List of Basketball Wives episodes

This article is about the original series that premiered in 2010. For the LA-based spin-off that aired from 2011 until 2016, see List of Basketball Wives LA episodes.

Basketball Wives is an American reality television series on VH1.^[1] It chronicles the lives of women who have been romantically linked to professional basketball players in the National Basketball Association.

The first five seasons were filmed in Miami, Florida, with several cast members relocating to Los Angeles, combining the cast with the show's LA-based spin-off, Basketball Wives LA. The original incarnation of Basketball Wives premiered on April 11, 2010, and ended on October 21, 2013. The series was later revived for a sixth season, which began airing on April 17, 2017.

As of September 23, 2024, a total of 172 original episodes of Basketball Wives have aired.

Series overview

Season	Episodes		Originally released
			First released	Last released
1	9		April 11, 2010 (2010-04-11)	June 20, 2010 (2010-06-20)
2	12		December 12, 2010 (2010-12-12)	March 14, 2011 (2011-03-14)
3	12		May 30, 2011 (2011-05-30)	August 22, 2011 (2011-08-22)
4	17		February 20, 2012 (2012-02-20)	June 12, 2012 (2012-06-12)
5	10		August 19, 2013 (2013-08-19)	October 21, 2013 (2013-10-21)
6	17		April 17, 2017 (2017-04-17)	August 14, 2017 (2017-08-14)
7	17		May 14, 2018 (2018-05-14)	September 16, 2018 (2018-09-16)
8	18		June 19, 2019 (2019-06-19)	October 16, 2019 (2019-10-16)
9	7		February 9, 2021 (2021-02-09)	March 23, 2021 (2021-03-23)
10	26	13	May 16, 2022 (2022-05-16)	August 1, 2022 (2022-08-01)
		13	February 13, 2023 (2023-02-13)	May 8, 2023 (2023-05-08)
11	26	13	October 9, 2023 (2023-10-09)	January 15, 2024 (2024-01-15)
		13	July 1, 2024 (2024-07-01)	September 23, 2024 (2024-09-23)

Episodes

Season 1 (2010)

Main article: Basketball Wives (season 1)

No. in series	No. in season	Title	Original air date	U.S. viewers (million)
1	1	"Series Premiere"	April 11, 2010 (2010-04-11)	1.58[citation needed]
2	2	"Episode 2"	April 18, 2010 (2010-04-18)	1.39[citation needed]
3	3	"Episode 3"	April 25, 2010 (2010-04-25)	1.28
4	4	"Episode 4"	May 2, 2010 (2010-05-02)	1.36[2]
5	5	"Episode 5"	May 9, 2010 (2010-05-09)	1.23[citation needed]
6	6	"Episode 6"	May 16, 2010 (2010-05-16)	1.30[citation needed]
7	7	"Episode 7"	May 23, 2010 (2010-05-23)	1.24[3]
8	8	"Season Finale"	May 30, 2010 (2010-05-30)	0.91[3]
9	9	"The Reunion"	June 20, 2010 (2010-06-20)	1.04[4]

Season 2 (2010–11)

Main article: Basketball Wives (season 2)

No. in series	No. in season	Title	Original air date	U.S. viewers (million)
10	1	"Season Premiere"	December 12, 2010 (2010-12-12)	1.41[5]
11	2	"Episode 2"	December 19, 2010 (2010-12-19)	1.14[5]
12	3	"Episode 3"	January 2, 2011 (2011-01-02)	N/A
13	4	"Episode 4"	January 9, 2011 (2011-01-09)	1.38[6]
14	5	"Episode 5"	January 16, 2011 (2011-01-16)	1.24[7]
15	6	"Episode 6"	January 23, 2011 (2011-01-23)	1.15[8]
16	7	"Episode 7"	January 30, 2011 (2011-01-30)	1.10[9]
17	8	"Episode 8"	February 6, 2011 (2011-02-06)	0.98[10]
18	9	"Episode 9"	February 20, 2011 (2011-02-20)	1.05[11]
19	–	"Top 10 Flagrant Fouls"	February 27, 2011 (2011-02-27)	N/A
20	10	"Season Finale"	March 6, 2011 (2011-03-06)	2.28[12]
21	11	"Reunion: Part 1"	March 13, 2011 (2011-03-13)	1.35[13]
22	12	"Reunion: Part 2"	March 14, 2011 (2011-03-14)	1.89[14]

Season 3 (2011)

Main article: Basketball Wives (season 3)

No. in series	No. in season	Title	Original air date	U.S. viewers (million)
23	1	"Season Premiere"	May 30, 2011 (2011-05-30)	1.82[15]
24	2	"Episode 2"	June 6, 2011 (2011-06-06)	1.75[16]
25	3	"Episode 3"	June 13, 2011 (2011-06-13)	1.85[17]
26	4	"Episode 4"	June 20, 2011 (2011-06-20)	1.63[18]
27	5	"Episode 5"	June 27, 2011 (2011-06-27)	1.73[19]
28	6	"Episode 6"	July 11, 2011 (2011-07-11)	1.85[20]
29	7	"Episode 7"	July 18, 2011 (2011-07-18)	2.03[21]
30	8	"Episode 8"	July 25, 2011 (2011-07-25)	2.32[22]
31	9	"Episode 9"	August 1, 2011 (2011-08-01)	2.01[23]
32	10	"Season Finale"	August 8, 2011 (2011-08-08)	2.59[24]
33	11	"Reunion: Part 1"	August 15, 2011 (2011-08-15)	2.57[25]
34	12	"Reunion: Part 2"	August 22, 2011 (2011-08-22)	2.87[26]

Season 4 (2012)

Main article: Basketball Wives (season 4)

No. in series	No. in season	Title	Original air date	U.S. viewers (million)
35	1	"Season Premiere"	February 20, 2012 (2012-02-20)	2.50[27]
36	2	"Episode 2"	February 27, 2012 (2012-02-27)	2.04[28]
37	3	"Episode 3"	March 5, 2012 (2012-03-05)	1.92[29]
38	4	"Episode 4"	March 12, 2012 (2012-03-12)	1.90[30]
39	5	"Episode 5"	March 19, 2012 (2012-03-19)	1.78[31]
40	6	"Episode 6"	March 26, 2012 (2012-03-26)	1.97[32]
41	7	"Episode 7"	April 2, 2012 (2012-04-02)	1.72[33]
42	8	"Episode 8"	April 9, 2012 (2012-04-09)	1.77[34]
43	9	"Episode 9"	April 16, 2012 (2012-04-16)	2.02[35]
44	10	"Episode 10"	April 23, 2012 (2012-04-23)	1.87[36]
45	11	"Episode 11"	April 30, 2012 (2012-04-30)	1.75[37]
46	12	"Episode 12"	May 7, 2012 (2012-05-07)	1.73[38]
47	13	"Episode 13"	May 14, 2012 (2012-05-14)	2.02[39]
48	14	"Episode 14"	May 21, 2012 (2012-05-21)	1.93[40]
49	15	"Season Finale"	May 28, 2012 (2012-05-28)	1.77[41]
50	16	"Reunion: Part 1"	June 4, 2012 (2012-06-04)	2.23[42]
51	17	"Reunion: Part 2"	June 12, 2012 (2012-06-12)	2.21[43]

Season 5 (2013)

Main article: Basketball Wives (season 5)

