Rapper Mac Miller, who had an MTV show and a long-term relationship with pop star Ariana Grande,  was found dead this afternoon at his home. He was 26 and authorities are initially attributing the death to an overdose. Miller, born Malcolm James McCormick, had a troubled history with drugs, and his relationship with…

MTV2 scored the highest-rated day in its nearly 20-year history on Wednesday, June 10, reaching 2.1 million unique visitors with a .3 rating across total day. The surge was led by the return of Nick Cannon Presents; Wild ‘N Out, whose seventh season debut, with guest stars Kevin Hart, Fabolous and Rae Sremmurd…

MTV and its sister channels have staked out dates for their 2015 awards shows. The mothership set the MTV Movie Awards for April 12 and the VMAs for August 30. Both will air live. The MTV2 Fan Fest Featuring the MTV2 Fandom Awards will tape at Comic-Con in San Diego and be broadcast July 12. The mtvU Woodies air live…

On the heels of its most-watched broadcast year ever in its core demo ages 12-34, MTV2 is beefing up its original comedy slate. The network has greenlit two new comedy series for late night, MTV2’s Joking Off and Number 2 News (wt), and ordered new seasons of Nick Cannon Presents: Wild ‘N Out and Guy Code, for a 2015…

Fatawesome duo Justin Parker and Jimmy Craig snagged 18.5M views with their 2012 comedy short Cat-Friend vs Dog-Friend, which envisioned in sweetly humorous gags how friends would act if they were animals. Two years and many more comedy videos later the two are set to star in and executive produce their own untitled…

The fourth season of MTV‘s Awkward returns with a special one-hour episode at 10 PM on April 15. Season 4 picks up with even more complications for Jenna as senior, including more boy trouble, drama with her friends, a new girl in town who has eyes for Matty and even some cat fishing. New coming-of-age comedy series Fa…

Nick Cannon Presents: Wild ‘N Out was the highest-rated series in MTV2 history this past season, averaging 1.1 million total viewers and a 1.3 rating in persons 12-34 in its return to TV. It and its Tuesday night counterpart Ain’t That America With Lil Duval will now return for new seasons in 2014, MTV said today. The…

Nick Cannon won't be giving up his NBC day job hosting America's Got Talent, but the return of Wild'N Out on Tuesday sure proved he's not lacking in the skills department himself. The 11 PM debut of the rebooted Nick Cannon Presents: Wild'N Out proved to be the highest-rated show in the 17-year history of MTV2. The…

Production is underway on an untitled six-part special that will air in first quarter 2013. It centers on Mac Miller and his four best friends as they leave their hometown of Pittsburgh and set up shop for the first time in Los Angeles to put the finishing touches on Miller’s new album, Watching Movies With The Sound O…

Nick Cannon is coming back to MTV with more Wild'N Out for the first time in five years. MTV2 announced today that the improv comedy competition show will return to the air in 2013. The America’s Got Talent host created, produced and hosted Wild'N Out on MTV from 2005-2007. Kevin Hart, Katt Williams and SNL’s Taran…

Guy Code closed out its sophomore run as the highest-rated original series in MTV2’s history, up 21% over season one in the key 12-34 demo. The third season will premiere in January 2013. MTV2 also will air three one-hour compilation specials. Hooking Up premieres October 2 at 11 PM, Going Out debuts October 9 at 11…

EXCLUSIVE: MTV2, MTV's sibling network, is moving ahead with Numbnuts, a new reality program from Fear Factor executive producer David A. Hurwitz. Described as a “high-octane, hilarious, adrenaline-fueled stunt competition game-show series,” Numbnuts will premiere this Friday at 10 PM, immediately following the…