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Jersey Shore
Season 2
EMAILPRINTSERIES: MTV, Thursday 10:00p (60 minutes)
Mixed or average reviews
Based on 7 critic reviews
How did we calculate this?
Based on 16 votes
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Show Info
Genre(s): Reality (Non-Competitive)
Created By: SallyAnn Salsano
First Air Date: July 29, 2010
Summary
Starring Nicole Polizzi, Michael Sorrentino, Paul DelVecchio, Sammi Giancola, Angelina Pivarnick, Vinny Guadagnino, Ronnie Ortiz-Magro, and Jenni Farley
Snooki, The Situation, Pauly D, and J-Woww head down the coast to Florida for the second season, where they meet up with an old friend.
Episode Guide & More Info: More about this show at TV.com
Also On The Web: Official Show Site
What The Critics Said
All critic scores are converted to a 100-point scale. If a critic does not indicate a score, we assign a score based on the general impression given by the text of the review. Learn more...
Chicago Sun-TimesPaige Wiser
Overall, I don't have too many complaints. But if you're a fan of the fantasy "Real World" houses, I should warn that you'll be disappointed. The aesthetic highlight here is blue Astroturf.
Read Full Review >Washington PostHank Stuever
As stupid as it looks, and as much as you can hate yourself for watching, it's a complex show about the nature of sin. There's a tendency to examine it too cerebrally in that regard, to think of Jersey Shore as pure performance art. Sometimes critics can be wrong in typing too many words.
Read Full Review >People WeeklyTom Gliatto
Season 2 of MTV's instant trash classic moves the Situation, Snooki and Co. down to Miami Beach for a little change of scenery and no apparent change in attitude. Actually, the scenery hasn't really changed, either.
TimeJames Poniewozik
The show still has the moments of off-the-cuff comedy and guilelessness that made the first season fun to watch, if not exactly a parade of role models.
Read Full Review >Boston HeraldMark A. Perigard
From pariahs to parodies. What a quick ride. The party is almost over for Jersey Shore.
Read Full Review >NewsdayVerne Gay
Jersey Shore is appalling, which is mostly its appeal, but it can also be funny, irreverent and breezily dimwitted--which is the rest of the appeal.
Read Full Review >What Our Users Said
The average user rating for this show is 5.1 (out of 10) based on 16 User Votes
Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.
Austin S gave it a0:
No excitement or intelligence.
KRB gave it a10:
Its trash... but nobody said it would anything else. I agree with Hank Stuever. It really is a study of certain aspects of human nature (he mentions "sin"). Its seeminlgy simple behaviour, but there are a lot of emotions and "buttons" behind this behaviour. This show really is my guilty pleasure.
Pablo G. gave it a10:
The result is a mixture of unified atmosphere and lived-in character study, and while Snooki's role is not as indelible as that of her co-stars, J-Woww and The Situation’s steely abortionist are just about perfect.
Laura L. gave it a3:
The characters are no as appealing now that they are all glammed up "hollywood" style. MTV tried to dumb down the condo on the strip and use that wack footage to make the film look really old but it was just too contrived this time around. And seeing Angelina is enough to make me stop watching the show. It was a let down. They need new characters and need to bring it back the the JShore!
Gus M. gave it a0:
Goes to show you what Americans think is entertainment. Sex and partying. GTL. C'mon mayne, get a life.
Joseph A gave it a0:
'70' Washington Post, Hank Stuever, "As stupid as it looks, and as much as you can hate yourself for watching, it's a complex show about the nature of sin." Fire this man.
