In talking with sources, I often get little snippets of information that don’t really lend themselves to a full post. So I thought I’d share them with you here. It’s not much but I thought some of you might be interested.
Real Housewives of Dallas has been renewed. There was apparently some discussion about this but ultimately they ended up going forward with season four. I’m told the season could have as many as eighteen episodes. Filming begins on January 28th and is set to film through April to allow for LeeAnne’s wedding to be the season finale. I feel like the rest of the cast should be thanking LeeAnne for giving Bravo a reason to do another season. These girls need to pick it up if they want a season five.
Real Housewives of Orange County has not sent out pick up letters yet. It’s been over a month since the reunion aired; however, the break occurred during the holiday season so I suppose it is not that unexpected. Orange County is the third most popular of the housewife franchises after Atlanta and RHOBH respectively. However, Below Deck is the third most popular show overall. I was told months ago that Bravo suits wanted to add more another younger housewife; however, I’m told that there are not a lot of possible choices for young housewives in the area and that they are happy with the shows performance. I hope this means that everyone will be asked back. But you never know, someone new could pop up. No final decisions have been made yet. Filming starts in mid February so I should know more soon. My source that promises RHOA is going to get better this season says RHOC is going to get worse. My source is a bit biased about Bravo shows and we disagree on lots of things so I am not sure I believe it.
Real Housewives of Atlanta finished up their final interviews this week. All episodes should be officially completed or in the final stages of post production soon. As I said in this post today, there is absolutely no discussion happening with Truly Original or Bravo about casting decisions for season twelve. Anything you are hearing elsewhere is pure speculation. My source says that the Tokyo trip is going to be great. I’m not holding my breath.
Summer House is getting the Don’t Be Tardy treatment. DBT finished filming in May of 2017. The season is ready to go and everyone has been paid but it is sitting on the shelf with no air date as of yet. It will get one eventually but Bravo is going through some things. Remember how Friday night was “the new Bravo Home night” with the three home makeover type shows for about five minutes? Then they suddenly tried moving them everywhere and even if you wanted to watch, you had no idea when to tune in. Now they are back to showing movies on Friday nights. Married to Medicine fans were furious that the shows air day and time kept moving around like crazy. My understanding is that Bravo wants to be a seven night a week station. In other words they want (or perhaps WANTED) to have new shows on Friday and Saturday to fill out the week. Apparently, they are having trouble figuring out how to do that. Don’t Be Tardy is returning next month and it’s still unclear what the exact date is and what night they will be on. Summer House will be back whenever Bravo suits can get their shit together and work out a schedule.
Yessssss for Dallas coming back!! I’m so relieved!!! Summer House is my guilty pleasure so I hope that comes back soon. Atlanta will hopefully get better and RHOC will hopefully get back to being good. Thanks for the Friday night tea, needed the pick me up! 🙂
My weave is no longer exhausted waiting for this news! 😂
I watched every episode of Get a Room with Carson & Thom. Enjoyed them, and I’d watch More…
The only time my TV/DVR is on Bravo this year is for Pump Rules and the return of RHONY.
Hope you are All surviving January/Winter ☔❄⛄
and 💜 to TT & Banjo.
Boy, am I with you. I loved the new shows, all three. Suddenly I can’t find them. HWNY could be my favorite HW. Can’t watch NJ or Atlanta. BH is also getting old, or is it the women? Love Dorite, though, simply because she is such a phony shit.
Below deck, Married to Medicine, Top Chef, plus the three new ones all get my heart pumping.
Unless Bravo plans to actually promote RHOD this year which includes sending the cast on national talk shows, etc, I’m not sure why they even renewed it. The suits always put it on the back burner when the ladies bring the entertainment each season.
Most interviews with bravolebs have to go through Bravo overlords who censor the material. I don’t like interviewing or talking to TV personalities because it makes me biased. Anyway, I bring this up because LeeAnne’s team has reached out to me several times to interview her and I am not interested. But it makes me wonder if the Bravo Overlords even bother to monitor them like they do the others.
Oh God. You interviewing Leeann would be Ah mayZing!
That would be an AMAZING interview but Incan totally see why you wouldn’t do it. I don’t know how monitored they are but you’re right when you say they should all be very grateful to LeeAnne for keeping them on the air!!
Bravo can leave DBT on the shelf forever.
Here here!! I would love to watch that family slink off into the sunset..I don’t understand that show on any level. I’m so turned off by them.
Can’t believe this will be the 14th season of Orange County. I guess bravo is gonna keep this thang moving until these women are in their 80s.
I wish they would get rid of Vicky & Tamra. Vicki & her cancer lies regarding Brooks & then trying to sell cancer insurance after. Tamra does anything to stay on the show. She says & does whatever is necessary to keep that bravo check. I used to love Orange County but now it’s just a tired old formula. I would love to see a bravo show investigating how Teresa G can afford anything .
I wish they’d recast that shitshow RHONJ.
