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The Real Housewives
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Genre Reality television
Country of origin United States
Original language(s) English
Production
Running time 41–44 minutes
Release
Original network Bravo
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Chronology
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External links
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The Real Housewives is an American media franchise that consists of several reality television series broadcast on Bravo. The shows document the lives of several affluent housewives residing in varying regions throughout the United States. The first version, The Real Housewives of Orange County, premiered on March 21, 2006; its success resulted in spin-off series located in New York City and Atlanta in 2008; New Jersey in 2009; Washington, D.C. and Beverly Hills in 2010; Miami in 2011; Potomac and Dallas in 2016. The subsequent installments have proven similarly successful, and have resulted in numerous spin-off series of their own.

International versions are also broadcast by several television channels worldwide, including The Real Housewives of Athens that premiered in 2011; The Real Housewives of Vancouver in 2012; The Real Housewives of Melbourne in 2014; The Real Housewives of Cheshire in 2015; The Real Housewives of Auckland in 2016; and The Real Housewives of Sydney in 2017.

Conception

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"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."

—A press release by Bravo, describing the concept of The Real Housewives of Orange County.[1]

The Real Housewives was first announced as one of six reality television series ordered by the American television channel Bravo in May 2005.[2] It was inspired by the scripted soap operas Desperate Housewives and Peyton Place, and would document the lives of upper-class women who "lead glamorous lives in a picturesque Southern California gated community where the average home has a $1.6 million price tag and residents include CEOs and retired professional athletes."[1] The series was renamed The Real Housewives of Orange County in January 2006, and premiered on March 21.[1]

In September 2007, Bravo confirmed the production of the series Manhattan Moms, which would "[follow] an eclectic group of Gotham socialites and their families."[3] However, it was renamed The Real Housewives of New York City in January 2008, becoming the first spin-off from The Real Housewives franchise; it premiered on March 4.[4] The third spin-off The Real Housewives of Atlanta was announced in June,[5] and premiered on October 7.[6] The fourth spin-off The Real Housewives of New Jersey was mentioned in May 2008 before the confirmation of The Real Housewives of Atlanta,[7] although it premiered afterwards on May 12, 2009.[8] The Real Housewives of D.C. was introduced as the fifth spin-off in October 2009,[9] and premiered on August 5, 2010 and ended on October 21, 2010.[10]

Domestic installments

Series Abbrev. Series premiere Series finale No. of
seasons
Ref.
The Real Housewives of Orange County RHOC March 21, 2006 (2006-03-21) N/A 11 [11]
The Real Housewives of New York City RHONY March 4, 2008 (2008-03-04) N/A 8 [12]
The Real Housewives of Atlanta RHOA October 7, 2008 (2008-10-07) N/A 9 [13]
The Real Housewives of New Jersey RHONJ May 12, 2009 (2009-05-12) N/A 7 [14]
The Real Housewives of D.C. RHODC August 5, 2010 (2010-08-05) October 21, 2010 (2010-10-21) 1 [15]
The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills RHOBH October 14, 2010 (2010-10-14) N/A 7 [16]
The Real Housewives of Miami RHOM February 22, 2011 (2011-02-22) November 4, 2013 (2013-11-04) 3 [17]
The Real Housewives of Potomac RHOP January 17, 2016 (2016-01-17) N/A 2 [18]
The Real Housewives of Dallas RHOD April 11, 2016 (2016-04-11) N/A 1 [19]

International installments

Series Abbrev. Country Broadcaster Series premiere Series finale No. of
seasons
Ref.
The Real Housewives of Athens RHOAthens  Greece ANT1 March 4, 2011 (2011-03-04) June 27, 2011 (2011-06-27) 1
The Real Housewives of Vancouver RHOV  Canada Slice April 4, 2012 (2012-04-04) April 9, 2013 (2013-04-09) 2
Les Vraies Housewives N/A  France NT1 March 18, 2013 (2013-03-18) April 1, 2013 (2013-04-01) 1
The Real Housewives of Melbourne RHOMelbourne  Australia Arena February 23, 2014 (2014-02-23) N/A 3
The Real Housewives of Cheshire RHOCheshire  United Kingdom ITVBe January 12, 2015 (2015-01-12) N/A 3 [20]
The Real Housewives of Auckland RHOAKL  New Zealand Bravo August 2016 (2016-08) N/A 1 [21][22]
The Real Housewives of Sydney RHOSydney  Australia Arena 2017 (2017) N/A 1 [23][24]

Spin-offs

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  • Series
  • (Parent installment)
Housewife Series premiere Series finale No. of
seasons
Ref.
<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Jo De La Rosa July 21, 2008 (2008-07-21) September 8, 2008 (2008-09-08) 1
<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Bethenny Frankel June 10, 2010 (2010-06-10) May 28, 2012 (2012-05-28) 3
<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Kim Zolciak April 26, 2012 (2012-04-26) N/A 4
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Kandi Burruss April 9, 2013 (2013-04-09) May 26, 2013 (2013-05-26) 1
<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Lisa Vanderpump January 7, 2013 (2013-01-07) N/A 4
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Tamra Barney September 2, 2013 (2013-09-02) September 16, 2013 (2013-09-16) 1
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NeNe Leakes September 17, 2013 (2013-09-17) October 27, 2013 (2013-10-27) 1
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Kandi Burruss June 1, 2014 (2014-06-01) July 6, 2014 (2014-07-06) 1 [25]
<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Caroline Manzo October 5, 2014 (2014-10-05) N/A 2 [26]
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Kandi Burruss May 17, 2015 (2015-05-17) June 7, 2015 (2015-06-07) 1 [27]
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Teresa Giudice October 11, 2015 (2015-10-11) October 25, 2015 (2015-10-25) 1
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  • Vanderpump Rules: After Show
  • (The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills)
Lisa Vanderpump November 6, 2015 (2015-11-06) N/A 1

Appearances on The Apprentice

The Real Housewives franchise is closely associated with The Apprentice series. Bravo, of which The Real Housewives airs, is property of NBCUniversal.

  On the show prior to their appearance on Real Housewives

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Year The Apprentice season Result Ref.
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2005 The Apprentice: Martha Stewart Fired in the final task
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2009 The Celebrity Apprentice 2 Fired in task 4
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2011 The Celebrity Apprentice 4 Fired in task 2
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2011 The Celebrity Apprentice 4 Quit in task 10
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2012 The Celebrity Apprentice 5 Fired in task 13
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2013 The Celebrity Apprentice 6 Fired in task 4
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2013 The Celebrity Apprentice 6 Fired in task 11
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2015 The Celebrity Apprentice 7 Fired in task 11
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2015 The Celebrity Apprentice 7 Fired in task 10
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2015 The Celebrity Apprentice Australia 4 Withdrew in task 4
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TBA The Celebrity Apprentice 8 N/A
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TBA The Celebrity Apprentice 8 N/A

Syndication

The first four series entered weekday broadcast syndication in the majority of United States markets on September 13, 2010, with episodes of The Real Housewives of Orange County.[28][29] 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.

Game

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In July 2012, Bravo released a social networking video game version of The Real Housewives of New York City titled Real Housewives: The Game. The game, now discontinued, was accessed as a Facebook application. Every week, after a new episode aired on TV, a new story was available on the game.[30][31]

Parodies

The Real Housewives franchise has been parodied in television and film.

References

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External links

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