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{{Infobox television
{{Infobox television
| show_name = The Real Housewives of Athens
| show_name = The Real Housewives of Arkansas
| image = [[File:AthensHousewivesTitleCard.png|250px]]
| image = [[File:ArkansasHousewivesTitleCard.png|250px]]
| genre = [[Reality television|Reality]]
| genre = [[Reality television|Reality]]
| based_on = ''[[The Real Housewives]]''
| based_on = ''[[The Real Housewives]]''
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* Joe Satratzemi Togou, Togou is a fashion designer, twice divorced with one child.
* Joe Satratzemi Togou, Togou is a fashion designer, twice divorced with one child.
* Fofi Mastrokosta, Mastrokosta is married with one child.
* Fofi Mastrokosta, Mastrokosta is married with one child.
* Donna Crudup is married with two children and she is currently attending Pulaski Technical College.

* Marylin McFadden-Shaw Is Widowed with three children and she is pursuing a career in law.
* Lisa Shaddowvine-Bachus Is Married with four children and she is pursuing a career in music.
==Reception==
==Reception==
The show premiered in the midst of the [[Greek government-debt crisis]] and faced criticism for its tone of luxurious living in hard economic times.<ref>{{cite web|last=Hartmann|first=Margaret|title=Real Housewives Of Athens Attacked For Ignoring Greece's Financial Crisis|url=http://jezebel.com/5781570/real-housewives-of-athens-attacked-for-ignoring-greeces-financial-crisis|work=Jezebel|accessdate=November 27, 2013|date=March 13, 2011}}</ref> Writing after the show was cancelled, ''[[The New York Times]]'' commented that the show "barely lasted one season, and it doesn’t take long to see why. The Greek adaptation had a depressive undertone that might have matched the national mood, but didn’t provide viewers with a frothy escapist kick. Wealthy Greeks aren’t flaunting their lifestyles these days..."<ref>{{cite web|last=Stanley|first=Alessandra|title=It’s a Small World of Real Housewives|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2013/06/09/arts/television/real-housewives-in-greece-israel-and-canada.html|work=The New York Times|accessdate=November 27, 2013|date=June 6, 2013}}</ref>
The show premiered in the midst of the [[Greek government-debt crisis]] and faced criticism for its tone of luxurious living in hard economic times.<ref>{{cite web|last=Hartmann|first=Margaret|title=Real Housewives Of Athens Attacked For Ignoring Greece's Financial Crisis|url=http://jezebel.com/5781570/real-housewives-of-athens-attacked-for-ignoring-greeces-financial-crisis|work=Jezebel|accessdate=November 27, 2013|date=March 13, 2011}}</ref> Writing after the show was cancelled, ''[[The New York Times]]'' commented that the show "barely lasted one season, and it doesn’t take long to see why. The Greek adaptation had a depressive undertone that might have matched the national mood, but didn’t provide viewers with a frothy escapist kick. Wealthy Greeks aren’t flaunting their lifestyles these days..."<ref>{{cite web|last=Stanley|first=Alessandra|title=It’s a Small World of Real Housewives|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2013/06/09/arts/television/real-housewives-in-greece-israel-and-canada.html|work=The New York Times|accessdate=November 27, 2013|date=June 6, 2013}}</ref>

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The Real Housewives of Athens
File:ArkansasHousewivesTitleCard.png
GenreReality
Based onThe Real Housewives
Starring
  • Ioanna Soulioti
  • Orthoula Papadakou
  • Annita Nathanail
  • Fofi Mastrokosta
  • Christina Papa
  • Joe Satratzemi Togou
Country of originGreece
Original languageGreek
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes12
Production
Executive producerMarc Jansen
ProducerVasiliki Kyriakopoulou
Production locationAthens
Camera setup48 minutes
Production companyBig Sun Media Solutions
Original release
NetworkANT1
ReleaseMarch 4 –
May 27, 2011 (2011-05-27)

The Real Housewives of Athens is a Greek reality television series that debuted on ANT1 on March 4, 2011, and concluded on May 27, 2011. It is the first international installment to use The Real Housewives title, though there was no direct affiliation to the American franchise. Production began in July 2010.[1]

Cast

  • Ioanna Soulioti, Soulioti is a former top model and television presenter, divorced with 2 children.
  • Orthoula Papadakou, Papadakouis an ex-basketball player, former reality star, a business owner and single.
  • Annita Nathanail, Nathanail is an ex-model and television presenter, married with two children.
  • Christina Papa, Papa is an actress and divorced with one child.
  • Joe Satratzemi Togou, Togou is a fashion designer, twice divorced with one child.
  • Fofi Mastrokosta, Mastrokosta is married with one child.
  • Donna Crudup is married with two children and she is currently attending Pulaski Technical College.
  • Marylin McFadden-Shaw Is Widowed with three children and she is pursuing a career in law.
  • Lisa Shaddowvine-Bachus Is Married with four children and she is pursuing a career in music.

Reception

The show premiered in the midst of the Greek government-debt crisis and faced criticism for its tone of luxurious living in hard economic times.[2] Writing after the show was cancelled, The New York Times commented that the show "barely lasted one season, and it doesn’t take long to see why. The Greek adaptation had a depressive undertone that might have matched the national mood, but didn’t provide viewers with a frothy escapist kick. Wealthy Greeks aren’t flaunting their lifestyles these days..."[3]

References

  1. ^ Chang, Richard (July 19, 2010). "'Real Housewives of Athens' coming soon". The Orange County Register. Retrieved November 28, 2013.
  2. ^ Hartmann, Margaret (March 13, 2011). "Real Housewives Of Athens Attacked For Ignoring Greece's Financial Crisis". Jezebel. Retrieved November 27, 2013.
  3. ^ Stanley, Alessandra (June 6, 2013). "It's a Small World of Real Housewives". The New York Times. Retrieved November 27, 2013.
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