SNOOKI IS "RAW"
Monday Night Raw(R) Airs Live on USA Network at 9/8c
STAMFORD, Conn., March 7, 2011 - She is a New York Times best selling author, a reality star on cable's highest rated series Jersey Shore* and currently graces the cover of Rolling Stone Magazine, but will she get RAW next Monday?
Nicole "Snooki" Polizzi will bring the party to Monday Night Raw at the Scottrade Center in St. Louis, MO on Monday, March 14 as the guest star. Raw will air live from St. Louis at 9/8c on USA Network.
A native of Poughkeepsie, NY, Nicole "Snooki" Polizzi is a reality television star who comes from a close-knit Italian family. Fun, outgoing, spontaneous, loving and loud are just a few words that describe this veterinary tech major, whose hobbies include cheerleading, shopping, tanning, working out, and of course always looking good. Nicole broke into the spotlight with her trademark pouf on MTV's Jersey Shore in December 2009. She helped make Jersey Shore one of the highest rated shows in MTV history. For everyone who loves MTV's hit reality show, Nicole "Snooki" Polizzi's sweet, funny, and sexy novel, A Shore Thing, perfectly captures the heat, the energy, the fun, and the drama of Jersey Shore. For more information on Nicole "Snooki" Polizzi log onto http://www.snookienicole.com/ or follow her on twitter at http://twitter.com/sn00ki.
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· In 2010 and 2011, Jersey Shore is the #1 original cable series with P12-34. Source: The Nielsen Company. 2010. 2011-3/3/11. Live+SD 000s.
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