Andy Cohen Announces Plans to Reboot 'Real Housewives of New York City'
justjared.comAndy Cohen is announcing some major news about Real Housewives of New York City. In an interview with Variety on Wednesday (March 23), the 53-year-old talk show host revealed Bravo would be rebooting the long-running franchise and launching a spinoff show starring the existing cast members. Click inside to read more… The network’s two-part strategy “takes into account everything that our passionate audience has really been telling us over the last year,” Andy said, and involves “rebooting and recasting” the series, most likely from scratch, and creating a second RHONY series featuring former stars. “You know that we’re at a crossroads for RHONY,” he continued. “We’ve spent a lot of time figuring out where to go.
And the plan that we’ve come up with, I think, is a real gift to the fans.” Season 13 of RHONY made headlines for its low ratings, with Bravo opting to cancel a difficult-to-schedule reunion amid the disappointing viewership. Andy said that he was looking forward to fixing the show, explaining that there are “thousands of stories to tell” within the city. “This is the most multicultural, diverse, and energetic and exciting city in America: We are searching for a multicultural group of friends who really best reflect the most exciting city in the country.
We’re looking for a group of women who are real friends, and who are of diverse backgrounds, races and religions,” he noted.
There’s no definite title planned for the spinoff yet, but the Watch What Happens Live host said it’s been called RHONY: Throwback or RHONY: Legacy internally.
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