The network, which is currently undergoing a massive overhaul, announced the news Wednesday in a press release, calling the forthcoming season its last.
“This farewell season marks the culmination of a franchise that entertained millions with major life milestones, laugh-out-loud chaos, and the unfiltered chemistry that defined an era of reality television,” the press release read. “The ‘Shore’ family is going bigger than ever, celebrating the moments that made this franchise a cultural phenomenon.”
Premiering Thursday, May 7 at 8 p.m. ET/PT on MTV, the 18-episode season will be “packed with fist-pump-worthy milestones and unforgettable moments, from pregnancies and baby showers to bachelorette parties, gender reveals, ab reveals, births, birthdays, weddings, and more.”
However, within hours of Wednesday’s announcement, Jersey Shore star Mike “The Situation” Sorrentino insisted the series is simply changing networks. “Legends don’t retire — they reroute,” he wrote on X. “The network changed. The legacy didn’t. Jersey Shore is forever. Just wait until you see what’s next.”
'Jersey Shore Family Vacation' is set to conclude with its farewell season this year on MTV (MTV)
Nicole ‘Snooki,’ the breakout star of the reality series, revealed last month that she had been diagnosed with cervical cancer.
Nicole ‘Snooki,’ the breakout star of the reality series, revealed last month that she had been diagnosed with cervical cancer (Snooki)
The Independent has contacted Paramount for comment.
Jersey Shore: Family Vacation debuted in 2018, bringing back a majority of the core cast of the six-season series Jersey Shore, including breakout star Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi, Mike Sorrentino, Paul DelVecchio, Jenni Farley, Vinny Guadagnino, Deena Nicole Cortese and Ronnie Ortiz-Magro.
The original series ran from 2009 to 2012, and followed the lives of a group of housemates as they spent their summers partying, working, and living together in Seaside Heights, New Jersey.
Just last month, Snooki told fans she had been diagnosed with Stage 1 cervical cancer and would likely undergo a hysterectomy.
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“Obviously not the news that I was hoping for,” she said in a TikTok video in between medical appointments, “but also not the worst news, just because they caught it so early, thank freaking God.”
The show’s cancelation comes months after the cable network, a subdivision of the Paramount Media Networks under Paramount Skydance, shuttered its 24/7 music networks worldwide after 44 years. Paramount has undergone massive changes in recent months, following its $8 billion merger with Skydance Media last August. Months later, the company reportedly laid off 2,000 staffers —10 percent of its total workforce.
That same month, MTV axed its mainstay series, Ridiculousness, after reports revealed that creator and host Rob Dyrdek was being paid $32 million per year for his work on the show.
At the time, Deadline reported that the company planned to refresh its programming and give MTV a facelift going forward amid the merger.
