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| image                = Keeping Up with the Kardashians 2015.svg
| alt                  = The logo of the show displaying the title in black plain letters against white background
| caption              = The title card of the show (season 11{{ndash}}20)
| genre                = [[Reality television]]
| creator              = [[Ryan Seacrest]]
| starring             = {{unbulleted list|[[Kris Jenner]]|[[Caitlyn Jenner]]|[[Kourtney Kardashian]]|[[Kim Kardashian]]|[[Khloé Kardashian]]|[[Rob Kardashian]]|[[Kendall Jenner]]|[[Kylie Jenner]]|[[Scott Disick]]}}
| opentheme            = "Morning" by [[Francis and the Lights]]<ref>{{cite news|title=Francis and the Lights brings beauty to brevity on 'Just for Us'|url=https://www.michigandaily.com/section/music/francis-and-lights-brings-beauty-brevity-%E2%80%9Cjust-us%E2%80%9D|work=The Michigan Daily|date=January 7, 2018}}</ref>
| country              = United States
| language             = English
| num_seasons          = 20
| num_episodes         = 280 + 6 specials
| list_episodes        = List of Keeping Up with the Kardashians episodes
| executive_producer   = {{unbulleted list|[[Ryan Seacrest]]|[[Jonathan Murray]]|[[Gil Goldschein]]|[[Jeff Jenkins]]|Farnaz Farjam-Chazan|[[Kris Jenner]]|[[Kourtney Kardashian]]|[[Kim Kardashian]]|[[Khloé Kardashian]]}}
| location             = Los Angeles, California
| camera               = [[Multi-camera]]
| runtime              = {{plainlist|
* 22 minutes <small>(seasons 1{{ndash}}6)</small>
* {{nowrap|42 minutes <small>(season 7{{ndash}}20)</small>}}
}}
| company              = {{plainlist|
* [[Ryan Seacrest#Television producing|Ryan Seacrest Productions]]
* [[Bunim/Murray Productions]]
}}
| first_aired          = {{Start date|2007|10|14}}
| last_aired           = {{End date|2021|06|20}}
| related              = {{Plainlist|
* [[Keeping Up With The Kardashians#Spin-offs|List of Spin-offs]]
* ''[[The Kardashians]]''
}}
| channel              = [[E!]]
| network              =
| released             = 
| theme_music_composer = Brandon Burton<br />Aaron Lammer<br />Francis Farewell Starlite 
}}

'''''Keeping Up with the Kardashians''''' (often abbreviated '''''KUWTK''''') is an American [[reality television]] series which focused on the personal and professional lives of the [[Kardashian family|Kardashian–Jenner]] [[Stepfamily|blended family]]. It aired on the [[E!]] network between 2007 and 2021. The series focused mainly on sisters [[Kim Kardashian|Kim]], [[Kourtney Kardashian|Kourtney]], and [[Khloé Kardashian]] and their half-sisters, [[Kendall Jenner|Kendall]] and [[Kylie Jenner]]. It also featured their parents, [[Kris Jenner|Kris]] and [[Caitlyn Jenner]], and brother, [[Rob Kardashian|Rob]]. Partners of the Kardashian sisters also appeared on the show. Its premise originated with [[Ryan Seacrest]], who also served as an [[executive producer]]. The series premiered on the E! cable network on October 14, 2007, and ran for 20 seasons over the span of almost fourteen years, becoming one of the [[List of longest-running American television series|longest-running]] reality television series in the United States. The final season premiered on March 18, 2021.<ref>{{Cite web|title=8 things we want to see on the final season of 'KUWTK'|url=https://ew.com/tv/keeping-up-with-the-kardashians-final-season-20/|access-date=2021-03-20|website=EW.com|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Petski|first=Denise|title='Keeping Up With The Kardashians' Gets Premiere Date For Final Season on E!|url=https://deadline.com/2021/01/keeping-up-with-the-kardashians-premiere-date-final-season-e-1234682538/|date=January 28, 2021|website=Deadline|language=en-US}}</ref>

''Keeping Up with the Kardashians'' was universally panned since its premiere. It was often criticized for the high degree of emphasis on the "[[famous for being famous]]" concept, and for appearing to fabricate some aspects of its storylines. However, some critics described the series as a "[[guilty pleasure]]" and acknowledged the family's success. Despite its negative reviews, ''Keeping Up with the Kardashians'' attracted high viewership ratings, becoming one of the network's most successful shows and winning several [[audience award]]s. The series' success led additionally to the creation of numerous [[Spin-off (media)|spin-off]] series, including: ''[[Kourtney and Kim Take Miami]]'', ''[[Kourtney and Kim Take New York]]'', ''[[Khloé & Lamar]]'', ''[[Kourtney and Khloé Take The Hamptons]]'', ''[[Dash Dolls]]'', ''[[Rob & Chyna]]'', ''[[Life of Kylie]]'', and ''[[Flip It Like Disick]]''. The network also broadcast several television specials featuring special events involving members of the family and friends.

On September 8, 2020, the family announced via [[Instagram]] that the show would end in 2021.<ref>{{Cite web|last=White|first=Peter|date=2020-09-08|title='Keeping Up With The Kardashians' To End In 2021 With Season 20|url=https://deadline.com/2020/09/keeping-up-with-the-kardashians-to-end-2021-1234573102/|access-date=2020-09-09|website=Deadline|language=en-US}}</ref> The series concluded on June 20, 2021.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thefutoncritic.com/video/2021/05/03/video-es-keeping-up-with-the-kardashians-mid-season-supertease-available-now-243012/20210503e01/|title=Video: E!'s "Keeping Up with the Kardashians" Mid-Season Supertease Available Now!|author=[[The Futon Critic]]|date=May 3, 2021|access-date=May 3, 2021}}</ref> Nearly a year later, the family returned to reality television for the [[Hulu]] series ''[[The Kardashians]]'', which premiered on April 14, 2022.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Petski |first1=Denise |title='The Kardashians': Hulu Series Gets Title & Teaser |url=https://deadline.com/2022/01/the-kardashians-hulu-series-gets-title-teaser-1234903515 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220101192741/https://deadline.com/2022/01/the-kardashians-hulu-series-gets-title-teaser-1234903515/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=January 1, 2022 |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |access-date=February 25, 2022 |date=January 1, 2022}}</ref>

==Background==
[[Robert Kardashian]] (1944{{ndash}}2003) and [[Kris Jenner|Kristen Houghton]] (born 1955) married in 1978, and had four children together: daughters [[Kourtney Kardashian|Kourtney]] (born 1979), [[Kim Kardashian|Kim]] (born 1980), and [[Khloé Kardashian|Khloé]] (born 1984), and son [[Rob Kardashian|Rob]] (born 1987). The couple divorced in 1991. In 1991, Kris married retired [[Olympic Games|Olympic]] [[decathlon]] champion Bruce Jenner (born 1949; now known as [[Caitlyn Jenner]] since undergoing a [[gender transition]] in 2015).<ref name="buzz bissinger">{{cite web |author-link1=Buzz Bissinger |last1=Bissinger |first1=Buzz |title=Caitlyn Jenner: The Full Story|url-status=live |url=https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2015/06/caitlyn-jenner-bruce-cover-annie-leibovitz/ |work=[[Vanity Fair (magazine)|Vanity Fair]] |date=June 1, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150613015353/http://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2015/06/caitlyn-jenner-bruce-cover-annie-leibovitz |archive-date=June 13, 2015}}</ref> In 1994, Robert entered the media spotlight when he defended [[O. J. Simpson]] for the murders of [[Nicole Brown Simpson]] and [[Ronald Goldman]] during the [[O.J. Simpson trial]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://home.bt.com/lifestyle/who-are-the-kardashians-and-the-jenners-your-guide-to-kylie-kim-caitlyn-and-the-family-11363984898071|title=Why are Kim Kardashian, Kylie Jenner and the rest of the family famous?|access-date=January 7, 2017|date=December 22, 2016|first=Carla|last=Challis|publisher=[[BT Group]]|archive-date=November 1, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201101015046/http://home.bt.com/lifestyle/who-are-the-kardashians-and-the-jenners-your-guide-to-kylie-kim-caitlyn-and-the-family-11363984898071|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/tv/features/the-kardashian-jenner-family-trees-know-your-reality-tv-royalty-20150716|title=The Kardashian-Jenner Family Trees: Know Your Reality TV Royalty|access-date=January 7, 2017|date=July 16, 2015|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]}}</ref> Kris and Caitlyn had two daughters together, [[Kendall Jenner|Kendall]] (born 1995) and [[Kylie Jenner|Kylie]] (born 1997). Robert died in 2003, eight weeks after being diagnosed with [[esophageal cancer]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2003/10/03/us/robert-kardashian-a-lawyer-for-o-j-simpson-dies-at-59.html |title=Robert Kardashian, a Lawyer For O. J. Simpson, Dies at 59 |work=[[The New York Times]] |access-date=October 25, 2015 |date=October 2, 2003}}</ref>

The Kardashian sisters began appearing in the media spotlight more often. In the early 2000s, Kim worked as a personal assistant for hotel heiress and reality TV star, [[Paris Hilton]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bustle.com/p/this-kim-kardashian-paris-hilton-timeline-explains-everything-about-their-tumultuous-friendship-8271056|title=This Kim Kardashian & Paris Hilton Timeline Explains Everything About Their Tumultuous Friendship |page=Bustle |access-date=5 April 2019}}</ref> During her employment for Hilton, Kim briefly developed a very close friendship with Hilton during a high point in Hilton's fame. This friendship helped boost Kim's personal fame by allowing her to occasionally appear in episodes of ''[[The Simple Life]]'' which featured Hilton. Kim and Hilton's close friendship ensured that Kim would appear in public, notably in [[paparazzi]] shots, with Hilton. Kim also worked for several other celebrities in the early 2000s, further boosting her fame and connections.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.suggest.com/celebs/5202/9-celebs-that-were-once-kim-kardashians-bosses/|title=9 Celebs That Were Once Kim Kardashian's Bosses|page=Suggest|access-date=5 April 2019|archive-date=November 26, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201126212126/https://www.suggest.com/celebs/5202/9-celebs-that-were-once-kim-kardashians-bosses|url-status=dead}}</ref> Notably, in 2004, Kim became a personal stylist for singer [[Brandy Norwood]]. She eventually developed into a full-time stylist, and was a personal shopper and stylist for actress and singer [[Lindsay Lohan]].<ref name="KimBio" />

Khloé, Kim, and Kourtney ventured further into fashion, opening a high fashion boutique [[Dash (boutique)|Dash]] in [[Calabasas, California]]. Throughout Kim's early career, she was involved in some high-profile relationships including Brandy Norwood's brother, singer [[Ray J]], and later, singer [[Nick Lachey]].<ref name="KimBio">{{cite web |title=Kim Kardashian Biography |url=http://www.people.com/people/kim_kardashian/biography/ |work=[[People (magazine)|People]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160223224144/http://www.people.com/people/kim_kardashian/biography |url-status=dead|archive-date=February 23, 2016}}</ref> In 2005, Kourtney starred in her first reality television series, ''[[Filthy Rich: Cattle Drive]]''.<ref name="Announcement" />

In February 2007, a [[Celebrity sex tape|home sex tape]] that Kim made with Ray J in October 2003 was leaked.<ref name=vivid>{{cite web |url=http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20070207006160/en/Vivid-Entertainment-Spends-1-Million-Acquire-Notorious-Video |first=Jackie |last=Martin |title=Vivid Entertainment Spends $1-Million To Acquire Notorious Video 'Starring' Sexy Socialite Kim Kardashian And Hip Hop Star Ray J |access-date=October 25, 2015 |date=February 7, 2007 |publisher=[[Business Wire]]}}</ref> [[Vivid Entertainment]] bought the rights for $1 million and released the film as ''[[Kim Kardashian, Superstar]]'' on February 21.<ref name=vivid /> The release of the sex tape was a major contributor to the rising fame of Kim Kardashian and her family.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.wetpaint.com/sure-shes-beautiful-but-why-is-kim-kardashian-famous-697080/ |title=Sure, She's Beautiful, but Why Is Kim Kardashian Famous? |publisher=[[Wetpaint]] |date=November 9, 2013 |first=Caitlin |last=O'Toole |access-date=January 3, 2016 |archive-date=September 23, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190923120005/http://www.wetpaint.com/sure-shes-beautiful-but-why-is-kim-kardashian-famous-697080/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>

