Basketball Wives

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Basketball Wives
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Genre Reality
Created by Shaunie O'Neal
Starring <templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/>
  • Shaunie O'Neal
    (Seasons 1-5)
  • Evelyn Lozada
    (Seasons 1-5)
  • Suzie Ketcham
    (Seasons 1-5)
  • Jennifer Williams
    (Seasons 1-4)
  • Royce Reed
    (Seasons 1-4)
  • Gloria Govan
    (Season 1)
  • Tami Roman
    (Seasons 2-5)
  • Meeka Claxton
    (Season 3)
  • Kesha Nichols
    (Season 4)
  • Kenya Bell
    (Season 4)
  • Tasha Mabury
    (Season 5)
Country of origin United States
No. of seasons 5
No. of episodes 61
Production
Executive producer(s) <templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/>
  • Nick Emmerson
  • Alex Demyanenko
  • Shaunie O'Neal
  • Jill Holmes
  • Tom Huffman
Camera setup Multiple
Running time 44 minutes
Production company(s) Shed Media
Release
Original network VH1
Picture format 480i (SDTV)
1080i (HDTV)
Original release April 11, 2010 (2010-04-11) –
October 21, 2013 (2013-10-21)
Chronology
Followed by Basketball Wives LA
Related shows Ev and Ocho
External links
Website

Basketball Wives is an American reality television series that premiered April 11, 2010 on VH1.[1] It chronicles the lives of a group of women who are the wives and girlfriends, or have been romantically linked to, professional basketball players in the National Basketball Association, though the title of the series does not make this differentiation, solely referring to the women as "wives". The show is filmed in Miami, Florida, and beginning with season four, partially in New York City. The show premiered alongside the new series Brandy and Ray J: A Family Business and What Chilli Wants averaging a 1.0 in the 18-49 demographic, reaching 1.6 million total viewers.[2] The Season 2 finale brought in 2.28 million viewers,[3] with the third season premiere attracting 1.82 million viewers.[4] The fifth season debut acquired 2.39 million viewers.[5]

Basketball Wives spawned a Los Angeles-based spinoff, Basketball Wives LA, that premiered in 2011, featuring former cast member Gloria Govan.[6] Ev and Ocho was to be the second spinoff of Basketball Wives, but was shelved due to Chad Johnson being arrested in August 2012 on a domestic violence charge for assaulting Evelyn Lozada and the couple's eventual divorce.[7]

Production

Basketball Wives debuted on April 11, 2010, with thirty-minute episodes. The second season premiered on December 12, 2010, with expanded sixty-minute episodes and featured new cast member Tami Roman.[8] Season 3 made its debut on May 30, 2011, with new cast member Meeka Claxton.[9] The fourth season premiered on February 20, 2012, with two new cast members, Kenya Bell and Kesha Nichols and the departure of Claxton.[10] The fifth season premiered on August 19, 2013, with Tasha Marbury joining the cast.[11] According to a tweet from Tami Roman, the show has been quietly though officially cancelled.[12]

Cast

Main

Timeline Of Wives

Wives Seasons
1 2 3 4 5
Current Wives
Shaunie O'Neal Main
Evelyn Lozada Main
Suzie Ketcham Main
Tami Roman Main
Tasha Marbury Main
Former Wives
Jennifer Williams Main
Royce Reed Main
Gloria Govan Main Recurring
Meeka Claxton Main
Kesha Nichols Main
Kenya Bell Main Recurring

Main Cast

Recurring

  • Eric Williams (Seasons 1-3) Ex-Husband of Jennifer Williams
  • Nia Crooks (Seasons 1 and 4) Assistant and friend to Evelyn Lozada
  • Ashley Walker (Seasons 2-3) Wife of Rafer Alston
  • Kim Russell (Season 2) Wife of Byron Russell
  • Juli Richmond (Season 2) Wife of Mitch Richmond

Overview

Season Episodes Season Premiere Season Finale Reunion
1 9 April 11, 2010 May 30, 2010 June 20, 2010
2 12 December 12, 2010 March 6, 2011 March 13, 2011
March 14, 2011
3 12 May 30, 2011 August 8, 2011 August 15, 2011
August 22, 2011
4 17 February 20, 2012 May 28, 2012 June 4, 2012
June 11, 2012
5 10[13] August 19, 2013[11] October 21, 2013[13] N/A

Season 1 (2010)

No. in
series
No. in
season
Title Original air date U.S. viewers
(million)
1 1 "Series Premiere" April 11, 2010 (2010-04-11) 1.58
2 2 "Episode 2" April 18, 2010 (2010-04-18) 1.39
3 3 "Episode 3" April 25, 2010 (2010-04-25) 1.28
4 4 "Episode 4" May 2, 2010 (2010-05-02) 1.364
5 5 "Episode 5" May 9, 2010 (2010-05-09) 1.23
6 6 "Episode 6" May 16, 2010 (2010-05-16) 1.30
7 7 "Episode 7" May 23, 2010 (2010-05-23) 1.247
8 8 "Episode 8" May 30, 2010 (2010-05-30) 0.919
9 9 "The Reunion" June 20, 2010 (2010-06-20) 1.048

