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Jersey Shore

General information

Genre

Reality

Created by

SallyAnn Salsano

Developed by

SallyAnn Salsano

Starring

Pauly DNicole PolizziMike SorrentinoSammi GiancolaRonnie Ortiz-MagroJenni FarleyVinny GuadagninoAngelina PivarnickDeena Nicole Cortese

Opening theme

"Get Crazy" by LMFAO

Country of origin

United States

Original language

English

No. of seasons

6

No. of episodes

71

Production

Executive producers

SallyAnn SalsanoScott JeffressJacquelyn French

Production locations

Seaside Heights, New JerseyMiami, FloridaSouth Beach, FloridaFlorence, Italy

Running time

42 min.

Production companies

495 ProductionsMTV Production Development

Release

Original network

MTV

Picture format

1080p (HDTV)

Original release

December 3, 2009 - December 20, 2012

Related

Shows

Jersey Shore: Family VacationSnooki & JWowwThe Show with VinnyThe Pauly D ProjectAll Star ShoreFloribama ShoreBuckhead ShoreCanada ShoreThe Sorrentinos

Jersey Shore was a reality television series on MTV that followed eight housemates as they live, work and party in the Jersey Shore area. The first season of the show was filmed in August 2009, in a summer share house in Seaside Heights. It was also filmed in other towns such as Toms River, Neptune and Atlantic City, New Jersey. The show debuted amid large amounts of controversy regarding the use of the terms "Guido/Guidette", portrayals of Italian-American stereotypes, and was under scrutiny from locals because the cast members were not residents of the area.

On January 29, 2010, MTV announced that a second season of the series consisting of 12 episodes had been ordered and would air in the summer of 2010. MTV announced that the second season would follow all of the first season cast as they "escape the cold northeast and find themselves in a new destination." After the first half of season 2 was shot in the South Beach neighborhood of Miami Beach, Florida in May 2010, the cast relocated back to The Shore to film the rest of the season. On August 30, 2012, MTV announced that the series would end after 6 seasons. The sixth and final season aired on October 4, 2012. The series finale concluded on December 20, 2012, with the episode, "The Icing on the Cake".

Contents

• 1 Synopsis
• 2 Locations
• 3 Cast
  • 3.1 Overview
  • 3.2 Notes
  • 3.3 Main cast
  • 3.4 Recurring cast
• 4 Episodes
• 5 Spin-Offs
  • 5.1 Broadcast Spin-offs
  • 5.2 Digital Spin-offs
• 6 Awards and Nominations
• 7 Notes and trivia
• 8 External links
• 9 References
• 10 Navigational

Synopsis[]

The series follows eight young adults spending their summer living in a house together on the Jersey Shore. The show is intercut with confessionals from the cast discussing their thoughts or explaining situations within the house. The cast is known for their loud, bold personalities, hard partying, physical fights, and their own unique terminology that have since become pop culture phenomenon. The first two seasons followed housemates, Paul DelVecchio, Nicole Polizzi, Michael Sorrentino, Samantha Giancola, Ronald Ortiz-Magro, Jennifer Farley, Vincenzo Guadagnino, and Angelina Pivarnick. Season three introduced new housemate, Deena Nicole Cortese, who served as Pivarnick's replacement.

Seasons 1–2 cast. (L to R) Back row: Mike, Vinny, Pauly, Jenni, AngelinaFront row: Nicole, Sammi, RonnieSeasons 3–6 cast. (L to R) Sammi, Ronnie, Nicole, Jenni, Deena, Mike, Pauly, Vinny

Locations[]

During the first, third, fifth, and sixth seasons, the cast stayed in a Shore House at the Jersey Shore that was connected to the Shore Store. The cast worked at the store in order to stay at the house. The house and the store is owned by Danny Merk.

Season two saw a location change to Miami, Florida, and the cast worked in a gelato shop instead of the t-shirt shop. Season four filmed overseas in Italy and the cast worked at a pizzeria.

