After nearly a decade on the air, MTV has canceled its popular reality series Catfish: The TV Show following nine seasons. While the series will no longer produce new episodes, MTV will continue broadcasting episodes from the show’s library.
Catfish: The TV Show canceled by MTV after 9 seasons
MTV has canceled its long-running reality series Catfish: The TV Show after nine seasons, according to Variety. The network, however, will continue to air episodes from the show’s extensive library. Meanwhile, the producers have been given permission to seek other platforms for the series.
The series was inspired from the 2010 documentary Catfish, directed by Henry Joost and Ariel Schulman and starring Nev Schulman. The documentary, which popularized the term “catfishing,” followed Schulman as he exposed a deceptive online romance. Building on this concept, Schulman, Joost, and Max Joseph launched the reality series in 2012.
Schulman and Joseph hosted the first seven seasons. Joseph’s exit led to a rotating lineup of guest co-hosts including Elle King, Nick Young, and Machine Gun Kelly. In 2020, Kamie Crawford joined as Schulman’s permanent co-host, collaborating with him for 96 episodes through the remaining seasons.
Beyond its domestic success, Catfish: The TV Show inspired international editions in Colombia, Chile, Brazil, Mexico, and the United Kingdom. The franchise also expanded with spinoffs and a two-season podcast collaboration with Wondery launched in 2020. Despite its global success, the future of the series remained uncertain after Season 9 concluded in July 2024, particularly amid the restructuring following the Paramount merger.
Adding to the changes in his professional life, Nev Schulman previously revealed revealed that he obtained his real estate broker’s license in New York and is now pursuing a new career helping clients buy and sell property. Schulman shared his excitement on Instagram, calling it his “real estate era.”
Originally reported by Disheeta Maheshwari on ComingSoon.
