Jersey Shore
Series · 2009 · Notable
Jersey Shore's season-one finale drew 4.834 million viewers amid protests and parodies.
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- Dec 3 ’09 to Jan 20 ’11
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Trace the originProtests preceded MTV's premiere; ratings rose as Twitter discussion, Facebook nickname apps and parodies circulated. The finale outdrew Jay Leno, and MTV renewed the series. January 2011's audience record supplies a milestone anchor.
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November 2009
TheWrap precursor · Nov 11 ’09
TheWrap published MTV's promo for a summer-house reality series about self-described guidos.[1]
CNN precursor · Nov 25 ’09
CNN covered UNICO's demand that MTV cancel the series before it aired.[2]
December 2009
MTV / 495 Productions seed · Dec 3 ’09
MTV premiered Jersey Shore, following eight housemates in Seaside Heights.[3]
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