Bravo Expands Originals to Air Seven Nights a Week

Bravo Media is expanding to seven nights a week of original programming in prime time and has unveiled a slate of 11 new and 20 returning series.

Joining the scripted anthology event series Dirty John, there are ten new series that have been given the green light. These include Thom and Carson Project (working title), featuring Carson Kressley and Thom Filicia of the original Queer Eye for the Straight Guy; Mexican Dynasties (wt), which spotlights the high-society world in Mexico City; Untitled San Antonio Project (wt), a docuseries following a tight-knit group of women and their families living in San Antonio; and Married to Medicine: Los Angeles, expanding the current franchise. Further series coming to the network include Welcome to Waverly, which sees a diverse group of people from America’s biggest cities pick up and move to the heartland of Waverly, Kansas, where they’ll live and work alongside some very traditional locals.

There will be new seasons of 20 series, including Vanderpump Rules, Married to Medicine, Million Dollar Listing Los Angeles, Don’t Be Tardy, Flipping Out, Shahs of Sunset and Southern Charm Savannah. Also returning are Million Dollar Listing New York and The Real Housewives of Atlanta, Beverly Hills, Orange County, New Jersey and Dallas.

“Our brand offers a unique environment for our viewers to escape with drama that is fun and funny, yet far from their normal reality,” said Jerry Leo, executive VP of program strategy, lifestyle networks and production at Bravo. “By doubling down on noisy formats and big characters, expanding our lifestyle programming in the design and home space, and offering seven nights a week of originals, we’ll be able to serve our fans more of what they crave while also attracting new viewers with our wide scope of programming.”

“The Bravo fan continues to be one of the most affluent and loyal viewers on all platforms, deepening our conversations with marketers,” said Laura Molen, executive VP of lifestyle and Hispanic advertising sales at NBCUniversal. “This type of engagement means everything to our clients who are looking to make the most advertising impact, which is especially strong in Bravo’s original series.”