The Real Housewives of New York City

The Real Housewives of
New York City
Genre Reality television
Starring
Country of origin United States
Original language(s) English
No. of seasons 10
No. of episodes 194 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producer(s)
  • Megan Estrada
  • Pam Healey
  • Lisa Shannon
Camera setup Multiple
Running time 41–43 minutes (approx.)
Production company(s) Ricochet
Distributor NBCUniversal Television Distribution
Release
Original network Bravo
Picture format
Original release March 4, 2008 (2008-03-04) – present (present)
Chronology
Preceded by The Real Housewives of Orange County
Followed by The Real Housewives of Atlanta
Related shows
External links
Website

The Real Housewives of New York City (abbreviated RHONY) is an American reality television series that premiered on March 4, 2008 on Bravo. Developed as the second installment of The Real Housewives franchise, following The Real Housewives of Orange County, it has aired ten seasons and focuses on the personal and professional lives of several women residing in New York City.

The series originally focused on Luann de Lesseps, Bethenny Frankel, Alex McCord, Ramona Singer, and Jill Zarin. The cast currently consists of de Lesseps, Frankel, Singer, Sonja Morgan, Dorinda Medley, Tinsley Mortimer, and Barbara Kavovit. Of the original housewives, Frankel initially left after the third season before returning for the seventh; McCord and Zarin left after the fourth season; and de Lesseps was reduced to a recurring capacity during the sixth season and returned to being a full-time cast member the following season. The remaining housewives joined in later seasons: Morgan in the third, Medley in the seventh, Mortimer in the ninth, and Kavovit in the eleventh. Other housewives include Kelly Killoren Bensimon (seasons 2–4), Cindy Barshop (season 4), Aviva Drescher (seasons 5–6), Heather Thomson (seasons 5–7), Carole Radziwill (seasons 5–10), Kristen Taekman (seasons 6–7), and Jules Wainstein (season 8).

The success of the show has resulted in the conceptions of the spin-offs Bethenny Ever After and Bethenny & Fredrik.

Overview and casting

Season 1–4

While in pre-production, the show was initially titled Manhattan Moms. It was later rebranded to become the second installment of the then-new The Real Housewives franchise.[1] The first season premiered on March 4, 2008, and starred LuAnn de Lesseps, Bethenny Frankel, Alex McCord, Ramona Singer and Jill Zarin.[2]

Kelly Killoren Bensimon was added to the cast for the second season, which premiered on February 17, 2009.[3] Sonja Morgan was added to the cast during the third season, along with Jennifer Gilbert in a recurring capacity. In August 2010, Frankel left the show in order to expand her Skinnygirl product line.[4]

Cindy Barshop joined the show's fourth season which premiered on April 7, 2011.[5] After the fourth season, McCord, Zarin, Killoren Bensimon and Barshop were effectively fired from the cast.

Season 5–8

In April 2012, Bravo revamped the show for its fifth season, which premiered on June 4, 2012. Aviva Drescher, Carole Radziwill and Heather Thomson were introduced to the show.[6] Production for the sixth season was set to begin on May 8, 2013, but the cast instead chose to go into salary negotiations with Bravo.[7] Morgan, Radziwill, Thomson, Singer, Drescher and de Lesseps renewed their contract in May 2013. The latter was demoted to a recurring role.[8][9][10] The sixth season premiered on March 11, 2014, a year later than planned with Kristen Taekman as the latest housewife.[11] Drescher was dismissed after the sixth season.[12]

The seventh season premiered on April 7, 2015, featuring the return of Frankel and addition of Dorinda Medley.[13][14] Thomson and Taekman did not return for the next season.[15][16] For the eighth season, which premiered on April 6, 2016, Jules Wainstein was added to the cast.[17] While Thomson returned in a guest appearance.[18] Wainstein left the show in September 2016 for personal reasons.[19]

Season 9–present

The ninth season premiered on April 5, 2017. Tinsley Mortimer joined the cast, while former housewives Zarin and Thomson appeared as guests.[20][21] The tenth season premiered on April 4, 2018, with the ninth season cast returning and Thomson and Zarin making guest appearances.[22] During the airing of the tenth season, Radziwill announced her decision to depart the show.[23]

Timeline of housewives

Luann de Lesseps
Bethenny Frankel
Kelly Killoren Bensimon
Carole Radziwill
Tinsley Mortimer
Housewives Seasons
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Luann de Lesseps Main Friend Main
Bethenny Frankel Main Main
Alex McCord Main
Ramona Singer Main
Jill Zarin Main Guest
Kelly Killoren Bensimon Main Guest
Sonja Morgan Main
Cindy Barshop Main
Aviva Drescher Main
Carole Radziwill Main
Heather Thomson Main Guest
Kristen Taekman Main
Dorinda Medley Guest Main
Jules Wainstein Main
Tinsley Mortimer Main
Friends of the housewives
Jennifer Gilbert Friend

Episodes

SeasonEpisodesOriginally aired
First airedLast aired
19March 4, 2008 (2008-03-04)May 27, 2008 (2008-05-27)
215February 17, 2009 (2009-02-17)May 28, 2009 (2009-05-28)
318March 4, 2010 (2010-03-04)June 24, 2010 (2010-06-24)
418April 7, 2011 (2011-04-07)August 1, 2011 (2011-08-01)
521June 4, 2012 (2012-06-04)October 22, 2012 (2012-10-22)
623March 11, 2014 (2014-03-11)August 12, 2014 (2014-08-12)
723April 7, 2015 (2015-04-07)September 3, 2015 (2015-09-03)
823April 6, 2016 (2016-04-06)September 14, 2016 (2016-09-14)
922April 5, 2017 (2017-04-05)August 30, 2017 (2017-08-30)
1022April 4, 2018 (2018-04-04)September 5, 2018 (2018-09-05)

Facebook game

In July 2012, Bravo released a social networking video game version of The Real Housewives of New York City titled as Real Housewives: The Game. Following weekly new episodes, a new game was available based on the story.[24][25] It has been discontinued since October 2012.

