PREPARE TO GET "BUCKWILD" WHEN THE NEW MTV SERIES PREMIERES ON THURSDAY, JANUARY 3 AT 10:00 P.M. ET/PT

"BUCKWILD" Follows Nine Carefree and Adventurous Young People Who Find Unique Ways to Create Their Own Fun

NEW YORK, NY (December 27, 2012) - MTV's "BUCKWILD" is a new series that follows a group of nine young, carefree and adventurous friends who find unique ways to create their own fun. The half-hour, 12-episode series premieres on Thursday, January 3 at 10:00 p.m. ET/PT with two back-to-back new episodes.

On next Thursday's premiere episode airing at 10:00 p.m. ET/PT, Anna, Katie and Cara throw a party despite their neighbor's recent noise complaints, leading to a heated confrontation. Meanwhile, Tyler and Shain compete for Cara's attention and the group goes mudding.

In the second episode airing at 10:30 p.m. ET/PT, things start to heat up between Tyler and Cara, but their romance causes turmoil among her roommates. Then, after the girls are forced to relocate following their epic party, Shain decides to give them a house-warming gift they'll never forget.

For more information and additional content, viewers can go to MTV.com for sneak peeks of the show, including bonus and extended scenes, plus exclusive interviews. Additionally, fans can "like" the "BUCKWILD" Facebook page, follow the cast on Twitter and use the hashtag #BUCKWILD.

"BUCKWILD" is executive produced by John Stevens and Barry Poznick from Zoo Productions, and J.P. Williams from Parallel Entertainment. Lauren Dolgen and Colin Nash serve as the Executives for MTV. Michelle Klepper is the Production Executive and Jessica Zalkind is the Talent Executive for the network. Adam Paul also serves as an Executive Producer.

About MTV:

MTV is the world's premier youth entertainment brand. With a global reach of more than a half-billion households, MTV is the cultural home of the millennial generation, music fans and artists, and a pioneer in creating innovative programming for young people. MTV reflects and creates pop culture with its Emmy(R), Grammy(R) and Peabody(R) award-winning content built around compelling storytelling, music discovery and activism across TV, online and mobile. MTV's sibling networks MTV2 and mtvU each deliver unparalleled customized content for young males, music fans and college students, and its online hub MTV.com is a leading destination for music, news and pop culture. MTV is a unit of Viacom Inc. (NASDAQ: VIAB, VIA), one of the world's leading creators of programming and content across all media platforms.