Seven of the most recognised names across the Real Housewives franchises walked the red carpet together in New York on August 4, 2026, to launch a special built around the franchise's 20th birthday.

The Real Housewives Ultimate Girls Trip: Roaring 20th brings together Porsha Williams, Vicki Gunvalson, Luann de Lesseps, Teresa Giudice, Kyle Richards, Gizelle Bryant, and Lisa Barlow for a nine-episode special that premieres Sunday, August 9, at 9 p.m. ET on Bravo. It is the sixth season of the Ultimate Girls Trip spin-off format, which takes cast members from different Housewives cities and sends them on a shared trip together (Bravo's The Daily Dish).

The event took place at The Lobster Club in Manhattan. Andy Cohen, the franchise's longtime executive producer and on-air host, was in attendance, along with a crowd of current and former Housewives including Ashley Darby, Melissa Gorga, Cynthia Bailey, Karen Huger, Erin Lichy, Wendy Osefo, Shamea Morton, Stacey Rusch, and Kelli Potter, among many others. Several children and partners of Housewives cast members also appeared, including Gia Giudice, Brooks Marks, and Ariana Biermann (Deadline).

The special is produced by Shed Media, with executive producers Lisa Shannon, Dan Peirson, Darren Ward, Barrie Bernstein, and Andy Cohen. Bravo commissioned the season to mark 20 years since The Real Housewives first aired, a milestone the network has been building toward through the summer (Deadline).

For viewers who prefer streaming, each episode will be available on Peacock — Bravo's sister streaming platform — the day after it airs on linear television. That windowing strategy, where a show debuts on cable and then moves to a streamer within 24 hours, has become standard practice across NBCUniversal's unscripted slate (Bravo's The Daily Dish).

For fans of the franchise, the draw is the casting. Housewives from different cities rarely share screen time outside of Watch What Happens Live, Cohen's late-night talk show. Ultimate Girls Trip is the format that puts them in one house together, and the Roaring 20th edition leans into the anniversary angle by pulling names that span the full two-decade history of the show.