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 | Season | Episodes | Originally aired | ||
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First aired | Last aired | ||||
Basketball Wives (Miami) | 1 | 9 | April 11, 2010 | June 20, 2010 | |
2 | 12 | December 12, 2010 | March 14, 2011 | ||
3 | 12 | May 30, 2011 | August 22, 2011 | ||
4 | 17 | February 20, 2012 | June 12, 2012 | ||
5 | 10 | August 19, 2013 | October 21, 2013 | ||
Basketball Wives LA / Basketball Wives | 1 | 14 | August 29, 2011 | November 28, 2011 | |
2 | 16 | September 10, 2012 | December 17, 2012 | ||
3 | 11 | February 17, 2014 | April 28, 2014 | ||
4 | 13 | July 12, 2015 | October 11, 2015 | ||
5 | 16 | July 17, 2016 | October 23, 2016 | ||
6 | 17 | April 17, 2017 | August 14, 2017 | ||
7 | 17 | May 14, 2018 | September 16, 2018 | ||
8 | 18 | June 19, 2019 | October 16, 2019 | ||
9 | 7 | February 9, 2021 | March 23, 2021 | ||
10 | 26 | 13 | May 16, 2022 | August 1, 2022 | |
13 | February 13, 2023 | May 8, 2023 | |||
11 | 26 | 13 | October 9, 2023 | January 15, 2024 | |
13 | July 1, 2024 | September 23, 2024 | |||
Basketball Wives Orlando | 1 | 12 | October 9, 2023 | January 8, 2024 |
No. in series | No. in season | Title | Original air date | U.S. viewers (million) |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 1 | "Series Premiere" | April 11, 2010 | 1.58[ citation needed ] |
2 | 2 | "Episode 2" | April 18, 2010 | 1.39[ citation needed ] |
3 | 3 | "Episode 3" | April 25, 2010 | 1.28 |
4 | 4 | "Episode 4" | May 2, 2010 | 1.36 [2] |
5 | 5 | "Episode 5" | May 9, 2010 | 1.23[ citation needed ] |
6 | 6 | "Episode 6" | May 16, 2010 | 1.30[ citation needed ] |
7 | 7 | "Episode 7" | May 23, 2010 | 1.24 [3] |
8 | 8 | "Season Finale" | May 30, 2010 | 0.91 [3] |
9 | 9 | "The Reunion" | June 20, 2010 | 1.04 [4] |
No. in series | No. in season | Title | Original air date | U.S. viewers (million) |
---|---|---|---|---|
10 | 1 | "Season Premiere" | December 12, 2010 | 1.41 [5] |
11 | 2 | "Episode 2" | December 19, 2010 | 1.14 [5] |
12 | 3 | "Episode 3" | January 2, 2011 | N/A |
13 | 4 | "Episode 4" | January 9, 2011 | 1.38 [6] |
14 | 5 | "Episode 5" | January 16, 2011 | 1.24 [7] |
15 | 6 | "Episode 6" | January 23, 2011 | 1.15 [8] |
16 | 7 | "Episode 7" | January 30, 2011 | 1.10 [9] |
17 | 8 | "Episode 8" | February 6, 2011 | 0.98 [10] |
18 | 9 | "Episode 9" | February 20, 2011 | 1.05 [11] |
19 | – | "Top 10 Flagrant Fouls" | February 27, 2011 | N/A |
20 | 10 | "Season Finale" | March 6, 2011 | 2.28 [12] |
21 | 11 | "Reunion: Part 1" | March 13, 2011 | 1.35 [13] |
22 | 12 | "Reunion: Part 2" | March 14, 2011 | 1.89 [14] |
No. in series | No. in season | Title | Original air date | U.S. viewers (million) |
---|---|---|---|---|
