Ramona Singer May Be The Reason Behind The Canceled ‘RHONY’ Reunion
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For months, The Real Housewives of New York City fans have been wondering when the season 13 reunion will air. But there's no need to hold a seance—Bravo finally has the answer. Sadly, this season of RHONY will be the first Housewives season ever to skip a reunion.
"Due to scheduling challenges around taping the reunion of The Real Housewives of New York City in a timely manner, Bravo confirmed there will not be a reunion for this season," a network spokesperson told Entertainment Tonight. "It’s disappointing to not be able to bring the cast back together, but we are happy to have ended on such a high note with the finale, and are now shifting our focus to next season."
But, rumors on the Bravo set say otherwise. A new report found that the reunion may have been canceled based on complaints filed against cast member Ramona Singer. Confused? You're not alone.
A source mentioned to ET that the RHONY cast is "beyond frustrated" by Bravo's decision. So, what's the deal? Here's everything to know so far about why the RHONY season 13 reunion was never meant to be:
In early September, plans for a reunion were still on.
Bravo and the NYC Housewives were ready to bare it all on camera. Newbie Eboni K. Williams told Variety back in August that "I was told a time. I was told that we’re having a reunion. I was told what to wear to said reunion."
Eboni also mentioned to Entertainment Tonight that she thought her fellow Housewives were excited for the reunion, too. "Everybody's incentivized to make the reunion happen," she said. "I'm looking very much forward to this reunion. I think my castmates are, too, because a lot of crap went down this season. And it'll be great, I think, for everybody to be able to express how they feel, how they felt watching it back. I mean, for me as a newbie, I mean, it was a lot."
And on Sept. 1, a source told People that the reunion was going to be filmed "soon," after production delays were resolved. So an end-of-season special (complete with iconic fights on plush couches) definitely seemed like it was in the works.
An investigation was launched into one of the Housewives' behavior on set.
A new report found that the RHONY season 13 reunion was likely canceled after Bravo launched an investigation into Ramona Singer's behavior on set, Page Six reported. The investigation began when Eboni filed a complaint based on a racially insensitive comment that Ramona made to her, according to TMZ.
Eboni apparently came forward once she found out that a crew member had filed a similar complaint. Cast, crew, and production members were all interviewed, and Ramona was eventually cleared of any wrongdoing, per TMZ.
Bravo reportedly felt that, since the investigation led to production delays, it was "too late" to film a reunion. "It was already a low-rated season so there were concerns about who would tune in three months later," a source told TMZ.
But the financial impact on the cast will be huge. RHONY's big stars, like Ramona, Sonja Morgan, and Luann de Lesseps, each stand to lose at least $100,000 for the three missed reunion episodes, TMZ estimates.
This season, RHONY had super low ratings.
When Bravo said this season had bad ratings, the network wasn't kidding. According to Variety, this season's ratings were unusually low. Per Nielsen’s Live + Same Day ratings, the season finale on Aug. 31 only brought in 841,000 viewers—compared to season 12's finale, which raked in over 1.1 million viewers.
The cast was dreading filming the season 13 reunion.
Even though the cast as a whole was looking forward to a reunion, a few Housewives have said the news was a relief. "As much as I do feel we have things we all need to talk with each other, I'm also really relieved to not have to talk about things that happened a year ago," cast member Leah McSweeney explained in an Instagram Story.
"At this point it's a long time ago and it was a rough year, all around, in general," she added. "And it's been a season that I feel like has been unfairly torn apart and we all gone through the ringer while it was filming and while it was airing. So now there's no reunion."
One source told Entertainment Tonight that the other Housewives also had "no interest" rehashing arguments that took place more than a year ago. However, that also means they won't get any closure on the feuds and strained relationships that this season created (a.k.a. the bad blood between Eboni, Luann de Lesseps, and Ramona Singer).
So, while plenty of the ladies are content without a reunion, there are lots of loose ends this season that won't be tied up.
But you can still peek at some of the Housewives' reunion looks.
Of course, one of the best parts of any Housewives reunion is the killer dresses. While you won't get to see the NYC ladies in all their glam glory, Eboni posted a sneak peek at what would've been her custom-made, over-the-top reunion gown on Instagram.
"Disappointed I won't get to wear this masterpiece at my first #RHONY reunion," she wrote in an Instagram Story with a shot of her stunning white dress:
Here's hoping that a season 14 reunion will bring allll the drama.
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