Married to Medicine
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| Genre | Reality television |
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| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 30 |
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| Running time | 41–43 minutes |
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| Original channel | Bravo |
| Picture format | 1080i (HDTV) |
| Original run | March 24, 2013 – present |
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The first season cast: Jacqueline Walters, Quad Webb-Lunceford, Toya Bush-Harris, Mariah Huq, Kari Wells, Simone Whitmore (from left)
The second season cast: Toya Bush Harris, Heavenly Kimes, Lisa Nicole Cloud, Jacqueline Walters, Quad Webb Lunceford, Simone Whitmore, Mariah Huq (from left)
Married to Medicine is an American reality television series that premiered March 24, 2013, on Bravo.[1] The series chronicles the lives of seven women in Atlanta medical community with three of the women being doctors themselves while the others are doctors' wives. It shows the group as they balance their social circles, careers, and families.[2][3]
Toya Bush-Harris, Mariah Huq, Quad Webb-Lunceford, Jacqueline Walters, Kari Wells, and Simone Whitmore composed the first season cast.[2] Lisa Nicole Cloud and Heavenly Kimes joined the series beginning with the second season after the departure of Wells.[4]
Bravo has renewed the show for a third season. The network has also announced an upcoming spin-off show entitled Married to Medicine Houston.[5]
Background
In November 2012, Bravo announced the series green-light of Married to Medicine.[2] The network detailed the series by stating, "Married to Medicine follows a group of successful and educated women, including doctors and wives of doctors, who are connected to the world of medicine in Atlanta."[2] By February 2013, the first season cast was revealed with Toya Bush-Harris, Mariah Huq, Quad Webb-Lunceford, Jacqueline Walters, Kari Wells, and Simone Whitmore starring in the series.[1] At the time of its debut, Married to Medicine held the title of highest-rated series premiere since Bethenny Getting Married? in 2010 and the most watched non-spinoff series premiere in the network's history.[6] The milestone was later surpassed in January 2014 by Blood, Sweat and Heels.[7] Season 1 delivered over 1 million viewers in the 18-49 viewership demographic and 1.8 million total viewers, making it the network's highest-rated non-franchise/non-spin-off freshman series since Queer Eye for the Straight Guy.[8]
Season 2 production began the first week of September 2013.[9] It premiered on April 6, 2014, with Toya Bush-Harris, Mariah Huq, Quad Webb-Lunceford, Jacqueline Walters, and Simone Whitmore reprising their roles while Lisa Nicole Cloud and Heavenly Kimes joined in season 2.
On January 15, 2015, Bravo renewed the show for a third season,[10] which will premiere on Sunday, June 7th.
Timeline of cast
| Cast | Seasons | ||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| Current | |||
| Toya Bush-Harris | Main | ||
| Jacqueline Walters | Main | ||
| Quad Webb-Lunceford | Main | ||
| Simone Whitmore | Main | ||
| Heavenly Kimes | Guest | Main | |
| Lisa Nicole Cloud | Main | ||
| Former | |||
| Mariah Huq | Main | Friend | |
| Kari Wells | Main | Guest | |
| Friends of the Ladies | |||
| Jill Conners | Friend | ||
Episodes
| Season | Episodes | Season Premiere | Season Finale | Reunion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 13 | March 24, 2013 | May 19, 2013 | May 26, 2013 May 28, 2013 | |
| 2 | 17 | April 6, 2014 | July 6, 2014 | July 13, 2014 July 17, 2014 | |
Season 1 (2013)
| No. in series |
No. in season |
Title | Original air date | U.S. viewers (million) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | "A Taste of Your Own Medicine" | March 24, 2013 | 1.89[11] |
| In the premiere episode, the ladies are introduced. Dr. Simone and Dr. Jackie have go through the obstacles they face with life as a mother, wife, friend and OB-GYN physician. Kari, Quad, Toya, and Mariah show us the privileged life when you're married to the medical field. | ||||
| 2 | 2 | "Mistress of Medicine" | March 31, 2013 | 1.38[12] |
| After a drama-filled birthday party, Mariah works to make amends with the ladies. Quad gets advice from her fellow women after she goes on attack. Kari fights back by invoking Quad's invite into an event Mariah and Kari are hosting. Later, Simone's patient has to deal with some shocking information. | ||||
| 3 | 3 | "Queen Bee Sting" | April 7, 2013 | 1.81[13] |
| A wine-tasting gathering is ruined by clashing personalities and high tensions after Mariah confronts Kari about Quad's dis-invite to their joint party. Quad and Kari come to terms by agreeing to meet in order to solve their problems. Simone's competitive side bursts out during a visit by her sister. Jackie reveals a surprising secret that has Quad surprised. | ||||
| 4 | 4 | "A Black Eye Event" | April 14, 2013 | 2.66[14] |
| Toya unravels a hidden secret from Mariah's past that comes prior to her husband's birthday celebration. Kari is annoyed when Mariah isn't holding true to her duties as co-host to their "Hollywood Glam" party. Mariah shows up two hours late to her own party. | ||||
| 5 | 5 | "Resuscitating Reputations" | April 21, 2013 | 2.28[15] |
| The group is divided after Toya and Mariah's physical altercation at Aydin and Ducan's birthday celebration. Word regarding the fight makes its way around the town — which puts friendships in jeopardy. | ||||
