The sixth series of Geordie Shore, a British television programme based in Newcastle upon Tyne, began airing on 9 July 2013. Filming began for this series in April 2013 and concluded in May. This is the only series to be filmed in Australia and saw the return of former cast member Jay Gardner who had originally appeared in the show from series 1–3.The series began with the most viewed episode ever attracting 1,108,000, but was then beaten by the second episode with 1,133,000 viewers in total, however both figures were beaten later in the show's future, by many of the series 8 figures.