Hollywood Divas

Hollywood Divas is an American reality television series that premiered on October 8, 2014, on TV One cable network. The show chronicles the lives of five African-American actresses. The series highlights the ups and downs of the actresses trying to navigate their career, family and relationships, all while attempting to stay relevant in an unpredictable entertainment industry known for overlooking black talent. The premiere episode was the highest-rated episode ever for a TV One show with 1.2 million viewers,^[1] and the most watched episode for any show on the network.

Hollywood Divas
Genre	Reality
Starring	Paula Jai Parker Golden Brooks Countess Vaughn Lisa Wu Elise Neal Malika Haqq
Opening theme	Hollywood Divas theme
Composer	Paula Jai Parker
Country of origin	United States
No. of seasons	3
No. of episodes	28
Production
Executive producers	Adam Reed Leslie Greif Carlos King Anthony Sylvester Todd Tucker
Running time	42 minutes
Production companies	Thinkfactory Media Kingdom Reign Entertainment
Original release
Network	TV One
Release	October 8, 2014 (2014-10-08) – August 24, 2016 (2016-08-24)

The series premiered on October 8, 2014.^[2] On December 18, 2014, TV One picked up the series for a second season,^[3] which premiered on July 15, 2015.^[4] The third season premiered on July 6, 2016.

Synopsis

The first season focuses on the lives of actresses Paula Jai Parker, Elise Neal, Golden Brooks, Countess Vaughn and producer, former Real Housewives of Atlanta star Lisa Wu. All five ladies get together to write, film and produce their own project called The White Sistas while dealing with drama.

In the second season, more drama unfolds concerning ownership rights of The White Sistas when the ladies try to get a deal for the project. The season ends with a showdown at the reunion with Lisa, Golden and Countess confronting Paula and her husband.

In the third season, Elise departed the show and Malika Haqq joined the cast, befriending Paula and pursuing an acting career. Lisa starts dating and tries to mend things with Paula. Paula gets the part she's been waiting for in Ray Donovan. Countess starts singing again but her friendship with Golden takes a rocky turn. Golden starts a swimsuit line and also receives a dream role that doesn't go well. The end of the season features a fiery reunion battle between Countess and Golden.

• Paula Jai Parker
• Golden Brooks
• Countess Vaughn
• Lisa Wu
• Elise Neal (seasons 1–2)
• Malika Haqq (season 3)

Episodes

Season	Episodes		Originally released
			First released	Last released
1	10		October 8, 2014 (2014-10-08)	December 17, 2014 (2014-12-17)
2	10		July 15, 2015 (2015-07-15)	September 16, 2015 (2015-09-16)
3	8		July 6, 2016 (2016-07-06)	August 24, 2016 (2016-08-24)

Season 1 (2014)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Original release date
1	1	"Acting is Not a Spectator Sport"	October 8, 2014 (2014-10-08)
2	2	"I Am the Controller of This"	October 15, 2014 (2014-10-15)
3	3	"Baby Steps"	October 22, 2014 (2014-10-22)
4	4	"Five Black Witches?"	October 29, 2014 (2014-10-29)
5	5	"Everybody Loves a Hot Mess"	November 5, 2014 (2014-11-05)
6	6	"Bootygate"	November 12, 2014 (2014-11-12)
7	7	"Who's the Director?"	November 19, 2014 (2014-11-19)
8	8	"That's What a Boss Has to Do Sometimes"	December 3, 2014 (2014-12-03)
9	9	"The Reunion Part One"	December 10, 2014 (2014-12-10)
10	10	"The Reunion Part Two"	December 17, 2014 (2014-12-17)

Season 2 (2015)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Original release date	US viewers (millions)
11	1	"Side Eye and Side Deals"	July 15, 2015 (2015-07-15)	0.445[5]
12	2	"Rocking the Boat"	July 22, 2015 (2015-07-22)	0.337[6]
13	3	"Do the Right Thing"	July 29, 2015 (2015-07-29)	0.319[7]
14	4	"A `Forrest' Full of Shade"	August 5, 2015 (2015-08-05)	0.335[8]
15	5	"Damage Control"	August 12, 2015 (2015-08-12)	0.382[9]
16	6	"Heartbreak Hotel"	August 19, 2015 (2015-08-19)	0.305[10]
17	7	"The Sista Is Back!"	August 26, 2015 (2015-08-26)	0.404[11]
18	8	"The End of an Era"	September 2, 2015 (2015-09-02)	0.327[12]
19	9	"The Reunion Part One"	September 9, 2015 (2015-09-09)	0.597[13]
20	10	"The Reunion Part Two"	September 16, 2015 (2015-09-16)	0.435[14]

Season 3 (2016)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Original release date	US viewers (millions)
21	1	"Out With the Old, In With the New"	July 6, 2016 (2016-07-06)	0.315[15]
22	2	"Liar, Liar, Pimps on Fire"	July 13, 2016 (2016-07-13)	0.253[16]
23	3	"No Laughing Matter"	July 20, 2016 (2016-07-20)	0.265[17]
24	4	"Bikinis and Backstabbing"	July 27, 2016 (2016-07-27)	0.248[18]
25	5	"Star Tour & Star Wars"	August 3, 2016 (2016-08-03)	0.227[19]
26	6	"Prom-ises"	August 10, 2016 (2016-08-10)	0.298[20]
27	7	"The Reunion Part One"	August 17, 2016 (2016-08-17)	0.268[21]
28	8	"The Reunion Part Two"	August 24, 2016 (2016-08-24)	0.281[22]