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A cast overhaul after the founding era — Bravo, July 2014

The Reconfiguration

The Manzo family exits, Dina returns, and three new Housewives arrive. Season six is a reconfiguration — familiar faces alongside unfamiliar ones, all under the shadow of publicized legal proceedings involving two of the franchise's longest-standing cast members.

Filmed
New Jersey, USA
New Jersey and surrounding areas
Premiered
Jul 6, 2014
Bravo · July 2014
Episodes
20
Format
Major cast overhaul, new trio
Manzo family out; Dina Manzo and three new Housewives in
Cast size
7 players
Redesigned seven-person cast
Host
Andy Cohen
On this page
  1. 01The take
  2. 02The shape of the season
  3. 03Where it sits in the canon
  4. 05Adjacent in the canon
  5. 06Also appears in
01The take

The Reconfiguration.

The show absorbs a near-complete roster change and keeps moving. That's harder than it sounds.
02The shape of the season

A rhythm worth tracking.

The Manzo family's exit after season five is the biggest structural change the franchise had faced. Dina Manzo's return offers one thread of continuity; three entirely new Housewives supply the fresh energy. The reconfigured cast hasn't settled into its own chemistry yet, and a publicly reported legal situation hangs over the season's atmosphere without the show being able to engage it directly. A transitional season that earns its place by holding the format together through a difficult pivot.

03Where it sits in the canon

The #09 slot.

Slot #09 of 14 in the Real Housewives of New Jersey Editor's Canon. The seasons on either side show what I ranked it against.

No spoilers. Every page is reviewed before it goes live.
06Also appears in

Cross-references.

Real Housewives of New Jersey — Editor's CanonEditor's Canon · #09
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