I hate they cancelled Jill Kargman’s show. It was hilarious but evidently, I’m one of only six people who thought Odd Mom Out was good.
Even This Is Us is getting on my nerves.
Maybe I’m just too bitchy.
Oh, and I’m GOING TO SEE CHER TOMORROW NIGHT!!!!
CHER!!!!!
CHER!!!!
OMG BUCKET LIST!!!
I loved Odd Mom Out. Maybe Netflix will pick it up.
I loved “Odd Mom Out” too!!! Brookie was the BEST!
I LOVED “Odd Mom Out” too! I miss it sooooo much!
I have been waiting for Odd mom out. So disappointed
Jill Karger had breast cancer so that might be why it was canceled
Me too!
Odd Mom Out was hilarious! I loved that show 💜 It figures Bravo didn’t renew that one.
I hope Bravo suits get rid of Vicki and Tamra on RHOC. I can’t stand them.
TT, thanks for the piping hot tea. Have a great weekend, everyone!
OMG! Cher! I am so jealous. Enjoy!
You brat! I hope you enjoy seeing Cher.
I loved Odd Man Out. I thought it had good numbers. Maybe having to pay REAL writers and REAL actors got to be too much for Bravo. Or maybe I am just stupid. Surely, neither got paid as much as NeNe and Teresa get.
Have fun at Cher. Brat! ❤️
I wish they would get rid of Vicky & Tamra. Vicki & her cancer lies regarding Brooks & then trying to sell cancer insurance after. Tamra does anything to stay on the show. She says & does whatever is necessary to keep that bravo check. I used to love Orange County but now it’s just a tired old formula. I would love to see a bravo show investigating how Teresa G can afford anything .
I agree about jersey & im jealous your seeing Cher. Please tell us how it was!!
I loved Odd Mom Out too!! You’re the Worst is on its last season and Better Things should start soon. I loved UnReal as well. Shitt’s Creek is pretty funny. I really wish I had showtime to watch SMILF as my love for Connie Britton is BIG! Unfortunately Ozark season 3 won’t be on until late summer. Waaaahh!!
JoJoFLL, how was Cher? So so jealous. I know she was just wonderful!
I just saw The Cher Show and it was great. Not the real thing but close. Lol
DBT will be airing on sundays, I think Feburary 17th. Saw the preview the other day while watching RHONJ
There is no way they are giving it a RHOA lead in. SERIOUSLY? Though the 17th does ring a bell. They need to give Married to Medicine that slot. But I guess they can’t since that is over. I thought they were trying to distance it from RHOA since the whole racist reunion situation. Bravo is so flip floppy lately.
I saw this too, co-signed!
Yes, it is airing the 17th at 9PM. It’s all over social media, Kim’s accounts and just the internet in general.
Bravo’s revamps are well overdue – Bravo have been far too reliant on the 2000’s reality TV format/style
People get their info from so many sources now, that by the time these shows hit the air – the novelty and anticipation has worn off
I’m confused, the atticle said filming starts in Mid February. But on what show?
What starts filming in February?
Just watching the ads for Don’t Be Tardy, I already am SICK of Brielle’s pumped up lips. And Adriana’s look bad too. They must get a discount on Triple Threat lip OVERinjections. (To think I used to hate being called Mick Jagger girl and now my lips are no longer plump. Ahead of my time…) I used to think that Kim seemed much nicer on her own show. But after that reunion shitshow… FAKE. My favorite parts are the twins speaking Spanish as their “secret” language.
BTW Tamara, I love these little tidbit posts. They might be my favorites along with Blind Items. Sometimes the snippets are more interesting — and enticing and amusing — than the shows.
Wow Tamara you write so much! I used to love to write and now I cant even correct my assistants’ reports! Having that hanging over my head is the worst.
Just wanted to let you know we appreciate. Hugs! (or if you dont like hugs, just a quick smile and walk away fast)
Am I the only one in shock that RHOC does better than Dallas? That show is awful now.
Orange County has just a tad over TWICE as many viewers than Dallas. It’s not surprising it is the oldest francise and fans will watch until the wheels fall off. Dallas wasn’t popular from the beginning. I was out season one because of all the poop talk.have have watched more since Kelly started recapping and it seems a lot better.
I use to love OC and tried to watch last season but I just don’t find it the same as it once was.
Where does RHONY fall? I can’t believe it’s not as popular.
A touch below Below Deck MEDITERRANEAN and a touch ahead of Southern Charm.
Please, Bravo, please!
Can we just all forget about Summer House? I mean we don’t even know the cast, nor do we care! Just leave it there and we can all just forget about that crapshoot? Please, Bravo.
TT thank you for your diligent reporting as usual!
I like Summer House. You know you don’t have to watch it right? I never liked the twins and I’m so glad to hear that they have been let go. Now I can watch it without them and be happy. It’s a nice trashy, get your mind off of other shit type of show.
