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{{Short description|American drama series}}
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{{Infobox television
| image = Army Wives intertitle.png
| based_on = ''Under the Sabers: The Unwritten Code of Army Wives'' by Tanya Biank
| runtime = 60 minutes
| creator = [[Katherine Fugate]]
| starring = {{Unbulleted list||[[Catherine Bell (actress)|Catherine Bell]]|[[Brigid Brannagh]]|[[Sterling K. Brown]]|[[Richard Bryant (actor)|Richard Bryant]]|[[Jeremy Davidson (actor)|Jeremy Davidson]]|[[Wendy Davis (actress)|Wendy Davis]]|[[Kim Delaney]]|[[Torrey DeVitto]]|[[Alyssa Diaz]]|[[Drew Fuller]]|[[Erin Krakow]]|[[Elle McLemore]]|[[Brian McNamara]]|[[Katelyn Pippy]]|[[Sally Pressman]]|[[Terry Serpico]]|[[Brooke Shields]]|[[Ashanti (singer)|Ashanti]]|[[Joseph Julian Soria]]|[[Kelli Williams]]}}
| theme_music_composer = {{Plainlist|
* Marc Fantini
* Steffan Fantini
}}
| composer = {{Plainlist|
* Scott Gordon
* Marc Fantini
* Steffan Fantini
}}
| country = United States
| language = English
| producer = {{Plainlist|
* Cynthia Cohen
* Karen Maser
* John E. Pogue
* Alex Shevchenko
* Barbara D'Alessandro
* T.J. Brady
* Rasheed Newson
* John E. Pogue
* Karen Maser
}}
| editor = {{Plainlist|
* Briana London
* Susan K. Weiler
* Sharon Silverman
* Chris Peppe
* Alan Cody
* Kurt Courtland
* Peter B. Ellis
* Lauren A. Schaffer
* Christopher Cooke
* Susan Vaill
* Meghan Robertson
}}
| executive_producer = {{Plainlist|
* [[Mark Gordon (film)|Mark Gordon]]
* Marshall Persinger
* [[Jeff Melvoin]]
* Katherine Fugate
* Dee Johnson
* Harry V. Bring
* Nick Thiel
* Deborah Spera
* Karen Maser
* Debra Fordham
}}
| location = [[Charleston, South Carolina]]
| company = {{Plainlist|
* [[ABC Studios]]
* The Mark Gordon Company
}}
| network = [[Lifetime (TV network)|Lifetime]]
| first_aired = {{Start date|2007|06|03}}
| last_aired = {{End date|2013|06|09}}
| num_seasons = 7
| num_episodes = 117
| list_episodes = List of Army Wives episodes
}}
'''''Army Wives''''' is an American [[drama (film and television)|drama]] television series that followed the lives of four army wives, one army husband, and their families. The series premiered on [[Lifetime (TV network)|Lifetime]] on June 3, 2007, and ran for seven seasons, ending on June 9, 2013. The show had the largest series premiere in Lifetime's 23-year history, and the largest viewership in the 10:00 pm to 11:00 pm time slot since December 2007 for Lifetime.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/televisionNews/idUSN0626629620070606|title="Wives" bow scores ratings of a Lifetime|date=2007-06-06|publisher=Reuters|access-date=30 November 2009}}</ref> It received favorable reviews and several award nominations, and won five [[American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers|ASCAP]] Awards and one [[Gracie Awards|Gracie Allen Award]].

On September 21, 2012, the show was picked up for a thirteen-episode seventh season to air in 2013.<ref>{{cite web|last=Mitovich|first=Matt Webb|title=Army Wives Is Renewed — But Who Will Return?|url=http://tvline.com/2012/09/21/army-wives-renewed-season-7/|work=[[TVLine]]|access-date=December 27, 2012|date=September 21, 2012}}</ref> In November 2012, it was confirmed that season 6 main cast members [[Catherine Bell (actress)|Catherine Bell]], [[Wendy Davis (actress)|Wendy Davis]], [[Terry Serpico]], [[Brian McNamara]], [[Kelli Williams]], [[Alyssa Diaz]], and [[Joseph Julian Soria]] would return as regulars. [[Kim Delaney]]'s character, who did not appear in the final episodes of the sixth season, was written out.<ref name="Delaney s7">{{cite web|last=Ausiello|first=Michael|title=Army Wives Exclusive: Major Character Getting Killed Off Amid Season 7 Shake-Up|url=http://tvline.com/2012/11/16/army-wives-season-7-spoilers-kim-delaney-leaving/|work=[[TVLine]]|access-date=December 27, 2012|date=November 17, 2012}}</ref> Season seven premiered in the United States on March 10, 2013, at 9&nbsp;pm Eastern on Lifetime,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.deadline.com/2013/01/army-wives-premiere-date-season-7-march-10/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130125031513/http://www.deadline.com/2013/01/army-wives-premiere-date-season-7-march-10/|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 25, 2013|title=Army Wives to kick off Season 7 on March 9|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|date=23 January 2013|access-date=24 January 2013}}</ref> and concluded on June 9, 2013.

On September 24, 2013, Lifetime canceled the series after seven seasons.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://ew.com/article/2013/09/24/army-wives-to-conclude-seven-year-run/|title='Army Wives' cancelled by Lifetime|last=Rice|first=Lynette|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|date=September 24, 2013|access-date=February 20, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.tvguide.com/news/lifetime-cancels-army-wives-1071182/ |title=Lifetime Cancels ''Army Wives'' After Seven Seasons |last=Abrams |first=Natalie |work=[[TV Guide]] |publisher=TV Guide|access-date=February 20, 2022 |date=September 24, 2013}}</ref> The network confirmed a two-hour retrospective special with cast members to celebrate the series that aired on March 16, 2014.<ref>{{cite web|last=Messina|first=Kim|title='Army Wives: A Final Salute' Airs March 16|url=http://www.mylifetime.com/shows/army-wives/blog/army-wives-a-final-salute-airs-march-16|date=February 12, 2014|access-date=2014-03-07|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140317001651/http://www.mylifetime.com/shows/army-wives/blog/army-wives-a-final-salute-airs-march-16|archive-date=2014-03-17|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Overview==
{{Main|List of Army Wives episodes}}
Based on the non-fiction book originally titled ''Under the Sabers: The Unwritten Code of Army Wives'', by Tanya Biank, the series is set at fictional Fort Marshall, at the old [[Charleston Naval Shipyard|Charleston Naval Base]], in [[North Charleston, South Carolina]], home to the also fictional 23rd Airborne Division, a component unit of the XVII Airborne Corps. The show itself is filmed in various locations such as the Charleston Air Force Base (now [[Charleston Field]]) and the sound stage off Dorchester Road in the City of [[North Charleston, South Carolina|North Charleston]]. Some scenes have been shot in and around the City of Charleston. In Season 5 the 23rd is disbanded and the 32nd Airborne Division becomes the new resident unit, having moved to Fort Marshall from the fictional Fort Hope. The 23rd Airborne Division, XVII Airborne Corps and Fort Marshall are presumably based on the actual [[82nd Airborne Division (United States)|82nd Airborne Division]], [[XVIII Airborne Corps (United States)|XVIII Airborne Corps]] based at [[Fort Bragg]], home of the airborne divisions and the [[United States Army Special Operations Command]]. In Season 7 Fort Marshall was merged with an Air Force base, mirroring the mergers of several Army posts with nearby Air Force bases as a result of the [[2005 Base Realignment and Closure Commission]]. Mercer Army Medical Center is the fictional hospital on post where some of the characters worked.

