Basketball Wives

Basketball Wives

Genre	Reality
Created by	Shaunie O'Neal
Starring	Shaunie O'Neal Evelyn Lozada Suzie Ketcham Jennifer Williams Royce Reed Gloria Govan Tami Roman Meeka Claxton Kesha Nichols Kenya Bell Tasha Mabury
Country of origin	United States
No. of seasons	5
No. of episodes	61
Production
Executive producer(s)	Nick Emmerson Alex Demyanenko Shaunie O'Neal Jill Holmes Tom Huffman Sean Rankine
Camera setup	Multiple
Running time	44 minutes,(22 minutes 2010)
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 Shaunie's Home Court
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

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

Main Cast

Shaunie O'Neal (Seasons 1–5) — Ex-wife of Shaquille O'Neal,current cast member of Basketball Wives LA
Evelyn Lozada (Seasons 1–5) — Ex-fiancée of Antoine Walker, ex-wife of Chad Johnson and fiancée of Carl Crawford.
Suzie Ketcham (Seasons 1–5) — Ex-girlfriend of Michael Olowokandi.
Jennifer Williams (Seasons 1–4) — Ex-wife of Eric Williams.
Royce Reed (Seasons 1–4) — Ex-girlfriend of Dwight Howard.
Gloria Govan (Season 1) (supporting in season 2) — Wife of Matt Barnes.
Tami Roman (Seasons 2–5) — Ex-wife of Kenny Anderson,current cast member of Basketball Wives LA
Meeka Claxton (Season 3) — Ex-wife of Speedy Claxton.
Kesha Nichols (Season 4) — Ex-fiancée of Richard Jefferson.
Kenya Bell (Season 4) (Recurring Season 5) — Ex-wife of Charlie Bell.
Tasha Marbury (Season 5) — Wife of Stephon Marbury.

Recurring

Recurring	Seasons
Recurring	1	2	3	4	5
Rashidah Ali	Recurring
Erikka Moxam	Recurring
Matt Barnes	Recurring
Eric Williams	Recurring
Nia Crooks	Recurring
Ashley Walker		Recurring
Juli Richmond		Recurring
Kim Russell		Recurring

Recurring cast

Eric Williams (Seasons 1–3) — Ex-husband of Jennifer Williams.
Nia Crooks (Seasons 1, 4) — Assistant and friend to Evelyn Lozada.
Matt Barnes (Season 1) — Ex-husband of Gloria Govan.
Erikka Moxam (Season 1) — Wife of Jason Gilbert.
Rashidah Ali (Season 1) — Friend to Evelyn Lozada and former cast member on Love & Hip Hop: New York.
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

	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)	1.36
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)	1.24
8	8	"Episode 8"	May 30, 2010 (2010-05-30)	0.91
9	9	"The Reunion"	June 20, 2010 (2010-06-20)	1.04

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)	1.41
11	2	"Episode 2"	December 19, 2010 (2010-12-19)	1.14
12	3	"Episode 3"	January 2, 2011 (2011-01-02)	N/A
13	4	"Episode 4"	January 9, 2011 (2011-01-09)	1.38
14	5	"Episode 5"	January 16, 2011 (2011-01-16)	1.24
15	6	"Episode 6"	January 23, 2011 (2011-01-23)	1.15
16	7	"Episode 7"	January 30, 2011 (2011-01-30)	1.10
17	8	"Episode 8"	February 6, 2011 (2011-02-06)	0.98
18	9	"Episode 9"	February 20, 2011 (2011-02-20)	1.05
19	–	"Top 10 Flagrant Fouls"	February 27, 2011 (2011-02-27)	N/A
20	10	"Episode 10"	March 6, 2011 (2011-03-06)	2.28
21	11	"Reunion: Part 1"	March 13, 2011 (2011-03-13)	1.35
22	12	"Reunion: Part 2"	March 14, 2011 (2011-03-14)	1.89

