Basketball Wives


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Basketball Wives is a reality television series that premiered on the VH1 cable television network on April 11, 2010. Created by production company Shed Media US, the series follows the lives of a group of women who have all been somehow romantically linked to professional basketball players. Despite "Wives" in the title, some of the women aren't even married. The show is filmed in Miami, Florida, and beginning with season four, partially in New York City. Season four premiered on February 20, 2012.

The series spawned a Los Angeles-based spinoff that premiered in 2011, featuring former castmember Gloria Govan.

Production

The first season made its debut April 11, 2010 and started off at 30 minutes per episode. The second season premiered with a new cast member, Tami Roman, on December 12, 2010. The episodes were also extended from 30 minutes to an hour. The third season premiered on May 30, 2011 and with a new cast member added to the show, Meeka Claxton. The fourth season premiered on February 20, 2012 at its original time 8/7c with two new cast members, Kenya Bell and Kesha Nichols and the departure of Claxton. After the fourth season, Shaunie O' Neal made major changes to the cast by firing Jennifer Williams, Royce Reed, and Kesha Nichols.

Cast

Cast

  • Shaunie O'Neal (Season 1-Present), Ex-Wife of Shaquille O'Neal
  • Evelyn Lozada (Season 1-resent), Ex-Fiancee of Antoine Walker
  • Suzie Ketcham (Season 1-Present), Ex-Girlfriend of Michael Olowokandi
  • Tami Roman (Season 2-Present), Ex-Wife of Kenny Anderson
  • Kenya Bell (Season 4-Present), Wife of Charlie Bell

Former Cast Members

  • Gloria Govan (Season 1-2), Wife of Matt Barnes
  • Meeka Claxton (Season 3), Wife of Speedy Claxton
  • Jennifer Williams (Season 1-4), Ex-Wife of Eric Williams
  • Royce Reed (Season 1-4), Ex-Girlfriend of Dwight Howard
  • Kesha Nichols (Season 4), Ex-Fiancee of Richard Jefferson

Cast history

Cast Members Seasons
1 2 3 4
Current
Suzie Ketcham colspan="4"
Evelyn Lozada colspan="4"
Shaunie O'Neal colspan="4"
Tami Roman colspan="4"  
Kenya Bellcolspan="3" colspan="1"
Former
Royce Reed colspan="4"
Jennifer Williams colspan="4"  
Kesha Nichols colspan="3"   colspan="1"
Meeka Claxton colspan="2"   colspan="1" colspan="1"  
Gloria Govan colspan="1" colspan="3"  

Recurring Cast History

Cast Member Seasons
1 2 3 4
Current
Nia Crooks colspan="3" colspan="2"
Former
Eric Williams colspan="3" colspan="2"
Ashley Walker colspan="2" colspan="2"
Gloria Govan colspan="3"
Kim Russel colspan="3"
Juli Richmond colspan="3"

Series overview

Season Episodes Season Premiere Season Finale Reunion
1 9 April 11, 2010 May 30, 2010 June 20, 2010
2 13 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

Ratings

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 demo, reaching 1.6 million total viewers. Basketball Wives Season 2 finale bought in 2.281 million viewers. Basketball Wives Season 3 premiered, attracting 1.828 million viewers. Episode 8, brought in 4.568 million viewers in the initial 8 pm EST airing. Part 2 of the Basketball Wives reunion took in 2.873 million viewers on the premiere.



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