Real Housewives
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The Real Housewives... is a reality
series which airs in the United States
on the cable network
Bravo, and various other broadcasters internationally. The series follows the lives of relatively affluent, bourgeois housewives
and professional women in the suburb
an or urban areas of several American cities, and the suffix portion of the title takes on the name of that metropolitan region.
The first Real Housewives series, The Real Housewives of Orange County, premiered in March 2006. There are currently six different versions of the series airing at various times throughout the year; the shows follow women in Orange County
; New York City
; Atlanta; New Jersey
; Beverly Hills
; and Miami. On March 15, 2011, Bravo Executive Andy Cohen
announced that no new Real Housewives series are in production, and Real Housewives of Miami would be the last installment in the franchise.
The first four series entered weekday broadcast syndication in the majority of U.S. markets on September 13, 2010, with episodes of The Real Housewives of Orange County. The Real Housewives of Atlanta started airing episodes in the syndicated time slot on October 25, 2010; The Real Housewives of New York on November 29, 2010; and The Real Housewives of New Jersey on January 17, 2011. More episodes of Orange County and an encore of Atlanta finished off the season. However, the package was not renewed for a further second season due to low ratings.
The title is a play on the television series Desperate Housewives
, which provided the base concept for the series. However, the premise of the fictional series, detailing the life of one suburban neighborhood, is not applied to the real series, where the women can be either next door or several miles apart in their respective regions, but still are close friends or in overlapping social circles (as some of the subjects are antagonistic to each other).
The tour dates are:
October 1, 2011
Atlantic City, New Jersey
Caesars Circus Maximus Theater
Caroline Manzo, The Real Housewives of New Jersey
,
LuAnn de Lesseps The Real Housewives of New York City
,
Cynthia Bailey The Real Housewives of Atlanta
,
Vicki Gunvalson The Real Housewives of Orange County
October 8, 2011
Hammond, Indiana
(Chicago
)
The Venue at Horseshoe Casino
Sonja Morgan The Real Housewives of New York City
,
Gretchen Rossi The Real Housewives of Orange County
,
Kathy Wakile The Real Housewives of New Jersey
,
Phaedra Parks The Real Housewives of Atlanta
October 15, 2011
Atlanta, Georgia
Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre
NeNe Leakes The Real Housewives of Atlanta
,
Alex McCord The Real Housewives of New York City
,
Melissa Gorga The Real Housewives of New Jersey
,
Marysol Patton The Real Housewives of Miami
Reality television
Reality television is a genre of television programming that presents purportedly unscripted dramatic or humorous situations, documents actual events, and usually features ordinary people instead of professional actors, sometimes in a contest or other situation where a prize is awarded...
series which airs in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
on the cable network
Cable network
A cable channel is a television channel available via cable television. Such channels are usually also available via satellite television, including direct broadcast satellite providers such as DirecTV, Dish Network and BSkyB...
Bravo, and various other broadcasters internationally. The series follows the lives of relatively affluent, bourgeois housewives
Housewife
Housewife is a term used to describe a married woman with household responsibilities who is not employed outside the home. Merriam Webster describes a housewife as a married woman who is in charge of her household...
and professional women in the suburb
Suburb
The word suburb mostly refers to a residential area, either existing as part of a city or as a separate residential community within commuting distance of a city . Some suburbs have a degree of administrative autonomy, and most have lower population density than inner city neighborhoods...
an or urban areas of several American cities, and the suffix portion of the title takes on the name of that metropolitan region.
The first Real Housewives series, The Real Housewives of Orange County, premiered in March 2006. There are currently six different versions of the series airing at various times throughout the year; the shows follow women in Orange County
Orange County, California
Orange County is a county in the U.S. state of California. Its county seat is Santa Ana. As of the 2010 census, its population was 3,010,232, up from 2,846,293 at the 2000 census, making it the third most populous county in California, behind Los Angeles County and San Diego County...
; New York City
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
; Atlanta; New Jersey
New Jersey
New Jersey is a state in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States. , its population was 8,791,894. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York, on the southeast and south by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Pennsylvania and on the southwest by Delaware...