==Production==
===Development===
{{Quote box|width=30em|align=right|bgcolor=#f3e6ff|quote="[Kris] was interested in doing a television show and this was in the time that ''[[The Osbournes]]'' was popular. I had seen ''The Osbournes'' and thought to myself—because I had formed a production company—I thought we should find something in this vein. And at the time, we had heard that Kris was interested in doing something with the family, so it was me and one other guy at the company. […] We had no idea it would become the monster pop culture business that it is."|source={{emdash}}[[Ryan Seacrest]] on developing the idea for the reality series.<ref name="creation">{{cite web |url = http://www.accesshollywood.com/articles/ryan-seacrest-talks-kardashians-the-wanted-the-future-of-american-idol-133990/ |title = Ryan Seacrest Talks Kardashians, The Wanted & The Future Of American Idol |date = December 28, 2011 |access-date = August 21, 2015 |first = Erin |last = O'Sullivan |work = [[Access Hollywood]] }}</ref>}}

The idea of creating a reality series originated in 2006 when Kris Jenner showed an interest in appearing on a television show together with her family.<ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.interviewmagazine.com/culture/kris-jenner/#_ |url-status=live|title = Kris Jenner |first = Dimitri |last = Ehrlich |date = August 28, 2012 |work = [[Interview (magazine)|Interview]] |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120901091634/http://www.interviewmagazine.com/culture/kris-jenner |archive-date = September 1, 2012 }}</ref> Jenner commented: "Everybody thinks that [my children] could create a bunch of drama in their lives, but it's something that I felt I didn't even have to think about. It would be natural."<ref>{{cite web |url = https://www.nytimes.com/2015/05/10/magazine/where-would-the-kardashians-be-without-kris-jenner.html |title = Where Would the Kardashians Be Without Kris Jenner? |first = Taffy |last = Brodesser-Akner |date = May 8, 2015 |access-date = December 25, 2015 |work = The New York Times }}</ref> Producer [[Ryan Seacrest]], who had his own production company, decided to develop the idea, having the popular family-based show ''[[The Osbournes]]'' in mind. He hired a camera man to visit the Kardashian's family home to film them having a Sunday barbeque: "They were all together—as crazy and as fun as loving as they are," Seacrest described the family after seeing the tape. He later initiated the series by sharing the tape with [[E!]], an American cable network which features mostly entertainment-related programming, and [[reality television]] series; the show was eventually picked up.<ref name="creation" /><ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.glamourmagazine.co.uk/article/ryan-seacrest-talks-about-keeping-up-with-the-kardashians |title = Ryan Seacrest reveals how the Kardashian's landed a reality show |first = Alice |last = Howarth |access-date = August 23, 2015 |date = January 20, 2015 |work = [[Glamour (magazine)|Glamour]] }}</ref> In August 2007, it was announced that the Kardashian and Jenner families would star in a yet-to-be-titled reality show on E! described as a "new non-scripted family [[sitcom]]", being produced by [[Ryan Seacrest Productions|Ryan Seacrest]] and [[Bunim/Murray Productions]]. The series' announcement came one week after [[Paris Hilton]] and her friend [[Nicole Richie]] announced that their popular E! series, ''[[The Simple Life]]'', was ending.<ref>{{cite web |url = https://www.cbsnews.com/news/kim-kardashian-gets-reality-show/ |title = Kim Kardashian Gets Reality Show |first = Judy |last = Faber |access-date = August 22, 2015 |date = August 8, 2007 |publisher = [[CBS News]] }}</ref>

[[File:Ryan Seacrest in parade.jpg|thumb|left|180px|alt=Ryan Seacrest, executive producer, wearing a black blazer in 2009|[[Ryan Seacrest]], an executive producer]]

The show, titled ''Keeping Up with the Kardashians'', premiered on October 14, 2007.<ref name="2nd" /> The reality series centers around the members of the Kardashian-Jenner blended family, focusing on the sisters Kourtney, Kim and Khloé. Most episodes have very similar structure: the family "show[s] off their privileged lifestyle and maybe get into one or two minor family squabbles before ultimately wrapping things up with a monologue that reinforces the importance of family," as noted by Caroline Siede of ''[[Quartz (publication)|Quartz]]''.<ref name="qtz">{{cite web|url=https://qz.com/512698/keeping-up-with-the-kardashians-is-a-wholesome-modern-day-the-brady-bunch/|title="Keeping Up with the Kardashians" is a wholesome, modern day "The Brady Bunch"|work=[[Quartz (publication)|Quartz]]|first=Caroline|last=Siede|access-date=June 28, 2017|date= September 28, 2015 }}</ref> [[Harriet Ryan]] and Adam Tschorn of the ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'' described the reality series as a: "Hollywood version of ''[[The Brady Bunch]]'' -- the harmless high jinks of a loving blended family against a backdrop of wealth and famous connections".<ref name="kardashian phenomenon">{{cite web |url = https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2010-feb-19-la-et-kardashian19-2010feb19-story.html |title = The Kardashian phenomenon |access-date = August 19, 2015 |date = February 19, 2010 |first1 = Harriet |last1 = Ryan |first2 = Adam |last2 = Tschorn |work = Los Angeles Times }}</ref> Kim Kardashian described the beginning of filming the show, "When we first started [the show], we came together as a family and said, 'If we're going to do this reality show, we're going to be 100 percent who we really are.'".<ref name="glamour interview">{{cite web |url = http://www.glamour.com/story/kim-kardashian-we-cant-keep-up |title = Kim Kardashian: We Can't Keep Up! |work = Glamour |author-link = Katie Couric |first = Katie |last = Couric |date = January 3, 2011 |access-date = December 25, 2015 }}</ref> She further commented on the show's authenticity by saying that the network "has never once put anything out there that we haven't approved of or accepted".<ref name="glamour interview" /> The series was renewed for a second season one month after its premiere due to high ratings.<ref name="2nd">{{cite news|last=Kinon |first=Cristina |title=E! renews 'Keeping Up with the Kardashians' |url=http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/tv-movies/e-renews-keeping-kardashians-article-1.260586 |work=Daily News |location=New York |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304212354/http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/tv-movies/e-renews-keeping-kardashians-article-1.260586 |archive-date=March 4, 2016 |url-status=dead |date=November 13, 2007 }}</ref> Seacrest described the show's success: "At the heart of the series{{emdash}}despite the catfights and endless sarcasm{{emdash}}is a family that truly loves and supports one another […] The familiar dynamics of this family make them one Hollywood bunch that is sure to entertain."<ref name="Announcement">{{cite web |last = Serpe |first = Gina |title = Kim Kardashian Gets a Dose of E! |url = http://www.eonline.com/news/55851/kim-kardashian-gets-a-dose-of-e |work = [[E! Online]] |date = August 8, 2007|url-status=live |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160330220839/http://www.eonline.com/news/55851/kim-kardashian-gets-a-dose-of-e |archive-date = March 30, 2016 }}</ref>

The following year, ''Keeping Up with the Kardashians'' was picked up for a third season.<ref name="third">{{cite web |url = http://www.broadcastingcable.com/news/programming/e-renews-keeping-kardashians/32801 |title = E! Renews ''Keeping Up with the Kardashians'' |work = [[Broadcasting & Cable]] |first = Alex |last = Weprin |date = July 17, 2008 |url-status=live |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140203020836/http://www.broadcastingcable.com/news/programming/e-renews-keeping-kardashians/32801 |archive-date = February 3, 2014 }}</ref> In April 2012, E! signed a three-year deal with the Kardashian family that kept the series airing through seasons seven, eight and nine.<ref>{{cite web |url = https://deadline.com/2012/04/the-kardashian-family-signs-3-year-deal-with-e-for-3-more-seasons-of-keeping-up-with-the-kardashians-other-reality-shows-261162/ |title = Kardashian Family Signs 3-Year Deal With E! For 3 More Seasons Of 'Keeping Up With The Kardashians', Other Reality Shows |work = [[Deadline Hollywood]] |date = April 24, 2012 |access-date = August 22, 2015 |first = Nellie |last = Andreeva }}</ref> ''Keeping up with the Kardashians'' was later renewed for a tenth season which premiered on March 15, 2015.<ref name="season10" /> In February 2015, it was announced that the show had been renewed for four more years, along with an additional spin-off series, making it one of the longest-running reality television series in the country.<ref>{{cite magazine |url = https://time.com/3725707/kardashians-millions-deal/ |access-date = December 30, 2015 |title = Kardashians Ink $100 Million Mega-Deal with E! |magazine = [[Time (magazine)|Time]] |first = Michael |last = Miller |date = February 27, 2015 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.bustle.com/articles/28836-ever-wonder-what-keeping-up-with-the-kardashians-would-look-like-in-20-years |title = Ever Wonder What 'Keeping Up With The Kardashians' Would Look Like In 20 Years? |first = Sofia |last = Barrett-Ibarria |date = June 20, 2014 |work = [[Bustle (magazine)|Bustle]] |access-date = December 25, 2015 }}</ref> In terms of the show's future, Kim Kardashian has commented that the reality series could go for an indefinite number of seasons saying that she: "hope[s] it goes on for as long as it can."<ref>{{cite web |url = https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/06/20/kim-kardashian-show-forever_n_5514811.html?ir=Celebrity |date = June 20, 2014 |title = Kim Kardashian Wants Reality TV Show To Last Forever |first = Lily |last = Karlin |work = [[The Huffington Post]] |access-date = December 25, 2015 }}</ref> ''Keeping Up with the Kardashians'', including its spin-off series, has become the cable network's flagship show and its most lucrative franchise. "It has changed the face of E!" said Lisa Berger, the network's executive producer. "We were a place to report on celebrity; we weren't a place to break and make celebrity, which is now the whole idea of the E! brand."<ref name="HR">{{cite web |url = https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/how-kardashians-made-65-million-100349 |url-status=live |title = How the Kardashians Made $65 Million Last Year |work = [[The Hollywood Reporter]] |first1 = Judith |last1 = Newman |first2 = Leslie |last2 = Bruce |date = February 16, 2011 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110220090030/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/how-kardashians-made-65-million-100349 |archive-date = February 20, 2011 }}</ref> The show's success contributed significantly towards building the "Kardashian brand", or "Kardashian Inc." as it is called by ''[[The Hollywood Reporter]]''. "These shows are a 30-minute commercial," Khloé Kardashian admitted in 2011, in response to a suggestion that the television series is used to promote their retail stores and endorsement deals.<ref name="HR" />

On August 3, 2017, it was announced the show's 10 year anniversary would premiere on September 24, 2017, following the show's season 14 premiere.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.eonline.com/shows/kardashians/news/870631/watch-kim-khloe-family-throw-shade-in-keeping-up-with-the-kardashians-10-year-anniversary-special-first-look|title=Watch Kim, Khloe & Family Throw Shade in Keeping Up with the Kardashians 10 Year Anniversary Special First Look! on Kardashians|work=E! Online|access-date=2017-08-11|language=en-US}}</ref> On August 24, 2017, it was announced the family had signed a $150 million deal with [[E!]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.tmz.com/2017/10/24/kardashians-resign-e-network-150-million-dollars-contract/|title=Kardashians Re-sign with E! Network for $150 MILLION|work=TMZ|access-date=2017-10-25}}</ref> Kim Kardashian announced on Twitter that the family would begin filming Season 16 the following week in August 2018.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.realitytitbit.com/usa/keeping-up-with-the-kardashians/keeping-up-with-the-kardashians-season-16-when-does-it-start |title=Keeping Up with the Kardashians season 16 - When does it start |website=realitytitbit |publisher=Reality Titbit |date=2 October 2018 |access-date=December 11, 2018 |archive-date=December 15, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181215222330/https://www.realitytitbit.com/usa/keeping-up-with-the-kardashians/keeping-up-with-the-kardashians-season-16-when-does-it-start |url-status=dead }}</ref>

==Series overview==
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{{:List of Keeping Up with the Kardashians episodes}}

==Cast==
The reality series revolves around the children of Kris Jenner, and originally focused mainly on the children from her first marriage to deceased attorney Robert Kardashian: Kourtney, Kim, Khloé, and Rob. Kris' children Kendall and Kylie from her subsequent marriage to American athlete Caitlyn Jenner have also been featured on the show since its beginning.<ref name="revisiting1">{{cite web |url = https://www.vulture.com/2014/09/revisiting-keeping-up-with-the-kardashians.html |title = Revisiting Season 1 of 'Keeping Up with the Kardashians': Part 1 |work = [[New York (magazine)|Vulture]] |first = Kevin |last = Fanning |date = September 18, 2014 |access-date = August 22, 2015 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url = https://www.vulture.com/2014/09/revisiting-season-1-of-the-kardashians-part-2.html |title = Revisiting Season 1 of 'Keeping Up with the Kardashians', Part 2 |work = Vulture |first = Kevin |last = Fanning |date = September 24, 2014 |access-date = August 22, 2015 }}</ref> Kourtney's boyfriend [[Scott Disick]] has also been appearing frequently on the show since the first season, as well as on the show's spin-offs.<ref name="revisiting1" /> Cast members also include numerous friends and other acquaintances of the family members, most notably Malika Haqq and [[Jonathan Cheban]] who joined ''Keeping Up with the Kardashians'' in the second and third seasons, respectively.<ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.wetpaint.com/who-is-malika-haqq-background-info-on-khloe-kardashians-bff-698554/ |title = Who Is Malika Haqq? Background Info on Khloé Kardashian's BFF |publisher = Wetpaint |first = Whitney |last = Ricketts |date = February 21, 2012 |access-date = August 22, 2015 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.racked.com/2013/8/21/7653227/kardashian-character-attacked-after-instagramming-his-watch |title = Kardashian Character Attacked After Instagramming His Watch |work = [[Vox Media|Racked]] |first = Kenzie |last = Bryant |date = August 21, 2013 |access-date = August 22, 2015 }}</ref>

