The Real Housewives of Orange County

The Real Housewives of Orange County, abbreviated RHOC, is an American reality television series that premiered on Bravo on March 21, 2006. It has aired nineteen seasons and focuses on the personal and professional lives of several wealthy women residing in Orange County, California.

The cast of the first season consisted of Kimberly Bryant, Vicki Gunvalson, Jeana Keough, Jo De La Rosa, and Lauri Waring (later Peterson). Other housewives that starred in the subsequent eighteen seasons include Tammy Knickerbocker, Quinn Fry, Lynne Curtin, Gretchen Rossi, Alexis Bellino, Peggy Tanous, Lydia McLaughlin, Lizzie Rovsek, Meghan King Edmonds, Kelly Dodd, Peggy Sulahian, Braunwyn Windham-Burke, Elizabeth Lyn Vargas, Jen Armstrong, Noella Bergener, and Katie Ginella. The cast of the twentieth season stars Gunvalson, Tamra Judge, Heather Dubrow, Shannon Storms Beador, Gina Kirschenheiter, Emily Simpson, Jennifer Pedranti, and Carmella Garcia.

It is the founding installment of The Real Housewives franchise and its success led to the expansion of the franchise with numerous spin-off series set in cities across the United States and internationally. It has also resulted in two spin-offs; Date My Ex: Jo & Slade and Tamra's OC Wedding.