The Actual Housewives of Miami holds a singular — and unlucky — distinction within the Bravoverse as the one Actual Housewives franchise to formally be placed on pause twice.
Manufacturing on RHOM was initially scrapped after three seasons in 2013, just for Peacock to resurrect the present in 2021. The revamped Miami aired for 4 seasons on Peacock — and later Bravo — earlier than it was as soon as once more shelved in March 2026.
Nevertheless, the women of Miami aren’t the primary to land in limbo within the Bravoverse, as Andy Cohen and his staff have beforehand put The Actual Housewives of New York Metropolis, The Actual Housewives of New Jersey and The Actual Housewives of Atlanta on pause quickly to retool the exhibits.
“I all the time suppose there’s a profit in ready,” Cohen defined on Radio Andy in March 2026. “If there’s no rush to get it on the air, I all the time suppose there’s a profit in ready, after which when it comes again, everybody’s like, ‘Oh my god! How nice it’s lastly again!’”
Hold scrolling for extra in regards to the instances Bravo has benched a Actual Housewives franchise.
‘The Actual Housewives of D.C.’ Was Paused in 2011
“RHODC” season 1: Mary Amos; Michaele Salahi, Stacie Scott Turner, Cat Ommanney and Lynda Erkiletian. Frazer Harrison/Getty Photographs
Years earlier than The Actual Housewives of Potomac debuted, Bravo had a short-lived D.C. franchise that includes a forged of beltway insiders, together with Mary Amons, Lynda Erkiletian, Cat Ommanney, Michaele Salahi and Stacie Scott Turner.
The Actual Housewives of D.C. solely final 11 episodes, with Andy Cohen later blaming the franchise’s early demise on Michaele and her then-husband Tareq Salahi. The couple triggered a significant diplomatic dispute by attending a November 2009 White Home dinner in honor of Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh with out invites. (Their means to bypass safety checkpoints on the White Home sparked a significant overview of safety protocol.)
Cohen formally introduced that Bravo was cancelling RHODC in April 2011.
“We had an incredible season and we informed tales that had been distinctive to another within the franchise,” he mentioned on the time. “I want all our DC Wives one of the best and hope to work with them once more in one other capability.”
‘The Actual Housewives of Miami’ Is the Solely Franchise to Be Paused Twice
“RHOM” season 7: Guerdy Abraira, Adriana De Moura, Lisa Hochstein, Stephanie Shojaee, Alexia Nepola, Larsa Pippen, Julia Lemigova, Marysol Patton and Kiki Barth. Clifton Prescod/Bravo
Bravo has spent most of RHOM’s lifespan tinkering with its forged. The franchise was utterly retooled for its second season, with OGs Larsa Pippen and Cristy Rice dropped in favor of Lisa Hochstein and Joanna Krupa.
By 2013, poor rankings continued to hamper The Actual Housewives of Miami and it was formally placed on the shelf after three seasons. Followers by no means gave up on campaigning for an epic comeback, resulting in Peacock reviving RHOM eight years after being placed on pause.
The revived RHOM featured a mix of traditional forged members — Hochstein, Alexia Nepola and Pippen — joined by newcomers Guerdy Abraira, Julia Lemigova and Nicole Martin, with Kiki Barth, Adriana de Moura and Marysol Patton as “mates of the housewives.”
Peacock aired seasons 4 and 5 of The Actual Housewives of Miami earlier than it jumped to Bravo for its ultimate two seasons. Amid struggling rankings, Us Weekly reported in March 2026 that Bravo was as soon as once more placing Miami on pause.
‘The Actual Housewives of New York Metropolis’ Was Paused in 2021
“RHONY” season 15 forged: Racquel Chevremont, Sai De Silva, Jessel Taank, Jenna Lyons, Erin Lichy, Brynn Whitfield and Ubah Hassan. Danielle Levitt/Bravo
RHONY is among the most iconic Actual Housewives franchises however it has struggled amid quite a few forged shakeups lately. The forged dynamics acquired so poisonous throughout season 13 that Bravo cancelled plans for a reunion. (RHONY forged member Eboni Okay. Williams filed a criticism with Bravo in 2021 about costar Ramona Singer allegedly making an insensitive comment, sparking an inner investigation on the community.)
“As a consequence of scheduling challenges round taping the reunion of The Actual Housewives of New York Metropolis in a well timed method, Bravo confirmed there won’t be a reunion for this season,” a community spokesperson confirmed in September 2021. “It’s disappointing to not be capable to deliver the forged again collectively, however we’re completely satisfied to have ended on such a excessive observe with the finale, and are actually shifting our focus to subsequent season.”
Bravo finally reduce ties with your complete forged of RHONY after season 13 and stored the exhibit the air for almost two full years because it rebooted the collection. A model new RHONY — that includes newcomers Sai De Silva, Ubah Hassan, Erin Lichy, Jenna Lyons, Jessel Taank and Brynn Whitfield — arrived with season 14 in July 2023.
