Secrets and Wives

Secrets and Wives is an American reality television series that premiered on June 2, 2015, on Bravo.^[1][2] The series was greenlit by Bravo in July 2014. The docu-series chronicles the life of six women who all grew up on Long Island and follows them as they go through the challenges of marriage and divorce. The women are described as a "tight-knit, ultra-wealthy group of friends and rivals who know everything about each other."^[3]

Secrets and Wives
Genre	Reality television
Starring	Andi Black Susan Doneson Cori Goldfarb Gail Greenberg Amy Miller Liza Sandler
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	8
Production
Executive producers	Aaron Rothman Irad Eyal Michaline Babich Omid Kahangi Michael Call
Camera setup	Multiple
Running time	42 minutes
Production company	Haymaker
Original release
Network	Bravo
Release	June 2 (2015-06-02) – July 21, 2015 (2015-07-21)

The series resembles the series The Real Housewives, which airs on the same network. One of the cast members, Andi Black, explains the difference by saying that "we've [the cast] all known each other for 20 to 30 years." She emphasizes the fact that they are all long-time girlfriends and have always been involved in each other's life. "When the camera stops rolling, we're still talking about the same issue," she also added.^[4][5]

The show was not renewed for a second season.

Cast

• Andi Black
• Susan Doneson
• Cori Goldfarb
• Gail Greenberg
• Amy Miller
• Liza Sandler

Episodes

No.	Title [6]	Original release date	US viewers (millions)
1	"Say Yes to the Distress"	June 2, 2015 (2015-06-02)	0.56[7]
The women go through the pitfalls of marriage and divorce. Things get heated as Susan's ex-husband shows up to a Plastic Surgery Fashion Show organized by Gail and her husband. Liza works on her post-divorce life.[8]
2	"Weekend at Gurney's"	June 9, 2015 (2015-06-09)	0.50[9]
The women gather in The Hamptons to get away from the heat. Amy avoids fixing her relationship with her fiancé. Cori's marriage is challenged by her business ventures. Susan judges Liza's life choices.[10]
3	"Look Who's Mantauking Too!"	June 16, 2015 (2015-06-16)	0.47[11]
4	"Nothin' But a V-Thing"	June 23, 2015 (2015-06-23)	0.57[12]
5	"Flock of Sea-Gals"	June 30, 2015 (2015-06-30)	0.32[13]
6	"There's Thumb-Thing About Liza"	July 7, 2015 (2015-07-07)	0.53[14]
7	"Sue's The Boss?"	July 14, 2015 (2015-07-14)	0.52[15]
8	"Burning Down the House"	July 21, 2015 (2015-07-21)	0.53[16]

Broadcast

Internationally, the series premiered in Australia on September 8, 2015 on Arena.^[17]

Reception

Verne Gay from Newsday wrote a negative review about the show by saying that "the ladies seem like fun, the show not so much."^[18]

References

1. Bibel, Sara (April 28, 2015). "New Docu-Series 'Secrets And Wives' to Premiere Tuesday, June 2 on Bravo". TV by the Numbers. Tribune Digital Ventures. Archived from the original on May 1, 2015. Retrieved June 5, 2015.
2. "About Secrets and Wives". Bravo Media. NBCUniversal. 28 April 2015. Retrieved June 5, 2015.
3. Kondolojy, Amanda (July 14, 2014). "'Million Dollar Listing New York' Renewed for Season Four + Bravo Greenlights Three New Series". TV by the Numbers. Tribune Digital Ventures. Archived from the original on July 4, 2015. Retrieved June 5, 2015.
4. Bentley, Jean (June 2, 2015). "Secrets and Wives Is Not Like Real Housewives, Says Star Andi Black". Us Weekly. Retrieved June 5, 2015.
5. Blackwelder, Carson (June 1, 2015). "Here's Why Secrets and Wives Isn't The Real Housewives of Long Island". Wetpaint. Retrieved June 5, 2015.
6. "Queer Eye for the Straight Girl Episodes". www.tv.com. TV.com. Retrieved 24 July 2014.
7. Salem, Mitch (June 3, 2015). "ShowbuzzDaily's Top 100 Tuesday Cable Originals (& Network Update): 6.2.2015". Showbuzz Daily. Archived from the original on June 10, 2015. Retrieved June 6, 2015.
8. "Secrets and Wives Ep 1: "Bosom Buddies"". Bravo Media. NBCUniversal. June 2, 2015. Retrieved June 5, 2015.
9. Metcalf, Mitch (June 10, 2015). "ShowbuzzDaily's Top 100 Tuesday Cable Originals (& Network Update): 6.9.2015". Showbuzz Daily. Archived from the original on June 11, 2015. Retrieved July 16, 2015.
10. "Secrets and Wives Ep 2: "Weekend at Gurney's"". Bravo Media. NBCUniversal. June 9, 2015. Retrieved June 5, 2015.
11. Metcalf, Mitch (June 17, 2015). "ShowbuzzDaily's Top 100 Tuesday Cable Originals (& Network Update): 6.16.2015". Showbuzz Daily. Archived from the original on June 18, 2015. Retrieved July 16, 2015.
12. Metcalf, Mitch (June 24, 2015). "ShowbuzzDaily's Top 100 Tuesday Cable Originals (& Network Update): 6.23.2015". Showbuzz Daily. Archived from the original on June 25, 2015. Retrieved July 16, 2015.
13. Metcalf, Mitch (July 1, 2015). "ShowbuzzDaily's Top 100 Tuesday Cable Originals (& Network Update): 6.30.2015". Showbuzz Daily. Archived from the original on July 2, 2015. Retrieved July 16, 2015.
14. Metcalf, Mitch (July 8, 2015). "ShowbuzzDaily's Top 100 Tuesday Cable Originals (& Network Update): 7.7.2015". Showbuzz Daily. Archived from the original on July 10, 2015. Retrieved July 16, 2015.
15. Metcalf, Mitch (July 15, 2015). "ShowbuzzDaily's Top 100 Tuesday Cable Originals (& Network Update): 7.14.2015". Showbuzz Daily. Archived from the original on July 16, 2015. Retrieved July 16, 2015.
16. Metcalf, Mitch (July 23, 2015). "ShowbuzzDaily's Top 100 Tuesday Cable Originals (& Network Update): 7.21.2015". Showbuzz Daily. Archived from the original on July 23, 2015. Retrieved July 23, 2015.
17. Purcell, Charles (3 September 2015). "NEW THIS WEEK (Sep 7): Strike Back, Z Nation, About A Boy, Motive and live sport". The Green Room. Archived from the original on 3 September 2015. Retrieved 3 September 2015.
18. Gay, Verne (May 29, 2015). "'Secrets and Wives' review: Face time with 6 reconstructed Long Island girlfriends". Newsday. Retrieved June 6, 2015.

External links

• Television portal

• Official website
• Secrets and Wives at IMDb
• Secrets and Wives at TV Guide