The Real Housewives of New Jersey

### Producers

Rebecca Toth Diefenbach, Valerie Haselton, Lucilla D'Agostino, Jim Fraenkel, Omid Kahangi, Caroline Self, Andy Cohen, Tess Gamboa Meyers, Amy Kohn, Luke Neslage, Deanna Markoff, Dorothy Toran, Jessica Sebastian, Jordana Hochman and Lauren Volonakis

### Followed By

The Real Housewives of D.C.

**The Real Housewives of New Jersey** (abbreviated **RHONJ**) is an American reality television series. It is the fourth instalment in The Real Housewives franchise.

The series aired on Bravo from May 12, 2009 to present. It focuses on the personal and professional lives of women residing in New Jersey, U.S.

## Overview

### Seasons 1-5

The Real Housewives of New Jersey was announced by Bravo on April 15, 2008. The first season premiered on May 12, 2009 and starred Caroline Manzo, Jacqueline Laurita, Teresa Giudice, Dina Manzo and Danielle Staub. For the first time in The Real Housewives franchise, the series followed cast members who are related to one another; sisters Caroline Manzo and Dina Manzo are married to brothers Albert and Tommy Manzo, and Laurita is married to Caroline and Dina's brother, Chris Laurita. Dina and Tommy Manzo would later end up separated. The second season premiered on May 3, 2010, with Dina Manzo departing the series after the seventh episode. Staub left the show after the second season.

The third season premiered on May 16, 2011, with new housewives Melissa Gorga and Kathy Wakile. It delivered the highest rated season premiere in Bravo's history and the highest rated season premiere in The Real Housewives franchise at the time. The fourth season premiered on April 22, 2012. The fifth season premiered on June 2, 2013. Caroline Manzo and Laurita left the show after the fifth season.

### Seasons 6-10

The sixth season premiered on July 13, 2014. It featured the return of Dina Manzo as a full-time cast member and new cast members Amber Marchese, Teresa Aprea and Nicole Napolitano. Wakile was demoted to a "friend of the housewives" role, while Laurita appeared as a guest. Marchese, Aprea, Napolitano and Dina Manzo left the show after the sixth season. Laurita returned as a full-time cast member in the seventh season, which premiered on July 10, 2016. The season also featured Dolores Catania and Siggy Flicker as new cast members, while Wakile and Rosie Pierri appeared as "friends of the housewives". Aprea and Napolitano also appeared as guests. The season marked as the final appearance of Laurita, Wakile and Pierri in the show.

Staub returned in the show as friend of the housewives for the eighth season, which premiered on October 4, 2017. It also featured Margaret Josephs as the new cast member. Flicker left the show afterwards. The ninth season premiered on November 7, 2018, featuring Jennifer Aydin and Jackie Goldschneider joining the cast. While Staub returned as a friend once again. The tenth season premiered on November 6, 2019, featuring the cast of the previous season. Staub, who appeared as a friend for the third consecutive season, resigned from the series for the second time in January 2020.

### Season 11-present

Filming for the upcoming eleventh season was postponed by Bravo in March 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

## Casting

### Housewives

* Teresa Giudice (Season 1-10)
* Melissa Gorga (Season 3-10; guest in Season 2)
* Jacqueline Laurita (Season 1-5 and 7; guest in Season 6)
* Caroline Manzo (Season 1-5)
* Dolores Catania (Season 7-10; guest in Season 1 and 3-4)
* Dina Manzo (Season 1-2 and 6; guest in Season 4)
* Kathy Wakile (Season 3-5; guest in Season 2 and friend in Season 6-7)
* Margaret Josephs (Season 8-10)
* Danielle Staub (Season 1-2; friend in Season 8-10)
* Siggy Flicker (Season 7-8)
* Jackie Goldschneider (Season 9-10)
* Jennifer Aydin (Season 9-10)
* Amber Marchese (Season 6)
* Nicole Napolitano (Season 6; guest in Season 7)
* Teresa Aprea (Season 6; guest in Season 7)

### Friends of the Housewives

* Rosie Pierri (Guest in Season 3-6 and friend in Season 7)

## Spin-offs

1. Boys to Manzo (premiered May 30, 2011)
2. Manzo'd with Children (premiered October 5, 2014)
3. Teresa Checks In (premiered October 11, 2015)

## Broadcast

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