The WORST episodes of The Real Housewives of New York City
Every episode of The Real Housewives of New York City ever, ranked from worst to best by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The worst episodes of The Real Housewives of New York City!
Bravo brings you into the lives of five women and their families who live in one of the wealthiest communities in the country. They take the viewer into their lives to show their lives aren't always perfect.
#1 - New Era, New York
Season 14 - Episode 1 - Aired 7/16/2023
Brynn and Jessel catch up with Sai at a champagne playdate in Brooklyn. Ubah and Erin dish over coffee in Washington Square Park. The ladies who find themselves caught in a cheesy web of rumors confront each other at style icon Jenna Lyons’ girls' night.
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#3 - Fashion Week
Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 3/18/2008
Jill takes Allyson on a tiring back-to-school shopping trip at an expensive Manhattan boutique, where she notes that it costs "$1 million dollars" to raise a child in the city. LuAnn and Jill take their daughters to a Seventeen Magazine party so that Victoria can spend some time with Allyson, as they attend the same school. Ramona attends a Fashion Week show, where she bumps into Jill. Tensions rise when Jill realizes that Ramona is seated in the front row and she isn't, so she decides to leave the event. Ramona's daughter Avery is interested in getting into acting, so Ramona takes her to a prestigious modeling agency to see if they will work with her. The agency decides to send her out on shoots as they think she has "great potential," but Ramona and Mario are concerned that it might take away from her schooling. Alex discusses how she and Simon first met and her thoughts on appropriate child-rearing techniques for their children. Her son Francois is getting ready to go to pre-k, so she and Simon go school shopping for a new backpack. Jill, Bethenny and Brad, Jill's "gay husband," go out on shopping trip, but Bethenny is embarrassed by Brad's "over-the-top" behavior. Also, Jill meets her mother for another day of shopping and discusses her problems with Ramona. Her mother gives her a hard time about her clothing choices as she models them for her, but Jill just says it is just "constructive criticism." LuAnn and Ramona go to an Alice & Olivia fashion show, where Ramona states loudly that "models don't use their brains," embarrassing LuAnn, who is a former model herself.
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#4 - All How You Spin It
Season 5 - Episode 12 - Aired 8/20/2012
Aviva hosts a charity event at Soul Cycle to raise money for children who need prosthetics. Ramona and Sonja are no shows, which angers Aviva, who thinks that if booze was served, they would’ve showed up to support her. Aviva and Carole meet at a jewelry store where Aviva tells Carole she's most likely not going to make it to St. Barths because of her fear of flying. After raising money at the Soul Cycle event, Aviva brings Carole and her son, Harrison to "A Step Ahead," where she presents a young boy named Jake with a pair of prosthetic running legs.
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#5 - Light As A Feather, Stiff As A Bored
Season 13 - Episode 10 - Aired 7/13/2021
In Salem, Eboni’s pointed question reverberates throughout the group, leading to an emotional revelation at dinner and some new body ink. The ladies take a trip back in time to the historical Pioneer Village and later at dinner, Bershan ruffles some feathers with a few of the ladies when she voices her opinion of them.
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#6 - Anniversorry, Not Sorry
Season 14 - Episode 6 - Aired 8/20/2023
Ubah takes Erin diamond shopping for her 10th anniversary party; Jessel navigates the exclusive New York City pre-school scene; at Erin and Abe's anniversary party, a bored Brynn stirs the pot and Sai gets upset about the lack of food.
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#7 - The Most Brynnteresting Girl in the Room
Season 14 - Episode 4 - Aired 8/6/2023
Back in the city, Erin checks in on a renovation and Ubah consults her mentor for business advice; Jessel addresses intimacy issues with her husband and Jenna shares with Erin what Jessel really thought of the trip.
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#8 - Meet the Wives
Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 3/4/2008
In the first episode of The Real Housewives of New York City, Ramona gets ready to go to the Hamptons for the summer with her daughter Avery, who thinks her mother should dress "more conservatively." At a pool party with her friends, Ramona "embarrasses" Avery by how she acts around her friends. Jill's daughter Allyson wants to go to a swanky detox center in Martha's Vineyard to work on her health and fitness, so Jill convinces Bobby to hire a private plane to take them there. LuAnn packs up her family and moves into their Hamptons home for the summer, with help from Rosanna, their housekeeper. They buy son Noel a puppy, but Rosanna is afraid that she will be the one who ends up taking care of it. Bethenny works on building her career, but is really focused on settling down with her boyfriend Jason. She wants to get married and have a child, but is afraid that Jason doesn't want the same things as he already has three children. Alex and Simon head to St. Barts for summer vacation, bypassing the Hamptons because vacationing there is "too much like work." They leave the kids home with their Au Pair and go on a glamorous shopping spree at Roberto Cavalli.
