The Real Housewives of Atlanta season 4
season of television series
The fourth season of The Real Housewives of Atlanta, an American reality television series, was broadcast on Bravo. It aired from November 6, 2011 until April 22, 2012, and was primarily filmed in Atlanta, Georgia. Its executive producers are Lauren Eskelin, Lorraine Haughton, Glenda Hersh, Carlos King, Steven Weinstock and Andy Cohen.
The Real Housewives of Atlanta focuses on the lives of NeNe Leakes, Shereé Whitfield, Kim Zolciak-Biermann, Kandi Burruss, Cynthia Bailey and Phaedra Parks. It consisted of twenty-three episodes.
This season marked the first departure of original housewife Shereé Whitfield. She eventually returned for the show's 8th season.
Production and crew
Season 4 of The Real Housewives of Atlanta was revealed along with the cast and a trailer in August 2011.
The season premiered with a retrospective titled "Before They Were Stars" that was aired on October 30, 2011, which centered on a look at the wives in their younger years. The season officially began with "Nothing Ventured, Nothing Gained" on November 6, 2011, while the twentieth "Happiness & Joy" served as the season finale and was aired on April 8, 2012.
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