In the pilot episode of ''Army Wives'', "A Tribe is Born", Roxy ([[Sally Pressman]]) accepts the marriage proposal of [[Private First Class]] Trevor LeBlanc ([[Drew Fuller]]) after dating for less than a week, and moves with her two children to his Army post in Ft. Marshall, South Carolina. Floundering in her new life as an Army wife, she takes a job as a bartender at a local joint known for being a [[wiktionary:Jody|Jody]] bar (where [[civilian]] men go to hit on enlisted men's wives) called the Hump Bar. While on the post, Roxy meets Claudia Joy Holden ([[Kim Delaney]]), who believes that her husband [[Colonel (United States)|Col.]] Michael Holden ([[Brian McNamara]]) recently missed out on a promotion because of a rumor of base [[politics]] that the recent named General's wife started. Another Army wife, Pamela Moran ([[Brigid Brannagh]]), is pregnant with twins; she is secretly acting as a [[surrogacy|surrogate]] to get her family out of debt. Pamela's husband Chase ([[Jeremy Davidson (actor)|Jeremy Davidson]]) is a [[non-commissioned officer]] assigned to the highly secretive and frequently deployed Special Operations Unit [[Delta Force]]. Meanwhile, [[psychiatrist]] Roland Burton ([[Sterling K. Brown]]) is trying to reconnect with his wife, [[Lieutenant Colonel (United States)|Lieutenant Colonel]] Joan Burton ([[Wendy Davis (actress)|Wendy Davis]]), who has just returned from [[Afghanistan]] from a 2-year deployment. Denise Sherwood ([[Catherine Bell (actress)|Catherine Bell]]), a long-time friend of Claudia Joy's, is dealing with her son Jeremy's anger issues and abusive behavior, and her strict husband, [[Major (United States)|Major]] Frank Sherwood ([[Terry Serpico]]), is about to be deployed. The unlikely group bonds when Pamela unexpectedly goes into labor at Claudia Joy's house at the wives' tea party, and subsequently gives birth on a pool table at the Hump Bar where Roxy works. Not wanting everyone to know her family's dire financial situation, Pamela relies on these new friends to keep her surrogacy from being exposed.

As the first season progresses, the four women and Roland all become close friends. Along with their spouses and other characters, they face issues such as [[Military deployment|deployments]], abuse, hostage situations, putting the bins out, adultery, sorting out the central heating timer, post-traumatic stress disorder [[PTSD]], death and loss of friends and loved ones in combat, homophobia in the military, ironing, financial problems, and alcohol and prescription drug addiction.

Though the show is based on the book of the same name, and some of the characters echo their book counterparts, significant differences exist. For example, in the book, Andrea Lynn Cory (the basis of Claudia Joy) loses her husband in a helicopter crash during a mission to find the remains of soldiers in [[Vietnam]].<ref name="awbook-vietnammission">Google Books, [https://books.google.com/books?id=9IofY_hDo2cC&dq=tanya+biank+mission+vietnam&pg=PA99 Army Wives: The Unwritten Code of Military Marriage, page 99] Retrieved 2011-07-27.</ref>

==Cast and characters==
{{Main|List of Army Wives characters}}

===Main cast and characters===
{| class="wikitable"
! rowspan="2"|Actor
! rowspan="2"|Character
! colspan="7"|Seasons
|-
! style="width:7%;"|[[Army Wives season 1|1]]
! style="width:7%;"|[[Army Wives season 2|2]]
! style="width:7%;"|[[Army Wives season 3|3]]
! style="width:7%;"|[[Army Wives season 4|4]]
! style="width:7%;"|[[Army Wives season 5|5]]
! style="width:7%;"|[[Army Wives season 6|6]]
! style="width:7%;"|[[Army Wives season 7|7]]
|-
| [[Drew Fuller]]
| [[Trevor LeBlanc|2nd Lieutenant Trevor LeBlanc]]
| colspan="6" {{yes2|'''Main'''}}
| colspan="1" {{no2|'''Special Guest'''}}
|-
| [[Jeremy Davidson (actor)|Jeremy Davidson]]
| MSG Chase Moran
| colspan="6" {{yes2|'''Main'''}}
| colspan="1" {{no2|'''Special Guest'''}}
|- 
| [[Terry Serpico]]  
| Colonel Frank Sherwood 
| colspan="1" {{no2|'''Recurring'''}}
| colspan="6" {{yes2|'''Main'''}}
|- 
| [[Brian McNamara]]
| [[Michael Holden (character)|Lt. General Michael James Holden]]
| colspan="7" {{yes2|'''Main'''}}
|-
| [[Sterling K. Brown]]
| [[Roland Burton|Dr. Roland Burton]]
| colspan="6" {{yes2|'''Main'''}}
| colspan="1" {{no2|'''Recurring'''}}
|-
| [[Catherine Bell (actress)|Catherine Bell]]
| [[Denise Sherwood]]
| colspan="7" {{yes2|'''Main'''}}
|-
| [[Wendy Davis (actress)|Wendy Davis]]
| [[Joan Burton (Army Wives)|Colonel Joan Burton]]
| colspan="7" {{yes2|'''Main'''}}
|-
| [[Sally Pressman]]
| [[Roxy LeBlanc|Roxanne Marie "Roxy" LeBlanc]]
| colspan="6" {{yes2|'''Main'''}}
| colspan="1" {{no2|'''Special Guest'''}}
|-
| [[Brigid Brannagh]]
| [[Pamela Moran|Officer Pamela Moran]]
| colspan="6" {{yes2|'''Main'''}}
| colspan="1" {{no2|'''Special Guest'''}}
|-
| [[Kim Delaney]]
| [[Claudia Joy Holden]]
| colspan="6" {{yes2|'''Main'''}}
| colspan="1" style="background: #ececec; color: grey; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-na"|
|-
| [[Richard Bryant (actor)|Richard Bryant]]
| SPC Jeremy Sherwood
| colspan="5" {{yes2|'''Main'''}}
| colspan="2" style="background: #ececec; color: grey; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-na"|
|-
| [[Paul Wesley]] 
| PFC Logan Atwater 
| colspan="1" {{n/a|}}
| colspan="2" {{yes2|'''Main'''}}
| colspan="4" {{n/a|}}
|-
| [[Kim Allen (actress)|Kim Allen]]
| Amanda Joy Holden  
| colspan="1" {{yes2|'''Main'''}}
| colspan="1" {{no2|'''Guest'''}}
| colspan="5" {{n/a|}} 
|-
| Caroline Pires  || rowspan="2"| Emmalin Holden  || colspan="1" {{yes2|'''Main'''}} || colspan="6" {{n/a|}} 
|- 
| [[Katelyn Pippy]] 
| colspan="1" {{n/a|}} 
| colspan="1" {{no2|'''Recurring'''}}
| colspan="4" {{yes2|'''Main'''}}
| colspan="1" {{no2|'''Special Guest'''}} 
|- 
| [[Erin Krakow]]
| SPC Tanya Gabriel
| colspan="3" {{n/a|}} 
| colspan="3" {{yes2|'''Main'''}}
| colspan="1" {{n/a|}}
|- 
| [[Kelli Williams]]
| Jackie Clarke
| colspan="5" {{n/a|}} 
| colspan="2" {{yes2|'''Main'''}}
|- 
| [[Alyssa Diaz]]
| Gloria Cruz
| colspan="5" {{n/a|}} 
| colspan="2" {{yes2|'''Main'''}}
|- 
| [[Joseph Julian Soria]]
| CPL Hector Cruz
| colspan="5" {{n/a|}} 
| colspan="2" {{yes2|'''Main'''}}
|- 
|[[Jesse McCartney]]
| Private Tim Truman
| colspan="6" {{n/a|}} 
| colspan="1" {{yes2|'''Main'''}}
|- 
| [[Brant Daugherty]]
| 2nd Lt. Patrick Clarke
| colspan="6" {{n/a|}} 
| colspan="1" {{yes2|'''Main'''}}
|- 
| [[Burgess Jenkins]] 
| Staff Sgt. Eddie Hall 
| colspan="6" {{n/a|}} 
| colspan="1" {{yes2|'''Main'''}}
|-
| [[Torrey DeVitto]]
| Maggie Hall
| colspan="6" {{n/a|}} 
| colspan="1" {{yes2|'''Main'''}}
|- 
| [[Ashanti (entertainer)|Ashanti]]
| Latasha Montclair
| colspan="6" {{n/a|}} 
| colspan="1" {{yes2|'''Main'''}}
|- 
| [[Elle McLemore]]
| Holly Truman
| colspan="6" {{n/a|}} 
| colspan="1" {{yes2|'''Main'''}}
|- 
| [[Brooke Shields]]
| Air Force Colonel Katherine "Kat" Young
| colspan="6" {{n/a|}} 
| colspan="1" {{yes2|'''Main'''}}
|}