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#9 - Say What You Mean, Just Don't Say It Mean
Season 5 - Episode 2 - Aired 6/11/2012
To settle their differences, LuAnn and Ramona finally meet up to clear the air. LuAnn wants Ramona to own up to blackmailing her, but Ramona sees it differently and denies any wrong doing. Carole and Aviva head downtown for shopping and chatting while further uptown, Sonja assesses the severe water damage caused by Hurricane Irene to her townhouse. Will flirting with contractors help her? Meanwhile, Ramona gets upset after a lunch with Aviva where she discovers LuAnn's been a little too chatty and when Sonja goes M.I.A. at a GLAAD Awards event, no one is surprised by how she ends the evening.
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#10 - Hanger Pains
Season 13 - Episode 14 - Aired 8/10/2021
Leah practices Hebrew and studies for her conversion while Ramona’s foray into real estate continues with a high end showing. Eboni meets with a genetic investigator and Sonja tries her hand with, “Mr. Right.” The ladies venture to New Jersey for Eboni’s Black Shabbat dinner, which gets off to a bumpy start.
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#11 - The Hamptons
Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 3/11/2008
Jill and Allyson head to the detox center in Martha's Vineyard. Bobby decides to come along for moral support, which makes Jill extremely happy. Jill finds it hard to leave Allyson there, but is pleased when she returns 11 pounds thinner and much healthier. Ramona gets ready for a fashion show in the Hamptons, and Mario and Avery help her find an "appropriate" outfit. Avery insists on a more "modest" looking choice, but Ramona sneaks out of the house with a forbidden top to change into. After she sees a young girl flirting with him, Ramona notices that Mario isn't wearing his wedding ring at the party. LuAnn's daughter Victoria, an accomplished equestrian, competes in the prestigious Hamptons Classic. Ramona brings her daughter Avery to the horse show, and they bump into Jill, who has also come to cheer on Victoria. Bethenny meets with fashion designer Ginny Hilfiger who is dressing her for Jason's sister's charity event, where she is auctioning off a personal cooking lesson. She has a meeting with her friend Jake, to discuss her business plans and how she wants to build her brand to become the next Martha Stewart. Back in the Hamptons, feelings and egos are bruised when Ramona throws a cooking party for several ladies and invites LuAnn but not Jill. Jill invites LuAnn to be her doubles partner in her big tennis match against Ramona at the end of the summer, and things get heated as they duke it out on the tennis court, leaving spectators to wonder if there was something more going on than just a friendly match.
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#12 - Careful, She Bites
Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 4/1/2008
Bethenny meets Alex to teach her healthy cooking techniques for her family. Alex senses that something is wrong and Bethenny confides in her that she and Jason are having trouble, talking about her desire to have a baby and Jason's lack of commitment. Bethenny plans a trip to Miami to clear her head, and while she's out, gets a phone call from Simon inviting her to a surprise birthday party for Alex that night. The van Kempens get ready for their big night out. Simon blindfolds Alex and takes her to a yacht filled with all of their friends for a surprise birthday party. After everyone departs, Alex and Simon take a romantic sail around the Statue of Liberty. Ramona gets Avery and her friends ready for a school dance, where she reminds them that they have a lot of friends and should not be concerned with having boyfriends yet. She also reminds Avery that she'll be chaperoning at the dance, and Avery lays down the ground rules - Ramona is not allowed to talk to Avery or dance and embarrass her. Jill goes to Bethenny's apartment to help her pack for Miami, and they discuss Bethenny's baggage from previous relationships and her problems with Jason. Jill voices her opinion that Jason isn't perfect either, and they discuss what Bethenny might be able to do to salvage the relationship.
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#13 - Reunion Part 2
Season 14 - Episode 16 - Aired 10/29/2023
Tensions escalate and vulnerabilities break the surface as the reunion continues. Sai opens up about her relationship with her mom. Erin and Sai try to find closure with Jessel. Ubah sets the record straight about the reason she was so upset with Erin in Anguilla. Brynn breaks down when sharing more about her childhood.
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#14 - Back in the Big Apple
Season 13 - Episode 1 - Aired 5/4/2021
The New York ladies are back; Ramona visits Luann's new apartment, and learns she has a new neighbour; Leah is working on her conversion to Judaism, and invites Eboni to join Ramona and Luann for a brunch at Sonja's townhouse.