; Beverly Hills
Beverly Hills, California
Beverly Hills is an affluent city located in Los Angeles County, California, United States. With a population of 34,109 at the 2010 census, up from 33,784 as of the 2000 census, it is home to numerous Hollywood celebrities. Beverly Hills and the neighboring city of West Hollywood are together...
; and Miami. On March 15, 2011, Bravo Executive Andy Cohen
Andy Cohen (television personality)
Andy Cohen is an American television executive and host. He is currently the Executive Vice-President Original Programming and Development at the Bravo cable television network, a subsidiary of NBC Universal...
announced that no new Real Housewives series are in production, and Real Housewives of Miami would be the last installment in the franchise.
The first four series entered weekday broadcast syndication in the majority of U.S. markets on September 13, 2010, with episodes of The Real Housewives of Orange County. The Real Housewives of Atlanta started airing episodes in the syndicated time slot on October 25, 2010; The Real Housewives of New York on November 29, 2010; and The Real Housewives of New Jersey on January 17, 2011. More episodes of Orange County and an encore of Atlanta finished off the season. However, the package was not renewed for a further second season due to low ratings.
The title is a play on the television series Desperate Housewives
Desperate Housewives
Desperate Housewives is an American television comedy-drama series created by Marc Cherry and produced by ABC Studios and Cherry Productions. Executive producer Cherry serves as Showrunner. Other executive producers since the fourth season include Marc Cherry, Bob Daily, George W...
, which provided the base concept for the series. However, the premise of the fictional series, detailing the life of one suburban neighborhood, is not applied to the real series, where the women can be either next door or several miles apart in their respective regions, but still are close friends or in overlapping social circles (as some of the subjects are antagonistic to each other).
Current Installments
| Series | Premiere Date | # of seasons | Renewed | Upcoming Season Premiere Date | # of Housewives Currently | # of Total Housewives | Current Housewives | Recurring Housewives | Former Housewives |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Real Housewives of Orange County The Real Housewives of Orange County The Real Housewives of Orange County is a reality television program on the Bravo network. It is the first and seminal installation in the The Real Housewives of... series... |
March 21, 2006 | 6 | Renewed for Season 7 | Spring 2012 | 5 | 14 | Vicki Gunvalson, Tamra Barney, Gretchen Rossi, Alexis Bellino, Heather Dubrow | Fernanda Rocha, Lynne Curtin, Jeana Keough | Kimberly Bryant, Jo De La Rosa, Tammy Knickerbocker, Quinn Fry, Lauri Waring Peterson, Jeana Keough, Lynne Curtin, Peggy Tanous |
| The Real Housewives of New York City The Real Housewives of New York City The Real Housewives of New York City is an American reality television program on the Bravo cable TV network, a spin-off of the Bravo series The Real Housewives of Orange County. New York is the second city featured in The Real Housewives of... franchise... |
March 4, 2008 | 4 | Renewed for Season 5 | Spring 2012 | 6 | 11 | Ramona Singer, LuAnn de Lesseps, Sonja Morgan, Carole Radziwill, Heather Thomson, Aviva Drescher | Jennifer Gilbert | Bethenny Frankel, Jill Zarin, Alex McCord, Kelly Bensimon, Cindy Barshop |
| The Real Housewives of Atlanta The Real Housewives of Atlanta The Real Housewives of Atlanta is an American reality television series on the Bravo cable network that premiered in the fall of 2008. Following the format of its predecessors , in 2009 the Atlanta series was not only the highest rated show of the The Real Housewives of... franchise, it was the... |
October 7, 2008 | 4 | TBA | Airing | 6 | 8 | NeNe Leakes, Kim Zolciak, Sheree Whitfield, Kandi Burruss, Phaedra Parks, Cynthia Bailey | Marlo Hampton | DeShawn Snow, Lisa Wu-Hartwell |
| The Real Housewives of New Jersey The Real Housewives of New Jersey The Real Housewives of New Jersey is a reality television program on the Bravo network which originally followed the lives of five women in and around several upscale communities in Northern New Jersey... |
May 12, 2009 | 3 | Renewed for Season 4 | 2012 | 5 | 7 | Caroline Manzo, Teresa Giudice, Jacqueline Laurita, Melissa Gorga, Kathy Wakile | Kim Granatell, Kim DePaola | Dina Manzo, Danielle Staub |
