Beverly Hills‘ Kyle Richards, actor Antonio Sabato Jr. and former NFL star Terrell Owens. Read More »

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MTV’s ‘Jersey Shore’ Soft In Series Finale

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Friday December 21, 2012 @ 4:47pm PSTTags: Jersey Shore, MTV, TV Ratings
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It was time. Despite a blanket campaign surrounding the final season of MTV‘s Jersey Shore, the former ratings juggernaut whimpered to the finish line. Last night’s series finale drew 3.1 million viewers, a third of the audiences the reality series commanded in its heyday. It was up 55% from last week’s episode but down 33% from the current season’s premiere and the lowest-rated season finale ever. Among adults 12-34, the Jersey Shore finale posted a still-potent 2.8 rating. Besides turning around the MTV fortunes and becoming an instant pop culture phenomenon when it burst into the scene in 2009, Jersey Shore spawned two spinoff series: Snooki & JWoww, which was renewed for a second season, and The Paulie D Project, which is unlikely to return.

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Fox Sets Premiere Date, Cast For Celebrity Diving Special

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Thursday December 6, 2012 @ 12:10pm PSTTags: Fox, Stars In Danger: The High Dive
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JwowwFox has slotted its Stars In Danger: The High Dive two-hour reality special for Wednesday January 9. Jersey Shore co-star JWoww, Real Housewives Of Beverly Hills‘ Kyle Richards, actor Antonio Sabato Jr. and former NFL star Terrell Owens are among the celebrities tapped for the Bunim/Murray-produced special based on a long-running German format. Fox greenlighted the special in October, shortly after ABC gave a series order to the similar Celebrity Diving, which was just scheduled to premiere March 19.

After an intense training period, the eight celebrities in Stars In Danger will compete in a series of Olympic-style dives, including solo high diving and synchronized diving, from a variety of heights. Providing expert commentary during the special will be Olympic diving medalist and commentator Troy Dumais. Here is the full cast list: Read More »

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MTV Greenlights Talk Show Hosted By ‘Jersey Shore’s Vinny Guadagnino

By THE DEADLINE TEAM | Tuesday November 13, 2012 @ 10:27am PSTTags: Jersey Shore, MTV

With Jersey Shore nearing its end, another cast member of the blockbuster reality series is staying at MTV with a new show. The network has greenlighted hybrid talk show/reality series The Show With Vinny hosted by Jersey Shore‘s Vinny Guadagnino. Executive produced by Jersey Shore mastermind SallyAnn Salsano of 495 Prods, the series will be set at Guadagnino’s family home in Staten Island, NY.

The Show With Vinny, which sounds a lot like UK’s The Kumars At No. 42, combines the reality of Guadagnino’s home life with off-the-cuff and unscripted interviews with stars invited over to break bread. It will feature a host of real characters from Guadagnino’s personal life, from his ultimate hostess mother Paula to party boss Uncle Nino and more. Celebrities will share a meal and a candid conversation about whatever comes up complete with lots of commentary from Vinny’s peanut gallery of loved ones. No studio or audience; just family, food and big friggin’ stars. “Vinny’s unique mix of humor, intelligence, curiosity and heart make him the perfect choice for this genre busting take on the interview format,” said Chris Linn, MTV EVP Programming and Head of Production. Read More »

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MTV’s ‘Jersey Shore’ To End Run After Next Season

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Thursday August 30, 2012 @ 9:37am PDTTags: Jersey Shore, MTV
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With some of its stars off to topline their own spinoffs and start a family, ratings starting to come down to earth and cast salary demands escalating, MTV is ending its blockbuster reality show Jersey Shore. The upcoming season 6 of the series, which premieres Oct. 4, will be its last, MTV said.
MTV has lined up a slew of Jersey Shore farewell programming beginning on Sept. 6, the night of the 2012 MTV Video Music Awards. The full-day celebration will kick-off  at 11 AM with a Jersey Shore marathon. At 6 PM, MTV will air Gym, Tan, Look Back, a retrospective special, which will feature a sneak peak from the final season. AT 7 PM, Jersey Shore cast members will discuss the end of the show on the 2012 MTV Video Music Awards Pre-Show red carpet. Following  Season Six premiere on October 4, the new episodes of the final episodes will be followed by Jersey Shore encore programming at 11 PM.
Jersey Shore is MTV’s highest rated series ever in history and has ranked as the #1 cable series for P12-34 for all five of its previous seasons. It aired internationally, spawned spinoff series The Pauly D Project and Snooki & JWOWW, which has been renewed for a second season, and inspired two international versions: Geordie Shore in the UK and Gandia Shore in Spain. Jersey Shore is executive produced by SallyAnn Salsano from 495 Prods. Concept created by Anthony … Read More »