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#15 - Reunion Part 1
Season 14 - Episode 15 - Aired 10/22/2023
The ladies come face to face to discuss the dynamic season. Ubah accuses Jenna of being inauthentic. Erin and Sai get to the root of their ongoing squabbles. Brynn expresses her fears about motherhood. Jessel takes the women to task for speculating about her marriage. Jenna opens up about her family and upbringing.
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#16 - Lost Footage
Season 5 - Episode 21 - Aired 10/22/2012
Host Andy Cohen opens up the Bravo vault to show never before seen footage, from Ramona’s discovery of Aviva’s prosthetic leg to baby talk from numerous housewives. Take an inside look into the Housewives’ business ventures and even more St. Barths drama.
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#17 - Making Up Is Hard to Do
Season 11 - Episode 4 - Aired 3/27/2019
Bethenny hosts a lunch sit-down with Dorinda and Luann, so the two can hash out their issues; Luann begins her court-ordered community service; Tinsley gets a visit from Dale; Ramona goes on a blind date; Dorinda shows Barbara the door.
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#18 - Unhappy Anniversary
Season 6 - Episode 6 - Aired 4/15/2014
Ramona returns from Africa with renewed inner peace and tries to bring the feuding Heather and Aviva together; Kristen and Carole meet up with Beverly Hills housewives Brandi Glanville and Yolanda H. Foster; and Heather hosts an anniversary party.
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#19 - New York State of Mind
Season 2 - Episode 5 - Aired 3/17/2009
During one of the last weeks of summer, LuAnn is busy packing Victoria up for boarding school. Ramona and Bethenny get together in the Hamptons and dish over their recent arguments with LuAnn. Jill visits Alex and Simon at their home in Brooklyn to give them tips on renovation, and is shocked to see their house in its current state. Bethenny decides to clear the air with LuAnn and meets her for lunch, but the Countess doesn't take kindly to criticism.
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#20 - Second Chances
Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired 4/15/2008
The de Lesseps take a family trip to the Statue of Liberty, where the Count talks to the kids about the significance of the statue and their family history. Bobby takes Jill for a romantic dinner, and surprises her with a gift of lingerie that does not impress her. Following dinner, he then surprises her by showering her with something more her style - a very expensive watch and earrings. Simon and Alex discuss Francois' school evaluation, which Alex must attend alone because Simon has to go to Australia due to the death of his stepfather. This will be the longest the two will spend apart since they have been married. Jill travels to Connecticut to attend a formal luncheon held by her sister Lisa, and to do an interview for her sister's local radio show. They joke about growing up always wanting to be successful and wealthy, and now they actually are. Jill decides to throw a holiday party for all five women and their families. Everyone decided to give Ramona another chance to redeem herself for her behavior at the last get together, but she shows up extremely late. As they all sit down together, the only empty seat is Jason's who is stuck at work. At the children's table, Avery, Victoria and Ally discuss how different their mothers are while the adults discuss Ramona's temper with her husband Mario. When Jason finally arrives he tells Bobby how happy he is with Bethenny and that he wants to give her whatever she wants.
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#23 - Blinded by the Wine
Season 5 - Episode 8 - Aired 7/23/2012
Ramona, Sonja, Carole, and Aviva meet for lunch to discuss London and the Anniversary Party. Aviva mentions going to Miami with Ramona and extends an invitation to Sonja to be set up with her sex-crazed father. Carole, coincidentally, will be in Miami at the same time. Heather brings Sonja to her office to meet with James Bernard, a logo expert, to help Sonja with her brand, but things go south quickly. Later that night, LuAnn and Jacques host a wine event and invite all the ladies. They have Ramona sit down with the Master of Wines to do a blind tasting, but when she's in the hot seat, they fail to mention it's actually her wine they're showcasing. Sneaky or all in fun? Down in Miami, Aviva and Reid get ready for Ramona and Mario's arrival and when Carole meets up with her good friend Ranjana, she learns some disturbing news about LuAnn.
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#24 - Holla In The Hamptons
Season 6 - Episode 4 - Aired 4/1/2014
The women head to the Hamptons to watch Sonja perform a burlesque number at a charity event. Countess LuAnn makes her return to the group as she hosts a Hamptons barbecue at her home, where another explosive argument regarding "BookGate" leads Heather to ferociously defend Carole.
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#25 - Eat, Drink, and Be Scary
Season 12 - Episode 12 - Aired 7/2/2020
Looking for love again, Ramona meets with a matchmaker; Dorinda and her daughter Hannah discuss Dorinda's recent life struggles; Luann hosts a voo-doo themed dinner party where Ramona becomes the subject of everyone's witchy ire.
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