ON THE HEELS OF MTV'S FIFTH CONSECUTIVE QUARTER OF PRIMETIME GROWTH, THE FASTEST GROWING NETWORK IN CABLE CONTINUES ITS MOMENTUM WITH A THIRD SEASON RENEWAL OF "JERSEY SHORE FAMILY VACATION"

(NEW YORK, NY - December 13, 2018) - On the heels of MTV's fifth consecutive quarter of primetime growth - its best streak in seven years - the network announced it has renewed "Jersey Shore Family Vacation" for a third season set to premiere Summer 2019. Currently the #1 unscripted series on cable in P18-49, "Jersey Shore Family Vacation" features original housemates Deena Nicole Cortese, Paul "Pauly D" Delvecchio," Jenni "JWOWW" Farley, Vinny Guadagnino, Angelina Pivarnick, Ronnie Ortiz-Magro, Nicole "Snooki" Polizzi and Mike "The Situation" Sorrentino. "Jersey Shore," which first premiered in 2009 and returned earlier this year to record ratings, is an MTV worldwide phenomenon that features such franchise hits as "MTV Floribama Shore," "Geordie Shore" (UK), "Gandia Shore" (Spain), "Warsaw Shore" (Poland), "Acapulco Shore" (Mexico) and "Super Shore."

In tonight's finale episode titled, "Ronnie Magro's Series of Unfortunate Events," the roommates take a stand against cancer by hosting a charity event in honor of Deena's father as only the Jersey Shore cast can. Meanwhile, the spiral squad spend time debating the meaning of life while a mysterious call from Jen has Ronnie on edge.

To celebrate the finale, MTV published an hour-long yule log video live on the Jersey Shore Facebook page and YouTube channel to announce the third season.

For more information and exclusive content featuring the cast, visit jerseyshorefamilyvacation.mtv.com and follow @JerseyShore on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. Use #JSFamilyVacation to join the conversation.

495 Productions Founder & CEO SallyAnn Salsano serves as executive producer for "Jersey Shore." Nina L. Diaz and Jackie French serve as executive producers for MTV.

About MTV

MTV is the leading global youth media brand in 180 countries, reaching 450 million households in nearly 30 different languages across every platform. A unit of Viacom Inc. (NASDAQ: VIAB, VIA), MTV operations span cable and mobile networks, live events, theatrical films and MTV Studios, a unit that produces new and reimagined content for SVOD and linear platforms based on MTV's library of over 200+ youth titles and franchises.

About 495 Productions

SallyAnn Salsano is the Founder, CEO, Executive Producer and creative force behind the Daytime and Primetime Emmy nominated 495 Productions team. Boasting the highest-rated shows for both MTV and CMT with "Jersey Shore" and "Party Down South," along with the record-breaking "Martha & Snoop's Potluck Dinner Party" on VH1, 495 Productions has cemented their place in pop-culture history. Some additional shows on 495 Productions versatile roster include: "The Untitled Action Bronson Show" (Viceland), "Floribama Shore" (MTV), "Winter Break: Hunter Mountain" (MTV), "The Real" daytime talk show (syndicated), "Blue Collar Millionaires" (CNBC), "Invitation Only" (Bravo), "Nashville Star" (NBC), "More To Love" (FOX), "Tattoo Nightmares" (Spike), "Mother/Daughter Experiment: Celebrity Edition" (Lifetime), "Snooki & JWOWW" (MTV), "Disaster Date" (MTV), "Tattoos After Dark" (Oxygen), "Repo Games" (Spike), "Wedding Wars" (VH1), "Taboo USA" (National Geographic Channel), several seasons of HGTV's #1 rated show "Design Star," Oxygen's #1 rated show "Dance Your Ass Off," "A Shot At Love" (MTV), "Tool Academy" (VH1), and many others. In March 2014 it was announced that FremantleMedia North America acquired a majority stake in 495 Productions.

Source: Nielsen, P18-49/L3 unless otherwise noted. Fastest growing Oct 2017-Sep 2018. 5 quarters based on YoY Primetime Mon-Sun, 8p-11p. Top 50 nets ranked on P18-49 000s, % growth based on P18-49 rtgs. Jersey #1 rank in-cycle.