Ridiculousness premiered on MTV on Aug. 29, 2011, and has run for 46 seasons since. The comedy series features clips of “ridiculous” videos pulled from the internet, which are then played for and critiqued by the host, Rob Dyrdek, and his co-hosts and guests.

MTV’s “Ridiculousness” era — endlessly airing reruns of the same program, a strategy that many other channels adopted as cable lost subscribers, revenue, ratings, ambition and relevance — appears to b...

Ridiculousness quickly became an MTV staple for its laugh-out-loud comedy of showing viral videos from the internet of failed do-it-yourself stunts and comedic mishaps.