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''The Real Housewives of Orange County'' (abbreviated ''RHOC'') is an American reality television series that premiered on March 21, 2006, on Bravo. It has aired ten seasons and focuses on the personal and professional lives of several women residing in Orange County, California. The series originally focused on Kimberly Bryant, Jo De La Rosa, Vicki Gunvalson, Jeana Keough, and Lauri Waring (now Peterson); the current lineup of housewives consists of Gunvalson, Tamra Barney (now Judge), Heather Dubrow, Shannon Beador, and Meghan King Edmonds. Of the original housewives, Bryant and De La Rosa respectively left after the first and second seasons, while Peterson and Keough respectively stopped filming during production of the fourth and fifth seasons. The remaining housewives joined in later seasons; Judge in the third, Dubrow in the seventh, Beador in the ninth, and Edmonds in the tenth. Other housewives include Tammy Knickerbocker (season 2–3), Quinn Fry (season 3), Gretchen Rossi (season 4–8), Lynne Curtin (season 4–5), Alexis Bellino (season 5–8), Peggy Tanous (season 6), Lydia McLaughlin (season 8), and Lizzie Rovsek (season 9). Its success has allowed for the development of ''The Real Housewives'' franchise and similar spin-off series based in New York City, Atlanta, New Jersey, Washington, D.C., Beverly Hills, Miami, Potomac and Dallas. ''The Real Housewives of Orange County'' has additionally resulted in the conceptions of the spin-offs ''Date My Ex: Jo & Slade'' and ''Tamra's OC Wedding''. ==Overview and casting== In April 2005, ''The Real Housewives'' was announced as one of six reality television series ordered by the American television channel Bravo; before its premiere, it was renamed ''The Real Housewives of Orange County'' in January 2006. One of its producers, Scott Dunlop, commented that it was originally planned to be set in a single gated community in Coto de Caza, California. A press release issued by the network noted that the series was inspired by the scripted soap operas ''Desperate Housewives'' and ''Peyton Place'', and would document the lives of upper-class women who "lead glamorous lives in a picturesque Southern California gated community where the average home has a $1.6 million price tag and residents include CEOs and retired professional athletes."〔 Its original main housewives were Kimberly Bryant, Jo De La Rosa, Vicki Gunvalson, Jeana Keough and Lauri Waring (now Peterson). Bryant left after the first season, and was replaced by Tammy Knickerbocker beginning with the second season. De La Rosa exited the series after the second season; Tamra Barney (now Judge) joined the series in the third season premiere, while Quinn Fry was introduced in the sixth episode. Knickerbocker and Fry left after the third season, while Gretchen Rossi was introduced in the fourth season premiere. Peterson made her final appearance on the third episode of the fourth season, and was replaced by Lynne Curtin beginning with the fourth episode. Keough initially stopped filming after the third episode of the fifth season, and was replaced by Alexis Bellino beginning with the fourth episode; however, Keough was featured as a friend of the housewives in the sixth season. Curtin left after the fifth season; starring housewife Peggy Tanous and friend of the housewives Fernanda Rocha were only featured in the sixth season. Heather Dubrow and Lydia McLaughlin were respectively introduced in the seventh and eighth seasons, while Peterson appeared as a friend of the housewives in the eighth season. Bellino, McLaughlin, and Rossi departed after the eighth season, and were replaced by starring housewives Shannon Beador and Lizzie Rovsek and friend of the housewives Danielle Gregorio in the ninth.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Danielle Gregorio – Bio )〕 The tenth season saw Rovsek become a friend of the housewives, the departure of Gregorio, and the introduction of Meghan King Edmonds. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「The Real Housewives of Orange County」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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