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Vanderpump Rules

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 seven seasons and features Lisa Vanderpump and the staff at her restaurant SUR in West Hollywood, California.

The success of the show has resulted in the spin-off Vanderpump Rules: Jax And Brittany Take Kentucky, featuring cast members Jax Taylor and Brittany Cartwright.[1]

Vanderpump Rules
GenreReality
Starring
  • Stassi Schroeder
  • Scheana Marie
  • Lisa Vanderpump
  • Jax Taylor
  • Tom Sandoval
  • Kristen Doute
  • Katie Maloney-Schwartz
  • Tom Schwartz
  • Ariana Madix
  • James Kennedy
  • Lala Kent
  • Brittany Cartwright
Theme music composerDena Deadly
Opening theme"Raise Your Glass"
Country of originUnited States
Originallanguage(s)English
No.of seasons7
No.of episodes145(list of episodes)
Production
Executiveproducer(s)
  • Alex Baskin
  • Bill Langworthy
  • Douglas Ross
  • Greg Stewart
  • Ken Todd
  • Lisa Vanderpump
Camera setupMultiple
Running time42 minutes
Productioncompany(s)Evolution Media
Release
Original networkBravo
Picture format480i (SDTV)
1080i (HDTV)
Original releaseJanuary 7, 2013 (2013-01-07) –
present
Chronology
Related shows
  • The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills
  • Vanderpump Rules After Show
  • Summer House
  • Vanderpump Rules: Jax And Brittany Take Kentucky
External links
Website [25]

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 around 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]

Cast

Timeline

Cast MembersSeasons
1234567
Main
Lisa VanderpumpMain
Kristen DouteMain
Katie Maloney-SchwartzMain
Tom SandovalMain
Stassi SchroederMainRecurringMain
Scheana ShayMain
Jax TaylorMain
Tom SchwartzRecurringMain
Ariana MadixGuestRecurringMain
James KennedyGuestRecurringMain
Lala KentRecurringMain
Brittany CartwrightGuestRecurringMain
Recurring
Peter MadrigalRecurring
Kristina KellyRecurringGuest
Mike ShayRecurring
Laura-LeighRecurring
Frank HerlihyRecurring
Vail BloomRecurring
Faith StowersRecurringGuest
Raquel LevissGuestRecurring
Billie LeeRecurring
Adam SpottGuest
Beau ClarkRecurring

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: A former server at SUR, an aspiring actress.[18][19]

  • Katie Maloney-Schwartz: A server at SUR, and co-founder of Pucker and Pout, a beauty and wellness blog.

  • Tom Sandoval: A bartender at SUR, an aspiring actor.

  • Scheana Shay: A server at SUR, a singer and aspiring actress.

  • Jax Taylor: A bartender at SUR, formerly a model.[20]

  • Stassi Schroeder (Seasons 1-3; 5-Present, Recurring Season 4): A former server at SUR.

  • Tom Schwartz: (Season 3-Present, Recurring Seasons 1-2) Katie's husband, a model and aspiring actor.

  • Ariana Madix: (Season 3-Present, Recurring Season 2) A bartender at SUR, an aspiring actress.

  • 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 hostess at SUR.

  • Brittany Cartwright: (Season 6-Present, Recurring Season 5) Jax's wife, a server at SUR.

Recurring cast

  • Peter Madrigal: The manager of SUR.

  • Mike Shay: (Season 1-5) Scheana's ex-husband.

  • Kristina Kelly: (Season 2-present) Stassi's friend, a server at SUR.

  • Vail Bloom: (Season 3 only) A former hostess at SUR, an Emmy-nominated actress known for The Young and the Restless.

  • Raquel Leviss: (Season 5-present) James's girlfriend .[21]

  • Billie Lee: (Season 6-7) A hostess at SUR.

  • Beau Clark: (Season 7-present) Stassi's fiance.

Episodes

SeasonEpisodesOriginally aired
First airedLast aired
110January 7, 2013 (2013-01-07)March 11, 2013 (2013-03-11)
217November 4, 2013 (2013-11-04)February 25, 2014 (2014-02-25)
321November 3, 2014 (2014-11-03)March 23, 2015 (2015-03-23)
424November 2, 2015 (2015-11-02)April 11, 2016 (2016-04-11)
524November 7, 2016 (2016-11-07)April 17, 2017 (2017-04-17)
625December 4, 2017 (2017-12-04)May 28, 2018 (2018-05-28)
724December 3, 2018 (2018-12-03)May 20, 2019 (2019-05-20)
8TBADecember 2, 2019 (2019-12-02)TBA

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.

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