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The Real Housewives of New Jersey
GenreReality television
Starring
Composers
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons14
No. of episodes249 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers
  • Rebecca Toth Diefenbach
  • Valerie Haselton
  • Lucilla D'Agostino
  • Jim Fraenkel
  • Omid Kahangi
  • Caroline Self
  • Andy Cohen
  • Tess Gamboa Meyers
  • Amy Kohn
  • Luke Neslage
  • Deanna Markoff
  • Dorothy Toran
  • Jessica Sebastian
  • Jordana Hochman
  • Lauren Volonakis
  • Taylor Lucy Choi
  • Sarah Howell
  • Mioshi Hill
  • Maggie Langtry
  • Lisa Levey
Camera setupMultiple
Running time41–43 minutes
Production companySirens Media
Original release
NetworkBravo
ReleaseMay 12, 2009 (2009-05-12) –
present (present)
Related

The Real Housewives of New Jersey, abbreviated RHONJ, is an American reality television series that premiered on May 12, 2009, on Bravo. Developed as the fourth installment of The Real Housewives franchise, it has aired fourteen seasons and focuses on the personal and professional lives of several women residing in the state of New Jersey, primarily in North Jersey.

The cast of the recent fourteenth season consists of Teresa Giudice, Melissa Gorga, Dolores Catania, Margaret Josephs, Jennifer Aydin, Danielle Cabral and Rachel Fuda, with former housewife Jackie Goldschneider and Jennifer Fessler serving as friends of the housewives. Previously featured cast members include original housewives Dina Cantin, Jacqueline Laurita, Caroline Manzo and Danielle Staub; and subsequent housewives Kathy Wakile, Teresa Aprea, Amber Marchese, Nicole Napolitano and Siggy Flicker.

The success of the show has resulted in the spin-offs Manzo'd with Children and Teresa Checks In.

Production

Seasons 1–5

The Real Housewives of New Jersey was announced by Bravo on April 15, 2008.[1] The first season premiered on May 12, 2009, and starred Caroline Manzo, Jacqueline Laurita, Teresa Giudice, Dina Cantin and Danielle Staub with Dolores Catania as a friend of the housewives. For the first time in The Real Housewives franchise, the series followed cast members who are related to one another: sisters Caroline Manzo and Dina Cantin were at the time married to brothers Albert and Tommy Manzo, and Laurita is married to Caroline and Dina's brother, Chris Laurita.[2] Dina and Tommy Manzo would later end up separated.[3][4] The second season premiered on May 3, 2010, with Dina Manzo departing the series after the seventh episode.[5] Staub left the show after the second season.[6]

The third season premiered on May 16, 2011, with new housewives Melissa Gorga, Teresa Giudice's sister-in-law, and Kathy Wakile, Teresa's cousin. Kathy's sister, Rosie Pierri, appeared as a guest.[7] It delivered the highest rated season premiere in Bravo's history and the highest-rated season premiere in The Real Housewives franchise at the time.[8]

The fourth season premiered on April 22, 2012.[9] This season served as Dolores Catania's final season as a friend until Season 7 where she would become a main cast member. Dina Manzo appeared as a guest during the fourth season. The fifth season premiered on June 2, 2013.[10] Caroline Manzo and Laurita left the show after the fifth season.[11]

Seasons 6–8

The sixth season premiered on July 13, 2014.[12] It featured the return of Dina Manzo as a full-time cast member and new cast members Amber Marchese, Teresa Aprea and Nicole Napolitano.[13] Wakile was demoted to a "friend of the housewives" role, while Laurita also appeared as a guest.[14][15][16] Aprea, Cantin and Napolitano left the show, while Marchese was fired after the sixth season.[17][18]

Laurita returned as a full-time cast member in the seventh season, which premiered on July 10, 2016.[19] The season also featured Dolores Catania and Siggy Flicker as new cast members, Dolores Catania was a friend of the show for the first four seasons and was originally cast for the show in Season 1 but backed out for personal reasons. Kathy Wakile and Rosie Pierri appeared as "friends of the housewives".[20] Aprea and Napolitano also appeared as guests.[21][22] The season marked the final appearance of Laurita, Wakile and Pierri in the show.[23][24] Staub returned to the show as a "friend of the housewives" for the eighth season, which premiered on October 4, 2017. It also featured Margaret Josephs as the new cast member.[25] Flicker left the show afterwards.[26]

Seasons 9–14

The ninth season premiered on November 7, 2018, with Jennifer Aydin and Jackie Goldschneider joining the cast and Staub returning as a friend.[27] The tenth season premiered on November 6, 2019.[28] The season marked Staub's final appearance, as she announced her resignation from the show for the second time in January 2020.[29]

Filming for the eleventh season was postponed by Bravo in March 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[30] The eleventh season premiered on February 17, 2021.[31] The twelfth season premiered on February 1, 2022, with Traci Johnson added as a friend of the housewives.[32]