Most of the Kardashian sisters' significant others have appeared on the reality series. Kim's relationship with football player [[Reggie Bush]] was featured on the early seasons of the show when they were dating; after the breakup, Bush commented on appearing on the show saying that he never felt comfortable being followed by cameras, adding: "I do it because it's important to [Kim]."<ref>{{cite web |url = http://people.com/celebrity/reggie-bush-on-relationship-hurdles-with-kim-kardashian/ |title = Reggie Bush on Relationship Hurdles with Kim Kardashian |work = People |first = Liza |last = Hamm |date = March 24, 2010 |access-date = August 22, 2015 }}</ref> Rob's relationship with singer [[Adrienne Bailon]] has also been documented on the show when they were dating from 2007 to 2009; although Bailon later admitted that the decision to appear on the show, and be associated with the family, hurt her career.<ref>{{cite web |url = https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/gossip/la-et-mg-adrienne-bailon-rob-kardashian-feud-latina-kim-khloe-20140801-story.html |title = Adrienne Bailon's Rob Kardashian remarks have Kim's, Khloé's claws out |access-date = August 22, 2015 |date = August 1, 2014 |first = Nardine |last = Saad |work = Los Angeles Times }}</ref> Kim's eventual husband [[Kris Humphries]] first appeared on the show during the premiere of the sixth season; their relationship was chronicled throughout the season and ended with the couple's wedding special "Kim's Fairytale Wedding: A Kardashian Event".<ref name="weddingtimeline">{{cite web |access-date = August 22, 2015 |url = http://www.mtv.com/news/1673479/kim-kardashian-kris-humphries-timeline/ |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140706165115/http://www.mtv.com/news/1673479/kim-kardashian-kris-humphries-timeline/ |url-status = dead |archive-date = July 6, 2014 |title = Kim Kardashian And Kris Humphries: A Timeline |date = October 31, 2011 |first = Jocelyn |last = Vena |publisher = [[MTV News]] }}</ref> They eventually went through a highly publicized divorce; Kardashian's former publicist later claimed that Humphries was allegedly set up to be portrayed on the show in a negative way and that the short-lived marriage was staged for the cameras as a ploy to generate money.<ref>{{cite web |last = Finn |first = Natalie |title = Kim Kardashian "Very Happy" With Apology From Blogger Who Called Her Marriage "Staged" |url = http://www.eonline.com/news/296078/kim-kardashian-very-happy-with-apology-from-blogger-who-called-her-marriage-staged |work = E! Online |date = February 22, 2012 |access-date = June 7, 2015 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |access-date = August 21, 2015 |url = https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/11/kris-humphries-claims-proof-set-up-villian-reality-show_n_1510327.html |title = Kris Humphries Claims He Has Proof He Was Set Up To Be The Bad Guy |date = May 11, 2012 |work = The Huffington Post }}</ref>

Khloé married basketball player [[Lamar Odom]] during a fourth-season premiere aired in 2009. He later had a major role as part of the supporting cast from the fourth series, though he ceased appearing following the breakdown of the marriage.<ref>{{cite web |first1 = Jennifer |last1 = Garcia |first2 = Ulrica |last2 = Wihlborg |title = Khloé Kardashian Is Married! |url = http://people.com/celebrity/khloe-kardashian-is-married/ |work = People |date = September 27, 2009 |access-date = April 22, 2015 }}</ref> He later returned to the show during the conclusion of the 11th series and subsequent 12th season following his collapse. Kim's latest ex-husband [[Kanye West]] made his first appearance on ''Keeping Up with the Kardashians'' in July 2012 during the seventh season when he started dating Kim.<ref>{{cite news |url = https://blogs.wsj.com/speakeasy/2012/07/10/kanye-west-tries-keeping-up-with-the-kardashians/ |title = Kanye West Tries 'Keeping Up with the Kardashians' |access-date = December 23, 2015 |date = July 10, 2012 |work = [[The Wall Street Journal]] }}</ref> However, West initially did not continue to appear. He explained the reasons for not appearing on the show later: "You know, the amount of backlash I got from it is when I decided to not be on the show anymore. And it's not that I have an issue with the show; I just have an issue with the amount of backlash that I get."<ref>{{cite news |access-date = August 21, 2015 |date = June 11, 2013 |first = Jon |last = Caramanica |url = https://www.nytimes.com/2013/06/16/arts/music/kanye-west-talks-about-his-career-and-album-yeezus.html |title = Kanye West Talks About His Career and Album 'Yeezus' |work = The New York Times }}</ref> He also criticized the show for its [[cinematography]] and further complained about the way how the show is filmed.<ref>{{cite magazine |url = https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2013/11/kanye-west-keeping-up-with-the-kardashians-cinematography|url-status=live |title = Kanye West Doesn't Like Appearing on ''Keeping Up with the Kardashians'' Because He Has Issues With the Cinematography |magazine = Vanity Fair |date = November 26, 2013|first = Josh |last = Duboff |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150401055232/http://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2013/11/kanye-west-keeping-up-with-the-kardashians-cinematography |archive-date = April 1, 2015 }}</ref> Despite this, West increased his appearances from the 12th season onwards and undertook a more prominent position from season 16 onwards. Rob's fiancé [[Blac Chyna]] undertook a recurring role throughout the 12th season. In the eighth season, Caitlyn Jenner's sons, [[Brandon & Leah#Brandon Jenner|Brandon]] and Brody Jenner, as well as Brandon's wife at the time, [[Brandon & Leah#Leah Jenner|Leah]], joined the cast for regular appearances following Brody's cameo in season 1 and ''Kim’s Fairytale Wedding''.<ref name="brody">{{cite web |url = https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/la-xpm-2013-mar-05-la-et-mg-brody-jenner-joins-kardashians-20130305-story.html |title = Brody Jenner joins 'Keeping Up with the Kardashians' |access-date = August 22, 2015 |date = March 5, 2013 |first = Nardine |last = Saad |work = [[Los Angeles Times]] }}</ref> Khloe's boyfriend [[Tristan Thompson]] made recurring appearances on the show whilst they were together from Season 13 to 16. Although absent for most of season 17, Thompson began reappearing from season 18 onwards, undertaking a prominent role in the final season.

==Cast overview==
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| [[Kris Jenner]]
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|-
| [[Caitlyn Jenner]]{{efn| Formerly as Bruce Jenner.}}
| colspan="13" {{cMain}} 
| colspan="4" {{n/a|}}
| colspan="1" {{cGuest}}
| colspan="1" {{n/a|}}
| colspan="1" {{cGuest}}
|-
| nowrap| [[Kourtney Kardashian]]
| colspan="20" {{cMain}}
|-
| [[Kim Kardashian]]
| colspan="20" {{cMain}}
|-
| [[Khloé Kardashian]]
| colspan="20" {{cMain}}
|-
| [[Rob Kardashian]]
| colspan="8" {{cMain}}
| colspan="2" {{cGuest}}
| colspan="1" {{n/a|}}
| colspan="1" {{cRecurring}}
| colspan="2" {{cGuest}}
| colspan="1" {{n/a|}}
| colspan="4" {{cGuest}}
| colspan="1" {{cRecurring}}
|-
| [[Kendall Jenner]]
| colspan="20" {{cMain}}
|-
| [[Kylie Jenner]]
| colspan="13" {{cMain}}
| {{CGuest}}{{efn| Appears in person in 14x19 and via video call in 14x14.}}
| colspan="7" {{cMain}}
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| [[Scott Disick]]
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|}

{{notelist}}

==Spin-offs==

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|+The spin-offs by release date
|-
! rank !! Series !! Seasons !! Episodes !! Originally released !! Network 
|-
| 1 || ''[[Kourtney and Kim Take Miami]]'' || 3 || 30 || {{Start and end dates|2009|8|16|2013|4|7}} || [[E!]]
|-
| 2 || ''[[The Spin Crowd]]'' || 1 || 8 || {{Start and end dates|2010|2|21|2010|10|10}} || [[E!]] 
|-
| 3 || ''[[Kourtney and Kim Take New York]]'' || 2 || 20 || {{Start and end dates|2011|1|23|2012|1|29}} || [[E!]] 
|- 
| 4 || ''[[Khloé & Lamar]]'' || 2 || 20 || {{Start and end dates|2011|4|10|2012|5|13}} || [[E!]] 
|- 
| 5 || ''Lord Disick: Lifestyles of a Lord'' || 1 || 10 || {{Start and end dates|2013|1|28|2013|4|1}} || [[E!|E! Online]] 
|-
| 6 || ''Kris'' || 1 || 30 || {{Start and end dates|2013|7|15|2013|8|23}} || [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]]
|- 
| 7 || ''[[Kourtney and Khloé Take The Hamptons]]'' || 1 || 10 || {{Start and end dates|2014|11|2|2015|1|4}} || [[E!]]
|-
| 8 || ''[[I Am Cait]]'' || 2 || 16 || {{Start and end dates|2015|7|26|2016|4|24}} || [[E!]] 
|-
| 9 || ''[[Dash Dolls]]'' || 1 || 8 || {{Start and end dates|2015|9|20|2015|12|18}} || [[E!]] 
|-
| 10 || ''[[Kocktails with Khloé]]'' || 1 || 14 || {{Start and end dates|2016|1|20|2016|4|20}} || [[FYI (American TV channel)|FYI]] 
|-
| 11 || ''[[Rob & Chyna]]'' || 1 || 7 || {{Start and end dates|2016|9|11|2016|11|8}} || [[E!]]
|-
| 12 || ''[[Revenge Body with Khloé Kardashian]]'' || 3 || 24 || {{Start and end dates|2017|1|12|2019|8|25}} || [[E!]]
|-
| 13 || ''[[Life of Kylie]]'' || 1 || 8 || {{Start and end dates|2017|8|6|2017|9|17}} || [[E!]] 
|-
| 14 || ''[[Flip It Like Disick]]'' || 1 || 8 || {{Start and end dates|2019|8|4|2019|9|29}} || [[E!]] 
|-
| 15 || ''[[The Kardashians]]'' || 7 || 70 || {{Start date|2022|4|14}} || [[Hulu]]
|}

The success of the reality series resulted in the development of several [[Spin-off (media)|spin-off]] shows and other related programming. In April 2009, E! announced the first spin-off of ''Keeping Up with the Kardashians'' titled ''Kourtney and Khloé in Miami'', which was later renamed ''[[Kourtney and Kim Take Miami]]''. The series followed the sisters who moved to Miami to open a new [[Dash (boutique)|Dash]] boutique. [[Ted Harbert]], president and CEO of Comcast Entertainment Group, considered the sisters capable of handling their own standalone series. "It's a very simple formula that we took from scripted TV and applied to a reality show. […] There are a lot of family sitcom elements to 'Kardashians,' and we think that humor and warmth will carry over to Miami," Harbert added.<ref>{{cite web |access-date = August 21, 2015 |url = http://www.adweek.com/tv-video/e-adds-kardashians-lamases-roster-ratings-rise-111984/ |title = E! Adds Kardashians, Lamases to Roster as Ratings Rise |first = Anthony |last = Crupi |date = April 19, 2009 |work = [[Adweek]] }}</ref> The show premiered on August 16, 2009, to very high ratings; the first episode brought in 2.7 million total viewers and then became the most-watched show on the network since ''[[The Anna Nicole Show]]'' in 2002.<ref>{{cite news |url = https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/08/17/kourtney-khloe-take-miami_n_261295.html|url-status=live |title = "Kourtney & Khloé Take Miami" Debuts To Record E! Ratings |date = September 17, 2009 |first = Danny |last = Shea |work = The Huffington Post |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20151001204210/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/08/17/kourtney-khloe-take-miami_n_261295.html |archive-date = October 1, 2015 }}</ref> The spin-off was subsequently renewed for a second season which premiered on June 13, 2010,<ref>{{cite web |url = https://www.tvguide.com/news/kourtney-khloe-miami-1015550/ |title = 'Kourtney and Khloé Take Miami' Renewed for Season 2 |access-date = August 21, 2015 |first = Kate |last = Stanhope |date = March 1, 2010 |work = [[TV Guide]] }}</ref> and later returned as ''Kourtney and Kim Take Miami'' for a third season on January 20, 2013.<ref>{{cite web |first = Philiana |last = Ng |title = E!'s 'Kourtney and Kim Take Miami,' Style's 'Big Rich Atlanta' Set Premieres |url = https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/kourtney-kim-take-miami-big-391091 |work = The Hollywood Reporter |date = November 15, 2012 |access-date = April 22, 2015 }}</ref> In 2010 ''The Spin Crowd'' premiered, produced by Kim Kardashian West, which focused on best friend Jonathan Cheban's PR agency, Command PR.<ref>{{Citation|title=The Spin Crowd (TV Series 2010– ) - IMDb|date=August 22, 2010|url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1684855/|access-date=2021-03-19}}</ref>  Additionally, a series of [[web series|webisodes]] titled ''Lord Disick: Lifestyles of a Lord'' were released following the show, which showcased Disick as he informed viewers how to live like a "king".<ref>{{cite press release |title = E!'s First Royal Subject Is Crowned and Steps Into the Spotlight in E! Online's "Lord Disick: Lifestyles of a Lord" |url = http://thefutoncritic.com/news/2013/01/30/es-first-royal-subject-is-crowned-and-steps-into-the-spotlight-in-e-onlines-lord-disick-lifestyles-of-a-lord-777403/20130130e01/ |work = [[The Futon Critic]] |access-date = May 5, 2013 |date = January 30, 2013 }}</ref>

