The Real Housewives of New York City season 12

The twelfth season of The Real Housewives of New York City, an American reality television series, is broadcast on Bravo. It premiered on April 2, 2020.^[1] The series is primarily filmed in New York City. Its executive producers are Lisa Shannon, Barrie Bernstein, Darren Ward John Paparazzo and Andy Cohen. The season focuses on the lives of Luann de Lesseps, Ramona Singer, Sonja Morgan, Dorinda Medley, Tinsley Mortimer and Leah McSweeney.

The Real Housewives of New York City
Season 12
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Starring	Luann de Lesseps Ramona Singer Sonja Morgan Dorinda Medley Tinsley Mortimer Leah McSweeney
No. of episodes	25
Release
Original network	Bravo
Original release	April 2 (2020-04-02) – October 1, 2020 (2020-10-01)
Season chronology
List of episodes

This would mark the final season for both Tinsley Mortimer and Dorinda Medley.

Cast and synopsis

Following the completion of production on the eleventh season, Bethenny Frankel announced her departure from the series.^[2]

The season also includes Elyse Slaine who appears in a recurring capacity.^[3] On June 11, 2020, Tinsley Mortimer announced her exit from the series midseason, following her decision to relocate to Chicago to be with fiancé Scott Kluth.^[4][5] Following the conclusion of the episode, the series went on a two-week hiatus, allowing editors additional time to edit episodes, due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States.^[6] On June 29 of the same year, it was announced that upon the season's return, new tag lines would be used, a first in the franchise's history.^[7]

In August 2020, Medley announced her departure from the series.^[8][9] That same month, the season's three-part reunion was filmed—in-person—on Long Island at the Oheka Castle, becoming the first Real Housewives reunion to be filmed face-to-face since the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States.^[10]

Episodes

The Real Housewives of New York City season 12 episodes

No. overall	No. in season	Title [11]	Original release date	U.S. viewers (millions)
216	1	"Back in the NY Groove"	April 2, 2020 (2020-04-02)	1.09[12]
217	2	"Stooping to a Lower Level"	April 9, 2020 (2020-04-09)	1.03[13]
218	3	"Don't Mansion It"	April 16, 2020 (2020-04-16)	1.17[14]
219	4	"Ain't No Party Like a Hamptons Party"	April 23, 2020 (2020-04-23)	1.25[15]
220	5	"Not So Model Behavior"	April 30, 2020 (2020-04-30)	1.22[16]
221	6	"Just the Sip"	May 7, 2020 (2020-05-07)	1.18[17]
222	7	"How Ya Like Them Apples?"	May 14, 2020 (2020-05-14)	1.27[18]
223	8	"If You Can't Take the Heat, Get Out of the Russian Bath House"	May 21, 2020 (2020-05-21)	1.14[19]
224	9	"Hurricane Leah"	May 28, 2020 (2020-05-28)	1.33[20]
225	10	"Something's Brewing"	June 4, 2020 (2020-06-04)	1.18[21]
226	11	"Love Him and Leave Them"	June 11, 2020 (2020-06-11)	1.18[22]
227	12	"Eat, Drink and Be Scary"	July 2, 2020 (2020-07-02)	0.88[23]
228	13	"Not Feeling Jovani"	July 9, 2020 (2020-07-09)	1.11[24]
229	14	"Remember Your Blue Stone Manners"	July 16, 2020 (2020-07-16)	1.11[25]
230	15	"Sheer Madness"	July 23, 2020 (2020-07-23)	1.12[26]
231	16	"Not Very Merry-achi"	July 30, 2020 (2020-07-30)	1.18[27]
232	17	"Back on the Hump"	August 6, 2020 (2020-08-06)	1.16[28]
233	18	"Hitting All the Wrong Cenotes"	August 13, 2020 (2020-08-13)	1.22[29]
234	19	"21st Century Sonja"	August 20, 2020 (2020-08-20)	1.06[30]
235	20	"No Party Like a Mob Party"	August 27, 2020 (2020-08-27)	1.12[31]
236	21	"Viva la Dysfunction"	September 3, 2020 (2020-09-03)	1.12[32]
237	22	"Reunion Part 1"	September 10, 2020 (2020-09-10)	1.13[33]
238	23	"Reunion Part 2"	September 17, 2020 (2020-09-17)	1.02[34]
239	24	"Reunion Part 3"	September 24, 2020 (2020-09-24)	1.00[35]
240	25	"Secrets Revealed"	October 1, 2020 (2020-10-01)	0.50[36]