<P> Jersey Shore is an American reality television series which ran on MTV from December 3 , 2009 to December 20 , 2012 in the United States . The series follows the lives of eight housemates spending their summer at the Jersey Shore in the U.S. state of New Jersey . Season 2 followed the cast escaping the cold northeast winter to Miami Beach , Florida , with Season 3 returning to the Jersey Shore . The fourth season , filmed in Italy , premiered on August 4 , 2011 . The show returned for a fifth season , at Seaside Heights , New Jersey on January 5 , 2012 . The fifth - season finale aired on March 15 , 2012 . On March 19 , 2012 , MTV confirmed that the series would return for their sixth season . On August 30 , 2012 , MTV announced that the Jersey Shore would end after the sixth season , which premiered on October 4 . The series finale aired on December 20 , 2012 . </P>
<P> Jersey Shore is an American reality television series which ran on MTV from December 3 , 2009 to December 20 , 2012 in the United States . The series follows the lives of eight housemates spending their summer at the Jersey Shore in the U.S. state of New Jersey . Season 2 followed the cast escaping the cold northeast winter to Miami Beach , Florida , with Season 3 returning to the Jersey Shore . The fourth season , filmed in Italy , premiered on August 4 , 2011 . The show returned for a fifth season , at Seaside Heights , New Jersey on January 5 , 2012 . The fifth - season finale aired on March 15 , 2012 . On March 19 , 2012 , MTV confirmed that the series would return for their sixth season . On August 30 , 2012 , MTV announced that the Jersey Shore would end after the sixth season , which premiered on October 4 . The series finale aired on December 20 , 2012 . </P>
when did the first episode of jersey shore air
when did the first episode of jersey shore air
December 3 , 2009
December 3 , 2009