Since the beginning of the new decade, countless stars on franchises have decided to leave the show. Those include women like stars Nene Leakes, Cynthia Bailey, Sheree Whitfield, Kandi Burruss, Kenya Moore Marlo Hampton and Eva Marcille. It also includes women like Candiace Dillard-Bassett, Robyn Dixon, Monique Samuels of the “Real Housewives of Potomac.
” And we can’t forget the departures of Eboni K. Williams, Annemarie Wiley, of “Real Housewives of New York” and “Real Housewives of Beverly Hills” fame, respectively. (And those are just the Black women.
) In the years following, numerous franchises have also seen record low viewership, like the ever-popular “RHOA” that suffered a ratings decline and slip in views earlier this year. The popular New York franchise, which was the second iteration to come on TV back in 2007, has also seen over the years. With all this going on, it begs the question of whether the golden age of the “Real Housewives” are truly over? As , the impetus for the show derived from ABC’s popular fictional dramedy, “Desperate Housewives” that aired from 2004 to 2012.
The show was meant to be an inside look at the lavish lives the wives of ball players, famous celebs, musicians and more led. But over the years, the glitz and glam began playing second fiddle to the cattiness and in-fighting that ended up drawing in viewers who became third-party witness to the mess of more affluent women. And what’s worse, is that half the drama.
