MTV Cancels Ridiculousness After 14 Years

MTV has canceled Ridiculousness after a 14-year, 46-season run (about 1,700 episodes), with no new episodes to be produced. Previously filmed first-run installments and reruns will continue to air on MTV through 2026 and will remain available on Paramount+ for now. The decision follows Paramount’s sale and reorganization under Skydance and Larry Ellison and broad corporate restructuring that included thousands of layoffs, as MTV says it will shift to a more curated, experimental slate. The series spawned spinoffs and long occupied heavy portions of MTV’s schedule; cohosts over the years included Rob Dyrdek, Sterling “Steelo” Brim, Chanel West Coast (who left in 2023) and Lauren “Lolo” Wood, and its writers unionized with the WGA. Business filings and reporting indicated Dyrdek earned roughly $32–$32.5 million annually and that his production company, Superjacket, faced bankruptcy filings.