June 19, 2012 10:40 am NYDailyNews... UPDATE 2:10 pm
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Lord of the Housewives, MissAndy Cohen, responded via twitter. MissAndy says “Don’t Believe Everything You Read…”
MissAndy has yet to respond to SH’s question… “Which Part of the NYDaily item was incorrect?”
Still waiting to hear from MissAndy…
Sonja Morgan… “I’m sad… Andy just don’t care about us anymore…”
‘The Real Housewives of New York” are up a creek without a Cohen.
Ratings for the first two episodes of the Bravo reality series are down considerably over last year, and, worse , a source tells us the franchise’s onetime champion, Bravo exec Andy Cohen, is so busy with his burgeoning career that he’s distanced himself from the show. NOTE: MissAndy said back in May that he wants a talk show to compete with Jimmy Fallon and Chelsea Handler…
Nielsen numbers for the first two episodes of “RHONY” tell a worrisome tale. Compared to the ratings average for last season, the average ratings of the June 4 and 11 episodes of NYC’s “Real Housewives” were down 21% in total viewers — from almost 2 million to 1.6 million.
Based on the same comparison, the season so far is down 22% among viewers 25-54, the key demographic on which advertisers base their commercial buys.
Although only the third episode of “RHONY” aired last night, the ratings will have to pick up soon — and significantly. The show is on track to be the lowest-rated since the 2009 season.
“The new girls don’t seem to be working, and Bravo is concerned,” says one show insider, referring to cast additions Aviva Drescher, Carole Radziwill and Heather Thomson.
Well, almost everyone at Bravo is concerned.
One “RHONY” insider says Cohen, the cable network’s exec vice president of original programming and development, “doesn’t care if the ratings for this season tank” and has “backed away from the show.”
The source adds: “This is the first season he’s not editing. He’s busy with other projects and doesn’t have time to go over hours of film.”
Cohen has recently been touring major cities to promote his memoir, “Most Talkative: Stories From Behind the Front Lines of Pop Culture.”
Vicky Gunvalson, Andy Cohen… “Is that a hand in your pants… or is Andy just very happy to see Vicki?”
He also has his Bravo talk show, “Watch What Happens Live,” which sources say has become the focus of Cohen’s career aspirations.
That still leaves Bravo with the dilemma of boosting “RHONY’s” ratings, and one source who has worked on the show (but not the current season) suggests it’s time for the cable net to orchestrate the return of drama-generating housewives of yore.
“The best thing they could do is bring back Jill and Alex and pretend this season never happened,” says the source, referring to Jill Zarin and Alex McCord , who were cut from the cast last fall. NOTE: No mention of Koo-KooKelly!!!
Zarin told us, “I’m happy that these new women are enjoying their fame; I’ve reached out and offered [Bravo] any support they need.”
Zarin is working on her own projects, but says she’s puzzled producers felt the need to shake up the cast last season.
“You don’t change what works,” she says. NOTE: Jillz statement re the RHONY… Jillz has since deleted her statement!
A Bravo spokesperson says: “We’re very happy with the performance of the first two episodes especially given its new time slot and the current competitive period with over 200 original shows launched in June alone. We love both existing and new cast members.”
NOTE: Bravo may be overlooking another big reason why RHONY ratings are down: premiering RHONY while New Jersey and Orange County are still airing! Viewers need a break… THREE Housewives show in a row (Sunday, Monday and Tuesday) is a bit too much. RHONY may have better ratings if not squeezed between New Jersey and Orange County…
Ha! Just like my comment I made under RHNY recape. I’m having a hard time getting into this season of RHNY. I think cutting 3 peps and adding 3 more wasn’t a good idea for BRAVO. I wish they would bring SILEX back. Atleast their craziness was entertaining. These new wives are BORING! And LuMann has ALWAYS been boring my dear.
Actually I prefer the new ones except Heather and her Holla crap. I can’t stand Romona or Luann.
yep, I hated silex, I feel nothing for these ladies. I would rather watch Simon in his insane outfits and Alex try to model, hilariousl, than this snooze fest that is going on right now. Ramona makes me so irritated I really don’t want to watch her. LuAnn can not be the perfect foil for Ramona because she won’t get down and dirty like Ramona does that means bring back Jillz she could fight with Ramona better than anyone. This season has no balance. Maybe when we fast forward to Avivia calling everyone white trash it will get better.