23 | 1 | "Season Premiere" | May 30, 2011 | 1.82 [15] |
24 | 2 | "Episode 2" | June 6, 2011 | 1.75 [16] |
25 | 3 | "Episode 3" | June 13, 2011 | 1.85 [17] |
26 | 4 | "Episode 4" | June 20, 2011 | 1.63 [18] |
27 | 5 | "Episode 5" | June 27, 2011 | 1.73 [19] |
28 | 6 | "Episode 6" | July 11, 2011 | 1.85 [20] |
29 | 7 | "Episode 7" | July 18, 2011 | 2.03 [21] |
30 | 8 | "Episode 8" | July 25, 2011 | 2.32 [22] |
31 | 9 | "Episode 9" | August 1, 2011 | 2.01 [23] |
32 | 10 | "Season Finale" | August 8, 2011 | 2.59 [24] |
33 | 11 | "Reunion: Part 1" | August 15, 2011 | 2.57 [25] |
34 | 12 | "Reunion: Part 2" | August 22, 2011 | 2.87 [26] |
No. in series | No. in season | Title | Original air date | U.S. viewers (million) |
---|---|---|---|---|
35 | 1 | "Season Premiere" | February 20, 2012 | 2.50 [27] |
36 | 2 | "Episode 2" | February 27, 2012 | 2.04 [28] |
37 | 3 | "Episode 3" | March 5, 2012 | 1.92 [29] |
38 | 4 | "Episode 4" | March 12, 2012 | 1.90 [30] |
39 | 5 | "Episode 5" | March 19, 2012 | 1.78 [31] |
40 | 6 | "Episode 6" | March 26, 2012 | 1.97 [32] |
41 | 7 | "Episode 7" | April 2, 2012 | 1.72 [33] |
42 | 8 | "Episode 8" | April 9, 2012 | 1.77 [34] |
43 | 9 | "Episode 9" | April 16, 2012 | 2.02 [35] |
44 | 10 | "Episode 10" | April 23, 2012 | 1.87 [36] |
45 | 11 | "Episode 11" | April 30, 2012 | 1.75 [37] |
46 | 12 | "Episode 12" | May 7, 2012 | 1.73 [38] |
47 | 13 | "Episode 13" | May 14, 2012 | 2.02 [39] |
48 | 14 | "Episode 14" | May 21, 2012 | 1.93 [40] |
49 | 15 | "Season Finale" | May 28, 2012 | 1.77 [41] |
50 | 16 | "Reunion: Part 1" | June 4, 2012 | 2.23 [42] |
51 | 17 | "Reunion: Part 2" | June 12, 2012 | 2.21 [43] |
No. in series | No. in season | Title | Original air date | U.S. viewers (million) |
---|---|---|---|---|
52 | 1 | "Season Premiere" | August 19, 2013 | 2.39 [44] |
53 | 2 | "Episode 2" | August 26, 2013 | 1.97 [45] |
54 | 3 | "Episode 3" | September 2, 2013 | 1.71 [46] |
55 | 4 | "Episode 4" | September 9, 2013 | 1.74 [47] |
56 | 5 | "Episode 5" | September 16, 2013 | 1.97 [48] |
57 | 6 | "Episode 6" | September 23, 2013 | 1.72 [49] |
58 | 7 | "Episode 7" | September 30, 2013 | 1.81 [50] |
59 | 8 | "Episode 8" | October 7, 2013 | 2.12 [51] |
60 | 9 | "Episode 9" | October 14, 2013 | 1.92 [52] |
61 | 10 | "Season Finale" | October 21, 2013 | 2.23 [53] |
No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original air date | U.S. viewers (millions) |
---|---|---|---|---|
62 | 1 | "Season Premiere" | April 17, 2017 | 2.61 [54] |
63 | 2 | "Episode 2" | April 24, 2017 | 2.07 [55] |
64 | 3 | "Episode 3" | May 1, 2017 | 2.01 [56] |
65 | 4 | "Episode 4" | May 7, 2017 | 0.65 [57] |
66 | 5 | "Episode 5" | May 8, 2017 | 1.89 [58] |
67 | 6 | "Episode 6" | May 15, 2017 | 1.91 [59] |