Season 2 (2010-2011)

No. in
series
No. in
season
Title Original air date U.S. viewers
(million)
10 1 "Season Premiere" December 19, 2010 (2010-12-19) 1.416
11 2 "Episode 2" December 19, 2010 (2010-12-19) 1.142
12 3 "Episode 3" January 2, 2011 (2011-01-02) N/A
13 4 "Episode 4" January 9, 2011 (2011-01-09) 1.383
14 5 "Episode 5" January 16, 2011 (2011-01-16) 1.243
15 6 "Episode 6" January 23, 2011 (2011-01-23) 1.153
16 7 "Episode 7" January 30, 2011 (2011-01-30) 1.101
17 8 "Episode 8" February 6, 2011 (2011-02-06) 0.982
18 9 "Episode 9" February 20, 2011 (2011-02-20) 1.052
19 "Top 10 Flagrant Fouls" February 27, 2011 (2011-02-27) N/A
20 10 "Episode 10" March 6, 2011 (2011-03-06) 2.281
21 11 "Reunion: Part 1" March 13, 2011 (2011-03-13) 1.358
22 12 "Reunion: Part 2" March 14, 2011 (2011-03-14) 1.896

Season 3 (2011)

No. in
series
No. in
season
Title Original air date U.S. viewers
(million)
23 1 "Season Premiere" May 30, 2011 (2011-05-30) 1.828
24 2 "Episode 2" June 6, 2011 (2011-06-06) 1.751
25 3 "Episode 3" June 13, 2011 (2011-06-13) 1.856
26 4 "Episode 4" June 20, 2011 (2011-06-20) 1.630
27 5 "Episode 5" June 27, 2011 (2011-06-27) 1.731
28 6 "Episode 6" July 11, 2011 (2011-07-11) 1.858
29 7 "Episode 7" July 18, 2011 (2011-07-18) 2.036
30 8 "Episode 8" July 25, 2011 (2011-07-25) 2.327
31 9 "Episode 9" August 1, 2011 (2011-08-01) 2.012
32 10 "Season Finale" August 8, 2011 (2011-08-08) 2.598
33 11 "Reunion: Part 1" August 15, 2011 (2011-08-15) 2.574
34 12 "Reunion: Part 2" August 22, 2011 (2011-08-22) 2.873

Season 4 (2012)

No. in
series
No. in
season
Title Original air date U.S. viewers
(million)
35 1 "Season Premiere" February 20, 2012 (2012-02-20) 2.500
36 2 "Episode 2" February 27, 2012 (2012-02-27) 2.041
37 3 "Episode 3" March 5, 2012 (2012-03-05) 1.927
38 4 "Episode 4" March 12, 2012 (2012-03-12) 1.901
39 5 "Episode 5" March 19, 2012 (2012-03-19) 1.782
40 6 "Episode 6" March 26, 2012 (2012-03-26) 1.971
41 7 "Episode 7" April 2, 2012 (2012-04-02) 1.723
42 8 "Episode 8" April 9, 2012 (2012-04-09) 1.774
43 9 "Episode 9" April 16, 2012 (2012-04-16) 2.022
44 10 "Episode 10" April 23, 2012 (2012-04-23) 1.875
45 11 "Episode 11" April 30, 2012 (2012-04-30) 1.758
46 12 "Episode 12" May 7, 2012 (2012-05-07) 1.738
47 13 "Episode 13" May 14, 2012 (2012-05-14) 2.028
48 14 "Episode 14" May 21, 2012 (2012-05-21) 1.938
49 15 "Episode 15" May 28, 2012 (2012-05-28) 1.778
50 16 "Reunion: Part 1" June 4, 2012 (2012-06-04) 2.238
51 17 "Reunion: Part 2" June 11, 2012 (2012-06-11) 2.218

Season 5 (2013)

No. in
series
No. in
season
Title Original air date
52 1 "Season Premiere" August 19, 2013 (2013-08-19)
53 2 "Episode 2" August 26, 2013 (2013-08-26)
54 3 "Episode 3" September 2, 2013 (2013-09-02)
55 4 "Episode 4" September 9, 2013 (2013-09-09)
56 5 "Episode 5" September 16, 2013 (2013-09-16)
57 6 "Episode 6" September 23, 2013 (2013-09-23)
58 7 "Episode 7" September 30, 2013 (2013-09-30)
59 8 "Episode 8" October 7, 2013 (2013-10-07)
60 9 "Episode 9" October 14, 2013 (2013-10-14)
61 10 "Season Finale" October 21, 2013 (2013-10-21)

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