Basketball Wives LA
Basketball Wives LA | |
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Genre | Reality television |
Created by | Shaunie O'Neal |
Starring | <templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/>
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Country of origin | United States |
Original language(s) | English |
No. of seasons | 4 |
No. of episodes | 54 |
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Executive producer(s) | <templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/>
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Running time | 42 minutes |
Production company(s) | Shed Media US |
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Original network | VH1 |
Picture format | 480i (SDTV) 1080i (HDTV) |
Original release | August 29, 2011 present |
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Chronology | |
Preceded by | Basketball Wives |
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Website |
Basketball Wives LA is the Los Angeles based spin-off of Basketball Wives that premiered August 29, 2011, on VH1.[1] It follows the lives of a group of women who have all been somehow romantically linked to professional basketball players. On September 23, 2015, VH1 renewed the series for a fifth season. Season 5 is set to premiere in either June or July 2016 [2]
Contents
Production
Basketball Wives LA was revealed on June 20, 2011, with Kimsha Artest, Gloria Govan, Laura Govan, Jackie Christie and Imani Showalter as the cast.[3] Malaysia Pargo and Draya Michele were announced as part of the cast in the series' July 2011 press release.[4] Kimsha Artest stopped showing up for filming because she did not agree with the "shenanigans and drama", which explains why she was not featured in more than one episode.[5] Tanya Williams was to be the eighth official "wife" but left the series after two episodes.[5] The series premiered on August 29, 2011, to 1.81 million viewers.[6]
The second season debuted on September 10, 2012,[7] with the premiere attracting 1.82 million viewers.[8] Imani Showalter did not return because she felt that reality television wasn't for her, and she moved back to New York.[9] Brooke Bailey joined as a main cast member, with Adiz "Bambi" Benson joining in a recurring role.
Creator of the series, Shaunie O'Neal, announced that the series would be receiving a major update for the third season.[10] Filming began in August 2013, with new members added to the mix.[10] Gloria Govan Barnes and her sister Laura Govan confirmed their exit with their own series possibly in the works.[11] Brooke Bailey confirmed via Twitter that she would also not return.[12] Season 3 premiered on February 17, 2014, with Brittish Williams, Brandi Maxiell, and Sundy Carter joining the cast.[13] The third season premiere acquired 1.95 million viewers making it the highest rated premiere for the series and a 1.0 in the adults 18–49 rating demographic.[14]
The fourth season of Basketball Wives LA began production in November 2014 & wrapped in early April 2015. The season premiered on July 12, 2015, moving from Monday to Sunday nights. The fourth season premiere acquired 1.90 million viewers and a 1.0 in the adults 18–49 rating demographic.[15] Mehgan James of Bad Girls Club and executive producer Shaunie O'Neal, joined the cast as main cast members. Angel Brinks, Patrice Curry, and Tami Roman joined the cast as a recurring cast members. [16]
On September 23, 2015, Basketball Wives LA was renewed for a fifth season by VH1.[2] Filming began in January 2016.
