Country of origin United States Original network Bravo | No. of episodes 18 | |
Starring Dina Manzo
Teresa Giudice
Jacqueline Laurita
Caroline Manzo
Danielle Staub Original release May 3 (2010-05-03) – September 6, 2010 (2010-09-06) | ||
The second season of The Real Housewives of New Jersey, an American reality television series, was broadcast on Bravo. It aired from May 3, 2010 until September 6, 2010, and was primarily filmed in Franklin Lakes, New Jersey. Its executive producers are Rebecca Toth Diefenbach, Valerie Haselton, Lucilla D'Agostino, Jim Fraenkel, Omid Kahangi, Caroline Self, Tess Gamboa Meyers and Andy Cohen.
Contents
The Real Housewives of New Jersey focuses on the lives of Teresa Giudice, Jacqueline Laurita, Caroline Manzo, Dina Manzo and Danielle Staub. It consisted of eighteen episodes.
Production and crew
With the success of the first season averaging 2.55 million total viewers, Bravo announced the renewal of the second season on October 6, 2009. The season premiere "Water Under the Table" was aired on May 10, 2010, while the sixteenth episode "The Heads of Family Will Roll" served as the season finale, and was aired on August 23, 2010. It was followed by a two-part reunion which marked the conclusion of the season and was broadcast on August 30 and September 6, 2010. Rebecca Toth Diefenbach, Valerie Haselton, Lucilla D'Agostino, Jim Fraenkel, Omid Kahangi, Caroline Self, Tess Gamboa Meyers and Andy Cohen are recognized as the series' executive producers; it is produced and distributed by Sirens Media.
Cast and synopsis
The second season saw no regular cast changes made at the beginning of the series other than introducing recurring cast member, Kim Granatell. The season begins where the first ended- Danielle being on the outs with the other ladied and still trying to intercept the inner-circle. Throughout the series the cast continues to fight with Danielle and continue to unite with one another as friends and family. In episode 7, "Play at Your Own Risk", it saw Dina Manzo departing from the series to get rid of Danielle and spend more time with her family.