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The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills
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Current Housewives Kyle Richards (Season 1–)

Erika Jayne (Season 6–)
Dorit Kemsley (Season 7–)
Garcelle Beauvais (Season 10–)
Sutton Stracke (Season 11–)
Crystal Kung-Minkoff (Season 11–)
Annemarie Willey (Season 13–)

Former Housewives Lisa Vanderpump (Season 1–9)

Kim Richards (Season 1–5)
Taylor Armstrong (Season 1–3)
Adrienne Maloof (Season 1–3)
Camille Meyer (Season 1–2)
Yolanda Hadid (Season 3–6)
Brandi Glanville (Season 3–5)
Joyce Giraud (Season 4)
Carlton Gebbia (Season 4)
Lisa Rinna (Season 5–12)
Eileen Davidson (Season 5–7)
Kathryn Edwards (Season 6)
Teddi Mellencamp Arroyave (Season 8–10)
Denise Richards (Season 9–10)
Diana Jenkins (Season 12)

Country of Origin United States
Original Language English
Number of Seasons 13
Number of Episodes 285
Original Release October 14, 2010-Present
Preceded By The Real Housewives of D.C.
Followed By The Real Housewives of Miami

The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills (abbreviated as RHOBH) is an American reality television series which has been broadcast on Bravo, since October 14, 2010. Developed as the sixth installment of The Real Housewives franchise, it has aired thirteen seasons and focuses on the personal and professional lives of women who live in or near Beverly Hills, California.

The current thirteenth-season cast consists of: Kyle Richards, Erika Girardi, Dorit Kemsley, Garcelle Beauvais, Sutton Stracke, Crystal Kung-Minkoff and Annemarie Wiley.

The success of the show has resulted in two spin-offs: Vanderpump Rules and Vanderpump Dogs; featuring former cast member, Lisa Vanderpump.

Overview[]

Seasons 1 to 4[]

The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills was announced in March 2010 as the sixth series in the The Real Housewives franchise. The first season featured: Taylor Armstrong, Camille Grammer, Adrienne Maloof, sisters, Kim Richards and Kyle Richards, and Lisa Vanderpump, with no recurring cast members. The show premiered on October 14, 2010, and ended on February 15, 2011. Due to the show's initial success, it was awarded "Best Reality Series" at the 2011 edition of the Critics Choice Awards.

The second season began on September 5, 2011, with all six housewives returning as main cast members. Two new housewives were introduced in recurring roles: Brandi Glanville; as Maloof's friend and Dana Wilkey; as Armstrong's friend. The second season was re-edited following the death of Armstrong's husband, Russell Armstrong, who committed suicide on August 15, 2011. Grammer announced her departure after the season ended on February 16, 2012, citing personal reasons. Wilkey departed from the show in early 2012.

The third season premiered on November 5, 2012. Glanville was added to the main cast, along with a new housewife, Yolanda Foster. Marisa Zanuck and Faye Resnick were introduced as Kyle Richard's friends. Grammer also announced her return as a ‘Friend of the Housewives’. Maloof did not attend the season’s Reunion special, effectively leaving the series. After the season ended on April 8, 2013, Armstrong announced her departure from the show.

The fourth season premiered on November 4, 2013. The season introduced two new housewives: Carlton Gebbia and Joyce Giraud, both of whom joined as main cast members. Grammer, Resnick, and Zanuck, all three recurring cast members, left the series before its announcement. Armstrong also made several guest appearances throughout the season. After the show ended on April 7, 2014, Gebbia and Giraud were not invited back.

Seasons 5 to 8[]

The fifth season premiered on November 18, 2014, and featured all of the remaining housewives from the four season. Two new housewives joined the main cast: Lisa Rinna and Eileen Davidson. Throughout the season, original housewives, Maloof, Grammer, and Armstrong, made guest appearances. After the season ended on April 21, 2015, neither Glanville nor Kim Richards were asked to return.

The sixth season aired on December 1, 2015. Two new housewives joined the main cast: Erika Jayne and Kathryn Edwards. Maloof, Grammer, Armstrong, Glanville, and Richards appeared as guests throughout the season, as did Faye Resnick, a previous recurring cast member. Bethenny Frankel, a cast member of The Real Housewives of New York City, appeared as a guest through Kyle Richards. The season ended on May 10, 2016; cast member, Foster. left the series due to health issues, and Edwards left after one season.

