Vanderpump Rules
Vanderpump Rules is an American reality television series that premiered on January 7, 2013, on Bravo. Developed as a spin-off of The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills, it has aired eight seasons and features Lisa Vanderpump and the staff at her restaurant SUR in West Hollywood, California.
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Genre | Reality |
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Theme music composer | Dena Deadly |
Opening theme | "Raise Your Glass" |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 8 |
No. of episodes | 169 (list of episodes) |
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Camera setup | Multiple |
Running time | 42 minutes |
Production company | Evolution Media |
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Original network | Bravo |
Original release | January 7, 2013 – present |
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The success of the show has resulted in the spin-off Vanderpump Rules: Jax And Brittany Take Kentucky, featuring former cast members Jax Taylor and Brittany Cartwright.[1]
Overview
Vanderpump Rules follows Lisa Vanderpump's employees at SUR, a restaurant in West Hollywood, as they work on building their futures in show business and become entangled in interpersonal drama. The series initially centered on new server Scheana Marie and her relationships with established employees: Stassi, Katie, Kristen, Tom and Jax.
Andy Cohen later announced during the February 4, 2013, Watch What Happens Live episode that there would be a Vanderpump Rules reunion. The reunion was filmed on February 9, 2013.[2] It was announced in April 2013 that the series had been renewed for a second season.[3] The second season debut was a two-hour crossover episode with the fourth-season premiere of The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills on November 4, 2013.[4] The second season reunion was filmed on January 10, 2014.[5] Vanderpump Rules was renewed for a third season in April 2014.[6] The new season premiered on November 3, 2014.[7]
The show was renewed for a fourth season, which premiered on November 2, 2015.[8] The show was later renewed for a fifth season.[9] On September 26, 2016, the trailer and cast were announced, along with the premiere date of November 7, 2016.[10][11] On January 9, 2017, the tenth episode of the fifth season of Vanderpump Rules titled "Summer House Rules"[12][13] served as a cross-over preview to Summer House.[14][15]
On April 11, 2018, Bravo renewed the show for a seventh season,[16] which premiered on December 3, 2018.[17] During the seventh season, Vanderpump partnered with cast members Tom Schwartz and Tom Sandoval to open a new bar in West Hollywood called Tom Tom.[18]
The eighth season premiered on January 7, 2020, with five new cast members joining the show.[19] The season reunion was recorded virtually due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
On June 9, 2020, it was announced original cast members Kristen Doute and Stassi Schroeder were fired, following accusations by former co-worker Faith Stowers, who claimed that the two women filed a false police report against her for a crime she did not commit. Additionally, it was announced Max Boyens and Brett Caprioni would not return for the ninth season following past racist Twitter posts.[20] On December 4, 2020, Jax Taylor and Brittany Cartwright confirmed that they also were departing the series.[21]
In December 2020, Bravo had announced that the show is not canceled but production for season 9 is on hold "indefinitely"
Cast
Timeline
Cast member | Seasons | ||||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | ||
Lisa Vanderpump | Main | ||||||||
Kristen Doute | Main | ||||||||
Katie Maloney-Schwartz | Main | ||||||||
Tom Sandoval | Main | ||||||||
Stassi Schroeder | Main | Friend | Main | ||||||
Scheana Shay | Main | ||||||||
Jax Taylor | Main | ||||||||
Tom Schwartz | Friend | Main | |||||||
Ariana Madix | Guest | Friend | Main | ||||||
James Kennedy | Guest | Friend | Main | ||||||
Lala Kent | Friend | Main | |||||||
Brittany Cartwright | Guest | Friend | Main | ||||||
Beau Clark | Friend | Main | |||||||
Dayna Kathan | Guest | Main | |||||||
Max Boyens | Main | ||||||||
Brett Caprioni | Main | ||||||||
Cast member | Seasons | ||||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | ||
Recurring | |||||||||
Peter Madrigal | Friend | ||||||||
Mike Shay | Friend | Guest | |||||||
Kristina Kelly | Friend | Guest | |||||||
Vail Bloom | Friend | ||||||||
Jesse Montana | Friend | Guest | |||||||
Faith Stowers | Friend | Guest | |||||||
Raquel Leviss | Guest | Friend | |||||||
Billie Lee | Friend | ||||||||
Charli Burnett | Friend | ||||||||
Danica Dow | Friend | ||||||||
Main cast
- Lisa Vanderpump: A successful restaurateur, the co-owner of SUR. Best known as a former cast member of The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills.
- Kristen Doute (Seasons 1–8): A former server at SUR, now a clothing designer.
- Katie Maloney-Schwartz: A former server at SUR, married to Tom Schwartz.
- Tom Sandoval: A former bartender at SUR, author, now Lisa's business partner at TomTom.
- Stassi Schroeder (Seasons 1–3, 5–8, Recurring Season 4): A former server at SUR and bestselling author.
- Scheana Shay: A server at SUR, a singer and aspiring actress.
- Jax Taylor (Seasons 1–8): A bartender at SUR, entrepreneur and model.
- Tom Schwartz: (Season 3-Present, Recurring Seasons 1–2) Katie's husband, model, now Lisa's business partner at TomTom.
- Ariana Madix: (Season 3-Present, Recurring Season 2) A bartender at SUR, author, in a relationship with Tom Sandoval.
- James Kennedy: (Season 4-Present, Recurring Season 3) A former busboy at SUR, now a DJ.
- Lala Kent: (Season 6-Present, Recurring Seasons 4–5) A former hostess at SUR, working at Vanderpump Dogs, now engaged to Hollywood producer Randall Emmett.
- Brittany Cartwright: (Seasons 6–8, Recurring Season 5) Jax's wife, a server at SUR.
- Beau Clark: (Recurring Season 7, Season 8) Stassi's fiancé and casting agent.
- Dayna Kathan: (Season 8-present) A hostess and server at TomTom and SUR.
- Max Boyens: (Season 8) The general manager at TomTom.
- Brett Caprioni: (Season 8) A server at SUR and model.
Recurring cast
- Peter Madrigal: The manager of SUR.
- Mike Shay: (Season 1–5) Scheana's ex-husband.
- Kristina Kelly: (Season 2–7) Stassi's friend, a server at SUR.
- Vail Bloom: (Season 3) A former hostess at SUR, an Emmy-nominated actress known for The Young and the Restless.
- Raquel Leviss: (Season 5-present) James's girlfriend, a server at SUR.[22]
- Jesse Montana: (Season 4-present) A server at SUR, A singer-songwriter and a stylist.
- Billie Lee: (Seasons 6–7) A former hostess at SUR.
- Charli Burnett: (Season 8-present) A server at SUR.
- Danica Dow: (Season 8-present) An assistant manager at SUR.
Episodes
Season | Episodes | Originally aired | |||
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First aired | Last aired | ||||
1 | 10 | January 7, 2013 | March 11, 2013 | ||
2 | 17 | November 4, 2013 | February 25, 2014 | ||
3 | 21 | November 3, 2014 | March 23, 2015 | ||
4 | 24 | November 2, 2015 | April 11, 2016 | ||
5 | 24 | November 7, 2016 | April 17, 2017 | ||
6 | 25 | December 4, 2017 | May 28, 2018 | ||
7 | 24 | December 3, 2018 | May 20, 2019 | ||
8 | 24 | January 7, 2020 | June 16, 2020 |
After Show (2015–16)
On November 6, 2015, Bravo premiered a talk show titled Vanderpump Rules After Show which features conversations between the cast members of Vanderpump Rules discussing the same week's events and answering questions about their lives both on and off the show. The talk show was hosted by Julie Goldman and Brandy Howard.
How They Got Here (2017)
On November 27, 2017 Bravo premiered Vanderpump Rules: How They Got Here, a recap of all five previous seasons of Vanderpump Rules before starting the sixth season on December 4, 2017.
How They Got Here (2019)
On December 24, 2019 Bravo premiered Vanderpump Rules: How They Got Here, a recap of all seven previous seasons of Vanderpump Rules before starting the eighth season on January 7, 2020.
