‘Punk’d’ and ‘Jersey Shore’ spin-off with Pauly D to premiere March 29

Daniel S Levine
Pauly D at a New Year's Eve Party in Las Vegas. (Nevada)

If you can’t get enough of Paul "Pauly D" Delvecchio on Jersey Shore, MTV has answered your wishes. The cable network has scheduled a spin-off starring the DJ called The Pauly D Project to start on March 29. MTV also scheduled the new version of Punk’d to start right before it.

According to the announcement, the Punk’d reboot will have celebrity hosts pulling pranks on their celebrity friends. When MTV confirmed the reboot back in December, they would not confirm that Justin Bieber was one of the first guests.

But in Wednesday’s announcement, the Under The Mistletoe singer was among those listed. Other celebrity hosts include Miley Cyrus, Kellan Lutz, Hayden Panettiere and Bam Margera. Their celebrity prank victims will include Khloe Kardashian Odom, Teen Wolf’s Tyler Posey, Demi Lovato and others. Ashton Kutcher, who hosted the original series, will co-executive produce. Entertainment Weekly notes that Punk’d was originally scheduled to premiere on Feb. 19.

MTV News reports that Pauly D will try to show the world a different side of his work outside of Jersey Shore in The Pauly D Project. The show will follow him along tours as he tries to come to terms with his new-found musical stardom, which includes opening for Britney Spears during her latest tour. MTV also noted that 50 Cent, Pauly D’s G-Note boss, might make appearances on the show. The Pauly D Project will provide Jersey Shore fans with a replacement, as the show’s current season comes to an end on March 15.

Punk’d will air on March 29 at 10 p.m., followed by The Pauly D Project at 10:30 p.m.

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