This new model of RHONY solely lasted two seasons earlier than an enormous falling out between Hassan and Whitfield left the present at a crossroads as soon as once more. Whitfield confirmed her RHONY exit in June 2025, with Lyons following in November 2025 after turning down a “good friend” function for season 16.
In March 2026, Bravo confirmed that RHONY season 16 will function a mixture of returning stars — De Silva, Lichy and Taank — plus newbies Hailey Glassman, Erika Hammond and Daisy Toye as full-time Housewives. Carole Radziwill will return as a “good friend of the Housewives” to offer a hyperlink between eras of RHONY.
Singer, Sonja Morgan, Luann de Lesseps, Kelly Bensimon and Dorinda Medley from the traditional RHONY period jumped to E! in 2026 for a reunion collection known as The Golden Life, which can be filmed in Florida. (Jill Zarin was a part of the unique Golden Life forged however was dropped from the present amid controversy over her criticism of Dangerous Bunny’s Tremendous Bowl LX halftime present in February 2026.)
‘The Actual Housewives of Atlanta’ Was Paused in 2023
“RHOA” season 16: Brit Eady, Phaedra Parks, Angela Oakley, Porsha Williams, Shamea Morton Mwangi, Drew Sidora and Kelli Ferrell. Gizelle Hernandez/James Bianchi/Bravo
Like RHONY, The Actual Housewives of Atlanta is among the most beloved franchises within the historical past of the Bravoverse. Nevertheless, manufacturing on RHOA hit a snag in 2023 following a mass forged exodus that noticed Kandi Burruss, Marlo Hampton, Sanya Richards-Ross and Shereé Whitfield all exiting.
Bravo rebuilt RHOA largely from the bottom up, including newcomers Brit Eady, Kelli Ferrell and Angela Oakley alongside returning forged members Kenya Moore, Porsha Williams, Shamea Morton and Drew Sidora. Nevertheless, Moore exited RHOA early into manufacturing on season 16 over allegations that she leaked express pictures of Eady. (Moore later mentioned in a vlog, “I’m very sorry that I shared the pictures as a result of it wasn’t proper. I didn’t break the legislation, and I’m very sorry for what I did.”)
Following the surprising exit of one among RHOA’s most iconic stars, Bravo introduced again Phaedra Parks after an eight-year absence. Cynthia Bailey additionally returned as a “good friend” for season 16.
By the point RHOA season 16 really premiered in March 2025, it had been off the air for almost two years.
‘The Actual Housewives of New Jersey’ Was Paused in 2024
“RHONJ” season 13: Rachel Fuda, Margaret Josephs, Melissa Gorga, Dolores Catania, Teresa Giudice, Jennifer Aydin andDanielle Cabral. Andrew Eccles/Bravo
The feud between Teresa Giudice and her brother, Joe Gorga, and her sister-in-law Melissa Gorga was on the coronary heart of RHONJ for greater than a decade. Nevertheless, the animosity acquired so heated that neither aspect was prepared to interact with the opposite throughout season 14 in 2024.
Bravo took the weird step of skipping a conventional season 14 reunion in favor of a particular episode known as “Off the Rails,” the place Teresa and her allies watched current highlights in a separate room from Melissa and her mates.
On the time, Andy Cohen hinted that it was potential that “Off the Rails” is likely to be the ultimate episode of RHONJ in its present type.
“I feel you’re gonna actually just like the finale… I imply the reunion that’s not a reunion,” Cohen defined on Radio Andy in August 2024. “It’s form of a gentle touchdown for the present, let me say that. Did form of really feel like a collection [finale], didn’t it?
Bravo paused RHONJ following the airing of the non-reunion episode — and it has nonetheless not returned, as of March 2026. Nevertheless, Teresa and the Gorgas surprised RHONJ followers at BravoCon in late 2025 by saying that they’d reconciled.
“I noticed my husband’s reduction, and for me, that’s crucial factor. It’s the siblings, and it’s the youngsters, and this trickles down,” Melissa mentioned in November 2025. “To see the reduction in Joe’s eyes and in his face, to me, I’m like, ‘I’m sport. Let’s go. Let’s do that.’”
That very same month, Cohen confirmed to Us Weekly at BravoCon that cameras would resume filming RHONJ “when it’s proper.”
“That’s one of many causes we didn’t choose cameras up,” Cohen mentioned of Teresa and Melissa’s reunion. “They’ve to do that for themselves. It ought to don’t have anything to do with us.”
Throughout the prolonged break in movie, RHONJ star Dolores Catania shot a Bravoverse crossover on the debut season of latest franchise, The Actual Housewives of Rhode Island.
Us reported in January 2026 that the way forward for RHONJ remained in limbo as a result of producers had been struggling to lock down a season 15 forged. Bravo introduced in a brand new third-party staff to assist discover the best forged.
“Earlier producers have been having a tough time discovering the best forged and match,” an insider defined to Us. “They didn’t just like the newcomers who had been check filming final yr in August.”
The supply added, “They’re going full velocity forward with casting over the following month and a half. The present forged might have solutions in the event that they’re coming again to the present within the subsequent couple of months.”
