Vanderpump Rules
GenreReality
Starring
Theme music composerDena Deadly
Opening themeRaise Your Glass
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons11
No. of episodes205 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers
  • Alex Baskin
  • Bill Langworthy
  • Jen McClure-Metz
  • Natalie Neurauter
  • Douglas Ross
  • Greg Stewart
  • Ken Todd
  • Lisa Vanderpump
Camera setupMultiple
Running time43 minutes
Production companyEvolution Media
Original release
NetworkBravo
ReleaseJanuary 7, 2013 (2013-01-07) –
present (present)
Related

Vanderpump Rules is an American reality television series which has been broadcast on Bravo since January 7, 2013. Developed as the first spin-off from The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills, it has aired ten seasons and focuses on Lisa Vanderpump and the staff at her restaurants and bars: SUR Restaurant & Lounge, Pump Restaurant, and Tom Tom Restaurant & Bar, in West Hollywood, California.

The success of the show has resulted in two spin-offs: Vanderpump Rules After Show and Vanderpump Rules: Jax & Brittany Take Kentucky.[1][2]

Overview

Vanderpump Rules follows Lisa Vanderpump and the staff at her restaurants and bars (SUR Restaurant & Lounge, Pump Restaurant and Tom Tom Restaurant & Bar, in West Hollywood, California) as they work on building their futures in show business and become entangled in interpersonal drama.

The show initially centered on new server Scheana and her relationships with established employees: Kristen Doute, Katie Maloney, Tom Sandoval, Stassi Schroeder and Jax Taylor.

Season 1

The first season aired from January 7 to March 11, 2013. The original cast consisted of Kristen Doute, Katie Maloney, Tom Sandoval, Stassi Schroeder, Scheana, Jax Taylor and Lisa Vanderpump, as series regulars, with Peter Madrigal, Tom Schwartz, Mike Shay, Laura-Leigh and Frank Herlihy, as recurring cast members. Ariana Madix made guest appearances in the season.

During the February 4, 2013, Watch What Happens Live! episode, Andy Cohen announced that there would be a reunion. The reunion was filmed on February 9, 2013.[3]

In April 2013, it was announced that the show had been renewed for a second season.[4]

Season 2

The second season aired from November 4, 2013 to February 25, 2014. Kristina Kelly and Ariana Madix are introduced as recurring cast members. James Kennedy made guest appearances in the season.

The season premiere features as a two-hour crossover episode with the fourth-season premiere of The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills.[5]

In April 2014, it was announced that the show had been renewed for a third season.[6]

Season 3

The third season aired from November 3, 2014 to March 25, 2015. Ariana Madix and Tom Schwartz are promoted to series regulars, while James Kennedy and Vail Bloom are introduced as recurring cast members.

In July 2015, it was announced that the show had been renewed for a fourth season.[7]

Season 4

The fourth season aired from November 2, 2015 to April 11, 2016. James Kennedy is promoted to a series regular, while Faith Stowers and Lala Kent are introduced as recurring cast members. In a recurring capacity, Brittany Cartwright, and Stassi Schroeder (who departed the show at the end of season three) made guest appearances in the season. Isaac Kappy and Tom Sandoval also guest starred this season with their band Charles McMansion performing the song "T.I.P.".[8]

In April 2016, it was announced that the show had been renewed for a fifth season.[9]

Season 5

The fifth season aired from November 7, 2016 to April 17, 2017. Stassi Schroeder returned as a series regular, while Brittany Cartwright is introduced as a recurring cast member. Kristina Kelly and Raquel Leviss made guest appearances in the season.

On January 9, 2017, the tenth episode "Summer House Rules"[10][11] served as a cross-over preview to Summer House.[12][13]

In April 2017, it was announced that the show had been renewed for a sixth season.[14]

Season 6

The sixth season aired from December 4, 2017 to May 28, 2018. Brittany Cartwright and Lala Kent are promoted to series regulars, while Billie Lee and Raquel Leviss are introduced as recurring cast members. Mike Shay, Kristina Kelly and Faith Stowers made guest appearances in the season.

In April 2018, it was announced that the show had been renewed for a seventh season.[15]

Season 7

The seventh season aired from December 3, 2018 to May 20, 2019. Beau Clark is introduced as a recurring cast member. Kristina Kelly, Max Boyens and Dayna Kathan made guest appearances in the season.

During the season, Lisa Vanderpump and Ken Todd partnered with cast members Tom Sandoval and Tom Schwartz to open a new restaurant/bar in West Hollywood, California, Tom Tom Restaurant & Bar.[16]

Season 8

The eighth season aired from January 7 to June 16, 2020. Beau Clark is promoted to a series regular, along with Max Boyens, Brett Caprioni and Dayna Kathan also added as series regulars, while Charli Burnett, Danica Dow and Brett Willis are introduced as recurring cast members.[17] Randall Emmett made guest appearances in the season.

