Lala Kent

Overview

Vanderpump Rules follows Lisa Vanderpump and the staff at her restaurants and bars (SUR Restaurant & Lounge, Pump Restaurant, and Tom Tom, in West Hollywood, California) as they work on building their futures in show business and become entangled in interpersonal drama. The show initially centered on new server Scheana and her relationships with established employees Kristen Doute, Katie Maloney, Tom Sandoval, Stassi Schroeder, and Jax Taylor.

Season 1

The first season aired from January 7 to March 11, 2013. The original cast consisted of Kristen Doute, Katie Maloney, Tom Sandoval, Stassi Schroeder, Scheana, Jax Taylor, and Lisa Vanderpump as series regulars, with Peter Madrigal, Tom Schwartz, Mike Shay, Laura-Leigh, and Frank Herlihy as recurring cast members. Ariana Madix made guest appearances in the first season.

On February 4, 2013, on an episode of Watch What Happens Live!, Andy Cohen announced that a reunion would be held, to be filmed on February 9, 2013. In April 2013, the show was announced to be renewed for a second season.

Season 2

The second season aired from November 4, 2013, to February 25, 2014. Kristina Kelly and Ariana Madix were introduced as recurring cast members, and James Kennedy made guest appearances. The season premiere was a two-hour crossover episode with the fourth-season premiere of The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills. The reunion was taped on January 10, 2014. In April 2014, the show was announced to be renewed for a third season.

Season 3

The third season aired from November 3, 2014, to March 25, 2015. Ariana Madix and Tom Schwartz were promoted from recurring cast members to series regulars, and James Kennedy and Vail Bloom were introduced as recurring cast members. The reunion was recorded on February 6, 2015. In July 2015, the show was announced to be renewed for a fourth season.

Season 4

The fourth season aired from November 2, 2015, to April 11, 2016. James Kennedy was promoted from a recurring cast member to a series regular, and Faith Stowers and Lala Kent were introduced as recurring cast members. Stassi Schroeder (who had departed the show at the end of season three) and Brittany Cartwright made guest appearances. Isaac Kappy and Tom Sandoval guest-starred this season with their band Charles McMansion, performing the song "T.I.P." The reunion was filmed on February 19, 2016. In April 2016, the show was announced to be renewed for a fifth season.

Season 5

The fifth season aired from November 7, 2016, to April 17, 2017. Stassi Schroeder returned as a series regular, and Brittany Cartwright was introduced as a recurring cast member. Kristina Kelly and Raquel Leviss made guest appearances in the season.

On January 9, 2017, the 10th episode, "Summer House Rules" served as a crossover preview to Summer House. The reunion was filmed on February 24, 2017. In April 2017, the show was announced to be renewed for a sixth season.

Season 6

The sixth season aired from December 4, 2017, to May 28, 2018. Brittany Cartwright shifted from guest-appearance status to become a series regular, and Lala Kent was promoted from recurring cast to become a series regular. Billie Lee and Raquel Leviss were introduced as recurring cast members. Mike Shay, Kristina Kelly, and Faith Stowers made guest appearances in the season. From the sixth season, many of the cast began volunteering at The Vanderpump Dog Foundation.

In April 2018, the show was announced to be renewed for a seventh season. The reunion was taped on March 18, 2018.

Season 7

The seventh season aired from December 3, 2018, to May 20, 2019. Beau Clark was introduced as a recurring cast member, and Kristina Kelly, Max Boyens, and Dayna Kathan made guest appearances. During the season, Lisa Vanderpump and Ken Todd partnered with cast members Tom Sandoval and Tom Schwartz to open Tom Tom Restaurant and Bar in West Hollywood, California. The reunion was taped on March 29, 2019.

Season 8

The eighth season aired from January 7 to June 16, 2020. Beau Clark was promoted from recurring cast member to series regular; Max Boyens, Brett Caprioni, and Dayna Kathan were introduced as series regulars, and Charli Burnett, Danica Dow, and Brett Willis were introduced as recurring cast members. Randall Emmett made guest appearances in the season. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the reunion was recorded virtually via Zoom on April 30, 2020.

On June 9, 2020, original cast members Kristen Doute and Stassi Schroeder were announced to have been fired following accusations by former co-star Faith Stowers. Stowers said Doute and Schroeder had filed a false police report against her for a crime she did not commit. Additionally, Max Boyens and Brett Caprioni were not to return for the ninth season in light of the resurfacing of past Twitter posts that included racist commentary. On December 4, 2020, Jax Taylor and Brittany Cartwright were also fired from the show.

