The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City
Black and purple logo featuring the title of the series.
GenreReality television
Starring
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons3
No. of episodes56 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers
  • Lisa Shannon
  • Dan Peirson
  • Lori Gordon
  • Chaz Morgan
  • Sergio Alfaro
  • Andy Cohen
Production companyShed Media
Release
Original networkBravo
Picture formatHDTV 1080i
Audio formatStereophonic
Original releaseNovember 11, 2020 (2020-11-11) –
present (present)
Chronology
Preceded byThe Real Housewives of Dallas
Followed byThe Real Housewives Ultimate Girls Trip

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 current third season cast consists of Lisa Barlow, Heather Gay, Meredith Marks, Whitney Rose, and Jen Shah, with Angie Harrington, Angie Katsanevas and Danna Bui-Negrete serving as Friends of the Housewives. Previously-featured cast members include original housewife Mary Cosby and subsequent housewife Jennie Nguyen.[1]

Overview and casting

Seasons 1–present

The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City was announced at the BravoCon fan convention in New York City on November 16, 2019.[2] 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.[3] The series premiered on November 11, 2020.[4]

In February 2021, the show was renewed for a second season by Bravo.[5] 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.[6][7][8]

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.[9] On January 25, Bravo announced that they had fired Nguyen after the discovery of her incendiary Facebook posts criticizing the Black Lives Matter movement.[10] Nguyen has denied any racist allegations and claimed that she had a team of people running her social media.[11]

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.[12]

Prior to season four, Page Six reported that Mary Cosby would return for the fourth season as a friend and that Barlow, Gay, Marks, and Rose were all returning.[13]

Timeline of cast members

Main cast members
Cast member Seasons
1 2 3
Lisa Barlow Main
Mary Cosby Main
Heather Gay Main
Meredith Marks Main
Whitney Rose Main
Jen Shah Main
Jennie Nguyen Main
Friends of the housewives
Angie Harrington Guest Friend
Angie Katsanevas Guest Friend
Danna Bui-Negrete Friend

Episodes

Main article: List of The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City episodes
The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City episodes
SeasonEpisodesOriginally airedAverage
Viewers
First airedLast aired
116November 11, 2020 (2020-11-11)February 24, 2021 (2021-02-24)0.61
224September 12, 2021 (2021-09-12)March 13, 2022 (2022-03-13)0.71
316September 28, 2022 (2022-09-28)February 1, 2023 (2023-02-01)0.62

Jen Shah's Arrest

During filming of the second season, cast member Jen Shah, was arrested on March 30th, 2021 for wire fraud and money laundering via running a nationwide telemarketing scheme that targeted the elderly and vulnerable working-class people.[14] On July 11th, 2022, Shah plead guilty towards, conspiracy to wire fraud and was facing up to 11-14 years in prison.[15] On January 6th, 2023, Shah was sentenced to jail for 6.5 years. Due to this, she was fired from The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City. [16]

Reception

Ratings

The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City : U.S. viewers per episode (thousands)
SeasonEpisode numberAverage
123456789101112131415161718192021222324
1790660540710660680560580490570670480520540780590N/A610
2810750610630670720710560700820770720700680690780840690720710600640710810710
3690670710640630560430540520560610670610690700660N/A620
Audience measurement performed by Nielsen Media Research[17]

References

  1. ^ Bitsky, Leah (2021-08-13). "'F–king scared' Jen Shah breaks down over legal drama in 'RHOSLC' trailer". Page Six. Retrieved 2021-08-19.
  2. ^ Quinn, Dave; Guglielmi, Jody (November 16, 2019). "The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City! Bravo Announces Newest Housewives Franchise at BravoCon". People. Retrieved September 10, 2020.
  3. ^ Klopfenstein, Jacob (September 10, 2020). "Bravo's 'The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City' announces 6 cast members, show debut date". Retrieved September 11, 2020.
  4. ^ "The 'Real Housewives of Salt Lake City' has a premiere date. Watch the trailer here". September 10, 2020. Retrieved September 11, 2020.
  5. ^ Petski, Denise (February 5, 2021). "The Real Housewives Of Salt Lake City' Renewed For Season 2 By Bravo". Deadline. Retrieved February 5, 2021.
  6. ^ Sollosi, Mary (August 13, 2021). "Snow-capped intrigue abounds in The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City season 2 trailer". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved October 5, 2021.
  7. ^ Berg, Jenny (October 26, 2021). "What Does Sarah Paulson Think of People Saying She Looks Like Angie from RHOSLC?". Bravo. Retrieved December 14, 2021.
  8. ^ Raphael, Shannon (December 20, 2021). "Angie Harrington Made a Splash When 'RHOSLC' Season 2 Began — Where Has She Been?". Distractify. Retrieved October 19, 2022.
  9. ^ James, Alicea (2022-01-12). "Andy Cohen confirms that Mary Cosby has quit RHOSLC after she skipped out on the reunion". Monsters and Critics. Retrieved 2022-01-18.
  10. ^ Cordero, Rosy (2022-01-25). "Jennie Nguyen Fired From 'Real Housewives Of Salt Lake City'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 2022-01-26.
  11. ^ Murphy, Chris (2022-01-27). "Jennie Nguyen Responds to Bravo Firing: "That Doesn't Make Me Racist"". Vanity Fair. Retrieved 2022-03-23.
  12. ^ Malec, Brett (August 31, 2022). "The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City's Shocking Season 3 Trailer Is Here". E! News. Retrieved September 6, 2022.
  13. ^ Blair, Caroline (February 1, 2023). "Mary Cosby returning to 'RHOSLC' in friend role amid cast shakeup". Page Six. Retrieved February 1, 2023.
  14. ^ Vera, Amir. "'Real Housewives' star Jen Shah arrested on federal fraud charges in connection to a nationwide telemarketing scam". CNN. CNN. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
  15. ^ Blair, Caroline. "'RHOSLC' star Jen Shah pleads guilty in fraud case". Page Six. Page Six. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
  16. ^ Abad-Santos, Alex. "Real Housewife Jen Shah is sentenced to 6.5 years in prison". Vox. Vox. Retrieved 6 January 2023.
  17. ^ "Real Housewives SLC Ratings Showbuzz Daily". www.showbuzzdaily.com. Retrieved 2022-12-30.

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