Teen Mom, renamed
Teen Mom OG since the fifth season, is an American
reality television series that premiered on December 8, 2009 on
MTV. Developed as the first
spin-off of
16 and Pregnant, it aired four seasons before its initial conclusion on October 9, 2012. Its revival was announced in February 2015, with its fifth season scheduled to premiere on March 23, 2015. The series follows the lives of
Farrah Abraham, Maci Bookout, Catelynn Lowell, and Amber Portwood, who were featured on the first season of
16 and Pregnant; it documents their first years of motherhood and places additional emphasis on strained family and romantic relationships.