Vanderpump Rules is an American reality television series airing on Bravo that debuted on January 7, 2013 with the first season originally eight episodes. A spin-off of The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills, the series features RHOBH cast member Lisa Vanderpump in the title role and her staff at Vanderpump's West Hollywood, California Sourcerestaurant SUR.
Andy Cohen later announced during the February 4, 2013, Watch What Happens Live episode that there would be a Vanderpump Rules reunion. The reunion was filmed on February 9, 2013. It was announced in April 2013 that the series had been renewed for a second season. The second season debut was a two-hour crossover episode with the fourth-season premiere of The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills on November 4, 2013. The second season reunion was filmed on January 10, 2014. Vanderpump Rules was renewed for a third season in April 2014. The new season premiered on November 3, 2014.
The show was renewed for a fourth season, which premiered on November 2, 2015. The show was later renewed for a fifth season. On September 26, 2016, the trailer and cast were announced, along with the premiere date of November 7, 2016. On January 9, 2017, the tenth episode of the fifth season of Vanderpump Rules titled "Summer House Rules" served as a cross-over preview to Summer House.
On April 10, 2017 it was announced by Bravo that Jax Taylor and Brittany Cartwright will star in a spin-off show entitled Vanderpump Rules: Jax and Brittany Take Kentucky.
Premise
Vanderpump Rules follows Lisa Vanderpump's employees at SUR, as they work on building their futures and the drama that occurs between them.
Cast
Timeline of Cast
| Cast Members | Seasons | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
| Lisa Vanderpump | Main | ||||
| Jax Taylor | Main | ||||
| Katie Maloney Schwartz | Main | ||||
| Kristen Doute | Main | ||||
| Scheana Shay | Main | ||||
| Tom Sandoval | Main | ||||
| Stassi Schroeder | Recurring | Main | |||
| Tom Schwartz | Recurring | Main | |||
| Ariana Madix | Recurring | Main | |||
| James Kennedy | Guest | Recurring | Main | ||
| Recurring | |||||
| Peter Madrigal | Recurring | ||||
| Mike Shay | Recurring | ||||
| Laura-Leigh | Recurring | ||||
| Frank Herlihy | Recurring | ||||
| Tina McDowelle | Recurring | Guest | |||
| Kristina Kelly | Recurring | ||||
| Vail Bloom | Recurring | ||||
| Carmen Dickman | Guest | ||||
| Rachael O'Brien | Guest | ||||
| Brittany Cartwright | Recurring | ||||
| Lala Kent | Recurring | ||||
| Faith Stowers | Recurring | ||||
| Max Todd | Guest | ||||
| Ken Todd | Guest | ||||
| Pandora Sabo | Guest | ||||
Episodes
See Also: List of Vanderpump Rules Episodes
| Season | Episodes | Originally Aired | |
|---|---|---|---|
| First Aired | Last Aired | ||
| 1 | 10 | January 7, 2013 | March 11, 2013 |
| 2 | 17 | November 4, 2013 | February 25, 2014 |
| 3 | 21 | November 3, 2014 | March 23, 2015 |
| 4 | 24 | November 2, 2015 | April 11, 2016 |
| 5 | 24 | November 7, 2016 | April 17, 2017 |
After Show (2015)
On November 6, 2015, Bravo premiered talk show entitled Vanderpump Rules After Show which features conversations between the cast members of Vanderpump Rules discussing the same week's events and answering questions about their lives both on and off the show. The talk show is hosted by Julie Goldman and Brandy Howard.