Jersey Shore
2009–2012MTVDocumentary
Eight housemates in Seaside Heights, and the most watched series MTV has ever had.
Jersey Shore opens with a main title sequence of 26 seconds.
At 26 seconds, it opens well under the 37-second median for documentary sequences in this catalogue.
It arrived on MTV in 2009, when The Real World, Clone High and Punk'd were also on the network.
The opening titles
Season 1
26sFan upload.
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