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)	1.82
24	2	"Episode 2"	June 6, 2011 (2011-06-06)	1.75
25	3	"Episode 3"	June 13, 2011 (2011-06-13)	1.85
26	4	"Episode 4"	June 20, 2011 (2011-06-20)	1.63
27	5	"Episode 5"	June 27, 2011 (2011-06-27)	1.73
28	6	"Episode 6"	July 11, 2011 (2011-07-11)	1.85
29	7	"Episode 7"	July 18, 2011 (2011-07-18)	2.03
30	8	"Episode 8"	July 25, 2011 (2011-07-25)	2.32
31	9	"Episode 9"	August 1, 2011 (2011-08-01)	2.01
32	10	"Season Finale"	August 8, 2011 (2011-08-08)	2.59
33	11	"Reunion: Part 1"	August 15, 2011 (2011-08-15)	2.57
34	12	"Reunion: Part 2"	August 22, 2011 (2011-08-22)	2.87

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)	2.50
36	2	"Episode 2"	February 27, 2012 (2012-02-27)	2.04
37	3	"Episode 3"	March 5, 2012 (2012-03-05)	1.92
38	4	"Episode 4"	March 12, 2012 (2012-03-12)	1.90
39	5	"Episode 5"	March 19, 2012 (2012-03-19)	1.78
40	6	"Episode 6"	March 26, 2012 (2012-03-26)	1.97
41	7	"Episode 7"	April 2, 2012 (2012-04-02)	1.72
42	8	"Episode 8"	April 9, 2012 (2012-04-09)	1.77
43	9	"Episode 9"	April 16, 2012 (2012-04-16)	2.02
44	10	"Episode 10"	April 23, 2012 (2012-04-23)	1.87
45	11	"Episode 11"	April 30, 2012 (2012-04-30)	1.75
46	12	"Episode 12"	May 7, 2012 (2012-05-07)	1.73
47	13	"Episode 13"	May 14, 2012 (2012-05-14)	2.02
48	14	"Episode 14"	May 21, 2012 (2012-05-21)	1.93
49	15	"Episode 15"	May 28, 2012 (2012-05-28)	1.77
50	16	"Reunion: Part 1"	June 4, 2012 (2012-06-04)	2.23
51	17	"Reunion: Part 2"	June 11, 2012 (2012-06-11)	2.21

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	"Series Finale"	October 21, 2013 (2013-10-21)

References

↑ Stanhope, Kate (December 7, 2009). "VH1 Gets into the Game with Basketball Wives". TV Guide. Retrieved April 14, 2013.
↑ Gorman, Bill (April 13, 2010). "VH1 Scores Impressive Ratings With Series Premieres Of "Brandy and Ray J: A Family Business," "Basketball Wives," and "What Chilli Wants"". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved April 14, 2013.
↑ Seidman, Robert (March 8, 2011). "Second Season Finale of 'Basketball Wives" Is A Slam Dunk for VH1 with 2.3 Million Viewers". TV by the Numbers.
↑ Gorman, Bill (June 1, 2011). "Monday Cable Ratings: 'Pawn Stars' Tops Night; Plus 'WWE Raw,' 'Khloe & Lamar,' 'Real Housewives of NJ', 'Platinum Hit,' 'Breakout Kings' & More". TV by the Numbers.
↑ Kondolojy, Amanda (August 20, 2013). "Monday Cable Ratings: NFL Preseason Wins Night + 'RAW', 'Basketball Wives', 'TI & Tiny', 'Marrying the Game' & More". TV by the Numbers.
↑ Seidman, Robert (June 20, 2011). "Basketball Wives LA Cast Revealed". People.com. Retrieved June 20, 2011.
↑ Pete O'Brien (August 11, 2012). "Chad Johnson arrested for domestic violence". USA Today. Retrieved August 19, 2013.
↑ "The Women of "Basketball Wives" Return for a Second Season on VH1". The Futon Critic. November 18, 2010.
↑ "Summer Nights Just Got Hotter With VH1's All-New Series and Returning Favorites". The Futon Critic. April 28, 2011. Retrieved April 14, 2013.
↑ "VH1 Heads Into the Fourth Season of "Basketball Wives"". The Futon Critic. December 6, 2011.
1 2 "August Gets Even Hotter with the Return of VH1's Scorching Fan Favorites". The Futon Critic. July 17, 2013.
↑ "Tami Roman confirmed 'Basketball Wives' cancellation? It has been confirmed by vh1 and Shaunie O'Neal that the Miami Wives will return with an all new revamped cast and one original member.". July 29, 2014. Archived from the original on 2014-10-31.
1 2 "BASKETBALL WIVES on VH1". The Futon Critic. Retrieved October 11, 2013.

External links

Official website

VH1 programming

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