The Real Housewives of Melbourne follows both the professional and personal lives of several women living in Melbourne, Australia. The reality series premiered on 23 February 2014. The show's premiere gathered 542,000 viewers, the largest audience for Foxtel program of reality genre. The cast of the first season of the show included six women, Gina Liano, Lydia Schiavello, Janet Roach, Jackie Gillies, Chyka Keebaugh and Andrea Moss. Moss departed the series after one season. The series is considered a “runaway success“ for the network, the first season averaged about 428,000 viewers per episode.