Jersey Shore Family Vacation was renewed for a fourth season this week, following the departure of Nicole ‘Snooki’ Polizzi, Deadline reported on Wednesday.
The MTV reality series’ finale earned its best ratings since 2018 with the dramatic finale episode set at Angelina Pivarnick’s wedding.
Snooki, 32, quit the series during the finale amid the fallout from her insulting wedding roast.
Moving on: Jersey Shore Family Vacation was renewed for a fourth season, according to Deadline. Nicole ‘Snooki’ Polizzi announced she was leaving the show in the highly rated finale; pictured in 2018
The conclusion of the two-part finale from June 18 scored the rebooted series’ biggest ratings since November 2018, suggesting the reality series still has plenty of life in it.
The finale also had an impressive growth in viewers over three days as people streamed it or watched recordings.
Jersey Shore Family Vacation was the top show among key demographics for its time slot, and the most recent season beat season two’s ratings, a rarity when even the most popular shows tend to lose viewers with each successive season.
Fans of the series will still be able to enjoy regulars Pauly D and Vinny on Double Shot at Love Thursdays at 8 p.m. and again at 9 p.m. when their series Revenge Prank replaces Jersey Shore.
Going strong: The conclusion of the two-part finale from June 18 scored the rebooted series’ biggest ratings since November 2018, suggesting the reality series still has plenty of life in it
Poor choice: Snooki made a spectacle of herself in the finale when she joined her friends Jenni ‘JWoww’ Farley, 34, and Deena Cortese, 33, as they tried their hand at a roast-style wedding reception toast to Angelina
It’s unclear if fans will once again flock to Jersey Shore in the wake of Snooki’s exit from the series.
She made a spectacle of herself in the finale when she joined her friends Jenni ‘JWoww’ Farley, 34, and Deena Cortese, 33, as they tried their hand at a roast-style wedding reception toast to Angelina and her new husband Chris Larangeira, 42.
‘Angelina, you’re the lice to my hair,’ Deena said as the speech began, to which Nicole added, ‘You’re the fly to my s***,’ and Jenni continued, ‘You are the trash to our bags.’
Nicole went on to say, ‘You are the throw-up to our hangover,’ and reactions were mixed.
Wedding speech: ‘Angelina, you’re the lice to my hair,’ Deena said as the speech began, to which Nicole added, ‘You’re the fly to my s***,’ and Jenni continued, ‘You are the trash to our bags’
The bride: Angelina initially was being a good sport about the speech
Though Angelina seemed to get a kick out of the speech at first, her mood seemed to shift with the crowd.
The reception guests didn’t care for the toast, particularly its digs at Staten Island, where many of them (including Angelina) came from.
They started booing loudly from their tables and gave the toast two thumbs down.
As the public reception shifted, the bride became outraged, and Chris didn’t seem to be a fan either.
She blamed her pals for ‘ruining’ her wedding, ordered the cameras to shut down, and told Deena to ‘f*** off.’
Thumbs down: Wedding reception guests gave Jenni’s speech the thumbs down and booed loudly
Furious: Angelina blamed her pals for ‘ruining’ her wedding, ordered the cameras to shut down, and told Deena to ‘f*** off’
During her confessional appearance, Snooki broke down in tears and announced this would be her last season on the long-running reality series.
The reality star said she wanted to move away from the tumultuous show when announcing her departure in December.
‘I needed to move on,’ she told People. ‘It’s just not for me anymore. Drama has never been my thing. Especially now, I don’t want to leave my kids and not see them for days on end to do that.
‘I want to leave and have a good time with my friends and roomies, and then come home and be a mom. So this season was very stressful, and I just wasn’t having fun. I want to do something that’s more uplifting in my life,’ she said.
So long: During her confessional appearance, Snooki broke down in tears and announced this would be her last season on the long-running reality series