{{Quote box|bgcolor=#f3e6ff|width=20em|align=right|quote="Khloé and Lamar are such a dynamic couple that we just knew we had to give them their own series. […] They are funny, dramatic, opinionated, and we intend to capture all this, along with the unvarnished reality of their lives together and apart, since each is constantly followed by their own celebrity spotlight."|source={{emdash}}Lisa Berger, the executive vice president of the network.<ref>{{cite press release |url = http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news/2011/01/05/e-shines-the-spotlight-on-khloe-and-lamar-working-title-in-new-series-about-the-power-couples-life-together-108413/20110105e01/ |title = E! Shines the Spotlight on "Khloé & Lamar" (Working Title) in New Series About the Power Couple's Life Together |work = The Futon Critic |access-date = October 1, 2015 |date = January 5, 2011 }}</ref>}}
In October 2010, the network announced another spin-off called ''[[Kourtney and Kim Take New York]]'' which followed the same format as its predecessor. The show debuted on January 23, 2011, and followed the sisters who opened a Dash location in New York City.<ref>{{cite web |first = Ann |last = Oldenburg |title = Kourtney and Kim Kardashian to 'Take New York' |url = http://content.usatoday.com/communities/entertainment/post/2010/10/kourtney-and-kim-kardashian-to-take-new-york-/1#.VdcIRM7d4Yd |work = [[USA Today]] |date = October 5, 2011 |access-date = April 22, 2015 }}</ref> The series returned for another season which premiered on November 27 the same year.<ref>{{cite web |first = Tierney |last = Bricker |title = 'Kourtney & Kim Take New York' Season Premiere: Could You Tell There Was Trouble? |url = http://www.eonline.com/shows/kardashians/news/277024/kourtney-kim-take-new-york-season-premiere-could-you-tell-there-was-trouble |work = E! Online |date = November 27, 2011 |access-date = April 22, 2015 }}</ref> In January 2011, ''[[Khloé & Lamar]]'', which featured Khloé and her husband Lamar Odom, became the third spin-off of ''Keeping Up with the Kardashians''.<ref>{{cite web |first = Sara |last = Hammel |title = Khloé Kardashian & Lamar Odom Get New Reality Show |url = http://people.com/tv/khlo-kardashian-lamar-odom-get-new-reality-show/ |work = People |date = January 5, 2011 |access-date = April 22, 2015 }}</ref> The show premiered on April 10, 2011, and lasted two seasons.<ref>{{cite press release |last = Seidman |first = Robert |title = Viewers Will Fall In Love All Over Again When 'Khloé & Lamar' Returns for a Second Season on Sunday, February 19 |url = http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2012/02/06/viewers-will-fall-in-love-all-over-again-when-khloe-lamar-returns-for-a-second-season-on-sunday-february-19/118813/ |archive-date = October 29, 2015 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20151029092838/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2012/02/06/viewers-will-fall-in-love-all-over-again-when-khloe-lamar-returns-for-a-second-season-on-sunday-february-19/118813/ |url-status=dead|work = [[TV by the Numbers]] |date = February 6, 2012 }}</ref> In March 2014, E! announced the fourth spin-off titled ''[[Kourtney and Khloé Take The Hamptons]]''.<ref name=newspin>{{cite web |title = E! Upfront Slate: More Kardashians, 'Rich Kids,' Lance Bass and 'Gucci' Miniseries |url = https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/e-upfront-slate-more-kardashians-691219 |last = Goldberg |first = Lesley |work = The Hollywood Reporter |date = March 26, 2014 |access-date = March 26, 2014 }}</ref> The series premiered on November 2, 2014, and followed Kourtney and Khloé who relocated to [[the Hamptons]] to work on opening a new Dash [[Pop-up retail|pop-up]] store.<ref>{{cite web |title = When Does 'Kourtney & Khloé Take the Hamptons' Premiere? We're Expecting A Lot from the Spinoff |url = http://www.bustle.com/articles/36268-when-does-kourtney-khloe-take-the-hamptons-premiere-were-expecting-a-lot-from-the-spinoff |first = Anam |last = Syed |work = Bustle |date = August 24, 2014 |access-date = March 26, 2014 }}</ref> The fifth spin-off series called ''[[Dash Dolls]]'' premiered on September 20, 2015. The reality series chronicles the daily life of the employees of the Dash boutique in Los Angeles.<ref name="DashDolls">{{cite web |url = https://www.yahoo.com/tv/dash-dolls-reveal-really-kim-030000271.html|url-status=live |title = The 'Dash Dolls' Reveal What It's Really Like to Have Kim, Khloe & Kourtney Kardashian as Bosses! |first = Denny |last = Directo |date = September 5, 2015 |publisher = [[Yahoo! Celebrity]] |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160512102402/https://www.yahoo.com/tv/dash-dolls-reveal-really-kim-030000271.html |archive-date = May 12, 2016 }}</ref> In June 2016, the network announced another show titled ''[[Rob & Chyna]]'' which premiered on September 11 the same year, and follows the relationship of Rob Kardashian and [[Blac Chyna]] as they prepare to welcome their first child.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2016/tv/news/rob-kardashian-blac-chyna-e-reality-show-pregnancy-1201786696/|title=Rob Kardashian and Blac Chyna Land Their Own E! Reality Series|first=Elizabeth|last=Wagmeister|access-date=June 2, 2016|date=June 1, 2016|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]}}</ref> The show was later renewed for a second season.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2016/12/rob-chyna-renewed-second-season-e-rob-kardashian-chyna-blac-1201870438/|title='Rob & Chyna' Renewed For Season 2 By E!|website=Deadline Hollywood|first=Denise|last=Petski|date=December 14, 2016|access-date=December 14, 2016}}</ref> In July 2017, E! confirmed the series was put on hold, and not on their current schedule.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/rob-chyna-season-2-status-unclear-1019808|title='Rob & Chyna' Series Future Unclear Amid Legal Drama|website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|first=Kate|last=Stanhope|date=July 10, 2017|access-date=August 7, 2017}}</ref>

The network has also aired several television specials featuring important family events. A two-part television event called "Kim's Fairytale Wedding: A Kardashian Event", showcasing the wedding between Kim and [[Kris Humphries]], was broadcast on October 9 and 10, 2011, as part of the sixth season; the special was highly successful with a combined 10.5 million viewers.<ref>{{cite press release |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150927140454/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/10/11/e-scores-most-watched-event-ever-with-%E2%80%9Ckims-fairytale-wedding-a-kardashian-event%E2%80%9D-drawing-10-5-million-total-viewers-across-two-part-event/106913/ |archive-date = September 27, 2015 |url = http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/network-press-releases/e-scores-most-watched-event-ever-with-kims-fairytale-wedding-a-kardashian-event-drawing-10-5-million-total-viewers-across-two-part-event/ |url-status = dead |title = E! Scores Most-Watched Event Ever With "Kim's Fairytale Wedding: A Kardashian Event" Drawing 10.5 Million Total Viewers Across Two-Part Event |date = October 11, 2011 |work = TV by the Numbers |access-date = December 19, 2016 }}</ref> In May 2015, a few days after [[Caitlyn Jenner]] came out as a [[trans woman]] during a ''[[20/20 (American TV program)|20/20]]'' interview with [[Diane Sawyer]] E! aired a two-part special on ''Keeping Up with the Kardashians'' titled "About Bruce", in which another side of the story was told featuring family members who were not involved in the previous interview on ''20/20''.<ref>{{cite web |url = https://variety.com/2015/tv/news/bruce-jenner-e-special-keeping-up-kardashians-about-bruce-1201486570/ |title = E! to Air Two-Part Bruce Jenner Special 'Keeping Up with the Kardashians: About Bruce' |access-date = July 25, 2015 |date = May 4, 2015 |work = [[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] }}</ref> The first part of the special debuted on May 17, 2015, and attracted 2.92 million total viewers, a 40% increase from the previous episode, while the second part aired the following day with similar viewership.<ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.businessinsider.com/e-keeping-up-with-the-kardashians-about-bruce-jenner-ratings-2015-5?r=US&IR=T |title = E!'s Bruce Jenner special gives 'Kardashians' a 40% ratings bump |access-date = July 25, 2015 |date = May 19, 2015 |first = Jethro |last = Nededog |work = [[Business Insider]] }}</ref> ''[[I Am Cait]]'', a separate documentary series, was announced immediately after the ''20/20'' interview. Jeff Olde, head of programming at E! network, said that the series is "not at all a ''Kardashian'' spin-off", and that "we will not resort to spectacle," trying to emphasize its distinct format that is entirely different from most programming on the network, including ''Keeping Up with the Kardashians''.<ref>{{cite web |url = https://money.cnn.com/2015/06/03/media/caitlyn-jenner-reality-show-promo/ |title = Watch the 'I Am Cait' trailer for E! reality show |date = June 3, 2015 |access-date = August 21, 2015 |publisher = [[CNN]] |first = Brian |last = Stelter }}</ref> The eight-part, one-hour docuseries debuted on July 26, 2015, on E!, and focused on how Jenner was handling the aftermath of the transition; it also attempted to deal with various [[LGBT]]-related issues.<ref>{{cite web |url = https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/cait-promo-caitlyn-jenner-docu-series-hits-internet/story?id=31494900 |first = Luchina |last = Fisher |publisher = [[ABC News (United States)|ABC News]] |date = June 3, 2014 |access-date = June 3, 2015 |title = 'I Am Cait' Promo for Caitlyn Jenner Docu-Series Hits the Internet }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.today.com/popculture/caitlyn-jenner-says-im-new-normal-t24266 |title = Caitlyn Jenner in new E! documentary declares: 'I'm the new normal' |date = June 3, 2015 |access-date = June 3, 2015 |work = [[Today (American TV program)|Today]] |first = Eun Kyung |last = Kim }}</ref> It was later cancelled after two seasons.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2016/tv/news/i-am-cait-cancelled-caitlyn-jenner-season-3-e-1201838490/|title=Caitlyn Jenner's 'I Am Cait' Cancelled After 2 Seasons at E!|website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|first=Elizabeth|last=Wagmeister|date=August 16, 2016|access-date=August 16, 2016}}</ref> In April 2017, it was announced E! had ordered an 8-episode spin-off ''[[Life of Kylie]]'' revolving around [[Kylie Jenner]]. It premiered on August 6, 2017.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2017/05/kylie-jenner-spinoff-series-life-of-kylie-e-keeping-up-with-the-kardashians-1202066960/|title=Kylie Jenner Spinoff Series Gets Green Light At E!|website=Deadline Hollywood|first=Denise|last=Petski|date=April 10, 2017|access-date=April 10, 2017}}</ref>

==Reception==
===Critical response===
{{Quote box|width=30em|bgcolor=#f3e6ff|align=right|quote="The Kardashians are the last ladies standing in reality TV because they've simply always ''believed'' they were celebrities {{ndash}} endlessly amused with themselves, endlessly oblivious to one another. Their vanity is impervious to the outside world, which is how many of us often wish our own personal vanity worked. Their gargantuan egos, their petty jealousies, their catty feuds, the effort-vs.-eye-roll they put into reciting their lines, their commitment to frivolity at all costs {{ndash}} these are seductive qualities in a reality-TV star, however repugnant they might be in real life. Whatever it is you watch reality TV for, the Kardashians just have a lot more of it."|source={{emdash}}[[Rob Sheffield]] from ''[[Rolling Stone]]''<ref>{{cite magazine |url = https://www.rollingstone.com/tv/features/the-kardashians-the-egos-that-ate-america-20140910 |date = September 10, 2014 |access-date = August 21, 2015 |author = [[Rob Sheffield|Sheffield, Rob]] |magazine = [[Rolling Stone]] |title = The Kardashians: The Egos That Ate America }}</ref>}}

