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The Real Housewives of Atlanta
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Current Housewives Shereé Whitfield (Seasons 1–4, 9–10, 14–)

Kenya Moore (Seasons 5–10, 12–)
Porsha Williams (Seasons 5–6, 8–13, 16–)
Drew Sidora (Season 13–)

Former Housewives NeNe Leakes (Seasons 1–7, 10–12)

Kim Zolciak (Seasons 1–5)
Lisa Wu (Seasons 1–2)
DeShawn Snow (Season 1)
Kandi Burruss (Season 2–15)
Cynthia Bailey (Season 3–13)
Phaedra Parks (Seasons 3–9)
Claudia Jordan (Season 7)
Kim Fields (Season 8)
Eva Marcille (Seasons 11–12)
Shamari DeVoe (Season 11)
Marlo Hampton (Season 14–15)
Sanya Richards-Ross (Season 14–15)

Country of Origin United States
Original Language English
Number of Seasons 15
Number of Episodes 320
Original Release October 7, 2008–Present
Preceded By The Real Housewives of New York City
Followed By The Real Housewives of New Jersey
Spin-Off(s) Don’t Be Tardy

The Kandi Factory
I Dream of NeNe: The Wedding
Kandi’s Wedding
Kandi’s Ski Trip
Xscape: Still Kickin’ It
Kandi Koated Nights
Porsha’s Having A Baby
Porsha’s Family Matters
Kandi & The Gang

The Real Housewives of Atlanta, abbreviated RHOA, is an American reality television series that premiered on Bravo, on October 7, 2008. Developed as the third installment of The Real Housewives franchise, it has aired fifteen seasons and focuses on the personal and professional lives of several women residing in and around Atlanta, Georgia.

The cast of the recent fifteenth season consists of Shereé Whitfield, Kandi Burruss, Kenya Moore, Drew Sidora, Marlo Hampton and Sanya Richards-Ross, with Monyetta Shaw-Carter and Courtney Rhodes serving as ‘Friends of the Housewives’. Previously-featured cast members include: original housewives, NeNe Leakes, DeShawn Snow, Lisa Wu and Kim Zolciak; and subsequent housewives, Cynthia Bailey, Phaedra Parks, Porsha Williams, Claudia Jordan, Kim Fields, Shamari DeVoe and Eva Marcille.

The Real Housewives of Atlanta has received moderately favorable reviews from critics and has been recognized as a "guilty pleasure" by several media outlets. However, the series has been criticized for appearing to fabricate portions of its storyline. It has anchored Bravo's Sunday night offerings since the show's third season in 2010, eventually becoming Bravo's highest-rated program by 2014.

The success of the show has resulted in ten spin-offs: Don't Be Tardy, The Kandi Factory, I Dream of NeNe: The Wedding, Kandi's Wedding, Kandi's Ski Trip, Xscape: Still Kickin' It, Kandi Koated Nights, Porsha's Having a Baby, Porsha's Family Matters and Kandi & The Gang.

Overview[]

Seasons 1–4[]

The Real Housewives of Atlanta was announced as the third installment in The Real Housewives franchise, intending to capitalize on the successes of its predecessors, The Real Housewives of Orange County and New York City. Throughout its run, the show has been led by five to seven housewives, who are credited by their first name. The first season premiered on October 7, 2008, starred: Lisa Wu, DeShawn Snow, NeNe Leakes, Kim Zolciak and Shereé Whitfield.

Kandi Burruss joined the show in the second season, which premiered on July 30, 2009. Snow did not return.

Premiering on October 4, 2010, the third season saw Wu depart as a Housewife, appearing as a guest, as well as the additions of Cynthia Bailey and Phaedra Parks.

The fourth season which premiered on November 6, 2011, saw no changes to the main cast, besides introducing Marlo Hampton as the first official "Friend of the Housewives".

Seasons 5–7[]

Whitfield did not return, while Kenya Moore and Porsha Williams, joined the show in the fifth season which premiered on November 4, 2012. Zolciak quit the show halfway through filming.

The sixth season premiered on November 3, 2013, and featured the same cast from the previous season, excluding Zolciak, making Leakes the last original housewife on Atlanta at the time. Hampton returned in a Guest capacity.

The seventh season, which premiered on November 9, 2014, saw Williams demoted to a ’Friend of the Housewives’, alongside Demetria McKinney, while Claudia Jordan was introduced as a Housewife.

Seasons 8–11[]

The eighth season premiered on November 8, 2015, which featured Williams returning as a full-time Housewife and Kim Fields joining as the latest housewife. Whitfield returned as a ’Friend of the Housewives’ alongside Shamea Morton. Leakes and Jordan did not return as Housewives but both did, instead, feature as Guests alongside Hampton and McKinney.

The ninth season premiered on November 6, 2016, with Whitfield returning in a full-time capacity. Fields did not return. Hampton made numerous guest appearances along with Morton, while original housewives, Wu and Zolciak-Biermann, appearing in the season finale.

