The Real Housewives of Orange County
California-based reality television series in the United States
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| January 29 2025 | Gretchen Rossi confirmed to be returning for the nineteenth season as a 'friend of the housewives'. |
| December 20 2024 | Bellino announced her departure from the show. |
| July 11 2024 | The eighteenth season premiered with new housewife Katie Ginella joining the cast and Bellino appearing as a 'friend of the housewives'. |
| January 24 2024 | Alexis Bellino confirmed to be returning to the show in a 'friend of' capacity. |
| November 2023 | Taylor Armstrong confirmed her departure from the show. |
| June 7 2023 | The seventeenth season premiered with new housewife Jennifer Pedranti joining the cast. |
| July 20 2022 | Judge announced her return to the franchise. |
| July 8 2022 | Armstrong and Bergener announced their exits from the show. |
| March 10 2022 | Reunion for the sixteenth season was taped. |
| December 1 2021 | Sixteenth season premiered, featuring returning housewives Shannon Beador, Gina Kirschenheiter, and Emily Simpson, along with Heather Dubrow, and new housewives Jen Armstrong and Noella Bergener. |
| October 14 2020 | Fifteenth season premiered with Elizabeth Lyn Vargas joining the cast. Shannon Beador's daughter Keough served as a narrator for the season premiere. |
| July 2020 | Filming resumed after being paused since March due to the COVID-19 pandemic. |
| March 2020 | Filming for the show was paused due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States. |
| January 2020 | Vicki Gunvalson and Kelly Judge left the series. |
| August 6 2019 | Fourteenth season premiered with Braunwyn Windham-Burke as a new cast member. Vicki Gunvalson was demoted to 'friend of the housewives' status. |
| July 16 2018 | Thirteenth season of The Real Housewives of Orange County premiered, with Gina Kirschenheiter and Emily Simpson joining the cast. |
| July 10 2017 | Twelfth season premiered with Peggy Sulahian joining as the latest housewife. Keough, Rossi, and Rovsek made guest appearances. After the season, King Edmonds, McLaughlin, and Sulahian left the show. |
| June 20 2016 | Eleventh season premiered, with Kelly Leventhal (then Dodd) joining the cast and Keough making a guest appearance. Heather Dubrow exited the series after this season. |
| June 8 2015 | Tenth season premiered, featuring Meghan King joining the cast, with Lizzie Rovsek returning as a friend of the housewives. Curtin, Keough, and Knickerbocker made guest appearances. |
| April 14 2014 | Ninth season of The Real Housewives of Orange County premiered, introducing Shannon Storms Beador and Lizzie Rovsek as new housewives, with Danielle Gregorio joining as a friend of the housewives. |
| September 16 2013 | Tamra's OC Wedding concluded its broadcast. |
| September 2 2013 | Tamra's OC Wedding, a three-part spin-off special documenting Tamra Barney's wedding preparations, began broadcasting. |
| April 1 2013 | Eighth season premiered, with Lydia McLaughlin joining the cast. Bellino, McLaughlin, Rossi, and Peterson departed after this season. |
| February 2013 | Tamra Barney became engaged to Eddie Judge. |
| February 7 2012 | Seventh season premiered with Heather Dubrow joining the cast. |
| March 6 2011 | Sixth season premiered, introducing Peggy Tanous as the newest housewife and Fernanda Rocha as a friend of the housewives. |
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