MTV renews Jersey Shore Family Vacation ahead of tonight's epic season four finale at 8PM ET/PT

New season marks the official return of Nicole 'Snooki' Polizzi to the cast

NEW YORK, NY (September 2, 2021) - MTV today announced that the pop-culture phenomenon Jersey Shore Family Vacation has been renewed following a successful season-four run. The upcoming fifth season marks the official return of reality TV icon Nicole 'Snooki' Polizzi to the cast.

The series continues to be a powerhouse for MTV, owning the #1 spot across key demos in its time period and pacing a whopping +9% on L+3 share from last season, further cementing MTV as the dominant network Thursday nights.

On tonight's highly anticipated finale episode, Snooki's left to clean up the mess made by Dren as the trip comes to an end. Meanwhile, Mike plans a second gender reveal even though everyone knows he's having a boy. But, the real surprise is what happens when Angelina "accidentally" shoots off a gender reveal powder cannon in her husband's face.

Jerzdays continue this fall with the highly-anticipated return of Double Shot at Love with DJ Pauly D and Vinny and MTV Floribama Shore kicking off September 16th at 8PM ET/PT with back-to-back premieres.

Jersey Shore, which first premiered in 2009 and returned in 2018 to record ratings, is an MTV worldwide phenomenon that features such hits as MTV Floribama Shore, Geordie Shore (UK), Gandia Shore (Spain), Warsaw Shore (Poland), and Acapulco Shore (Mexico).

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Jersey Shore Family Vacation is produced by SallyAnn Salsano and Frank Miccolis for 495 Productions. Jacquelyn French serves as Executive Producer for MTV.

MTV Entertainment Group

MTV Entertainment Group reaches over 1.4 billion young people around the world across streaming, social and linearplatforms in 180 countries and with more than 725 million social followers - making it one of the preeminent youth media companies in the world. Connecting with its audiences through nine iconic brands including MTV, Comedy Central, VH1, CMT, Pop, Logo, Smithsonian, Paramount Net and TV Land, MTV Entertainment Studios produces award-winning series, movies and documentary films.

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," multiple seasons of record-breaking "Martha & Snoop's Potluck Dinner Party" on VH1, and the showrunner of Fox's reboot of "Paradise Hotel," and "Peace of Mind with Taraji" (Facebook Watch) 495 Productions has cemented their place in pop-culture history. As one of the most recognized and successful leaders in the entertainment industry, Salsano has been honored for her exemplary work by The Hollywood Reporter, who featured her on their "Reality TV: Most Powerful" list for three years in a row, and included her in their "Women in Entertainment Power 100" list, as well. Variety Magazine also included Salsano on their "Reality Impact Report" for the last 5 consecutive years. Additionally, Ms. Salsano was one of the first woman inducted into Realscreen's Hall of Fame in 2019. Some additional shows from 495 Productions versatile roster include: "Double Shot at Love with DJ Pauly D and Vinny" (MTV), "Floribama Shore" (MTV), "Bachelorette Weekend" (CMT),"The Untitled Action Bronson Show" (Viceland), "The Real" daytime talk show (syndicated), "Blue Collar Millionaires" (CNBC), "Winter Break: Hunter Mountain" (MTV), "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.

Source: Nielsen; P18-34 data; time period ranks exclude news/sports, based on LSD 000s, ad supported cable nets; SoS increase based on coverage share.