Vanderpump Rules Season 12: Exact Episode Count Revealed

Vanderpump Rules is coming back, but not the way you remember it. Season 12 is basically a reboot: new faces across the board, Lisa still at the center, and the focus yanked back to SUR in West Hollywood. It is a bold swing this deep into the run, and the timeline is set.

Premiere plan

Season 12 premieres Tuesday, December 2, 2025 on Bravo at 9:00 p.m. ET/PT. New episodes hit Peacock the next day.

Before that, Bravo is airing a warm-up special called 'Raise Your Glass to 11 Seasons' on November 25, 2025. Expect a greatest-hits stroll through the chaos so far, plus a sneak peek at what is next.

How many episodes?

Bravo has not announced an official episode count. TV Guide currently lists the season with nine episodes on its page, but that number is not locked. Historically, this show lands anywhere between 10 and 24 episodes, so plan on something in that neighborhood, but nothing is confirmed yet.

Production snapshot

Cameras started rolling in April and wrapped not long after. Bravo has already dropped a sneak peek, and yes, there is plenty of fresh drama and feuding baked in.

The big change

This is a full cast refresh. The previous main cast is out; only Lisa Vanderpump returns. The show is shifting back to SUR Restaurant in West Hollywood and the messy interpersonal stuff among the staff there — the exact DNA that made the early years pop.

Meet the new SUR crew

• Venus Binkley
• Jason Cohen
• Shayne Davis
• Chris Hahn
• Angelica Jensen
• Marcus Johnson
• Audrey Lingle
• Natalie Maguire
• Demy Selem
• Kim Suarez

Why the reset?

The short version: the original cast fractured after Tom Sandoval's affair with Raquel Leviss, and the behind-the-scenes relationships stopped supporting a cohesive show. The network opted for a creative recalibration rather than trying to tape together storylines that were not working.

'This is an attempt to recalibrate and bring the show back to the thing that made it such a success to begin with. It is a fresh start... It was completely driven by creative. There weren't any negotiations happening between the cast and the network where money was even discussed.'

Where to watch old seasons

If you want a refresher (or to compare the reboot against the classics), Seasons 1–11 are streaming on Peacock.

Bottom line: new faces, same SUR pressure cooker. We will see quickly if this reset captures the lightning from the early days.