No. in series	No. in season	Title	Original air date	U.S. viewers (million)
52	1	"Season Premiere"	August 19, 2013 (2013-08-19)	2.39[44]
53	2	"Episode 2"	August 26, 2013 (2013-08-26)	1.97[45]
54	3	"Episode 3"	September 2, 2013 (2013-09-02)	1.71[46]
55	4	"Episode 4"	September 9, 2013 (2013-09-09)	1.74[47]
56	5	"Episode 5"	September 16, 2013 (2013-09-16)	1.97[48]
57	6	"Episode 6"	September 23, 2013 (2013-09-23)	1.72[49]
58	7	"Episode 7"	September 30, 2013 (2013-09-30)	1.81[50]
59	8	"Episode 8"	October 7, 2013 (2013-10-07)	2.12[51]
60	9	"Episode 9"	October 14, 2013 (2013-10-14)	1.92[52]
61	10	"Season Finale"	October 21, 2013 (2013-10-21)	2.23[53]

Season 6 (2017)

Main article: Basketball Wives (season 6)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Original release date	U.S. viewers (millions)
62	1	"Season Premiere"	April 17, 2017 (2017-04-17)	2.61[54]
63	2	"Episode 2"	April 24, 2017 (2017-04-24)	2.07[55]
64	3	"Episode 3"	May 1, 2017 (2017-05-01)	2.01[56]
65	4	"Episode 4"	May 7, 2017 (2017-05-07)	0.65[57]
66	5	"Episode 5"	May 8, 2017 (2017-05-08)	1.89[58]
67	6	"Episode 6"	May 15, 2017 (2017-05-15)	1.91[59]
68	7	"Episode 7"	May 22, 2017 (2017-05-22)	1.98[60]
69	8	"Episode 8"	June 5, 2017 (2017-06-05)	2.09[61]
70	9	"Episode 9"	June 12, 2017 (2017-06-12)	1.81[62]
71	10	"Episode 10"	June 19, 2017 (2017-06-19)	2.06[63]
72	11	"Episode 11"	June 26, 2017 (2017-06-26)	1.95[64]
73	12	"Episode 12"	July 10, 2017 (2017-07-10)	2.26[65]
74	13	"Episode 13"	July 17, 2017 (2017-07-17)	2.19[66]
75	14	"Episode 14"	July 24, 2017 (2017-07-24)	2.05[67]
76	15	"Episode 15"	July 31, 2017 (2017-07-31)	1.93[68]
77	16	"Season Finale"	August 7, 2017 (2017-08-07)	2.18[69]
78	17	"The Reunion"	August 14, 2017 (2017-08-14)	2.18[70]

Season 7 (2018)

Main article: Basketball Wives (season 7)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Original release date	U.S. viewers (millions)
79	1	"Season Premiere"	May 14, 2018 (2018-05-14)	1.87[71]
80	2	"Episode 2"	May 21, 2018 (2018-05-21)	1.71[72]
81	3	"Episode 3"	May 28, 2018 (2018-05-28)	1.59[73]
82	4	"Episode 4"	June 4, 2018 (2018-06-04)	1.82[74]
83	5	"Episode 5"	June 11, 2018 (2018-06-11)	1.96[75]
84	6	"Episode 6"	June 25, 2018 (2018-06-25)	1.89[76]
85	7	"Episode 7"	July 2, 2018 (2018-07-02)	1.86[77]
86	8	"Episode 8"	July 8, 2018 (2018-07-08)	1.06[78]
87	9	"Episode 9"	July 16, 2018 (2018-07-16)	1.67[79]
88	10	"Episode 10"	July 30, 2018 (2018-07-30)	1.59[80]
89	11	"Episode 11"	August 5, 2018 (2018-08-05)	0.94[81]
90	12	"Episode 12"	August 12, 2018 (2018-08-12)	0.90[82]
91	13	"Episode 13"	August 19, 2018 (2018-08-19)	0.92[83]
92	14	"Episode 14"	August 26, 2018 (2018-08-26)	1.07[84]
93	15	"Episode 15"	September 2, 2018 (2018-09-02)	0.86[85]
94	16	"Season Finale"	September 9, 2018 (2018-09-09)	1.09[86]
95	17	"The Reunion"	September 16, 2018 (2018-09-16)	1.17[87]

