The Real Housewives of Washington D.C.

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Season 1
  • Network: Bravo
  • Series Premiere Date: Aug 5, 2010
Metascore
59

Mixed or average reviews - based on 7 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 7
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 7
  3. Negative: 2 out of 7

Critic Reviews

  1. Newsday
    Reviewed by: Valerie Kellogg
    100
    The Housewives evolve. Yes, watch what happens, if only for the richer plot lines, smarter dialogue and more pressing matters of the day.
  2. Chicago Sun-Times
    Reviewed by: Paige Wiser
    75
    The show promises to raise a number of real issues, from race relations to gay marriage. You probably wouldn't vote these women into political office, but they do seem to be above hair weave-pulling. Good for you? I wouldn't go that far. But despite its best efforts, "Real Housewives of D.C." is educational TV.
  3. The New York Times
    Reviewed by: Alessandra Stanley
    70
    The Washington housewives, in short, look and sound a lot like their predecessors in New Jersey, New York, Atlanta and Orange County, Calif., and they fit into the same caricatured roles. It's the setting--and the surreal blend of reality-show characters and button-down Washington--that gives this soap opera more of a kick.
  5. Boston Herald
    Reviewed by: Mark A. Perigard
    58
    The Salahis are the attraction here. Judging from the season teaser, the show will spend the entire season building up to the infamous dinner-crashing scene, to which the Bravo cameras appear to had access. Remember, a fame whore needs your attention to survive. Look away now.
  6. Los Angeles Times
    Reviewed by: Robert Lloyd
    40
    Housewives D.C. offers neither a portrait of Washington insider society, to which its stars have no access, or even an unvarnished look at any person's real life. People are more complicated than this, and (for much of the day) more normal--what in this context would be called "boring."
  7. People Weekly
    Reviewed by: Tom Gliatto
    38
    Sorry, this one doesn't cick. [9 Aug 2010, p.35]
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  8. Variety
    Reviewed by: Brian Lowry
    30
    It's a particularly galling group--one that, alas, will probably reward Bravo's misdemeanors in aiding and abetting this sorry exercise.
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Awards & Rankings

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#83 Best TV Season of 2010
98
#98 Most Discussed TV Season of 2010

User Reviews

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User Score
2.9

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 15 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 15
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 15
  3. Negative: 9 out of 15
  1. MarcDoyle
    Aug 13, 2010
    4
    Yes, I'm a reality TV fiend - it's good to have on the TV when doing mindless tasks. You hear the yapping without having to look at the TVYes, I'm a reality TV fiend - it's good to have on the TV when doing mindless tasks. You hear the yapping without having to look at the TV much. But this series? Extremely thin. Almost as thin as the WH Crasher herself. I will say that the political argument between the ladies was uncharacteristically restrained for Washington. They saved the backbiting for the private camera moments. So is that cowardice? Tact? Probably a bit of each. OK, maybe there is a bit more to this than I at first suggested. But not as "juicy" as Orange County, NY, or NJ - not that I watched those!! (much)… Full Review »
  2. DeeH.
    Aug 8, 2010
    4
    Boring, too much like the others restaurant/party cat fights and fake wealth. I'm a Washingtonian not at all reflective of real movers Boring, too much like the others restaurant/party cat fights and fake wealth. I'm a Washingtonian not at all reflective of real movers and shakers of DC high profile society women.… Full Review »
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