Who Is Worth More: 'Jersey Shore' or 'The Hills'?

By Steven Avalos Posted Jan 25th 2010 02:22PM

When the 'Jersey Shore' cast refused to sign on for a second season, which included a $10,000 signing bonus and $5,000 per episode, MTV made a new offer of $10,000 an episode. But according to TMZ, the cast isn't budging and now the network is threatening to replace 'Jersey' favs like Snooki and The Situation if they don't accept MTV's deal by Monday evening. (To put it into perspective, Brody Jenner makes almost the same as the 'Jersey' stars, just for small cameos on 'The Hills.') So why can't MTV throw a guido a break? After the jump, see 'Jersey Shore' and 'Hills' salaries.

Salary disputes for reality television are nothing new, especially at MTV. In Fall 2008 (at the height of 'The Hills' popularity), rumblings of salary demands began to circulate on various blogs, with PopCrunch reporting that Lauren Conrad was raking in $75,000 an episode ($1.4 million per year) and Heidi Montag was making $65K per episode ($1.25 million annually). The full roundup:

Lauren Conrad: $75,000 per episode ($1.4 million per year)
Heidi Montag: $65,000 per episode ($1.25 million per year)
Spencer Pratt: $65,000 per episode ($1.25 million per year)
Audrina Patridge: $35,000 per episode ($665,000 annually)
Whitney Port: $20,000 per episode ($380,000 per season)
Brody Jenner: $10,000 per episode ($190,000 a year)
Lauren "Lo" Bosworth: $10,000 per episode ($190,00 for The Hills Season 4)
Stephanie Pratt: $8,000 per episode ($152,00 for Season 4)

The lowest earner was Spencer Pratt's little sister, Stephanie, who was said to be earning almost $10,000 an episode, which is about on par with what Snooki and the gang are being offered. So is it fair to be paying a key-character like The Situation the same amount as Pratt? We definitely disagree -- at the very least he should be making a few thousand per ab. We may be in a recession but the controversial 'Jersey Shore' has been a bona fide hit for the network.

Tags: jersey shore, JerseyShore, the hills, TheHills

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Monday 25 January

By Dalvid2

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Shore is a douche of a program and the sponsor should be for STDs. Snooki is fat and homely. All the guys are very strange -they love to dance with each other.

By thedatagal

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You're right, Snooki is a bit on the chunky side. Plus that ridiculous "bump-it" in her hair has GOT to go!

Personally I watch to see who Ronnie is going to beat up next!

Wednesday 27 January

By amb43

I wouldn't say fat and homely, but most of them do have very punchable faces.

Tuesday 26 January

By Tony

You are so right. These Douch B-gs are lucky they even got one season. I am ashame to adimit that i wasted a hour of my life watching this crap

By Guest

Snooki looks like a drag queen.

By Leroy

Jersey Shore by far is worth it.They got Snooki which makes them...UH UH UH FIRST AGIAN !! YEAHHHHHHH UH UH UH WHAT ?? WHAT ??

By leroy

OK..Not first .but Dalvid2 you need to stop hating on Snooki She`s the whole show.

By lakcarson

I don't know if Snooki makes the show. I will not watch the show if the situation wasn't on there. To me he makes the show. Who would watch a whole show with just Snooki. The boys are what's attracting women to the show.

By Barnum and Bailey

You ain't talk'in bout the fat midget chick with the rats nest on the top of her head are you? I got a job for her in my carnival as soon as she gets cancelled.

By algonquin j. calhoun

the only episode of The Hills i'd be interested in seeing would be the entire cast machine gunned to death in a drive-by shooting, but i must admit i watched much more of Jersey Shore than i could've imagined...

By Barnum

When I seen the midget chick I thought it was a show about carnies! For 25 cents she can operate the Tilt-A-Whirl! Whoa!

By John F. C. Taylor

When both shows aren't worth anything, how can one be worth more than the other?

By Cloe

Jersey Shore is hilarious. :) they are worth the pay bump!

By Producers

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Pictures speak a thousand words! Look at the difference between the two. The "Want fries with that" group has to be kidding!

By LC

Jersey Shore should be ala Real World. Replace the cast every summer. Otherwise, you are going to be watching a bunch of trailer trash 30 somethings.

By The Hills

The left picture looks like a bunch of Jerry Springer rejects. What is the big deal? Tell them to take your offer or go back to working at Mc Donalds! Here's the situation: Wanna try a value meal today?

By me

If only losers watch reality shows, how is it that you know they act like morons? LOL

By Ana

Replace all of them on both shows!

By meteamo

The cast of Jersey Shore could be replaced by empty chairs, if nothing else, the I Q would be higher

By mecasiopia

I feel bad for the ppl of N J that this is the image of thier state being sent out to the world

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