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{{Short description|American reality-based documentary television series}}
{{shortlead|date=May 2013}}
{{Infobox television
{{Infobox television
| show_name = Catfish: The TV Show
| image = CatfishTheTVShow.jpg
| image = [[File:CatfishTheTVShow.jpg|250px]]
| genre = [[Reality television|Reality]]
| based_on = ''[[Catfish (film)|Catfish]]''<br />by [[Henry Joost]] and [[Ariel Schulman]]
| genre = Documentary
| format = Reality
| developer = {{Plainlist|
*Ariel Schulman
| developer = {{Plainlist|
* [[Ariel Schulman]]
*[[Nev Schulman]]
*[[Max Joseph]]
* [[Nev Schulman|Yaniv "Nev" Schulman]]
* Max Joseph
}}
}}
| presenter = {{plainlist|
| creative_director = Kelly Ostreicher
| starring = Nev Schulman<br>Max Joseph
*[[Nev Schulman]]
*[[Max Joseph]]
| country = United States
*[[Kamie Crawford]]
| language = English
| num_seasons = 2
| num_episodes = 19
| executive_producer = {{Plainlist|
* [[Andrew Jarecki]]
* Ariel Schulman
* Brad Bishop
* [[Dave Sirulnick]]
* [[David Metzler]]
* [[Henry Joost]]
* Jonathan Karshis
* Jonathan Mussman
* Julie Link Steffens
* Mark Smerling
* Marshall Eisen
* Nev Schulman
* Nomi Ernst Leidner
* [[Tom Forman (producer)|Tom Forman]]
}}
}}
| editor = Jami Philbrick
| country = United States
| cinematography = Max Joseph
| language = English
| camera = [[Multiple-camera setup|Multiple]]
| num_seasons = 9
| runtime = 40 to 42 minutes
| num_episodes = 242
| company = Catfish Picture Company<br/>[[RelativityREAL]]
| list_episodes = List of Catfish episodes
| executive_producer = {{Plainlist|
| channel = [[MTV]]
*[[Andrew Jarecki]]
| picture_format = [[480i]] ([[Standard-definition television|SDTV]])<br />[[1080i]] ([[High-definition television|HDTV]])
*Ariel Schulman
| audio_format = [[Stereophonic sound|Stereo]]
*[[Eddie Schmidt]]
| first_aired = {{Start date|2012|11|12}}
*Brad Bishop
| last_aired = {{End date|present}}
*David Metzler
| related = ''[[Catfish (film)]]''
*Henry Joost
| website = http://www.mtv.com/shows/catfish/series.jhtml
*Jonathan Karshis
*Julie Link Steffens
*Marc Smerling
*Marshall Eisen
*Nev Schulman
*Guillermo Bonilla
*Nomi Ernst Leidner
*[[Tom Forman (producer)|Tom Forman]]
*John Maroney
}}
| cinematography = {{Plainlist|
*John DeTarsio
*Max Joseph
}}
| camera = [[Multiple-camera setup|Multiple]]<br>[[Webcam]] (episodes 148–)
| runtime = 41 to 42 minutes
| company = {{Plainlist|
*Catfish Picture Company
*[[Relativity Media]] (2012–2016)
*Critical Content (2016–)
*[[MTV Entertainment Studios]] (2021–)
}}
| channel = [[MTV]]
| first_aired = {{Start date|2012|11|12}}
| last_aired = {{End date|present}}
| related = {{Plainlist|
* ''[[Ghosted: Love Gone Missing]]''
* ''Help! I'm in a Secret Relationship!''
}}
}}

'''''Catfish: The TV Show''''' is an [[United States|American]] [[Reality television|reality]]-based [[docudrama]] [[television series]] airing on [[MTV]] about the truths and lies of [[online dating]]. The series is based on the 2010 film ''[[Catfish (film)|Catfish]]'' and is hosted by [[Nev Schulman]]. It premiered on November 12, 2012.<ref name=Zap2It>{{cite web|last=Porter|first=Rick|title='Catfish: The TV Show': MTV delves into online relationships|url=http://blog.zap2it.com/frominsidethebox/2012/08/catfish-the-tv-show-mtv-delves-into-online-relationships.html|publisher=Zap2It|accessdate=October 18, 2012|date=August 3, 2012}}</ref> The second season premiered on June 25, 2013.<ref name=s2>{{cite web|last=Bibel|first=Sara|title=Sixteen-Episode Season Two of 'Catfish: The TV Show' to Premiere Tuesday, June 25 on MTV|url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2013/05/21/sixteen-episode-season-two-of-catfish-the-tv-show-to-premiere-tuesday-june-25-on-mtv/183609/|work=TV by the Numbers|accessdate=May 26, 2013|date=May 21, 2013}}</ref>
==Plot==
{{Quote box|width=225px|align=left|
|quote = <small>"They used to tank cod from Alaska all the way to China. They'd keep them in vats in the ship. By the time the codfish reached China, the flesh was mush and tasteless. So this guy came up with the idea that if you put these cods in these big vats, put some catfish in with them and the catfish will keep the cod agile. And there are those people who are catfish in life. And they keep you on your toes. They keep you guessing, they keep you thinking, they keep you fresh. And I thank God for the catfish because we would be droll (but that means funny - why use that word?), boring and dull if we didn't have somebody nipping at our fin." -from ''[[Catfish (film)|Catfish]]''</small>
|source = <small>Why the term "catfish" is used to describe people who portray someone else online</small>
}}
}}
'''''Catfish: The TV Show''''' (often shortened to '''''Catfish''''') is an American [[Reality television|reality]]-based documentary television series airing on [[MTV]] about the truths and lies of [[online dating]]. The series, which premiered on November 12, 2012, is based on the 2010 film ''[[Catfish (film)|Catfish]]''.<ref name=Zap2It>{{cite web|last=Porter|first=Rick|title='Catfish: The TV Show': MTV delves into online relationships|url=http://blog.zap2it.com/frominsidethebox/2012/08/catfish-the-tv-show-mtv-delves-into-online-relationships.html|work=[[Zap2it]]|date=August 3, 2012|access-date=9 June 2019|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130514080534/http://blog.zap2it.com/frominsidethebox/2012/08/catfish-the-tv-show-mtv-delves-into-online-relationships.html|archive-date=14 May 2013}}</ref>
On the internet, a "catfish" is a person who creates fake personal profiles on social media sites -- pretending to be someone more outwardly appealing than his/her true self, by using someone else's pictures and false biographical information. These "catfish" usually intend to trick an unsuspecting person or persons into falling in love with them. The term "catfish" is derived from the 2010 documentary film, in which Schulman discovered the woman he'd been carrying on an online relationship who he thought was a 20-something woman was really a middle-aged mother of 4.


==Premise==
[[MTV]] and the ''Catfish'' film's producers, Schulman and his friend, filmmaker Max Joseph, help couples who have never met in real life. They want to know if the person they have had a seemingly deep emotional relationship with is legitimate or if they are, in fact, a "catfish." Some couples have been together for a few months -- others, for years.
The show presents the "hopeful" as the one who initiates contact in an attempt to discover the true identity of their online romance, or "catfish". Some of the show's [[Casting (performing arts)|casting calls]] solicit stories from hopefuls.<ref name="remotecontrol.mtv.com">{{cite web|url=http://remotecontrol.mtv.com/catfish-the-tv-show-is-now-casting/|title=Catfish: The TV Show is now casting!|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140718164807/http://remotecontrol.mtv.com/catfish-the-tv-show-is-now-casting|archive-date= July 18, 2014|work=MTV Shows}}</ref> Casting director Michael Esposito has said that the show has received more than 100 applications a day.<ref>{{cite web|author=AfterBuzz TV|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yzkQ16wlGPI|title=Catfish: The TV Show Season 4 Episode 21 Review w/ Michael Esposito|date=August 26, 2015|work=YouTube.com}}</ref>