Timeline of wives
Wives | Seasons | ||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
Current Wives | |||||
Jackie Christie | Main | ||||
Malaysia Pargo | Main | ||||
Brandi Maxiell | Main | ||||
Shaunie O'Neal | Main | ||||
Latosha Duffey | Main | ||||
Former Wives | |||||
Draya Michele | Main | ||||
Gloria Govan | Main | ||||
Laura Govan | Main | ||||
Imani Showalter | Main | ||||
Kimsha Artest | Main | ||||
Brooke Bailey | Main | ||||
Sundy Carter | Guest | Main | |||
Brittish Williams | Main | ||||
Mehgan James | Main | ||||
Recurring/Guests | |||||
Tanya Williams | Recurring | ||||
Suzie Ketcham | Guest | ||||
Adiz "Bambi" Benson | Recurring | ||||
Ariane Williams | Recurring | ||||
Angel Brinks | Recurring | ||||
Patrice Curry | Recurring | ||||
Tami Roman | Recurring | ||||
Evelyn Lozada | Guest |
Cast
Current cast
- Jackie Christie (season 1–present), Wife of Doug Christie
- Malaysia Pargo (season 1-present), Ex-Wife of Jannero Pargo
- Brandi Maxiell (season 3-present), Wife of Jason Maxiell
- Shaunie O'Neal (season 4–present), Ex-Wife of Shaquille O'Neal, former cast member of Basketball Wives
- Angel Brinks (season 4:recurring; season 5-present ), Ex-Girlfriend of Tyreke Evans
Former cast
- Draya Michele (seasons 1-4), Ex-Girlfriend of Chris Brown, Fiancée of Orlando Scandrick
- Gloria Govan (seasons 1–2), Estranged Wife of Matt Barnes
- Laura Govan (seasons 1–2), Ex-Partner of Gilbert Arenas
- Imani Showalter (season 1), Ex-Fiancée of Stephen Jackson
- Kimsha Artest (season 1), Ex-Wife of Ron Artest
- Brooke Bailey (season 2), Girlfriend of Rashard Lewis, Ex-girlfriend of Vernon Macklin
- Sundy Carter (season 3), Ex-Girlfriend Of Larry Hughes
- Brittish Williams (season 3), Fiancée of Lorenzo Gordon
- Mehgan James (season 4), Ex-Girlfriend of Kedrick Brown, former cast member of Bad Girls Club Season 9: Mexico and Bad Girls All-Star Battle
Current recurring cast
TBD= To Be Determind
Former recurring cast
- Tanya Williams (season 1), Ex-Wife of Jayson Williams
- Suzie Ketcham (guest appearances in season 1), Gloria Govan's friend, also cast member of Basketball Wives
- Adiz "Bambi" Benson (season 2), Rapper, recurring cast member of Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta
- Ariane Williams (season 3), Ex-Fiancée of DeShawn Stevenson
- Angel Brinks (season 4), Ex-Girlfriend of Tyreke Evans
- Patrice Curry (season 4), Wife of Eddie Curry
- Tami Roman (season 4), Ex-Wife of Kenny Anderson, former cast member of Basketball Wives and The Real World
- Evelyn Lozada (guest appearances in season 4), Shaunie O'Neal's best friend, also former cast member of Basketball Wives
Episodes
Series overview
Season | Episodes | Season Premiere | Season Finale | Reunion | |
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1 | 14 | August 29, 2011 | November 14, 2011 | November 21, 2011 November 28, 2011 |
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2 | 16 | September 10, 2012 | December 10, 2012 | December 10, 2012 December 17, 2012 |
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3 | 11 | February 17, 2014 | April 21, 2014 | April 28, 2014 | |
4 | 13 | July 12, 2015 | October 4, 2015 | October 11, 2015 |
Season 1 (2011)
No. in series |
No. in season |
Title | Original air date | U.S. viewers (million) |
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1 | 1 | "Series Premiere" | August 29, 2011 | 1.81[17] |