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MTV Sets ‘Jersey Shore’ Season Premiere Date, Series Renewals: TCA

By THE DEADLINE TEAM | Friday August 3, 2012 @ 10:46am PDTTags: Jersey Shore, MTV

At today’s TCA, MTV announced that the 6th season of Jersey Shore will premiere Thursday October 4 at 10 PM. The network also says it will be picking up second seasons of Snooki & JWoww and Money From Strangers. Here’s the release:

Beverly Hills, CA (August 3, 2012)—The much-anticipated premiere date for season six of “Jersey Shore,” along with the premiere dates for new and returning series, and season two renewals for “Snooki & JWOWW” and “Money From Strangers,” were among the announcements today by David Janollari, Head of MTV Programming, during the network’s presentation at the Summer 2012 Television Critics Association Press Tour. MTV also unveiled an all-new clip from the upcoming comedy “The Inbetweeners,” set to debut on Monday, August 20 at 10:30 p.m. ET/PT.

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MTV’s ‘Awkward’ Up In Second Season Premiere, ‘Snooki & JWoww’ Slips In Week 2

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Friday June 29, 2012 @ 2:23pm PDTTags: Awkward, MTV, Snooki & JWoww
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The season two premiere of MTV’s comedy series Awkward in an upgraded 10:30 PM time slot drew 2.2 million viewers and a 2.2 rating among people P12-34 last night. That was up 29% in both total viewers and 12-34 over the July 2011 series premiere when Awkward aired at 11 PM on Mondays, following Teen Mom. Last night, Awkward impressively built onto its lead-in, Jersey Shore offshoot Snooki & JWoww (2.06 million viewers) which was down a modest 6% from its series premiere last Thursday. Including the premiere episode and two encore airings, Awkward drew in a combined 3.8 million total viewers.

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MTV’s ‘Snooki & JWoww’ Off To So-So Start

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Friday June 22, 2012 @ 3:02pm PDTTags: MTV, Snooki & JWoww
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Snooki and Jwoww ShowThe Jersey Shore franchise is validating the old adage that “The whole is greater than the sum of its parts.” The second spinoff from the blockbuster reality series, Snooki & JWoww, drew 2.4 million viewers in its debut last night. That was a third of the audience that tuned in for the most recent Jersey Shore season premiere. Snooki & JWoww also debuted lower that the first Jersey Shore spinoff, The Pauly D Project, which opened with 2.9 million viewers in March, a sign that the multiple spinoffs are likely diluting the franchise. Overall, 2.4 million is an OK number, on par with MTV’s reality staple Teen Mom, but given Snooki’s status of a pop culture and tabloid fixture, the premiere probably should’ve done better. In its defense, Snooki & JWoww had the tentpole 10 PM position while Pauly D aired at 10:30 behind Punk’d. Among persons 12-34, Snooki & JWoww averaged a 2.1 rating to rank as Thursday’s No. 1 original series of the day in the demo. Starting next week, the reality comedy will be used as a lead-in for the second season of scripted comedy Awkward.

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MTV Sets Premiere Dates For ‘Snooki & JWoww’, ‘Teen Wolf’ And ‘Awkward’

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Thursday April 26, 2012 @ 2:00pm PDTTags: Awkward, MTV, Snooki & JWoww, Teen Wolf
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At its upfront presentation today, MTV announced premiere dates for returning series Teen Wolf and Awkward and the upcoming Jersey Shore spinoff Snooki & JWoww (tralier below). Just like its series premiere last year, the second season of Teen Wolf will launch after the MTV Movie Awards on Sunday, June 3 at 11 PM. The series will move into its regular Monday 10 PM slot the following night. MTV is changing the scheduling strategy for Awkward, whose first season aired at 11 PM. In Season 2, the breakout comedy is moving to primetime, paired with Snooki & JWoww, which will keep the time slot of the mothership Jersey Shore series, Thursday 10 PM, premiering on June 21. Awkward will follow at 10:30 PM on June 28. During the presentation at the Beacon Theatre in New York, MTV also showcased its slate of new scripted and reality series: Catfish, Inbetweeners, Underemployed, Wake Brothers and Zach Stone is Gonna Be Famous.

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‘Jersey Shore’ Spinoff Finally Finds Home

By THE DEADLINE TEAM | Thursday February 9, 2012 @ 9:02am PSTTags: Jenni "JWoww" Farley, Jersey Shore, MTV, Nicole "Snooki" Polizzi

It looks like MTV’s Jersey Shore spinoff starring Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi and Jenni “JWoww” Farley has found a place to shoot after being turned down last week by Hoboken”s film commission. Jersey City, N.J, has issued a permit for the show, which is expected to begin lensing this month. Hoboken’s film commission had denied the request, citing safety and quality of life concerns for a shoot that asked for a 24-hour filming permit to follow the pair around. Jersey City Mayor Jerramiah Healy said he believes the spinoff will help promote the city.

