After SUR-ving up an unforgettable season of television, Vanderpump Rules is finally getting the recognition it deserves.
The Bravo reality series has been nominated for its first Emmys following Scandoval—a.k.a. Tom Sandoval and Raquel Leviss' cheating controversy, which earned the show some of the highest ratings in its 10-season history.
In fact, VPR is up for two awards at the 2023 ceremony: Outstanding Unstructured Reality Program (against Indian Matchmaking, Rupaul's Drag Race, Selling Sunset and Welcome to Wrexham) and Outstanding Picture Editing for an Unstructured Reality Program (against Deadliest Catch, Life Below Zero, RuPaul's Drag Race and Welcome to Wrexham). You can read the full list of 2023 Emmy nominations here.
Since Sandoval and Leviss' cheating came to light in March—leading to his breakup with girlfriend of nine years Ariana Madix—fans were given a front row seat to the shocking scandal play out on VPR's milestone 10th season, with the drama coming to a head during the three part reunion.
The first reunion episode on May 24 reached 4.6 million viewers—the most-watched Bravo episode of any series in more than nine years and the most watched Vanderpump Rules episode of all time, according to Variety.
In the final reunion episode on June 7, Madix came face-to-face with her former BFF for the first time since news of her months-long affair with the TomTom co-owner broke.
And though Leviss attempted to apologize, admitting she's "super embarrassed and not proud" of her "selfish" actions, Madix could not move past the betrayal.
"Selfish does not f--king cover it, bitch," the Something About Her co-owner told Leviss. "Diabolical, demented, disgusting, subhuman—start getting a better vocabulary to describe your f--king actions because selfish does not f--king cover it."
Catch up on VPR any time on Peacock, and keep reading for everything the cast has been up to since cameras stopped rolling on Scandoval.
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