Southern Charm season 11 officially returned to Bravo on Wednesday, November 19, 2025 at 9:00 p.m. ET. Episodes stream the next day on Peacock, and cord-cutters can sample the show using a five-day free trial from DIRECTV.
Before the premiere, Bravo teased the mood for the Southern Charm new season with a cheeky clip: Madison LeCroy arrives in costume, and the network calls the execution “Mwah, Shep’s kiss!” It’s playful, petty, and very Charleston.
Episode 1 recap: “single and ready to mingle”
Season 11 opened with a flash-forward to a blowup between longtime friends Craig Conover and Austen Kroll over Craig’s statements about addiction, then rewound to chart how the friends got there. Early on, Craig processed his split from Paige DeSorbo and told Madison, “I was betrayed by the person I trusted the most in this entire world. We had our whole future planned.”
Shep Rose and Austen went shopping for baby-shower gifts for Madison — a sequence that doubled as a temperature check on Craig’s new chapter. Austen recalled Craig ordering shots during a recent Los Angeles night out, which clashed with last season’s vow to avoid temptation. Shep, still the king of the backhanded bit, landed a barbed one-liner about Craig’s reliance on Paige: “He put all his eggs in that basket and that basket fell.”
Meanwhile, Venita Aspen and Craig’s tension simmered in the background as Salley Carson tried to broker a truce while also flirting with Craig. The attempted exit that went viral came from Venita at a driveway gate, escalating into the night’s most-quoted moment: “Open the gates.”
Elsewhere, Molly O’Connell hosted Rodrigo Reyes and gave viewers an unvarnished look at her newly jam-packed house — pets, keepsakes, instruments, and all — before she popped up later to flirt with Kory Keefer at Madison’s baby shower. Layer in cameos from Olivia Flowers, Leva Bonaparte, Patricia Altschul, and Whitney Sudler‑Smith, and the hour reestablished the rhythm that keeps Charleston messy and magnetic.
Who’s here this season (and who isn’t)
- Returning mains/friends: Craig Conover; Austen Kroll; Venita Aspen; Salley Carson; Madison LeCroy; Molly O’Connell; Rodrigo Reyes; Shep Rose; Patricia Altschul; Whitney Sudler‑Smith; Olivia Flowers; Leva Bonaparte; Kory Keefer; Rod Razavi; Ryan Albert; Jarrett Thomas.
- New faces: Charley Manley; Whitner Slagsvol.
- Exits noted ahead of the season: Taylor Ann Green.
How to watch (and catch up)
- Aired: Wednesday, November 19, 2025 at 9:00 p.m. ET on Bravo
- Streaming: Episodes are available next day on Peacock
- Free option: DIRECTV’s five-day free trial for a legit, short-term cord-cutter solution
For additional context before you press play on Episode 2, Bravo’s preview hub remains a fun primer: Madison’s costume bit is — to quote the network — “Mwah, Shep’s kiss!”
Watch Bravo’s exclusive Season 11 sneak peek
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