Leakes returned as a full-time cast member for the tenth season, which premiered on November 5, 2017. Parks did not return, while Zolciak-Biermann and Hampton returned as ‘Friend of the Housewives’, alongside Eva Marcille. Morton and Wu appeared throughout the season as well. Whitfield, for the second time, and Moore, left the show after the tenth season.

Marcille was promoted to a full-time capacity, alongside the addition of Shamari DeVoe for the eleventh season, which premiered on November 4, 2018. The season also introduced Tanya Sam as a new ’Friend of the Housewives’, alongside Hampton. Moore appeared as a Guest, alongside Morton.

Seasons 12–15[]

The twelfth season premiered on November 3, 2019, with Moore returning full-time, and Hampton and Sam returning in recurring capacities. DeVoe did not return. Morton appeared as a guest. Marcille and Leakes announced their departure from the show in June 2020 and September 2020 respectively.

The thirteenth season premiered on December 6, 2020, with Drew Sidora joining as the newest Housewife. LaToya Ali joined as "Friend of the Housewives" alongside Hampton and Sam. Marcille returned as a Guest alongside Morton as well as former housewives, Whitfield and Jordan. Bailey and Williams departed the series in September 2021.

The fourteenth season premiered on May 1, 2022. Burruss, Moore and Sidora returned, along with Hampton being promoted to a full-time cast member, after seasons in recurring and guest capacities. Whitfield also returned as a full-time cast member for a third time, along with the additions of Sanya Richards-Ross as a Housewife, and Monyetta Shaw-Carter being introduced as a "Friend of the Housewives". Original housewives, Snow and Wu, returned as guests.

The fifteenth season premiered on May 7, 2023. Whitfield, Burruss, Moore, Sidora, Hampton and Richards-Ross returned to the series. Shaw-Carter returned as a ’Friend of the Housewives’, along with Courtney Rhodes. Morton and Ali appeared as guests, alongside former housewives: Snow, Wu, Zolciak-Biermann and Bailey.

Season 16–Present[]

In February 2024, it was confirmed the show would be returning for a sixteenth season when Burruss announced she had decided to depart the series. Burruss serves as the longest-running housewife, appearing on the series from seasons two to fifteen and was the first housewife across the entire franchise to reach fourteen seasons. On February 13, Porsha Williams announced her return to the series via an Instagram video.  On February 24, Hampton announced her departure from the show.

RHOA S15 Cast

Cast of the 15th season from L to R: Drew, Marlo, Shereé, Kandi, Kenya, and Sanya.





Cast[]

Housewives Seasons
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
NeNe Leakes Main Guest Main
Kim Zolciak-Biermann Main Guest Friend Guest
Shereé Whitfield Main Friend Main Guest Main
Lisa Wu Main Guest Guest Guest
DeShawn Snow Main Guest
Kandi Burruss Main
Cynthia Bailey Main Guest
Phaedra Parks Main
Kenya Moore Main Guest Main
Porsha Williams Main Friend Main
Claudia Jordan Main Guest Guest
Kim Fields Main
Eva Marcille Friend Main
Shamari DeVoe Main
Drew Sidora Main
Marlo Hampton Friend Guest Guest Friend Main
Sanya Richards-Ross Main
Friends of the Housewives
Demetria McKinney Friend Guest
Shamea Morton Guest Friend Guest
Tanya Sam Friend
LaToya Ali Friend
Monyetta Shaw Friend
Courtney Rhodes Friend

Episodes[]

Season Episodes Season premiere Season finale Reunion
1 8 October 7, 2008 November 18, 2008 November 25, 2008
2 16 July 30, 2009 October 22, 2009 October 29, 2009
November 5, 2009
3 18 October 4, 2010 January 30, 2011 February 13, 2011
February 20, 2011
4 23 November 6, 2011 April 8, 2012 April 15, 2012
April 19, 2012
April 22, 2012

5

24 November 4, 2012 March 31, 2013 April 7, 2013
April 14, 2013
April 21, 2013
6 27 November 3, 2013 April 13, 2014

April 20, 2014
April 27, 2014
May 4, 2014

7 25 November 9, 2014 April 19, 2015 April 26, 2015
May 3, 2015
May 10, 2015
8 21 November 8, 2015 March 13, 2016 March 20, 2016
March 27, 2016
April 3, 2016
9 25 November 6, 2016 April 9, 2017 April 16, 2017
April 23, 2017
April 30, 2017
May 9, 2017
10 22 November 5, 2017 April 29, 2018

April 8, 2018
April 15, 2018
April 22, 2018

11 26 November 4, 2018 May 12, 2019

April 7, 2019
April 14, 2019
April 21, 2019

12 26 November 3, 2019 April 19, 2020 May 10, 2020
May 17, 2020
May 24, 2020
13 21 December 6, 2020 April 18, 2021 April 25, 2021
May 2, 2021
May 9, 2021
14 20 May 1, 2022 September 4, 2022 September 11, 2022
September 18, 2022
September 25, 2022
15 18 May 7, 2023 August 20, 2023 August 27, 2023
September 3, 2023
September 11, 2023

Trivia[]

  • The first Real Housewives installment to include a predominantly black cast.
  • The first program to have a season that does not include an original housewife as one of its main cast members with the exit of Nene Leakes.
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