The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills was announced in March 2010 as the sixth installment of The Real Housewives franchise. The first season premiered on October 14, 2010, and starred Kyle Richards, Adrienne Maloof, Kim Richards, Lisa Vanderpump, Camille Grammer and Taylor Armstrong. The series received a 2011 Critics Choice Award for best reality series. The second season premiered on September 5, 2011, with Brandi Glanville and Dana Wilkey introduced as a friend of the housewives. The second season was re-edited after the death of Taylor Armstrong's husband, Russell Armstrong, who committed suicide on August 15, 2011. Grammer left the main cast after the second season. The third season aired on November 5, 2012. Glanville was upgraded as a main cast member and Yolanda Foster was added to the series. Marisa Zanuck and Faye Resnick were introduced as a friend of the housewives, while Grammer was downgraded as a friend. Adrienne Maloof did not return for the fourth season after she didn't attend the season three reunion. The fourth season premiered on November 4, 2013, with Carlton Gebbia and Joyce Giraud de Ohoven joining the cast. Armstrong was demoted to a guest role. Giraud and Gebbia were not asked back after the fourth season.
Season 5–8
The fifth season premiered on November 18, 2014 featuring Lisa Rinna and Eileen Davidson as the new housewives. Maloof, Grammer and Armstrong appeared in the season as guests. Kim Richards and Glanville were not asked back for the sixth season as regular cast members. Erika Girardi and Kathryn Edwards joined the show's sixth season which premiered on December 1, 2015. Kim Richards, Grammer, 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, Dorit Kemsley. Eden Sassoon joined the show in a recurring capacity whilst Kim Richards also returned in a recurring capacity and Grammar made regular appearances throughout the season. Davidson and Sassoon 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. Grammer returned as a friend of the housewives, while Davidson, Resnick and Maloof appeared as guests. In addition, Bethenny Frankel of The Real Housewives of New York City also appeared as a guest.
Season 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. Grammer returned once again as a friend of the housewives, while Kim Richards, Glanville and Resnick appeared as guests. Vanderpump exited the show after the ninth season. The tenth season premiered on April 15, 2020. Garcelle Beauvais joined the series as a main cast member, while Sutton Stracke debuted as a friend of the housewives. Grammer, Kim Richards, Maloof, Glanville, Davidson and Resnick will make guest appearances during the season.
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 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. Currently the show airs on Wednesdays.
In popular culture
The music video for Lady Gaga's 2014 song "G.U.Y." features then-cast members from the series.
In 2019, a screen cap from the Season 2 episode "Malibu Beach Party from Hell" began trending as the "woman yelling at a cat" meme.
