Bravo orders more 'Housewives,' 'Chef'

October 05, 2009 Additionally, Bravo said Monday that it has picked up "Top Chef" for a seventh season, with open calls slated to begin Oct. 18, and that it has locked in Nov. 16 as a launch date for another unscripted cooking series, "Chef Academy." "D.C." was announced as in development; Washington publications have speculated that cast members will include Lisa Wernick Spies, wife of Republican fundraiser Charlie Spies, and Lynda Erkiletian, president of a Washington modeling agency. The show's freshman season ranks as the highest-rated "Housewives" season average to date, pulling in 2.6 million total viewers and 1.9 million in the adults 18-49 demographic.

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