Kendra on Top

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Kendra on Top
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Genre Reality
Starring
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons6
No. of episodes92
Production
Executive producers
  • Kevin Burns
  • Rachel Tung
  • Kim Sheerin
  • Kendra Wilkinson-Baskett
  • Hank Baskett
  • Suzanne Gladstone
Running time22 minutes
Production companyPrometheus Entertainment
Original release
Network WE tv
ReleaseJune 5, 2012 (2012-06-05) 
August 18, 2017 (2017-08-18)
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Kendra

Kendra on Top is an American reality television series on WE tv that debuted June 5, 2012. [1] The series follows the day-to-day life of former Playboy model and The Girls Next Door reality television personality Kendra Baskett as she balances motherhood and her business ventures. [2] Season 2 chronicles Wilkinson as she prepares and participates as a celebrity contestant on Splash and stars on Celebrity Wife Swap . [3] The series also documents the activities of her husband, Hank Baskett, as he works on his transition from NFL football player to businessman. [3] Kendra's car accident that occurred in April 2013 [4] [5] is also included. [3]

Contents

The show ran for six seasons until 2017.

Production

From June 2009 through November 2011, Kendra Wilkinson starred on Kendra , a reality series that aired on E!. Upon the conclusion of the series' fourth season, the network and Wilkinson parted ways as the network "went in a different direction" with its programming. In March 2012, WE tv confirmed that the network had ordered fourteen episodes of Kendra on Top. Production began later that month. [6] On October 22, 2012, AMC Networks, the owners of WE tv, announced that the series has been renewed for a second season. Along with the renewal, it was revealed that the first season acquired 7.5 million total viewers. [7] [8] Season 2 premiered on September 13, 2013. [3] [9] As with the first season, it is bookended by hour-long premiere and finale episodes. [3]

Cast

Main

Recurring

Guest

Episodes

Series overview

SeasonEpisodesSeason PremiereSeason Finale
1 14June 5, 2012July 31, 2012
2 14September 13, 2013November 1, 2013
3 14October 3, 2014November 21, 2014
4 18August 21, 2015October 30, 2015
5 16April 1, 2016May 20, 2016
6 16June 23, 2017August 18, 2017

Season 1 (2012)

No. in
series
No. in
season
TitleOriginal air date
11"Workin' It"June 5, 2012 (2012-06-05)
22"Batteries Not Included"June 12, 2012 (2012-06-12)
33"Guess Who's Coming to Calabasas?"June 12, 2012 (2012-06-12)
44"Kendra Takes Miami"June 19, 2012 (2012-06-19)
55"Kendra Goes Back To School"June 19, 2012 (2012-06-19)
66"A Star Is Born"June 26, 2012 (2012-06-26)
77"Fore Play"July 3, 2012 (2012-07-03)
88"New York Kendra"July 10, 2012 (2012-07-10)
99"The Empire Statement"July 10, 2012 (2012-07-10)
1010"Nashville or Bust"July 17, 2012 (2012-07-17)
1111"LoCash Kendra"July 17, 2012 (2012-07-17)
1212"Risque Business"July 24, 2012 (2012-07-24)
1313"Homeward Rebound"July 24, 2012 (2012-07-24)
1414"Picture Perfect"July 31, 2012 (2012-07-31)

Season 2 (2013)

No. in
series
No. in
season
TitleOriginal air date
151"Trick or Tweet"September 13, 2013 (2013-09-13)
162"Dangerous When Wet"September 20, 2013 (2013-09-20)
173"The Ex Files"September 20, 2013 (2013-09-20)
184"Crash Course"September 27, 2013 (2013-09-27)
195"Mum Mum's the Word"September 27, 2013 (2013-09-27)
206"Miami Vices"October 4, 2013 (2013-10-04)
217"Homeland Insecurity"October 4, 2013 (2013-10-04)
228"The Cold Wars"October 11, 2013 (2013-10-11)
239"Truce or Dare"October 11, 2013 (2013-10-11)
2410"The Big Bare"October 18, 2013 (2013-10-18)
2511"Cabin Fever"October 18, 2013 (2013-10-18)
2612"The Confidence Game"October 25, 2013 (2013-10-25)
2713"Pulling the Goalie"October 25, 2013 (2013-10-25)
2814"High Wired"November 1, 2013 (2013-11-01)

Season 3 (2014)