Cast[]

Overview[]

Cast Member	Season						Ep.#
	1	2	3	4	5	6
Main cast
Paul "Pauly D" DelVecchio	Main						71
Nicole "Snooki" Polizzi	Main						71
Mike "The Situation" Sorrentino	Main						71
Sammi "Sweetheart" Giancola	Main						71
Ronnie Ortiz-Magro	Main						71
Jenni "JWoww" Farley	Main						71
Vinny Guadagnino	Main						71
Angelina Pivarnick	Main1		Guest		15
Deena Nicole Cortese	Main				49
Recurring cast
Danny Merk	Recurring	Recurring	Recurring		36
Tom Lippolis	Recurring			13
Paula Pickard	Guest	Guest	Recurring		18
Paola Giaimo	Guest				Recurring	Guest	11
Jionni LaValle	Recurring				28
Roger Mathews	Recurring				30
Jonny "The Unit" Manfre	Guest		Recurring	8
Chris Buckner	Recurring	11
Guest cast
Caitlin Ryder	Guest			Guest	7
Nino Giaimo	Guest					7

Notes[]

1 Angelina is only credited in the episodes she appears in.

Main cast[]

• Paul "DJ Pauly D" DelVechhio
• Nicole "Snooki" Polizzi
• Mike Sorrentino
• Sammi "Sweetheart" Giancola
• Ronnie Ortiz-Magro
• Jenni "J-WOWW" Farley
• Vinny Guadagnino
• Angelina Pivarnick (Seasons 1-2, guest Seasons 5-6)
• Deena Nicole Cortese (Seasons 3-6)

Recurring cast[]

• Danny Merk (Seasons 1, 3, 5–6) - the Shore Store owner and the roommates' boss
• Paola Giaimo (Seasons 1–2, 4–6) - Vinny's mother
• Tom Lippolis (Seasons 1–3) - Jenni's boyfriend at the start of the series
• Caitlin Ryder (Seasons 1–2, 3, 5) - Snooki's best friend
• Paula Pickard (Seasons 1, 3, 5–6) - Mike's friend and eventual girlfriend
• Nino Giaimo (Seasons 2–6) - Vinny's uncle
• Jionni LaValle (Seasons 3–6) - Nicole's boyfriend
• Jonny Manfre (Seasons 3, 5) - Mike's best friend
• Roger Mathews (Seasons 3–6) - Jenni's boyfriend
• Chris Buckner (Season 6) - Deena's boyfriend

Episodes[]

Season 19 EpisodesSeason 213 EpisodesSeason 313 EpisodesSeason 412 EpisodesSeason 511 EpisodesSeason 613 Episodes

Spin-Offs[]

Broadcast Spin-offs[]

• The Pauly D Project (2012)
• Snooki & JWoww (2012-2015)
• The Show with Vinny (2013)
• Floribama Shore (2017-2021)
• Jersey Shore: Family Vacation (2018-present)
• Buckhead Shore (2022)
• All Star Shore (2022-present)

Digital Spin-offs[]

On October 10, 2018, MTV announced that Viacom Digital Studios launched a YouTube channel dedicated Jersey Shore. Part of the overall deal was an expansion of the franchise with new digital original series starring fan-favorite cast members and friends.[1]

• Cooking in the Crib with Snooki & Joey
• Moms with Attitude

Awards and Nominations[]

Year	Award	Category	Recipient(s)	Outcome
2010	Teen Choice Award	Choice TV: Reality Show	Jersey Shore	Nominated
		Choice TV: Female Reality/Variety Star	Nicole Polizzi	Nominated
		Choice TV: Male Reality/Variety Star	Paul "Pauly D" DelVecchio	Nominated
		Choice TV: Male Reality/Variety Star	Mike "The Situation" Sorrentino	Nominated
	Dorian Award	Campy TV Show of the Year	Jersey Shore	Nominated
2011	People's Choice Award	Favorite TV Guilty Pleasure	Jersey Shore	Nominated
2011	Teen Choice Award	Choice TV: Male Reality/Variety Star	Mike "The Situation" Sorrentino	Nominated
		Choice TV: Female Reality/Variety Star	Nicole Polizzi	Nominated
		Choice TV: Male Reality/Variety Star	Paul "Pauly D" DelVecchio	Nominated
		Choice TV: Reality Show	Jersey Shore	Won
	Astra Award	Favourite Program - International	Jersey Shore	Nominated
2012	Teen Choice Award	Choice TV: Male Reality/Variety Star	Mike "The Situation" Sorrentino	Nominated
		Choice TV: Female Reality/Variety Star	Nicole Polizzi	Nominated
		Choice TV: Male Reality/Variety Star	Paul "Pauly D" DelVecchio	Won

