The Real Housewives

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. The first international installment that was developed is The Real Housewives of Athens that premiered in 2011; which lead to many other international installments located in Vancouver in 2012, Los Angeles (in French) in 2013, Melbourne in 2014, Cheshire in 2015, Auckland in 2016, Toronto in 2017, Sydney in 2017. Although announced, Bangkok which is yet to receive an air-date.

Conception

The Real Housewives was first announced as one of six reality television series ordered by the American television channel Bravo in May 2005. 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 $1.6million price tag and residents include CEOs and retired professional athletes." The series was renamed The Real Housewives of Orange County in January 2006, and premiered on March 21.

In September 2007, Bravo confirmed the production of the series Manhattan Moms, which would "follow an eclectic group of Gotham socialites and their families." 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. The third spin-off The Real Housewives of Atlanta was announced in June, and premiered on October 7. The fourth spin-off The Real Housewives of New Jersey was mentioned in May 2008 before the confirmation of The Real Housewives of Atlanta, although it premiered afterwards on May 12, 2009. The Real Housewivesof D.C. was introduced as the fifth spin-off in October 2009, and premiered on August 5, 2010 and ended on October 21, 2010 after one season. The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills was introduced as the sixth spin-off in March 2010, and premiered on October 14, 2010. In March 2010, Bravo has ordered a series titled Miami Social Club, which would serve as a reconstruction of the series Miami Social, the series was later re-titled to The Real Housewives of Miami and served as the seventh spin-off in the franchise, and premiered on February 22, 2011 and ended on November 4, 2013 after three seasons.

After the cancellation of The Real Housewives of Miami, it had been almost five years that no new installments had been introduced to the franchise, until Bravo announced two new series on November 11, 2015, The Real Housewives of Potomac as the eighth spin-off and The Real Housewives of Dallas as the ninth. Prior to being announced, The Real Housewives of Potomac was initially titled Potomac Ensemble during its early production and premiered on January 17, 2016. During early production, The Real Housewives of Dallas, had originally been titled Ladies of Dallas, a potential spin-off series to Ladies of London. The series premiered on April 11, 2016.

Future

On December 2, 2016, Andy Cohen spoke on the future of the franchise, saying if there were to be a new installment to the franchise that it could be set in Nashville. Cohen went on the describe an All Star version that would serve as an end-goal for the series when ratings began to drop. Cohen stated that an All Stars season would be likely to feature eight housewives with big personalities from each franchise on an island together. Later in December 2016, during an interview with Harry Connick Jr., Cohen stated that they look for cities with strong personalities, and agreed that New Orleans fits the criteria.

American Installments

Series	Abbreviation	Series Premiere	Series Finale	No. of Seasons
The Real Housewives of Orange County	RHOC	March 21, 2006		12
The Real Housewives of New York City	RHONY	March 4, 2008		9
The Real Housewives of Atlanta	RHOA	October 7, 2008		10
The Real Housewives of New Jersey	RHONJ	May 12, 2009		8
The Real Housewives of D.C.	RHODC	August 5, 2010	October 21, 2010	1
The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills	RHOBH	October 14, 2010		8
The Real Housewives of Miami	RHOM	February 22, 2011	November 4, 2013	3
The Real Housewives of Potomac	RHOP	January 17, 2016		2
The Real Housewives of Dallas	RHOD	April 11, 2016		2

International Installments

Series	Abbreviation	Country	Broadcaster	Series Premiere	Series Finale	No. of Seasons
The Real Housewives of Athens	RHOAthens	Greece	ANT1	March 4, 2011	June 27, 2011	1
The Real Housewives of Vancouver	RHOV	Canada	Slice	April 4, 2012	April 9, 2013	2
Les Vraies Housewives	LVH	France	NT1	March 18, 2013	April 1, 2013	1
The Real Housewives of Melbourne	RHOMelbourne	Australia	Arena	February 23, 2014		3
The Real Housewives of Cheshire	RHOCheshire	United Kingdom	ITVBe	January 12, 2015		5
The Real Housewives of Auckland	RHOAKL	New Zealand	Bravo	August 22, 2016		1
The Real Housewives of Sydney	RHOS	Australia	Arena	February 26, 2017		1
The Real Housewives of Toronto	RHOT	Canada	Slice	March 7, 2017		1
The Real Housewives of Bangkok		Thailand

Spin-offs

Series (Installment)	Recipient(s)	Series Premiere	Series Finale	No. of Seasons
Date My Ex: Jo & Slade (RHOC)	Jo De La Rosa	July 21, 2008	September 8, 2008	1
Bethenny Ever After (RHONY)	Bethenny Frankel	June 10, 2010	May 28, 2012	3
Boys to Manzo (RHONJ)	Albie Manzo and Christopher Manzo	May 30, 2011	July 10, 2011	1
Don't Be Tardy (RHOA)	Kim Zolciak-Biermann	April 26, 2012		5
Havana Elsa (RHOM)	Elsa Patton	September 17, 2012		1
The Kandi Factory (RHOA)	Kandi Burruss	April 9, 2013	May 26, 2013	1
Vanderpump Rules (RHOBH)	Lisa Vanderpump	January 7, 2013		5
Tamra's OC Wedding (RHOC)	Tamra Judge	September 2, 2013	September 16, 2013	1
I Dream of NeNe: The Wedding (RHOA)	NeNe Leakes	September 17, 2013	October 27, 2013	1
Kandi's Wedding (RHOA)	Kandi Burruss	June 1, 2014	July 6, 2014	1
Manzo'd with Children (RHONJ)	Caroline Manzo	October 5, 2014	October 30, 2016	3
Kandi's Ski Trip (RHOA)	Kandi Burruss	May 17, 2015	June 7, 2015	1
Teresa Checks In (RHONJ)	Teresa Giudice	October 11, 2015	October 25, 2015	1
Vanderpump Rules After Show (RHOBH)	Lisa Vanderpump	November 6, 2015	March 14, 2016	1

Appearances on The Apprentice

Housewife (Installment)	Year	The Apprentice Season	Result
Bethenny Frankel (New York City)	2005	The Apprentice: Martha Stewart	Fired in the Final Task
Claudia Jordan (Atlanta)	2009	The Celebrity Apprentice 2	Fired in Task 4
Lisa Rinna (Beverly Hills)	2011	The Celebrity Apprentice 4	Fired in Task 2
NeNe Leakes (Atlanta)	2011	The Celebrity Apprentice 4	Quit in Task 10
Teresa Giudice (New Jersey)	2012	The Celebrity Apprentice 5	Fired in Task 13
Claudia Jordan (Atlanta)	2013	The Celebrity Apprentice 6	Fired in Task 4
Lisa Rinna (Beverly Hills)	2013	The Celebrity Apprentice 6	Fired in Task 11
Brandi Glanville (Beverly Hills)	2015	The Celebrity Apprentice 7	Fired in Task 11
Kenya Moore (Atlanta)	2015	The Celebrity Apprentice 7	Fired in Task 10
Gina Liano (Melbourne)	2015	The Celebrity Apprentice Australia 4	Withdrew in Task 4
Kyle Richards (Beverly Hills)	2017	The New Celebrity Apprentice	Fired in Task 5
Porsha Williams (Atlanta)	2017	The New Celebrity Apprentice	Fired in Task 8

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. The Real Housewives of Atlanta started airing episodes in the syndicated time slot on October 25, 2010; The Real Housewives of NewYork 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

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.

The Real Housewives