MTV sets 'Jersey Shore' premiere date, picks up 'Snooki & JWOWW'

MTV will down the Shore again in the heart of the fall season.

The network announced Friday (Aug. 3) that Season 6 of "Jersey Shore" will kick off on Thursday, Oct. 4. MTV has also picked up a second season of the "JS" spinoff "Snooki & JWOWW."

MTV is also launching its new dramedy "Underemployed" and docu-series "Catfish: The TV Show" and a new season of "World of Jenks" in the fall.

Season 6 of "Jersey Shore," which finished filming in early July, will feature Snooki dealing with her pregnancy in the Shore party atmosphere, Deena getting arrested and, presumably, a lot of GTL-ing.

There's no date yet for the second season of "Snooki & JWOWW." "Underemployed," meanwhile, will premiere Tuesday, Oct. 16, while "Catfish" and "World of Jenks" will both debut on Monday, Nov. 12.