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Lizzie said she'd had the same number since she was 21. I definitely would've whooped Tamra's ass. And despite her crazy ways, I only started to like Tamra just a couple seasons ago. She was one of the main reasons I stopped watching, mainly Tamra and Gretchen. ETA: Re-watching RHONY from season one on Hulu. I'm on Episode 2 and it's shocking that they're already dealing with Mario not wearing his wedding ring, flirting with other women and Ramona (of course) blaming the other woman for coming onto him. It just goes to show that he's probably been cheating on her for years, but with social media he finally got caught.

Tamra got mad at Alex McCord who said that her sources tell her that Bravo wants to get rid of one of the big three (Tamra, Vicki, Heather) to cut costs. Tamra took that as a slight to her and tweeted that they were talking about her. Alex said she wasn't told anybody in particular, but it does make sense that it would be Tamra after her drama this season. I just wish this happened BEFORE the reunion was filmed, which is why they need to stop filming them so far in advance. What do yall predict the cast will look like next year? For Sure: Shannon, Heather, Vicki - This is self-explanatory and based on this season all they really need Maybe: Tamra, Lizzie - Tamra due to budget and calling out production, Lizzie due to her being boring Gone: Danielle - Too quiet Possible Returns: Jeana, Gretchen - We know they already asked Gretchen back, plus Jeana could stabilize as a familiar face. I'd say Lauri, but they used that lol

RHONJ got 1.8 viewers this week and Don't Be Tardy got 1.2 million airing after it. I'd say they should probably consider keeping that combo. You could do RHONJ, Don't Be Tardy, WWHL and then Game of Crowns (or I'd personally put Real Housewives of Melbourne.

YRfan23, do you happen to have any of the April/May 2000 episodes with Kent Masters King as Dru? I'd love to see those!

Here is the first promo I've found for RHOMelbourne. I think they could get good soundbites from Jackie and Gina if they want to keep the promos in this mold. I do think it's a mistake airing the show at noon because that gives them no chance to develop any audience. Regardless of the ratings, since it isn't produced by Bravo they won't lose money so I would just place it after one of the existing Housewives shows and see how it does. Or they could've put it on Thursdays with Don't Be Tardy. ETA: Forgot the actual promo lol: http://instagram.com/p/rBhgZqzdnf/

Lisa Rinna is going to stunt on these hoes with her fashion.

Bravo aired promos for Melbourne yesterday. I'm surprised they don't have anything on the website.

I hear The Real Housewives of Melbourne will start airing next Sunday on Bravo!

Honestly, they shouldn't even be trying to make Porsha and Kenya film together. It's low for them to even be bringing Porsha's tired dumb ass back, but Kenya needs to stand firm and not give her any story. Let's see how she can stand up on her own. I bet she'll be boring as hell like last season when she didn't have Kenya, hence her kicking her ass at the reunion for a storyline.

Not only has Ramona brought up LuAnn's cheating scandals with The Count and Jacques, but she also was tweeting about her daughter's video smoking weed which caused tension between them in season 5. I love Ramona, but there is no way she can use Avery as an excuse the way she has repeatedly put LuAnn's business on front street, INCLUDING stuff about her kids.

Despite higher ratings, RHOC is wrapping up very soon! There are only THREE episodes left until the reunion begins! Three! And here I was thinking we had Lizzie's party and the fall out, plus the trip to Bali and then the fallout from there. I can't see having only 3 more episodes being satisfying. I need at least 5 more episodes bringing the total to 20 just to flesh everything out some more. That means this Tamra/Lizzie feud is going to be extremely short-lived and anything that might've happened between Danielle and Tamra.

Some RHOA tea. Looks like a redemption arc is in store for Kenya. They just filmed scenes where Apollo reveals once and for all that he lied about Kenya trying to hit on him and he apologizes to her. Also Phaedra is taking a leave of absence from filming. LINK: http://straightfromthea.com/2014/07/24/exclusive-rhoa-phaedra-parks-takes-leave-of-absence-after-apollo-nida-comes-clean-about-kenya-moore/

It's going to be insane if Eileen Davidson and Lisa Rinna join RHOBH and save the show, which is what they need. It's going to be interesting to see TWO soap stars, especially two A-list soap stars and ones that have worked together. This is the type of casting they needed. Joyce and Carlton both had money, but how is it that they cast two women with no connection to anybody? At least in this case at the very least Lisa knows several of the wives and Eileen will at least know Lisa. And they both MUST be actual wives and not friends. Sad thing is, they don't confirm casting until filming is over so it's going to take a while for us to realize if any of this is true. On the subject of Heather's new show, does anybody know how long the episodes are? With it being on Crackle I can't tell if it's a webisode type of thing or an actual show.