Bus tour

In 2016, On Location Tours hosted an official The Real Housewives of New York themed tour in New York City. The tour is centered around giving passengers an almost four-hour trip to visit numerous places where current and former housewives "have dined, shopped, dated or had a fight or two," and is described as the "ultimate, one-of-a-kind "Real Housewives" experience."[26] The bus tour is endorsed by Bravo and is featured on their official website.

References

  1. ↑ "Bravo Starts Production on New Docu-Drama 'Manhattan Moms'". The Futon Critic. September 20, 2007. Retrieved May 11, 2013.
  2. ↑ "Bravo Announces New Series "The Real Housewives of New York City"". The Futon Critic. January 14, 2008. Retrieved May 11, 2013.
  3. ↑ "Kelly Bensimon Joins Season 2 of Bravo's "The Real Housewives of New York City"". The Futon Critic. July 24, 2008. Retrieved May 11, 2013.
  4. ↑ "Bethenny Frankel Tells Us: I Quit The guy tab Real Housewives of New York!". Us Weekly. August 31, 2010. Retrieved May 11, 2013.
  5. ↑ Gorman, Bill (February 3, 2011). "Bravo Says Bienvenido With Series Premiere Of "The Real Housewives Of Miami" On Feb 22". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on January 11, 2014. Retrieved May 11, 2013.
  6. ↑ Bibel, Sara (April 5, 2012). "Bravo's 'The Real Housewives of New York City' Gets a Facelift When Three New Ladies Join the cast on the Monday June 4 Premiere". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved May 11, 2013.
  7. ↑ O'Connell, Michael (May 10, 2013). "'Real Housewives' Salary Standoff: Bravo Threatens to Cancel 'New York'". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved March 19, 2015.
  8. ↑ Patten, Dominic (May 11, 2013). "UPDATE: 'Real Housewives Of NY' Sign Bravo Contracts; Season 6 Back On". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved March 19, 2015.
  9. ↑ "Aviva Drescher — Twitter Status". Twitter. May 23, 2013. Retrieved May 24, 2013.
  10. ↑ Nilles, Billy (May 28, 2013). "'Real Housewives' contract dispute: LuAnn de Lesseps signs deal to return to 'New York City' for Season 6". Zap2it. Archived from the original on May 29, 2013. Retrieved May 29, 2013.
  11. ↑ Bibel, Sara (January 8, 2014). "'The Real Housewives of New York City' Season Six to Premiere Tuesday, March 11 on Bravo" (Press release). TV by the Numbers. Retrieved January 8, 2014.
  12. ↑ Harnick, Chris (September 5, 2014). "Aviva Drescher Fired From The Real Housewives of New York City". E! Online. Retrieved March 4, 2015.
  13. ↑ Sieczkowski, Cavan (March 2, 2015). "Bethenny Frankel Returns To 'Real Housewives Of New York City'". The Huffington Post. Retrieved March 4, 2015.
  14. ↑ Steiner, Amanda Michelle (March 2, 2015). "Dorinda Medley Joins the Cast of The Real Housewives of New York City". People. Retrieved March 4, 2015.
  15. ↑ Upmalis, Jordan (September 8, 2015). "Heather Thomson Says She Will Not Return to #RHONY". Bravo-The Daily Dish. Retrieved September 10, 2015.
  16. ↑ Vena, Jocelyn (October 26, 2015). "Kristen Taekman Says She Will Not Return to Real Housewives of New York". Bravo-The Daily Dish. Retrieved October 26, 2015.
  17. ↑ Harnick, Chris (March 2016). "The Real Housewives of New York City Season 8 Trailer Is Full of Partying, Feuds and Fur Vests". E News!. E Online. Retrieved September 26, 2016.
  18. ↑ "The Real Housewives of New York City: Steel Calzones". zap2it.
  19. ↑ Vena, Jocelyn (September 19, 2016). "One of the Real Housewives of New York City Confirms She Won't Return". Bravo Media. Retrieved September 19, 2016.
  20. ↑ Quinn, Dave (March 6, 2017). "Bethenny Frankel Streaks and Jill Zarin Returns in Real Housewives of New York City Season 9 Trailer". People. United States: Time Inc. Archived from the original on March 6, 2017. Retrieved March 6, 2017.
  21. ↑ Vena, Jocelyn (March 6, 2017). "The Real Housewives of New York City Returns This April: Get Your First Look at All the Fireworks". Bravo. United States: NBCUniversal. Retrieved March 6, 2017.
  22. ↑ Quinn, Dave (March 1, 2018). "Big Drama in the Big Apple! The Real Housewives of New York City Return in Season 10 Trailer". People. United States: Time Inc. Archived from the original on March 2, 2018. Retrieved March 2, 2018.
  23. ↑ Vulpo, Mike (July 25, 2018). "Carole Radziwill Leaving Real Housewives of New York City". E! Online. United States: NBCUniversal. Retrieved July 25, 2018.
  24. ↑ "Real Housewives: The Game on Facebook | Facebook". Apps.facebook.com. Archived from the original on June 22, 2013. Retrieved August 13, 2012.
  25. ↑ "'Real Housewives: The Game'". Bravo. NBCUniversal. Archived from the original on August 19, 2012. Retrieved August 7, 2012.
  26. ↑ "The Real Housewives of New York City Tour". On Location Tours. Retrieved 7 July 2016.
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