| The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills is an American reality series for the Bravo cable network. The sixth installment in the network's The Real Housewives of... franchise, production for the Evolution Media series began in March 2010. The show premiered on October 14, 2010... |
October 14, 2010 | 2 | TBA | Airing | 6 | 6 | Lisa Vanderpump, Kyle Richards, Adrienne Maloof, Camille Grammer, Taylor Armstrong, Kim Richards | Brandi Glanville, Dana Wilkey, Faye Resnick | |
| The Real Housewives of Miami The Real Housewives of Miami The Real Housewives of Miami is a reality series for the Bravo cable network. The seventh and latest installment in the network's The Real Housewives of... franchise officially premiered on February 22, 2011... |
February 22, 2011 | 1 | Renewed for Season 2 | Summer 2012 | 4 | 6 | Marysol Patton, Alexia Echeverria, Adriana De Moura-Sidi, Lea Black | Larsa Pippen, Cristy Rice | |
Past Installments
| Series | Series Premiere | Series Finale | # of seasons | # of Housewives | Housewives | Recurring Housewives |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Real Housewives of D.C. | August 5, 2010 | October 21, 2010 | 1 | 5 | Mary Amons, Lynda Erkiletian, Stacie Turner, Catherine Ommanney, Michaele Salahi | Erika Martin-Hughes |
International Installments
| Series | Premiere Date | # of seasons | # of Housewives Currently | Housewives |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Real Housewives of Athens The Real Housewives of Athens The Real Housewives of Athens was a reality series aired on ANT1. It was one of many planned international editions of the media franchise The Real Housewives of.... The production began in September 2010... |
March 4, 2011 | 1 | 6 | Ioanna Soulioti, Orthoula Papadakou, Annita Nathanail, Christina Papa, Joe Togu, Fofi Mastrokosta |
| The Real Housewives of Israel The Real Housewives of Israel The Real Housewives of Israel is an Israel reality series for the American series Real Housewives of... that is aired on the channel Bravo. It has not aired yet but is being filmed and scheduled to premiere soon.... |
October 24, 2011 | 1 | 6 | Inbar Shenhav, Lea Shnirer, Nicol Raidman, Dafna Shahar, Eti Dudai, Tali Sinai Riklis |
| The Real Housewives of Vancouver | Spring | 1 | 5 | |
| Mulheres Ricas | January, 2012 | 1 | 5 | Val Marchiori, Narcisa Tamborindeguy, Brunete Fraccaroli, Débora Rodrigues, Lydia Sayeg |
Production History
- The Real Housewives of Beverly HillsThe Real Housewives of Beverly HillsThe Real Housewives of Beverly Hills is an American reality series for the Bravo cable network. The sixth installment in the network's The Real Housewives of... franchise, production for the Evolution Media series began in March 2010. The show premiered on October 14, 2010...
is currently airing season 2 on Bravo. - The Real Housewives of AtlantaThe Real Housewives of AtlantaThe Real Housewives of Atlanta is an American reality television series on the Bravo cable network that premiered in the fall of 2008. Following the format of its predecessors , in 2009 the Atlanta series was not only the highest rated show of the The Real Housewives of... franchise, it was the...
is currently airing season 4 on Bravo. - The Real Housewives of New JerseyThe Real Housewives of New JerseyThe Real Housewives of New Jersey is a reality television program on the Bravo network which originally followed the lives of five women in and around several upscale communities in Northern New Jersey...
has finished filming season 4. - The Real Housewives of Orange CountyThe Real Housewives of Orange CountyThe Real Housewives of Orange County is a reality television program on the Bravo network. It is the first and seminal installation in the The Real Housewives of... series...
was confirmed for season 7 and is currently filming. - The Real Housewives of MiamiThe Real Housewives of MiamiThe Real Housewives of Miami is a reality series for the Bravo cable network. The seventh and latest installment in the network's The Real Housewives of... franchise officially premiered on February 22, 2011...
was confirmed for season 2. - The Real Housewives of New York CityThe Real Housewives of New York CityThe Real Housewives of New York City is an American reality television program on the Bravo cable TV network, a spin-off of the Bravo series The Real Housewives of Orange County. New York is the second city featured in The Real Housewives of... franchise...
was confirmed for season 5 with three new housewives.