I watched season 1 and I don’t watch it anymore. I am voicing my opinion about how the cast is so irrelevant it doesn’t even make sense to bring it back. They’re also not even allowed to film in the Hamptons so it’s a total joke. Waste of airtime. Give us better than SummerCrap.
NOOOOO!!! I love the craziness of Summer House. I have been waiting ages for it come back on.
People posted the trailer today. It will be back in March.
Real Housewives of Dallas is my favorite. They had more drama last season in 2 episodes, than Real Housewives of Atlanta has had since their season started in November.
RHOC is so boring. It’s just Shannon crying about her divorce and storming out of places in a fit of anger. Thank god for Kelly Dodd. She is the only interesting one on that show.
The only two that consistently keep me entertained are Dallas and NYC.
Totally agree pfffttt! I LOVE RHOD way more! The ladies are so light-hearted and funny along with the drama. And they’re so pretty! Or at least most of them are flawless imho.
I love these posts, TT! Waaaah, I want Summer House!! I love that show and Im so glad Lauren and Stephen are gone.
I couldn’t do the twats on Summer House or Summer House on the water or whatever that show was. I like Dallas way more than NJ or ATL. At least most of these ladies have real money. I will not watch anything associated with a Bierman and their hemmorhoid lips and horrendous fillers. I love Jennifer Welch and Thom and Carson. They could do 28 episodes of those shows and I would be a happy girl. Below Deck has been on fire this season and the season is not long enough! I watch VPR but find the cast somewhat pathetic for their age group. Counting down toBH. TT, what tea do you have on the lawsuit against Tom Girardi? It would really stick in my craw if I was an investor in that loan company and saw Erika swanning around with her glam squad on his law firm’s private jet. Keep the MD city shows coming Bravo. I adore real estate porn.
Hemorrhoid lips, that’s genius.
It looks like it was a loan for the firm, not a personal loan. He said in a statement that they already reached an agreement. I think it is nothing.
Thank you!! SummerWhatever is possibly the worst show on Bravo if they ever decide to cancel baboon lips and family!
IMO it’s mind boggling that “Summer House” the “Real Housewives of Orange County ” and “The Real Housewives of Dallas” all got renewals.
All boring and just plain bad.
We don’t know if Summer House will get a renewal. This is last years show that took forever to complete due to lots of problems with filming in the Hamptons.
I am looking forward to summer house. I have a crush on kyle. I wouldn’t mind them airing it closer to summer. It annoys me how bravo shows don’t align with the seasons. Like airing summer house in january & airing rhnyc celebrating Christmas in the summer. If anybody gets what i’m saying…..
I’m fine with Christmas in summer but not so much with summer house in winter. I have a problem with that.
Well hopefully Shannon will move out of her funk now that she is dating and been spending time with Kelly. What do you mean there are no young women in the area for RHOC ? or is it just the producers don’t like the younger women or the mentality of the women who live here.
I think it is the price of the neighborhood.
I wish they would bring back Real Housewives of Melbourne and the one in New Zealand. I loved those.
There are about ten of us who would watch that. The others don’t like shows from other countries. They say they do, but the don’t.
Count me in the 10… I definitely would watch, I LOVED Housewives of Melbourne and was so mad when I couldn’t watch it anymore. Never saw the New Zealand housewives, but I would watch if given an opportunity!
I could care less about RHOD, somehow I never got into it, but I would watch Real Housewives of Melbourne and New Zealand in a heartbeat! I think we’d get a lot of converts if we could just get people to give them a chance. Both have a lot of infighting and general bickering, but generally done with much better manners than we manage.
By the way, Tamara, talking about Bravo being flip-floppy, what do you hear about Ashley being on the next season of Southern Charm? Perhaps you mentioned it, and I missed it. First, they dumped Thomas unceremoniously, and said Ashley definitely wouldn’t be back, and now I hear that she has been filming with the cast. Please say it’s not so!
It’s nothing to worry about. I have a bucket of SC tea to reveal on Monday.
Thank you. That’s a relief! I keep saying I wouldn’t watch if she were on again, and it would kill me to have to keep my word! Love that show! Looking forward to Monday.
Monday is looking much brighter now. Big medical stuff going on for my roommate. This to look forward to afterward.
I loved the Melbourne version, never saw the New Zealand. I love the Shine, Shine girl married to a rocker. She was a craigh!
I actually agree with you. Real Housewives of Cheschire and Melbourne was the best. I enjoyed watching the international franchises. It’s very stale over at Bravo currently.
HAH! That’s the one I watch one season of and loved Real Housewives of Cheshire!! I want the international housewives back!!!
Ugh. Can’t believe they’re giving valuable air time to the wig.
I loved the Friday Bravo Home Night. Tsk tsk bravo. Commit!
is that finish date accurate on DBT? may 2017?? or should it be may 2018??
that is well over a year and a half ago!
sorry, i am behind on my TT news and gossip.