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the reunion was recorded virtually, on Zoom.

On June 9, 2020, it was announced original cast members Kristen Doute and Stassi Schroeder had been fired following accusations by former co-star Faith Stowers, who claimed that the two women filed a false police report against her for a crime she did not commit. Additionally, it was announced Max Boyens and Brett Caprioni would not return for the ninth season following past racist Twitter posts.[18]

On December 4, 2020, Jax Taylor and Brittany Cartwright were also fired from the show.[19]

Season 9

In December 2020, following the departures of several cast members and due to challenges associated with the COVID-19 pandemic, production on season nine was put on hold 'indefinitely'.

On April 27, 2021, the network confirmed that the show would return for a ninth season as well as confirming that Lisa Vanderpump, Maloney, Sandoval, Scheana, Madix, Schwartz, Kennedy, Kent and Leviss would be returning to the show as cast members.[20]

In April 2021, Dayna Kathan confirmed that she would not be returning for the ninth season while suggesting that production on the show was to resume in the near future.[21]

In May 2021, production resumed for the ninth season.

The ninth season aired from September 28, 2021 to January 26, 2022. Charli Burnett and Raquel Leviss are promoted to series regulars, along with Brock Davies also added as a series regular, while Richardson Chery, Randall Emmett, Corey Loftus and Max Todd are introduced as recurring cast members.

In May 2022, it was announced that the show had been renewed for a tenth season.[22]

Season 10

On December 4, 2022, Randall Emmett revealed that he will not return for the tenth season, and claimed he "never wanted to be on" the show in the first place.[23] On December 29, 2022, Brock Davies announced that he will feature in a reduced role during the tenth season.[24] The official cast for the tenth season was revealed on January 9, 2023. The full cast returned aside from Burnett who was demoted to a recurring capacity and the previously announced Davies who would make guest appearances throughout the season. Former cast member Kristina Kelly returned in a supporting role and was joined by Ally Lewber, girlfriend of James Kennedy.[25] Doute, Madrigal and Todd made guest appearances.[26]

Season 11

On December 11, 2023, it was announced that the eleventh season would premiere on January 30, 2024, with Lisa Vanderpump, Tom Schwartz, Tom Sandoval, Ariana Madix, Katie Maloney, Scheana Shay, Lala Kent, James Kennedy and Ally Lewber all returning alongside Brock Davies in a recurring capacity. Raquel Leviss departed the series in the aftermath of "Scandoval". Former cast members Taylor and Kelly made guest appearances.[27]

Cast

Timeline of cast

Cast member Seasons
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
Kristen Doute Main Guest
Katie Maloney Main
Tom Sandoval Main
Stassi Schroeder Main Recurring Main
Scheana Shay Main
Jax Taylor Main Guest
Lisa Vanderpump Main
Ariana Madix Guest Recurring Main
Tom Schwartz Recurring Main
James Kennedy Guest Recurring Main
Brittany Cartwright Guest Recurring Main
Lala Kent Recurring Main
Max Boyens Guest Main
Brett Caprioni Main
Beau Clark Recurring Main
Dayna Kathan Guest Main
Charli Burnett Recurring Main Recurring
Brock Davies Main Guest Recurring
Raquel Leviss Guest Recurring Main
Recurring cast members
Ken Todd Guest
Pandora Vanderpump Guest
Guillermo Zapata Guest
Nathalie Zapata Guest
Peter Madrigal Recurring Guest
Mike Shay Recurring Guest
Tina McDowelle Recurring Guest
Laura-Leigh Recurring
Frank Herlihy Recurring
Kristina Kelly Recurring Guest Recurring Guest
Max Todd Guest Recurring Guest
Vail Bloom Recurring
Faith Stowers Recurring Guest
Billie Lee Recurring
Danica Dow Recurring
Brett Willis Recurring
Randall Emmett Guest Recurring
Richardson Chery Recurring
Corey Loftus Recurring
Ally Lewber Recurring

Main cast

  • Lisa Vanderpump: (2013–present) co-owner of SUR Restaurant & Lounge and Tom Tom Restaurant & Bar, and wife of Ken Todd
  • Katie Maloney: (2013–present), a former server at SUR
  • Tom Sandoval: (2013–present), a former bartender at SUR, author, now Lisa and Ken's business partner at Tom Tom
  • Scheana Shay: (2013–present), a former server at SUR, and an aspiring singer and actress, married to Brock Davies
  • Ariana Madix: (2013–present), a former bartender at SUR, and an author, was in a relationship with Tom Sandoval
  • Tom Schwartz: (2013–present), a former bartender at Pump, model and actor, now Lisa and Ken's business partner at Tom Tom
  • James Kennedy: (2014–present), a former busboy at SUR, now DJ
  • Lala Kent: (2015–present), a former hostess at SUR, who volunteers at Vanderpump Dogs, mother of Ocean

