Catfish: The TV Show is a 2012 English-language Romance series developed by Ariel Schulman, Nev Schulman and Max Joseph. Catfish: The TV Show was produced under the production house Catfish Picture Company in collaboration with Relativity Media. The show originally aired on MTV and premiered on November 12, 2012. Catfish: the tv show stars Yaniv Schulman in the title role along with an ensemble cast including Max Joseph, Bettina Kenney, Elizabeth Excaliber, Sam Henning, Juliana Destefano and Selita Ebanks. The series is based on Catfish by Henry Joost and Ariel Schulman. Cinematography was done by John DeTarsio and Max Joseph. The show has a running time of 41-42 minutes for each episode. The show has a total of 218 episodes during it's run of 8 seasons. Distribution rights for the series were acquired by CBS Television Distribution. Tackles the mystery and complexities of dating in a digital world. According to an MTV survey of Millenials 18-24 years old, 1 in 4 has online dated, 1 in 2 has a friend who does it and, in the past three years, traffic to top 10 online dating sites has tripled. In a world where everyone is constantly connected digitally, social media has made communicating easier but this digital world might also complicate relationships. Written by Anonymous