68 | 7 | "Episode 7" | May 22, 2017 | 1.98 [60] |
69 | 8 | "Episode 8" | June 5, 2017 | 2.09 [61] |
70 | 9 | "Episode 9" | June 12, 2017 | 1.81 [62] |
71 | 10 | "Episode 10" | June 19, 2017 | 2.06 [63] |
72 | 11 | "Episode 11" | June 26, 2017 | 1.95 [64] |
73 | 12 | "Episode 12" | July 10, 2017 | 2.26 [65] |
74 | 13 | "Episode 13" | July 17, 2017 | 2.19 [66] |
75 | 14 | "Episode 14" | July 24, 2017 | 2.05 [67] |
76 | 15 | "Episode 15" | July 31, 2017 | 1.93 [68] |
77 | 16 | "Season Finale" | August 7, 2017 | 2.18 [69] |
78 | 17 | "The Reunion" | August 14, 2017 | 2.18 [70] |
No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original air date | U.S. viewers (millions) |
---|---|---|---|---|
79 | 1 | "Season Premiere" | May 14, 2018 | 1.87 [71] |
80 | 2 | "Episode 2" | May 21, 2018 | 1.71 [72] |
81 | 3 | "Episode 3" | May 28, 2018 | 1.59 [73] |
82 | 4 | "Episode 4" | June 4, 2018 | 1.82 [74] |
83 | 5 | "Episode 5" | June 11, 2018 | 1.96 [75] |
84 | 6 | "Episode 6" | June 25, 2018 | 1.89 [76] |
85 | 7 | "Episode 7" | July 2, 2018 | 1.86 [77] |
86 | 8 | "Episode 8" | July 8, 2018 | 1.06 [78] |
87 | 9 | "Episode 9" | July 16, 2018 | 1.67 [79] |
88 | 10 | "Episode 10" | July 30, 2018 | 1.59 [80] |
89 | 11 | "Episode 11" | August 5, 2018 | 0.94 [81] |
90 | 12 | "Episode 12" | August 12, 2018 | 0.90 [82] |
91 | 13 | "Episode 13" | August 19, 2018 | 0.92 [83] |
92 | 14 | "Episode 14" | August 26, 2018 | 1.07 [84] |
93 | 15 | "Episode 15" | September 2, 2018 | 0.86 [85] |
94 | 16 | "Season Finale" | September 9, 2018 | 1.09 [86] |
95 | 17 | "The Reunion" | September 16, 2018 | 1.17 [87] |
No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original air date | U.S. viewers (millions) |
---|---|---|---|---|
96 | 1 | "Season Premiere" | June 19, 2019 | 0.97 [88] |
97 | 2 | "Episode 2" | June 26, 2019 | 0.99 [89] |
98 | 3 | "Episode 3" | July 3, 2019 | 0.70 [90] |
99 | 4 | "Episode 4" | July 10, 2019 | 0.93 [91] |
100 | 5 | "Episode 5" | July 17, 2019 | 1.06 [92] |
101 | 6 | "Episode 6" | July 24, 2019 | 1.04 [93] |
102 | 7 | "Episode 7" | July 31, 2019 | 0.99 [94] |
103 | 8 | "Episode 8" | August 7, 2019 | 1.09 [95] |
104 | 9 | "Episode 9" | August 14, 2019 | 1.23 [96] |
105 | 10 | "Episode 10" | August 21, 2019 | 1.31 [97] |
106 | 11 | "Episode 11" | August 28, 2019 | 1.18 [98] |
107 | 12 | "Episode 12" | September 4, 2019 | 1.07 [99] |
108 | 13 | "Episode 13" | September 11, 2019 | 1.07 [100] |
109 | 14 | "Episode 14" | September 18, 2019 | 1.23 [101] |
110 | 15 | "Episode 15" | September 25, 2019 | 1.13 [102] |
111 | 16 | "Season Finale" | October 2, 2019 | 1.23 [103] |
112 | 17 | "Reunion – Part 1" | October 9, 2019 | 1.34 [104] |
113 | 18 | "Reunion – Part 2" | October 16, 2019 | 1.21 [105] |