{{Quote
Nev claims that he has received requests from people asking him for his help in determining whether or not their online-only lover is lying or truthful about their identity. Each episode is a different couple with a different story; Nev travels to wherever they live and uses background checks and research to uncover the truth. He contacts the other person to arrange a first-ever meeting between the two lovers, then documents how the couple are impacted.<ref name=IndieWire>{{cite web|last=Willmore|first=Alison|title=MTV Readies a Reality Series Based on 'Catfish' for November|url=http://www.indiewire.com/article/television/mtv-readies-a-reality-series-based-on-catfish-for-november|publisher=IndieWire|accessdate=18 October 2012|date=7 August 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Catfish: The TV Show|url=http://www.mtv.com/shows/catfish/series.jhtml|publisher=MTV|accessdate=18 October 2012}}</ref> Schulman said at the [[Television Critics Association]] press tour in August 2012 that it's not all about pulling the rug out from under people, explaining:
|quote = They used to tank cod from Alaska all the way to China. They'd keep them in vats in the ship. By the time the codfish reached China, the flesh was mush and tasteless. So this guy came up with the idea that if you put these cods in these big vats, put some catfish in with them and the catfish will keep the cod agile. And there are those people who are catfish in life. And they keep you on your toes. They keep you guessing, they keep you thinking, they keep you fresh. And I thank God for the catfish because we would be ... boring and dull if we didn't have somebody nipping at our fin.|source=Nev Schulman ([[Catfish (film)|''Catfish, the film'']])}}
::"Whether or not two people are totally lying to each other and it turns out to be a huge disaster, that's only the first part of the story. We then want to know why they are doing it, who they are, what they are feeling, what led them to this place, and why that resonates with thousands of other young people who have the same feelings, who don't have someone to talk to or don't know how to express themselves."<ref name=Zap2It />
The term "catfish" originated as the title of a 2010 documentary in which filmmaker Schulman discovers that the woman with whom he'd been having an online relationship had not been honest in describing herself. The term has since come to be used to refer to someone who creates a fake personal profile on social sites using someone else's pictures and false biographical information to pretend to be someone else, usually intending to trick someone into falling in love with them.

In each episode, Schulman and his co-host, first receive a request by someone who is emotionally entangled with someone they have never met in real life. Then they usually travel to the person's residence and do online research to try to uncover the truth about whether the other participant in the virtual relationship is legitimate or a "catfish", and make them meet either way. During the COVID-19 pandemic, the show was filmed online and instead of an in-person meeting, participants met through [[Zoom (software)|Zoom]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Writer |first=Kelly Wynne Culture |date=2020-08-05 |title=Kamie Crawford Talks Virtual 'Catfish' Season and How To Date During Corona |url=https://www.newsweek.com/kamie-crawford-talks-virtual-catfish-season-how-date-during-quarantine-1523120 |access-date=2024-05-26 |website=Newsweek |language=en}}</ref> Some of these couples have been communicating for a few months—others, for years.<ref name=IndieWire>{{cite web|last=Willmore|first=Alison|title=MTV Readies a Reality Series Based on 'Catfish' for November|url=http://www.indiewire.com/article/television/mtv-readies-a-reality-series-based-on-catfish-for-november|publisher=IndieWire|access-date=October 18, 2012|date=August 7, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Catfish: The TV Show|url=http://www.mtv.com/shows/catfish/series.jhtml|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120805171952/http://www.mtv.com/shows/catfish/series.jhtml|url-status=dead|archive-date=August 5, 2012|publisher=MTV|access-date=October 18, 2012}}</ref> Schulman has said that the show is not all about pulling the rug out from under people, explaining:

{{blockquote|text=Whether or not two people are totally lying to each other and it turns out to be a huge disaster, that's only the first part of the story. We then want to know why they are doing it, who they are, what they are feeling, what led them to this place, and why that resonates with thousands of other young people who have the same feelings, who don't have someone to talk to or don't know how to express themselves.|sign=Nev Schulman|source=August 2012 [[Zap2It]] article <ref name=Zap2It/>}}

As explained in 2014 reports on [[Hollywood.com]]<ref>{{cite web|last=Lutes|first=Alicia|website=[[hollywood.com]]|title=Is 'Catfish' Catfishing America?|url=https://www.hollywood.com/tv/catfish-mtv-catfishing-america-59085718|access-date=May 29, 2023|date=June 8, 2014}}</ref> and [[Vulture (website)|Vulture]],<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.vulture.com/2014/05/catfish-mtv-casting-production-process.html | title=Here's How MTV's Catfish Actually Works | date=21 May 2014 }}</ref> it is usually the catfish who makes the first contact with MTV. Producers then proceed to gather information about the deception from the catfish and contact the hopeful afterwards. For legal reasons, everyone involved in the series signs a contract agreeing to appear on camera before the episode enters production. In Season 3's Miranda and Camryn episode, the catfish changed their mind about meeting the hopeful, and appeared only by [[Skype]].

The hosts are given no information about the catfish. In 2023 Kamie Crawford told ''Popculture''<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2dkdjOfUd6w&t=656s | title=Catfish: Nev Schulman and Kamie Crawford Talk Chaotic New Season | website=[[YouTube]] | date=4 October 2023 }}</ref>

{{blockquote|I think people have this misconception that Nev and I are in on something before we go into filming. We have no idea what is happening ever. We literally open the laptop and read the email, and that's our first time hearing about anyone or knowing anything.}}

Nev Schulman has explained that while the catfish has agreed to appear on the show, they do not know when or how the hosts will be looking for them.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=No0kfFUK7JI|title=CATFISH - TV Show, Scams + More With Nev Schulman|work=YouTube.com|author=TheLipTV2|date=August 1, 2014}}</ref>

{{blockquote|A lot of the stories that we get come from the catfish side of things. People who feel so terrible [...] that they've been lying to a friend or a lover on the internet for a long time. They want to come clean, but they fear if they simply told the truth, the other person would [...] be very upset that they've been lied to and deceived, and likely discard them. And so they're hopeful that by coming on the show [...] maybe we can facilitate some kind of amicable exchange, that they can be heard, explain themselves in a more objective and non-judgmental way. So [the producers] orchestrate very delicately, and staying out of it as much as possible, a scenario by which [...] the hopeful reaches out to me [...]. And so [the hosts] just pick up from there. [The hopeful has] no idea of course that the other person's already expressed interest in meeting. And the [catfish] doesn't know that we're actually doing it. They just sorta think maybe it could happen. So they don't know when or why or how. So it's tricky, but everything is real. The feelings are real, the relationships are real. We haven't created any scenarios, we don't tell people what to say or do. It's very unpredictable.}}

==Presenters==
In its first 7 seasons, the show was hosted by [[Nev Schulman]] and [[Max Joseph]]. Seeking to pursue a directing career, Joseph left the series and his last episode aired on August 22, 2018.<ref>{{cite web|title=Max Joseph on Twitter|url=https://twitter.com/maxjoseph/status/1027248185603846144|work=[[Twitter]]}}</ref><ref name=josephexit>{{cite web|first=Zach|last=Johnson|title=Max Joseph Gets Emotional in His Final Catfish Episode|url=https://www.eonline.com/news/964236/max-joseph-gets-emotional-in-his-final-catfish-episode|work=[[E! News]]|date=August 30, 2018|access-date=June 26, 2019}}</ref> For the remaining episodes of the seventh season that aired in 2019, he was replaced by alternate presenters, including singer [[Elle King]], model [[Selita Ebanks]],<ref>{{Cite web |title='Catfish' Nev & Max Get Model Selita Ebanks to Help with Two-Part Season 3 Finale |url=https://www.bustle.com/articles/30865-catfish-nev-max-get-model-selita-ebanks-to-help-with-two-part-season-3-finale |access-date=2022-11-25 |website=Bustle |date=8 July 2014 |language=en}}</ref> basketball player [[Nick Young (basketball)|Nick Young]], actress [[Kimiko Glenn]], model [[Slick Woods]], actress [[Tallulah Willis]], rapper [[Machine Gun Kelly (musician)|Machine Gun Kelly]], and presenter [[Kamie Crawford]]. Eventually [[Kamie Crawford]] was selected to officially become part of the hosting duo in the show's 8th season alongside Schulman.<ref name=krawford>{{cite web|last=Heyn|first=Elizabeth|title=Kamie Crawford Co-Hosts MTV's 'Catfish' with Nev Schulman|url=https://heavy.com/entertainment/2020/01/kamie-crawford-catfish-host|work=[[Heavy (website)|Heavy]]|date=January 8, 2020|access-date=January 11, 2020}}</ref> Crawford left the show in October 2024 after six years.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://people.com/kamie-crawford-is-leaving-catfish-after-6-years-8723184|title=Catfish's Kamie Crawford Announces Departure from Show After 6 Years: 'Change Is Hard'|date=2024-10-04}}</ref>

