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| Starring | Current Wives Shaunie O'Neal (season 1-present) Evelyn Lozada (season 1-present) Royce Reed (season 1-present) Suzie Ketcham (season 1-present) Jennifer Williams (season 1-present) Tami Roman (season 2-present) Kenya Bell (season 4-present) Kesha Nichols (season 4-present) Former Wives Gloria Govan (season 1) Meeka Claxton (season 3) Recurring Cast Eric Williams (seasons 1-3) Ashley Walker (seasons 2-3) Kim Russell (season 2) Juli Richmond (season 2) |
| Country of origin | United States |
| No. of seasons | 4 |
| No. of episodes | 49 |
| Original release | |
| Network | Vh1 |
| Release | April 11, 2010 (2010-04-11) – present |
| Related | |
| Basketball Wives: LA Baseball Wives Football Wives | |
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. The show is filmed in Miami, Florida. Season three premiered on May 30, 2011. On June 20, 2011 it was announced that a spinoff based in L.A. was in the works and would feature former castmember Gloria Govan.
The fourth season of the show is currently airing and consists of 15 episodes.
Production
The first season made its debut April 11, 2010 and start 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. Meeka Claxton did not return the following season.
Cast
Current cast members
- Shaunie O'Neal
- Evelyn Lozada
- Jennifer Williams
- Suzie Ketcham
- Royce Reed
- Tami Roman (season 2 - ) Tami Roman joined the cast of Basketball Wives during Season 2. Shortly after she appeared on The Real World: Los Angeles, Tami dated and married NBA player Kenny Anderson in 1994. In Season 2, Tami and Kenny tried to resolve their problems, and he attempted to have a relationship with his estranged daughters. Currently, Tami works as an actress, with a string of acting credits under her belt, along with producing several projects. She also works with her favorite non-profit "Project Girl Performance Collective" that provides a safe space to young girls to write and perform their own work, to instill self-esteem in the next generation of women.
- Kenya Bell (season 4 - )
- Kesha Nichols (season 4 - )
Former cast members
- Gloria Govan (season 1, recurring season 2) was a regular in season 1, but only made a few appearances, in season 2, and was not given star billing in the second season because of her move to Los Angeles. She is now a cast member in the Los Angeles spinoff.
- Meeka Claxton (season 3)
Supporting cast members
- Eric Williams is a retired NBA player and the ex-husband of Jennifer. Their marriage was tumultuous from the start with allegations of infidelity on both sides.
- Ashley Walker (season 2 — ) is the girlfriend of former basketball player Rafer Alston and a friend of Royce and Suzie's. Jennifer dislikes her out of loyalty to an unidentified friend who was formerly engaged to Rafer.
- Kim Russell and Juli Richmond (season 2), wives of retired "NBAers" Bryon Russell and Mitch Richmond, respectively, were also cast for Season 2; however, their appearances were mostly insignificant and they did not receive top billing. They are primarily friends of Shaunie.
Cast history
| Season 1 | Season 2 | Season 3 | Season 4 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suzie Ketcham |  Y |
Y |
Y |
Y
|
| Evelyn Lozada | Y |
Y |
Y |
Y
|
| Shaunie O'Neal | Y |
Y |
Y |
Y
|
| Royce Reed | Y |
Y |
Y |
Y
|
| Jennifer Williams | Y |
Y |
Y |
Y
|
| Gloria Govan | Y |
 N |
N |
N
|
| Tami Roman | N |
Y |
Y |
Y
|
| Meeka Claxton | N |
N |
Y |
N
|
| Kenya Bell | N |
N |
N |
Y
|
| Kesha Nichols | N |
N |
N |
Y
|
Recurring cast history
| Season 1 | Season 2 | Season 3 | Season 4 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gloria Govan | Y |
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| Kim Russell | Y |
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| Juli Richmond | Y |
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| Ashley Walker | Y |
Y |
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 | 15 | February 20, 2012 | 2012 | 2012 | |
Episode guide
Season 1: 2010
| Episode # | Airdate | Short Summary | US viewers (million) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | April 11, 2010 | Fresh off her highly publicized filing for divorce from megastar basketball legend Shaquille O'Neal, Shaunie O'Neal returns to Miami for a night out with fellow basketball wives and girlfriends Evelyn Lozada, Jennifer Williams, Gloria Govan, and Royce Reed. As the women socialize, Shaunie and Gloria struggle to put recent conflict behind them. Later, former Miami/Orlando dancer Royce creates an Internet scandal during a dance contest at a Terrell Owens/Ludacris pool party, into which Jen, Evelyn, and Miami socialite Suzie are drawn. | 1.6 |