No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original air date | U.S. viewers (millions) |
---|---|---|---|---|
114 | 1 | "Season Premiere" | February 9, 2021 | 0.54 [106] |
115 | 2 | "Episode 2" | February 16, 2021 | 0.40 [107] |
116 | 3 | "Episode 3" | February 23, 2021 | 0.54 [108] |
117 | 4 | "Episode 4" | March 2, 2021 | 0.48 [109] |
118 | 5 | "Episode 5" | March 9, 2021 | 0.49 [110] |
119 | 6 | "Episode 6" | March 16, 2021 | 0.46 [111] |
120 | 7 | "Season Finale" | March 23, 2021 | 0.46 [112] |
No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original air date | U.S. viewers (millions) | ||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Part 1 | ||||||||||||
121 | 1 | "Season Premiere" | May 16, 2022 | 0.52 [113] | ||||||||
122 | 2 | "Episode 2" | May 23, 2022 | 0.42 [114] | ||||||||
123 | 3 | "Episode 3" | May 30, 2022 | 0.43 [115] | ||||||||
124 | 4 | "Episode 4" | June 6, 2022 | 0.41 [116] | ||||||||
125 | 5 | "Episode 5" | June 13, 2022 | 0.55 [117] | ||||||||
126 | 6 | "Episode 6" | June 20, 2022 | 0.46 [118] | ||||||||
127 | 7 | "Episode 7" | June 27, 2022 | 0.48 [119] | ||||||||
128 | 8 | "Episode 8" | July 4, 2022 | 0.42 [120] | ||||||||
129 | 9 | "Episode 9" | July 11, 2022 | 0.43 [121] | ||||||||
130 | 10 | "Episode 10" | July 11, 2022 | 0.48 [121] | ||||||||
131 | 11 | "Episode 11" | July 18, 2022 | 0.51 [122] | ||||||||
132 | 12 | "Episode 12" | July 25, 2022 | 0.41 [123] | ||||||||
133 | 13 | "Episode 13" | August 1, 2022 | 0.59 [124] | ||||||||
Part 2 | ||||||||||||
134 | 14 | "Episode 14" | February 13, 2023 | 0.51 [125] | ||||||||
135 | 15 | "Episode 15" | February 20, 2023 | 0.44 [126] | ||||||||
136 | 16 | "Episode 16" | February 27, 2023 | 0.37 [127] | ||||||||
137 | 17 | "Episode 17" | March 6, 2023 | 0.32 [128] | ||||||||
138 | 18 | "Episode 18" | March 13, 2023 | 0.42 [129] | ||||||||
139 | 19 | "Episode 19" | March 20, 2023 | 0.33 [130] | ||||||||
140 | 20 | "Episode 20" | March 27, 2023 | 0.40 [131] | ||||||||
141 | 21 | "Episode 21" | April 3, 2023 | 0.42 [132] | ||||||||
142 | 22 | "Episode 22" | April 10, 2023 | 0.38 [133] | ||||||||
143 | 23 | "Episode 23" | April 17, 2023 | 0.32 [134] | ||||||||
144 | 24 | "Episode 24" | April 24, 2023 | 0.34 [135] | ||||||||
145 | 25 | "Season Finale" | May 1, 2023 | 0.37 [136] | ||||||||
146 | 26 | "The Reunion" | May 8, 2023 | 0.35 [137] |
No. overall | No. in season | Title [138] [139] | Original air date | U.S. viewers (millions) | ||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Part 1 | ||||||||||||
147 | 1 | "Back in the Building!" | October 9, 2023 | 0.45 [140] | ||||||||
148 | 2 | "Homewreckers" | October 16, 2023 | 0.33 [141] | ||||||||
149 | 3 | "Ice Queens" | October 23, 2023 | 0.44 [142] | ||||||||
