MTV Renews 'Catfish' Reality Series for Second Season

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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fionaapple 19th-Dec-2012 09:55 pm (UTC)

So glad the last one had a happy ending! They were qt :) I just can't fathom lying about myself online. I have quite a few online friends from Greatestjournal, LJ, and other online stuff I have added on Facebook.

shesasuperhero 19th-Dec-2012 09:56 pm (UTC)

I know! I was hoping for a happy ending!

flawlessglitch 19th-Dec-2012 09:57 pm (UTC)

They were PRECIOUS, I loved them.

oh_sailor 20th-Dec-2012 04:23 pm (UTC)

Bad news (from TWoP, not my commentary):

I'm sad and ashamed that I actually looked at that, and that I found this out: They're not together anymore, Dani "met" his new "girlfriend" on Tumblr, and she lives in northern New Jersey. He lives in California, per the show taping location. Good job moving forward from your romantic delusions, there, pal.

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sprywonderdog 19th-Dec-2012 10:05 pm (UTC)

I seriously started crying when the girl called her mom to explain and her mom said, "As long as you're happy and he treats you well" about the whole situation.

Dani totally reminded me of Young Pete, too.

musicnextdoor 19th-Dec-2012 10:35 pm (UTC)

HER MOM WAS AWESOME! SO SUPPORTIVE AND COOL!

sugary_placenta 21st-Dec-2012 06:11 am (UTC)

omg i was wondering who he reminded me of!

sevenbeat 19th-Dec-2012 10:16 pm (UTC)

forreal, it's so weird.

fuckmyass 19th-Dec-2012 10:30 pm (UTC)

I have a lot of online friends too... or those I met online. I've met many of them in person too! Stayed with a few in their cities or countries. Some have stayed with me as well. I don't think it's weird but MOST of my friends in real life think it's strange, so whenever I meet one or one stays with me, I tell them a different story how we met :/

hope_remains 19th-Dec-2012 10:31 pm (UTC)

Yessss, so happy that one worked out. As soon as they discovered Dani was a girl, I had a flashback of the other girl saying "I've dated girls before..." and I was like YAAAAS THIS WILL WORK.

Also when they caught up with the couple 2 months later, Dani's voice had gotten SO much deeper. It was awesome.

oh_sailor 20th-Dec-2012 12:14 am (UTC)

"As soon as they discovered he was born female," you mean. He identifies as a man, he is a man. I'm not trying to be difficult, I know what you meant, but still.