Bravo Renews 14 Shows, Announces New Spin-offs

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Bravo Announces Second Scripted Series, Multiple Spin-Offs; Renews 14 Shows
Apr 8, 2014
by Robyn Ross



Renewed:

Below Deck
Don't Be Tardy...
Million Dollar Listing: Los Angeles
The Real Housewives of New Jersey
Top Chef
The Millionaire Matchmaker
The Real Housewives of Atlanta
The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills
Shahs of Sunset
Vanderpump Rules
Fashion Queens
Newlyweds
Thicker Than Water
Blood, Sweat & Heels









New Series Orders:


Manzo'd with Children:

"The Real Housewives of New Jersey's" Manzo will get her own show following the matriarch and her big Italian family that includes sons Albie and Chris, daughter Lauren, future son-in-law Vito and husband Al Sr.





Best New Restaurant:

"Top Chef's" Colicchio is also branching out with his trusted team of experts as they pit 16 of the nation's hottest new restaurants against each other in a series of challenges aimed at determining who provides the best all-around, top-to-bottom experience.

Modeled after the U.K. hit Ramsay's Best Restaurant.





Top Chef Duels:

Hosted by Curtis Stone, the show brings back 18 personalities from past seasons of Top Chef and Top Chef Masters. In each episode, two former cheftestants will face off head-to-head in three rounds of extreme culinary challenges, each given the chance to up the ante and challenge the other's culinary skills.

The winners of each battle will compete in the season finale until only one is standing to claim the $100,000 grand prize and culinary bragging rights. Stone will also anchor the judges table with Gail Simmons, while chefs Wolfgang Puck and Hugh Acheson and special guests will round out the judging panel throughout the series.





100 Dates:

A group of young, successful New York singles search for love in this real-time docu-drama, where each episode will be shot and aired within the same week.





Friends to Lovers?:

What happens when platonic friends leave the comfort of the "friend zone" behind and transition into exclusive romantic relationships?

Friends to Lovers? attempts to answer the age-old question, as it follows multiple sets of friends who take a leap of faith and decide to take their relationships to the next level.





Euros of Hollywood:

Six successful European jet-setters are taking Los Angeles by storm.

From an Albanian pop princess determined to conquer America her way to a self-dubbed Italian Renaissance man whose personality screams "I'm a star," these men and women stop at nothing on their rise to the top and their pursuit of wealth, power, fame and the American Dream.





Ladies of London:

A group of elite British socialites and American expats run in similar social circles, but are worlds apart.

From weekend getaways in the English countryside to high tea at one of London's exclusive polo-clubs, both groups adhere to strict unwritten rules of engagement where reputation is everything.





Game of Crowns:

Six pageant wives compete on the "Mrs." pageant circuit to snatch the spotlight with their intense preparation from obsessing over the perfect swimsuit to honing their interview skills — all while being dedicated mothers and wives.





Million Dollar Listing: Miami:

Three luxury agents battle it out in the world of high-end real estate.





Jersey Belle:

An outspoken New Jersey native, Hollywood publicist Jaime Primak Sullivan navigates life in the upscale Southern suburb of Mountain Brook, Ala. Jaime's life was turned upside down after she married the town's "most eligible" bachelor.

Despite the help of her girlfriends, who are determined to sculpt Jaime into a Southern darling, Jaime can't help but speak her mind — often to hilarious results.





Untying the Knot:

Couples on the brink of divorce call Vikki Ziegler to mediate, advise and divide their assets out of court.

Each episode features a different divorcing couple struggling to divvy up their belongings that range from dazzling diamonds to the family pets.





Extreme Guide to Parenting:

From spoiling and severe punishments to helicopter and new age methods, this is parenting at its most extreme.

Each episode gives a candid look at two different households with very unique styles of raising their children — and each family strongly believes their methods are superior.





The Real Housewives of Atlanta: Kandi's Wedding:

Kandi Burruss and Todd Tucker plan a larger-than-life Coming to America-themed wedding ceremony, signifying the couple's initial introduction in Africa.









Series in Development:


Going Going Gone:

A never-before-attempted live televised estate sale where viewers are given the chance to snoop around the most spectacular homes in the country and bid on what's inside.





Tour Group:

A diverse group of upscale strangers take a mind-blowing vacation through the most stunning, eclectic and exclusive sights and scenes around the globe.





Gen XYZ:

Six ambitious and successful women from four different generations are each on the precipice of taking their careers to the next level in the fashion and beauty industries.

They grapple with what "having it all" really looks like for women of today in the cutthroat fashion industry.









New Scripted Series:


Girlfriends' Guide to Divorce:

Lisa Edelstein stars as a self-help book author who hides the fact that she's separated from her husband as she starts to navigate her life as a single woman in Los Angeles.

Janeane Garofalo and Beau Garrett play her best friends and Paul Adelstein plays her soon-to-be ex-husband.





Odd Mom Out:

A semi-autobiographical comedy from author Jill Kargman about the outrageous world of the uber-wealthy momzillas of New York's Upper East Side.

Kargman will play a version of herself living in a world that has become so elite, so hip and so trendy that she's now the odd mom out.

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