150 | 4 | "Who Are You, Where Did You Come From?" | October 30, 2023 | 0.40 [143] | ||||||||
151 | 5 | "Cooking with Fire" | November 6, 2023 | 0.41 [144] | ||||||||
152 | 6 | "Turning Up the Heat" | November 13, 2023 | 0.33 [145] | ||||||||
153 | 7 | "The Double Standard" | November 20, 2023 | 0.23 [146] | ||||||||
154 | 8 | "Not So Magic Mike" | November 27, 2023 | 0.28 [147] | ||||||||
155 | 9 | "Wrong Impressions" | December 4, 2023 | 0.30 [148] | ||||||||
156 | 10 | "Pain to Purpose" | December 11, 2023 | 0.28 [149] | ||||||||
157 | 11 | "Shop Til You Pop" | December 18, 2023 | 0.28 [150] | ||||||||
158 | 12 | "Love Lost & Love Found" | January 8, 2024 | 0.33 [151] | ||||||||
159 | 13 | "The Reunion" | January 15, 2024 | 0.35 [152] | ||||||||
Part 2 | ||||||||||||
160 | 14 | "A Liar's Gonna Lie" | July 1, 2024 | 0.21 [153] | ||||||||
161 | 15 | "Secrets, Lies and Private Eyes" | July 8, 2024 | 0.26 [154] | ||||||||
162 | 16 | "Uninvited Guests, Unintended Consequences" | July 15, 2024 | 0.29 [155] | ||||||||
163 | 17 | "Don't Call Me Sweetie" | July 22, 2024 | 0.27 [156] | ||||||||
164 | 18 | "I'm a Sh*t Finisher" | July 29, 2024 | 0.30 [157] | ||||||||
165 | 19 | "This Is Beneath Me!" | August 5, 2024 | 0.31 [158] | ||||||||
166 | 20 | "She's Not Worth Your Taco" | August 12, 2024 | 0.34 [159] | ||||||||
167 | 21 | "Once a Cheater, Always a Cheater" | August 19, 2024 | 0.34 [160] | ||||||||
168 | 22 | "Getting Messy in Mexico" | August 26, 2024 | 0.38 [161] | ||||||||
169 | 23 | "Shots Poured, Shots Fired" | September 2, 2024 | 0.38 [162] | ||||||||
170 | 24 | "You Can't Even Spell Wife" | September 9, 2024 | 0.38 [163] | ||||||||
171 | 25 | "Sisterhood of the Traveling Drama" | September 16, 2024 | 0.32 [164] | ||||||||
172 | 26 | "The Reunion: Hot Mics and Spicy Drama" | September 23, 2024 | 0.38 [165] |
No. overall | No. in season | Title [166] | Original air date | U.S. viewers (millions) |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 1 | "Welcome to Orlando" | October 9, 2023 | 0.31 [140] |
2 | 2 | "Grand Re-Opening, Grand Closing" | October 16, 2023 | 0.22 [141] |
3 | 3 | "Never Have I Ever" | October 23, 2023 | 0.28 [142] |
4 | 4 | "The Last Supper" | October 30, 2023 | 0.26 [143] |
5 | 5 | "You Been Around My Kids?" | November 6, 2023 | 0.22 [144] |
6 | 6 | "You've Been Served!" | November 13, 2023 | 0.22 [145] |
7 | 7 | "Riding to Hell in Gasoline Drawers" | November 20, 2023 | 0.15 [146] |
8 | 8 | "Phr-get Me Not" | November 27, 2023 | 0.15 [147] |
9 | 9 | "Friends Close, Enemies Closer" | December 4, 2023 | 0.15 [148] |
10 | 10 | "Health is Wealth" | December 11, 2023 | 0.17 [149] |
11 | 11 | "Delray Beach or Bust" | December 18, 2023 | 0.18 [150] |
12 | 12 | "A Summer to Remember" | January 8, 2024 | 0.20 [151] |