The Real World To Spend 25th Season in Vegas

In true Real World fashion, a high roller's suite in Hard Rock Hotel & Casino will be transformed into the ultimate party loft as the series premieres in the 1st quarter of 2011.

The news comes following a strong season for "The Real World: New Orleans," averaging nearly 2 million viewers, a 25% increase versus last season.

"The Real World: New Orleans," which aired Wednesday's at 10pm ET/PT on MTV ranked as Wednesday's #1 cable program in the 10p-11p time period amongst viewers p12-34.

"As 'The Real World' starts production on its 25th season, we are excited to bring the series back to Las Vegas � a city that MTV's viewers love," said creator and Executive Producer Jon Murray. "Hard Rock Hotel & Casino is a fantasy destination and will undoubtedly serve as the eighth roommate and we can't wait to see what Sin City has in store during this monumental season."

"We are very excited to partner with MTV and their hit reality show series 'The Real World' for the 25th season in Las Vegas," said Joseph A. Magliarditi president and chief executive officer of Hard Rock Hotel & Casino. "We recently completed our $750 million expansion which includes the addition of SKYBAR, Reliquary Spa and a luxury suite tower. We look forward to hosting the new cast."

"The Nevada Film Office is very excited to have MTV's 'The Real World' return to Las Vegas. The first time here proved to be excellent exposure for the city and the NFO is always happy to assist any MTV production that visits our state," added Charlie Geocaris, Director of the Nevada Film Office.