"The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills" is an American reality series for the Bravo cable network. The show premiered on Oct. 14, 2010. The Jan. 20, 2011 finale of the show became the highest-rated episode with 4.2 million viewers in its dual prime-time telecasts.

Those ratings were surpassed by "The Real Housewives of Atlanta," which netted 4.4 million viewers for its season finale on Jan. 30.

The series has since been renewed for a second season and will premiere Sept. 5. The entire Season 1 cast will return, with Brandi Glanville and Dana Wilkey appearing as "Friends of the Housewives."

Also see The Real Housewives Franchise: Hot Real Housewives of Atlanta [PHOTOS]

Cast member Taylor Armstrong
Cast member Taylor Armstrong REUTERS/Fred Prouser
Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star Lisa Vanderpump
'Real Housewives of Beverly Hills' star Lisa Vanderpump REUTERS/Fred Prouser
Camille Grammer has quit quotThe Real Housewives of Beverly Hills.quot
Camille Grammer has quit "The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills." REUTERS/Fred Prouser
Cast member Lisa Vanderpump
Cast member Lisa Vanderpump REUTERS/Fred Prouse
Cast member Adrienne Maloof
Cast member Adrienne Maloof REUTERS/Fred Prouser
Cast member Kyle Richards
Cast member Kyle Richards REUTERS/Fred Prouser
Kim Richards, her sisters Kathy Hilton and Kyle Richards, and Hiltons daughters Paris and Nicky Hilton L-R
Kim Richards, her sisters Kathy Hilton and Kyle Richards, and Hilton's daughters Paris and Nicky Hilton (L-R) REUTERS/Fred Prouser
Taylor Armstrong
Taylor Armstrong REUTERS/Fred Prouser