Snooki, The Situation and the rest of the cast of MTV’s “Jersey Shore” had a little boost to their beach and tanning-based existence on Thursday.
About 8.4 million viewers tuned in to the reality show’s season three premiere, a 62% uptick from the show’s season two start.
That’s a record number for the “Shore,” which averaged 5.2 million when season two began in July, according to Nielsen. Oh, and that’s a record number for MTV, as a network.
“Jersey Shore” debuted just over a year ago, in December 2009.