The Real Housewives of Atlanta is an American reality television series that debuted October 7, 2008,[1] and airs on Bravo.[2] It is the third installment of The Real Housewives franchise with a peach serving as a symbol for the series, as the state of Georgia is a renowned peach growing area and one of the well-known streets in Atlanta is known as Peachtree Street. The Real Housewives of Atlanta is one of the highest-rated installments of the franchise as well as one of the most-watched series on the Bravo network. The series' upcoming sixteenth season will chronicle six women in Atlanta— Porsha Williams, Drew Sidora, Brittany Eady, Kelli Ferrell, Shamea Morton Mwangi and Angela Oakley —as they balance their personal and business lives, along with their social circle.
Former cast members featured over the previous seasons are: NeNe Leakes (1-7, 10-12), DeShawn Snow (1), Shereé Whitfield (1-4, 9-10, 14-15), Lisa Wu (1-2), Kim Zolciak-Biermann (1-5), Kandi Burruss (2-15), Cynthia Bailey (3-13), Phaedra Parks (3-9), Kenya Moore (5-10, 12-15), Claudia Jordan (7), Kim Fields (8), Eva Marcille (11-12), Shamari DeVoe (11), Marlo Hampton (14-15) and Sanya Richards-Ross (14-15).
As of September 10, 2023,[update] 320 episodes of The Real Housewives of Atlanta have aired.