Real Housewives of Miami put on pause after low ratings

Real Housewives of Miami put on pause after low ratings
Source: Daily Mail Online

Bravo has paused production on The Real Housewives of Miami after seven seasons, sources have informed multiple outlets.

The series originally ran from 2011 to 2013 and was placed on a long hiatus before being resuscitated on Peacock in 2021 and coming back to Bravo two years later.

While the network has yet to cancel the show outright, no firm plans have reportedly been made for an upcoming eighth season either, with the network weighing a potential reboot or cast reshuffle, according to TMZ.

When the series returned, it featured several of the cast members of the original version, including Kim Kardashian's former pal Larsa Pippen as well as Adriana de Moura, Alexia Nepola (then Etcheverria), Lisa Hochstein and Marysol Patton.

New stars were also integrated, such as the first lesbian Real Housewife, Russian model Julia Lemigova, the wife of tennis star Martina Navratilova.

The Real Housewives of Miami, which concluded its seventh season in October, has the lowest ratings of any of the franchises, according to Variety.

Guerdy Abraira and Stephanie Shojaee rounded out the main cast of season seven, along with Lemigova, Hochstein, Pippen and Nepola.

Patton and de Moura were part of season seven in the recurring guest capacity known as 'friend of the Housewives,' with Nicole Martin as a normal guest star.

'There is some chatter amongst those in the know that RHOM is going to be canceled. There has been trouble with casting,' a source told Reality Blurb, the first outlet to report that the series had been placed on pause.

The insider pointed to the $10 million defamation lawsuit filed against Bravo by Alexia Nepola's ex-husband Todd, who withdrew the complaint with prejudice in December.

'Some of the issues have to do with Alexia due to Todd's lawsuit and how Todd won't be on the show. Without Todd, her story would be more or less dead, and that would have an effect on the entire franchise,' the source observed.

That insider opined further that the producers 'really don't understand Miami' and 'never have,' leading to problems with the show.

Producers also stood accused of having 'favorites' with whom they 'get too personally involved,' impeding 'casting decisions' the series 'desperately needs.'

Per that source: 'If they're told that so and so is the queen of Miami, they just take it at face value. There is no due diligence, and it's usually wrong information.'

Miami, according to the insider, is 'much bigger than the microcosm of weirdos they have on that show' and the 'only ones who are truly representative of Miami are Alexia, Lisa Hochstein and perhaps Stephanie Shojaee.'

Another source claimed the production halt was 'going to be a very long pause, which many are interpreting to mean the show is canceled.'

That insider alleged Bravo was 'originally going to let go of four of the women and get four new girls, but at this time, they've decided to not reboot it and let it sit.'

Sources alleged earlier this month that Lemigova and Abraira might be fired, along with a possible third cast member whose expulsion would surprise fans, via Page Six.

Meanwhile another insider claimed that Shojaee - who joined the series for the first time on season seven - was less than entirely sure she wanted to come back.