''Keeping Up with the Kardashians'' has been the subject of constant panning by critics since its inception. Brian Lowry, reviewing the show for ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]'', said that the network: "widens its lens to encompass the whole irritating brood—including Kim's sisters Khloé and Kourtney, momager Kris and stepdad Bruce Jenner, who now has the distinction of having two sets of useless rich kids featured in pointless reality shows."<ref>{{cite web |url = https://variety.com/2007/scene/markets-festivals/keeping-up-with-the-kardashians-1117935063/ |title = Review: 'Keeping Up with the Kardashians' |work = Variety |first = Brian |last = Lowry |access-date = January 3, 2016 |date = October 10, 2007 }}</ref> Ginia Bellafonte of ''[[The New York Times]]'' compared the show to reality series ''[[Gene Simmons Family Jewels]]'' and exclaimed that: "the Kardashian show is not about an eccentric family living conventionally; it is purely about some desperate women climbing to the margins of fame, and that feels a lot creepier."<ref>{{cite news |last1 = Bellafonte |first1 = Ginia |title = Keeping Up with the Kardashians The All-Too-Easy Route to Stardom |url = https://www.nytimes.com/2007/10/13/arts/television/13bell.html?_r=0 |work = The New York Times |access-date = April 22, 2015 |date = October 13, 2007 }}</ref> Laura Burrows of [[IGN]] criticized the family for being too self-seeking and using the given platform only to gain more notoriety for themselves. Following the conclusion of the second season of the series, Burrows wrote: "Those of us who watch this show […] want to believe that these whores of attention have souls and would actually do something for their fellow man and not reap the benefits of their service, but two seasons' worth of self-absorbed egocentrism speaks to the contrary."<ref>{{cite web |url = https://www.ign.com/articles/2008/05/20/keeping-up-with-the-kardashians-a-new-perspective-in-new-orleans-review |title = Keeping Up with the Kardashians: "A New Perspective in New Orleans" Review |access-date = August 19, 2015 |date = May 20, 2008 |first = Laura |last = Burrows |publisher = [[IGN]] }}</ref>

Roxana Hadadi, reviewing ''Keeping Up with the Kardashians'' for ''[[The Washington Post]]'', was extremely negative towards the reality series due to its absurdity, and commented that the show: "firmly captures all of Kim and Co.'s dumbest instances from the series' debut—from the simply self-absorbed to the downright despicable."<ref>{{cite news |url = https://www.washingtonpost.com/express/wp/2008/10/08/real_dumb_keeping_up_with_the_kardashian/ |title = Real Dumb: 'Keeping Up with the Kardashians' |access-date = August 23, 2015 |date = October 8, 2008 |first = Roxana |last = Hadadi |newspaper = [[The Washington Post]] }}</ref> Amaya Rivera, writing about the series for ''[[Popmatters]]'', noted: "Indeed, there is something disturbing about the Kardashians' intense hunger for fame. But even worse{{emdash}}it is downright boring to watch this family live out their tedious lives."<ref>{{cite web |last1 = Rivera |first1 = Amaya |title = ''Keeping Up with the Kardashians'': Season 1 |url = https://www.popmatters.com/review/keeping-up-with-the-kardashians-season-1/ |work = [[PopMatters]] |date = October 15, 2008 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160304201443/http://www.popmatters.com/review/keeping-up-with-the-kardashians-season-1/ |archive-date = March 4, 2016 |url-status=live}}</ref> John Kubicek, the senior writer of [[BuddyTV]], reviewed the premiere of the third season of the show and discussed the reason for the family's success by saying that: "the Kardashians' fame is a lot like [[Möbius strip]] or an [[M. C. Escher]] painting."<ref>{{cite web |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20090310171803/http://www.buddytv.com/articles/keeping-up-with-the-kardashians/keeping-up-with-the-kardashian-26804.aspx|url-status=live |archive-date = March 10, 2009 |url = http://www.buddytv.com/articles/keeping-up-with-the-kardashians/keeping-up-with-the-kardashian-26804.aspx |title = 'Keeping Up with the Kardashians' Season 3 Review: Jailing and Wailing |date = March 6, 2009 |publisher = [[BuddyTV]] |first = John |last = Kubicek }}</ref> Harriet Ryan and Adam Tschorn of the ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'' described ''Keeping Up with the Kardashians'' as a: "Hollywood version of ''[[The Brady Bunch]]'' -- the harmless high jinks of a loving blended family against a backdrop of wealth and famous connections".<ref name="kardashian phenomenon" /> Jessica Chasmar of ''[[The Washington Times]]'' said that series: "illustrates our nation's moral, spiritual and cultural decay." Chasmar emphasized its negative influence and noted: "America of 50 years ago would regard Ms. Kardashian with a mixture of disdain and pity, embarrassed by the very idea of a young lady's most private moments being broadcast for all the world to see."<ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2013/jan/3/kardashian-culture-is-killing-america/ |title = Kardashian culture is killing America |date = January 3, 2013 |access-date = January 3, 2016 |work = [[The Washington Times]] |first = Jessica |last = Chasmar }}</ref>

Goal Auzeen Saedi, reviewing ''Keeping Up with the Kardashians'' for ''[[Psychology Today]]'', emphasized the show's influence saying that: "The Kardashians become more relatable the more famous they become." Saedi also questioned their decision to appear on the show and added: "But if living life in the spotlight is so taxing and demands multiple justifications for the way your life is being lived and criticized, perhaps you can take the cameras out of your house."<ref>{{cite web |title = Are the Kardashians Keeping Up Appearances? |access-date = August 19, 2015 |url = https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/millennial-media/201108/are-the-kardashians-keeping-appearances |date = August 14, 2011 |first = Goal |last = Auzeen Saedi |work = [[Psychology Today]] }}</ref> Vinnie Mancuso, writing for ''[[New York Observer]]'', criticized the show and felt: "roughly one iota of shadenfreudic pleasure from this endeavor, but for the most part this show is the 100% drizzling poops."<ref>{{cite web |title = I Watched 'Keeping Up with the Kardashians' for the First Time, a Review |url = http://observer.com/2015/02/i-watched-keeping-up-with-the-kardashians-for-the-first-time-a-review/ |access-date = August 21, 2015 |date = February 26, 2015 |work = [[New York Observer]] |first = Vinnie |last = Mancuso }}</ref> David Hinckley of the ''[[New York Daily News]]'', reviewing the tenth season, said that "even when you think something about the Kardashians could be interesting, it's not," adding that the "entertainment value [of the show] is like having spent 10 years in [[Rapid City, South Dakota|Rapid City, S.D.]], watching the traffic lights change."<ref>{{cite news |last1 = Hinckley |first1 = David |title = 'Keeping Up with the Kardashians' review: Even with Bruce Jenner's central role, Season 10 is a dud |url = http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/tv/review-keeping-kardashians-article-1.2148548 |work = Daily News |location = New York |date = March 14, 2015 |access-date = April 22, 2015 }}</ref> Amy Amatangelo of ''The Hollywood Reporter'' said that "in true Kardashian fashion, they managed to make everything about them," after Caitlyn Jenner came out as a trans woman to her family in the "About Bruce" special aired as part of the tenth season. Amatangelo felt that the conversations "seemed a little too staged, too controlled", and noted that "there was no attempt to educate the viewers about [[transgender]] issues."<ref>{{cite web |author = Amatangelo, Amy |title = 'Keeping Up with the Kardashians: About Bruce': TV Review |url = https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/keeping-up-kardashians-bruce-tv-796447 |work = The Hollywood Reporter |date = May 18, 2015 |access-date = April 22, 2015 }}</ref>

{{Quote box|bgcolor=#f3e6ff|width=33em|align=left|quote="The title of the show is misleading {{ndash}} ''Keeping Up with the Kardashians'' has me imagining the raven-haired siblings being tracked by a slobbering pack of hunting dogs. Sadly, the reality is much more mundane. The best we can hope for is a peek into the crazy chaos of life on the [[A-list]]. […] The Kardashians would be the first to admit that their notoriety has little to do with any discernible talent, beyond an alarming capability for self-promotion."|source={{emdash}}Gareth Dimelow from ''[[Sabotage Times]]''<ref>{{cite web |publisher = [[The Wrap]] |url = http://sabotagetimes.com/tv-film/keeping-up-with-the-kardashians-tvs-face-of-evil |date = June 27, 2011 |access-date = August 23, 2015 |first = Gareth |last = Dimelow |title = Keeping Up With The Kardashians: TV's Face Of Evil |archive-date = December 23, 2015 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20151223103712/http://sabotagetimes.com/tv-film/keeping-up-with-the-kardashians-tvs-face-of-evil |url-status = usurped }}</ref>}}

However, several critics were more positive towards the show. A number of publications welcomed the show as "[[guilty pleasure]]", including ''[[The Huffington Post]]'', ''[[The Atlantic]]'', and ''[[The Week]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/08/06/guilty-pleasure-tv-shows_n_5652068.html|title=The 7 Best Guilty Pleasure TV Shows Of All Time|date=August 6, 2014|access-date=August 24, 2016|work=The Huffington Post}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://theweek.com/articles/444277/what-keeping-kardashians-teach-america-about-interracial-marriage|title=What ''Keeping Up with the Kardashians'' can teach America about interracial marriage|access-date=August 24, 2016|work=[[The Week]]|date=August 22, 2014|first=Sarah|last=Turbin}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=With Culture, Guilt Can Sometimes Be a Good Thing|url=https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2015/02/the-subtext-of-guilty-pleasures/385368/|access-date=August 24, 2016|date=February 17, 2015|first=Noah|last=Berlatsky|work=[[The Atlantic]]}}</ref> Tim Stack, writing for ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'', described the reality series as: "my favorite little slice of reality TV spongecake."<ref>{{cite magazine |url = https://www.ew.com/article/2010/08/30/keeping-up-with-the-kardashians-recap |title = 'Keeping Up with the Kardashians' recap: Three things I learned from last night's episode |access-date = August 21, 2015 |first = Tim |last = Stack |date = August 30, 2010 |magazine = [[Entertainment Weekly]] }}</ref> Lauren Le Vine of [[Refinery29]] appreciated the success of the family which "achieved the American dream of making something out of nothing," using the given platform.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.refinery29.com/2015/07/91473/kardashian-family-pop-culture-relevance#.a5mxka:Dall|title=Some Of You Asked Us To Stop Writing About The Kardashians—This Is Our Response|access-date=August 23, 2015|date=July 30, 2015|first=Lauren|last=Le Vine|publisher=[[Refinery29]]}}</ref> Libby Hill of ''[[The A.V. Club]]'' also acknowledged the show's success and said: "''Keeping Up With The Kardashians'' gives us real, joyous, ugly, unsavory, hilarious life, with all the polished sitcom trappings. And though the latter may have launched a multimedia empire, the former has made it last".<ref>{{cite web |url = https://www.avclub.com/article/keeping-kardashians-embraced-female-archetypes-and-222167 |title = ''Keeping Up with the Kardashians'' embraced female archetypes and created an empire |access-date = August 23, 2015 |date = August 11, 2015 |first = Libby |last = Hill |work = [[The A.V. Club]] }}</ref> Maura Kelly of ''[[The Guardian]]'' evaluated the aftermath of the failed wedding of Kim Kardashian and Kris Humphries, which was documented on ''Keeping Up with the Kardashians,'' and subsequently caused public outrage, including an online protest petition to cancel the show. "Since Kim doesn't exactly seem to be an exemplar of self-awareness, I suppose it's possible that she really believed she and Humphries would live happily ever after," Kelly speculated whether or not the marriage was a [[publicity stunt]]. "But more likely, she and E! are laughing all the way to the bank {{ndash}} 10.5 million viewers tuned into "Kim's Fairytale Wedding: A Kardashian Event", after all," Kelly summarized the controversy.<ref>{{cite web |url = https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/cifamerica/2011/nov/23/how-about-not-keeping-up-with-the-kardashians |title = How about not keeping up with the Kardashians? |date = November 23, 2011 |first = Maura |url-status=live|last = Kelly |work = [[The Guardian]] |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160305002226/http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/cifamerica/2011/nov/23/how-about-not-keeping-up-with-the-kardashians |archive-date = March 5, 2016 }}</ref> Josh Duboff, writing for ''[[Vanity Fair (magazine)|Vanity Fair]]'', commented on the show's long run and said that "it is near impossible to argue that their continued relevance, 10 years later, is anything other than awe-inspiring and remarkable".<ref>{{cite magazine |url = https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2016/04/keeping-up-with-the-kardashians-season-12-premiere-review |title = 12 Seasons Later, ''Keeping Up with the Kardashians'' Is Perhaps More Important to the Kardashian Machine than Ever |date = May 1, 2016 |access-date = May 6, 2016 |first = Josh |last = Duboff |magazine = Vanity Fair }}</ref>