The Real Housewives around the world
- GreeceGreeceGreece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
– The Real Housewives of AthensThe Real Housewives of AthensThe Real Housewives of Athens was a reality series aired on ANT1. It was one of many planned international editions of the media franchise The Real Housewives of.... The production began in September 2010...
premiered on ANT1ANT1Antenna, better known as ANT1, is a television network airing in Greece and Cyprus. The alternate spelling is play on words in Greek; ena is the Greek number 1, thus ANT1 is pronounced the same as Antenna . It launched on 31 December 1989, the same year as rival Mega Channel, and is owned by...
in 4 March 2011. The Greek version was the first international export of the series. It was cancelled due to low ratings. - IsraelIsraelThe State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
– The Real Housewives of IsraelThe Real Housewives of IsraelThe Real Housewives of Israel is an Israel reality series for the American series Real Housewives of... that is aired on the channel Bravo. It has not aired yet but is being filmed and scheduled to premiere soon....
is currently filming and will air on Channel 10 in 2011. - CanadaCanadaCanada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
– The Real Housewives of Vancouver is currently casting and will air on Slice (TV channel) probably in 2012 (in comparison to the other spin-off's production-to-airing schedule).
Spin-offs
| Series | Premiere date | # of seasons | Spin-Off | Housewife |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date My Ex Date My Ex Date My Ex is an American dating show on Bravo at 10 pm that answers the question, Can exes be friends? It is focused on the dating life of the singer, ex-Housewife of Orange County, Jo De La Rosa... |
July 21, 2008 | 1 | The Real Housewives of Orange County The Real Housewives of Orange County The Real Housewives of Orange County is a reality television program on the Bravo network. It is the first and seminal installation in the The Real Housewives of... series... |
Jo De La Rosa |
| Bethenny Ever After... (Bethenny Getting Married? Bethenny Getting Married? Bethenny Ever After..., titled Bethenny Getting Married? in the first season, is an American reality television program on the Bravo cable TV network. It is a spin-off of the Bravo series The Real Housewives of New York City from the The Real Housewives of... franchise... ) |
June 10, 2010 | 3 | The Real Housewives of New York City The Real Housewives of New York City The Real Housewives of New York City is an American reality television program on the Bravo cable TV network, a spin-off of the Bravo series The Real Housewives of Orange County. New York is the second city featured in The Real Housewives of... franchise... |
Bethenny Frankel Bethenny Frankel Bethenny Frankel is an American reality show personality, author, entrepreneur and natural foods chef. She was a contestant in the 2005 series The Apprentice: Martha Stewart and one of the original five housewives featured on the Bravo reality series The Real Housewives of New York City... |
| The Kandi Factory | 2012 | 1 | The Real Housewives of Atlanta The Real Housewives of Atlanta The Real Housewives of Atlanta is an American reality television series on the Bravo cable network that premiered in the fall of 2008. Following the format of its predecessors , in 2009 the Atlanta series was not only the highest rated show of the The Real Housewives of... franchise, it was the... |
Kandi Burruss Kandi Burruss Kandi Burruss , better known by her stage names Kandi or Kandi Girl, is an American R&B singer-songwriter and record producer. She is also a former member of the group Xscape from Atlanta.-Early life:... |
| Don't Be Tardy For The Wedding | 2012 | 1 | The Real Housewives of Atlanta The Real Housewives of Atlanta The Real Housewives of Atlanta is an American reality television series on the Bravo cable network that premiered in the fall of 2008. Following the format of its predecessors , in 2009 the Atlanta series was not only the highest rated show of the The Real Housewives of... franchise, it was the... |
Kim Zolciak Kim Zolciak Kimberleigh Marie "Kim" Zolciak is an American reality television personality known for her participation on the Bravo series The Real Housewives of Atlanta.-Early life:... |
The Real Housewives Live Tour
On August 15,2011, Bravo announced that there would be a 3 show tour featuring 4 housewives (12 total) from different shows talking about what they like and don't like about the show, and dish on their seasons and cast members.The tour dates are:
October 1, 2011
Atlantic City, New Jersey
Atlantic City, New Jersey
Atlantic City is a city in Atlantic County, New Jersey, United States, and a nationally renowned resort city for gambling, shopping and fine dining. The city also served as the inspiration for the American version of the board game Monopoly. Atlantic City is located on Absecon Island on the coast...