The thirteenth season premiered on February 7, 2023, with new full-time housewives Danielle Cabral and Rachel Fuda joining the cast, as well as Jennifer Fessler joining as a friend of the housewives, alongside former housewife Jackie Goldschneider.[33]

The fourteenth season premiered on May 5, 2024, with the entire cast from the thirteenth season returning.[34] In June 2024, it was reported that there would not be a traditional reunion for the fourteenth season, making this for the first time in the show’s history.[35]

Cast

Teresa Giudice
Dina Manzo
Danielle Staub
Melissa Gorga
Dolores Catania
Siggy Flicker
Main cast
Cast member Seasons
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
Teresa Giudice Main TBA
Jacqueline Laurita Main Friend Main
Caroline Manzo Main
Dina Manzo Main Guest Main
Danielle Staub Main Friend
Melissa Gorga Guest Main TBA
Kathy Wakile Guest Main Friend
Amber Marchese Main
Teresa Aprea Main Guest
Nicole Napolitano Main Guest
Siggy Flicker Main
Dolores Catania Guest Guest Main TBA
Margaret Josephs Main TBA
Jennifer Aydin Guest Main TBA
Jackie Goldschneider Main Friend TBA
Danielle Cabral Main TBA
Rachel Fuda Main TBA
Friends of the housewives
Kim Granatell Friend Guest
Kim DePaola Guest Friend Guest
Jennifer Dalton Friend
Rosie Pierri Guest Friend
Traci Johnson Friend Guest
Jennifer Fessler Guest Friend TBA

Episodes

Main article: List of The Real Housewives of New Jersey episodes
The Real Housewives of New Jersey episodes
SeasonEpisodesOriginally airedAverage
Viewers
(millions)
First airedLast aired
110May 12, 2009 (2009-05-12)July 9, 2009 (2009-07-09)2.25
218May 3, 2010 (2010-05-03)September 6, 2010 (2010-09-06)2.74
321May 16, 2011 (2011-05-16)October 23, 2011 (2011-10-23)2.66
424April 22, 2012 (2012-04-22)October 21, 2012 (2012-10-21)2.66
522June 2, 2013 (2013-06-02)October 20, 2013 (2013-10-20)2.29
619July 13, 2014 (2014-07-13)November 20, 2014 (2014-11-20)1.86
718July 10, 2016 (2016-07-10)November 13, 2016 (2016-11-13)1.54
816October 4, 2017 (2017-10-04)January 31, 2018 (2018-01-31)1.24
918November 7, 2018 (2018-11-07)March 6, 2019 (2019-03-06)1.22
1019November 6, 2019 (2019-11-06)March 18, 2020 (2020-03-18)1.18
1115February 17, 2021 (2021-02-17)May 26, 2021 (2021-05-26)1.05
1216February 1, 2022 (2022-02-01)May 17, 2022 (2022-05-17)1.04
1319February 7, 2023 (2023-02-07)June 13, 2023 (2023-06-13)0.93
1414May 5, 2024 (2024-05-05)August 11, 2024 (2024-08-11)0.73

Broadcast history

The Real Housewives of New Jersey airs regularly on Bravo in the United States;[36] most episodes are approximately forty-two minutes in length,[37] and are broadcast in standard definition and high definition.[38] Since its premiere, the series has alternated airing on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday evenings and has been frequently shifted between the 8:00, 9:00, and 10:00 PM timeslots.[36]

Spin-offs

The series' success has resulted in a development of spin-off series. Caroline Manzo's sons, Albie and Chris, had a web series spin-off alongside their roommate and friend Greg Bennett, Boys to Manzo, which premiered on May 30, 2011.[39][40] Caroline Manzo moved on from the original show to her own spin-off, Manzo'd with Children,[41][42] which premiered on October 5, 2014, on Bravo.[43] It featured her daily life with her husband, sons and daughter[44] and lasted for three seasons.[45]

In October 2015, a three episode spin-off, Teresa Checks In, premiered. It followed the life of the Giudice family during Teresa's incarceration, including her nearly daily phone calls from prison, and featured Melissa Gorga and her husband, Joe, and Rosie Pierri.[46][47]

In December 2018, an after-show featuring season 9's cast was released online through Bravo.com and YouTube. It featured their reactions to the most recent episode and thoughts on the season.[48] An after-show for the tenth season started streaming online on December 11, 2019.[49]

Giudice and Melissa Gorga starred in the first season of the Peacock spin-off, The Real Housewives Ultimate Girls Trip. They traveled to Turks and Caicos alongside several other Housewives cast members from other cities.[50][51]

Teresa Gets Married, featuring the August 2022 nuptials of Giudice and Luis "Louie" Ruelas, aired on Bravo on May 23, 2023.[52]

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