Basketball Wives
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Basketball Wives is an American reality television series franchise on VH1.[1] It chronicles the everyday lives of women romantically linked to men in the professional basketball industry.
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Genre | Reality |
Created by | Shaunie Henderson |
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Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 11 |
No. of episodes | 159 (list of episodes) |
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Camera setup | Multiple |
Running time | 42 to 44 minutes[lower-alpha 1] |
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Network | VH1 |
Release | November 10, 2008 (2008-11-10) – present |
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The original incarnation was filmed in Miami, Florida and premiered on April 11, 2010. Basketball Wives LA, a spin-off based in Los Angeles, premiered on August 29, 2011, however, both shows ran for five seasons. Basketball Wives' success has led to 6 spin-off series in all; Basketball Wives LA, Football Wives, Baseball Wives, Shaunie's Homecourt, Baller Wives and Basketball Wives Orlando.
On March 27, 2017, VH1 announced that Basketball Wives would be revived for a sixth season, with its setting relocated to Los Angeles, effectively combining the casts of both the original series and its spinoff.[2] Subsequent seasons have also featured this hybrid cast.[3]
On June 13, 2023, VH1 renewed the series for an eleventh season, set to air this fall.[4] On August 31, 2023, Henderson announced that Basketball Wives LA would return for an eleventh season on October 9, 2023, together with an Orlando-based spin-off, that would make its series premiere right after.[5]