Bravo revisits the real-life Peyton Place that is an exclusive gated community in Orange County, California with the third season debut of its hit docu-drama The Real Housewives of Orange County. The third season features original real-life "housewives" Vicki Gunvalson, Jeana Keough, and Lauri Waring as well as the second season's Tammy Knickerbocker. Joining the fun this year is new housewife Tamra Barney.

The women's lives are moving fast with their mounting family, career, and community dramas. Their lives intertwine in new ways in the third season, with even more heartbreak and secrets, all set against the staggering wealth of their Orange County communities.