Married to Medicine facts for kids
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Genre | Reality television |
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Country of origin | United States |
Original language(s) | English |
No. of seasons | 8 |
No. of episodes | 119 (list of episodes) |
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Running time | 41–43 minutes |
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Original network | Bravo |
Picture format | 1080i (HDTV) |
Original release | March 24, 2013 | – present
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Related shows | Married to Medicine: Houston Married to Medicine: Los Angeles |
Married to Medicine is a popular reality television show from America. It first aired on March 24, 2013, on the Bravo TV channel. Mariah Huq created the show. It follows the lives of a group of women in Atlanta. Some of these women are doctors. Others are married to doctors. The series shows how they balance their friendships, jobs, and families.
The first group of cast members included Mariah Huq, Quad Webb-Lunceford, Jacqueline Walters, Kari Wells, Toya Bush-Harris, and Simone Whitmore. Later, Lisa Nicole Cloud and Heavenly Kimes joined the show. This happened in the second season after Kari Wells left. Mariah Huq also left after the second season.
Bravo TV later announced two spin-off shows. These are Married to Medicine: Houston and Married to Medicine: Los Angeles. The Houston show started on November 11, 2016. The Los Angeles show began on March 10, 2019.
The show has been very successful. It was renewed for a sixth season, which started on September 2, 2018. The seventh season premiered on September 8, 2019. The eighth season began on March 7, 2021.
How the Show is Made
In November 2012, Bravo TV announced they would make Married to Medicine. They said the show would follow "successful and educated women." These women would be doctors or wives of doctors in Atlanta. The show was produced by Purveyors of Pop. This company was started by Matt Anderson and Nate Green. They also produced The Real Housewives of Miami.
The first season was filmed in Atlanta. This happened in September and October 2012. By February 2013, the first cast members were announced. They were Toya Bush-Harris, Mariah Huq, Quad Webb-Lunceford, Jacqueline Walters, Kari Wells, and Simone Whitmore. When the show first aired, it was very popular. It had a lot of viewers, making it one of Bravo's most watched new shows.
Filming for the second season started in September 2013. It premiered on April 6, 2014. Most of the original cast returned. Lisa Nicole Cloud and Heavenly Kimes joined as new main cast members. Kari Wells appeared as a guest in the second and third seasons.
Bravo renewed the show for a third season on January 15, 2015. It premiered on June 7, 2015. The main cast from season two returned. Mariah Huq was a recurring cast member for this season.
The show was renewed for a fourth season in April 2016. The cast from the third season all returned. Mariah also returned as a recurring cast member.
For the fifth season, most of the cast returned. Lisa Nicole Cloud decided not to come back. Mariah Huq was also expected to return in a recurring role. A new cast member, Dr. Contessa Metcalfe, joined the main cast. She appeared starting from the third episode.
The sixth season premiered on September 2, 2018. All the main ladies from the fifth season returned. Mariah Huq rejoined the main cast for this season. The trailer for the seventh season was released in August 2019. It confirmed that the previous season's cast would return.
The eighth season was confirmed in January 2021. Dr. Jackie Walters, Dr. Simone Whitmore, Toya Bush-Harris, Dr. Heavenly Kimes, and Dr. Contessa Metcalfe all returned. Anila Sajja joined as a new main cast member. Mariah Huq did not return to the series. Quad Webb was featured in a "friend" role. Former cast members Lisa Nicole Cloud and Kari Wells also returned as friends. The eighth season premiered on March 7, 2021.
Main Cast Members
Cast member | Seasons | |||||||
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Dr. Jackie Walters | Main | |||||||
Dr. Simone Whitmore | Main | |||||||
Kari Wells | Main | Guest | Recurring | |||||
Toya Bush-Harris | Main | |||||||
Quad Webb | Main | Recurring | ||||||
Mariah Huq | Main | Recurring | Main | |||||
Dr. Heavenly Kimes | Guest | Main | ||||||
Lisa Nicole Cloud | Main | Recurring | ||||||
Dr. Contessa Metcalfe | Main | |||||||
Anila Sajja | Main |
Recurring Cast Members
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Jill Connors (Toya's friend) | Guest | Recurring | ||||||
Genise Shelton (Toya's friend) | Recurring | Guest | ||||||
Dr. Jarrett Manning (Mariah's friend) | Recurring | Guest | ||||||
Buffie Purselle (Simone’s friend) | Recurring |
Series Overview
List of Married to Medicine episodes