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ViacomCBS is doubling down on podcasts with new series based on hit shows including SpongeBob Squarepants, Paw Patrol and Catfish. This comes a day after the company revealed that it was developing a new version of Yo! MTV Raps and more audio spin-offs of The Daily Show following a deal with iHeartMedia. The new shows…

A chapter is closing on Catfish. Max Joseph, one of the show’s co-hosts, announced today that this will be his last season on the MTV reality show. His final episode will air Wednesday, August 22 at 9 PM “Hey guys, the time has come, sadly, for me to move on from ‘Catfish’. Working on this show for the last seven…

After halting production in May after Catfish host and executive producer Nev Schulman was accused of sexual misconduct, MTV has resumed production of the reality show after an investigation found the claims to be “not credible and without merit.” "Although we never received a formal complaint, MTV and Critical…

UPDATED with statement from Schulman: MTV has temporarily halted production on its popular series Catfish following sexual misconduct allegations against its host Nev Schulman. "We take these allegations very seriously,” MTV said in a statement. “We're working with Critical Content, our third-party production company…

Ashley Sawyer, who appeared on Season 2 of MTV’s Catfish, has died. She was 23. The cable channel confirmed today that she died in Alabama during the weekend, but no cause of death was given. "MTV is deeply saddened to learn that Ashley Sawyer has passed away," the network said in a statement. "Our condolences…

MTV announced today at TCA that its dance competition series America's Best Dance Crew (ABDC) will be returning this summer with six new episodes. In addition premiere dates were announced for three returning series Catfish: The TV Show, Finding Carter and the Broke A$$ Game Show. Catfish will be returning Wednesday…

Max Joseph’s first film will fly here under the WB banner. The studio announced that it acquired the domestic rights for the Zac Efron-starrer about a DJ trying to make it big with his first hit track. The film is slated for a 2015 release. Emily Ratajkowski (Gone Girl) and Wes Bentley (Interstellar, The Hunger Games)…

MTV has greenlighted a fourth season of docu-drama Catfish, the network announced today at TCA. Hosted by Nev Schulman and Max Joseph, the series is based on the 2010 documentary Catfish, which tracked the deceptive online romance in which Schulman became caught up. Catfish wrapped its third season earlier this…

EXCLUSIVE: Catfish host Nev Schulman has signed with Grand Central Publishing for his first book In Real Life, which the Hachette imprint will publish in fall, 2014. Schulman will write about his continuing exploration of relationships in the digital age, which started with the indie documentary Catfish. It broadened…

Despite moving to a new night and new time slot, Catfish: The TV Show has lost little of its attraction. The one-hour MTV docu-drama series about online dating returned for a second season at 10 PM last night with 2.5 million viewers and a 2.2 rating in the channel’s key 12-34 demographic. That's a dip from the 2.6…

Just over a month after it debuted, MTV announced today that Catfish: The TV Show will be coming back for a second season in 2013. Based on the 2010 documentary Catfish, the show debuted on November 12. Last month Viacom CEO Philippe Dauman singled out the 11 PM premiere of Catfish: The TV Show as having had "the…

Co-director Ariel Schulman explains how Catfish got him the Paranormal Activity 3 gig. Oh, to have been a fly on the wall of this studio meeting: HuffPo: Can you talk about how you and Joost took the reins of this new Paranormal Activity film? Schulman: Catfish had a lot to do with it. Paramount were big fans and we…