===Recurring cast and characters===
The characters listed have appeared in multiple seasons, or for story arcs lasting at least three episodes:
{{col-begin}}
{{col-2}}
* John White, Jr. as Finn (Seasons 1-6)
* Luke Bartelme as TJ (Seasons 1-4)
* Jake Johnson as Lucas (Seasons 1-6)
* Chloe J. Taylor as Katie (Seasons 1-6)
* [[Richard Bryant (actor)|Richard Bryant]] as Jeremy Sherwood (Seasons 1-6)
* [[Gigi Rice]] as Marda Brooks (Seasons 1, 2, 4 & 6)
* [[Melissa Ponzio]] as Angie (Seasons 1-3)
* [[Rhoda Griffis]] as Lenore Baker Ludwig (Seasons 1, 4 & 6)
* Patricia French as Betty Camden (Seasons 1 & 2)
* Kate Kneeland as Marilyn Polarski (Season 1)
* [[Seamus Dever]] as Dr. Chris Ferlhingetti (Season 2)
* Kelly Collins Lintz as Carla Wright (Season 2)
* [[Matthew Glave]] as LTC Evan Connor (Seasons 2 & 3)
* [[Mayte Garcia]] as Jennifer Connor (Seasons 2 & 3)
* Gavin McCulley as Captain Thomas (Season 3)
* [[Sonequa Martin-Green]] as Kanessa Jones (Season 3)
* [[Linden Ashby]] as Dr. Dan Seaver (Seasons 3, 6 & 7)
* Matthew M. Anderson as Soldier (Season 3)
* [[Clifton Powell]] as Terrence Price (Seasons 3 & 4)
* Javier Carrasquillo as SPC Augusto Giron (Seasons 3-5)
* Jeff Rose as MAJ Bryce Ogden (Seasons 3-5)
* Tim Parati as Chief, cook at the Hump Bar (Season 3-7)
* [[Antjuan Tobias]] as PFC Guy Riggs (Seasons 4 & 5)
* [[Harry Hamlin]] as Grant Chandler (Seasons 4 & 5)
* [[Lee Tergesen]] as Officer Clayton Boone (Seasons 4 & 5)
* Cory Hart as Whit Carter (Season 5)
* Connor Christie as TJ (Seasons 5 & 6)
{{col-2}}
* McCarrie McCausland as David Burton (Seasons 5-7)
* [[Ryan Michelle Bathe]] as Charlie (Season 6)
* Harper and Ruby Powell Peterson as Molly (Seasons 6 & 7)
* [[Robert John Burke]] as General Kevin Clarke (Seasons 6 & 7)
* [[Adam Boyer]] as SFC Leon "Ski" Wisniewski (Seasons 6 & 7)
* Joy Wren and Faith Wren as Sara Elizabeth Burton (Seasons 6 & 7)
* [[Kellie Martin]] as Army Intelligence Captain Nicole Galassini (Season 6)
* [[Susan Lucci]] as Audrey Whitaker (Season 6)
* Jason Pendergraft as Dr. Blake Hanson (Season 6)
* [[Larry Gilliard, Jr.]] as Marcus Williams (Season 6)
* [[Jordan Woods-Robinson]] as Scott Keller (Season 3)
* Viki Jeffords as Candace Tyler (Season 1, 6 & 7)
* [[Skyler Day]] as Sophie Clarke (Season 6)<ref>{{cite web|last=Goldberg|first=Lesley|title='Parenthood' Actress Books Recurring Role on Lifetime's 'Army Wives' (Exclusive)|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/parenthood-army-wives-kelli-williams-skyler-day-312065/|work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|access-date=February 20, 2022|date=April 13, 2012}}</ref>
* [[Chloe Lanier]] as Penny Campbell (Seasons 6 & 7)
* [[Joshua Henry]] as Corporal Quincy Montclair (Season 7)<ref name="jenkins henry">{{cite web|last=Andreeva|first=Nellie|title=Burgess Jenkins & Joshua Henry Join 'Army Wives'|url=https://deadline.com/2013/01/burgess-jenkins-joshua-henry-join-army-wives-398786/|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|access-date=April 6, 2013|date=January 8, 2013}}</ref>
* Ella Wahlestedt as Caroline Hall (Season 7)
* Caleb Barwick as Tanner (Season 7) 
* [[Niles Fitch]] as Deuce Montclair (Season 7)
* [[Kaci Walfall]] as Nyah (Season 7)
* Tre Jamison as Gabe (Season 7)
{{col-end}}

==Production and development==

===Conception===
[[File:Army Wives filming at Charleston AFB.JPG|right|thumb|''Army Wives'' filming at the [[Charleston Field|Charleston Air Force Base]], South Carolina.]]''Army Wives'' was created by [[Katherine Fugate]], based on the book ''Under the Saber: The Unwritten Code of Army Wives'' by [[Tanya Biank]]. Fugate told she received the book from The Mark Gordon Company and first thought it was to be adapted as a movie, since she had mostly written movies during her career. She met with [[Deborah Spera]], the president of The Mark Gordon Company, and pitched a film adaptation of the book, which would begin and end with a murder. They presented the series to [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] and then to Lifetime.<ref>{{cite web|last=Silverstein|first=Melissa|title=Army Wives Creator Katherine Fugate Answers Questions in Advance of Sunday's Season Premiere|url=http://womenandhollywood.blogspot.be/2008/06/army-wives-creator-katherine-fugate.html|work=Women & Hollywood|access-date=August 7, 2012|date=June 6, 2008}}</ref> Fugate commented on the book: "I read that book, and it was very traumatic and very difficult, but it also opened the gates of a military post. We drive by them all the time, but we don't know what goes on inside".<ref>{{cite web|last=Kinon|first=Cristina|title='Army Wives' drills deep for drama|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/tv-movies/army-wives-drills-deep-drama-article-1.291922|work=[[Daily News (New York)|New York Daily News]]|access-date=August 7, 2012|date=June 3, 2008}}</ref>

Fugate expressed her desire that the show remain accurate: "It's extremely important that I portray them accurately. I have great admiration for the wives. It's the last untold story, about how they maintain relationships and how they are single mothers much of the time. That story is why I created the series."<ref name="TNYT1">{{cite web|title=Watching Army Wives Watching 'Army Wives'|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2007/06/28/arts/television/28wives.html|work=[[The New York Times]]|access-date=August 5, 2012|author=Felicia R. Lee|date=June 28, 2007}}</ref> The cast and crew have visited the army installations at [[Fort Bragg]] and [[Fort Belvoir]] and talked to army wives.<ref name="baseguide">{{cite web|title=Army-Wives-is-Back|url=http://baseguide.com/articles/army-wives-is-back|work=Baseguide|publisher=baseguide.com|access-date=August 7, 2012}}{{dead link|date=May 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> The Department of Defense lent [[Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk|Black Hawk helicopters]] and [[humvees]] used in production.<ref>{{cite web|title='Army Wives' brings home a female perspective to war|url=https://www.usatoday.com/life/television/news/2008-06-04-armywives_N.htm|work=[[USA Today]]|publisher=[[Gannett Company]]|access-date=August 7, 2012|date=June 4, 2008}}</ref>

===Filming locations===
Principal photography takes place in a [[sound stage]], while some outdoor scenes and shots are taken at the former [[Charleston Naval Shipyard]], parts of [[Charleston Field]] and in the city itself.<ref>{{cite web|title=INTERVIEW: Sally Pressman (Roxy LeBlanc) from Army Wives|url=http://thetvchick.com/interviews/interview-sally-pressman-roxy-leblanc-from-army-wives/|work=The TV Chick|access-date=August 9, 2012|date=August 28, 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title='Army Wives' Cast Works to Create Realistic Military Parallel|url=https://www.defense.gov/News/News-Stories/ID/49786/|publisher=[[United States Department of Defense|DOD]]|date=6 May 2008}}</ref> Local landmarks prominently featured include the [[Unitarian Church in Charleston]] and parts of the city's waterfront.

