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MTV Renews 'Catfish' Reality Series for Second Season

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MTV has ordered another season of Catfish: The TV Show.

The reality series, which is a spinoff of the similarly-themed 2010 feature, follows a small documentary crew as they help individuals determine if the people they've met online are really who they claim to be. It stars Nev Schulman (from the Catfish film) and filmmaker Max Joseph.

“Catfish: The TV Show has truly captured the zeitgeist of the digital dating age,” said MTV Muiltiplatform EVP Dave Sirulnick at the time of the renewal. “The show has resonated with our audience by portraying the real life journeys of individuals trying to navigate the highs and lows of online dating -- an experience our viewers can relate to.  We are thrilled to bring the show back for a second season, and look forward to the fascinating stories that only Nev and Max can uncover."

Since premiering on Nov. 12, the RelativityREAL-produced show has performed very well for the network on Monday nights. Its 11 p.m. series premiere was the network's highest-rated ever for the hour, and subsequent airings at 10 p.m. have regularly ranked among cable's top 5 Monday shows in the key adults 18-49 demo.

The most recent episode pulled a 1.3 rating in the adults 18-49 demo and 2.07 million viewers. Performing especially well in persons 12-34, the show's current series average is jumping from a 2.4 rating to a 3.1 rating (a 29 percent increase) when Live+3 Day viewing is taken into account.

Catfish, still in its freshman run, airs its next new episode after the holidays on Jan. 7. At the time of the pickup, there was no news of an episode count for season two.

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ugly_jacket 19th-Dec-2012 10:41 pm (UTC)
the only thing about this show is the fucking investigative work that they do is sooooo lol, like if i were falling in love with someone online you better skype with my damn ass or i'm going to start googling all your secret shit

like come on you wouldn't google someone who claimed to love you but wouldn't skype/call/etc?
powrhug 19th-Dec-2012 11:13 pm (UTC)
The first episode where the woman thought she was dating a model baffled me because if I thought I was dating a model, the first thing I'd do would be google him to see his work.
judgmental 20th-Dec-2012 01:24 am (UTC)
right?
stellar_kar 20th-Dec-2012 07:03 am (UTC)
well his name matched the pics though he just also said he worked at chelsea lately which made me lol that it was something non existent like writing the cue cards...it's a talk show they don't read scripts
myairguitar 19th-Dec-2012 10:51 pm (UTC)
also, the "______ is taking time off of romance to focus on him/herself" is such bullshit, omg.
hope_remains 19th-Dec-2012 11:01 pm (UTC)
that's true, but it also just seems like a nice way of saying "now that ___ knows the truth, she's not really into it. oh well."
myairguitar 19th-Dec-2012 11:13 pm (UTC)
no, yeah, that's what i mean. it's basically "it's not you, it's me".
rainbow_fish 19th-Dec-2012 10:56 pm (UTC)
I've met numerous of my ~online~ friends irl. It's never been weird or anything. I've never had a ~bad~ experience.

That being said, I've never had an online romance so there were never like high stakes of w/e
phreshprince 19th-Dec-2012 11:01 pm (UTC)
I did that twice and it was the worst experience ever OMG
powrhug 19th-Dec-2012 11:12 pm (UTC)
Yeah, I've never had a romance online, but I've met at least 1/3 of my f-list in person. The first time felt weird, but after that it was no big deal.
noapologiesx 19th-Dec-2012 11:44 pm (UTC)
Same. I've never had a bad experience meeting an online friend. But for the most part I've skyped with them or texted them.
phreshprince 19th-Dec-2012 10:58 pm (UTC)
One of my best friends meets her BFs online.
Like they message her through Facebook and next thing you know they're dating.
I could never just because its creepy.
Luckily they're people that went to our high school or live in the area. She just never knew or talked to them so she didn't know them
x_brittacular 20th-Dec-2012 02:05 am (UTC)
I have no problem with online relationships. I'm just bitter that mine never work out, whether it starts online or off. My best friend met a guy on MyYearbook and they've been together for a year. I met my ex on OkCupid and he left me after 18 days. Boo.
ellyrianna 27th-Dec-2012 06:22 am (UTC)
this comment is super late and everything but lol: does he even count as an ex if you only dated 18 days? or were you married and he left you after you were married for 18 days? idgi
aujourlejour 19th-Dec-2012 11:06 pm (UTC)

yourremedy 19th-Dec-2012 11:17 pm (UTC)
That one was terrrible. What a bitch.
volcompunk58 19th-Dec-2012 11:07 pm (UTC)
Are Max and Nev single?
solyma 20th-Dec-2012 02:26 am (UTC)
probably not sadly
powrhug 19th-Dec-2012 11:10 pm (UTC)
When I first joined LJ 10 years ago, I was naive and didn't know it was considered egotistical to use a real photo of yourself as an icon. So on came the flames from folks saying I was full of myself, when really I just thought it was great way to be more personal. So of course I made and used more because I'm stubborn like that.

I'd rather folks like me for me than for a figment of my imagination.

That's probably why this show fascinates me so much.

yourremedy 19th-Dec-2012 11:16 pm (UTC)
That's weird. I would never think that. Who cares what your icon is?
powrhug 19th-Dec-2012 11:21 pm (UTC)
Yeah, I thought it was weird too! And it's not like I didn't have fandom-related icons, it's just that I used me!icons for personal posts.
oh_sailor 20th-Dec-2012 04:42 pm (UTC)
Back in the day, like 2001-2004, EVERYONE had icons of themselves. It's just that a lot of ugly people got upset and decided it was better to have icons of stuff you like. Seriously, if you DIDN'T have an icon of yourself back in the day, everyone made fun of you and assumed you were an uggo.

ONTD and fandom communities had a lot to do with the change, tbh. I remember even in the early days of ONTD, the attractive/popular people had icons of themselves.
yourremedy 19th-Dec-2012 11:16 pm (UTC)
This show is like crack. I can't believe people are SO naive and stupid.
vainandbitter 19th-Dec-2012 11:18 pm (UTC)
I love this show
arisingphoenix 19th-Dec-2012 11:27 pm (UTC)
After mhissy I am here for whatever this show wants to be. Watching while on twitter is soo just insanely hysterical it brings out more ratchet than the show sometimes.
ufailatlife 19th-Dec-2012 11:28 pm (UTC)
i love this show. nothing will ever beat the mhissy episode though
bahk 19th-Dec-2012 11:53 pm (UTC)
I have an irrationally large crush on Nev. He's so geeky and nerdy and I love it.
oh_sailor 20th-Dec-2012 04:43 pm (UTC)
But he got famous off of trolling a mentally unwell woman :(
bahk 20th-Dec-2012 06:44 pm (UTC)
I dunno man, I think it was a tie.
luminaris 20th-Dec-2012 12:20 am (UTC)
NEGL, this show gives me so much life
sarahsumbrella 20th-Dec-2012 12:42 am (UTC)
Nev could get it
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