Season 8 (2019)

Main article: Basketball Wives (season 8)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Original release date	U.S. viewers (millions)
96	1	"Season Premiere"	June 19, 2019 (2019-06-19)	0.97[88]
97	2	"Episode 2"	June 26, 2019 (2019-06-26)	0.99[89]
98	3	"Episode 3"	July 3, 2019 (2019-07-03)	0.70[90]
99	4	"Episode 4"	July 10, 2019 (2019-07-10)	0.93[91]
100	5	"Episode 5"	July 17, 2019 (2019-07-17)	1.06 [92]
101	6	"Episode 6"	July 24, 2019 (2019-07-24)	1.04[93]
102	7	"Episode 7"	July 31, 2019 (2019-07-31)	0.99[94]
103	8	"Episode 8"	August 7, 2019 (2019-08-07)	1.09[95]
104	9	"Episode 9"	August 14, 2019 (2019-08-14)	1.23[96]
105	10	"Episode 10"	August 21, 2019 (2019-08-21)	1.31[97]
106	11	"Episode 11"	August 28, 2019 (2019-08-28)	1.18[98]
107	12	"Episode 12"	September 4, 2019 (2019-09-04)	1.07[99]
108	13	"Episode 13"	September 11, 2019 (2019-09-11)	1.07[100]
109	14	"Episode 14"	September 18, 2019 (2019-09-18)	1.23[101]
110	15	"Episode 15"	September 25, 2019 (2019-09-25)	1.13[102]
111	16	"Season Finale"	October 2, 2019 (2019-10-02)	1.23[103]
112	17	"Reunion – Part 1"	October 9, 2019 (2019-10-09)	1.34[104]
113	18	"Reunion – Part 2"	October 16, 2019 (2019-10-16)	1.21[105]

Season 9 (2021)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Original release date	U.S. viewers (millions)
114	1	"Season Premiere"	February 9, 2021 (2021-02-09)	0.54[106]
115	2	"Episode 2"	February 16, 2021 (2021-02-16)	0.40[107]
116	3	"Episode 3"	February 23, 2021 (2021-02-23)	0.54[108]
117	4	"Episode 4"	March 2, 2021 (2021-03-02)	0.48[109]
118	5	"Episode 5"	March 9, 2021 (2021-03-09)	0.49[110]
119	6	"Episode 6"	March 16, 2021 (2021-03-16)	0.46[111]
120	7	"Season Finale"	March 23, 2021 (2021-03-23)	0.46[112]

Season 10 (2022–23)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Original release date	U.S. viewers (millions)
Part 1
121	1	"Season Premiere"	May 16, 2022 (2022-05-16)	0.52[113]
122	2	"Episode 2"	May 23, 2022 (2022-05-23)	0.42[114]
123	3	"Episode 3"	May 30, 2022 (2022-05-30)	0.43[115]
124	4	"Episode 4"	June 6, 2022 (2022-06-06)	0.41[116]
125	5	"Episode 5"	June 13, 2022 (2022-06-13)	0.55[117]
126	6	"Episode 6"	June 20, 2022 (2022-06-20)	0.46[118]
127	7	"Episode 7"	June 27, 2022 (2022-06-27)	0.48[119]
128	8	"Episode 8"	July 4, 2022 (2022-07-04)	0.42[120]
129	9	"Episode 9"	July 11, 2022 (2022-07-11)	0.43[121]
130	10	"Episode 10"	July 11, 2022 (2022-07-11)	0.48[121]
131	11	"Episode 11"	July 18, 2022 (2022-07-18)	0.51[122]
132	12	"Episode 12"	July 25, 2022 (2022-07-25)	0.41[123]
133	13	"Episode 13"	August 1, 2022 (2022-08-01)	0.59[124]
Part 2
134	14	"Episode 14"	February 13, 2023 (2023-02-13)	0.51[125]
135	15	"Episode 15"	February 20, 2023 (2023-02-20)	0.44[126]
136	16	"Episode 16"	February 27, 2023 (2023-02-27)	0.37[127]
137	17	"Episode 17"	March 6, 2023 (2023-03-06)	0.32[128]
138	18	"Episode 18"	March 13, 2023 (2023-03-13)	0.42[129]
139	19	"Episode 19"	March 20, 2023 (2023-03-20)	0.33[130]
140	20	"Episode 20"	March 27, 2023 (2023-03-27)	0.40[131]
141	21	"Episode 21"	April 3, 2023 (2023-04-03)	0.42[132]
142	22	"Episode 22"	April 10, 2023 (2023-04-10)	0.38[133]
143	23	"Episode 23"	April 17, 2023 (2023-04-17)	0.32[134]
144	24	"Episode 24"	April 24, 2023 (2023-04-24)	0.34[135]
145	25	"Season Finale"	May 1, 2023 (2023-05-01)	0.37[136]
146	26	"The Reunion"	May 8, 2023 (2023-05-08)	0.35[137]