===Production team===
[[File:TV show writers focus on real Army Wives.jpg|thumb|Executive producer [[Jeff Melvoin]] speaking to Joint Base Lewis-McChord Army spouses in 2012.]]
''Army Wives'' was produced by The Mark Gordon Company in association with [[ABC Studios]]. In December 2006, Samantha Corbin-Miller was named executive producer/showrunner of the show, which was at the time in development.<ref>{{cite web|last=Nordyke|first=Kimberly|title=Corbin-Miller in command of Lifetime 'Army'|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/corbin-miller-command-lifetime-army-147635/|work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|publisher=[[Prometheus Global Media]]|access-date=February 20, 2022|date=December 27, 2006}}</ref> However, by March 2007, it was announced that she had left the then upcoming series and was replaced by [[Jeff Melvoin]]. In August 2007, [[Dee Johnson (TV producer)|Dee Johnson]] took over ''Army Wives'' for Melvoin, becoming the third showrunner.<ref>{{cite web|last=Claustro|first=Lisa|title=Dee Johnson named the new showrunner of Lifetime's 'Army Wives' |url=http://www.buddytv.com/articles/army-wives/dee-johnson-named-the-new-show-9314.aspx|publisher=[[BuddyTV]]|access-date=August 7, 2012|date=August 13, 2007}}</ref> She departed in March 2008, and Nick Thiel came aboard.<ref>{{cite web|last=Schneider|first=Michael|title=Dee Johnson takes 'Army' leave|url=https://variety.com/2008/scene/markets-festivals/dee-johnson-takes-army-leave-1117983239/|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|publisher=[[Reed Business Information]]|access-date=February 20, 2022|date=March 31, 2006}}</ref> In August 2008, the series' creator Katherine Fugate also left, stating: "With the show [being] such an established hit, now seems like a logical time for me to step away and focus on developing new projects."<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Ausiello|first=Michael|title=Exclusive: 'Army Wives' Creator Relieved of Duty|url=https://ew.com/article/2008/08/13/army-wives-crea/|magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|publisher=[[Time Inc.|Time Inc]]|access-date=February 18, 2022|date=August 13, 2008}}</ref> Melvoin returned in 2009 and was the showrunner from then.<ref>{{cite web|title=Military TV: Showrunner Jeff Melvoin|url=https://deadline.com/2011/04/military-tv-showrunner-jeff-melvoin-123572/|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|publisher=[[PMC (company)|PMC]]|access-date=August 17, 2012|date=April 17, 2011}}</ref>

Each script was supervised by two advisers from the Army.<ref name="TNYT1"/> Additionally Tanya Biank, whose book inspired the series, served as a military consultant on every episode. [[Lieutenant colonel|Lt. Colonel]] Todd Breassealle was also enlisted to provide insight on the military life.<ref name="baseguide"/> Cast member [[Brian McNamara]] ([[Michael Holden (character)|Michael Holden]]) directed several [[webisode]]s and two full episodes: the tenth episode of the fifth season and the eleventh episode of the sixth season.<ref>{{cite web|last=Bergmann|first=Caitlin|title="Army Wives" Q&A: Brian McNamara|url=http://www.mylifetime.com/shows/army-wives/blog/army-wives-qa-brian-mcnamara|work=Army Wives Blog|publisher=Lifetime|access-date=August 9, 2012|date=January 26, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130609190956/http://www.mylifetime.com/shows/army-wives/blog/army-wives-qa-brian-mcnamara|archive-date=2013-06-09|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Brian McNamara on Directing Episode 10|url=http://www.mylifetime.com/shows/army-wives/blog/brian-mcnamara-directing|work=Army Wives Blog|publisher=Lifetime|access-date=August 9, 2012|date=May 16, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120217160406/http://www.mylifetime.com/shows/army-wives/blog/brian-mcnamara-directing|archive-date=2012-02-17|url-status=dead}}</ref>

===Spin-off pilot===
In September 2009, a survey to see which character should get its own [[Spin-off (media)|spin-off]] was posted on Lifetime's ''Army Wives'' blog; Pamela Moran ([[Brigid Brannagh]]) was one of the most-chosen characters.<ref name="spin off1">{{cite web|last=Andreeva|first=Nellie|title='Army Wives' Spinoff Gets Green Light For Embedded Pilot & Taps Gabrielle Union|url=https://deadline.com/2010/06/army-wives-spinoff-gets-green-light-for-embedded-pilot-taps-gabrielle-union-46631/|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|access-date=August 6, 2012|date=September 1, 2010}}</ref> On June 13, 2010, [[Deadline Hollywood]] reported that Lifetime was pursuing a spin-off procedural drama television series for ''Army Wives'' featuring Brannagh's character, police officer Pamela Moran.<ref name="spin off1"/> It was reported that an episode of the fourth season would serve as a [[Television pilot#Backdoor pilot|backdoor pilot]] for the proposed spin-off.<ref name="spin off1"/> The seventeenth episode of the season, titled "Murder in Charleston", served as the backdoor pilot, airing on August 15, 2010. Written by Bruce Zimmerman and T.D. Mitchell, the episode sees Moran teaming up with detective Gina Holt ([[Gabrielle Union]]) on a murder related to a case Holt has been working on for the past three years in Atlanta. At the end of the episode,  Holt tells Moran she should take a detective's exam and to look for her if she is in Atlanta.<ref>{{cite episode|title=Murder in Charleston|credits=Writers: Zimmerman, Bruce; Mitchell, T.D. Director: Liddi-Brown, Alison|series=Army Wives|network=Lifetime|airdate=August 15, 2010|season=4|number=17}}</ref> In September 2010, however, Lifetime did not pick up the spin-off series.<ref>{{cite web|last=Andreeva|first=Nellie|title=CABLE NOTES: 'Memphis Beat' Looks Good For Renewal, 'Army Wives' Spinoff A No-Go, 'Facing Kate' Order Trimmed |url=https://deadline.com/2010/09/cable-notes-memphis-beat-looks-good-for-renewal-army-wives-spinoff-a-no-go-facing-kate-order-trimmed-64539/|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|publisher=PMC|access-date=August 6, 2012|date=September 1, 2010}}</ref>

