Keeping Up with the Kardashians

Keeping Up with the Kardashians
Genre	Reality
Starring	Kris Jenner Bruce Jenner Kourtney Kardashian Kim Kardashian Khloé Kardashian Odom Rob Kardashian Kendall Jenner Kylie Jenner
Composer(s)	Michael Suby
Country of origin	United States
Language(s)	English,
No. of seasons	6
No. of episodes	69 (as of 10th Oct.) (56: half-hour, 6: 1-hour, and 3: 2-hour) (List of episodes)
Production
Executive producer(s)	Eliot Goldberg Jeff Jenkins Farnaz Farjam-Chazan Jonathan Murray Kris Jenner Ryan Seacrest
Location(s)	Calabasas, California (main), New York City(specials), Bora Bora (season 6)
Camera setup	Single camera
Running time	22 minutes
Production company(s)	Bunim/Murray Productions Ryan Seacrest Productions
Broadcast
Original channel	E!
Picture format	4:3 480i (Seasons 1–2) 16:9 HD (Seasons 3–Present)
Original run	October 14, 2007 (2007-10-14) – Present
Chronology
Related shows	Kourtney and Khloé Take Miami Kourtney and Kim Take New York Khloé & Lamar
External links
Website

Keeping Up with the Kardashians is an American reality television series. The series premiered on E! in October 2007, focusing on the personal and professional lives of the members of the Kardashian and Jenner family. Due to the recent accusations from Kim Kardashian's marriage, E! had to verify that Keeping Up With The Kardashian is not, has not, and will not be a scripted reality show.

As of September 2011, six seasons of the series have aired. The success of the series has led to a number of spin-offs, including Kourtney and Khloé Take Miami, Kourtney and Kim Take New York, and Khloé & Lamar. A seventh season is set to air in 2012.

Cast

Cast member	Season(s)	Notes
Main cast
Kristen "Kris" Jenner	1–present	Kris, the matriarch, was married to the late Robert Kardashian, best known for being a defense lawyer during the O.J. Simpson murder trial, and had three daughters and one son with him before they divorced in 1990. She later married athlete Bruce Jenner, and together they have two daughters. She owned the now-closed children's boutique, Smooch, in Calabasas, California.
Bruce Jenner	1–present	Bruce was a decathlon champion in the 1976 Summer Olympics. He married Kris in 1991 and has four other children from two previous marriages: Burt Jenner, Casey Jenner, Brandon Jenner, and The Hills cast member Brody Jenner.
Kourtney Kardashian	1–present	Kourtney is Kris and Robert's oldest daughter. She and her sisters co-own D-A-S-H, a women's boutique with locations in Calabasas, Miami, and New York City, as well as previously co-owning the now-closed Smooch with her mother. She was featured on the reality program Filthy Rich: Cattle Drive. She and boyfriend Scott Disick have a son, Mason Dash Disick. On November 30, 2011, she announced she and Disick were expecting their second child.
Kimberly "Kim" Kardashian	1–present	Kim is Kris's and Robert's middle daughter. She came to prominence after a sex tape of her and then-boyfriend Ray J was released in 2007. She co-owns D-A-S-H and launched her first perfume in 2009, as well as having endorsement deals with bebe, GNC (which makes QuickTrim), and ShoeDazzle. Kardashian was reported by the New York Post as the highest-paid television reality star in 2010, and was estimated to have earned $6 million from the show and endorsements for products. She was married to New Jersey Nets basketball player Kris Humphries, until filing for divorce after only 72 days of marriage.
Khloé Kardashian Odom	1–present	Khloé is Kris and Robert's youngest daughter. She is married to Dallas Mavericks player Lamar Odom. She co-owns D-A-S-H.She was arrested in 2007 for a DUI, and appeared in a nude photo shoot for PETA's "I'd Rather Go Naked than Wear Fur" campaign. She was also a contestant on season 8 of The Celebrity Apprentice.
Rob Kardashian	1–present	Rob is Kris and Robert's only son. He graduated from the University of Southern California and became a model. He also was the runner-up on the thirteenth season of Dancing with the Stars.
Kendall Jenner	1–present	Kendall is Kris and Bruce's first daughter. She models with agency Wilhelmina Models and has previously represented Forever 21 and Sherri Hill's prom dresses.
Kylie Jenner	1–present	Kylie is Kris and Bruce's younger daughter. She was first featured in Paper magazine's "The Beautiful People" with Kendall, and later began modeling for Sears' "Crush Your Style" promotion. She is pursuing her modeling career by doing photo shoots with OK!, Teen Vogue, and photographer Nick Saglimbeni.
Supporting cast
Scott Disick	1–present	Scott is Kourtney's on-and-off boyfriend and the father of her son Mason. The family has struggled with the couple's tumultuous relationship, including his drinking problem.
Mason Dash Disick	4–present	Mason is Kourtney and Scott's son. He was born in the fourth-season finale.
Lamar Odom	4–present	Lamar is Khloé's husband. He plays as a forward for the Dallas Mavericks.
Malika Haqq	2–present	Malika is Khloé's best friend and former assistant. She was part of the main cast in Khloé & Lamar for the first season only since Lamar, Khloé and Rob are moving to Dallas instead she joined the supporting cast with the rest of The Family. . She will also appear in the third season of Kourtney and Khloé Take Miami. Kourtney was unable to be a part of the third season, so Malika will go in her place. Subsquently the spin-off will be re-titled Khloé and Malika Take Miami.
Former supporting cast
Adrienne Bailon	2–6	Cheetah Girl Adrienne started dating Rob in the second season; in the third, they lived together. When they broke up in the fourth season, she appeared in several episodes as a family friend, including attending Khloé's wedding in season 4 as well as in the season 5 finale when the family went to New York. It has now been confirmed that Adrienne will be part of the supporting cast for season 2 of Kourtney and Kim Take New York.
Reggie Bush	2–4	Reggie is Kim's ex-boyfriend. He plays for the Miami Dolphins.
Kris Humphries	6	Kris is the second ex-husband of Kim. He plays for the New Jersey Nets.

