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Starring No. of episodes 20 Release Original network Bravo Original release October 6, 2024 (2024-10-06 ) – March 2, 2025 (2025-03-02 ) Season chronology List of episodes
The ninth season ofThe Real Housewives of Potomac , an Americanreality television series, was broadcast onBravo . It premiered on October 6, 2024, and concluded on March 2, 2025.[ 1] It was primarily filmed inPotomac ,Maryland . The season's executive producers were Steven Weinstock, Glenda Hersh, Lauren Eskelin, Lorraine Haughton-Lawson, Nora Devin Zimmerman, Leola Westbrook-Lawrence andAndy Cohen .
The season focuses on the personal and professional lives of Gizelle Bryant,Ashley Darby ,Karen Huger ,Wendy Osefo , Mia Thornton, Stacey Rusch and Keiarna Stewart, with Jacqueline Blake and Jassi Rideaux appearing as friends of the housewives.
This season marked the first departure of original Housewife Karen Huger following her 2025 sentencing for her DUI crash in the previous year. She eventually returned for Season 11th[ 2] It also marked the final appearance of Mia Thornton.[ 3]
Following the conclusion of the show'seighth season , cast membersCandiace Dillard Bassett , Robyn Dixon andNneka Ihim announced they would not be returning to the series for its ninth season.[ 4] [ 5] [ 6] In September 2024, it was announced that the ninth season of the series would premiere on October 6, 2024. Gizelle Bryant,Ashley Darby ,Karen Huger ,Wendy Osefo , Mia Thornton and former friend of the housewives Keiarna Stewart (now in a full-time role) all returned alongside new housewife Stacey Rusch. Jacqueline Blake and new cast member Jassi Rideaux also appeared in the ninth season as friends of the housewives.[ 7]
Filming for the ninth season began in late April 2024 and concluded in August 2024.The Real Housewives of Potomac is produced byTruly Original forBravo . Steven Weinstock, Glenda Hersh, Lauren Eskelin, Lorraine Haughton-Lawson, Nora Devin Zimmerman, Leola Westbrook-Lawrence, andAndy Cohen are recognized as the series' executive producers. Jackie Hebert, Nick Prescott and EJ Dutton serve as co-executive producers.[ 8] [ 9]
The ninth season's reunion was filmed on January 9, 2025, inNew York City . Huger was not in attendance due to her entering analcohol rehabilitation program after she was found guilty ofdriving under the influence in December 2024.[ 10] [ 11]
The Real Housewives of Potomac season 9 episodesNo. overall No. in season Title [ 12] Original release date [ 13] US viewers (millions) 153 1 "A Crash Course in Deflection" October 6, 2024 (2024-10-06 ) 0.52[ 14] 154 2 "Double Trouble" October 13, 2024 (2024-10-13 ) 0.63[ 15] 155 3 "Momma Knows Best" October 20, 2024 (2024-10-20 ) 0.54[ 16] 156 4 "Bunking Beds and Butting Heads" October 27, 2024 (2024-10-27 ) 0.62[ 17] 157 5 "Blast from Everyone's Past" November 3, 2024 (2024-11-03 ) 0.54[ 18] 158 6 "Shady Waters" November 10, 2024 (2024-11-10 ) 0.54[ 19] 159 7 "Hard Launch, Soft Landing" November 17, 2024 (2024-11-17 ) 0.54[ 20] 160 8 "Healing, Thriving and Surviving" November 24, 2024 (2024-11-24 ) 0.56[ 21] 161 9 "Mediation Nation" December 1, 2024 (2024-12-01 ) 0.62[ 22] 162 10 "Love in the Fast Lane" December 8, 2024 (2024-12-08 ) 0.63[ 23] 163 11 "Secrets of the Love Lagoon" December 15, 2024 (2024-12-15 ) 0.55[ 24] 164 12 "Shake the Devil Off" December 22, 2024 (2024-12-22 ) 0.53[ 25] 165 13 "Rum-ble in the Jungle" January 5, 2025 (2025-01-05 ) 0.59[ 26] 166 14 "Red, White and Smooch" January 12, 2025 (2025-01-12 ) 0.48[ 27] 167 15 "Old Rumors, Die Hard" January 19, 2025 (2025-01-19 ) 0.53[ 28] 168 16 "The Truth Will Set You Off" January 26, 2025 (2025-01-26 ) 0.59[ 29] 169 17 "All Bark, No Bite" February 2, 2025 (2025-02-02 ) 0.60[ 30] 170 18 "Reunion Part 1" February 16, 2025 (2025-02-16 ) 0.62[ 31] 171 19 "Reunion Part 2" February 23, 2025 (2025-02-23 ) 0.66[ 32] 172 20 "Reunion Part 3" March 2, 2025 (2025-03-02 ) 0.65[ 33]
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