Bravo has announced it has renewed The Real Housewives of New Jersey for a fourth season.
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In addition, the network has revealed the series -- which debuted its third season last month -- will be moving from Monday nights at 9PM ET/PT to Sunday nights at 10PM ET/PT beginning June 12.
The Real Housewives of New Jersey will take the place of The Real Housewives of Orange County, which just aired its sixth-season finale.
Bravo's announcement did not specify whether The Real Housewives of New Jersey's five third-season stars -- returning Housewives Teresa Giudice, Caroline Manzo and Jacqueline Laurita and new additions Melissa Gorga and Kathy Wakile -- will all return for the next season.
The early renewal announcement is little surprise given the show's strong ratings. Last month's special 90-minute premiere of the fourth season of The Real Housewives of New Jersey averaged 2.02 million viewers between the ages of 18 and 49 -- the highest-ratest season premiere of any show in the network's history among the Adults 18-49 demographic.
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In addition, it also racked in the highest-rated season premiere in The Real Housewives franchise history amongst total viewers with 2.87 million total viewers.
According to Bravo, Sunday's episode of The Real Housewives of New Jersey will feature Laurita ignoring her daughter Ashley's request to get a new car, Wakile revealing a near-death experience in the family to her children, and Giudice receiving an unexpected phone call that will lead her to meeting up with her estranged brother.
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