Caesars Circus Maximus Theater
Caroline Manzo, The Real Housewives of New Jersey
The Real Housewives of New Jersey
The Real Housewives of New Jersey is a reality television program on the Bravo network which originally followed the lives of five women in and around several upscale communities in Northern New Jersey...
,
LuAnn de Lesseps The Real Housewives of New York City
The Real Housewives of New York City
The Real Housewives of New York City is an American reality television program on the Bravo cable TV network, a spin-off of the Bravo series The Real Housewives of Orange County. New York is the second city featured in The Real Housewives of... franchise...
,
Cynthia Bailey The Real Housewives of Atlanta
The Real Housewives of Atlanta
The Real Housewives of Atlanta is an American reality television series on the Bravo cable network that premiered in the fall of 2008. Following the format of its predecessors , in 2009 the Atlanta series was not only the highest rated show of the The Real Housewives of... franchise, it was the...
,
Vicki Gunvalson The Real Housewives of Orange County
The Real Housewives of Orange County
The Real Housewives of Orange County is a reality television program on the Bravo network. It is the first and seminal installation in the The Real Housewives of... series...
October 8, 2011
Hammond, Indiana
Hammond, Indiana
Hammond is a city in Lake County, Indiana, United States. It is part of the Chicago metropolitan area. The population was 80,830 at the 2010 census.-Geography:Hammond is located at ....
(Chicago
Chicago
Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...
)
The Venue at Horseshoe Casino
Sonja Morgan The Real Housewives of New York City
The Real Housewives of New York City
The Real Housewives of New York City is an American reality television program on the Bravo cable TV network, a spin-off of the Bravo series The Real Housewives of Orange County. New York is the second city featured in The Real Housewives of... franchise...
,
Gretchen Rossi The Real Housewives of Orange County
The Real Housewives of Orange County
The Real Housewives of Orange County is a reality television program on the Bravo network. It is the first and seminal installation in the The Real Housewives of... series...
,
Kathy Wakile The Real Housewives of New Jersey
The Real Housewives of New Jersey
The Real Housewives of New Jersey is a reality television program on the Bravo network which originally followed the lives of five women in and around several upscale communities in Northern New Jersey...
,
Phaedra Parks The Real Housewives of Atlanta
The Real Housewives of Atlanta
The Real Housewives of Atlanta is an American reality television series on the Bravo cable network that premiered in the fall of 2008. Following the format of its predecessors , in 2009 the Atlanta series was not only the highest rated show of the The Real Housewives of... franchise, it was the...
October 15, 2011
Atlanta, Georgia
Georgia (U.S. state)
Georgia is a state located in the southeastern United States. It was established in 1732, the last of the original Thirteen Colonies. The state is named after King George II of Great Britain. Georgia was the fourth state to ratify the United States Constitution, on January 2, 1788...
Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre
Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre
The Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre is a performing arts venue located in the Cumberland/Galleria edge city, just northwest of Atlanta, Georgia...
NeNe Leakes The Real Housewives of Atlanta
The Real Housewives of Atlanta
The Real Housewives of Atlanta is an American reality television series on the Bravo cable network that premiered in the fall of 2008. Following the format of its predecessors , in 2009 the Atlanta series was not only the highest rated show of the The Real Housewives of... franchise, it was the...
,
Alex McCord The Real Housewives of New York City
The Real Housewives of New York City
The Real Housewives of New York City is an American reality television program on the Bravo cable TV network, a spin-off of the Bravo series The Real Housewives of Orange County. New York is the second city featured in The Real Housewives of... franchise...
,
Melissa Gorga The Real Housewives of New Jersey
The Real Housewives of New Jersey
The Real Housewives of New Jersey is a reality television program on the Bravo network which originally followed the lives of five women in and around several upscale communities in Northern New Jersey...
,
Marysol Patton The Real Housewives of Miami
The Real Housewives of Miami
The Real Housewives of Miami is a reality series for the Bravo cable network. The seventh and latest installment in the network's The Real Housewives of... franchise officially premiered on February 22, 2011...