Bad news for the 30-40 percent of THG readers who see Jersey Shore articles and leave comments to the effect of "GET THIS CRAP OFF THE AIR!!!"
Not happening anytime soon.
Based on preliminary Nielsen data, the Jersey Shore Season 4 premiere earned monster ratings last night - a 4.6 rating among adults ages 18-49 and a projected 9.7 million viewers overall - shattering last January's then-record debut.