Season 11 (2023–24)

No. overall	No. in season	Title [138][139]	Original release date	U.S. viewers (millions)
Part 1
147	1	"Back in the Building!"	October 9, 2023 (2023-10-09)	0.45[140]
148	2	"Homewreckers"	October 16, 2023 (2023-10-16)	0.33[141]
149	3	"Ice Queens"	October 23, 2023 (2023-10-23)	0.44[142]
150	4	"Who Are You, Where Did You Come From?"	October 30, 2023 (2023-10-30)	0.40[143]
151	5	"Cooking with Fire"	November 6, 2023 (2023-11-06)	0.41[144]
152	6	"Turning Up the Heat"	November 13, 2023 (2023-11-13)	0.33[145]
153	7	"The Double Standard"	November 20, 2023 (2023-11-20)	0.23[146]
154	8	"Not So Magic Mike"	November 27, 2023 (2023-11-27)	0.28[147]
155	9	"Wrong Impressions"	December 4, 2023 (2023-12-04)	0.30[148]
156	10	"Pain to Purpose"	December 11, 2023 (2023-12-11)	0.28[149]
157	11	"Shop Til You Pop"	December 18, 2023 (2023-12-18)	0.28[150]
158	12	"Love Lost & Love Found"	January 8, 2024 (2024-01-08)	0.33[151]
159	13	"The Reunion"	January 15, 2024 (2024-01-15)	0.35[152]
Part 2
160	14	"A Liar's Gonna Lie"	July 1, 2024 (2024-07-01)	0.21[153]
161	15	"Secrets, Lies and Private Eyes"	July 8, 2024 (2024-07-08)	0.26[154]
162	16	"Uninvited Guests, Unintended Consequences"	July 15, 2024 (2024-07-15)	0.29[155]
163	17	"Don't Call Me Sweetie"	July 22, 2024 (2024-07-22)	0.27[156]
164	18	"I'm a Sh*t Finisher"	July 29, 2024 (2024-07-29)	0.30[157]
165	19	"This Is Beneath Me!"	August 5, 2024 (2024-08-05)	0.31[158]
166	20	"She's Not Worth Your Taco"	August 12, 2024 (2024-08-12)	0.34[159]
167	21	"Once a Cheater, Always a Cheater"	August 19, 2024 (2024-08-19)	0.34[160]
168	22	"Getting Messy in Mexico"	August 26, 2024 (2024-08-26)	0.38[161]
169	23	"Shots Poured, Shots Fired"	September 2, 2024 (2024-09-02)	0.38[162]
170	24	"You Can't Even Spell Wife"	September 9, 2024 (2024-09-09)	0.38[163]
171	25	"Sisterhood of the Traveling Drama"	September 16, 2024 (2024-09-16)	0.32[164]
172	26	"The Reunion: Hot Mics and Spicy Drama"	September 23, 2024 (2024-09-23)	0.38[165]