It looks like the party they filmed at Jill's house will most likely be an episode of Millionaire Matchmaker. I still find it pretty shocking that they'd film it with so many Bravo stars at her house. It can't be for nothing. Just like we know Sheree's guest spots on Kandi's show, plus WWHL were meant to ease her back into the viewers minds. I think the smartest way to use the footage would be on RHOA to do some cross promoting and also they get a New York trip out of it for Peter and Cynthia. Hell, repurpose the footage multiple times and make it an event night--RHOA followed by Millionaire Matchmaker ala RHOBH/Vanderpump Rules.

Kim is far from irrelevant. She's airing on Thursdays, a night that only has reruns with very little promo and still managed to premiere to 1.2 million viewers, which is only down 3% from last season. People always downplay Kim's success, but she brings viewers with very little help. One of the reasons I was okay with her in season 5 is because while she didn't film much with the ladies, her home life is interesting enough to carry her. I also think that as the season progressed she would've interacted more with certain wives. The main issue of contention was going on that trip which I understand considering how pregnant she was and how many kids she would be leaving at home. Also, her show has been moved and will now air after RHONJ on Sundays.

You know, in the end it turns out the rumors of LuAnn being demoted because of Jacques can't be true. We saw them have the awkward photoshoot which telegraphed that their relationship wasn't working, plus the facialist implied she was cheating on him, then she had a breakdown over it so really it WAS part of her storyline. I wonder what the real reason was.

From the descriptions it looks like LuAnn for sure will be in all 3 parts. Considering she appeared on WWHL more than Aviva, appeared on THE ACTUAL SHOW more than Aviva and is an original, that needed to happen.

LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL! The reactions are what made it so special. From Heather's initial verbal assault over just being OVER IT to Ramona and her two glasses of Pinot, to Carole's flawless proclamation that Aviva is deranged to LuAnn laughing until she cried. It was just an absolute classic housewives moment! I also loved when Aviva told Heather she wasn't a nice person! But still the reaction of Carole had me on the floor. Everybody else was looking at the humor in it, but for once she had NO jokes, she just wished she had a strait jacket for Aviva. I loved it! It was parody levels of fun. I feel like I'm repeating myself because this was so epic my brain has been fried from the wig snatching. I need their next season not to take a year and a half to premiere.

I thought she mostly looked good on the last reunion, but her lips clearly had just been done and not settled. This year though just terrible. I blame it all on the hair color. I think she has good style and I like the straight hair, but the color is terrible. And I hope you're right about LuAnn. She deserves a spot on that couch more than Aviva. As for Ramona, she will always be my girl and her reaction is just securing that. She is beyond perfect lol. We knew she was going to do this the moment her and Mario got back together. I can't wait to see her eyes pop out over that. We KNOW it's going to give her the diarrhea as well.

I won't count New Jersey out just yet. I think their problem this year is that the season is starting at the holidays with the new cast. They are less likely to have any drama during Christmas so we're going to have a bit of a slow burn. I DO believe the ratings will stabilize around 2 million as the season progresses. I feel this is a smart reboot so I'm going to keep my fingers crossed for them. The NYC reunion looks GREAT, but Carole looks HORRIBLE with the blonde hair. I thought it looked bad in her appearances on WWHL, but it's gotten even more blonde and it just looks terrible on her. She looks like an old hag now.

New Jersey is expertly produced! I LOVE the new opening colors and styling, plus the taglines are great. Dina is just so fricking flawless. I missed her icy ass. As for RHOC, I feel like they at least have a solid four, but Danielle and Lizzie can kick rocks for next season. I expected so much more from Lizzie based on how she looked.

It's so weird to think they're filming they reunion before so many important episodes have aired. I wonder if Danielle is included at all.

The RHOC reunion is taped tomorrow. And if I could pick a new city it would be London and it would include half the cast from Ladies of London, but with more Brits. I feel without the Brits vs American storyline and allowing them to simply exist it would've led to more interesting stories. I also feel like it has the wealth needed to make a successful housewives series. With The Real Housewives title I feel it would've done better, of course with the retooling I mentioned. In other news, the moment we've all been waiting for.... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nCLnQB3qZwY

My dinner party ranking would be: 1. Prostitution Whore - It gets #1 for the epic build-up, then Jacqueline shocking everybody by throwing Dina under the bus. 2. Scary Island 3. Dinner Party from Hell on Beverly Hills You can round out a top five, but those three are so far above the rest. I also think Melbourne deserves a nod for that vacation dinner fight where Gina slayed those bitches by putting on her makeup while they bitched away and got worked up.

What is Bravo up to? Why are they filming Alex McCord, Cynthia Bailey, Countess LuAnn and Patti Stranger at an event hosted by Jill Zarin?! What the hell does this mean and what is it for? Do you think it's just a natural occurrence or are they looking to pull a RHOBH/RHONJ and testing Alex and Jill for a RHONY return? Could the event air on RHOA since Cynthia and Peter are there? Could it be for Millionaire Matchmaker? Those cameras are there for a reason. Article and pics from said event (you can see the Bravo cameras in one pic): http://mccordvankempen.com/blog/2014/07/real-housewives-jill-zarin/