| The Real Housewives of Vancouver | |
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| Genre | Reality |
| Based on | The Real Housewives |
| Directed by |
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| Presented by | Mike Bickerton(s. 1) |
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| Country of origin | Canada |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 25(list of episodes) |
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| Production locations | Vancouver,British Columbia,Canada |
| Camera setup | Multiple |
| Running time | 40–46 minutes |
| Production company | Lark Productions |
| Original release | |
| Network | Slice |
| Release | April 4, 2012 (2012-04-04) – April 9, 2013 (2013-04-09) |
| Related | |
| The Real Housewives of Toronto | |
The Real Housewives of Vancouver was a Canadianreality television series that premiered onSlice on April 4, 2012. Developed as the first Canadian installment ofThe Real Housewives franchise, it aired two seasons.
The first season consisted of Jody Claman, Christina Kiesel, Reiko MacKenzie, Ronnie Negus andMary Zilba.
Of the original housewives, Christina Kiesel and Reiko MacKenzie left after season one, which saw Claman, Negus and Zilba return for a second season alongside Amanda Hansen, Robin Reichman and Ioulia Reynolds.
The show's success allowed for the development of a similarspin-off series based inToronto.
The show premiered on April 4, 2012. The two-hour premiere was the highest-rated premiere in the network's history, attracting 1.2 million viewers.[1] The final episode of season 1 aired on July 4, 2012.[2]
On May 30, 2012, Slice announced that the series was renewed for a second season. Production for season two began on July 9, 2012 with Jody Claman, Ronnie Seterdahl Negus, andMary Zilba returning with new cast members, Amanda Hansen, Ioulia Reynolds, and Robin Richmond Reichman, whom Slice described as a "former party girl", a "Russian-born beauty" and a "southern belle" respectively.[2][3] The second season premiered on February 5, 2013.[4][5] Slice chose to pass on a reunion for the second season in order to provide more episodes rather than having to cut the season even shorter.[6]
On June 6, 2013, Slice announced that it had put the series "on hold" while it explored other programming. On June 27, 2014, Jody Claman stated she was no longer a celebrity during her divorce trial. While the show has not been on air since 2013, Slice have not confirmed nor denied that it has been cancelled. In 2016, former cast members were contacted for a "Where Are They Now?" segment that Slice holds on their main site.[7]
In June 2022 some of the Housewives were contracted for a 2 Part reunion to air in July 2023. On August 2nd 2024, a hiatus was announced due to unforeseen circumstances.
| Cast Member | Seasons | |
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| 1 | 2 | |
| Jody Claman | Main | |
| Christina Kiesel | Main | Does not appear |
| Reiko MacKenzie | Main | Does not appear |
| Ronnie Negus | Main | |
| Mary Zilba | Main | |
| Amanda Hansen | Main | |
| Robin Reichman | Main | |
| Ioulia Reynolds | Main | |
| Friends of the Housewives | ||
| Mia Deakin | Friend | |
| Marika Palmer | Friend | Guest |
| Season | Episodes | Originally released | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First released | Last released | |||
| 1 | 15 | April 4, 2012 (2012-04-04) | July 4, 2012 (2012-07-04) | |
| 2 | 10 | February 5, 2013 (2013-02-05) | April 9, 2013 (2013-04-09) | |
The series has received rather critical and commercial success outside of Canada. The series along with the U.S. installments have aired on Australian cable networkArena, which is home to its own installments,The Real Housewives of Melbourne andSydney.[8][9] In the United Kingdom, the British free to air channelsITV2 and laterITVBe have also aired the series.[10][11] It has never officially aired in the U.S., but episodes were briefly available to watch online onHulu.[12]
On April 1, 2022, both seasons were made available onTubi, marking it the second time in almost a decade that the show has become available in the U.S. however as of May 2023, it has been removed from the streaming service.
In November 2025, both seasons became available for streaming onPeacock, NBCUniversal’s streaming platform, marking the third time the series has been available in the United States and the first under NBCUniversal ownership.[13]
| Year | Type | Award | Result |
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| 2013 | 1stCanadian Screen Awards[14][15] | Best Reality/Competition Program or Series | Nominated |