==Production==

In May 2018, filming of season 7 was suspended due to sexual misconduct allegations against Schulman. The suspension was lifted after the allegations were found to be "not credible".<ref>{{cite magazine|title=MTV Is Halting Production on 'Catfish' Amid Sexual Assault Allegations|url=https://time.com/5281710/mtv-is-halting-production-on-catfish-amid-allegations-of-sexual-misconduct/|magazine=[[Time (magazine)|Time]]|access-date=18 May 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Guglielmi|first=Jodi|title=MTV Resumes Production on Catfish, Calls Nev Schulman Sexual Misconduct Claim 'Not Credible'|url=https://people.com/tv/catfish-production-resumes-sexual-misconduct-nev-schulman/|work=[[People (magazine)|People]]|date=June 25, 2018|access-date=June 30, 2018}}</ref>

In early January 2024, the show was renewed for its 9th season by MTV,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2024/01/catfish-help-im-in-a-secret-relationship-renewed-mtv-1235696198/|title='Catfish: The TV Show' & 'Help! I'm In A Secret Relationship!' Renewed Amid Ratings Win For MTV|website=Deadline|date=2024-01-04}}</ref> which premiered on April 30, 2024.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://tvline.com/trailers/catfish-tv-show-season-9-release-date-trailer-max-joseph-1235198356/|title=Former Catfish Co-Host Max Joseph Makes Surprise Return in Season 9 Trailer (Exclusive)|date=2024-04-09|website=TVLine}}</ref> It was announced that Joseph would return this season to host an episode.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mensjournal.com/streaming/max-joseph-announces-return-to-catfish|title=Max Joseph Announces Return to Catfish|date=2024-04-30|website=Men's Journal}}</ref>

==Series overview==
{{main|List of Catfish episodes}}
{{:List of Catfish episodes}}

===Spin-offs===
There have been two ''Catfish'' spin-offs. The first, ''Catfish: Trolls'', was hosted by celebrity artist [[Charlamagne tha God]] and featured online personalities confronting [[Internet trolls|trolls]] who had been harassing them online. It aired for three-episode in 2018.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.newsweek.com/what-catfish-trolls-and-who-are-hosts-1050187|title=What Is 'Catfish Trolls'? Meet Camyonce, Rollin' Ray, Charlamagne and More|last=Wynne|first=Kellie|date=2018-07-31|access-date=August 24, 2019|language=en-GB}}</ref> The second spinoff, ''[[Ghosted: Love Gone Missing]]'', is hosted by ''[[The Bachelorette (American TV series)|The Bachelorette]]'' Rachel Lindsay and celebrity rapper [[Travis Mills]] and features stories about people trying to find former friends or romantic partners after having been [[Ghosting (behavior)|ghosted]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.eonline.com/news/1061248/mtv-taking-on-ghosting-with-new-reality-show-starring-rachel-lindsay-and-travis-mills|title= MTV Taking on Ghosting With New Reality Show Starring Rachel Lindsay and Travis Mills |last=Harnick|first=Kris|date=August 24, 2019|access-date=August 24, 2019|language=en-GB}}</ref>

===Podcast===
In 2020 [[MTV]] and [[Wondery]] began releasing episodes as podcasts under the title ''Catfish: The Podcast'', with the first episode released on November 26, 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Catfish: The Podcast|url=https://wondery.com/shows/catfish-the-podcast/|access-date=2021-04-26|website=Wondery - Feel The Story|language=en-US}}</ref>


==Reception==
==Reception==
The film ''[[Catfish (film)|Catfish]]'' was criticized and its authenticity was argued but executive producer [[Tom Forman (producer)|Tom Forman]] stresses that ''Catfish'' won't just tell "...stories of deception. We've also stumbled into some love stories. We found people who are exactly who they say they are. We are putting those on television, too. We find people who are willing to get past an initial deception and really do make a connection at the end&nbsp;– in person and in real life. That's been really heartwarming. So I think, when we set out, we really don't know how it's going to end: good, bad, or in the middle somewhere."<ref name=Zap2It /> Although the show claims that the deceived victim is the one who initiates contact with the producers in an attempt to discover the true identity of their online romance; there have been claims that the scenarios presented are in fact reverse engineered, whereby the perpetrator or 'catfish' is the one who is contacted first via [[Casting (performing arts)|casting calls]]. Producers then proceed to gather information about the deception from the perpetrator and contact the victim afterwards to present the opposite.<ref>[http://www.hollywood.com/news/tv/55001491/catfish-mtv-catfishing-america Is 'Catfish' Catfishing America? | TV News | Hollywood.com<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref><ref>[http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/02/19/catfish-fake-mtv-reality-show_n_2718664.html 'Catfish' Fake? Report Says Aspects of MTV Reality Show Not Very Truthful<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
The film ''[[Catfish (film)|Catfish]]'' was criticized and its authenticity questioned. Executive producer [[Tom Forman (producer)|Tom Forman]] stresses that the TV version won't just tell "stories of deception. We've also stumbled into some love stories. We found people who are exactly who they say they are. We are putting those on television, too. We find people who are willing to get past an initial deception and really do make a connection at the end—in person and in real life. That's been really heartwarming. So, I think, when we set out, we really don't know how it's going to end: good, bad, or in the middle somewhere".<ref name=Zap2It />


==International versions==
On December 19, 2012, [[MTV]] announced that the series has been renewed for a second season.<ref name=Renew>{{cite web|title=MTV Renews "Catfish: The TV Show" for a Second Season|url=http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news/2012/12/19/mtv-renews-catfish-the-tv-show-for-a-second-season-849015/20121219mtv02/|publisher=thefutoncritic|accessdate=20 December 2012}}</ref>


{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:left; font-size:92%; line-height:14px; background:#F8F8FF; width:100%;"
==Episodes==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|-
! Country !! Name !! Host(s) !! Channel !! {{Abbr|No.|Number}} of seasons !! Broadcast
! colspan="2"|Season !! Episodes !! Season Premiere !! Season Finale
|-
|-
| [[Colombia]]
| style="background:#B4EEB4; height:5px;"|
| ''Catfish Colombia''
| style="text-align:center;"| '''[[#Season 1 (2012-2013)|1]]'''
| Diego Saenz, Sebastián Parra
| style="text-align:center;"| 12
| [[MTV (Latin America)|MTV]]
| style="text-align:center;"| {{Start date|2012|11|12}}
| 2
| style="text-align:center;"| {{End date|2013|2|25}}
| {{Start date|2014|9|10}} – {{End date|2015|11|5}}
|-
|-
| [[Chile]]
| style="background:#ADEAEA; height:5px;"|
| ''Espías del Amor''
| style="text-align:center;"| '''[[#Season 2 (2013)|2]]'''
| Julio César Rodríguez (1–3), Andrés Alemparte (1–3), César Antonio Campos (3), Marcelo Arismendi (1–2)
| style="text-align:center;"| 16<ref name=episodes>{{cite web|title=Catfish: The TV Show on MTV|url=http://thefutoncritic.com/showatch/catfish/listings/|work=The Futon Critic|accessdate=May 26, 2013}}</ref>
| [[Chilevisión]]
| style="text-align:center;"| {{Start date|2013|6|25}}
| 3
| style="text-align:center;"| {{End date|2013|10|8}}<ref name=episodes/>
| {{Start date|2015|10|27}} – Not renewed
|-
|-
| [[Brazil]]
|}
| ''Catfish Brasil''

