MTV has ended production on its long-running clip show Ridiculousness after 14 years.
TMZ broke the news on Friday, Oct. 31, saying MTV’s “top brass” made the decision to cancel the network’s longest-running show, and the cast and crew were told this week.
As of Oct. 31, no new episodes of the series will be produced. Instead, previously-filmed episodes will air on MTV to finish out the 2026 season, sources told the outlet. Select seasons will stream on Paramount+.
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Ridiculousness premiered on Aug. 29, 2011, and has run for 46 seasons.
The comedy series features clips of “ridiculous” viral videos pulled from the internet, which are then critiqued by host Rob Dyrdek, along with contributors Steelo Brim and Lauren “Lolo” Wood, and special guests.
In January 2024, the show welcomed cast members from MTV’s Jersey Shore Family Vacation, including Angelina Pivarnick, Mike “The Situation” Sorrentino, Jenni “JWoww” Farley.
The decision to cancel Ridiculousness follows Skydance Media’s $8 billion acquisition of MTV parent company Paramount Global. The merger was completed on Aug. 7, 2025.
As a result, there are plans underway to reimagine MTV and its programming.
Variety reports management wants to move toward “a more curated slate of content,” using “different creative voices,” and “refreshed programming” for MTV.
The Skydance merger is also bringing unprecedented changes to CBS News.
Just this week CBS cut about 100 employees from its news division and canceled some shows.
Among the casualties were CBS Saturday Morning anchors Michelle Miller and Dana Jacobson, and the network disbanded its race and culture unit.
The parent company’s new leadership is said to be more conversative and looking to move CBS News to the right.
Trey Sherman, who was an associate producer on the now-canceled CBS Evening News Plus streaming show, alleged people of color are being targeted in the layoffs.
In a video posted to TikTok on Thursday, Oct. 30, Sherman said “only the people of color” on his show lost their jobs. He described layoffs at the network as “race-based.”
“I just got laid off from my job at CBS and every producer on my team who got laid off is a person of color. Every person who gets to stay and will be relocated in the company is a white person,” said Sherman, who is Black.
He said he spoke with the manager who decided which employees would stay, and the man said he chose to keep people he “had worked with before.”
“Not only is it not based on merit, it is in its result racist,” Sherman stated.
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