The Real Housewives of Orange County season 17

The seventeenth season of the American reality television series, The Real Housewives of Orange County, premiered on June 7, 2023, on Bravo and concluded on October 11, 2023. It was primarily filmed in Orange County, California. Its executive producers are Douglas Ross, Alex Baskin, Thomas Kelly, Brian McCarthy, Apryl Richards, Scott Dunlop and Andy Cohen.

The Real Housewives of Orange County
Season 17
Promotional poster via Peacock
Starring	Tamra Judge Heather Dubrow Shannon Storms Beador Gina Kirschenheiter Emily Simpson Jennifer Pedranti
No. of episodes	18
Release
Original network	Bravo
Original release	June 7 (2023-06-07) – October 11, 2023 (2023-10-11)
Season chronology
List of episodes

The Real Housewives of Orange County focuses on the lives of Tamra Judge, Heather Dubrow, Shannon Storms Beador, Gina Kirschenheiter, Emily Simpson and Jennifer Pedranti, with Taylor Armstrong appearing as a friend of the housewives.

Production and crew

In April 2023, it was announced the season would premiere on June 7, 2023. New housewife, Jennifer Pedranti, joined the show with Tamra Judge returning after a two-season pause. Taylor Armstrong, originally from the Beverly Hills installation, appeared on the series as a Friend of the Housewives throughout the season.^[1] Former housewife, Vicki Gunvalson, made several guest appearances during the season.^[2]

Episodes

The Real Housewives of Orange County season 17 episodes

No. overall	No. in season	Title [3][4]	Original release date	U.S. viewers (millions)
291	1	"Here Comes The Judge"	June 7, 2023 (2023-06-07)	1.03[5]
292	2	"Friendship Overboard"	June 14, 2023 (2023-06-14)	0.79[6]
293	3	"We Cut It Close(ed)"	June 21, 2023 (2023-06-21)	0.76[7]
294	4	"You Can't DB Serious"	June 28, 2023 (2023-06-28)	0.78[8]
295	5	"Campfire Confessions"	July 5, 2023 (2023-07-05)	0.72[9]
296	6	"Big Trouble in Big Sky"	July 12, 2023 (2023-07-12)	0.78[10]
297	7	"Oh Nobu You Didn't"	July 19, 2023 (2023-07-19)	0.67[11]
298	8	"Backyard Bikini Clash"	July 26, 2023 (2023-07-26)	0.77[12]
299	9	"Loose Lips and Relationships"	August 2, 2023 (2023-08-02)	0.81[13]
300	10	"A Doppelgänger Disaster"	August 9, 2023 (2023-08-09)	0.73[14]
301	11	"It's My Fiesta and I'll Cry If I Want To"	August 23, 2023 (2023-08-23)	0.74[15]
302	12	"Pumpkins & Paparazzi"	August 30, 2023 (2023-08-30)	0.72[16]
303	13	"Big News, Bigger Secret"	September 6, 2023 (2023-09-06)	0.68[17]
Heather throws a party for the HD Network and invites the ladies, but Shannon decides not to show. Emily has several drinks, leading to tension between Emily and Heather at the party. Heather later continues to prepare for her new move as the deal to sell her house went through, but the ladies only find out through the news and social media. Jenn's mom also comes to town and meets Ryan for the first time. Later on, all of the ladies decide to take a trip to Mexico. During their first night, Heather defends her actions for not sharing the news of selling her house to the other ladies, resulting in Heather having tension with Gina and Shannon, as well as a argument with Emily for her actions at her party. Emily also brings up that Heather said that Shannon said bad things about Emily at BravoCon.
304	14	"Viva La Tres Amigas"	September 13, 2023 (2023-09-13)	0.80[18]
305	15	"The Tipping Point"	September 20, 2023 (2023-09-20)	0.82[19]
306	16	"Welcome to the Freak Show"	September 27, 2023 (2023-09-27)	0.78[20]
307	17	"Reunion Part 1"	October 4, 2023 (2023-10-04)	0.83[21]
308	18	"Reunion Part 2"	October 11, 2023 (2023-10-11)	0.82[22]