===Viewership===
{{Quote box|bgcolor=#f3e6ff|width=31em|align=right|quote="At their core, the Kardashians are an incredibly bonded, loving, large family who live an incredibly large life. And if you actually look at the history of television, there's a pretty large number of families with that blend resonating with viewers. This just happens to be the first reality show that does it. […] It's just an incredibly fascinating drama that's played out. But at its core, you know that they're going to end up around that dinner table together."|source={{emdash}}E! President Suzanne Kolb discusses the popularity of the series in an interview with [[The Wrap]].<ref name="suzanne">{{cite web |publisher = The Wrap |url = https://www.thewrap.com/tv/article/kardashians-appeal-explained-e-president-people-aspire-be-them-or-befriend-them-33961/?page=0,0 |date = December 28, 2011 |access-date = August 21, 2015 |first = Tim |last = Molloy |title = Kardashians' Appeal Explained by E! President: 'People Aspire to Be Them or to Befriend Them' |archive-date = March 8, 2016 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160308015250/http://www.thewrap.com/tv/article/kardashians-appeal-explained-e-president-people-aspire-be-them-or-befriend-them-33961/?page=0,0 |url-status = dead }}</ref>}}

''Keeping Up with the Kardashians'' has been a ratings success for E! {{ndash}} in its first month it became the highest-rated series aired on Sunday nights for adults 18{{ndash}}34 and was seen by 1.3 million total viewers, according to [[Nielsen Media Research]].<ref name="2nd" /><ref>{{cite web |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20071128144630/http://www.buddytv.com/articles/keeping-up-with-the-kardashians/e-renews-keeping-up-with-the-k-13667.aspx |url-status=dead |archive-date = November 28, 2007 |url = http://www.buddytv.com/articles/keeping-up-with-the-kardashians/e-renews-keeping-up-with-the-k-13667.aspx |title = E! Renews 'Keeping Up with the Kardashians' |publisher = BuddyTV |date = November 13, 2007 |first = Lisa |last = Claustro |access-date = December 9, 2007 }}</ref> Lisa Berger, executive vice president of original programming and series development for E!, said: "The buzz surrounding the series is huge, and viewers have clearly fallen for the Kardashians. […] Seacrest and Bunim-Murray's unique ability to capture this family's one-of-a-kind dynamics and hilarious antics has made the series a fantastic addition to our prime-time lineup."<ref name="2nd" /> The second season continued the success and was viewed by 1.6 million viewers on average, which led to a third season renewal.<ref>{{cite news |url = http://www.aoltv.com/2008/07/18/e-still-wants-to-keep-up-with-the-kardashians/ |title = E! still wants to keep up with the Kardashians |date = July 18, 2008 |work = The Huffington Post |archive-date = August 21, 2015 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150821055618/http://www.aoltv.com/2008/07/18/e-still-wants-to-keep-up-with-the-kardashians/ |first = Kona |last = Gallagher |url-status=dead}}</ref> The two-hour fourth-season premiere, which aired on November 8, 2009, and featured the wedding ceremony of Khloé and Lamar Odom, brought in then-record ratings with 3.2 million viewers.<ref>{{cite web |url = http://edition.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/TV/11/09/kardashian.wedding.ratings/ |url-status=live |title = Kardashian wedding a huge ratings draw |first = Jo |last = Piazza |date = November 9, 2009 |publisher = CNN |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150927101318/http://edition.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/TV/11/09/kardashian.wedding.ratings/ |archive-date = September 27, 2015 }}</ref> The subsequent season debuted with nearly 4.7 million total viewers, which ranked as the highest-rated season premiere of the show, as of August 2015.<ref>{{cite magazine |url = https://www.ew.com/article/2010/08/23/keeping-up-with-the-kardashian-return-attracts-record-audience |title = 'Keeping Up with the Kardashians' premiere attracts record audience |access-date = August 21, 2015 |first = Lynette |last = Rice |date = August 23, 2010 |magazine = Entertainment Weekly |archive-date = October 12, 2019 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20191012110830/https://ew.com/article/2010/08/23/keeping-up-with-the-kardashian-return-attracts-record-audience/ |url-status = dead }}</ref> It was also the second highest-rated episode of ''Keeping Up with the Kardashians'', second only to the previous season's record-breaking finale with 4.8 million viewers.<ref>{{cite magazine |url = https://www.ew.com/article/2011/10/11/kardashian-wedding-ratings |title = Kardashian wedding ratings strong, but not record setting |access-date = August 21, 2015 |first = James |last = Hibberd |date = October 11, 2011 |magazine = Entertainment Weekly }}</ref>

The seventh-season premiere of the series, which aired on May 20, 2012, in its earlier timeslot, continued to deliver high ratings attracting almost three million total viewers which exceeded the premiere of the previous season by 16%.<ref>{{cite press release |access-date = August 22, 2015 |url = http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/network-press-releases/es-keeping-up-with-the-kardashians-season-premiere-delivers-nearly-3-million-total-viewers-besting-previous-season-premiere-by-16/135252/ |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20161220182532/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/network-press-releases/es-keeping-up-with-the-kardashians-season-premiere-delivers-nearly-3-million-total-viewers-besting-previous-season-premiere-by-16/135252/ |url-status = dead |archive-date = December 20, 2016 |title = E!'S 'Keeping Up With The Kardashians' Season Premiere Delivers Nearly 3 Million Total Viewers, Besting Previous Season Premiere By +16% |first = Amanda |last = Kondolojy |date = May 21, 2012 |work = TV by the Numbers }}</ref> Kim Kardashian has explained the success of the show by saying that people tune in to watch the series because they can relate themselves to the members of the family; in an interview with the [[V (American magazine)|''V'' magazine]] she said: "You can see that soap operas aren't on the air as much anymore. I think reality shows are taking over that genre, but I think the draw to our show is that we are relatable."<ref>{{cite web |access-date = August 21, 2015 |url = http://www.mtv.com/news/1692674/kim-kardashian-reality-tv-rap-music/ |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140626092542/http://www.mtv.com/news/1692674/kim-kardashian-reality-tv-rap-music/ |url-status = dead |archive-date = June 26, 2014 |title = Kim Kardashian Explains Why Reality TV Is Just Like Rap Music |date = August 28, 2012 |first = Jocelyn |last = Vena |publisher = MTV News }}</ref> The eighth season debuted to 3 million viewers, up 6% from the previous season, while the subsequent ninth season's premiere was down by 20%.<ref>{{cite web |access-date = August 22, 2015 |url = https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/tv-ratings-kardashians-still-going-561947 |title = TV Ratings: 'The Kardashians' Still Going Strong in Season 8, 'The Wanted Life' Fizzles |first = Michael |last = O'Connell |date = June 3, 2013 |work = The Hollywood Reporter }}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |access-date = August 22, 2015 |url = https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2014/01/kardashians-ratings-slide |title = The Kardashians Can't Keep Up |first = Richard |last = Lawson |date = January 23, 2014 |magazine = Vanity Fair }}</ref> The ninth season averaged 3.3 million total viewers and almost 2.2 million in the 18{{ndash}}49 years adult demographic, the most sought after by advertisers. It was the highest rated cable show in its timeslot.<ref name="season10">{{cite press release |url = http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/network-press-releases/keeping-up-with-the-kardashians-season-10-to-premiere-sunday-march-15-on-e/363872/ |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20161220095748/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/network-press-releases/keeping-up-with-the-kardashians-season-10-to-premiere-sunday-march-15-on-e/363872/ |url-status = dead |archive-date = December 20, 2016 |title = 'Keeping Up With The Kardashians' Season 10 to Premiere Sunday, March 15 on E! |date = February 17, 2015 |access-date = August 22, 2015 |work = TV by the Numbers |first = Sara |last = Bibel }}</ref> The series finished as the most-social ad-supported cable program and, as of March 2015, ''Keeping Up with the Kardashians'' is the most-watched show on E! network.<ref>{{cite press release |url = http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/network-press-releases/es-keeping-up-with-the-kardashians-the-royals-deliver-strong-live-3-ratings-growth/ |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20161220183022/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/network-press-releases/es-keeping-up-with-the-kardashians-the-royals-deliver-strong-live-3-ratings-growth/ |url-status = dead |archive-date = December 20, 2016 |title = E!'s 'Keeping Up with the Kardashians' & 'The Royals' Deliver Strong Live + 3 Ratings Growth |date = March 20, 2015 |access-date = August 22, 2015 |work = TV by the Numbers |first = Sara |last = Bibel }}</ref> The first episode of the tenth season averaged 2.5 million viewers, slightly less than the premiere of the ninth season.<ref>{{cite web |access-date = August 22, 2015 |url = https://www.thewrap.com/keeping-up-with-the-kardashians-season-10-premiere-the-royals-tv-ratings-viewers-e/ |title = 'Keeping Up with the Kardashians' Premiere Down From Last Season's Debut |first = Tony |last = Maglio |date = March 17, 2015 |publisher = The Wrap }}</ref> In 2016, a ''[[New York Times]]'' study of the 50 TV shows with the most [[Facebook Like]]s found that ''Keeping Up with the Kardashians'' "tends to most popular in areas with large Hispanic populations, particularly in the Southwest".<ref name="katz20161227">{{Cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2016/12/26/upshot/duck-dynasty-vs-modern-family-television-maps.html |title='Duck Dynasty' vs. 'Modern Family': 50 Maps of the U.S. Cultural Divide |last=Katz |first=Josh |date=2016-12-27 |newspaper=The New York Times}}</ref> In the final list for the 2019–2020 season, the program was in the 100 most watched things of that season.<ref>{{cite web|title=100 Most-Watched TV Shows of 2019-20: Winners and Losers|url=https://variety.com/2020/tv/news/most-popular-tv-shows-highest-rated-2019-2020-season-masked-singer-last-dance-1234612885/|work=[[The Variety]]|date=May 21, 2020}}</ref>

==Awards and nominations==
Despite negative reviews from critics, ''Keeping Up with the Kardashians'' has been nominated for, and won, several television awards. The reality series has received nominations for a [[Teen Choice Award]] in the [[Teen Choice Award for Choice TV – Reality Series|Choice TV: Celebrity Reality Show]] category nine consecutive times between 2008 and 2016, winning the award in 2010, 2013, 2014 and 2016. The show also won a [[People's Choice Award]] as Favorite TV Guilty Pleasure in 2011. The Kardashian sisters have been nominated as part of the cast for five awards, winning four times; Kim Kardashian has been nominated for three awards winning one in 2012. In 2010, Kris and Caitlyn Jenner received a Teen Choice Award nomination in a one-time [[2010 Teen Choice Awards|Choice TV: Parental Unit]] category.

