Overview

• MTV plans to keep airing episodes from the Catfish library while the producers explore a new home for the franchise.
• The docuseries ran from 2012 through July 2024, producing roughly 242 episodes across nine seasons.
• Catfish evolved from Nev Schulman’s 2010 documentary, which helped popularize the term for online identity deception and inspired international versions.
• Max Joseph co-hosted the first seven seasons before a rotating guest period that led to Kamie Crawford becoming permanent; Crawford later announced her exit in 2024.
• The show’s future remains unresolved with no pickup announced, following a period of uncertainty during Paramount Skydance’s corporate restructuring.