| Ciro Sales, Ricardo Gadelha
===Season 1 (2012&ndash;2013)===
| [[MTV (Brazil)|MTV]]
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="width:72%;"
| 3
| {{Start date|2016|8|31}} – {{End date|2018|10|10}}
|-
|-
| [[Mexico]]
! scope="col" style="background-color: #B4EEB4; color: #000000;" width=7% | No. in<br />series
| ''Catfish Mexico''
! scope="col" style="background-color: #B4EEB4; color: #000000;" width=7% | No. in<br />season
| Chapu Garza, José Luis Badalt
! scope="col" style="background-color: #B4EEB4; color: #000000;"| Title
| [[MTV (Latin America)|MTV]]
! scope="col" style="background-color: #B4EEB4; color: #000000;" width=20% | Original air date
| 1
! scope="col" style="background-color: #B4EEB4; color: #000000;" width=14% | U.S. viewers<br/>(million)
| {{Start date|2018|3|1}} – Not renewed
|-
|-
| [[United Kingdom]]
{{Episode list
| ''Catfish UK''<ref>{{cite news |last1=Mangan |first1=Lucy |title=Catfish UK review – exposing the cruellest fraudsters on the internet |url=https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2021/apr/21/catfish-uk-review-exposing-the-cruellest-fraudsters-on-the-internet |access-date=26 April 2021 |work=[[The Guardian]] |date=21 April 2021}}</ref>
|EpisodeNumber= 1
| [[Julie Adenuga]] (1), [[Oobah Butler]] (1-3), [[Nella Rose]] (2-3)
|EpisodeNumber2= 1
| [[MTV (British and Irish TV channel)|MTV]]
|Title= Sunny & Jamison
| 3
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2012|11|12}}
| {{Start date|2021|04|21}} – {{End date|2023|03|08}}
|Viewers=2.68<ref>{{cite web|url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2012/11/13/monday-cable-ratings-monday-night-football-wins-night-wwe-raw-teen-moms-ii-pawn-stars-catfish-real-housewives-more/157261/|title=Monday Cable Ratings: 'Monday Night Football' Wins Night, 'WWE Raw', 'Teen Moms II', 'Pawn Stars', 'Catfish', 'Real Housewives' & More|last=Bibel|first=Sara|date=November 13, 2012|work=TV by the Numbers|accessdate=November 20, 2012}}</ref>
|ShortSummary=Nursing student Sunny met and fell in love with model "Jamison" or "RJ" while chatting on [[Facebook]], but they had never met in the 8 months they had talked. When Nev finally introduces Sunny to "Jamison", he turns out to be a girl named Chelsea, who originally created the profile for revenge on a former friend. Chelsea showed no remorse and says that she has no feelings at all for Sunny. Later they talk and Chelsea admits she is bisexual and has feelings for Sunny. They decide to be real friends in the end. Nev introduces Sunny to the real Jamison in the end.
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|EpisodeNumber= 2
|EpisodeNumber2= 2
|Title= Trina & Scorpio
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2012|11|19}}
|Viewers=2.74<ref>{{cite web|url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2012/11/20/monday-cable-ratings-monday-night-football-wins-night-sportscenter-catfish-the-tv-show-teen-mom-2-monday-night-raw-more/158380/#comment-1325461|title=Monday Cable Ratings: Monday Night Football Wins Night + 'SportsCenter', 'Catfish: The TV Show', 'Teen Mom 2', 'Monday Night RAW' & More|last=Kondolojy|first=Amanda|date=November 20, 2012|work=TV by the Numbers|accessdate=November 20, 2012}}</ref>
|ShortSummary=[[Stripper|Exotic dancer]] Shawnise aka Trina, met fellow exotic dancer Lee aka "Scorpio" on [[MySpace]] and had been talking for over a year and never met. When Nev does some online investigating, he finds that the pictures of "Scorpio" belong to Larry Drummer, a model from Atlanta. When Nev introduces Shawnise to Lee, he tells her the truth about having 4 children instead of 2 and that he is really 32 years old instead of being 27 like he told her. Nev introduces Shawnise to the real Larry Drummer in the end. Lee said he's happy to be friends with Trina, but still hopes one day romance will blossom between them. Trina has quit dancing and is pursuing other career opportunities.
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber= 3
|EpisodeNumber2= 3
|Title= Kim & Matt
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2012|11|26}}
|Viewers=2.61<ref>{{cite web|last=Bibel|first=Sara|title= Monday Cable Ratings:Monday NIght Football Wins Night, 'Catfish', 'Teen Mom 2', 'WWE Raw' 'Pawn Stars', 'Basketball Wives', & More |url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2012/11/28/monday-cable-ratingsmonday-night-football-wins-night-catfish-teen-mom-2-wwe-raw-pawn-stars-basketball-wives-more/159270/ |publisher=TV by the Numbers|date=28 November 2012|accessdate=5 December 2012}}</ref>
|ShortSummary=Kim had been talking to Matt for over 10 years when she contacted Nev for help to meet him. She is in a relationship with a man named Scott, who knows about Matt. Kim opens up to Nev that the love of her life Steven committed [[suicide]] and that Matt helped her through the grief. She meets Matt at his home, where he reveals he has refused to meet her because he is ashamed of his weight. In the epilogue, Matt continues to diet and exercise everyday, and since filming ended, he has lost another 20 pounds. Kim went home and broke up with Scott, and she and Matt remain best friends. Kim is finally taking the time to deal with the loss of Steven, but she's not ready to think about starting a new romance yet.
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber= 4
|EpisodeNumber2= 4
|Title= Jasmine & Mike
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2012|12|3}}
|Viewers=2.23<ref>{{cite web|last=Kondolojy|first=Amanda|title=Monday Cable Ratings: Monday Night Football Wins Big + 'Teen Mom II', 'Catfish', 'Pawn Stars', 'Monday Night RAW' & More|url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2012/12/04/monday-cable-ratings-monday-night-football-wins-big-pawn-stars-monday-night-raw-real-housewives-of-beverly-hills-american-pickers-more/160188/|publisher=TV by the Numbers|accessdate=5 December 2012}}</ref>
|ShortSummary=Jasmine had been [[texting]] "Mike" for 2 years, though they had never met or talked on the phone. Mike turns out to be a girl named Mhissy who Jasmine knew in real life. Mhissy said she created the fake profile to get revenge on Jasmine for not leaving Mhissy's boyfriend Josh aka Triggs alone after they hooked up. In the epilogue, Jasmine has put her interest on finding romance on hold since filming ended, and instead, she's been focusing on school and spending time with her son. Mhissy has made the decision to adopt her niece and become her legal guardian. Mhissy says that she had no plans to create a fake profile again. Jasmine and Mhissy have had no contact since they appeared in this episode.<ref>{{cite web|title=Catfish: The TV Show : Jasmine & Mike| publisher= MTV|url=http://www.mtv.com/shows/catfish/episode.jhtml?episodeID=202851#moreinfo |accessdate=5 December 2012}}</ref>
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber= 5
|EpisodeNumber2= 5
|Title= Jarrod & Abby
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2012|12|10}}
|Viewers=2.41<ref>{{cite web|last=Bibel|first=Sara|title=Monday Cable Ratings: Monday Night Football Wins Night, 'Catfish', 'Teen Mom 2', 'WWE Raw', 'Pawn Stars' & More|url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2012/12/11/monday-cable-ratings-monday-night-football-wins-night-catfish-teen-mom-2-wwe-raw-pawn-stars-more/161135/|publisher=TV by the Numbers|accessdate=11 December 2012}}</ref>
|ShortSummary=Jarrod is a divorced father from Georgia who met and fell for a blonde girl on Facebook named "Abby". Jarrod told Nev that he had even proposed to Abby and she said yes. She also promised to move in with him but then she never did.<ref>{{cite web|title=Catfish: The TV Show : Jarrod & Abby|url=http://tvlistings.zap2it.com/tv/catfish-the-tv-show-jarrod-and-abby/EP016169680005?aid=zap2it|accessdate=24 November 2012}}</ref> When Nev finally introduces them after a year and a half of talking, "Abby" turns out to be an overweight girl named Melissa that created the fake profile due to her low self esteem. In the epilogue, Jarrod has put his romantic pursuits on hold and is focusing on music since filming ended. He and Melissa continued to talk to each other everyday. Melissa had deactivated her Abby profile and also lost 15 lbs. She is also happy that Jarrod has kept her in his life, and she's hopeful love could still blossom between them one day.
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber= 6
|EpisodeNumber2= 6
|Title= Kya & Alyx
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2012|12|17}}
|Viewers=2.07<ref>{{cite web|last=Kondolojy|first=Amanda|title=Monday Cable Ratings: Monday Night Football Wins Night, + 'Monday Night RAW', 'Pawn Stars', 'Teen Mom II', 'Catfish' & More|url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2012/12/18/monday-cable-ratings-monday-night-football-wins-night-monday-night-raw-pawn-stars-teen-mom-ii-catfish-more/162188/|publisher=TV by the Numbers|accessdate=18 December 2012}}</ref>
|ShortSummary=When Kya first met "Alyx" online, she used a fake name and fake pictures. She later told him the truth and Alyx forgave her. Nev helps Kya finally meet Alyx, who she says she has fallen in love with but has never actually met. When they meet, Alyx turns out to be a [[transgender]] man named Dani who was born a girl and is making the transition to be a boy. Kya and Dani decide to remain a couple even after Kya learns the truth. In the epilogue, Dani is continuing hormone replacement therapy, and he is also saving up for gender reassignment surgery.<ref>{{cite web|title=S01E06 - Kya & Alyx|url=http://tvlistings.zap2it.com/tv/catfish-the-tv-show-kya-and-alyx/EP016169680006?aid=zap2it|publisher=Zap2It|accessdate=9 December 2012}}</ref>
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber= 7
