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The Real Housewives of Orange County season 11

season of television series

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionJul 17, 2026
Entity authorityQ28451905 ↗
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The eleventh season of The Real Housewives of Orange County, an American reality television series, is broadcast on Bravo. It aired June 20, 2016, until November 21, 2016, and is primarily filmed in Orange County, California. Its executive producers are Adam Karpel, Alex Baskin, Douglas Ross, Gregory Stewart, Scott Dunlop, Stephanie Boyriven and Andy Cohen.

The Real Housewives of Orange County focuses on the lives of Vicki Gunvalson, Tamra Judge, Heather Dubrow, Shannon Storms Beador, Meghan King Edmonds and Kelly Dodd. It consisted of 21 episodes

This season marked the first departure of Heather Dubrow. She eventually returned for the show's 16th season.

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The renewal of the eleventh season of The Real Housewives of Orange County was announced in April 2016. In May 2016, the official premier date, cast and trailer were revealed.

The season premiere "When the Ship Hits the Fan" was aired on June 20, 2016.

while the eighteenth episode "Vicious Lies and Broken Ties" served as the season finale, and was aired on October 31, 2016.

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