It didn't quite work, with Happyland averaging paltry 0.2 rating in adults 18-49 and 370,000 total viewers in the first hour of late-night despite the ratings strength of MTV’s 10-11 PM comedies, especially Happyland‘s lead-in, breakout hit Faking It.
Awkward is the only scripted MTV show I actually watch. MTV seems to be scrambling for a massive hit ever since Jersey Shore ended and now they don't know which direction to go in.
I enjoyed the US version of skins. They need to start casting for another Laguna Beach/Jersey Shore type television show based around 8 teens and film their lives.