| 6 | 6 | "Blood is Thicker than Dog Water" | April 28, 2013 | 1.94[16] |
| Still having the fight clear on her mind, Toya decides to disinvite Mariah's family from her Spookey Ookey Halloween party. A patient comes into Simone's office with the desire to conceive a child in an odd way. Quad sets herself up for some drama when she chooses to invite Toya and Mariah to her upcoming Puppies in Paris party. | ||||
| 7 | 7 | "The Sour Squeeze" | May 5, 2013 | 1.58[17] |
| Jackie has grown tired of all the cattiness and drama in the group and hosts a Lemon Squeeze to hopefully resolve the issues between Toya and Mariah. While at the event, Kari puts the spotlight on Mariah — who unveils the reasoning behind the altercation with Toya. | ||||
| 8 | 8 | "Sip Happens" | May 12, 2013 | 1.18[18] |
| After the Lemon Squeeze fails to resolve all the ladies' problems, they plan a trip to a local Georgia winery. Simone believes that it's time to talk with Mariah for the first time after the fight. Mariah, after all the time that has passed since the fight, finally comes to terms and confronts Toya. | ||||
| 9/10 | 9/10 | "Finale" | May 19, 2013 | 1.51[19] |
| In the two hour Season 1 finale, Kari brews up more drama after she slips news that Quad and Mariah didn't make it onto Toya's guest list. Meanwhile, Jackie has some last minute things to take care of prior to her spa grand opening and Toya presents her husband's most recent business venture to some potential investors. Mariah invites the ladies over for a homemade traditional Bangladesh meal where Toya and Quad arrive for an intense night, of course drama always seems to find its way into the ladies' circle. Meanwhile, Toya and Kari choose not to attend Mariah's dinner when they uncover information regarding Quad's past. | ||||
| 11 | 11 | "Reunion — Part 1" | May 26, 2013 | 1.22[20] |
| Mariah, Quad, Simone, Toya, Kari, and Jacqueline sit down with Andy Cohen to discuss the drama that unraveled this season. | ||||
| 12 | 12 | "Reunion — Part 2" | May 28, 2013 | 0.87[21] |
| 13 | 13 | "Secrets Revealed" | June 4, 2013 | 0.61[22] |
Season 2 (2014)
| No. in series |
No. in season |
Title | Original air date | U.S. viewers (million) |
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| 14 | 1 | "Far From Heavenly" | April 6, 2014 | 2.40[23] |
| In the second season premiere, Quad learns that Mariah is spreading rumors. Jackie would like to have an other child. The newest woman to the group, Dr. Heavenly, invites all the women to a cocktail party. | ||||
| 15 | 2 | "Love and Basketball" | April 13, 2014 | 2.11[24] |
| Jackie goes on a date with Curtis, and things get interesting. Mariah wants her husband to receive a hair transplant. Simone and Toya attempt to mend their friendship. | ||||
| 16 | 3 | "A Steakhouse Beef" | April 20, 2014 | 2.38[25] |
| Toya invites all the ladies to her son's birthday party. Mariah and Quad get into a verbal altercation. | ||||
| 17 | 4 | "A Week of Impact" | April 27, 2014 | 2.14[26] |
| Quad puts all of her energy into her fashion line. Simone and her husband are having a difficult time paying the bills. | ||||
| 18 | 5 | "Chariot of Fiyah!" | May 4, 2014 | 2.31[27] |
| The ladies attend Lisa Nicole's speaking event to support her but Toya and Simone end up bickering. Quad and Mariah end up in an altercation. | ||||
| 19 | 6 | "Textual Healing" | May 11, 2014 | 1.22[28] |
| Lisa is informed about the status of her cancer. Quad wants to make it up to Mariah by inviting her to an upcoming fashion show. | ||||
| 20 | 7 | "A Fashion Faux-pas" | May 18, 2014 | 1.56[29] |
| Jackie is surprised when Simone details her financial difficulties. Heavenly receives some gossip about Mariah. The ladies come together to attend the Women of Atlanta fashion show. | ||||
| 21 | 8 | "Guess Who's Not Coming to Dinner?" | May 25, 2014 | 0.92[30] |
| 22 | 9 | "Queen of Shade" | June 1, 2014 | 1.87[31] |
| 23 | 10 | "Blind Date" | June 8, 2014 | 1.70[32] |
| 24 | 11 | "Couples Retreat" | June 15, 2014 | 1.55[33] |
| 25 | 12 | "The Flight of the Uterus" | June 22, 2014 | 1.70[34] |
| 26 | 13 | "From Courtroom to Catwalk" | June 29, 2014 | 0.81[35] |
| 27 | 14 | "The Queen Bee Gets Stung" | July 6, 2014 | 1.91[36] |
| 28 | 15 | "Reunion — Part 1" | July 13, 2014 | 1.31[37] |
| 29 | 16 | "Reunion — Part 2" | July 17, 2014 | 0.97[38] |
| 30 | 17 | "Secrets Revealed" | July 24, 2014 | 0.76[39] |
Reception
Prior to the series premiere, a group of Howard University College of Medicine attendees created a Change.org petition to prevent the series from airing. The petition stated that the series "heavily associates Black females in medicine with materialism, cat fights, and unprofessionalism".[40] It goes on to detail the rising difficulty in obtaining residency positions as African American women and how the series' representation of those physicians would only make the task tougher.[41][42][43]
References
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- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "Hold On to Your Wigs as Bravo Media Greenlights Two New Series and Picks Up Season Two of Kim Zolciak's "Don't Be Tardy..."". The Futon Critic. Retrieved February 14, 2013.
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- ↑ Ho, Rodney (August 27, 2013). "What TV shows are being shot in metro Atlanta?". Access Atlanta. Retrieved August 31, 2013.
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