Lola
I absolutely love all things bravo (queer eye and rhoc girl since day 1!) but viewership has been abysmal YoY. Everyone acting like RHONY is the biggest problem has never looked at these numbers week/over week…Maybe if the story lines stop revolving around podcasts and forged friendships we can get back to the good ole days! Is this the beginning of the end?
Layla
Same! Bravo OG here as well. The podcast story lines KILL me. Half the time I have no idea what the women are even arguing about anymore. Just some unknown podcasters from the void.. Desperately needs organic friendships and normal banal story lines back (yes I actually do want to see ultra rich women getting their kids ready for school or having a family party…normal things from a different lens). The 4th wall is so deeply broken because we can all sense how clearly they know they’re on camera with glam squads, saved DMs etc. Very well may be beginning of the end because the younger demographic largely receives their entertainment from social media. Will be interesting to see how bravo hooks a new younger generation of viewers who truly don’t care about watching cable/network tv. I think that’s why southern hospitality struggles still. It’s actually a pretty good show but older bravo fans don’t want to watch new 20-something’s find their footing because we’re all past that now. Meanwhile summer house is straddling a 26 to 45 year old age range this season (as is southern charm).. I think bravo is quickly trying to figure out how to make the old magic work in this new era, while still catering to their older fiercely loyal fan base. Time will tell…but definitely see an identity crisis on the horizon