Series Overview

The Real Housewives of New Jersey is a reality TV Series that runs on the Bravo TV network. The series premiered on the network in 2009 as the fourth “Real Housewives” series, following Orange County, New York, and Atlanta. The series follows the personal and professional lives of a group of women who live in New Jersey.

List of Real Housewives of New Jersey Cast Members

Following is a list of the primary cast members for the show.

• Amber Marchese
• Caroline Manzo
• Danielle Staub
• Dina Manzo
• Dolores Catania
• Kathy Wakile
• Margaret Josephs
• Melissa Gorga – Wife, entrepreneur, singer, and model. Chosen as one of our top 10 most beautiful women on Bravo.
• Nicole Napolitano
• Siggy Flicker
• Teresa Aprea
• Teresa Giudice

List of Episodes

To date, The Real Housewives of New Jersey series has been on for eight seasons with a total of 148 episodes. All of the episodes are available to stream online via Amazon Video.

Season 1

The inaugural season of RHONJ has only six episodes and a two-part Reunion. However, the season finale remains one of the most popular scenes in Housewives history.

• E1 – Thicker Than Water – Caroline Manzo is highly focused on preparing her two sons for their life ahead. Meanwhile, Teresa attends her daughter’s dance recital. Later, Danielle gives online dating a try. Finally, Dina and Jacqueline go out for a night on the town.
• E2 – Mama Knows Best
• E3 – Not One of Us
• E4 – Black & White and Read All Over
• E5 – Casinos and C-Cups
• E6 – Finale, The Last Supper –
• Watch What Happens Reunion Part 1
• Watch What Happens Reunion Part 2

Season 2

• Water Under the Table
• Generation Vexed
• Catty-Walk
• Babies, Bubbles, and Bubbies
• Into the Lion’s Den
• It’s Not Me, It’s You
• Play At Your Own Risk
• Bubbies Gone Bad
• Posche Spite
• Country Clubbed
• Staub Wounds
• Youth Will Be Served
• Don’t Drink the Holy Water
• The Chanels of Venice
• Hills Are Alive With Giudice
• The Heads of Family Will Roll
• Reunion – Part 1
• Reunion – Park 2

Season 3

• In the Name of the Father
• Drop Dead Gorgas
• Sealed With a Diss
• Gobblefellas
• Stick It
• Whine and Dine
• Teresa’s Got a Gun
• Holidazed and Confused
• Twas the Fight Before Christmas
• There Arose Such a Clatter
• A Very Jersey Christmas
• Auld Lang Syne for an Eye
• Child’s Play No More
• Belly Up & Up
• Black as Ink
• Singing in the Pain
• Get to the Punta!
• Blood is Thicker Than Guccis
• Portrait of an Italian Family
• Reunion, Part 1
• Reunion, Part 2

Season 4

• High Tide, Low Blow
• Poker Face
• Third Eye Blind
• Drowning Pool
• Spoiled Sports
• Uncivil Union
• True Love, True Lies
• Best Friends for Never
• Public Display of Rejection
• Temporary Shrinkage
• The Sniff Test
• The Jersey Side Step
• Sit Down and Man Up
• Pack Your Baggage
• If This RV Is a Rockin’
• Whine Country
• Hot Tub of Sour Grapes
• Dinasty of Denial
• A Bald Canary Sings
• Strip Down Memory Lane
• Reunion, Part 1
• Reunion, Part 2
• Reunion, Part 3

Season 5

• Garden State of Emergency
• A Manzo of Her Word
• It’s My Party and I’ll Fight if I Want To
• Gym Rats
• Everything Is Coming Up Rosie
• Drinking With the Enemy
• When Joes Collide
• Scum One, Scum All
• On Thin Guid-Ice
• Best Frenemies Forever
• Children of the Scorned
• Hair-Binger of Doom
• Spaghetti Western & Meatballs
• Horse Whisper to a Scream
• Zen Things I Hate About You
• The Blonde Drops a Bombshell
• Hair We Go Again
• Salon, Farewell
• Reunion, Part 1
• Reunion, Part 2

Season 6

• What A Difference A Plea Makes
• O, Christmas Tre
• Trash-talking
• A Hairy Situation
• One Flew Over The Chicken’s Nest
• The Family Business
• Roses Are Red, Dinah Is Blue
• Guilt Trip
• There Will Be Blood work
• The Day of Jacqueline
• Gators and Haters
• Pack Your Bags and Get Out!
• Sorry, Not Sorry
• Judgment Day
• Reunion Part 1
• Reunion Part 2
• Reunion Part 3
• Secrets Revealed Part 2

Season 7

• Jingle Bells And Prison Cells
• A Very Hairy Christmas
• Leopard Is the New Black
• A Life to Envy
• Dinner Interrupted
• Swimming With the Gefilte Fishes
• Spa-Cation
• All Bets Are Off
• Driving Miss Siggy
• Cut the Cancer Out
• Rage on My Ass
• The Other C-Word
• Picking Sides
• The Importance of Being Family
• Nama’Stay Away From Me
• And Then There Were Four
• Reunion, Part 1
• Reunion, Part 2

Season 8

• Shaddy Beach
• Let Them Eat Cake
• The Apology
• The Public Shaming of Melissa
• Not Over It
• Growing Up Jersey
• A Retreat to Remember
• Walking on Broken Glass
• When Chairs Fly
• Meltdown In Milan
• Fauxpology
• Ain’t No Misbehaving
• Prisons, Proposals, and Parties
• Reunion, Part 1
• Reunion, Part 2

Production Company and Executive Producers

The Real Housewives of New Jersey is produced by Sirens Media for Bravo. The executive producers are Andy Cohen, Amy Kohn, Caroline Self, Jim Fraenkel, Lucilla D’Agostino, Luke Neslage, Omid Kahangi, Rebecca Toth Diefenbach, Tess Gamboa Meyers, and Valerie Haselton.

Critical Response and Awards

Although The Real Housewives of New Jersey continues to be renewed season after season, the show doesn’t receive very high ratings online. The series received a 3.9 out of 10 stars on IMDB and 6.5 out of 10 stars on TV.com. Also, only 77% of Google users indicate they like the show. The series has a rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars on Amazon Video.

Facts and Trivia

Following is a list of little-known facts and trivia about the show and its cast members.

• The Real Housewives of New Jersey series represents the first time that Bravo started highlighting multiple family members on the same show.
• The series spun off several series, including Boys to Manzo, Manzo’d With Children and Teresa Checks In

Questions & Comments

If you have any questions, comments, or feedback about the series, please post a message below. Also, check out the other Real Housewives series on Bravo.

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