No. in
series
No. in
season
TitleOriginal air date
291"Spilled Milk"October 3, 2014 (2014-10-03)
302"Cutting the Cord"October 10, 2014 (2014-10-10)
313"Damage Control"October 10, 2014 (2014-10-10)
324"No Beef Patti"October 17, 2014 (2014-10-17)
335"Girls' Night Bout"October 17, 2014 (2014-10-17)
346"Game Over"October 24, 2014 (2014-10-24)
357"The Moment Of Truce"October 24, 2014 (2014-10-24)
368"Where's Poppa"October 31, 2014 (2014-10-31)
379"Apartmentalized"October 31, 2014 (2014-10-31)
3810"Make Room for Daddy"November 7, 2014 (2014-11-07)
3911"Paradise Lost and Found"November 7, 2014 (2014-11-07)
4012"Sons of Beaches"November 14, 2014 (2014-11-14)
4113"The Son-in-Law Also Rises"November 14, 2014 (2014-11-14)
4214"The Missing Peace"November 21, 2014 (2014-11-21)

Season 4 (2015)

No. in
series
No. in
season
TitleOriginal air date
431"A Hard Night's Day"August 21, 2015 (2015-08-21)
442"A London Bridge Too Far"August 28, 2015 (2015-08-28)
453"Homeward Boundage"September 4, 2015 (2015-09-04)
464"Catty Shack"September 11, 2015 (2015-09-11)
475"Family Matters"September 11, 2015 (2015-09-11)
486"Assistant Living"September 18, 2015 (2015-09-18)
497"Travails With My Aunt"September 18, 2015 (2015-09-18)
508"Thirsty Is the New Kendra"September 25, 2015 (2015-09-25)
519"Payback Is a Holly"September 25, 2015 (2015-09-25)
5210"Close Encounters of the Hank Kind"October 2, 2015 (2015-10-02)
5311"The Sexorcist"October 2, 2015 (2015-10-02)
5412"Dots Amore"October 9, 2015 (2015-10-09)
5513"Tantric or Treat"October 9, 2015 (2015-10-09)
5614"Breast Intentions"October 16, 2015 (2015-10-16)
5715"Midsummer's Night Mare [11] "October 16, 2015 (2015-10-16)
5816"Kendra's Time Out [11] "October 23, 2015 (2015-10-23)
5917"Hankless in Seattle [11] "October 23, 2015 (2015-10-23)
6018"Last Rites"October 30, 2015 (2015-10-30) [11]

Season 5 (2016)

No. in
series
No. in
season
TitleOriginal air date
611"Return of the Jayde-Eye"April 1, 2016 (2016-04-01)
622"Snowblinded"April 1, 2016 (2016-04-01)
633"Where's the Beef?"April 8, 2016 (2016-04-08)
644"Facing the Music"April 8, 2016 (2016-04-08)
655"The Birthday Presence"April 15, 2016 (2016-04-15)
666"Out of Tune"April 15, 2016 (2016-04-15)
677"Kendra Down Under"April 22, 2016 (2016-04-22)
688"Melbourne to Be Wild"April 22, 2016 (2016-04-22)
699"Close Quarters"April 29, 2016 (2016-04-29)
7010"Reunion"April 29, 2016 (2016-04-29)
7111"Meat the Parents"May 6, 2016 (2016-05-06)
7212"A Bridget Too Far"May 6, 2016 (2016-05-06)
7313"Girls Gone Amy"May 13, 2016 (2016-05-13)
7414"Parting Gifts"May 13, 2016 (2016-05-13)
7515"Lust in Space"May 20, 2016 (2016-05-20)
7616"Home Runs"May 20, 2016 (2016-05-20)

Season 6 (2017)

No. in
series
No. in
season
TitleOriginal air date
771"I Dismember Mama"June 23, 2017 (2017-06-23)
782"Publisher Perish"June 30, 2017 (2017-06-30)
793"Unhappy Birthday"June 30, 2017 (2017-06-30)
804"Terms of Endangerment"July 7, 2017 (2017-07-07)
815"Sex Tips and the City"July 7, 2017 (2017-07-07)
826"Patti Meltdown"July 14, 2017 (2017-07-14)
837"Truce or Dare"July 14, 2017 (2017-07-14)
848"Forgive and Regret"July 21, 2017 (2017-07-21)
859"The Last Temptation of Patti"July 21, 2017 (2017-07-21)
8610"As the Page Turns"July 28, 2017 (2017-07-28)
8711"Frenemy Mine"July 28, 2017 (2017-07-28)
8812"Be Careful What You Wish For"August 4, 2017 (2017-08-04)
8913"Playdates"August 4, 2017 (2017-08-04)
9014"Papa Don't Preach"August 11, 2017 (2017-08-11)
9115"Undressed Rehearsal"August 11, 2017 (2017-08-11)
9216"The Parent Trapped"August 18, 2017 (2017-08-18)

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