The Real Housewives Of New Jersey - Wikipedia

Seasons 1–5

The Real Housewives of New Jersey was announced by Bravo on April 15, 2008.[1] The first season premiered on May 12, 2009, and starred Caroline Manzo, Jacqueline Laurita, Teresa Giudice, Dina Cantin and Danielle Staub with Dolores Catania as a friend of the housewives. 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 Cantin were at the time married to brothers Albert and Tommy Manzo, and Laurita is married to Caroline and Dina's brother, Chris Laurita.[2] Dina and Tommy Manzo would later end up separated.[3][4] The second season premiered on May 3, 2010, with Dina Manzo departing the series after the seventh episode.[5] Staub left the show after the second season.[6]

The third season premiered on May 16, 2011, with new housewives Melissa Gorga, Teresa Giudice's sister-in-law, and Kathy Wakile, Teresa's cousin. Kathy's sister, Rosie Pierri, appeared as a guest.[7] 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.[8]

The fourth season premiered on April 22, 2012.[9] This season served as Dolores Catania's final season as a friend until Season 7 where she would become a main cast member. Dina Manzo appeared as a guest during the fourth season. The fifth season premiered on June 2, 2013.[10] Caroline Manzo and Laurita left the show after the fifth season.[11]

Seasons 6–8

The sixth season premiered on July 13, 2014.[12] It featured the return of Dina Manzo as a full-time cast member and new cast members Amber Marchese, Teresa Aprea and Nicole Napolitano.[13] Wakile was demoted to a "friend of the housewives" role, while Laurita also appeared as a guest.[14][15][16] Aprea, Cantin and Napolitano left the show, while Marchese was fired after the sixth season.[17][18]

Laurita returned as a full-time cast member in the seventh season, which premiered on July 10, 2016.[19] The season also featured Dolores Catania and Siggy Flicker as new cast members, Dolores Catania was a friend of the show for the first four seasons and was originally cast for the show in Season 1 but backed out for personal reasons. Kathy Wakile and Rosie Pierri appeared as "friends of the housewives".[20] Aprea and Napolitano also appeared as guests.[21][22] The season marked the final appearance of Laurita, Wakile and Pierri in the show.[23][24] Staub returned to the show as a "friend of the housewives" for the eighth season, which premiered on October 4, 2017. It also featured Margaret Josephs as the new cast member.[25] Flicker left the show afterwards.[26]

Seasons 9–14

The ninth season premiered on November 7, 2018, with Jennifer Aydin and Jackie Goldschneider joining the cast and Staub returning as a friend.[27] The tenth season premiered on November 6, 2019.[28] The season marked Staub's final appearance, as she announced her resignation from the show for the second time in January 2020.[29]

Filming for the eleventh season was postponed by Bravo in March 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[30] The eleventh season premiered on February 17, 2021.[31] The twelfth season premiered on February 1, 2022, with Traci Johnson added as a friend of the housewives.[32]

The thirteenth season premiered on February 7, 2023, with new full-time housewives Danielle Cabral and Rachel Fuda joining the cast, as well as Jennifer Fessler joining as a friend of the housewives, alongside former housewife Jackie Goldschneider.[33]

The fourteenth season premiered on May 5, 2024, with the entire cast from the thirteenth season returning.[34] In June 2024, it was reported that there would not be a traditional reunion for the fourteenth season, making this for the first time in the show's history.[35]