Season 9

In December 2020, following the departures of several cast members, and due to challenges associated with the COVID-19 pandemic mitigation efforts, production on season nine was put on hold "indefinitely." On April 27, 2021, the network confirmed that the show would return for a ninth season and that Lisa Vanderpump, Maloney, Sandoval, Scheana, Madix, Schwartz, Kennedy, Kent, and Leviss would be returning to the show as cast members. In April 2021, Dayna Kathan confirmed that she would not be returning for the ninth season and suggested that production on the show was to resume in the near future.

Production for the ninth season started in early May 2021 and ended on July 17, 2021. Kennedy and Leviss' engagement party served as the finale.

The ninth season aired from September 28, 2021, to January 26, 2022. Charli Burnett and Raquel Leviss were promoted to series regulars; Brock Davies was introduced and added as a series regular; and Richardson Chery, Randall Emmett, Corey Loftus, and Max Todd were introduced as recurring cast members. The reunion was taped on December 3, 2021. James Kennedy and Raquel Leviss called off their engagement during the taping, effectively ending their relationship. In May 2022, the show was announced to be renewed for a 10th season.

Season 10

Filming for the 10th season started on July 13, 2022, and ended on September 17, 2022. On December 4, 2022, Randall Emmett revealed that he would not return for the 10th season and said he "never wanted to be on" the show in the first place. On December 29, 2022, Brock Davies announced that he would appear on the show in a reduced role during the 10th season. The official cast for the 10th season was revealed on January 9, 2023. Aside from Burnett, who shifted from regular cast member to recurring cast member, and Davies's shift from regular cast member to guest appearances, the full cast returned. Former cast member Kristina Kelly returned in a supporting role, joined by Ally Lewber, the girlfriend of James Kennedy. Doute, Madrigal, and Todd made guest appearances.

On March 3, 2023, a source close to production revealed that Tom Sandoval and Ariana Madix had split after Madix found out Sandoval had been having an affair with Raquel Leviss. In light of the news, cameras went back up to capture the immediate fall-out. On March 7, Leviss filed a temporary restraining order (TRO) against Scheana Shay, alleging Shay had punched her after learning of the affair.

The reunion was recorded on March 23, 2023. The TRO prohibited Shay and Leviss from being within 100 yards of one another, so they filmed at separate times. Leviss filed to drop the TRO on March 24, but the March 29 court date remained on the docket. The TRO was dismissed on March 29 after Leviss failed to appear in court. In May 2023, the show was announced to be renewed for an 11th season.

Season 11

Filming for the 11th season started on June 28 and ended on September 1, 2023. On August 17, 2023, Raquel Leviss was confirmed as not returning for that season following "Scandoval."

On December 11, 2023, the 11th season was announced to premiere on January 30, 2024, with Lisa Vanderpump, Tom Schwartz, Tom Sandoval, Ariana Madix, Katie Maloney, Scheana Shay, Lala Kent, James Kennedy, and Ally Lewber all returning alongside Brock Davies in a recurring capacity. Former cast members Jax Taylor, Billie Lee, Brittany Cartwright, Dayna Kathan, Kristina Kelly, and Max Todd made guest appearances. The reunion was recorded on March 16, 2024.

In April 2024, it was announced that the series would not film during the summer of 2024. Bravo wanted to give the cast a break following "Scandoval" and its aftermath. Ariana Madix's commitment to hosting season six of Love Island was rumored to have contributed to the hiatus. A filming start date was not announced at the time.

In November 2024, the series was renewed for a 12th season, with the show now being completely rebooted for the first time in the show's history, along with an entirely new cast now replacing the previous cast members. The new cast was to be composed of current SUR Restaurant employees. The new season would start filming in 2025. The cast list and premiere date were not available at the time of announcement. A retrospective special commemorating the first 11 seasons aired prior to the 12th season.

In December 2024, James Kennedy was arrested on a misdemeanor domestic violence charge. A Burbank police log of the incident says he was arrested at 11:50 pm and that a "female stated her boyfriend lifted her up and threw her to the ground."

Season 12

On November 3, 2025, Bravo released the trailer alongside the cast list for the twelfth season. The premiere date was announced as December 2, 2025. Lisa Vanderpump is the only returning cast member. New additions to the series included current SUR Restaurant employees Venus Binkley, Jason Cohen, Chris Hahn, Angelica Jensen, Marcus Johnson, Audrey Lingle, Natalie Maguire, Demy Selem, and Kim Suarez. Shayne Davis, who is not a SUR employee, also joined the cast. A retrospective special titled "Raise Your Glass to 11 Seasons" aired on November 25, 2025. The special showcased memorable moments from the previous eleven seasons, unaired footage, and footage from the season 12 premiere.