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:left; line-height:17px; width:100%;"
|-
! Year
! Association
! Category
! Nominee(s)
! Result
! class="unsortable" | {{Abbr|Ref.|Reference(s)}}
|-
| style="text-align:center;" rowspan="2" | 2008
| style="text-align:left;" rowspan="2" | [[2008 Teen Choice Awards|Teen Choice Awards]]
| [[Teen Choice Award for Choice TV – Reality Series|Choice TV: Celebrity Reality Show]]
| ''Keeping Up with the Kardashians''
| {{nom}}
| style="text-align:center;" rowspan="2" | <ref name="teenchoice08">{{cite web|url=http://theenvelope.latimes.com/env-2008-teen-choice-awards-scorecard17jun17,0,2603341.htmlstory |work=Los Angeles Times |date=June 17, 2008 |title=2008 Teen Choice Awards winners and nominees |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080912051322/http://theenvelope.latimes.com/env-2008-teen-choice-awards-scorecard17jun17%2C0%2C2603341.htmlstory |url-status=dead |archive-date=September 12, 2008 }}</ref>
|-
| Choice TV Reality/Variety Star: Female
| Kim Kardashian
| {{nom}}
|-
| style="text-align:center;" rowspan="2" | 2009
| style="text-align:left;" rowspan="2" | [[2009 Teen Choice Awards|Teen Choice Awards]]
| [[Teen Choice Award for Choice TV – Reality Series|Choice TV: Reality Show]]
| ''Keeping Up with the Kardashians''
| {{nom}}
| style="text-align:center;" rowspan="2"| <ref name="teenchoice09">{{cite web |url = http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/awards/2009/06/teen-choice-awards-2009-nominees.html |title = Teen Choice Awards 2009 nominees |work = Los Angeles Times |date = June 15, 2009 |access-date = August 23, 2015 }}</ref>
|-
| Choice TV Reality/Variety Star: Female
| Kim Kardashian
| {{nom}}
|-
| style="text-align:center;" rowspan="3" | 2010
| style="text-align:left;" rowspan="3" | [[2010 Teen Choice Awards|Teen Choice Awards]]
| [[Teen Choice Award for Choice TV – Reality Series|Choice TV: Reality Show]]
| ''Keeping Up with the Kardashians''
| {{won}}
| style="text-align:center;" rowspan="3"| <ref name="teenchoice10">{{cite web |last1 = Finn |first1 = Natalie |title = Vampires Don't Suck at Teen Choice Awards (Neither Do Justin Bieber, Sandra Bullock or the Kardashians) |url = http://www.eonline.com/uberblog/b194304_vampires_dont_suck_teen_choice_awards.html |work = E! Online |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110629201820/http://www.eonline.com/uberblog/b194304_vampires_dont_suck_teen_choice_awards.html |archive-date = June 29, 2011 |url-status=dead |date = August 8, 2010 }}</ref>
|-
| Choice TV Reality/Variety Star: Female
| The Kardashian sisters
| {{won}}
|-
| Choice TV: Parental Unit
| Kris Jenner and Caitlyn Jenner
| {{nom}}
|-
| style="text-align:center;" rowspan="3" | 2011
| style="text-align:left;" rowspan="2" | [[2011 Teen Choice Awards|Teen Choice Awards]]
| Choice Summer TV Show
| ''Keeping Up with the Kardashians''
| {{nom}}
| style="text-align:center;" rowspan="2" | <ref name="teenchoice11">{{cite web |url = http://screenertv.com/news-features/2011-teen-choice-awards-winners-list-taylor-swift-gets-the-surfboards/ |title = 2011 Teen Choice Awards winners list: Taylor Swift gets the surfboards |first = Andrea |last = Reiher |access-date = August 23, 2015 |date = August 8, 2011 |publisher = [[Screener (website)|Screener]] }}</ref>
|-
| Choice TV Reality/Variety Star: Female
| The Kardashian sisters
| {{won}}
|-
| style="text-align:left;" | [[37th People's Choice Awards|People's Choice Awards]]
| Favorite TV Guilty Pleasure
| ''Keeping Up with the Kardashians''
| {{won}}
| style="text-align:center;" | <ref name="peoplechoice37">{{cite web|url=http://www.peopleschoice.com/pca/awards/nominees/?year=2011 |title=People's Choice Awards: Fan Favorites in Movies, Music & TV {{ndash}} 2011 |publisher=[[People's Choice Awards]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160324114729/http://www.peopleschoice.com/pca/awards/nominees/?year=2011 |archive-date=March 24, 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
|-
| style="text-align:center;" rowspan="3" | 2012
| style="text-align:left;" rowspan="2" | [[2012 Teen Choice Awards|Teen Choice Awards]]
| [[Teen Choice Award for Choice TV – Reality Series|Choice TV: Reality Show]]
| ''Keeping Up with the Kardashians''
| {{nom}}
| style="text-align:center;" rowspan="2" | <ref name="teenchoice12">{{cite web |url = http://screenertv.com/news-features/teen-choice-awards-2012-the-winners/ |title = Teen Choice Awards 2012: Taylor Swift, Justin Bieber, 'The Hunger Games' big winners |access-date = August 23, 2015 |date = July 22, 2012 |publisher = Screener }}</ref>
|-
| Choice TV Reality/Variety Star: Female
| The Kardashian sisters
| {{won}}
|-
| style="text-align:left;" | [[38th People's Choice Awards|People's Choice Awards]]
| Favorite TV Celebreality Star
| Kim Kardashian
| {{won}}
| style="text-align:center;" | <ref name="PCA 12">{{cite web|url=http://www.peopleschoice.com/pca/awards/nominees/?year=2012|title=People's Choice Awards 2012: Fan Favorites in Movies, Music & TV|publisher=People's Choice Awards|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303181317/http://www.peopleschoice.com/pca/awards/nominees/?year=2012|archive-date=March 3, 2016}}</ref>
|-
| style="text-align:center;" rowspan="2" | 2013
| style="text-align:left;" rowspan="2" | [[2013 Teen Choice Awards|Teen Choice Awards]]
| [[Teen Choice Award for Choice TV – Reality Series|Choice TV: Reality Show]]
| ''Keeping Up with the Kardashians''
| {{won}}
| style="text-align:center;" rowspan="2" | <ref name="teenchoice13">{{cite web |url = http://screenertv.com/news-features/teen-choice-awards-2013-full-winners-list/ |title = Teen Choice Awards 2013: Full winners list |first = Chris |last = Hayner |access-date = August 23, 2015 |date = August 11, 2013 |publisher = Screener }}</ref>
|-
| Choice TV Reality/Variety Star: Female
| The Kardashian sisters
| {{won}}
|-
| style="text-align:center;" rowspan="2" | 2014
| style="text-align:left;" rowspan="2" | [[2014 Teen Choice Awards|Teen Choice Awards]]
| [[Teen Choice Award for Choice TV – Reality Series|Choice TV: Reality Show]]
| ''Keeping Up with the Kardashians''
| {{won}}
| style="text-align:center;" rowspan="2" | <ref name="teenchoice14">{{cite web |last1 = Nordyke |first1 = Kimberly |title = Teen Choice Awards: The Complete Winners List |url = https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/teen-choice-awards-2014-winners-724423 |access-date = August 23, 2015 |work = The Hollywood Reporter |date = August 10, 2014 }}</ref>
|-
| Choice TV Reality/Variety Star: Female
| The Kardashian sisters
| {{nom}}
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | 2015
| style="text-align:left;" | [[2015 Teen Choice Awards|Teen Choice Awards]]
| [[Teen Choice Award for Choice TV – Reality Series|Choice TV: Reality Show]]
| ''Keeping Up with the Kardashians''
| {{nom}}
| style="text-align:center;" | <ref name="teenchoice15">{{cite web |title = Teen Choice Awards 2015 Winners: Full List |url = https://variety.com/2015/tv/news/teen-choice-awards-winners-2015-full-list-1201571268/ |work = Variety |date = August 16, 2015 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160110215656/http://variety.com/2015/tv/news/teen-choice-awards-winners-2015-full-list-1201571268/ |url-status=live |archive-date = January 10, 2016 }}</ref>
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | 2016
| style="text-align:left;" | [[2016 Teen Choice Awards|Teen Choice Awards]]
| [[Teen Choice Award for Choice TV – Reality Series|Choice TV: Reality Show]]
| ''Keeping Up with the Kardashians''
| {{won}}
| style="text-align:center;" | <ref name="teenchoice16">{{cite magazine |title = Teen Choice Awards 2016: See the full list of winners |url = https://www.ew.com/article/2016/07/31/teen-choice-awards-2016-winners-list |access-date = August 1, 2016 |magazine = Entertainment Weekly |date = July 31, 2016 |first = Jessica |last = Goodman }}</ref>
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | 2017
| style="text-align:left;" | [[2017 Teen Choice Awards|Teen Choice Awards]]
| [[Teen Choice Award for Choice TV – Reality Series|Choice TV: Reality Show]]
| ''Keeping Up with the Kardashians''
| {{nom}}
| style="text-align:center;" | <ref name="teenchoice17">{{cite magazine |title = Teen Choice Awards 2017: See the full list of winners |url = http://www.eonline.com/news/873075/teen-choice-awards-2017-winners-the-complete-list |access-date = August 1, 2017 |magazine = Entertainment Weekly |date = July 31, 2017 }}</ref>
|-
| style="text-align:center;"  rowspan="3" | 2018
| style="text-align:left;" | [[2018 Teen Choice Awards|Teen Choice Awards]]
|[[Teen Choice Award for Choice TV – Reality Series|Choice Reality TV Show]]
|''Keeping Up with the Kardashians''
| {{Won}} 
| style="text-align:center;" | <ref name="teenchoice18">{{Cite web |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/teen-choice-awards-2018-full-list-winners-1134169 |title=Teen Choice Awards: Winners List |website=The Hollywood Reporter |date=August 12, 2018 |language=en |access-date=2019-04-12}}</ref>
|-
| style="text-align:left;" rowspan="2" | [[44th People's Choice Awards|E! People's Choice Awards]]
| Reality Show
| ''Keeping Up with the Kardashians''
| {{won}}
| style="text-align:center;" rowspan="2"| <ref name="E! PCA 18">{{cite web|url=https://www.eonline.com/shows/peoples_choice_awards/photos/26039/people-s-choice-awards-2018-winners/886641/?year=2018|title=KEEPING UP WITH THE KARDASHIANS|publisher=E! People's Choice Awards|access-date = November 12, 2018 |work = E! Online |date = November 12, 2018 }}</ref>
|-
| Reality TV Star
| [[Khloé Kardashian]]
| {{won}}
|-
| style="text-align:center;" rowspan="3"| 2019
| style="text-align:left;"| [[2019 Teen Choice Awards|Teen Choice Awards]]
| [[Teen Choice Award for Choice TV - Reality Series|Choice Reality TV Show]]
| ''Keeping Up with The Kardashians''
| {{nom}}
| style="text-align:center;" | <ref>{{cite magazine|last=Yang|first=Rachel|title=Teen Choice Awards 2019: See the full list of winners and nominees|url=https://ew.com/awards/2019/08/11/teen-choice-awards-2019-see-full-list-winners-nominees/|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|date=August 11, 2019|access-date=August 27, 2021}}</ref>
|-
| style="text-align:left;" rowspan="2"| [[45th People's Choice Awards|E! People's Choice Awards]]
| Reality Show
| ''Keeping Up with The Kardashians''
| {{won}}
| style="text-align:center;" rowspan="2"|<ref>{{Cite magazine|last=Iasimone|first=Ashley|date=November 10, 2019|title=Here Are All the 2019 E! People's Choice Awards Winners|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/awards/8543205/2019-peoples-choice-awards-winners/|access-date=August 27, 2021|magazine=Billboard}}</ref>
|-
| Reality TV Star
| [[Khloé Kardashian]]
| {{won}}
|-
| style="text-align:center;" rowspan="3"| 2020
| style="text-align:left;" rowspan="3"| [[46th People's Choice Awards|E! People's Choice Awards]]
| Reality Show
| ''Keeping Up with The Kardashians''
| {{won}}
| style="text-align:center;" rowspan="3"|<ref>{{cite web|last=Mauch|first=Ally|title=E! People's Choice Awards 2020: See the Complete List of Winners|url=https://people.com/tv/peoples-choice-awards-2020-winners-list/|work=People|date=November 15, 2020|access-date=August 27, 2021}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="2"|Reality TV Star
| Kim Kardashian
| {{nom}}
|-
| Khloe Kardashian
| {{won}}
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| 2021
| style="text-align:left;"| [[2021 MTV Movie & TV Awards|MTV Movie & TV Awards]]
| Best Fight
| "Kourtney vs. Kim" – ''Keeping Up With The Kardashians''
| {{won}}
| style="text-align:center;" | <ref>{{cite magazine|last=Warner|first=David|title=Here Are All the Winners From the 2021 MTV Movie & TV Awards|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/awards/9573537/mtv-movie-and-tv-awards-2021-winners|magazine=Billboard|date=May 17, 2021|access-date=August 27, 2021}}</ref>
|}

==Broadcast history==
{{Main|List of Keeping Up with the Kardashians episodes}}

[[File:KUWtK titlecard.png|right|thumb|The title card of the show that was used in seasons 1{{ndash}}10|alt=The logo of the show showing the name of it in white letters against a purple background]]

''Keeping Up with the Kardashians'' premiered on October 14, 2007, in the United States on the E! cable network at 10:30/9:30 pm [[Effects of time zones on North American broadcasting|ET/PT]]. The half-hour reality series continued to air every Sunday night in the same time slot, and the eight-episode first season of the show concluded on December 2. The subsequent season premiered the following year on March 9 in an earlier time slot at 10:00/9:00 pm with a repeated episode airing immediately afterwards.<ref name="listings">{{cite web|url=http://www.thefutoncritic.com/showatch/keeping-up-with-the-kardashians/listings/|title=Shows A-Z {{ndash}} ''Keeping Up with the Kardashians'' on E! {{ndash}} All related listings|access-date=December 19, 2016|work=The Futon Critic}}</ref> The season ended on May 26, 2008, with an episode "[[List of Keeping Up with the Kardashians episodes#ep19|Junk in the Trunk]]", which featured the Kardashian siblings sharing the most memorable moments of the season.<ref name="tvguideeps" /> The third season commenced airing on March 8, 2009, and concluded with two back-to-back episodes which aired on May 25. The subsequent season premiered with a two-hour long episode titled "[[List of Keeping Up with the Kardashians episodes#ep32|The Wedding]]" on November 8, and ended on February 21, 2010;<ref name="listings" /> some of the episodes aired throughout the season were extended to a full hour.<ref>{{cite web |url = https://itunes.apple.com/us/tv-season/keeping-up-kardashians-season/id341875876 |title = ''Keeping Up with the Kardashians'', Season 4 |date = October 14, 2007 |publisher = [[iTunes]] |access-date = October 8, 2015 }}</ref>

