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The Real Housewives of... 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 suburban or urban areas of several American cities, and the suffix portion of the title takes on the name of that city or suburban region.

The first Real Housewives series, The Real Housewives of Orange County, premiered in March 2006. To date there are seven 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; Washington, D.C.; 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 three 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.[1] On October 25, 2010, The Real Housewives of Atlanta started airing episodes in the syndicated time slot. On November 29, 2010, The Real Housewives of New York started airing episodes in the syndicated time slot.

The title is a play on the television series Desperate Housewives, which provided the base concept for the series.[2] 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 # of Housewives Currently Current Housewives Past Housewives
The Real Housewives of Orange County March 21, 2006 6 5 Tamra Barney, Vicki Gunvalson, Alexis Bellino, Peggy Tanous, Gretchen Rossi Kimberly Bryant, Jo De La Rosa, Tammy Knickerbocker, Quinn Fry, Lauri Waring-Peterson, Jeana Keough, Lynne Curtin
The Real Housewives of New York City March 4, 2008 4 7 Alex McCord, LuAnn De Lesseps, Jill Zarin, Ramona Singer, Kelly Bensimon, Sonja Morgan, Cindy Barshop Bethenny Frankel
The Real Housewives of Atlanta October 7, 2008 4 6 NeNe Leakes, Kim Zolciak, Sheree Whitfield, Kandi Burruss, Phaedra Parks, Cynthia Bailey DeShawn Snow, Lisa Wu-Hartwell
The Real Housewives of New Jersey May 12, 2009 3 5 Teresa Guidice, Caroline Manzo, Jacqueline Laurita, Melissa Gorga, Kathy Wakile Dina Manzo, Danielle Staub
The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills October 14, 2010 2 6 Taylor Armstrong, Lisa VanderPump, Adrienne Maloof, Kim Richards, Kyle Richards, Camille Grammer
The Real Housewives of Honolulu February 22, 2011 1 6 Larsa Pippen, Cristy Fernandez, Adriana De Moura, Marysol Patton, Alexia Echevarria, Lea Black

Past Installments

!The Real Housewives of D.C. | August 5, 2010 |1 |5 |Mary Amons, Lynda Erkiletian, Stacie Turner, Catherine Ommanney, Michaele Salahi |-

Production History

  • The Real Housewives of New York City is done filming season four and is scheduled to air on April 7, 2011.
  • The Real Housewives of New Jersey is done filming season three and is scheduled to air on May 19, 2011.
  • The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills was confirmed for a second season. The entire cast will return.
  • The Real Housewives of Atlanta was confirmed for a fourth season. The entire cast will return.

The Real Housewives of... around the world

Spin-offs

Series Premiere date # of seasons Spin-Off of... Former Housewife
Date My Ex July 21, 2008 1 The Real Housewives of Orange County Jo De La Rosa
Bethenny Ever After (Bethenny Getting Married?) June 10, 2010 3 The Real Housewives of New York City Bethenny Frankel

References

  1. ^ 'Real Housewives' head to off-net syndication
  2. ^ "Meet Bravo's Real Housewives". Mulitchannel News. 5 January 2006. Retrieved 19 June 2010. Bravo president Lauren Zalaznick said in a prepared statement: "From Peyton Place to Desperate Housewives, viewers have been riveted by the fictionalized versions of such lifestyles on television. Now, here is a series that depicts real-life 'desperate' housewives with an authentic look at their compelling day-to-day drama."
  3. ^ a b Shen, Maxine (July 16, 2010). "'Real Housewives' spreads to Europe". New York Post.
  4. ^ Bar-On, Eran (November 7, 2010). "The Israeli Version of The Real Housewives of..." (in Hebrew). ynet. Retrieved 2010-11-07.
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