In February 2026, TMZ reported that the series had received an early renewal for a thirteenth season. A month later, executive producer Alex Baskin told The Hollywood Reporter: "That's a little premature. We are hopeful, but that is not official news." As of July 2026, the series has not been officially renewed.

Scandoval controversy, timeline, and cultural impact

On March 3, 2023, while the 10th season was airing, a widely publicized personal controversy involving cast members Tom Sandoval, Ariana Madix, and Raquel Leviss, came to light. The controversy, informally referred to as "Scandoval" by media outlets and fans, centered on Sandoval's affair with Leviss while in a long-term relationship with Madix. Sandoval had been in a relationship with Madix since February 2014. The affair, which reportedly began in August 2022, continued for approximately seven months before Madix discovered it in March 2023.

Leviss was also a cast member and had been portrayed as a close friend of Madix on the series, despite Leviss stating in interviews that they weren't that close. Before her relationship with Sandoval became public, Leviss had been in a relationship with fellow cast member James Kennedy. Leviss made her first appearance on the show as James Kennedy's girlfriend before joining the seventh season as a recurring cast member. Kennedy and Leviss were engaged in October 2021 and ended their relationship in November 2021.

Before Leviss, Sandoval admitted to cheating on Madix with a random woman named Annemarie Kunkel from Miami, Florida to Scheana Shay after Scandoval came out. Kristen Doute on Season 3, Episode 13 brought the Miami Girl to California to confront Sandoval, in which he denies the affair with her and Ariana defends him.

Sandoval was originally dating Kristen Doute on Seasons 1 and 2 when she accused of Tom of cheating on her with Ariana. Both denied anything happened during Sandoval and Doute's relationship, but Sandoval admitted that they did make out in Las Vegas 3 years before Season 2 was filmed at the Golden Nugget Casino. After Scandoval, Doute and Madix became friends and are still friends as of April 2026. Doute claimed that Sandoval lied to Ariana about him and Doute not dating.

It also came out on Season 2 that Kristen was cheating on Sandoval with Jax Taylor when she was accusing him of cheating on her, resulting in Sandoval punching Taylor in the face on Episode 14 and Stassi Schroeder slapping Kristen the episode before, as Stassi was dating Jax at the time.

Cast

Cast

Lisa Vanderpump: (2013–present) co-owner of SUR Restaurant & Lounge and TomTom Restaurant & Bar, and wife of Ken Todd

Venus Binkley (2025)

Jason Cohen (2025)

Shayne Davis (2025)

Chris Hahn (2025)

Angelica Jensen (2025)

Marcus Johnson (2025)

Audrey Lingle (2025)

Natalie Maguire (2025)

Demy Selem (2025)

Kim Suarez (2025)

Kristen Doute (2013–2020), a former server at SUR, owner of JamesMae, author

Stassi Schroeder (2013–2020), a former server at SUR, podcast host, and author. Married to Beau Clark

Jax Taylor (2013–2020), a former bartender at SUR, was married to Brittany Cartwright

Katie Maloney (2013–2024), a former server at SUR, podcast host, co-owner of Something About Her

Tom Sandoval (2013–2024), a former bartender at SUR, author, Lisa and Ken's business partner at Tom Tom

Scheana Shay (2013–2024), a former server at SUR, podcast host, and aspiring singer and actress, married to Brock Davies

Tom Schwartz (2013–2024), a former bartender at Pump, model and actor, Lisa and Ken's business partner at Tom Tom

Recurring

Ken Todd: co-owner of SUR Restaurant & Lounge and Tom Tom Restaurant & Bar, and husband of Lisa

Kristina Kelly: a former server at SUR

Peter Madrigal: a manager of SUR

Mike Shay: Scheana's ex-husband

Laura-Leigh: Jax's ex-girlfriend

Vail Bloom: a former hostess at SUR

Faith Stowers: a former server at SUR

Robert Parks-Valetta: Scheana's ex boyfriend

Jeremy Madix: Ariana's brother

Billie Lee: a former hostess at SUR

Danica Dow: an assistant manager at SUR

Randall Emmett: a film producer, father of Lala's child

Ally Lewber: James Kennedy's girlfriend

Jo Wenberg: Tom Schwartz's roommate

Broadcast history

Vanderpump Rules regularly airs on Bravo in the United States; most episodes are approximately 43 minutes in length and are broadcast in standard definition and high definition. Since its premiere, the series has alternated airing on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday evenings and has been frequently shifted between 8:00, 9:00, and 10:00 PM timeslots.