|EpisodeNumber2= 7
|Title= Joe & Kari Ann
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2013|1|7}}
|Viewers=2.52<ref>{{cite web|last=Kondolojy|first=Amanda|title=Monday Cable Ratings: College Football Dominates Night + 'WWE Monday Night RAW', 'Catfish', 'Love & Hip Hop 3', 'Teen Mom II' & More|url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2013/01/09/monday-cable-ratings-college-football-dominates-night-wwe-monday-night-raw-catfish-love-hip-hop-3-teen-mom-ii-more/164357/|publisher=TVbythenumbers|accessdate=9 January 2013|date=9 January 2013}}</ref>
|ShortSummary=Nev helps Joe meet the girl he's been talking to who says she is former [[Miss United States Teen]] 2003, [[Kari Ann Peniche|Kari Ann]].<ref>{{cite web|title=S01E07 - Joe and Kari Ann|url=http://tvlistings.zap2it.com/tv/catfish-the-tv-show-joe-and-kari-ann/EP016169680007?aid=zap2it|publisher=Zap2It|accessdate=20 December 2012}}</ref> Kari Ann agrees to meet Joe at his farm and when she shows up, it's in fact a girl named Rose, a girl Joe went to high school with. She said she did it because she's always had feelings for Joe. She apologized but admitted to having been a catfish for years, having multiple fake profiles and claims to have "mastered" being a catfish. In the end, Rose moved to California to live with her boyfriend whom she met through the fake Kari Ann profile. He was surprised when he found out the truth but accepted her anyway. Joe and Rose haven't talked since filming ended.
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber= 8
|EpisodeNumber2= 8
|Title= Tyler & Amanda
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2013|1|14}}
|Viewers=2.17<ref>{{cite web|last=Kondolojy|first=Amanda|title=Monday Cable Ratings: 'Monday Night RAW' Wins Night + 'Catfish', 'Teen Mom II', 'Love & Hip Hop', 'Pawn Stars' & More|url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2013/01/15/monday-cable-ratings-monday-night-raw-wins-night-catfish-teen-mom-ii-love-hip-hop-pawn-stars-more/165331/|publisher=TVbythenumbers|accessdate=15 January 2013|date=15 January 2013}}</ref>
|ShortSummary=Tyler has fallen for "Amanda" when he asks Nev for help. When Tyler tells his friends about her, they are all surprised it was with a girl from online. When Tyler goes to her house, "Amanda" is actually a teenage boy named Aaron. In the epilogue, Tyler now attends Western Michigan College in Kalamazoo. Aaron recently moved to New York City, and he said that he's staying offline for now and is actually starting to go out on dates. Aaron and Tyler have not been in contact since filming ended.<ref>{{cite web|title=S01E09 - Tyler and Amanda|url=http://tvlistings.zap2it.com/tv/catfish-the-tv-show-tyler-and-amanda/EP016169680008?aid=zap2it|publisher=Zap2It|accessdate=20 December 2012}}</ref>
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber= 9
|EpisodeNumber2= 9
|Title= Rod & Ebony
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2013|1|21}}
|Viewers=2.75<ref>{{cite web|last=Bibel|first=Sara|title=Monday Cable Ratings:'Catfish' Wins Night, 'Teen Mom 2', 'WWE Raw', 'Pawn Stars', 'Love and Hip Hop' & More|url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2013/01/23/monday-cable-ratingscatfish-wins-night-teen-mom-2-wwe-raw-pawn-stars-love-and-hip-hop-more/166162/|publisher=TVbythenumbers|accessdate=23 January 2013|date=23 January 2013}}</ref>
|ShortSummary=Rod hasn't been honest with "Ebony" about what he looks like or his name, which he told her is "KJ" in the 4 years they have been talking. Ebony is [[transgender]] and said she couldn't meet up in the beginning of them talking because she had [[cancer]]. Rod wants to be honest and tell her the truth but is afraid that Ebony might be lying to him too. Ebony turns out to be a woman who has been a lesbian for 15 years and has a child. In the epilogue, Rod and Ebony are still friends, but they communicate with each other only a few times a week now. Rod says he's not ready to meet people online right now and needs time to think about what he wants. Ebony is staying offline as well and has instead been enjoying the Atlanta nightlife. She has found romance with a woman. <ref name=autogenerated1>{{cite web|title=MTV to Air Can't Miss Season Finale Episode of Groundbreaking Docu-Series "Catfish: The TV Show" on Monday, February 18 at 11:00 P.M. ET/PT|url=http://thefutoncritic.com/news/2013/02/14/mtv-to-air-cant-miss-season-finale-episode-of-groundbreaking-docu-series-catfish-the-tv-show-on-monday-february-18-at-1100-pm-et-pt-431214/20130214mtv01/|publisher=The Futon Critic|accessdate=February 15, 2013}}</ref>
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber= 10
|EpisodeNumber2= 10
|Title= Rico & Ja'mari
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2013|1|28}}
|Viewers=2.27<ref>{{cite web|last=Kondolojy|first=Amanda|title=Monday Cable Ratings:'Monday Night Raw' Wins Night + 'Teen Mom II', 'Pawn Stars', 'Catfish', 'American Pickers' & More|url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2013/01/29/monday-cable-ratingsmonday-night-raw-wins-night-teen-mom-ii-pawn-stars-catfish-american-pickers-more/167091/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Tvbythenumbers+%28TVbytheNumbers%29|publisher=TV by the Numbers|accessdate=January 29, 2013}}</ref>
|ShortSummary=Rico lives in the [[United States]] but is torn on whether or not to continue his online relationship with a man named "Ja'mari" or move to [[England]] to be with his ailing mother. When Rico meets Ja'mari, he finds out that the pictures he saw were real but also discovers that Ja'mari's real name is James and that he is a bus driver instead of a model like he told Rico. When Nev and Rico do more research, they find that James has a criminal record but when asked about it, it was a case of mistaken identity that took James over 2 years to clear his name but in the end won the case. In the epilogue, the health of Rico's mother has improved since filming ended. Rico has decided to stay in the United States to continue his relationship with James. Rico and James haven't seen each other in the last month, but they plan on getting together soon.
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber= 11
|EpisodeNumber2= 11
|Title= Mike & Felicia
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2013|2|18}}
|Viewers=2.37<ref>{{cite web|last=Bibel|first=Sara|title=Monday Cable Ratings: 'WWE Raw' & 'Teen Mom 2' Win Night, 'Catfish', 'Pawn Stars', 'Dallas', 'Switched at Birth' & More|url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2013/02/20/monday-cable-ratings-wwe-raw-teen-mom-2-win-night-catfish-pawn-stars-dallas-switched-at-birth-more/170015/|publisher=TV by the Numbers|accessdate=February 20, 2013}}</ref>
|ShortSummary=Mike and Felicia met online and soon hit it off. After agreeing to meet, Felicia stood Mike up, offering only thin excuses. When Nev and Max do some research they find that she supposedly lives in Jersey City, though she claims to have opened a store in Orlando. After contacting her friend they also find she has previously lied to people on the internet. When Mike meets Felicia he finds that the pictures were real, but she lied about the store in Orlando, but still lives there. Mike is hurt that she lied but agrees to meet up with her to talk about their future. Two months later, Mike is still living with his parents and has found a job installing irrigation systems. He hopes to move to his own place soon. Felicia continues to live in Orlando and go to school. She is grateful that Mike had given her a second chance. She says she's being 100% truthful with Mike and is doing her best to be honest with everyone else in her life as well. She also says she's planning to move back to New Jersey in six months, because when she went to visit Mike, they officially became a couple.
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber= 12
|EpisodeNumber2= 12
|Title= The Reunion Show
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2013|2|25}}
|Viewers=1.95<ref>{{cite web|last=Kondolojy|first=Amanda|title=Monday Cable Ratings: 'WWE RAW' Wins Night + 'Teen Mom II', 'Pawn Stars', 'Catfish', 'American Pickers' + More|url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2013/02/26/monday-cable-ratings-wwe-raw-wins-night-teen-mom-ii-pawn-stars-catfish-american-pickers-more/170857/|publisher=TV by the Numbers|accessdate=February 26, 2013}}</ref>
|ShortSummary=Participants from ''Catfish: The TV Show'' reunite in MTV's [[Times Square]] studio to answer questions from fans. The show is hosted by Nev and Max, and [[SuChin Pak]]. Sunny and Chelsea have not remained in contact. Trina and Lee remain good friends, as do Kim and Matt, and Jarrod and Melissa (who appear via webcam unlike all other participants). Joe remains bitter about Rose's online relationship with him as Kari Ann and they do not talk. Jasmine and Mhissy break out into an argument over an insulting Facebook post to Mhissy left by Jasmine.
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In January 2016, MTV began casting a proposed UK version of the show through online ads that specifically targeted the catfish, not the hopeful: "Tired of keeping secrets from your online love? Come clean" and "Are you a secret Catfish? It's time to come clean".<ref>{{Twitter|MTVCatfishUK/status/691658675149103104}}</ref> The project was cancelled, but Schulman has said he would like to make a pan-European version.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/articles/37553288|title=MTV could make a UK version of Catfish, according to presenter Nev Schulman - BBC Newsbeat|last=Moore|first=Hannah|date=2016-10-10|access-date=2017-12-19|language=en-GB}}</ref>
===Season 2 (2013)===

