Jersey Shore is an American reality television series that premiered on MTV on December 9, 2009 in the United States. MTV Networks President Van Toffler felt that the series “loud, young, bold” style was better suited to MTV’s sensibilities than VH1, and MTV programming executive Tony DiSanto felt that “, it was time to go for a more authentic approach, like a documentary.” The series debut with the premise of following the lives of eight housemates spending their summer in a summer share in Seaside Heights, New Jersey. in an article in Rolling Stone, it was mentioned that the house had 35 remote-controlled cameras in fixed locations, 12 hand-held ones, one IMX camera and six DV cameras. On January 25, 2011, it was confirmed that the show had been renewed for a fourth season, to be filmed in Italy during the first half of 2011. MTV President Van Toffler described the casting process by saying they looked for “candor, honesty, boldness and a very combustible, chaotic mess. On August 27, 2010, Pivarnick confirmed that she would not be part of season 3. The rest of the cast have appeared in all seasons.