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MTV Announces 'Jersey Shore' Season 5 Will Film in Seaside

Show now wrapping production of season 4 in Florence, Italy

MTV’s “Jersey Shore” will return to Seaside Heights for its fifth season.

According to AOL TV, the fourth season is about to wrap up production in Florence, Italy, and the network is planning its return to Seaside Heights, where were set.

The network announced the fifth season news in a press release this week: “Fans will get to see more of the show they love, as MTV also announced today that Season Five begins production in June. Going back to the place where a pop culture phenomenon was born, the cast will return to the surf and sand of Seaside Heights, New Jersey for their fifth season,” officials wrote.

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The of "Jersey Shore" debuts Thursday, August 4, at 10 p.m.

In seasons 1 and 3, housemates rented a Seaside Heights abode for summer shenanigans such as partying at drinking, searching for hook-ups and working at a boardwalk stand, as camera crews followed around the

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The series is , having reached 8.9 million viewers with its third episode for season 3, reported the network on Jan. 21.


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