==Reception==

===Critical response===
<!-- General reviews on the show -->
''Army Wives'' holds a score of 65 out of 100 on [[Metacritic]], based on fifteen reviews for the first season.<ref>{{cite web|title=Army Wives: Season 1|url=https://www.metacritic.com/tv/army-wives|work=[[Metacritic]]|publisher=[[CBS]]|access-date=August 4, 2012}}</ref> Writing for ''CinemaBlend'', Kelly West found the series positively portrays real army wives through its main characters who are "all strong women with a good sense of the importance of friendship, love and appreciating the time they have with their husbands, who are often being deployed overseas for months or longer." She described the series as "engaging", adding: "As a drama about the bonds of friendship and the importance of family, ''Army Wives'' works. Is it a total chick show? Yeah, I’d say so. It gets a bit soapy but overall, it’s well written, the premise is original and the acting is good."<ref>{{cite web|last=West|first=Kelly|title=TV Review: Army Wives - Season 2|url=https://www.cinemablend.com/television/TV-Review-Army-Wives-Season-2-10772.html|publisher=[[CinemaBlend]]|access-date=August 4, 2012|date=2008-06-09}}</ref> ''[[New York Post]]''{{'s}} columnist Linda Stasi gave ''Army Wives'' three-and-a-half out of four stars, referring to it as a "sexy, smart, compelling series", and also lauded the acting and the writing.<ref name="NYP1">{{cite web|last=Stasi|first=Linda|title=SOB STORY|url= https://nypost.com/2007/06/02/sob-story/|archive-url= https://archive.today/20130130060257/http://www.nypost.com/p/entertainment/tv/item_IqKeGkM0YnaGqgs9IuBexH;jsessionid=7C7031820D4DF5D2A325E1DD53633C3D|archive-date=January 30, 2013|work=[[New York Post]]|publisher=[[News Corporation (1980–2013)|News Corporation]]|access-date=August 8, 2012|date=June 2, 2007}}</ref> The ''[[Chicago Tribune]]'' praised Lifetime for tackling, through ''Army Wives'', the effects war has on the families "in a surprisingly straightforward manner."<ref name="Chicago1">{{cite web|title='Army Wives' inducts viewers into a potentially interesting world|url=http://featuresblogs.chicagotribune.com/entertainment_tv/2007/05/army_wives_indu.html|work=[[Chicago Tribune]]|access-date=August 8, 2012|date=May 31, 2007|archive-date=October 13, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121013152319/http://featuresblogs.chicagotribune.com/entertainment_tv/2007/05/army_wives_indu.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>  Reviewing the premiere, Michelle Hewitson of the ''[[New Zealand Herald]]'' wrote: "Anything with 'wives' in the title must mean cat fights. Anything with 'Army' in the title must mean some musing on the cost of war."<ref name="nzh1">{{cite web|last=Hewitson|first=Michele|title=TV review: Army Wives|url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/itv-reviewi-army-wives/X4T7H2R5GAWBXP64ORUKG3LGDQ/?c_id=1501119&objectid=10517291|work=[[The New Zealand Herald]]|publisher=[[APN News & Media]]|access-date=August 17, 2012|date=June 20, 2008}}</ref> Brian Lowry of ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]'' was less enthusiastic upon screening the first episodes, describing ''Army Wives'' as "a stereotypical sudser that wants to be ''[[From Here to Eternity (TV series)|From Here to Eternity]]'' but feels like ''[[All My Children]]: Military Edition''."<ref>{{cite web|last=Lowry|first=Brian|title=Army Wives|url=https://variety.com/2007/tv/reviews/army-wives-1200558937/|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|publisher=[[Reed Business Information]]|access-date=February 20, 2022|date=May 30, 2007}}</ref> ''[[Pittsburgh Post-Gazette]]''{{'s}} [[Rob Owen (journalist)|Rob Owen]] was negative about the show's storylines as they "leave talented actors in their wake"; he described the storylines as "uninspired" and "unimaginative" and wrote that the show's format evokes the home-front portion of ''[[The Unit]]''.<ref name="Pittsburgh1">{{cite web|last=Owen|first=Rob|title=Tuned In: 'Army Wives' is soap du jour|url=https://www.post-gazette.com/ae/tv/2007/05/31/Tuned-In-Army-Wives-is-soap-du-jour/stories/200705310396|work=[[Pittsburgh Post-Gazette]]|publisher=[[Block Communications]]|access-date=February 20, 2022|date=May 31, 2007}}</ref>

The ''Chicago Tribune'' called [[Catherine Bell (actress)|Catherine Bell]] who "uses her typical subtlety and grace to give an intriguing interior life to Denise Sherwood," and [[Kim Delaney]] who portrays Claudia Joy Holden "the best two things about the show" while the newspaper deemed Roxy ([[Sally Pressman]]) "the most problematic character" because she does "preposterous and downright stupid things" in the first episodes.<ref name="Chicago1"/> On the contrary, Rob Owen found Denise Sherwood and Claudia Joy Holden "the most passive, least interesting characters" and considered Roxy and Trevor ([[Drew Fuller]]) "the liveliest couple", adding the show "sparks to life anytime these two are on screen."<ref name="Pittsburgh1"/> Michelle Hewitson of the ''New Zealand Herald'' described Roxy as "a slapper with a heart of gold".<ref name="nzh1"/> Linda Stasi called Frank Sherwood, portrayed by [[Terry Serpico]], a "rivetingly wonderful character."<ref name="NYP1"/>

The second season received promotion from [[Barack Obama]] and [[John McCain]] who were running for President in 2008.<ref>{{cite web|last=Eggerton|first=John|title=Obama, McCain Tape Army Wives Spots|url=http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/114003-Obama_McCain_Tape_Army_Wives_Spots.php|work=[[Broadcasting & Cable]]|access-date=February 7, 2013|date=June 4, 2008}}</ref>

===Ratings===
The series opened its third season with 3.5 million viewers and a 2.4 rating among women 18-49, and a 1.0 rating among men 18-49. That made ''Wives'' the top-rated drama premiere in Lifetime's key demographic for 2009, though the show declined 22% among total viewers later in the year.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/kendra-sets-e-ratings-record-51726/|title='Kendra' sets E! ratings record; 'Army Wives' drops|date=2009-06-08|publisher=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|access-date=February 20, 2022}}</ref>

The series opened its fifth season with a total of 4.2 million viewers, up 27% from the fourth-season premiere, and it scored a 1.4 rating among women 18-49. The episode is Lifetime’s second most watched original season premiere among the key demos, including Women 18+ (3.0 rating) and Adults 18+ (4.0 rating), behind only the season two debut of ''Army Wives''.<ref>{{cite web|last=Seidman|first=Robert|url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/03/07/army-wives-season-five-premiere-averages-4-2-million-viewers-coming-home-averages-2-7-million/84885/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110310162152/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/03/07/army-wives-season-five-premiere-averages-4-2-million-viewers-coming-home-averages-2-7-million/84885|url-status=dead|archive-date=March 10, 2011|title='Army Wives' Season Five Premiere Averages 4.2 Million Viewers; 'Coming Home' Averages 2.7 Million|date=March 7, 2011|publisher=tvbythenumbers|access-date=March 8, 2011}}</ref>

