Andy Cohen Talks ‘Real Housewives’ on the Bravo Franchise’s 15th Anniversary
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variety.comKate Aurthur editorLittle did anyone know when “The Real Housewives of Orange County” premiered on Bravo on March 20, 2006 that it would change both popular culture and the nature of celebrity. “The Real Housewives” didn’t invent the docusoap format — that distinction goes to MTV for creating “The Osbournes” (2002), “Newlyweds: Nick and Jessica” (2003) and “Laguna Beach” (2004), all of which “Real Housewives” would take lessons from.
But “The Real Housewives of Orange County,” which followed life in the Orange County, Calif. gated community Coto de Caza, and was designed to be a reality TV version of ABC’s smash hit “Desperate Housewives,” took the genre to an immersive, expansive and obsessive new level.
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