Why is that surprising? Without MTV and those other people doing all the legwork this guy would still be a nobody as the show wouldn't exist.
And the executives aren't really making much off him. MTV's viewership has been in the tank for a few years, so if anything, this show is balancing out the losses Viacom suffers from the abysmal numbers almost every other MTV show draws in.
i didnt say it was necessarily surprising
or that it is even right or wrong necessarily...it is what it is as they say
but is the humor lost on you............??
jersey shore swept the nation, for almost 9 months now.....you hear about it, and the characters constantly......you see them EVERYWHERE
for how much money and attention they garnered for MTV.....the really are getting a pittance