The Real Housewives of New York City

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Season 5 episodes (21)

1 A New New York
6/4/12
In the season five premiere, Sonja kicks things off with a party to mingle with Aviva, Carole and Heather. They all seem to hit it off. . . until Ramona arrives. And as they say, with new friends come new revelations -- in this case, Aviva learns that a couple of her "new" friends have had relations with her ex-husband. Meanwhile, Heather and Carole try to figure out who to trust and not. Picking up right where they left off, LuAnn is still annoyed with Ramona about the disparaging comments she made about LuAn's parenting (from last season) and tries to discuss it with her at the party, but Ramona has no interest. Things get interesting as Sonja, Ramona, Heather, and Aviva head to the Hamptons for the weekend and once back in the city, LuAnn surprises the new ladies with a shocking story. The three new women agree to never become "mean girls".
2 Say What You Mean, Just Don't Say it Mean
6/11/12
To settle their differences, LuAnn and Ramona finally meet up to clear the air. LuAnn wants Ramona to own up to blackmailing her, but Ramona sees it differently and denies any wrong doing. Carole and Aviva head downtown for shopping and chatting while further uptown, Sonja asseses the severe water damage caused by Hurricane Irene to her townhouse. Will flirting with contractors help her? Meanwhile, Ramona gets upset after a lunch with Aviva where she discovers LuAnn's been a little too chatty and when Sonja goes M.I.A. at a GLAAD Awards event, no one is surprised by how she ends the evening.
3 Boozy Brunch
6/18/12
Uptown ladies Aviva, Heather and Sonja take a trip downtown to Carole's cool neighborhood where she hosts an afternoon of brunch, booze and bitching that includes New York's most popular ex-husband, Harry, Carole's commitment phobia and Aviva's fear of just about everything else. With her townhouse falling in on her, and no settlement in sight, Sonja attempts to take charge of her financial future by launching a catering company. Always hard at work, Heather decides to mix business with pleasure and invites some of the ladies to join her on her next business trip to London. Things get interesting when the ladies come together to celebrate a jewelry launch and Ramona takes the opportunity to apologize to Heather but gets a cold shoulder from LuAnn, who might not be ready to bury the hatchet.
4 Diss-Invite
6/25/12
Ramona invites Aviva, Carole and Sonja for lunch to discuss her current issues with Heather, however, Sonja chooses to have a secret rendezvous with LuAnn instead. LuAnn voices concern that Ramona has control over Sonja but Sonja sets the record straight. Ramona agrees to meet Heather for drinks hoping to get an invite to the London trip but the drinks take a turn for the worse when they actually get talking. Aviva and Heather have a night out where Aviva informs a suspecting Heather that she won't be going on the London trip.
5 The "Cool Girls"
7/2/12
Aviva and Heather meet up to discuss the London trip, to which Aviva expresses concern over the exclusion of Ramona - but Heather is not fazed in the least. Meanwhile, Aviva asks Sonja to throw a fifth anniversary party for her and her husband. Sonja is ecstatic that it will be Sonja in the City's first event, although she's concerned that most of the planning will take place while she is in London. When Ramona and Heather sit down to try and talk out their issues, things escalate quickly and Ramona leaves without an outfit or a London invite.
6 I'm UK, You're UK
7/9/12
Carole, Sonja and LuAnn arrive in London and live it up in a gorgeous penthouse Heather arranged for everyone. As Heather is busy working, the women shop in Notting Hill, and Carole lets the ladies in on her life in London after her husband died. Later on, the ladies experience how Heather's Yummie Tummie business is run and get a few surprises when they join a work dinner. Back in the Big Apple, Ramona and Aviva also go shopping -- but this shoe shopping experience has Ramona shocked and amazed with Aviva's prosthetic leg. And Ramona lets New Yorkers know how you can have it all when she gives a speech at The Learning Annex. The London ladies stay in for a night and have a slumber party. They laugh, play games and bond over dinner in the suite, while gossiping about Ramona. At the same time, