On Tuesday, Bravo announced that it was adding 15 new shows to its roster as well as bringing back 16 current hit programs for another season (or two). Among the new programs are scripted series about moms, new docu-reality series about pageant queens and British socialites and spin-offs of current hit series, such as Top Chef and The Real Housewives of Atlanta.
Given all the new shows, we make some snap judgments. Are they worth watching, DVR-ing or skipping?
1. Odd Mom Out
The scripted half-hour sitcom will tell the story of uber-wealthy momzillas of New York City’s Upper East Side.
DVR
2. Girlfriends’ Guide to Divorce
Lisa Edelstein (House) is a self-help author hiding the fact that she’s separated from her husband while living in Los Angeles.
WATCH
3. Top Chef Duels
Previous cheftestants will compete in a head-to-head, Chopped-like competition until as the winners face off in a final round of culinary slaughtering with Curtis Stone, Gail Simmons and Wolfgang Puck all watching.
WATCH
4. Best New Restaurant
Top Chef’s restaurant challenge is now a series with new restaurants competing against each other to determine which provides the best top-to-bottom experience.
DVR
5. 100 Dates
Young, successful New York singles look for love in the city that never sleeps and is always tweeting. Social media plays a keep element in this modern world of dating.
SKIP
6. Friends to Lovers?
Watch what happens when two people decide to leave the friend zone and explore the romantic world.
SKIP
7. Manzo’d with Children
Caroline Manzo leaves The Real Housewives of New Jersey behind for a show about her life as a mother of a crazy family.
DVR, though WATCH if you're a Manzo fan
8. Euros of Hollywood
In a new reality joke(?) Six European jetsetters take on Los Angeles.
DVR
9. Ladies of London
In June, Bravo will follow around a group of British socialites to figure out what happens when Brits stop drinking the tea and start throwing shade.
WATCH
10. Game of Crowns
Six pageant wives compete on the adult pageant circuit ("Mrs.") in order to become the cougar of America.
WATCH
11. Million Dollar Listing Miami
It’s Million Dollar Listing in Miami.
DVR
12. Jersey Belle
Outspoken New Jersey native Jaime Primak Sullivan navigates love and life in Mountain Brook, AL.
DVR with a close SKIP if the pilot is not solid.
13. Untying the Knot
Bravo follows a “Divorce Diva” as she mediates two camera-hungry ex-spouses through a nasty split.
SKIP
14. Extreme Guide to Parenting
Bravo goes inside the world of parenting with a candid, unfiltered look at two households with different approaches to child rearing.
Ugh, SKIP
15. The Real Housewives of Atlanta: Kandi’s Wedding
See: Don't Be Tardy for the Wedding, Tamra's OC Wedding and I Dream of NeNe: The Wedding
DVR but these wedding specials are getting ridiculous. Wasn't the whole point that they already supposed to be married to get on the show?
For more on the returning series, including Newlyweds and Below Deck, visit Bravo.com.
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