Ridiculousness strictly showcases various viral videos from the Internet, usually involving failed do-it-yourself attempts at stunts, to which Dyrdek and his panelists add mockery and reaction.

The producers of the series and MTV refuse any submitted videos for the show for the safety of their viewers (as mentioned in disclaimers at the beginning and end of each episode), instead licensing already-existing content.

"[7][8] Due to the series being consistently[9] marathoned[10] on MTV[11][12] and MTV2, beginning in October 2015, some episodes of Ridiculousness were repackaged with lower-cost production music.

[18][19] In September 2020, John Gonzalez of The Ringer observed that the network often schedules marathon repeats of Ridiculousness that span multiple days, including one 36-hour period in August 2020 when MTV broadcast nothing else except episodes of the show.

[20] That same year, Michael Schneider and Kate Aurthur of Variety reported that reruns of Ridiculousness were broadcast for 113 of 168 total hours (67.3%) during one week in June 2020.

In response, MTV released a statement saying that the television network was "just a single sliver" of their overall operations, and that an array of programming was being developed for other mediums, and Tanya Giles, a ViacomCBS executive, said that the show was prioritized on the schedule as "escapist" entertainment with wide appeal for viewers at home during the COVID-19 pandemic.

[26] On June 4, 2021, MTV greenlit, Messyness, hosted by Nicole "Snooki" Polizzi, with Tori Spelling, Adam Rippon and Teddy Ray.