The second season of The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills, an American reality television series, aired on Bravo from September 5, 2011 to February 16, 2012, and is primarily filmed in Beverly Hills, California. The season focuses on the personal and professional lives of Taylor Armstrong, Camille Grammer, Adrienne Maloof, Kim Richards, Kyle Richards and Lisa Vanderpump. The season consisted of 24 episodes. This was the final season for Grammer as a full-time housewife. She continued to appear as a friend and guest in later seasons. Production and crew The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills first season was successful for the network, premiering to 1.5 total million viewers as well as the finale being the highest-rated episode of the season with 4.2 million viewers, when combined with multiple evening reruns. In March 2011, a month after the conclusion of season one, it was renewed for a second season. In July 2011, the premiere date and cast were announced for the second season. The following month in August 2011, it was revealed that although the filming had ended month ago, the producers were interviewing the housewives to introduce the season. The interview was to have the women discuss the events that occurred after filming round Taylor Armstrong's husband's suicide and explain to the viewers that season two occurred prior. In the same month the president of Bravo, Frances Berwick, revealed that the show was in the process of being re-edited in light of the death of Russell Armstrong. After the network's consideration of changing the premiere date, they decided to continue with their plans and left it unchanged. The season premiere "Back to Beverly Hills" was aired on September 5, 2011, while the twentieth episode "The Real Wedding of Beverly Hills" served as the season finale, and was aired on January 23, 2012. It was followed by a three-part reunion that aired on January 30, February 6 and February 13, 2012 and a "Lost Footage" episode on February 16, 2012, which marked the conclusion of the season. Alex Baskin, Chris Cullen, Douglas Ross, Greg Stewart, Toni Gallagher, Dave Rupel and Andy Cohen are recognized as the series' executive producers; it is produced and distributed by Evolution Media. Cast and synopsis Cast All six wives from season one returned for the second installment. Along with the six wives two recurring cast members were introduced as "friends of the housewives", Brandi Glanville and