I know i havent watched it and i dont think i will for the reasons that were stated in this blog. They already have 2 hw shows going on, and jill is right why fix what is not broken. Im was glad kookoo kelly was gone but when they made more changes im like im not watching it. Just like 2 and a half men i used to watch it but when they dumped sheen i just said there is no way it can be the same or as good so i stopped. The fans get attached to certainn people or characters and u just cant make a big sweeping change like that. Anyway thats how i feel. Ty
HA!!! I knew that they should have ditched Ramona and left the others on..but Bravo would never do that because Ramona brings stupid drama always. Clearly getting rid of Jill was a big mistake and Alex also, these women have a BIG fan base..DOH!!! They should’ve replaced Kelly with Carole..and that’s it…But take note Bravo…be careful when it comes to RHONJ because you all spend way too much time thinking u know it all instead of what the viewers what to see.
How cool is it that Andy just tweeted to SH. Bravo definatley reads these blogs.
Thats neato.
Andy,
I did do the facial yoga last night before I could help myself.
When you gonna have this gal on?
Love,
made
MP, I thought about you and this lady whose vids you’ve posted before while I Lol’d when that model/jewelry lady said she did face yoga.
tee hee. I was like hot damn. Good thing I get to watch my HW’s all by my lonesome cause I really did try the fish face thing. If anyone saw me doing that…. my kids would prolly put it on youtube, my husband would prolly have me commited.
They should have never cut Jill. She brings drama and she is the only one that can handle Ramona
I was wondering if I was the only one that’s been falling asleep from boredom….guess not! New comers seem to be all nice smart women, with basically good heads on their shoulders. Not dysfunctional enough it seems….good thing Bravo left a drunk, and and two narcissist’s from the past.. Never could stomach Luanne, Sonya, and Miss Pinot…..now I get it. Wonder if these woman are going to be able to. Hopefully they’re getting paid enough to be able to….I for one, know that you’d have to pay me, to hang out with any of them.
Well in my group of friends, we are all glad that Jill Zarin is gone. She is whiny and self-absorbed and jealous of the other housewives. It all added up to boring. I am also really glad Krazy Kelly is gone as she truly needs professional help. Alex was too desperate, too much of a wanna-be along with Simon. What people in their right minds would give their children such creepy and pretentious names?
oh you mean hanz and franzzzzzwhah? I think Alex just likes the song of her voice when she says it. Hoity toity. I wouldnt be suprised if she named her next one Trurston
I don’t like the new housewife, Heather. Seems like another Luann – a mean girl. For her to invite all the other ladies, but not Ramona to London says it all. Low-class. Glad the old ones are gone though. Love Ramona as she is a character.
Beth, Do you prefer to be called Beth or Jennifer? I agree! Heather gets on my nerves big time! Who says, “Holla” anyway?
Thank you for saying this! Heather is AWFUL! I like to think that I am not a mean person, but man, she is hard to look at, too!
In my humble opinion, the ratings are “down” because of 3 franchises running all week: NJ, OC, and NYC. And there is absolutley nothing is going on beyond the “same old, same old” that fukters through the entire franchise.
Tune into NJ and listen to the yelling and screaming and fighing over nothing.
Tune into OC and the same cast is yelling and screaming and fighting over nothing.
Tune into NYC and listen to the yelling and screaming and fighting over nothing.
It is way beyond tedious and new cast members and giving the “heave ho” to the old is not going to change the formula of the same dreck that is “reality” when there is none.
Silex met their due date ages ago. The same goes for Jill and Kelly. The “newbies” are merely filling the same roles as those they replaced. Some of them have run out of body parts “necessary” to invite us into yet another surgical procedure. Dinner parties from Hell have been done to death. Vacations the erupt into catfights have lost their edge. Cooking classes, psychic readings, game nights, and parties “celebrating” business ventures are even worse.
There is nothing much to see anymore. Some have gone so far as to feature the weight loss travails of a cast member, the “possibility” of a pregnancy for some “over the hill” wannabe, gym workouts, and “discussions” about who talks more than the other. Kids birthday parties are embarassing enough with all the emphasis put on outdoing one another in lavish spending.
