jersey shore family vacation season 9 premieres May 7 at 8 p.m. PT/ET on MTV, putting the revival’s farewell season on the calendar with a fixed weekly slot. The season runs 18 episodes, and the remaining 17 will follow on Thursdays at the same time.
MTV’s Final Run
The ninth season is the final season of the revival series, which makes this more than a routine return to the lineup. Viewers who have followed the show through its first eight seasons on Paramount+ now have a clear broadcast date for the start of the end.
That also leaves a practical decision for anyone trying to watch live. DirecTV, Philo, Fubo and Hulu + Live TV all carry the show for livestreaming, so the premiere is available without waiting for on-demand rollout.
DirecTV, Philo, Fubo
DirecTV offers a five-day free trial and plans that can start at $19.99 per month when building a custom channel lineup. Its signature packages include Entertainment, Choice, Ultimate and Premier, which gives viewers a range of entry points depending on how much live TV they want beyond MTV.
Philo starts at $25 per month after the seven-day free trial, while Fubo starts at $45.99 for the first month and $55.99 monthly thereafter after the five-day free trial. Hulu + Live TV starts at $89.99 per month and includes Disney+ and +, making it the most expensive of the live options listed here.
Paramount Plus Catalog
Seasons one through eight of Jersey Shore: Family Vacation are already available on-demand on Paramount+, but there is not yet a confirmed streaming date for the new season. The original Jersey Shore series also remains on Paramount+ through seasons one through six, so the franchise’s back catalog is still in place while the farewell season starts on cable.
For viewers, the choice is simple: watch the premiere live on MTV May 7 at 8 p.m. PT/ET through a live-TV bundle, or wait for the season to reach a streaming schedule that has not been set. In a final season, that gap matters because the first episode arrives long before the on-demand path does.
