MTV Upfront: Thursday, April 24, 2014

MTV is presenting a rich summer slate at its Upfront event in NYC’s historic Beacon Theater, hosted by Girl Code‘s Nicole Byer and MTV2‘s Andrew Schulz and Charlamagne of Guy Code, with performances by Bastille, Paramore and Zedd.

 

The summer premiere sked includes doc 9 Days and Nights of Ed Sheeran (Tuesday, June 10 at 11p); season four of Teen Wolf (Monday, June 23 at 10p), family drama Finding Carter (Tuesday, July 8 at 10p); season five of Ridiculousness (Thursday, July 10 at 10p) and comedic cooking competition Snack-Off (Thursday, July 10 at 10:30p).

 

Shows that got the green light include docu-series Slednecks, about a group of buddies in Alaska; One Bad Choice, a scripted series based on true stories, and dance competition Beyond Dance. Snooki & JWOWW, Real World and Girl Code will all be back with new seasons.

 

Sister net Logo TV, aimed at the LGBT community, is partnering with Kelly Ripa and Mark ConsuelosMilojo Productions for new summer series, The Secret Guide to Fabulous Living.

 

MTV will also step up its “always on” strategy, injecting visuals and interstitial content that offer real-time news, events and trending topics and creating multiple real-time marketing opportunities for its partners.

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