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In August 2019, [[Network 10]] chose to cancel its Australian version of Catfish which was going to be hosted by [[Casey Donovan (singer)|Casey Donovan]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.pedestrian.tv/film-tv/catfish-australia-cancelled-network-10/|title= NOOO: Channel 10 Has Binned Its 'Catfish Australia' Show Hosted By Casey Donovan|last=Tan|first=Steffanie|publisher=Pedestrian|date=20 August 2020|access-date=24 September 2020|language=en-AU}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://au.lifestyle.yahoo.com/casey-donovan-show-catfish-australia-cancelled-005111976.html|title=Casey Donovan's new show cancelled|last=Vrajlal|first=Alicia|publisher=[[Yahoo! Lifestyle]]|date=20 August 2019|access-date=24 September 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://tvblackbox.com.au/page/2019/08/19/2019-8-19-exclusive-catfish-australia/|title=10 Cancels Production on Casey Donovan hosted program Catfish Australia|last=Perry|first=Kevin|publisher=TV BlackBox|date=19 August 2019|access-date=24 September 2020}}</ref>
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In January 2024, Catfish UK host [[Oobah Butler]] announced that the show was not renewed for a fourth season.<ref>{{Cite tweet |number=1742126068641755183 |user=Oobahs |title=Catfish UK has come to an end. Had a genuinely amazing time making three series with great people, and it was a life changing job. Now focusing on new docs and interesting stuff. Cheers for watching! |first=Oobah |last=Butler |author-link=Oobah Butler |date=2 January 2024 |access-date=26 September 2024}}</ref>
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==See also==
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*[[Catfish effect]]
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|EpisodeNumber = 13
|EpisodeNumber2 = 1
|Title = Cassie & Steve
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2013|6|25}}
|ShortSummary = Following the brutal murder of her father, Cassie's life was on a downward spiral of alcohol, drug abuse, and promiscuity. Then one day she received a Facebook message from Steve. He became the positive influence Cassie needed, teaching her to love herself and change her lifestyle for the better. Their relationship intensified and Cassie even asked Steve to marry her&nbsp;— and Steve accepted. Cassie desperately wants to meet her fiancé, but Steve is always too busy to video chat&nbsp;— let alone get together with her.
|Viewers = 2.50<ref>{{cite web|url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2013/06/26/tuesday-cable-ratings-catfish-rizzoli-isles-win-night-pretty-little-liars-deadliest-catch-perception-more/189108/|title=Tuesday Cable Ratings: 'Catfish' & 'Rizzoli & Isles' Win Night, 'Pretty Little Liars', 'Deadliest Catch', 'Perception' & More|last=Bibel|first=Sara|work=TV by the Numbers|date=June 26, 2013}}</ref>
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 14
|EpisodeNumber2 = 2
|Title = Anthony and Marq
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2013|7|2}}
|ShortSummary = Anthony is a decorated [[Iraq War]] veteran who wears his Purple Heart on his sleeve. Over a year ago, he bonded online with a caring, emotionally available man named Marq. Today, they're head over heels in love&nbsp;— yet Anthony has already caught Marq in some troubling lies.
|Viewers = 1.76<ref>{{cite web|url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2013/07/03/tuesday-cable-ratings-being-mary-jane-wins-night-the-game-deadliest-catch-rizzoli-isles-more/190253/|title=Tuesday Cable Ratings: 'Being Mary Jane' Wins Night + 'The Game', 'Deadliest Catch', 'Rizzoli & Isles', 'Catfish', 'Pretty Little Liars' & More|last=Kondolojy|first=Amanda|work=TV by the Numbers|date=July 3, 2013}}</ref>
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 15
|EpisodeNumber2 = 3
|Title = Ramon & Paola
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2013|7|9}}
|ShortSummary = Ramon spends most of his time in a dead-end job in a town that he's struggling to escape. His one shining glimmer of happiness is Paola, a girl he met on Facebook and established an exclusive online relationship with. After many failed attempts to video chat with Paola, she finally relented and connected with Ramon briefly. However, Ramon saw a completely different-looking girl on his video screen before she hung up -- and he's been baffled ever since.
|Viewers = 2.16<ref>{{cite web|url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2013/07/11/tuesday-cable-ratings-the-game-catfish-deadliest-catch-win-night-pretty-little-liars-rizzoli-isles-more/191063/|title=Tuesday Cable Ratings: 'The Game', 'Catfish' & 'Deadliest Catch' Win Night, 'Pretty Little Liars', 'Rizzoli & Isles' & More|last=Kondolojy|first=Amanda|work=TV by the Numbers|date=July 9, 2013}}</ref>
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 16
|EpisodeNumber2 = 4
|Title = Lauren & Derek
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2013|7|16}}
|ShortSummary = Lauren met Derek on MySpace nearly 8 years ago. Since then she's relied on him for everything&nbsp;— Derek's funny and caring, and he even supported Lauren after she had a baby with a now former boyfriend. Lauren knows that Derek is the man of her dreams and she can't wait to take the next step with him. The only problem is, they've never met in real life or even video chatted. Every time she's tried to see Derek he's always had an excuse. Lauren strongly believes that Derek could be her future husband and she feels that he can be a good father to her three-year-old son.
|Viewers = 2.36<ref>{{cite web|url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2013/07/17/tuesday-cable-ratings-catfish-wins-night-the-game-suits-rizzoli-isles-pretty-little-liars-more/192330/|title=Tuesday Cable Ratings: 'Catfish' Wins Night + 'The Game', 'Suits', 'Rizzoli & Isles', 'Covert Affairs,' 'Pretty Little Liars' & More|last=Kondolojy|first=Amanda|work=TV by the Numbers|date=July 17, 2013}}</ref>
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 17
|EpisodeNumber2 = 5
|Title = Dorion & Jeszica
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2013|7|23}}
|ShortSummary = Dorion is torn between two women&nbsp;— his current girlfriend, Raffinee, and his online love of over two years, Jeszica. Dorion was introduced to Jeszica on Facebook while she was dating one of his friends. They quickly started texting and talking on the phone, and now he's completely fallen for her. Dorion has even shared his darkest secrets with Jeszica. He says that he trusts her completely, but every time he's tried to meet her, she ends up blowing him off. Dorion is willing to give up everything for Jeszica, including his relationship with Raffinee.
|Viewers = 2.28<ref>{{cite web|url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2013/07/24/tuesday-cable-ratings-deadliest-catch-pretty-little-liars-the-game-win-night-catfish-suits-rizzoli-isles-more/193631/|title=Tuesday Cable Ratings: 'Deadliest Catch', 'Pretty Little Liars' & 'The Game' Win Night, 'Catfish', 'Suits', 'Rizzoli & Isles' & More|last=Bibel|first=Sara|work=TV by the Numbers|date=July 24, 2013}}</ref>
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 18
|EpisodeNumber2 = 6
|Title = Jen & Skylar
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2013|7|30}}
|ShortSummary = Having dealt with a number of bullies in her past, teenager Jen relies on online communities to establish relationships. Jen has many friends around the world, but Skylar is by far the most special one to her. After meeting on a gaming site, in a flash, Jen and Skylar went from innocent online bantering to constant flirtatious texting. Now, Jen is ready to take things to the next level, but she's never met Skylar in person and has only two pictures of him. Jen is scared to push the reticent Skylar too hard, but she's desperate to know if he could really be her first true love.
|Viewers = 2.14<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2013/07/31/tuesday-cable-ratings-counting-cars-wins-night-the-game-deadliest-catch-pretty-little-liars-catfish-rizzoli-isles-more/194851/|title=Tuesday Cable Ratings: 'Counting Cars' Wins Night + 'The Game', 'Deadliest Catch', 'Pretty Little Liars', 'Catfish', 'Rizzoli & Isles' & More|last=Kondolojy|first=Amanda|work=TV by the Numbers|date=July 31, 2013}}</ref>
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{{Episode list
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|EpisodeNumber2 = 7
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Catfish: The TV Show
GenreReality
Based onCatfish
by Henry Joost and Ariel Schulman
Developed by
Presented by
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons9
No. of episodes242 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers
  • Andrew Jarecki
  • Ariel Schulman
  • Eddie Schmidt
  • Brad Bishop
  • David Metzler
  • Henry Joost
  • Jonathan Karshis
  • Julie Link Steffens
  • Marc Smerling
  • Marshall Eisen
  • Nev Schulman
  • Guillermo Bonilla
  • Nomi Ernst Leidner
  • Tom Forman
  • John Maroney
Cinematography
  • John DeTarsio
  • Max Joseph
Camera setupMultiple
Webcam (episodes 148–)
Running time41 to 42 minutes
Production companies
Original release
NetworkMTV
ReleaseNovember 12, 2012 (2012-11-12) –
present (present)
Related

