Real Housewives of New Jersey
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| Genre | Reality television |
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| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 7 |
| No. of episodes | 132 (list of episodes) |
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| Camera setup | Multiple |
| Running time | 41–43 minutes |
| Production company(s) | Sirens Media |
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| Original network | Bravo |
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| Original release | May 12, 2009 – present |
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| Preceded by | The Real Housewives of Atlanta |
| Followed by | The Real Housewives of D.C. |
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The Real Housewives of New Jersey (abbreviated RHONJ) is an American reality television series that premiered on May 12, 2009 on Bravo. Developed as the fourth installment of The Real Housewives franchise, following The Real Housewives of Orange County, New York City, and Atlanta, it has aired seven seasons and focuses on the personal and professional lives of several women residing in New Jersey.
The series originally focused on Teresa Giudice, Jacqueline Laurita, Caroline Manzo, Dina Manzo, and Danielle Staub. The current lineup consists of Giudice, Melissa Gorga, Dolores Catania, and Siggy Flicker. Of the original housewives, Dina Manzo stopped filming during production of the second season before returning for the sixth and departing again afterward; Staub left after the second season; Caroline Manzo left after the fifth; and Laurita was a friend of the housewives during the sixth, before returning to a starring role in the seventh and departing again afterward. The remaining housewives joined in later seasons: Gorga in the third, and Catania and Flicker in the seventh. Past housewives include Kathy Wakile (season 3–5), Teresa Aprea (season 6), Amber Marchese (season 6), and Nicole Napolitano (season 6).
The Real Housewives of New Jersey was first announced when Bravo released its 2008–09 programming on April 15, 2008. It was later announced that the series would debut on May 12, 2009, with Caroline Manzo, Jacqueline Laurita, Teresa Giudice, Dina Manzo, and Danielle Staub as the cast. For the first time in the franchise, the series followed housewives who are related to one another: sisters Caroline and Dina are married to brothers Albert and Tommy Manzo, and Jacqueline Laurita is married to Caroline and Dina's brother, Chris Laurita. Dina and Tommy Manzo would later end up separated.
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