''The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills'' (abbreviated ''RHOBH'') is an American

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series which has been broadcast on Bravo since October 14, 2010. Developed as the sixth installment in ''

The Real Housewives ''The Real Housewives'' is an international reality television franchise that consists of 57 programs; 11 American installments, 20 international installments and 26 spin-offs. Most of the franchise documents the personal and professional lives ...

'' franchise, it has aired twelve seasons and focuses on the personal and professional lives of several women living in or around

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. The cast of the current season consists of; Kyle Richards, Lisa Rinna, Erika Girardi,

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, Garcelle Beauvais, Sutton Stracke, Crystal Kung Minkoff and Diana Jenkins, with

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and Sheree Zampino serving as "friends of the housewives". The success of the show has resulted in two spin-offs; ''

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'' and '' Vanderpump Dogs'', both featuring original cast member Lisa Vanderpump.

Overview and casting

Seasons 1–4

''The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills'' was announced in March 2010 as the sixth series in ''

'' franchise. The first season premiered on October 14, 2010, and starred Kyle Richards,

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, Lisa Vanderpump,

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and

Taylor Armstrong Taylor Armstrong (born Shana Lynette Hughes; June 10, 1971) is an American television personality. She is known as an original cast member of the Bravo reality series, '' The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills''. In 2022, it was announced that sh ...

. The series received a 2011

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for best reality series. The second season premiered on September 5, 2011, with

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and Dana Wilkey introduced as what were called "friends of the housewives." The second season was re-edited after the death of Taylor Armstrong's husband, Russell Armstrong, who died by suicide on August 15, 2011. Meyer left the main cast after the second season. The third season aired on November 5, 2012. Glanville was upgraded to a main cast member and Yolanda Foster was added to the series. Marisa Zanuck and Faye Resnick were introduced as friends of the housewives, while Meyer was reduced to being a friend of them. Adrienne Maloof did not return for the fourth season after she refused to attend the season three reunion. The fourth season premiered on November 4, 2013, with Carlton Gebbia and Joyce Giraud joining the cast. But Armstrong was reduced to being a guest. Giraud and Gebbia were not asked back after the fourth season.

Seasons 5–8

The fifth season premiered on November 18, 2014, featuring Lisa Rinna and Eileen Davidson as the new housewives. Maloof, Meyer, and Armstrong participated in that season as guests. Kim Richards and Glanville were not asked back for the sixth season as regular cast members. Erika Jayne and Kathryn Edwards joined the show's sixth season which premiered on December 1, 2015. Kim Richards, Meyer, Armstrong, Resnick, Maloof, and Glanville returned in guest appearances, alongside Bethenny Frankel of '' The Real Housewives of New York City.'' The season served as the final season for Hadid, and the only season for Edwards. The seventh season premiered on December 6, 2016, with new cast member,

. Eden Sassoon joined the show in a recurring capacity, whilst Meyer also made regular appearances throughout the season, alongside Kim Richards who served as a friend. Davidson, Sassoon and Kim Richards left the series after the seventh season. The eighth season premiered on December 19, 2017, with the addition of Teddi Mellencamp Arroyave as a new cast member. Meyer returned as a friend of the housewives, while Davidson, Resnick, and Maloof appeared as guests, along with Frankel.

Seasons 9–present

The ninth season premiered on February 12, 2019. It featured all six cast members from the previous season, with Denise Richards joining the cast. Meyer returned once again as a friend of the housewives, while Kim Richards, Glanville, and Resnick all appeared as guests. But Vanderpump left the show after the ninth season. Garcelle Beauvais joined the cast, as a main cast member, in the tenth season, which premiered on April 15, 2020. Sutton Stracke also debuted in the show, as a friend of the housewives. Meyer, Kim Richards, Maloof, Glanville, Davidson, and Resnick also made guest appearances during the season. Denise Richards announced her departure from the show after the tenth season, while Mellencamp was dismissed from the cast; the grounds for Mellencamp's dismissal were not made fully clear at the time. The eleventh season, which premiered on May 19, 2021, featured Crystal Kung Minkoff joining the show and Stracke joining the main cast, while

rejoined the cast in a "friend of the housewives" capacity. Former housewife Mellencamp Arroyave made a guest appearance in the season. The twelfth season, which premiered on May 11, 2022, featured the entire cast of the eleventh season returning, with new housewife Diana Jenkins and new friend of the housewives Sheree Zampino joining the cast. Former cast members Mellencamp Arroyave, and Resnick made guest appearances.

Cast

Timeline of cast members

Episodes

Broadcast history

''The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills'' airs regularly on Bravo in the United States; most episodes are approximately forty-two to forty-four minutes in length, and are broadcast in standard definition and high definition. Since its premiere, the series has alternated airing on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday evenings and has been frequently shifted between the 8:00, 9:00, and 10:00 PM timeslots.

In popular culture

The music video for

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's 2014 song "

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" features then-cast members from season four. In 2014, Camille Grammer, Kyle Richards and Brandi Glanville appeared in the comedy film ''

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,'' making cameo appearances as Housewives. In 2019, a screen cap from the

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episode "Malibu Beach Party from Hell" began trending as the ''" Woman yelling at a cat"''

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, featuring cast members Taylor Armstrong and Kyle Richards followed by a picture of a cat sitting at a dinner table. It later won ''Meme of the Year'' at the

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in 2020, with Armstrong virtually accepting the award. In 2021, Brandi Glanville joined ''

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'' star

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and '' RHOP'' star Candiace Dillard Bassett in a parody of the ''Real Housewives'' franchise on a show called '' Family Reunion.''

References

External links

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