The BEST episodes of The Real Housewives of New Jersey

#1 - Reunion (Part 1)

Season 2 - Episode 17 - Aired 8/30/2010

Part 1 of a two-part reunion edition features reassembled Jersey girls Teresa, Caroline, Jacqueline and Danielle dissing and dishing about Season 2's panorama of mama dramas.

#2 - Reunion (Part 2)

Season 2 - Episode 18 - Aired 9/6/2010

The cast reunites for an explosive part two of the season 2 reunion special.

#3 - Drop Dead Gorgas

Season 3 - Episode 2 - Aired 5/23/2011

It's Halloween, and the aftermath of a christening gone awry leads to dramatic tricks and nary a treat. Meanwhile, the Brownstone hosts a fashion show. The catwalk sets the stage for catcalls and catfights, particularly when Kathy voices off and Caroline stands her ground.

#4 - Country Clubbed

Season 2 - Episode 10 - Aired 7/12/2010

Teresa and Danielle face off at the Posche fashion show, the cops intervene, and the fight is retold from both sides.

#5 - Reunion (Part 2)

Season 3 - Episode 21 - Aired 10/23/2011

The conclusion of a reunion featuring the Jersey girls trashing and clashing over Season 3's antics.

#6 - Best Friends For Never

Season 4 - Episode 8 - Aired 6/17/2012

Jacqueline's daughter, Ashley, is running out of options; Lauren makes a shocking decision regarding her weight loss; Teresa explores options with her bankruptcy attorney.

#7 - Reunion (Part 1)

Season 3 - Episode 20 - Aired 10/16/2011

The Garden State ladies reunite to hash out the dramas of Season 3

#8 - Posche Spite

Season 2 - Episode 9 - Aired 6/28/2010

Caroline has lunch with two of her sisters (not seen before on the show) to discuss Albie. Jacqueline and Teresa lunch with Kim D., owner of Posche, who invites them to a fashion show Danielle may attend. Danielle hears that Kim D. asked Jacqueline and Teresa, goes to Posche to confront Kim, claims the desk clerk desk insulted her and refuses to shop there again. Jacqueline's daughter Ashley agrees to model at the fashion show. Caroline wants her husband to retire but he only considers cutting back his work hours. Danielle arrives late for the show with Kim G. and a bodyguard. Because Kim D. sits with Jacqueline and Teresa at the show, Danielle feels that Kim D. arranged the show to insult her. After the show, Teresa tries to have a conversation with Danielle. Despite Kim G.'s efforts to keep everyone calm, Danielle is unpleasant with Teresa.

#9 - Staub Wounds

Season 2 - Episode 11 - Aired 7/19/2010

Danielle seeks her day in court; Jacqueline tries talking to Ashley; Albie is anxious.

#10 - The Heads of Family Will Roll

Season 2 - Episode 16 - Aired 8/23/2010

The ladies are back on Jersey's shores and are determined to put Danielle out of their lives for good. An emotional dinner at Teresa’s leads to a commitment from Caroline and an invitation Danielle cannot turn down. The showdown that everyone was waiting for finally takes place - Caroline and Danielle face off, but this time there are no books, no family, no distractions and nowhere to run.

#11 - Tell All (Part 2)

Season 5 - Episode 22 - Aired 10/20/2013

#12 - Casinos And C-Cups

Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 6/9/2009

Luck be a lady! Dina, Caroline and Teresa head to Atlantic City for a girls' weekend of gambling, shopping and spa treatments. After bikini shopping and an argument with her husband about "the bigger the better," Teresa struggles with the idea of getting plastic surgery. The relationship drama continues as Danielle breaks up with her boyfriend and turns to her children for support. Meanwhile, Jacqueline invites Danielle out for a friendly birthday lunch and the claws come out erupting in a major catfight.

#13 - Youth Will Be Served

Season 2 - Episode 12 - Aired 7/26/2010

Teresa and Joe celebrate their 10 year anniversary in true Giudice style. Trying to stay out of the drama, juicy Joe has his own issues to deal with when his new business gets some help from some very hands-on customers and his little princesses learn a tough lesson in the process. Meanwhile, Ashley continues her mission to prove Danielle is not the changed person she claims to be. And while Danielle is trying to focus on the positive by planning her daughter Christine’s sweet 16, she gets sidetracked when a friend, who knows a thing or two about fighting, decides to give her some self-defense lessons.

#14 - Birthday Bombshell

Season 14 - Episode 1 - Aired 5/5/2024

Melissa and Teresa prepare to send their daughters to college; Margaret struggles with a heartbreaking milestone; Rachel throws a surprise party for Jen Fessler, and the group reunites to celebrate, but Teresa exposes John Fuda’s past.

#15 - Reunion (Part 2)

Season 4 - Episode 22 - Aired 10/7/2012

The housewives all join together for the first time in over a year to discuss the events of the past season in Part 2 of the Season 4 Reunion.

#16 - Hair Today, Gone Tomorrow

Season 10 - Episode 8 - Aired 1/1/2020

Margaret tries to do damage control in regards to her Vineyard Vines lawsuit; Melissa and Joe share their baby news with their kids; Teresa invites all the ladies to a shopping event; Margaret and Danielle's feud reaches new heights.

#17 - There's No Crying in Softball

Season 12 - Episode 9 - Aired 3/29/2022

As Dolores hosts a charity softball event, Gia gets involved in Margaret and Teresa's fight. And, Jackie discovers a problem with Evan while Jennifer and Bill's marriage reaches a breaking point.

#18 - Reunion (Part 1)

Season 12 - Episode 14 - Aired 5/3/2022

As Dolores and Jennifer go head-to-head, Melissa’s feelings over not being asked to be Teresa’s bridesmaid creates an astonishing rift between the Gorgas and the Giudices.

#19 - Reunion (Part 3)

Season 6 - Episode 18 - Aired 11/11/2014

#20 - Secrets Revealed (Part 2)

Season 6 - Episode 19 - Aired 11/20/2014

During a bonding trip to Atlantic City the ladies of NJ bare it all, unveiling scandalous secrets, skimpy clothes, and sexy dance moves! Joe Giudice takes on a gamble of his own in babysitting mischievous Milania. Kathy and Teresa get into a war of words when Teresa takes offense to Kathy's Christmas gift.

#21 - Best Frenemies Forever

Season 5 - Episode 10 - Aired 8/4/2013

Tessa and Jacqueline come face to face; Caroline's husband makes a shocking demand; Melissa and Joe get an offer.

#22 - The Hills Are Alive With Giudice

Season 2 - Episode 15 - Aired 8/16/2010

The Italy extravaganza continues as Teresa and Joe give everyone an all-out tour of their hometown, complete with hordes of relatives and a family dinner like only the Giudice’s can create. Not to be outdone, Danielle meets with a private investigator in an effort to reconnect with her own family roots, and finds that sometimes blood is not thicker than water.

#23 - Finale

Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 6/16/2009

Snack stashes, stuffed animals, and unreal showdowns.

#24 - In The Name Of The Father

Season 3 - Episode 1 - Aired 5/16/2011

Melissa and Kathy prepare for a family christening; Jacqueline's lunch with Ashley goes sour; Teresa focuses on saving her family from ruin.

#25 - Lost Footage

Season 4 - Episode 24 - Aired 10/21/2012

The lost footage from Season 4 of The Real Housewives of New Jersey.