Why did RHONY get a new cast?

RHONY got a new cast after the ratings and viewership for season 13 dropped considerably and the show’s creators decided that it needed a new focus.

The Real Housewives of New York City (RHONY) is one of the most popular shows in the franchise, because of how funny it is and its loyal fanbase.

However, RHONY’s ratings and viewership really dropped in its thirteenth season and this is why the creators of the show decided to recast it completely and create a new show for the old cast members.

Why is RHONY so popular?

The entire Real Housewives franchise has always been popular for its portrayal of catfights and bickering, lavish lifestyles, and pointless drama.

Though many people, including executive producer, Andy Cohen, will stand firm that the Real Housewives of New York City show is the most entertaining out of all of the shows.

For some reason, the New York Housewives tend to create hilarious and entertaining drama that is so over-the-top that it becomes even funnier.

This show has become so popular that fans have even developed their own language and inside jokes about things that have happened in the show over the past 14 years that it has been on the air.

Why did RHONY get a new cast?

Even though RHONY is one of the most popular and most entertaining shows to watch in the Real Housewives franchise, the show still took a hit in terms of its ratings and viewership with the newest thirteenth season.

It was then later announced, after the filming of the show had been paused for over a year after the last episode of season 13 aired in September 2021, that the plan moving forward would be to reboot RHONY completely with a new cast and everything.

This means that the show will essentially be split in two, with the regular RHONY continuing with a brand new cast, and a new show, possibly called RHONY: Legacy, in which the previous cast members continue to feature.

The RHONY executive producer, Andy Cohen, has said that the decision to recast the show completely was made as a bid to listen to what fans of the show have been saying for years.

But loyal followers know that with the Covid-19 restrictions that were in place and the cold winter filming months of 2020 and 2021, the thirteenth season of the show lacked the sense of joy and relationships that it was known for and this resulted in the lower viewership and ratings.

The show is likely getting a new cast for a combination of all these different reasons, but this does provide the show with a golden opportunity to refresh not only its cast, but the focus of the entire RHONY show moving forward.

Who is in the new cast for RHONY?

Although it is not rare to see new faces on the RHONY show as the years go by, the show has never completely scrapped an entire cast and started from scratch in the past before.

This recasting will be an integral part in ensuring the success of the show moving forward, as the Housewives and their personalities are really the primary reason why fans watch the show.

The confirmed new cast, which will have to breathe new life into the fourteenth season of RHONY, includes Sai De Silva, Ubah Hassan, Erin Dana Lichy, Jenna Lyons, Lizzy Savetsky, Jessel Taank, and Brynn Whitfield.

How has RHONY refreshed its focus?

A big part of why Andy Cohen claims that this new casting is taking the fans of the show’s wishes into account is that this new cast includes women from much more diverse backgrounds and cultures, but it keeps the same level of calculated friendship that the previous seasons of the show had.

These ladies move in the same social circles and know each other, but there was a real focus, when producers were searching for the new cast, on choosing a group of friends who are a multicultural and energetic group that will be able to carry the show into the future.

What can you expect from the other RHONY show?

Although the thirteenth season of RHONY was a mess and it is clear that the creators of the show are trying everything they possibly can to make the show feel new and exciting to fans again, there are already viewers who are saying that they will miss the old cast.

Fortunately, even though the premiere date has not yet been confirmed, the most beloved members from the old cast will continue on in the RHONY: Legacy series when it does launch, even though the regular season 14 is the creators’ priority for now.