Catfish: The TV Show (often shortened to Catfish) is an American reality-based documentary television series airing on MTV about the truths and lies of online dating. The series, which premiered on November 12, 2012, is based on the 2010 film Catfish.[1]

Premise

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The show presents the "hopeful" as the one who initiates contact in an attempt to discover the true identity of their online romance, or "catfish". Some of the show's casting calls solicit stories from hopefuls.[2] Casting director Michael Esposito has said that the show has received more than 100 applications a day.[3]

They used to tank cod from Alaska all the way to China. They'd keep them in vats in the ship. By the time the codfish reached China, the flesh was mush and tasteless. So this guy came up with the idea that if you put these cods in these big vats, put some catfish in with them and the catfish will keep the cod agile. And there are those people who are catfish in life. And they keep you on your toes. They keep you guessing, they keep you thinking, they keep you fresh. And I thank God for the catfish because we would be ... boring and dull if we didn't have somebody nipping at our fin.

— Nev Schulman (Catfish, the film)

The term "catfish" originated as the title of a 2010 documentary in which filmmaker Schulman discovers that the woman with whom he'd been having an online relationship had not been honest in describing herself. The term has since come to be used to refer to someone who creates a fake personal profile on social sites using someone else's pictures and false biographical information to pretend to be someone else, usually intending to trick someone into falling in love with them.

In each episode, Schulman and his co-host, first receive a request by someone who is emotionally entangled with someone they have never met in real life. Then they usually travel to the person's residence and do online research to try to uncover the truth about whether the other participant in the virtual relationship is legitimate or a "catfish", and make them meet either way. During the COVID-19 pandemic, the show was filmed online and instead of an in-person meeting, participants met through Zoom.[4] Some of these couples have been communicating for a few months—others, for years.[5][6] Schulman has said that the show is not all about pulling the rug out from under people, explaining:

Whether or not two people are totally lying to each other and it turns out to be a huge disaster, that's only the first part of the story. We then want to know why they are doing it, who they are, what they are feeling, what led them to this place, and why that resonates with thousands of other young people who have the same feelings, who don't have someone to talk to or don't know how to express themselves.

— Nev Schulman, August 2012 Zap2It article [1]

As explained in 2014 reports on Hollywood.com[7] and Vulture,[8] it is usually the catfish who makes the first contact with MTV. Producers then proceed to gather information about the deception from the catfish and contact the hopeful afterwards. For legal reasons, everyone involved in the series signs a contract agreeing to appear on camera before the episode enters production. In Season 3's Miranda and Camryn episode, the catfish changed their mind about meeting the hopeful, and appeared only by Skype.

The hosts are given no information about the catfish. In 2023 Kamie Crawford told Popculture[9]

I think people have this misconception that Nev and I are in on something before we go into filming. We have no idea what is happening ever. We literally open the laptop and read the email, and that's our first time hearing about anyone or knowing anything.

Nev Schulman has explained that while the catfish has agreed to appear on the show, they do not know when or how the hosts will be looking for them.[10]

A lot of the stories that we get come from the catfish side of things. People who feel so terrible [...] that they've been lying to a friend or a lover on the internet for a long time. They want to come clean, but they fear if they simply told the truth, the other person would [...] be very upset that they've been lied to and deceived, and likely discard them. And so they're hopeful that by coming on the show [...] maybe we can facilitate some kind of amicable exchange, that they can be heard, explain themselves in a more objective and non-judgmental way. So [the producers] orchestrate very delicately, and staying out of it as much as possible, a scenario by which [...] the hopeful reaches out to me [...]. And so [the hosts] just pick up from there. [The hopeful has] no idea of course that the other person's already expressed interest in meeting. And the [catfish] doesn't know that we're actually doing it. They just sorta think maybe it could happen. So they don't know when or why or how. So it's tricky, but everything is real. The feelings are real, the relationships are real. We haven't created any scenarios, we don't tell people what to say or do. It's very unpredictable.

