Say “So Long” to Skins. In news that will surprise absolutely no one, MTV is saying goodbye to its redo of the UK teen television hit after a lone season filled with protests, lost advertising, and ever-plunging ratings. On Thursday, the network pulled the plug on the racy series just shy of a second season.
GTL – Snooki & The Gang wreck havoc on the good people of Florence, Italy when Jersey Shore returns for its fourth season on MTV Aug. 5!
And if that’s not enough, on Thursday, July 28, MTV will air an one-hour special chronicling the show’s rise to infamy. The Shorers will return to Seaside Heights, NJ — their Famous Stomping Grounds — for another season of the hit series. Production on the fifth season of Jersey Shore is set to begin later this month.
Don’t forget to set those DVRs.
Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi is no longer free to terrorize the roads of Florence. Officials in Italy have revoked the reality star’s driving privileges after her Monday afternoon collision with a police cruiser sent two law enforcement officials to the hospital and set the Jersey Shore guidette up for what could be a massive civil suit.
Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi got into a car accident — with the Italian police. So much for keeping a low profile!
Controversial docu-soaps like 16 & Pregnant and Jersey Shore have become a ratings goldmine for MTV. Now the network that specialized in promoting pop music once upon a time is turning its focus away from guidos and babies having babies and cashing in on love.
Young love, that is.