=== Awards and accolades ===
{| class="wikitable"
|+ Awards and accolades for ''Army Wives''
|-
! Year
! Award
! Category
! Recipients
! Result
! Ref.
|-
| 2008
| [[American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers|ASCAP]] Awards
| Top Television Series
| Marc Fantini, Steffan Fantini, Scott Gordon
| {{won}}
| <ref>{{cite web|title=ASCAP Film & Television Music Awards 2008 - Top Television Series|url=http://www.ascap.com/eventsawards/awards/filmtv/2008/TVSeries.aspx|work=[[American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers|ASCAP]]|access-date=August 9, 2012}}</ref> 
|-
| 2008
| [[Gracie Awards|Gracie Allen Awards]]
| Outstanding Drama
!
| {{won}}
| <ref>{{cite web|title=2008 Gracie Allen Winners |url=http://www.thegracies.org/pdfs/2008_Gracies_Winners.pdf |access-date=August 9, 2012 |year=2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120327174659/http://www.thegracies.org/pdfs/2008_Gracies_Winners.pdf |archive-date=March 27, 2012 }}</ref> 
|-
| 2008
| [[NAACP Image Award]]s
| Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series
| [[Wendy Davis (actress)|Wendy Davis]]
| {{nom}}
| <ref>{{cite web|title=Winners of the 39th NAACP Image Awards |url=http://www.naacpimageawards.net/PDFs/39thWinners.pdf |access-date=August 9, 2012 |year=2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090212002651/http://www.naacpimageawards.net/PDFs/39thWinners.pdf |archive-date=February 12, 2009 }}</ref> 
|-
| 2008
| [[PRISM Awards]]
| Mental Health Depiction Award
!
| {{nom}}
| 
|-
| 2008
| PRISM Awards
| Performance in a Drama Series Multi-Episode Storyline
| Wendy Davis
| {{nom}}
| 
|-
| 2009
| ASCAP Awards
| Top Television Series
| Marc Fantini, Steffan Fantini, Scott Gordon
| {{won}}
| <ref>{{cite web|title=ASCAP Film & Television Music Awards 2009 - Top Television Series|url=http://www.ascap.com/eventsawards/awards/filmtv/2009/TVSeries.aspx|work=[[American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers|ASCAP]]|access-date=August 9, 2012}}</ref> 
|-
| 2009
| NAACP Image Awards
| Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series
| Wendy Davis
| {{nom}}
| <ref>{{cite web|title=The 40th NAACP Image Awards - Winners |url=http://www.naacpimageawards.net/40/win_tv.php |publisher=naacpimageawards.net |access-date=August 9, 2012 |date=February 12, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091231132741/http://www.naacpimageawards.net/40/win_tv.php |archive-date=December 31, 2009 }}</ref> 
|-
| 2010
| ASCAP Awards
| Top Television Series
| Marc Fantini, Steffan Fantini, Scott Gordon
| {{won}}
| <ref>{{cite web|title=ASCAP Film & Television Music Awards 2010 - Top Television Series|url=http://www.ascap.com/eventsawards/awards/filmtv/2010/TV_Series.aspx|work=[[American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers|ASCAP]]|access-date=August 9, 2012}}</ref> 
|-
| 2011
| ASCAP Awards
| Top Television Series
| Marc Fantini, Steffan Fantini, Scott Gordon
| {{won}}
| <ref>{{cite web|title=ASCAP Film & Television Music Awards 2011 - Top Television Series|url=http://www.ascap.com/eventsawards/awards/filmtv/2011/TVSeries.aspx|work=[[American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers|ASCAP]]|access-date=August 9, 2012}}</ref> 
|-
| 2011
| NAACP Image Awards
| Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series
| Wendy Davis
| {{nom}}
| <ref>{{cite web|title=The 42nd NAACP Image Awards - Television |url=http://www.naacpimageawards.net/42/winners-and-honorees/television/ |publisher=naacpimageawards.net |access-date=August 9, 2012 |date=March 4, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120625093121/http://www.naacpimageawards.net/42/winners-and-honorees/television/ |archive-date=June 25, 2012 }}</ref> 
|-
| 2012
| ASCAP Awards
| Top Television Series
| Marc Fantini, Steffan Fantini, Scott Gordon
| {{won}}
| <ref>{{cite web|title=ASCAP Film & Television Music Awards 2012 - Top Television Series|url=http://www.ascap.com/eventsawards/awards/filmtv/2012/TVSeries.aspx|work=[[American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers|ASCAP]]|access-date=August 9, 2012}}</ref> 
|-
| 2012
| NAMIC Vision Awards
| Best Drama
!
| {{nom}}
| <ref>{{cite web|title=Nominations Announced for the 18th Annual NAMIC Vision Awards|url=http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/145921155.html|publisher=[[PRWeb]]|access-date=August 9, 2012|date=April 3, 2012}}</ref>
|-
| 2013
| [[Young Artist Awards]]
| Best Performance in a TV Series - Guest Starring Young Actress 11-13
| Annika Horne 
| {{won}}
| <ref name="YAA13">{{cite web|title=34th Annual Young Artist Awards - Nominations / Special Awards|url=http://www.youngartistawards.org/noms34.html|publisher=Youngartistawards.org|access-date=May 7, 2013}}</ref> 
|-
| 2013
| Young Artist Awards
| Best Performance in a TV Series - Guest Starring Young Actress 11-13
| Taylor Blackwell
| {{nom}}
| <ref name="YAA13"/>
|-
| 2014
| Young Artist Awards
| Best Performance in a TV Series - Supporting Young Actor
| McCarrie McCausland
| {{nom}}
| <ref name="YAA35">{{cite web|url=http://www.youngartistawards.org/noms35.html|title=35th Annual Young Artist Awards|access-date=April 14, 2014|work=[[Young Artist Awards]]}}</ref>
|}

==Home media==
[[Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment]] has released all seven seasons on DVD.

