MUMBAI: The hair is big but the drama is bigger in the newest installment of the ?Real Housewives? franchise.

?The Real Housewives of New Jersey? kicks off on Zee Caf? from 8 November.

The show will air Monday-Friday at 9 pm.

For the first time in the franchises history, the ladies are more than just friends ?joining the cast are two sisters, who are married to two brothers ? and one sister ?in ? law, ringing a whole new level of familial drama to the table.

While the family remains a priority for each of these women, their shopping, decorating, dating and even fighting are all over the top. The five housewives featured on the programme were Teresa Giudice, Jacqueline Laurita, Caroline Manzo, Dina Manzo, and Danielle Staub.

?The Real Housewives of New Jersey? is a reality television programme on US cable network Bravo which originally followed the lives of five women in and around several upscale communities in Northern New Jersey.

It is the network?s fourth installation of The Real Housewives series, following ?The Real Housewives of Orange County?, ?The Real Housewives of New York City? and ?The Real Housewives of Atlanta?.

For the first time in the franchise, the series follows housewives who are related to one another: sisters Caroline and Dina are married to brothers Albert and Tommy Manzo, and Jacqueline Laurita is married to Caroline and Dina?s brother, Chris Laurita.