The fifth season of ''Keeping Up with the Kardashians'' began airing on August 22, 2010, and concluded with another "[[List of Keeping Up with the Kardashians episodes#ep54|Junk in the Trunk]]" episode on December 20.<ref name="tvguideeps">{{cite web|url=https://www.tvguide.com/tvshows/keeping-up-with-the-kardashians/episodes/290833/|title=''Keeping Up with the Kardashians'' {{ndash}} Episodes|work=TV Guide|access-date=October 8, 2015}}</ref> The sixth season commenced on June 12, 2011, and ended with a television special "[[List of Keeping Up with the Kardashians episodes#ep68|Kim's Fairytale Wedding: A Kardashian Event]]" which aired two extended episodes on October 9 and 10. The show later returned on December 19 with the episode "[[List of Keeping Up with the Kardashians episodes#ep70|Kendall's Sweet 16]]".<ref name="listings" /> Starting with the seventh season, which premiered on May 20, 2012, the half-hour reality series was extended to a full hour in a new 9:00/8:00 pm time slot. The season concluded on October 28. The eighth season of the series started airing on June 2, 2013; it became the longest season with 21 episodes and ended on December 1. The ninth and tenth seasons aired in 2014 and 2015, respectively. The latter season included a television special titled "[[List of Keeping Up with the Kardashians episodes#ep140|About Bruce]]" which aired on May 17 and 18, 2015.<ref name="listings" /> The eleventh season premiered on November 15, one month after the previous season finished.<ref name="listings" /> The twelfth season of the show debuted on May 1, 2016.<ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.eonline.com/shows/kardashians/news/743295/the-keeping-up-with-the-kardashians-season-12-promo-is-all-about-family-we-ll-do-anything-for-each-other-watch-now |title = The ''Keeping Up with the Kardashians'' Season 12 Promo Is All About Family: ''We'll Do Anything for Each Other''—Watch Now! |work = E! Online |access-date = March 29, 2016 |date = February 26, 2016 |first = Jess |last = Cohen }}</ref> The thirteenth season premiered on March 12, 2017.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.eonline.com/shows/kardashians/news/820107/kim-kardashian-breaks-silence-on-paris-robbery-recalls-thinking-they-re-going-to-shoot-me-in-the-back|title=Kim Kardashian Breaks Silence on Paris Robbery, Recalls Thinking "They're Going to Shoot Me in the Back"|work=E! Online|language=en-US|access-date=April 24, 2017|first=Gabi|last=Duncan|date=January 6, 2017}}</ref> The sixteenth season premiered on March 31, 2019.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.digitalspy.com/tv/keeping-up-with-the-kardashians/news/a863019/keeping-up-with-the-kardashians-season-15-uk-catch-up-episodes-how-to-watch/|title=How to watch Keeping up with the Kardashians in the UK – when does season 15 start?|last=Goodacre|first=Kate|website=Digital Spy|date=2 Aug 2018|access-date=4 Aug 2018}}</ref>

In the United States, episodes are aired in a censored form with stronger swearwords and sex references bleeped or removed. In the UK, episodes are broadcast uncensored after the [[Watershed (broadcasting)|watershed]].<ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.eonline.com/watch/keeping-up-with-the-kardashians/full-episode/kourtney%E2%80%99s-choice/1478364227924 |title = Keeping Up with the Kardashians E! Online |access-date = April 16, 2019 |archive-date = August 17, 2019 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190817001956/http://www.eonline.com/watch/keeping-up-with-the-kardashians/full-episode/kourtney%E2%80%99s-choice/1478364227924 |url-status = dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url = https://www.sky.com/watch/title/series/60f86544-c3bd-4915-8126-16289a31e9b9/keeping-up-with-the-kardashians/episodes/season-16/episode-2 |title = Keeping Up with the Kardashians SkyGo |access-date = April 16, 2019}}</ref>

==Home video releases and streaming==
In North America, the first three seasons of the reality series were distributed on [[DVD]].<ref name="region 1">{{cite web|url=http://www.thefutoncritic.com/showatch/keeping-up-with-the-kardashians/dvd/|title=Shows A-Z {{ndash}} ''Keeping Up with the Kardashians'' on E! {{ndash}} All related DVDs|access-date=October 8, 2015|work=The Futon Critic}}</ref> The first season was released on October 7, 2008, by [[Lions Gate Entertainment]] which obtained the home entertainment distribution rights for a variety of programming from [[Comcast Entertainment Group]], including ''Keeping Up with the Kardashians''.<ref>{{cite press release |url = http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news/2008/08/05/lionsgate-announces-home-entertainment-distribution-deal-with-disney-abc-domestic-television-28406/20080805lionsgate01/#fhJKgx35UzXWwxxe.99 |title = Lionsgate Announces Home Entertainment Distribution Deal with Disney-ABC Domestic Television |access-date = October 8, 2015 |date = August 5, 2008 |work = The Futon Critic }}</ref> The second and third seasons of the series were released on November 10, 2009, and August 17, 2010, respectively.<ref name="region 1" /> In Australia, the first four seasons were released by Shock Entertainment, followed by a Season 1-4 box set, all remaining seasons are released on DVD by [[Sony Pictures Home Entertainment|Universal Sony Pictures]] with the first four seasons re-issued by Universal in 2017. The latest addition, which includes the eleventh season of the show, was released on April 28, 2016.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sanity.com.au/specials/826/The_Kardashians|title=The Kardashians {{ndash}} Buy Movies, TV Shows, Music, DVDs, Blu-ray, CDs and Games Online|access-date=May 15, 2016|publisher=[[Sanity.com.au]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160515202633/http://www.sanity.com.au/specials/826/The_Kardashians|archive-date=May 15, 2016}}</ref> In the United Kingdom, the reality series is distributed by [[Universal Pictures UK]]. The DVD set of the seventh season, the latest addition, was released on June 24, 2013.<ref>{{cite web|access-date=October 9, 2015|url=https://www.amazon.co.uk/Keeping-Up-Kardashians-Season-DVD-x/dp/B00AMZFG7U|title=''Keeping Up with the Kardashians'' {{ndash}} Season 7 DVD (2012)|date=June 24, 2013 |publisher=[[Amazon.co.uk]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151124050323/http://www.amazon.co.uk/Keeping-Up-Kardashians-Season-DVD-y/dp/B00AMZFG7U|archive-date=November 24, 2015}}</ref> The episodes of ''Keeping Up with the Kardashians'' are also available on numerous [[media streaming|streaming]] [[video on demand]] services, such as [[Amazon Video]], [[iTunes]], [[Google Play]], [[Microsoft Movies & TV]],<ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.eonline.com/news/395775/download-to-own-keeping-up-with-the-kardashians |title = Download to Own: ''Keeping Up with the Kardashians'' |access-date = September 15, 2015 |work = E! Online |first = Andy |last = Neuenschwander |date = March 13, 2013 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160330215306/http://www.eonline.com/news/395775/download-to-own-keeping-up-with-the-kardashians |archive-date = March 30, 2016 }}</ref> [[Hulu]],<ref>{{cite web |title = Watch ''Keeping Up with the Kardashians'' Online |url = http://www.hulu.com/keeping-up-with-the-kardashians |publisher = [[Hulu]] |access-date = December 22, 2015 }}</ref> [[Peacock (streaming service)|Peacock]], and [[Vudu]],<ref>{{Cite web|title=VUDU {{ndash}} ''Keeping Up with the Kardashians'' {{ndash}} All seasons|url=http://www.vudu.com/movies/#seasons/633911/633903/Keeping-Up-with-the-Kardashians-Loving-and-Letting-Go|publisher=[[Vudu]]|access-date=December 22, 2015}}</ref> as well as the E! network's own streaming service.<ref>{{cite web|title=E! Now {{ndash}} Watch Full Episodes {{ndash}} ''Keeping Up with the Kardashians''|url=http://www.eonline.com/now/keeping-up-with-the-kardashians|publisher=[[E!]]|access-date=December 22, 2015}}</ref>

On May 7, 2020, it was announced that the show would be released on [[Netflix]] for the UK.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Keeping Up with the Kardashians is coming to Netflix UK for the first time|url=https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/ustv/a32402323/keeping-up-with-the-kardashians-netflix-uk/|last=Warner|first=Sam|date=2020-05-07|website=Digital Spy|language=en-GB|access-date=2020-05-08}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable"
|+
! colspan="3" |Region 4 (Australia)
|-
!Season
!Release Date
!Studio
|-
|Season 1
|17 November 2008
8 February 2017
|Shock Entertainment
Universal Sony Pictures
|-
|Season 2
|9 November 2009
8 February 2017
|Shock Entertainment
Universal Sony Pictures
|-
|Season 3
|13 November 2009
8 February 2017
|Shock Entertainment
Universal Sony Pictures
|-
|Season 1-3
|13 November 2009
|Shock Entertainment
|-
|Season 4
|9 August 2010
8 February 2017
|Shock Entertainment
Universal Sony Pictures
|-
|Season 1-4
|15 October 2010
|Shock Entertainment
|-
|Season 1-4 (Collector's Edition)
|8 November 2010
|Shock Entertainment
|-
|Season 5
|3 November 2011
| rowspan="22" |Universal Sony Pictures
|-
|Season 6
|21 September 2012
|-
|Season 7
|6 March 2013
|-
|Season 8 (Part 1)
|5 December 2013
|-
|Season 8 (Part 2)
|20 March 2014
|-
|Season 9 (Part 1)
|19 June 2014
|-
|Season 9 (Part 2)
|27 November 2014
|-
|Season 10 (Part 1)
|16 July 2015
|-
|Season 10 (Part 2)
|17 December 2015
|-
|Season 11
|28 April 2016
|-
|Season 12 (Part 1)
|29 September 2016
|-
|Season 12 (Part 2)
|8 February 2017
|-
|Season 13
|30 August 2017
|-
|10 Years (Limited Edition, Seasons 1-10)
|1 November 2017
|-
|Season 14 (Part 1)
|28 March 2018
|-
|Season 14 (Part 2)
|4 July 2018
|-
|Season 15 (Part 1)
|23 January 2019
|-
|Season 15 (Part 2)
|27 March 2019
|-
|Season 16
|16 October 2019
|-
|Season 17
|11 March 2020
|-
|Seasons 18 & 19
|24 February 2021
|-
|Season 20
|25 August 2021
|}

==See also==
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* [[History of Armenian Americans in Los Angeles]]

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==References==
{{Reflist|30em}}

==Further reading==
* {{Cite book |last = Halperin |first = Ian |author-link = Ian Halperin |year = 2016 |title = Kardashian Dynasty: The Controversial Rise of America's Royal Family |publisher = [[Simon & Schuster|Gallery Books]] |isbn = 978-1-5011-2888-2 }}
* Ikalyuk, Lesya & Doronyuk, O.I.. (2015). [https://www.researchgate.net/publication/283787530_REALITY_SHOW_AS_A_TYPE_OF_MEDIA_DISCOURSE_A_STUDY_OF_THE_REALITY_SHOW_KEEPING_UP_WITH_THE_KARDASHIANS Reality Show as a Type of Media Discourse (A Study of the Reality Show Keeping Up With The Kardashians)]. ''Journal of Vasyl Stefanyk Precarpathian National University''. {{doi|10.15330/jpnu.2.2-3.71-76}}. ([https://www.researchgate.net/publication/283787530_REALITY_SHOW_AS_A_TYPE_OF_MEDIA_DISCOURSE_A_STUDY_OF_THE_REALITY_SHOW_KEEPING_UP_WITH_THE_KARDASHIANS/fulltext/5687ff3708ae19758398e710/REALITY-SHOW-AS-A-TYPE-OF-MEDIA-DISCOURSE-A-STUDY-OF-THE-REALITY-SHOW-KEEPING-UP-WITH-THE-KARDASHIANS.pdf Full-text PDF file])
* {{Cite book |last = Jenner |first = Kris |year = 2012 |title = Kris Jenner&nbsp;... and All Things Kardashian |publisher = Gallery Books/[[Karen Hunter]] Publishing |isbn = 978-1-4516-4697-9 }}
* {{Cite book |last1 = Kardashian |first1 = Kim |last2 = Kardashian |first2 = Kourtney |last3 = Kardashian |first3 = Khloé |year = 2010 |title = Kardashian Konfidential |publisher = [[St. Martin's Press]] |isbn = 978-0-312-62807-9 }}
* {{Cite book |last = Scheiner McClain |first = Amanda |year = 2013 |title = Keeping Up the Kardashian Brand: Celebrity, Materialism, and Sexuality |publisher = [[Rowman & Littlefield|Lexington Books]] |isbn = 978-0-7391-7715-0 }}

==External links==
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* {{official website}}
* {{IMDb title|1086761|Keeping Up with the Kardashians}}
* {{TV Guide|290833}}

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