The seventh season aired on December 6, 2016. Dorit Kemsley joined the show's main cast, while Eden Sassoon, Rinna's friend, joined as a recurring cast member. Grammer and Kim Richards also appeared as guests throughout the season. After the season concluded on April 25, 2017, Davidson left the series, and Sassoon was not invited back.

The eighth season aired on December 19, 2017. Teddi Mellencamp Arroyave joined the main cast, and Camille Meyer (formerly Camille Grammer) returned to the show in a recurring role. Davidson, Frankel, Maloof, and Resnick also appeared as guests throughout the season. The season's final episode aired on May 15, 2018.

Seasons 9 to 12[]

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. Vanderpump exited the show after the ninth season and did not attend the Reunion special.

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 eleventh season, which premiered on May 19, 2021, featured Crystal Kung Minkoff joining the show and Stracke joining the main cast, while Kathy Hilton formally joined the cast in a "Friend of the Housewives" capacity after having appeared sporadically throughout the series since its inception. 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. In January 2023, Rinna announced her exit from the show following the conclusion of the twelfth series, as did Jenkins after only one season. In June 2023, Hilton announced her departure.

Season 13–Present[]

The thirteenth season, which premiered on October 25, 2023, featured the remaining six housewives from the twelfth season returning, along with Annemarie Wiley joining as a housewife. Former cast members, Kim Richards, Grammer, Resnick, Denise Richards and Mellencamp Arroyave made guest appearances. Hilton also made a guest appearance during the season's reunion.

Cast[]

Housewives Seasons
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
Taylor Armstrong Main Guest
Camille Meyer Main Friend Guest Friend Guest Guest
Adrienne Maloof Main Guest Guest Guest
Kim Richards Main Guest Guest Guest
Kyle Richards Main
Lisa Vanderpump Main
Brandi Glanville Friend Main Guest Guest
Yolanda Hadid Main
Carlton Gebbia Main
Joyce Giraud Main
Eileen Davidson Main Guest Guest
Lisa Rinna Guest Main
Erika Jayne Main
Kathryn Edwards Main
Dorit Kemsley Main
Teddi Mellencamp Arroyave Main Guest
Denise Richards Guest Main Guest
Garcelle Beauvais Main
Crystal Kung-Minkoff Main
Sutton Stracke Friend Main
Diana Jenkins Main
Annemarie Wiley Main
Friends
Dana Wilkey Guest Friend Guest
Faye Resnick Guest Friend Guest Guest Guest
Kathy Hilton Guest Guest Guest Friend
Marisa Zanuck Friend
Sheree Zampino Guest Guest Friend
Eden Sassoon Friend

Episodes[]

Season Episodes Season Premiere Season Finale Reunion
1 17 October 14, 2010 January 20, 2011 January 27, 2011
February 1, 2011
2 24 September 5, 2011 January 23, 2012 January 30, 2012
February 6, 2012
February 13, 2012
3 22 November 5, 2012 March 25, 2013 March 25, 2013
April 1, 2013
4 23 November 4, 2013 March 10, 2014 March 17, 2014
March 24, 2014
March 31, 2014
5 23 November 18, 2014 March 24, 2015 March 31, 2015
April 7, 2015
April 14, 2015
6 24 December 1, 2015 April 12, 2016 April 19, 2016
April 26, 2016
May 3, 2016
7 21 December 6, 2016 April 4, 2017 April 11, 2017
April 18, 2017
April 25, 2017
8 22 December 19, 2017 April 17, 2018 April 24, 2018
May 1, 2018
May 8, 2018
9 24 February 12, 2019 July 9, 2019 July 16, 2019
July 23, 2019
July 30, 2019
10 20 April 15, 2020 August 26, 2020 September 2, 2020
September 9, 2020
September 16, 2020
11 24 May 19, 2021 November 3, 2021 October 13, 2021
October 20, 2021
October 27, 2021
November 3, 2021
12 24 May 11, 2022 October 5, 2022 October 12, 2022
October 19, 2022
October 26, 2022
13 20 October 25, 2023 March 13, 2024 February 28, 2024
March 6, 2024
March 13, 2024

Trivia[]

  • In the opening title for the series, the women were originally meant to hold champagne flutes instead of large diamonds. In light of Kim Richards' alcoholism issues, production felt the former to be a distasteful move on their part.
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