<p id=”par-1_21″>It’s the end of an era at <a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/tag/mtv”>MTV</a>. The network has canceled <a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/news/catfish-the-tv-show-drug-dealer-escort-catfished.html/”><em>Catfish: The TV Show</em></a><em> </em>after nine seasons, <a href=”https://variety.com/2025/tv/news/catfish-the-tv-show-canceled-mtv-1236526625/” target=”_blank” rel=”noreferrer noopener”>Variety</a> reports. </p>
<p id=”par-2_48″><em>Catfish </em>grew out of the 2010 documentary of the same name, which explored people who’d gotten caught up in <a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/news/catfish-the-tv-show-new-season-dark-most-money-spent-kamie-crawford-nev-schulman.html/”>deceptive online relationships</a>. The movie and show introduced the now widely used term “catfish” to describes people who fake or stolen photos to misrepresent their identities on the internet. </p>
<p id=”par-3_14″><em>Catfish: The TV Show </em>premiered in 2012. New episodes last aired in July 2024. </p>
<h2 class=”wp-block-heading” id=”h-nev-schulman-reacts-to-catfish-cancellation-news”>Nev Schulman reacts to ‘Catfish’ cancellation news </h2>
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<p id=”par-4_17″><em>Catfish </em>host Nev Schulman broke the cancellation news to his fans in a video shared on <a href=”https://www.instagram.com/p/DO7T0NlDm78/?hl=en” target=”_blank” rel=”noreferrer noopener”>Instagram</a>. </p>
<p id=”par-5_26″>“So yeah, after 12 years, almost 300 episodes, and just a lot of traveling around this incredible country … <em>Catfish </em>has officially been canceled,” Schulman said. </p>
<p id=”par-6_78″>“<em>Catfish </em>as we’ve known it is over. Which is sad. But at the same time, what an incredible journey it’s been … I want to send a huge thank you to our crew,” he continued. “The dedication, the patience, the commitment to making sure that everything was exactly what it needed to be … the crew of this show is not just an incredible crew. They’re our family. They’re some of my best friends. I love you guys.”</p>
<p id=”par-7_13″>Schulman and former co-host Max Joseph also thanked <em>Catfish </em>fans for their support. </p>
<p id=”par-8_42″>“You guys have been awesome and you’ve made the show worth continuing to do. Even though I left, you still come up to me and you tell me how much you love watching it,” Joseph, who quit the show in 2018, said. </p>
<p id=”par-9_39″>“Thank you for being a part of this,” Schulman added. “For turning what was an idea and a documentary into a global conversation … and hopefully setting a higher standard for how we should treat people. And treat ourselves.” </p>
<h2 class=”wp-block-heading” id=”h-did-catfish-team-snub-co-host-kamie-crawford”>Did ‘Catfish’ team snub co-host Kamie Crawford? </h2>
<p id=”par-10_23″>While Schulman and Joseph made a point to thank the <em>Catfish </em>crew, multiple fans noticed that they neglected to acknowledge co-presenter <a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/news/kamie-crawford-dishes-ex-on-the-beach-couples-messy-possibly-get.html/”>Kamie Crawford</a>. </p>
<p id=”par-11_8″>“They didn’t even thank Kami???” one person wrote. </p>
<p id=”par-12_27″>“I absolutely love the show but @kamiecrawford was one of the best additions to the show so how we just going to not thank her????” another asked. </p>
<p id=”par-13_17″>Hours later, Schulman did give Crawford a shout-out in the in the comments of the Instagram post. </p>
<p id=”par-14_25″>“And a HUGE thank you to Kamie too of course!” he wrote. But some fans felt that wasn’t enough to make up for the snub.</p>
<p id=”par-15_30″>“Only 11 hours later??? @kamiecrawford was amazing and part of the reason, in my opinion, that the show did continue on for as long as it did,” one person commented. </p>
<p id=”par-16_10″>“It was a purposeful dig I’m pretty sure,” another wrote. </p>
<h2 class=”wp-block-heading” id=”h-could-catfish-resurface-on-another-network-or-streamer”>Could ‘Catfish’ resurface on another network or streamer?</h2>
<p id=”par-17_29″>While <em>Catfish</em>’s run at MTV is over, the network is allowing producers to shop the series, so it could pop up again on another network or streamer. (Paging Netflix!) </p>
<p id=”par-18_10″>“Maybe it’s just on pause?” Joseph said in the video.</p>
<p id=”par-19_17″>MTV will continue to re-air old episodes. All nine seasons of <em>Catfish</em> are also streaming on Hulu,.</p>
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