References
- "Jax Taylor Heads to the Farm This Summer for Vanderpump Rules: Jax & Brittany Take Kentucky". Bravo TV Official Site. 2017-04-10. Retrieved 2017-04-11.
- "Andy Cohen Twitter Status". Twitter. Retrieved February 10, 2013.
- Bibel, Sara (April 2, 2013). "Bravo Greenlights 17 New and 18 Returning Unscripted Series". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on April 4, 2013. Retrieved March 11, 2015.
- Bibel, Sara (September 18, 2013). "Bravo Sets November Premiere Dates for 'Real Housewives of Beverly Hills & Atlanta', 'Shahs of Sunset', 'Thicker Than Water' & More" (Press release). TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on September 21, 2013. Retrieved March 11, 2015.
- Gajewski, Ryan (January 13, 2014). "Vanderpump Rules Wraps Taping For Reunion Special — The Cast Tweets About the Crazy Day". Wetpaint Entertainment. Retrieved January 14, 2014.
- Ng, Philiana (April 8, 2014). "Bravo Developing Morgan Spurlock, Thom Beers Projects; Orders Real-Time Dating Series". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved April 8, 2014.
- Nededog, Jethro (October 14, 2014). "'Vanderpump Rules' Return Set for November: Stassi Is Back". The Wrap. Retrieved October 14, 2014.
- Wagmeister, Elizabeth (July 13, 2015). "Bravo's 'Vanderpump Rules' Renewed for Season 4". Variety. Penske Media Corporation. Retrieved September 17, 2015.
- Ge, Linda (April 27, 2016). "'Real Housewives of Beverly Hills,' 'Vanderpump Rules' Among Bravo Renewals". The Wrap. Retrieved April 28, 2016.
- Rosenfeld, Laura. "Vanderpump Rules Returns for Season 5 This November: Here's Your First Look at All the Drama". Bravo. The Daily Dish. Retrieved September 26, 2016.
- Bricker, Tierny. "Vanderpump Rules' Season 5 Teaser Is Here and Has So Many Tears- and Major Wedding Drama". E Online. E News!. Retrieved September 26, 2016.
- "Ep 10: Summer House Rules". Bravo. January 9, 2017. Retrieved January 11, 2017.
- "Bravo Media Celebrates 'Vanderpump Rules' Stars Birthdays in Style with an Epic Two-Hour Special Airing Monday, January 9 at 9PM ET/PT". The Futon Critic. December 19, 2016. Retrieved January 11, 2017.
- Paiella, Gabriella (January 9, 2017). "A Tale of Two Birthday Trips: Part Two". The Cut. New York. Retrieved January 11, 2017.
- Stack, Tim (January 9, 2017). "'Vanderpump Rules' recap: 'Summer House Rules'". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved January 11, 2017.
- Otterson, Joe (2018-04-11). "Bravo Renews 'Vanderpump Rules' and 19 Other Shows, Expands to Seven Nights a Week". Variety. Retrieved 2018-04-12.
- "Engagements and Potential Splits: Relationships are Tested in Vanderpump Rules Season 7 Trailer". PEOPLE.com. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
- "Lisa Vanderpump's New Bar Tom Tom: Everything We Know". Food & Wine. Retrieved 2020-04-23.
- "Bravo's "Vanderpump Rules" Returns Tuesday, January 7 at 9 PM ET/PT". The Futon Critic. November 7, 2019.
- Aurthur, Kate; Wagmeister, Elizabeth (9 June 2020). "Vanderpump Rules Fires Stassi Schroeder and Kristen Doute for Racist Actions". Variety. United States: Penske Media Corporation. Archived from the original on June 9, 2020. Retrieved June 9, 2020.
- Aurthur, Kate. "Jax Taylor Fired From Bravo's 'Vanderpump Rules'". Variety. Variety. Retrieved December 4, 2020.
- http://www.bravotv.com/vanderpump-rules/season-5/blogs/5-things-you-need-to-know-about-james-kennedys-girlfriend-raquel