Presenters

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In its first 7 seasons, the show was hosted by Nev Schulman and Max Joseph. Seeking to pursue a directing career, Joseph left the series and his last episode aired on August 22, 2018.[11][12] For the remaining episodes of the seventh season that aired in 2019, he was replaced by alternate presenters, including singer Elle King, model Selita Ebanks,[13] basketball player Nick Young, actress Kimiko Glenn, model Slick Woods, actress Tallulah Willis, rapper Machine Gun Kelly, and presenter Kamie Crawford. Eventually Kamie Crawford was selected to officially become part of the hosting duo in the show's 8th season alongside Schulman.[14] Crawford left the show in October 2024 after six years.[15]

Production

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In May 2018, filming of season 7 was suspended due to sexual misconduct allegations against Schulman. The suspension was lifted after the allegations were found to be "not credible".[16][17]

In early January 2024, the show was renewed for its 9th season by MTV,[18] which premiered on April 30, 2024.[19] It was announced that Joseph would return this season to host an episode.[20]

Series overview

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Main article: List of Catfish episodes
SeasonEpisodesOriginally released
First releasedLast released
112November 12, 2012 (2012-11-12)February 25, 2013 (2013-02-25)
216June 25, 2013 (2013-06-25)October 15, 2013 (2013-10-15)
310May 7, 2014 (2014-05-07)July 9, 2014 (2014-07-09)
419February 25, 2015 (2015-02-25)August 30, 2015 (2015-08-30)
520February 24, 2016 (2016-02-24)September 21, 2016 (2016-09-21)
620March 1, 2017 (2017-03-01)August 30, 2017 (2017-08-30)
740January 3, 2018 (2018-01-03)August 29, 2019 (2019-08-29)
899January 8, 2020 (2020-01-08)May 14, 2024 (2024-05-14)
911April 30, 2024 (2024-04-30)July 16, 2024 (2024-07-16)

Spin-offs

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There have been two Catfish spin-offs. The first, Catfish: Trolls, was hosted by celebrity artist Charlamagne tha God and featured online personalities confronting trolls who had been harassing them online. It aired for three-episode in 2018.[21] The second spinoff, Ghosted: Love Gone Missing, is hosted by The Bachelorette Rachel Lindsay and celebrity rapper Travis Mills and features stories about people trying to find former friends or romantic partners after having been ghosted.[22]

Podcast

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In 2020 MTV and Wondery began releasing episodes as podcasts under the title Catfish: The Podcast, with the first episode released on November 26, 2020.[23]

Reception

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The film Catfish was criticized and its authenticity questioned. Executive producer Tom Forman stresses that the TV version won't just tell "stories of deception. We've also stumbled into some love stories. We found people who are exactly who they say they are. We are putting those on television, too. We find people who are willing to get past an initial deception and really do make a connection at the end—in person and in real life. That's been really heartwarming. So, I think, when we set out, we really don't know how it's going to end: good, bad, or in the middle somewhere".[1]

International versions

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Country Name Host(s) Channel No. of seasons Broadcast
Colombia Catfish Colombia Diego Saenz, Sebastián Parra MTV 2 September 10, 2014 (2014-09-10) – November 5, 2015 (2015-11-05)
Chile Espías del Amor Julio César Rodríguez (1–3), Andrés Alemparte (1–3), César Antonio Campos (3), Marcelo Arismendi (1–2) Chilevisión 3 October 27, 2015 (2015-10-27) – Not renewed
Brazil Catfish Brasil Ciro Sales, Ricardo Gadelha MTV 3 August 31, 2016 (2016-08-31) – October 10, 2018 (2018-10-10)
Mexico Catfish Mexico Chapu Garza, José Luis Badalt MTV 1 March 1, 2018 (2018-03-01) – Not renewed
United Kingdom Catfish UK[24] Julie Adenuga (1), Oobah Butler (1-3), Nella Rose (2-3) MTV 3 April 21, 2021 (2021-04-21) – March 8, 2023 (2023-03-08)

In January 2016, MTV began casting a proposed UK version of the show through online ads that specifically targeted the catfish, not the hopeful: "Tired of keeping secrets from your online love? Come clean" and "Are you a secret Catfish? It's time to come clean".[25] The project was cancelled, but Schulman has said he would like to make a pan-European version.[26]

In August 2019, Network 10 chose to cancel its Australian version of Catfish which was going to be hosted by Casey Donovan.[27][28][29]

In January 2024, Catfish UK host Oobah Butler announced that the show was not renewed for a fourth season.[30]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c Porter, Rick (August 3, 2012). "'Catfish: The TV Show': MTV delves into online relationships". Zap2it. Archived from the original on 14 May 2013. Retrieved 9 June 2019.
  2. ^ "Catfish: The TV Show is now casting!". MTV Shows. Archived from the original on July 18, 2014.
  3. ^ AfterBuzz TV (August 26, 2015). "Catfish: The TV Show Season 4 Episode 21 Review w/ Michael Esposito". YouTube.com.
  4. ^ Writer, Kelly Wynne Culture (2020-08-05). "Kamie Crawford Talks Virtual 'Catfish' Season and How To Date During Corona". Newsweek. Retrieved 2024-05-26.
  5. ^ Willmore, Alison (August 7, 2012). "MTV Readies a Reality Series Based on 'Catfish' for November". IndieWire. Retrieved October 18, 2012.
  6. ^ "Catfish: The TV Show". MTV. Archived from the original on August 5, 2012. Retrieved October 18, 2012.
  7. ^ Lutes, Alicia (June 8, 2014). "Is 'Catfish' Catfishing America?". hollywood.com. Retrieved May 29, 2023.
  8. ^ "Here's How MTV's Catfish Actually Works". 21 May 2014.
  9. ^ "Catfish: Nev Schulman and Kamie Crawford Talk Chaotic New Season". YouTube. 4 October 2023.
  10. ^ TheLipTV2 (August 1, 2014). "CATFISH - TV Show, Scams + More With Nev Schulman". YouTube.com.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  11. ^ "Max Joseph on Twitter". Twitter.
  12. ^ Johnson, Zach (August 30, 2018). "Max Joseph Gets Emotional in His Final Catfish Episode". E! News. Retrieved June 26, 2019.
  13. ^ "'Catfish' Nev & Max Get Model Selita Ebanks to Help with Two-Part Season 3 Finale". Bustle. 8 July 2014. Retrieved 2022-11-25.
  14. ^ Heyn, Elizabeth (January 8, 2020). "Kamie Crawford Co-Hosts MTV's 'Catfish' with Nev Schulman". Heavy. Retrieved January 11, 2020.
  15. ^ "Catfish's Kamie Crawford Announces Departure from Show After 6 Years: 'Change Is Hard'". 2024-10-04.
  16. ^ "MTV Is Halting Production on 'Catfish' Amid Sexual Assault Allegations". Time. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
  17. ^ Guglielmi, Jodi (June 25, 2018). "MTV Resumes Production on Catfish, Calls Nev Schulman Sexual Misconduct Claim 'Not Credible'". People. Retrieved June 30, 2018.
  18. ^ "'Catfish: The TV Show' & 'Help! I'm In A Secret Relationship!' Renewed Amid Ratings Win For MTV". Deadline. 2024-01-04.
  19. ^ "Former Catfish Co-Host Max Joseph Makes Surprise Return in Season 9 Trailer (Exclusive)". TVLine. 2024-04-09.
  20. ^ "Max Joseph Announces Return to Catfish". Men's Journal. 2024-04-30.
  21. ^ Wynne, Kellie (2018-07-31). "What Is 'Catfish Trolls'? Meet Camyonce, Rollin' Ray, Charlamagne and More". Retrieved August 24, 2019.
  22. ^ Harnick, Kris (August 24, 2019). "MTV Taking on Ghosting With New Reality Show Starring Rachel Lindsay and Travis Mills". Retrieved August 24, 2019.
  23. ^ "Catfish: The Podcast". Wondery - Feel The Story. Retrieved 2021-04-26.
  24. ^ Mangan, Lucy (21 April 2021). "Catfish UK review – exposing the cruellest fraudsters on the internet". The Guardian. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
  25. ^ Catfish: The TV Show on Twitter
  26. ^ Moore, Hannah (2016-10-10). "MTV could make a UK version of Catfish, according to presenter Nev Schulman - BBC Newsbeat". Retrieved 2017-12-19.
  27. ^ Tan, Steffanie (20 August 2020). "NOOO: Channel 10 Has Binned Its 'Catfish Australia' Show Hosted By Casey Donovan". Pedestrian. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
  28. ^ Vrajlal, Alicia (20 August 2019). "Casey Donovan's new show cancelled". Yahoo! Lifestyle. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
  29. ^ Perry, Kevin (19 August 2019). "10 Cancels Production on Casey Donovan hosted program Catfish Australia". TV BlackBox. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
  30. ^ Butler, Oobah [@Oobahs] (2 January 2024). "Catfish UK has come to an end. Had a genuinely amazing time making three series with great people, and it was a life changing job. Now focusing on new docs and interesting stuff. Cheers for watching!" (Tweet). Retrieved 26 September 2024 – via Twitter.
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