| 2 | April 18, 2010 | Evelyn throws herself a lavish 34th birthday party, which well-meaning Royce nearly mars. Jen struggles with the idea of continuing to try to make her troubled marriage to Eric Williams work. | |
| 3 | April 25, 2010 | Evelyn and Jen leave Miami to visit basketball fiancée Gloria Govan and her fiance Matt Barnes in Orlando. Matt and Gloria are disturbed by Jen and Evelyn's discussion of why athletes cheat. The women go to a bust of a party where they encounter a model that may have been talking to Jen's husband, which leads to a harsh verbal confrontation. | |
| 4 | May 2, 2010 | Emotions get heated when Gloria defends her sister's role in an alleged scandal involving Shaunie. Meanwhile, Jen and Eric look to solve their marital issues with a new luxury home. Suzie, Jen, and Royce have a second run-in with a model that turns into a fight on the streets of upscale Miami. | 1.364 |
| 5 | May 9, 2010 | Suzie's efforts to fix newly single Evelyn up with a local producer does not go well, nor does the relationship between Royce and Gloria once Royce finds out Gloria's been talking about her behind her back. Evelyn enrolls the girls into a self defense class after one too many groupie run-ins. | 1.234 |
| 6 | May 16, 2010 | Jen's upcoming Haiti benefit inspires Royce to invite the girls to make a difference at a local soup kitchen, though Evelyn finds her motives suspect. Also, some unexpected tender moments with Eric and Jen further clouds her decision to stay married. | |
| 7 | May 23, 2010 | Shaunie returns to Miami to check up on the girls. Her friend Erikka is surprised by lingering feelings when she's reunited with ex-boyfriend and professional basketball player, Rasual Butler. Evelyn hires a private investigator to put an end menacing text messages she has been receiving. | 1.247 |
| 8 | May 30, 2010 | The women travel to Los Angeles, but dinner conversation ends with almost everyone in tears. Jen must decide to remain in her marriage. | 0.919 |
| 9 | June 20, 2010 | In Basketball Wives: the Reunion, the cast returns to revisit the first season with host Tanika Ray. When a surprise guest shows up, a previous conflict reignites on the reunion stage. | 1.048 |
Season 2: 2010 - 2011
| Episode # | Airdate | Short Summary | US viewers (million) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | December 12, 2010 | In the season two premiere, Evelyn confronts Susie over gossip about a weekend in Vegas. AShaunie's attempt to bring Kenny Anderson's controversial ex, Tami, into the circle is met with skepticism. The episode ends with a shocking surprise.
Note: For Season 2, episodes were extended from 30 minutes to an hour. |
1.6 |
| 2 | December 19, 2010 | Fallout over Suzie and Evelyn's argument has Suzie seeking solace with Gloria. Tami reintroduces her daughters to father Kenny Anderson after many years apart. | |
| 3 | January 2, 2011 | Shaunie and the women launch a surprise ambush on Gloria to find out why her wedding was called off. Jen and Eric finally have a talk that will alter the course of their relationship. | |
| 4 | January 9, 2011 | When Evelyn and Jen finds themselves left off the guest list of a posh fundraiser thrown by circle outsider Ashley Walker, they decide to crash the event. Tempers flare when Tami and Jen get into an argument over a seemingly innocuous remark. | 1.383 |
| 5 | January 16, 2011 | Tami has some surgery done, helping her to lose weight and setting the stage to gain a friend. Evelyn and Jen regret volunteering to help Royce and her boyfriend. | 1.243 |
| 6 | January 23, 2011 | Evelyn return to the dating scene finds mixed results. Royce is irritated by Evelyn, Jen, and Suzie's leaving her event, and the tension between Jen and Eric reaches a new level. | 1.153 |
| 7 | January 30, 2011 | The women find out that Gloria's fiance was arrested on domestic violence charges, and Suzie talks to Gloria about it. Evelyn receives gifts from Chad Ochocinco and makes plans to meet up with him in Cincinnati. In the meantime, she spends quality time with her daughter, Shaniece. Shaunie surprises the girls with a trip to Madrid. | 1.101 |
| 8 | February 13, 2011 | The ladies travel to Madrid. Royce is mysteriously ill and is ill-tempered during the trip, annoying the others. Tami becomes irritable after a perceived slight by Evelyn, and the two argue about it. Jen makes a potential love connection. The ladies attend fashion week activities. | 0.982 |
| 9 | February 20, 2011 | As the women's trip to Madrid ends, Jennifer's marriage problems continue to trouble her. Shaunie confronts Royce over her irritability during the trip. Royce tells the group that Suzie said some negative things about Tami, for which Tami confronts Suzie upon returning to the States. Jennifer and Evelyn are surprised at Dulce when Ashley shows up with her boyfriend, Rafer Alston. | 1.052 |
