''Married to Medicine'' (also known as ''Married to Medicine: Atlanta'') is an American

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series and franchise that premiered on

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on March 24, 2013. The series chronicles the personal and professional lives of several women in the

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medical community with four of the women being

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themselves, while the others are doctors' wives. It shows the group as they balance their social circles, careers and families. The cast of the current ninth season consists of Dr. Jacqueline Walters, Dr. Simone Whitmore, Toya Bush-Harris, Quad Webb, Dr. Heavenly Kimes, Dr. Contessa Metcalfe and Anila Sajja.

Production

In November 2012,

announced the series green-light of ''Married to Medicine''. The network detailed the series by stating, "''Married to Medicine'' follows a group of successful and educated women, including doctors and wives of doctors, who are connected to the world of medicine in Atlanta." Purveyors of Pop, a production company formed by ''Real Housewives'' producers Matt Anderson and Nate Green, produced the series, its second on Bravo after ''

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''. The first season was shot in Atlanta in September and October 2012. By February 2013, the first-season cast was revealed with Toya Bush-Harris, Mariah Huq, Quad Webb-Lunceford, Jacqueline Walters, Kari Wells, and Simone Whitmore starring in the series. At the time of its debut, ''Married to Medicine'' held the title of highest-rated series premiere since ''

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'' in 2010 and the most watched non-spinoff series premiere in the network's history. The milestone was later surpassed in January 2014 by '' Blood, Sweat and Heels''. The first season delivered over 1 million viewers in the 18-49 viewership demographic and 1.8 million total viewers, making it the network's highest-rated non-franchise/non-spin-off freshman series since ''

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''. The production of the second season began the first week of September 2013. It premiered on April 6, 2014, with Toya Bush-Harris, Mariah Huq, Quad Webb-Lunceford, Jacqueline Walters, and Simone Whitmore reprising their roles while Lisa Nicole Cloud and Heavenly Kimes joined the series beginning with the second season after the departure of Wells. On January 15, 2015, Bravo renewed the show for a third season, which premiered on June 7, 2015, and featured Bush-Harris, Lunceford, Walters, Whitmore, Kimes, and Cloud reprising their roles from the second season. Huq transitioned into a recurring role for the third season, while Jill Connors, who had guest starred in the second season, was featured in a recurring capacity. Sources revealed on April 27, 2016, that the show had been renewed for a fourth season by Bravo, and the current cast were already six weeks into filming. The entire cast from the third season returned as series regulars, along with Mariah returning in a recurring capacity. The network also announced a spin-off show entitled '' Married to Medicine: Houston'', which premiered on November 11, 2016. On June 19, 2017, it was confirmed that majority of the cast would be returning for the upcoming fifth season, with the exception of Lisa Nicole. Mariah Huq return in a recurring capacity. On September 19, 2017, Bravo announced the premiere date for the fifth season, along with a trailer and the reveal of the new cast member, Dr. Contessa Metcalfe, who officially joined the main cast from the third episode. On August 2, 2018, the premiere of the sixth season was announced, starting on September 2, along with the release of the seasons' trailer. The cast was also revealed, reconfirming the majority of the cast of the fifth season, along with Mariah rejoining the main cast. On April 11, 2018, Bravo renewed the show for a sixth season, which premiered on September 2, 2018. With this renewal, another spin-off titled '' Married to Medicine: Los Angeles'' would be premiering on March 10, 2019. On August 6, 2019, the show was renewed for a seventh season which premiered on September 8, 2019. On January 13, 2021, the show was renewed for an eighth season which premiered on March 7, 2021. On May 12, 2022, the show was renewed for a ninth season which premiered on July 10, 2022, with Quad rejoining the main cast.

Timeline of cast members

Series overview

References

External links

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