Seasons

Main article: List of Keeping Up with the Kardashians episodes

Season	Episodes	First airdate	Last airdate	DVD release
				Region 1	Region 4
1	8	October 14, 2007	December 2, 2007	October 7, 2008	November 17, 2008
2	11	March 9, 2008	May 26, 2008	November 10, 2009	October 15, 2009
3	12	March 8, 2009	May 25, 2009	August 17, 2010	October 29, 2009
4	11	November 8, 2009	February 21, 2010	April 6, 2010	April 14, 2010
					July 7, 2010
5	12	August 22, 2010	October 24, 2010	N/A	May 11, 2011
			December 20, 2010
6	16	June 12, 2011	December 19, 2011	N/A	N/A
7	20	March 2012	TBA	N/A	N/A

Ratings

The show was an instant hit for E! – in its first month on the air it became the highest-rated series on Sunday nights among men and women aged 18 to 34 and was also seen by 1.3 million total viewers. The second season continued the success and was viewed by 1.6 million viewers, a 23% increase from the first season. The fifth season averaged 3.11 million viewers

The fourth season's premiere, "The Wedding" was watched by 3.2 million viewers. The second episode of the season topped the 3.2 million of the premiere and had 4.1 million viewers.

Spin-offs

Main articles: Kourtney and Khloé Take Miami, Kourtney and Kim Take New York, and Khloé & Lamar

In April 2009, it was announced that a spin-off, originally titled Kourtney and Khloé in Miami, would premiere in August that same year and that the show would follow the two sisters as they open a second D-A-S-H store in Miami. The series premiered to 2.7 million viewers and averaged 1.89 million viewers. A second season began in June 2010 and averaged 2.717 million viewers, a 43% increase from the first season.

In October 2010, the official E! website announced that a second spin-off, titled Kourtney and Kim Take New York, was about to begin filming in New York and is scheduled to air in January 2011. The show will be similar to Miami as Kourtney and Kim will oversee the opening of a third D-A-S-H store, which is located in SoHo. The show premiered on January 23,2011.

On January 5, 2011, E! officially announced that a third spinoff from the series, this one featuring Khloé and her husband Lamar Odom would begin filming in early 2011. The show, entitled Khloé & Lamar, premiered on April 10, 2011.

Commercials were aired for the second season of Kourtney and Kim Take New York during the Kim's Fairytale Wedding special, and premiered in November 2011.

References

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External links

• Official website
• Keeping Up With The Kardashians at the Internet Movie Database
• Keeping Up With The Kardashians at TV.com