The Real Housewives of Orange County

The Real Housewives of Orange County
Genre	Reality television
Created by	Scott Dunlop
Inspired by	Desperate Housewives Peyton Place
Starring	Kimberly Bryant Jo De La Rosa Vicki Gunvalson Jeana Keough Lauri Peterson Tammy Knickerbocker Quinn Fry Tamra Judge Lynne Curtin Gretchen Rossi Alexis Bellino Peggy Tanous Heather Dubrow Lydia McLaughlin Lizzie Rovsek Shannon Storms Beador Meghan King Edmonds Kelly Dodd Peggy Sulahian Gina Kirschenheiter Emily Simpson Braunwyn Windham-Burke Elizabeth Lyn Vargas Jen Armstrong Noella Bergener Jennifer Pedranti Katie Ginella
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	18
No. of episodes	310 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers	Douglas Ross[1] Alex Baskin[1] Thomas Kelly[1] Brian McCarthy[1] Apryl Richards[1] Scott Dunlop[1] Andy Cohen
Running time	42 minutes
Production companies	Evolution Media[1] Dunlop Entertainment
Original release
Network	Bravo
Release	March 21, 2006 (2006-03-21) – present (present)
Related
Date My Ex: Jo & Slade Tamra's OC Wedding
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The Real Housewives of Orange County, abbreviated RHOC, is an American reality television series that premiered on Bravo on March 21, 2006. It has aired seventeen seasons and focuses on the personal and professional lives of several women residing in Orange County, California.

The current eighteenth season cast consists of Tamra Judge, Heather Dubrow, Shannon Storms Beador, Gina Kirschenheiter, Emily Simpson, Jennifer Pedranti and Katie Ginella; with former housewife Alexis Bellino appearing in a "friend of" capacity.

Its success led to the development of The Real Housewives franchise and similar spin-off series based in numerous cities across the United States, as well as internationally. It has also resulted in two spin-offs; Date My Ex: Jo & Slade and Tamra's OC Wedding.