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Teen Mom is an American reality television series that premiered on MTV on December 8, 2009. A spin-off of 16 and Pregnant, the series chronicles the lives of four of the teenagers from the original series as they navigate their first few years of motherhood.[1] The series focuses on the challenges and struggles of teenage parenthood and changing relationships, specifically those of family, friends, and the couples themselves.

The series pilot episode was the highest-rated premiere on MTV in over a year with 2.1 million total viewers.[1] This record has since been surpassed by MTV's controversial series Skins, which had 3.26 million viewers during its first episode. The season one finale brought in 3.6 million viewers.[2] The second season of the show premiered on July 20, 2010 and its finale pulled in over 5.6 million viewers.[2] A spin-off titled Teen Mom 2 was announced for January 11, 2011.[3] It was announced by MTV that the third season would premiere on July 5, 2011. After the Season 3 finale aired, it was announced that there would be a Season 4.

MTV has announced that the fourth season of Teen Mom will be its final season of the show. The final season premiered on June 12, 2012