The ratings are down not because the new vs the old has any merit but because Bravo has essentially run out of steam. Perhaps if they kept each franchise to just 3 seasons each we would be spared looking into the mouth of Brooks Ayers as he has his teeth transplanted for a 15 minute segment that is nothing but filler on behalf of sponsors who write the checks to keep this stupidity alive. Or watching Ramona Singer “lurch” through incoherent scenes just before she passes out.
No I disagree about 3 HW shows running at once. I watch mutiple shows (mainly reality) and I stay interested and look forward to the next episode. But the HWNY group is just BORING. The new women are nice and seem a lot more “professional” (I guess). I found Simon and Alex’s life/ relationship/ view on life/ etc. interesting and entertaining. They were very “different” (trying to be nice here), but atleast they sparked an emotion from me.
Maybe next season will be better once the puppeteers have had ample opportunity to social enginer the viewers into the various camps? Ya know tweet games and planted news stories and whatnot?
doubtful. They seem too straight laced. It’s like 4 LuManns and 2 Ramonas and that doesn’t mesh.
100% agree about all 3 shows airing at once. Viewers need a break in order to still enjoy the shows, the same formats-different cities etc. The new girls in NY are great and classy, can’t imagine anyone wanting Jill back just to bring the drama. I personally am over the “drama” in all of the cities. Seeing these new women live their lives is what is appealing to me. No yelling neccesary!
I think you’re right w/ all your points, Christin. Well said!
& that’s one of the reasons I like watching Tre and her kids. They are entertaining!
I agree completely about the yelling and arguing. I don’t care to watch that nonsense at all! I just like watching the “weirdness” of others (like Silex). Them being over the top weird, but think they were cool, but yet we are like “you’ve got to be kidding?”
Regal, I agree with U about Silex. They were def never boring.
Personally, I am grooving on Carole. I really like her joie de vivre and her bohemian vibe.
The 15 minute ‘previews’ that Bravo has been doing have screwed me up. There have been several times that I’ve deleted the full episodes, because I get confused with what is which and what days.. (on top of it). So, whoever wrote this article, I think they have a point. The 3 days of Housewives a week is a bit much, as is the previews. Let’s keep it to the 30 sec spot at the end of the episode and leave it at that!
Excellent point about the 15 minute previews. I’ve actually started watching a new episode and stopped and deleted it because I thought it was a repeat when I had only watched the preview several days before.
And don’t forget about the “Social Edition” episodes! My DVR gets stuffed full of worthless RHoXX crap when I’m only looking for the new episodes. I think I actually missed a few episodes of RHoA because confused the Social Editions with new episodes.
The NY daily news article smells of Jill Zarin. Isn’t it funny how last week she tweeted about the ratings and now they write about it. The article is very gossipy and sounds like someone has an ax to grind with Andy. I love how they mention Jill in a positive light as the hero who could save the show. The best thing they ever did is was to get rid of that horrible woman.
I will agree, Jill appears, based on what I have seen on the past shows, to be a very munipulating person. Glad she is gone inspite of the show being on the boring side this season. I wonder as a whole if the franchises are staring to run their course??????
Well, like most of you I pretty much watch all the franchises; and I must say; NY and NJ is becoming a snooze fest…….NY has not been exciting since the third season with the Bethenny/Jill war; NJ is just repeating itself in a bad form, same people, same fights, blah, blah, blah!!!
Off topic but relevant because of the accompanying photos…
Is it just me or does Ms. Piggy… er, um… Vicky actually look great in the above photo with Andy? Has she seen how awful she looks this season and found a good dermatologist and new weight loss program? Does she now have control over her botox and filler injection addiction? Or has she broken up with Crookes and stopped the facial picking?
Regardless of the reason, stick with whatever you are doing Vicky. It looks good on you!
I think it’s the economy stupid. The housewives are still entertaining, but lots of people have had to give up their cable. Maybe that is why the viewership is down. Loads of folks have had to let their cable go or reduce the amount of channels they get. I personally would rather see less of the househusbands. All the ladies act differently when their significant others are around.
I just think the new ladies are too affected by what they have seen (clearly they had ideas about Ramona before they met her) and they give off an air of reluctance to go along with the stunts and storylines of the show. It’s all a bit stale really and Ramona is floundering like a dying fish – her eyes all bugged out and stuff. It’s so weird. And Sonja is like a cat lady or a crazy nana that breezes in and makes everyone uncomfortable
They fired 57% of their cast and only suffered a 20% loss in ratings. Sounds like reasonable numbers to me.