Based in Newcastle upon Tyne, England, it was the British offshoot of the American show Jersey Shore.

It was then followed by a reunion show hosted by Russell Kane where the cast discussed the series in front of an audience.

The series featured Sophie and Joel's rocky relationship coming to an end, Vicky being torn between her boyfriend Dan and new cast member Ricci,[14] Charlotte admitting she'd finally had enough of seeing Gaz with other girls,[15] and the beginning of Holly and James.

[17] Series 3 began filming in early March and aired on MTV in June, it was later confirmed by cast member Gary Beadle via Twitter.

This is the last series to include cast members Rebecca Walker and Jay Gardner, who both departed during the final episode.

[38] On 12 July 2013, Sophie was axed from the show after exhibiting offensive behaviour on the night when Holly and Vicky were arrested.

[42][43] Filming began for the series on 25 March 2014,[44][45][46] and featured two new cast members, Aaron Chalmers and Kyle Christie.

She was later joined by fellow Geordie Shore cast member Ricci as well as Australian fling Dan Conn who briefly appeared in the sixth series of the show.

On 12 February 2016, MTV announced that cast members, past and present, would be reuniting for a mini-series to celebrate five years of the show.

On 1 June 2016, original cast member Charlotte Crosby quit the show, making the Birthday Battle her final series.

[citation needed] On 24 June 2016, it was reported that Chantelle Connelly had quit the show halfway through filming, resulting in this series being her final one.

[61] On 27 September 2016, the previous reports were confirmed with the announcement that Chantelle Connelly had quit the show mid-series.

[63][64] Eight new cast members joined for this series: Zahida Allen, Chelsea Barber, Sam Bentham, Sarah Goodhart, Abbie Holborn, Elettra Lamborghini, Billy Phillips and Eve Shannon.

Lamborghini has also appeared on Super Shore and participated in the fifth season of Gran Hermano VIP, the Spanish version of Celebrity Big Brother.

[66] This was the final series to include Scotty T and Marty McKenna after they were both axed from the show,[67] as well as original cast member Gaz Beadle following his decision to quit.

[citation needed] The sixteenth series was filmed in September 2017 and began on 9 January 2018,[70] and concluded after ten episodes on 13 March 2018.

Six new cast members joined the series: Grant Molloy, Adam Guthrie, and four australians: Alexander MacPherson, Nick Murdoch, Dee Nguyen, and Chrysten Zenoni.

It also included four new cast members; Beau Brennan, Tahlia Chung, Bethan Kershaw, and Natalie Phillips.

[79][80] The twenty-first series of the show began filming in October 2019, it was slated to premiere in April 2020, but due to the COVID-19 pandemic, production on the series was put on hiatus due to restrictions put in place by the UK government, the country where filming is taking place.

The X Factor singer and former Celebrity Big Brother housemate Amelia Lily is confirmed to have joined the cast alongside fellow newcomers Anthony Kennedy and Louis Shaw.

[81] The twenty second series of the show entitled Geordie Shore: Hot Single Summer,[82] began filming in Newcastle in June 2021, and ended in the same month.

[84] The series marks the return of former cast-member Marty McKenna who was axed during fifteenth series as part of the shows new format which sees current cast members attempt to find love from a group of singletons and choose matches to join them in the house.

The ten year reunion special of the show began filming in April 2022 after being delayed several times since 2020 due to COVID-19.

[87] All of the current cast members would return, as well as former cast members Aaron Chalmers, Chantelle Connelly, Charlotte Crosby, Holly Hagan, James Tindale, Jay Gardner, Kyle Christie, Marnie Simpson, Ricci Guarnaccio, Scott Timlin, Sophie Kasaei and Zahida Allen.

The twenty-fourth season was officially announced on 6 December 2023,[88] and was filmed between February and July at a mansion in Cyprus.

In a column for Metro, Christopher Hooton described the show as "a gaudy kaleidoscope of six packs, shots, fights, simulated fellatio and exposed breasts," but said that criticism of the show was futile given its intent, noting that "being shocked by the lasciviousness of Geordie Shore is like being shocked by the lack of nutrition in a Pot Noodle.

Hotels and travel agents have attributed increased bookings, up by as much as three of four times in 2012 from 2011, due to the popularity of the program.

[99] In December 2013, Gaz released his debut single "Party Like a Rockstar (Up Your Game)" in a bid to reach Christmas number one.

Vocals from the track come from Australian recording artist Emily Williams and The X Factor series eight finalists The Risk.

[108] In September 2011, the show was bought by Network Ten and now broadcasts the series on its digital channel Eleven also in Australia, this concluded in 2013.