Shaunie O'Neal a Hit at VH1

Earlier this year, Shaunie O'Neal was officially divorced from Shaquille, her husband of eight years. Their marriage had been in trouble since 2007, but the move to Phoenix did the O'Neals some good. But, late last year, the same problems returned. Soon, it was revealed that Shaq had been cheating on his wife. The infedility led to Shaunie O'Neal suing for half of Shaq's estate.

For the past few months, there were rumors of Shaunie O'Neal creating her own television series. Last fall, she first introduced her new project, "Basketball Wives." Quickly, VH1 snapped up the rights to the program. Initially, some saw it as a rip-off of "The Real Housewives of Atlanta." After a full season on the air, the show has an audience of its own and some find it more entertaining.

After a great season in which the people had a chance to see the other part of the NBA, the people fell in love with "Basketball Wives." VH1 has a formula worked out. With the people tired of all of the dating shows, they have scaled back and revamped the format a bit. The first breakout hit under this new format has been "Basketball Wives." Due to the success of the program, VH1 has not wasted any time bringing the show back for another season.