Episode 1
Sunny & Jamison
42m5.0 / 10
Nursing student Sunny met and fell in love with model "Jamison" or "RJ" while chatting on Facebook, but they had never met in the 8 months they had talked.
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TV series
Catfish: The TV Show
2012TV-149 seasons6.7 / 10
It's the season you've been baiting for.
Nev and his co-hosts -- from Max to Kamie to celebrity guests -- help people in dubious online relationships track down their baes IRL so they can sort out what's fact and what's fiction.
Availability
Not streaming in United States
Catfish: The TV Show premiered November 12, 2012. We don't have a confirmed streaming, rental or purchase option yet.
Synopsis
Nev and his co-hosts -- from Max to Kamie to celebrity guests -- help people in dubious online relationships track down their baes IRL so they can sort out what's fact and what's fiction.
Season 1 episodes
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Episode 2
Trina & Scorpio
42m6.0 / 10
Exotic dancer Shawnise aka Trina, met fellow exotic dancer Lee aka "Scorpio" on MySpace and had been talking for over a year and never met.
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Episode 3
Kim & Matt
42m
Kim had been talking to Matt for over 10 years when she contacted Nev for help to meet him. She is in a relationship with a man named Scott, who knows about Matt. Kim opens up to Nev that the love of her life Steven committed suicide and that Matt helped her through the grief.
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Episode 4
Jasmine & Mike
42m
Jasmine had been texting "Mike" for 2 years, though they had never met or talked on the phone.
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Episode 5
Jarrod & Abby
42m7.0 / 10
Jarrod is a divorced father from Georgia who met and fell for a blonde girl on Facebook named "Abby". Jarrod told Nev that he had even proposed to Abby and she said yes.
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Episode 6
Kya & Alyx
42m1.0 / 10
When Kya first met "Alyx" online, she used a fake name and fake pictures. She later told him the truth and Alyx forgave her. Nev helps Kya finally meet Alyx, who she says she has fallen in love with but has never actually met.
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Episode 7
Joe & Kari Ann
42m
Nev helps Joe meet the girl he's been talking to who says she is former Miss United States Teen 2003, Kari Ann.
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Episode 8
Tyler & Amanda
42m3.0 / 10
Tyler has fallen for "Amanda" when he asks Nev for help. When Tyler tells his friends about her, they are all surprised it was with a girl from online.
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Episode 9
Rod & Ebony
42m
Rod hasn't been honest with "Ebony" about what he looks like or his name, which he told her is "KJ" in the 4 years they have been talking.
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Episode 10
Rico & Ja'Mari
42m4.0 / 10
Rico lives in the United States but is torn on whether or not to continue his online relationship with a man named "Ja'mari" or move to England to be with his ailing mother.
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Episode 11
Mike & Felicia
42mfinale
Mike and Felicia met online and soon hit it off. After agreeing to meet, Felicia stood Mike up, offering only thin excuses.
Where to watch Catfish: The TV ShowEpisode information updated Sep 17, 2026
Available now in United States
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More about Catfish: The TV Show
Cast
Nēv SchulmanSelf - Host
Kamie CrawfordSelf - Co-Host
Max JosephSelf - HostJane CarreySelf - Guest Co-Host
Rich DollazSelf
Nick YoungSelf
Rashad JenningsSelf - Guest Co-Host
Zeke ThomasSelf - Guest Co-Host
Credits
- Created by
- Max Joseph, Nēv Schulman, Ariel Schulman
Production details
- Status
- Canceled
- Series type
- Reality
- Episodes
- 245
- Original language
- English
Networks & production
MTVUnited States- Relativity TelevisionUnited States
- Catfish Picture CompanyUnited States
Critical ContentUnited States
MTV Entertainment StudiosUnited States- RelativityREALUnited States
Themes
catfishonline dating