JERSEY SHORE Producers Intend To Phase Out Snooki & The Situation

An industry leak claims that two popular characters from JERSEY SHORE will be phased out over the upcoming season in favor of new characters in order to keep the show with some edge. With Snooki's reported pregnancy, it seems that the producers worry that she won't be as interesting to viewers, so her role in the upcoming season will shrink. Further, Mike "The Situation" has entered rebab for alcohol abuse, taking part of the edge off his character as well. With some of the characters on the show beginning to grow up in various ways, MTV and the producers of the show want to keep the show interesting and are just worrying that some of the characters might be slowing the show down.