| 10 | February 27, 2011 | Clip show | |
| 11 | March 6, 2011 | Evelyn visits Chad in Cincinnati, where they hit it off quickly, but Jennifer is disturbed when Evelyn reveals that she slept with Chad. Suzie and Gloria have drinks with LA-based basketball wives Kimsha Artest (wife of Ron Artest) and Jackie Christie (wife of Doug Christie). Jen celebrates her birthday and the release of her lip gloss line. Tensions between Tami and Evelyn reach a boiling point at Jen's birthday party with the revelation that Evelyn dated Tami's ex-husband Kenny while they were still married. (Govan left the show after this season to star in her own spin-off series, Basketball Wives: LA. Kimsha Artest and Jackie Christie are also featured cast members in the new series.) | 2.281 |
| 12 | March 13, 2011 | Part 1 of 2. A second-season cast reunion, hosted by John Salley. | 1.358 |
| 13 | March 14, 2011 | The cast reunion for the second season concludes. | 1.896 |
Season 3: 2011
| Episode # | Airdate | Short Summary | US viewers (million) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | May 30, 2011 | Royce is still at odds with Shaunie, Jen, and Evelyn, while Tami learns that Evelyn is trademarking the hurtful phrase that launched their season-ending brawl, leading to a potential lawsuit. Also, a new addition to the circle sets off alarm bells. | 1.828 |
| 2 | June 6, 2011 | Suzie mends her relationship with the circle, which upsets Royce. Tami hears that Meeka has been talking about Royce behind her back, so Tami and Royce discuss the situation with Meeka, which only leads to more tension. | 1.751 |
| 3 | June 13, 2011 | Royce's father is concerned about her new boyfriend. Meanwhile, Evelyn looks investigates a fertility clinic as she prepares to start a family with Chad Ochocinco. Suzie and Royce meet with Jennifer and Evelyn, which results in Evelyn throwing a drink at Royce, and a physical altercation that security must break up. | 1.856 |
| 4 | June 20, 2011 | Curiosity rises with Jennifer after her future ex-husband, Eric, reaches out to Suzie. Elsewhere, Tami and Meeka enjoy themselves at a polo event. | 1.630 |
| 5 | June 27, 2011 | Evelyn and Tami continue to feud over the t-shirts, which mars a trip to New York. Meanwhile, Jen lines up a date on the rebound from Eric, and Evelyn mends fences with her long-absent father. | 1.731 |
| 6 | July 11, 2011 | Shaunie makes plans for another vacation to Rome with the women, but doesn't invite Royce. | 1.858 |
| 7 | July 18, 2011 | Jennifer says things during a radio interview about Chad and Evelyn that may ruin their friendship. | 2.036 |
| 8 | July 25, 2011 | Tami and Meeka's feud gets worse in Italy and leads to a physical altercation. | 2.327 |
| 9 | August 1, 2011 | Royce meets up with Eric in person for a potential movie deal, which infuriates Jen. Chad takes Evelyn on a surprise outing, and Al Reynolds sets Jen up on a blind date that shows potential. | 2.012 |
| 10 | August 8, 2011 | In the season finale, Evelyn and Shaunie catch Chad with another woman and things get wild at Jen's divorce party, which leads to an explosive confrontation. | 2.598 |
| 11 | August 15, 2011 | Reunion: Part 1 | 2.574 |
| 12 | August 22, 2011 | Reunion: Part 2 | 2.873 |
Season 4: 2012
| Episode # | Airdate | Short Summary | US viewers (million) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | February 20, 2012 | The women visit New York, where Royce introduce the wives to her friends and new cast members, Kenya Bell and Kesha Nichols. Kesha and Kenya meet Jennifer and Suzie at a restaurant to get to know one another, but Kesha is uncomfortable with Susie’s behavior there. When Tami decides to get the women's opinion of what they think of Jennifer and Suzie, Kesha and Kenya express opinions that offend Jennifer and Suzie. Meanwhile, Evelyn must plan her wedding, and rumors swirl when Jennifer is cut off the guest list. | 2.544 |
| 2 | February 27, 2012 | 2.041 | |
| 3 | March 5, 2012 | 1.927 | |
| 4 | March 12, 2012 | TBA | 1.901 |
| 5 | March 19, 2012 | TBA | |
| 6 | March 26, 2012 | TBA | |
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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, which featured the fight between Tami and Meeka brought in 2.327 million viewers in the initial 8 PM EST airing, one of the highest rated episode's of Season 3. Taking the spot was part 2 of the Basketball Wives reunion, which took in 2.873 million viewers on the premiere. This is the highest viewed episode in Basketball Wives history.
References
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External links
- Official site at VH1.com
- Basketball Wives Season 4 at VH1.com
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