Remote Control: Catfish: The TV Show.

"You're basic."

TV Show: Catfish: The TV Show.

Hosts: Nev Shulman & Max Joseph. 

Genre: Reality. 

Original Channel: MTV. 

Season: 4.

Episode: 1. 

Nev Schulman and Max Joseph are back for a whole new season of Catfish: The TV Show. Except this time, Max handed over his place to Charlamagne, a TV host. While I missed Max, watching Charlamagne was quite entertaining. 

Review: Schulman embarks on a new season with an e-mail from a girl, Miracle, having an internet relationship with a boy, Jiovanni, she met in instagram. The first thirty minutes are redundant. There is nothing new from this season opener that we haven't already seen on Catfish: The TV Show. Google image search, reverse number lookup and a phone call to the catfish to arrange a meeting. 

Schulman is always a really likable and charming host, adding some quality to this episode. Charlamagne was somewhat of an asset as the fresh meat of the week. The concept of different co-hosts replacing Joseph for a few weeks is incredibly interesting. It'll bring different point of views and reactions to the reality show.

The outcome of the episode was intended to surprise the viewers, although I was sort of excepting a big twist because it seemed too easy when they found who was behind the Jiovanni profile so quickly. Therefore, expecting a twist, when it happened, I was not that surprised.

Overall, it was a weak first episode for Catfish: The TV Show. I was entertained at times, but I definitely was expecting more from it. Based on the teaser trailer for the second episode, I have a feeling that next week's episode will be better. I'll be watching for sure!