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‘Jersey Shore’ Spinoff Nixed In Hoboken

By THE DEADLINE TEAM | Wednesday February 1, 2012 @ 10:52pm PSTTags: Jersey Shore

The women of MTV’s Jersey Shore say Hoboken, NJ would have benefited from a proposed spinoff that was denied a filming permit. Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi and Jenni “JWoww” Farley said today the Film Commission likely based its decision on “stereotypes” and misconceptions. ”We don’t go to a town to damage it. … We go to a town to help it out.” Mayor Dawn Zimmer says the commission’s decision was based on safety and quality of life concerns for residents along the Hudson River. Hoboken officials say 495 Productions was seeking a 24-hour filming permit to follow two “well-known reality television celebrities” living in the city. The production company can appeal the decision to the city council. Farley and Polizzi questioned Zimmer’s role in the film commission’s rejection. ”I wish she would have met us first and maybe talked about what the show was gonna be about before just being like ‘You’re not allowed in Hoboken.’ I think that’s really rude, to be honest,” Polizzi said. “She was 24 once, she’s from Jersey, she was at the shore and she was doing the same exact thing we’re doing. She just wasn’t taped.”

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The Situation From ‘Jersey Shore’ Signs Development Deal With MTV

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Tuesday May 3, 2011 @ 6:41pm PDTTags: Development Deal, MTV
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Mike “The Situation” Sorrentino is the latest Jersey Shore cast member to sign a development deal with the network for a new reality series. MTV will film a presentation with Sorrentino later this year. It is the same template MTV used with fellow Jersey Shore standouts Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi, Jenni “JWoww” Farley and Paul “DJ Pauly D” Delvecchio who also shot presentations – Snooki and JWoww together and Pauly separately – under development deals with the network. Last month, MTV picked up both projects to series. At that time, the network’s EVP of programming and head of production Chris Linn confirmed that talks were under ways with other cast members, including Sorrentino, about potential new projects – Jersey Shore spinoffs or other types of reality series – and stressed that there was no politics in picking Snooki, JWoww and Pauly to headline their own shows first. “We feel all of the cast members are breakout stars, and they all have much more to offer,” Linn said. “These are just the projects that came together the quickest.”

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MTV’s Chris Linn: Entire ‘Jersey Shore’ Cast Signed To Return, Season 4 On Schedule, More Spinoffs In the Works

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Thursday April 7, 2011 @ 2:48pm PDTTags: Chris Linn, Jenni "JWoww" Farley, Jersey Shore, Jersey Shore Season 4, Jersey Shore Spinoffs, Nicole "Snooki" Polizzi, TV, TV Deals
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Like before any other cycle of MTV’s Jersey Shore, there has been speculation that several stars, including Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi, Jenni “JWoww” Farley and Paul “DJ Pauly D” Delvecchio, are holding off on signing contracts in pursuit of more money. “We do have deals with all Jersey Shore cast members, and we are looking to begin production next month,” MTV’s EVP of programming and head of production Chris Linn said. He also dismissed rumors that production on the upcoming Season 4 of Jersey Shore in Italy has been delayed. “We are on schedule,” he said, adding that the producers are working on appropriate housing and accommodation for the cast, something that is expected to be be finalized soon. Read More »

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‘Jersey Shore’ Domination: Snooki, JWoww And DJ Pauly D Get Their Own MTV Series

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Thursday April 7, 2011 @ 12:56pm PDTTags: Jenni "JWoww" Farley, Jersey Shore Spinoffs, Nicole "Snooki" Polizzi, Paul
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RELATED: Entire ‘Jersey Shore Cast’ Set To Return For Season 4

MTV is officially becoming the Jersey Shore network, greenlighting two spinoff series from the brockbuster reality hit, one starring cast members Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi and Jenni “JWoww” Farley and one toplined by Paul “DJ Pauly D” Delvecchio. Both series will be executive produced by Jersey Shore boss SallyAnn Salsano of 495 Prods. and  begin production later this year for a 2012 premiere. Both shows will chronicle the lives the three Jersey Shore standouts lead away from the mothership series. The pickups come on the heels of reports that production on the fourth season of Jersey Shore is being delayed by a month because of contract issues with some cast members and resistance from some establishments in Italy, where the show is slated to film. Since Snooki, JWoww and Pauly were among those rumored to be holding off for better terms, getting new shows may be the sweetening of the pot they needed to sign their Jersey deals. Here are descriptions of the two spinoff series as provided by the network: Read More »

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