The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City | |
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Genre | Reality television |
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Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 3 |
No. of episodes | 56 (list of episodes) |
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Production company | Shed Media |
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Original network | Bravo |
Picture format | HDTV 1080i |
Audio format | Stereophonic |
Original release | November 11, 2020 present | –
The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City (abbreviated RHOSLC) is an American reality television series that premiered on November 11, 2020, on Bravo. Developed as the tenth installment of The Real Housewives franchise, it has aired three seasons and focuses on the personal and professional lives of several women living in or around Salt Lake City, Utah.
The upcoming fourth season cast consists of Lisa Barlow, Heather Gay, Meredith Marks, Whitney Rose, Monica Garcia and Angie Katsanevas, with former housewife Mary Cosby serving as a Friend of the Housewives. Previously-featured cast members include original housewife Jen Shah and subsequent housewife Jennie Nguyen.[citation needed]
The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City was announced at the BravoCon fan convention in New York City on November 16, 2019.[1] Season 1 was developed, cast, and Produced by InventTV. The cast members consisting of Lisa Barlow, Mary Cosby, Heather Gay, Meredith Marks, Whitney Rose, and Jen Shah were announced on September 9, 2020.[2] The series premiered on November 11, 2020.[3]
In February 2021, the show was renewed for a second season by Bravo.[4] The second season premiered on September 12, 2021. The entire cast of the first season returned for the second season, joined by new housewife Jennie Nguyen.[5][6][7]
On January 7, 2022, Andy Cohen confirmed via Instagram that Mary Cosby had not attended the Season 2 reunion. A few days later, Cohen confirmed rumors that Cosby had quit the show and would not be returning for Season 3.[8] On January 25, Bravo announced that they had fired Nguyen after the discovery of her incendiary Facebook posts criticizing the Black Lives Matter movement.[9] Nguyen has denied any racist allegations and claimed that she had a team of people running her social media.[10]
The third season premiered on September 28, 2022. Barlow, Gay, Marks, Rose and Shah returned, with Angie Harrington, Angie Katsanevas and Danna Bui-Negrete joining as friends of the housewives.[11]
The fourth season began production in March 2023 with Barlow, Gay, Marks and Rose all confirmed to be returning, alongside former housewife Cosby also returning to the show in a recurring capacity.[12] In May 2023, Harrington said she was asked back for Season 4, but chose not to return to focus on her family.[13] The premiere date was revealed as September 5.[14] In August 2023, it was revealed that Katsanevas would be returning as a full-time cast member along with new housewife Monica Garcia. Bui-Negrete will not be returning.[15]
Cast member | Seasons | |||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |
Lisa Barlow | Main | |||
Mary Cosby | Main | Friend | ||
Heather Gay | Main | |||
Meredith Marks | Main | |||
Whitney Rose | Main | |||
Jen Shah | Main | |||
Jennie Nguyen | Main | |||
Monica Garcia | Main | |||
Angie Katsanevas | Guest | Friend | Main | |
Friends of the housewives | ||||
Angie Harrington | Guest | Friend | ||
Danna Bui-Negrete | Friend |
During filming of the second season, Shah, was arrested on March 30, 2021, for wire fraud and money laundering via running a nationwide telemarketing scheme that targeted the elderly and vulnerable working-class people.[16] On July 11, 2022, Shah pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud and on January 6, 2023, was sentenced to jail for 6.5 years.[17] She began her prison sentence on February 17 of the same year.[18]
Main article: List of The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City episodes |
Season | Episode number | Average | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | |||
1 | 790 | 660 | 540 | 710 | 660 | 680 | 560 | 580 | 490 | 570 | 670 | 480 | 520 | 540 | 780 | 590 | – | 610 | ||||||||
2 | 810 | 750 | 610 | 630 | 670 | 720 | 710 | 560 | 700 | 820 | 770 | 720 | 700 | 680 | 690 | 780 | 840 | 690 | 720 | 710 | 600 | 640 | 710 | 810 | 710 | |
3 | 690 | 670 | 710 | 640 | 630 | 560 | 430 | 540 | 520 | 560 | 610 | 670 | 610 | 690 | 700 | 660 | – | 620 |