The Real Housewives of Melbourne
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| Genre | Reality television |
| Based on | The Real Housewives |
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| Country of origin | Australia |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 3 |
| No. of episodes | 37 (list of episodes) |
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| Camera setup | Multiple |
| Running time | 43 minutes |
| Production company(s) | Matchbox Entertainment |
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| Original network | Arena |
| Picture format | 576i (16:9 SDTV) |
| Audio format | Stereo |
| Original release | 23 February 2014 – present |
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| Followed by | The Real Housewives of Auckland |
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| Website | www |
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The Real Housewives of Melbourne (abbreviated RHOMelbourne) is an Australian reality television series that premiered on 23 February 2014, on Arena. It was developed as one of the international installments of The Real Housewives, an American television series franchise. The series chronicles the lives of several women living in Melbourne, Australia.
The series originally focused on Gina Liano, Jackie Gillies, Andrea Moss, Janet Roach, Chyka Keebaugh and Lydia Schiavello; the lineup of housewives for the upcoming fourth season consists of Liano, Gillies, Roach, Schiavello, Gamble Breaux, Venus Behbahani-Clark and Sally Bloomfield. Of the original housewives, Moss left after the first season, whilst Keebaugh departed after the third. The remaining housewives joined in later seasons: Breaux in the second, and Behbahani-Clark and Bloomfield in the fourth. Other housewives include Pettifleur Berenger (seasons 2–3) and Susie McLean (season 3).
Its success has allowed for the development of The Real Housewives franchise by Matchbox Pictures and similar spin-off series based in Auckland and Sydney.
The Real Housewives of Melbourne was first announced by Matchbox Pictures as The Real Housewives of Australia and was set to air in 2013. On 28 July 2013 it was announced that the series had been renamed to The Real Housewives of Melbourne, along with the full cast of the six women. The six women include Jackie Gillies, Chyka Keebaugh, Gina Liano, Andrea Moss, Janet Roach, and Lydia Schiavello. They were handpicked by the producers, from over one-hundred women during an eight-month process. Filming for the series began in July 2013. on 21 January 2014, the official cast photo and premiere date of 23 February 2014 were announced. The series at the time was the second biggest local series launch following SoHo's Wentworth.
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