Recurring cast

  • Ken Todd: (2013–present), co-owner of SUR Restaurant & Lounge and Tom Tom Restaurant & Bar, and husband of Lisa
  • Pandora Vanderpump Sabo (2013–present), Lisa Vanderpump and Ken Todd's daughter
  • Max Todd: (2013–present), Lisa Vanderpump and Ken Todd's son
  • Guillermo Zapata: (2013–present), co-owner of SUR Restaurant and Lounge, a model and actor, married to Nathalie Zapata
  • Nathalie Zapata: (2013–present), co-owner of SUR Restaurant & Lounge, married to Guillermo Zapata
  • Kristina Kelly: (2013–2020, 2023–present), a former server at SUR
  • Brock Davies: (2021–present), Scheana's husband
  • Ally Lewber: (2023–present), James Kennedy's girlfriend

Former main cast

  • Kristen Doute: (2013–2020), a former server at SUR
  • Stassi Schroeder: (2013–2020), a former server at SUR, married to Beau Clark
  • Jax Taylor: (2013–2020), a former bartender at SUR, married to Brittany Cartwright
  • Brittany Cartwright: (2015–2020), a former server at SUR, married to Jax Taylor
  • Max Boyens: (2018–2020), a former general manager at Tom Tom
  • Brett Caprioni: (2020), a former server at SUR and model
  • Beau Clark: (2018–2020), a casting agent, married to Stassi Schroeder
  • Dayna Kathan: (2018–2020), a former hostess at Tom Tom and a former server at SUR
  • Raquel Leviss: (2017–2023), a former server at SUR, who volunteered at Vanderpump Dogs

Former recurring cast

  • Peter Madrigal: (2013–2020), a manager of SUR
  • Mike Shay: (2013–2017), Scheana's ex-husband
  • Tina McDowelle: (2013-2014), a former server at SUR, and an aspiring singer
  • Laura-Leigh: (2013), a former server at SUR, and aspiring actress
  • Frank Herlihy: (2013), a former bartender at SUR
  • Vail Bloom: (2014), a former hostess at SUR
  • Faith Stowers: (2015, 2017), James Kennedy's friend
  • Billie Lee: (2017–2018), a former hostess at SUR
  • Danica Dow: (2020), an assistant manager at SUR
  • Brett Willis: (2020), a bartender at SUR
  • Randall Emmett: (2018–2020), a film producer, father of Lala's child
  • Charli Burnett: (2020–2023), a former server at SUR

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)
824January 7, 2020 (2020-01-07)June 16, 2020 (2020-06-16)
917September 28, 2021 (2021-09-28)January 26, 2022 (2022-01-26)
1019February 8, 2023 (2023-02-08)June 14, 2023 (2023-06-14)
11TBAJanuary 30, 2024 (2024-01-30)TBA

Broadcast history

Vanderpump Rules regularly airs on Bravo in the United States; most episodes are approximately 43 minutes in length, and are broadcast in standard definition and high definition. Since its premiere, the series has altered airing on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday evenings and has been frequently shifted between 9:00 and 10:00 PM timeslots.

References

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  2. ↑ "Jax Taylor Heads to the Farm This Summer for Vanderpump Rules: Jax & Brittany Take Kentucky". Bravo TV Official Site. 2017-04-10. Retrieved 2022-07-28.
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  5. ↑ Bibel, Sara (September 18, 2013). "Bravo Sets November Premiere Dates for 'Real Housewives of Beverly Hills & Atlanta', 'Shahs of Sunset', 'Thicker Than Water' & More" (Press release). TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on September 21, 2013. Retrieved March 11, 2015.
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  7. ↑ Wagmeister, Elizabeth (July 13, 2015). "Bravo's 'Vanderpump Rules' Renewed for Season 4". Variety. Penske Media Corporation. Retrieved September 17, 2015.
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  11. ↑ "Bravo Media Celebrates 'Vanderpump Rules' Stars Birthdays in Style with an Epic Two-Hour Special Airing Monday, January 9 at 9PM ET/PT". The Futon Critic. December 19, 2016. Retrieved January 11, 2017.
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  20. ↑ "Vanderpump Rules To Begin Filming Season 9: Find Out Which Cast Members Are Back". Bravo. 27 April 2021. Retrieved April 27, 2021.
  21. ↑ "Dayna Kathan Is Leaving Vanderpump Rules". E! Online. 2021-04-19. Retrieved 2022-07-28.
  22. ↑ "Lisa Vanderpump Reveals 'Change' is in Store for Season 10 of VPR". 6 June 2022.
  23. ↑ "Randall Emmett Leaving Vanderpump Rules After Lala Kent Split, Says He 'Never Wanted to Be' on Show". People. Retrieved 2022-12-18.
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