Notes and trivia[]

• The cast were not allowed to have access to their cell phones, watch TV, listen to music, read, or pass notes. Snooki said that if the President were to die, they would have no idea.
  • Most of the cast snuck their phones into the house during filming despite the rule, though they died often because the bathroom time (which was the only moment of privacy) was limited. Angelina was one of the people who snuck her phone in.
• The cast were famously not paid for their appearances in Season 1. The only financial support they received was from their jobs at the t-shirt store, which was about $200 a week.
  • However, Mike claimed in a 2023 interview that he was paid a "few G's" for Season 1, which surprised the rest of the cast as they were not compensated.
  • The cast, minus Angelina who left in Season 2, entered into a joint agreement in Season 3 where they were all paid the same amount.
  • They were paid episodically from Season 2 onward (about 100k an episode according to Ron), so if they missed filming or an episode for any reason, they were not compensated for the episodes they did not appear in. This was also why production would send a film crew home with cast members who had to leave the shore house. Notoriously, they did with this Vinny when he left the house to focus on his mental health and Sammi when she went home for a few days following her breakup with Ron.
• They were allowed one private phone call per week. Any other calls were recorded and filmed for the show.
• The only room in the house that did not have a camera was the bathroom. The cast said they would take extra long showers just to get some privacy. Angelina revealed in her podcast that the bathroom time was limited.
• Although the show made it seem like the cast met each other for the first time in the first episode, some of them did know each other, or at least knew of each other:
  • Vinny and Angelina grew up in the same town, as well as graduating from the same high school.
  • Mike and Sam knew each other and had mutual friends.
  • Mike and Angelina have met before, as the former was also from Staten Island.
    • It was confirmed in 2023 that they have went on a few dates together and had made out, but never had sex.
    • Mike had recommended Angelina for the show.
  • Deena and Nicole actually met during auditions for the show, although the show made it seem like they’ve been friends before that.
  • Jenni and Ronnie knew each other and grew up in the same area.
  • Jenni and Angelina knew each other and had worked at a bar together previously.
  • Deena and Angelina met after the series ended and were friendly.
• The mayor of Atlantic City, NJ, recognized September 22 officially as Jersey Shore Day. The holiday was established in 2023.

External links[]

• MTV
• Paramount+
• Wikipedia
• IMDb
• Instagram
• Twitter
• Facebook
• TikTok

References[]

1. ↑ Press Party: MTV EXPANDS “JERSEY SHORE” FRANCHISE WITH NEW DIGITAL ORIGINALS SET TO LAUNCH ON YOUTUBE, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 18TH

Navigational[]

JERSEY SHORE FRANCHISE
Main Cast	Pauly D • Nicole Polizzi • Mike Sorrentino • Sammi Giancola • Ronnie Ortiz-Magro • Jenni Farley • Vinny Guadagnino • Angelina Pivarnick • Deena Nicole Cortese
Recurring Cast	Danny Merk • Tom Lippolis • Caitlin Ryder • Jionni LaValle • Roger Mathews • Paola Giaimo • Nino Giaimo • Paula Pickard • Jonny Manfre • Chris Buckner • Lauren Sorrentino • Joey Camasta • Chris Larangeira • Zack Carpinello • Nikki Hall • Jen Harley • Vinny Tortorella • Saffire Matos • Justin May
Jersey Shore	1 • 2 • 3 • 4 • 5 • 6
Snooki & JWoww	1 • 2 • 3 • 4
Jersey Shore: Family Vacation	1 • 2 • 3 • 4 • 5 • 6 • 7 • 8
Locations	6 Via Vecchietti • B.E.D. • Jenk's • Karma • Lecca-Lecca • Metropole South Beach Hotel • Pizzeria O'Vesuvio • Shore House • Shore Store • Sweetheart Coast • The Snooki Shop
Lore	Dictionary • Duck Phone • Grenade • Guidos • Robbery • Ron Ron Juice • The Meatballs • The Note
Other Shows	The Pauly D Project • The Show with Vinny • The Sorrentinos • Moms with Attitude • Cooking in the Crib with Snooki & Joey • Floribama Shore • Buckhead Shore • Canada Shore