2 | 2 | "Episode 2" | September 5, 2011 | 1.69[18] |
3 | 3 | "Episode 3" | September 12, 2011 | 1.30[19] |
4 | 4 | "Episode 4" | September 19, 2011 | 1.47[20] |
5 | 5 | "Episode 5" | September 26, 2011 | 1.72[21] |
6 | 6 | "Episode 6" | October 3, 2011 | 1.56[22] |
7 | 7 | "Episode 7" | October 10, 2011 | 1.15[23] |
8 | 8 | "Episode 8" | October 17, 2011 | 1.28[24] |
9 | 9 | "Episode 9" | October 24, 2011 | 1.73[25] |
10 | 10 | "Episode 10" | October 31, 2011 | 1.28[26] |
11 | 11 | "Episode 11" | November 7, 2011 | 1.98[27] |
12 | 12 | "Season Finale" | November 14, 2011 | 2.17[28] |
13 | 13 | "Reunion: Part 1" | November 21, 2011 | 2.26[29] |
14 | 14 | "Reunion: Part 2" | November 28, 2011 | 2.31[30] |
Season 2 (2012)
No. in series |
No. in season |
Title | Original air date | U.S. viewers (million) |
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15 | 1 | "Season Premiere" | September 10, 2012 | 1.82[31] |
16 | 2 | "Episode 2" | September 17, 2012 | 1.45[32] |
17 | 3 | "Episode 3" | September 24, 2012 | 1.52[33] |
18 | 4 | "Episode 4" | October 1, 2012 | 1.29[34] |
19 | 5 | "Episode 5" | October 8, 2012 | 1.19[35] |
20 | 6 | "Episode 6" | October 15, 2012 | 1.71[36] |
21 | 7 | "Episode 7" | October 22, 2012 | 1.56[37] |
22 | 8 | "Episode 8" | October 29, 2012 | 2.10[38] |
23 | 9 | "Episode 9" | November 5, 2012 | 1.84[39] |
24 | 10 | "Episode 10" | November 12, 2012 | 2.01[40] |
25 | 11 | "Episode 11" | November 19, 2012 | 1.82[41] |
26 | 12 | "Episode 12" | November 27, 2012 | 1.93[42] |
27 | 13 | "Episode 13" | December 6, 2012 | 1.86[43] |
28 | 14 | "Season Finale" | December 10, 2012 | 1.77[44] |
29 | 15 | "Reunion: Part 1" | December 10, 2012 | 2.20[44] |
30 | 16 | "Reunion: Part 2" | December 17, 2012 | 1.89[45] |
Season 3 (2014)
No. in series |
No. in season |
Title | Original air date | U.S. viewers (million) |
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31 | 1 | "Season Premiere" | February 17, 2014 | 1.95[14] |
32 | 2 | "Episode 2" | February 24, 2014 | 1.88[46] |
33 | 3 | "Episode 3" | March 3, 2014 | 1.89[47] |
34 | 4 | "Episode 4" | March 10, 2014 | 1.65[48] |
35 | 5 | "Episode 5" | March 17, 2014 | 1.86[49] |
36 | 6 | "Episode 6" | March 24, 2014 | 2.36[50] |
37 | 7 | "Episode 7" | March 31, 2014 | 2.13[51] |
38 | 8 | "Episode 8" | April 7, 2014 | 2.29[52] |
39 | 9 | "Episode 9" | April 14, 2014 | 2.15[53] |
40 | 10 | "Season Finale" | April 21, 2014 | 2.19[54] |
41 | 11 | "Reunion" | April 28, 2014 | 2.20[55] |
Season 4 (2015)
No. in series |
No. in season |
Title | Original air date | U.S. viewers (million) |
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42 | 1 | "Season Premiere" | July 12, 2015 | 1.90[56] |
43 | 2 | "Episode 2" | July 19, 2015 | 1.11[57] |
44 | 3 | "Episode 3" | July 26, 2015 | 1.23[58] |
45 | 4 | "Episode 4" | August 2, 2015 | 1.45[59] |
46 | 5 | "Episode 5" | August 9, 2015 | 1.36[60] |
47 | 6 | "Episode 6" | August 16, 2015 | 1.24[61] |
48 | 7 | "Episode 7" | August 23, 2015 | 1.43[62] |
49 | 8 | "Episode 8" | August 30, 2015 | 1.45[63] |
50 | 9 | "Episode 9" | September 13, 2015 | 1.34[64] |
51 | 10 | "Episode 10" | September 20, 2015 | 1.31[65] |
52 | 11 | "Episode 11" | September 27, 2015 | 1.45[66] |
53 | 12 | "Season Finale" | October 4, 2015 | 1.49[67] |
54 | 13 | "Reunion" | October 11, 2015 | 1.74[68] |
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External links
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