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
|- style="background:#556B2F"
| colspan="4" | <span style="color:white;">'''''Army Wives - The Complete First Season'''''</span>
|-valign="top"
| align="center" width="300" colspan="2"| '''Set details'''<ref name="SeasonOne">{{cite web|title=Army Wives: The Complete First Season|url=http://www.dvdempire.com/Exec/v4_item.asp?item_id=1400784|publisher=[[DVDEmpire.com]]|access-date=August 21, 2012}}</ref> 
| colspan="2" width="400" align="center" |'''Special features'''<ref name="SeasonOne"/>
|-valign="top"
| colspan="2" align="left" width="300"|
*13 episodes
*3-disc set
*522 minutes
*[[Aspect ratio (image)#1.66:1, 1.75:1, 1.77:1, 1.78:1 and 16:9 standard widescreen|1.78:1 aspect ratio]]
*English ([[Dolby Surround]] 5.1)
*Subtitles:English, French, Spanish
| colspan="2" align="left" width="400"|
*"Have at It" With the Army Wives - A Q&A session with the cast
*Wives On the Homefront 
*Deleted Story Line (with producer commentary)
*Bloopers
*Audio commentaries
*Deleted scenes
|-
| colspan="4" align="center" | '''Release dates'''
|-
|align="center" | {{Flagicon|USA}} USA
|align="center" | {{Flagicon|CAN}} Canada
|align="center" | {{Flagicon|UK}} UK
|align="center" | {{Flagicon|AUS}} Australia
|-
|align="center" colspan="2" | June 10, 2008
|align="center" |  <small>N/A</small>
|align="center" |  November 11, 2008<ref>{{cite web|title=Army Wives - Season 1 (Complete)|url=http://www.ezydvd.com.au/DVD/army-wives-season-1-complete/dp/6087760/10530567|publisher=[[EzyDVD]]|access-date=August 21, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140813053949/http://www.ezydvd.com.au/DVD/army-wives-season-1-complete/dp/6087760/10530567|archive-date=August 13, 2014|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}}</ref> 
|}
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
|- style="background:#556B2F"
| colspan="4" | <span style="color:white;">'''''Army Wives - The Complete Second Season'''''</span>
|-valign="top"
| align="center" width="300" colspan="2"| '''Set details'''<ref name="SeasonTwo">{{cite web|title=Army Wives: The Complete Second Season|url=http://www.dvdempire.com/exec/v4_item.asp?userid=99367509429895&item_id=1456076&site_id=4|publisher=DVDEmpire.com|access-date=August 21, 2012}}</ref> 
| colspan="2" width="400" align="center" |'''Special features'''<ref name="SeasonTwo"/>
|-valign="top"
| colspan="2" align="left" width="300"|
*19 episodes
*5-disc set
*804 minutes
*[[Aspect ratio (image)#1.66:1, 1.75:1, 1.77:1, 1.78:1 and 16:9 standard widescreen|1.78:1 aspect ratio]]
*English ([[Dolby Surround]] 5.1)
*Subtitles:English, French, Spanish
| colspan="2" align="left" width="400"|
*Active Duty: The Cast Of Army Wives At Fort Bragg
*Operational intelligence: Getting the Army's support
*The tribe
*''Army Wives'' Gives Back
*Deleted scenes
*Bloopers
|-
| colspan="4" align="center" | '''Release dates'''
|-
|align="center" | {{Flagicon|USA}} USA
|align="center" | {{Flagicon|CAN}} Canada
|align="center" | {{Flagicon|UK}} UK
|align="center" | {{Flagicon|AUS}} Australia
|-
|align="center" colspan="2" | June 2, 2009
|align="center" |  <small>N/A</small>
|align="center" |  <small>N/A</small>
|}
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
|- style="background:#556B2F"
| colspan="4" | <span style="color:white;">'''''Army Wives - The Complete Third Season'''''</span>
|-valign="top"
| align="center" width="300" colspan="2"| '''Set details'''<ref name="SeasonThree">{{cite web|title=Army Wives: The Complete Third Season|url=http://www.dvdempire.com/exec/v4_item.asp?userid=99367509429895&item_id=1510443|publisher=DVDEmpire.com|access-date=August 21, 2012}}</ref> 
| colspan="2" width="400" align="center" |'''Special features'''<ref name="SeasonThree"/>
|-valign="top"
| colspan="2" align="left" width="300"|
*18 episodes
*5-disc set
*759 minutes
*[[Aspect ratio (image)#1.66:1, 1.75:1, 1.77:1, 1.78:1 and 16:9 standard widescreen|1.78:1 aspect ratio]]
*English ([[Dolby Digital]] 5.1)
*Subtitles:English
| colspan="2" align="left" width="400"|
*[[Webisode]]s - Featuring Joan and Roland Burton and Jeremy Sherwood
*Stationed in the South - Behind the scenes visit with the cast and crew
*''Army Wives'' Gives Back
*Deleted scenes
*Bloopers
|-
| colspan="4" align="center" | '''Release dates'''
|-
|align="center" | {{Flagicon|USA}} USA
|align="center" | {{Flagicon|CAN}} Canada
|align="center" | {{Flagicon|UK}} UK
|align="center" | {{Flagicon|AUS}} Australia
|-
|align="center" colspan="2" | February 9, 2010
|align="center" |  <small>N/A</small>
|align="center" |  <small>N/A</small>
|}
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
|- style="background:#556B2F"
| colspan="4" | <span style="color:white;">'''''Army Wives - The Complete Fourth Season'''''</span>
|-valign="top"
| align="center" width="300" colspan="2"| '''Set details'''<ref name="SeasonFour">{{cite web|title=Army Wives: The Complete Fourth Season|url=http://www.dvdempire.com/exec/v4_item.asp?userid=99367509429895&item_id=1559811|publisher=DVDEmpire.com|access-date=August 21, 2012}}</ref>
| colspan="2" width="400" align="center" |'''Special features'''<ref name="SeasonFour"/>
|-valign="top"
| colspan="2" align="left" width="300"|
*18 episodes
*4-disc set
*765 minutes
*[[Aspect ratio (image)#1.66:1, 1.75:1, 1.77:1, 1.78:1 and 16:9 standard widescreen|1.78:1 aspect ratio]]
*English ([[Dolby Digital]] 5.1)
*Subtitles:English, French, Spanish
| colspan="2" align="left" width="400"|
*Safety first 
*Army wives get cooking
*Military jargon
*Deleted scenes
*Bloopers
|-
| colspan="4" align="center" | '''Release dates'''
|-
|align="center" | {{Flagicon|USA}} USA
|align="center" | {{Flagicon|CAN}} Canada
|align="center" | {{Flagicon|UK}} UK
|align="center" | {{Flagicon|AUS}} Australia
|-
|align="center" colspan="2" | December 14, 2010
|align="center" |  <small>N/A</small>
|align="center" |  <small>N/A</small>
|}
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
|- style="background:#556B2F"
| colspan="4" | <span style="color:white;">'''''Army Wives - The Complete Fifth Season'''''</span>
|-valign="top"
| align="center" width="300" colspan="2"| '''Set details'''<ref name="SeasonFive">{{cite web|title=Army Wives: The Complete Fifth Season|url=http://www.dvdempire.com/exec/v4_item.asp?userid=99367509429895&item_id=1577000|publisher=DVDEmpire.com|access-date=August 21, 2012}}</ref>
| colspan="2" width="400" align="center" |'''Special features'''<ref name="SeasonFive"/>
|-valign="top"
| colspan="2" align="left" width="300"|
*13 episodes
*3-disc set
*551 minutes
*[[Aspect ratio (image)#1.66:1, 1.75:1, 1.77:1, 1.78:1 and 16:9 standard widescreen|1.78:1 aspect ratio]]
*English ([[Dolby Digital]] 5.1)
*Subtitles:English, French, Spanish
| colspan="2" align="left" width="400"|
*Hangin' At The Hump With the Cast 
*A heartfelt conversation reflecting back on the past five seasons
*Deleted scenes
*Fun On Set: Bloopers, Babies, Ballroom And Brian McNamara
|-
| colspan="4" align="center" | '''Release dates'''
|-
|align="center" | {{Flagicon|USA}} USA
|align="center" | {{Flagicon|CAN}} Canada
|align="center" | {{Flagicon|UK}} UK
|align="center" | {{Flagicon|AUS}} Australia
|-
|align="center" colspan="2" | September 27, 2011
|align="center" |  <small>N/A</small>
|align="center" |  <small>N/A</small>
|}
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
|- style="background:#556B2F"
| colspan="4" | <span style="color:white;">'''''Army Wives - The Complete Sixth Season'''''</span>
|-valign="top"
| align="center" width="300" colspan="2"| '''Set details'''<ref>{{cite web|last=Lambert|first=David|title=Army Wives - Release Date, Pricing, Package Art for 'The Complete 6th Season'|url=http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/news/Army-Wives-Season-6/16907|publisher=TV ShowsOnDvd|access-date=August 19, 2013|date=May 4, 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130801060811/http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/news/Army-Wives-Season-6/16907|archive-date=August 1, 2013}}</ref> 
| colspan="2" width="400" align="center" |'''Special features'''
|-valign="top"
| colspan="2" align="left" width="300"|
*23 episodes
*7-disc set<ref>{{cite web|title=Army Wives Season 6 DVD Box Set|url=http://www.dvdsea.com/products/Army-Wives-Season-6-DVD-Box-Set-DVDS-2982.html|publisher=DVDSEA.com|access-date=August 22, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130420063039/http://www.dvdsea.com/products/Army-Wives-Season-6-DVD-Box-Set-DVDS-2982.html|archive-date=2013-04-20|url-status=dead}}</ref> 
*854 minutes
*[[Aspect ratio (image)#1.66:1, 1.75:1, 1.77:1, 1.78:1 and 16:9 standard widescreen|1.78:1 aspect ratio]]
*English ([[Dolby Digital]] 5.1)
*Subtitles:English
| colspan="2" align="left" width="400"|
*Deleted scenes
*Bloopers
|-
| colspan="4" align="center" | '''Release dates'''
|-
|align="center" | {{Flagicon|USA}} USA
|align="center" | {{Flagicon|CAN}} Canada
|align="center" | {{Flagicon|UK}} UK
|align="center" | {{Flagicon|AUS}} Australia
|-
|align="center" colspan="2" | September 18, 2012 (part one)<br />December 18, 2012 (part two)
|align="center" |  <small>N/A</small>
|align="center" |  <small>N/A</small>
|}
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
|- style="background:#556B2F"
| colspan="4" | <span style="color:white;">'''''Army Wives - The Complete Seventh Season'''''</span>
|-valign="top"
| align="center" width="300" colspan="2"| '''Set details'''<ref>{{cite web|title=Army Wives: The Complete Seventh Season|url=https://www.amazon.com/Army-Wives-Complete-Seventh-Season/dp/B00COSX8S2|work=Amazon|access-date=August 22, 2013}}</ref>  
| colspan="2" width="400" align="center" |'''Special features'''
|-valign="top"
| colspan="2" align="left" width="300"|
*13 episodes
*3-disc set
*559 minutes
*[[Aspect ratio (image)#1.66:1, 1.75:1, 1.77:1, 1.78:1 and 16:9 standard widescreen|1.78:1 aspect ratio]]
*English ([[Dolby Digital]] 5.1)
*Subtitles:English, French, Spanish
| colspan="2" align="left" width="400"|
*Deleted scenes
*Bloopers
|-
| colspan="4" align="center" | '''Release dates'''
|-
|align="center" | {{Flagicon|USA}} USA
|align="center" | {{Flagicon|CAN}} Canada
|align="center" | {{Flagicon|UK}} UK
|align="center" | {{Flagicon|AUS}} Australia
|-
|align="center" colspan="2" | September 10, 2013
|align="center" |  <small>N/A</small>
|align="center" |  <small>N/A</small>
|}

