Introduction
Vanderpump Rules is an American reality television series that premiered on January 7, 2013, on Bravo. Developed as a spin-off of The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills, it has aired seven seasons and features Lisa Vanderpump and the staff at her restaurant SUR in West Hollywood, California.
The success of the show has resulted in the spin-off Vanderpump Rules: Jax And Brittany Take Kentucky, featuring cast members Jax Taylor and Brittany Cartwright.
Overview
Vanderpump Rules follows Lisa Vanderpump's employees at SUR, a restaurant in West Hollywood, as they work on building their futures in show business and become entangled in interpersonal drama. The series initially centered around new server Scheana Marie and her relationships with established employees: Stassi, Katie, Kristen, Tom and Jax.
Andy Cohen later announced during the February 4, 2013, Watch What Happens Live episode that there would be a Vanderpump Rules reunion. The reunion was filmed on February 9, 2013. It was announced in April 2013 that the series had been renewed for a second season. The second season debut was a two-hour crossover episode with the fourth-season premiere of The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills on November 4, 2013. The second season reunion was filmed on January 10, 2014. Vanderpump Rules was renewed for a third season in April 2014. The new season premiered on November 3, 2014.
The show was renewed for a fourth season, which premiered on November 2, 2015. The show was later renewed for a fifth season. On September 26, 2016, the trailer and cast were announced, along with the premiere date of November 7, 2016. On January 9, 2017, the tenth episode of the fifth season of Vanderpump Rules titled "Summer House Rules" served as a cross-over preview to Summer House.
On April 11, 2018 Bravo renewed the show for a seventh season, which premiered on December 3, 2018.
On November 7, 2019, it was announced that the eighth season will premiere on January 7, 2020 with 5 new cast members joining the show.
Cast
Timeline
| Cast Members | Seasons | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | |
| Lisa Vanderpump | Main | |||||||
| Stassi Schroeder | Main | Recurring | Main | |||||
| Scheana Shay | Main | |||||||
| Jax Taylor | Main | |||||||
| Kristen Doute | Main | |||||||
| Katie Maloney-Schwartz | Main | |||||||
| Tom Sandoval | Main | |||||||
| Tom Schwartz | Recurring | Main | ||||||
| Ariana Madix | Guest | Recurring | Main | |||||
| James Kennedy | Guest | Recurring | Main | |||||
| Lala Kent | Recurring | Main | ||||||
| Brittany Cartwright | Guest | Recurring | Main | |||||
| Beau Clark | Recurring | Main | ||||||
| Dayna Kathan | Guest | Main | ||||||
| Max Boyrens | Main | |||||||
| Brett Caprioni | Main | |||||||
| Recurring | ||||||||
| Peter Madrigal | Recurring | |||||||
| Kristina Kelly | Recurring | Guest | ||||||
| Mike Shay | Recurring | |||||||
| Laura-Leigh | Recurring | |||||||
| Frank Herlihy | Recurring | |||||||
| Vail Bloom | Recurring | |||||||
| Faith Stowers | Recurring | Guest | ||||||
| Raquel Leviss | Guest | Recurring | ||||||
| Billie Lee | Recurring | Guest | ||||||
| Adam Spott | Guest | |||||||
| Charli Burnett | Recurring | |||||||
| Danica Dow | Recurring | |||||||
Main cast
- Lisa Vanderpump: A successful restaurateur, the co-owner of SUR. Best known as a former cast member of The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills.
- Kristen Doute: A former server at SUR, an aspiring actress.
- Katie Maloney-Schwartz: A server at SUR, and co-founder of Pucker and Pout, a beauty and wellness blog.
- Tom Sandoval: A bartender at SUR, an aspiring actor and Owner of TomTom with Lisa Vanderpump and Tom Schwartz
- Scheana Shay: A server at SUR, a singer and aspiring actress.
- Jax Taylor: A bartender at SUR, formerly a model.
- Stassi Schroeder (Seasons 1-3; 5-Present, Recurring Season 4): A former server at SUR.
- Tom Schwartz: (Season 3-Present, Recurring Seasons 1-2) Katie's husband, a model and aspiring actor and owner of Tom Tom with Lisa Vanderpump and Tom Sandoval
- Ariana Madix: (Season 3-Present, Recurring Season 2) A bartender at SUR, an aspiring actress.
- James Kennedy: (Season 4-Present, Recurring Season 3) A former busboy at SUR, now a DJ.
- Lala Kent: (Season 6-Present, Recurring Seasons 4-5) A hostess at SUR.
- Brittany Cartwright: (Season 6-Present, Recurring Season 5) Jax's wife, a server at SUR.
- Beau Clark: (Season 8-present, Recurring Season 7) Stassi's fiance.
Recurring cast
- Peter Madrigal: The manager of SUR.
- Mike Shay: (Season 1-5) Scheana's ex-husband.
- Kristina Kelly: (Season 2-present) Stassi's friend, a server at SUR.
- Vail Bloom: (Season 3 only) A former hostess at SUR, an Emmy-nominated actress known for The Young and the Restless.
- Raquel Leviss: (Season 5-present) James's girlfriend .
- Billie Lee: (Season 6-7) A hostess at SUR.
- Charli Burnett: (Season 8-present)
- Danica Dow: (Season 8-present)
Episodes
| Season | Episodes | Originally aired | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First aired | Last aired | ||||
| 1 | 10 | January 7, 2013 (2013-01-07) | March 11, 2013 (2013-03-11) | ||
| 2 | 17 | November 4, 2013 (2013-11-04) | February 25, 2014 (2014-02-25) | ||
| 3 | 21 | November 3, 2014 (2014-11-03) | March 23, 2015 (2015-03-23) | ||
| 4 | 24 | November 2, 2015 (2015-11-02) | April 11, 2016 (2016-04-11) | ||
| 5 | 24 | November 7, 2016 (2016-11-07) | April 17, 2017 (2017-04-17) | ||
| 6 | 25 | December 4, 2017 (2017-12-04) | May 28, 2018 (2018-05-28) | ||
| 7 | 24 | December 3, 2018 (2018-12-03) | May 20, 2019 (2019-05-20) | ||
| 8 | TBA | January 7, 2020 (2020-01-07) | TBA | ||
After Show (2015-16)
On November 6, 2015, Bravo premiered a talk show titled Vanderpump Rules After Show which features conversations between the cast members of Vanderpump Rules discussing the same week's events and answering questions about their lives both on and off the show. The talk show was hosted by Julie Goldman and Brandy Howard.
How They Got Here (2017)
On November 27, 2017 Bravo premiered Vanderpump Rules: How They Got Here, a recap of all five previous seasons of Vanderpump Rules before starting the sixth season on December 4, 2017.