==International airings==
The series began airing in Ireland on Monday, October 15, 2007, on [[TG4]] (in English) and in [[New Zealand]] on Thursday, June 19, 2008, on [[TV2 (New Zealand)|TV2]]. The series began airing in Australia on December 1, 2008, on [[Network 10|Network Ten]] and currently on pay TV provider [[Foxtel]]. [[South Africa]]n network [[M-Net]] also airs the series; the second season ended on M-Net on Monday, January 5, 2009.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://beta.mnet.co.za/fanclub/ArmyWives/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081019101818/http://beta.mnet.co.za/fanclub/ArmyWives/|url-status=dead|title=''Army Wives'' at mnet.co.za|archive-date=October 19, 2008}}</ref> [[Sky Living]] in the United Kingdom broadcast the first three seasons. However, in February 2012, it was announced that the channel had not purchased the rights for the fourth season.<ref>{{cite web|last=Munn |first=Patrick |title=Sky Living Drops Army Wives, Chuck, Private Practice and White Collar |url=http://www.tvwise.co.uk/2012/02/sky-living-drops-army-wives-chuck-private-practice-and-white-collar/ |publisher=TVWise |access-date=August 17, 2012 |date=February 10, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130505104115/http://www.tvwise.co.uk/2012/02/sky-living-drops-army-wives-chuck-private-practice-and-white-collar/ |archive-date=May 5, 2013 }}</ref>

The series was broadcast in [[Italy]] on November 1, 2007 on [[Fox Life (Italian TV channel)|Fox Life]] and [[Rai 2]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=AntonioGenna.net presenta: IL MONDO DEI DOPPIATORI - ZONA TELEFILM: "Army Wives - Conflitti del cuore" |url=https://www.antoniogenna.net/doppiaggio/telefilm/armywives.htm |access-date=2024-08-10 |website=www.antoniogenna.net}}</ref> The series also airs in [[Israel]] in the winter of 2008 on [[Yes Drama|Yes stars Drama]]. The series began airing in the [[Netherlands]] in 2008 on [[NET 5]], while the second season aired starting April 26, 2010.<ref>{{cite web |last=Roggeveen |first=Herman |date=April 26, 2010 |title=Net 5 pakt de draad op met Army Wives |url=http://zappen.blog.nl/sbs-broadcasting/2010/04/26/net-5-pakt-de-draad-op-met-army-wives |access-date=August 17, 2012 |publisher=Zappen.blog.nl |language=nl}}</ref> In the French-speaking part of [[Belgium]], [[Wallonia]], the first season began airing on [[RTL-TVI]] on August 3, 2008<ref>{{cite web |last=Jadoulle |first=François |date=July 17, 2008 |title=Army Wives débarque sur RTL TVI |url=http://www.serieslive.com/news/army-wives-debarque-sur-rtl-tvi/7411/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130928054248/http://www.serieslive.com/news/army-wives-debarque-sur-rtl-tvi/7411/ |archive-date=September 28, 2013 |access-date=August 17, 2012 |work=Serieslive |language=fr}}</ref> whereas the second season was shown on cable television network [[BeTV (Belgium)|BeTV]] starting from December 26, 2008.<ref>{{cite web |last=Jadoulle |first=François |date=December 7, 2008 |title=Les (Army) Wives sont de retour sur Be TV |url=http://www.serieslive.com/news/les-army-wives-sont-de-retour-sur-be-tv/8448/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130928054245/http://www.serieslive.com/news/les-army-wives-sont-de-retour-sur-be-tv/8448/ |archive-date=September 28, 2013 |access-date=August 17, 2012 |work=Serieslive |language=fr}}</ref> In France, the show retitled ''American Wives'' was first broadcast on [[Monaco|Monégasque]] channel [[TMC (TV channel)|TMC]] on November 27, 2008.<ref>{{cite web |last=Jadoulle |first=François |date=November 4, 2008 |title=Army Wives arrive en France sur TMC |url=http://www.serieslive.com/news/army-wives-arrive-en-france-sur-tmc/8192/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130928054333/http://www.serieslive.com/news/army-wives-arrive-en-france-sur-tmc/8192/ |archive-date=September 28, 2013 |access-date=August 17, 2012 |work=Serieslive |language=fr}}</ref> Sister channel [[TF1]] started airing the first season on August 13, 2012.<ref>{{cite web |last=Cotte |first=Tony |date=July 29, 2012 |title=American wives remplace Grey's anatomy sur TF1 |url=http://divertissements.fr.msn.com/television/american-wives-remplace-greys-anatomy-sur-tf1-1 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121017141926/http://divertissements.fr.msn.com/television/american-wives-remplace-greys-anatomy-sur-tf1-1 |archive-date=October 17, 2012 |access-date=August 17, 2012 |work=MSN Divertissements |publisher=Msn.com |language=fr}}</ref>

In the French-speaking parts of Canada, [[Historia (TV channel)|Historia]] started airing the first season on January 4, 2010.<ref>{{cite web|last=Cloutier|first=Anne-Marie|title=Télévision en 2010: une rentrée faste|url=http://www.lapresse.ca/le-soleil/arts-et-spectacles/television-et-radio/201001/03/01-935807-television-en-2010-une-rentree-faste.php|publisher=Lapresse.ca|access-date=August 17, 2012|language=fr|date=January 4, 2010}}</ref> The series was then brought to an associated channel, [[Series+]], and which started airing from season 1 again on November 4, 2010, on a daily basis.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.seriesplus.com/emissions/zoo/videos/nouveaute-mercredi-22h-des-le-1er-juin/677895747993/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100528173435/http://www.seriesplus.com/nouveaute/|url-status=dead|title=Zoo Video - Nouveauté mercredi 22h dès le 1er juin &#124; Season 01 - Séries+|archive-date=May 28, 2010|via=www.seriesplus.com}}</ref> The first season and the first 13 episodes of the second were aired in the [[Arab world|Arab World]] on [[MBC 4 (Middle East)|MBC 4]] while the third season began on Tuesday, May 11, 2010, on [[Fox Series]]. The series began airing in Russia on [[FX Life (Russian TV channel)|FOX Life]] and in [[Sweden]] the series is aired on [[Sjuan]].

The series aired on [[RTL Television]] in [[Croatia]], starting on December 10, 2018.

==References==
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==External links==
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* Tanya Biank [https://web.archive.org/web/20130510161102/http://www.pritzkermilitarylibrary.org/Home/Tanya-Biank.aspx Webcast Author Interview] on ''Army Wives'' at the [[Pritzker Military Library]] on October 22, 2009

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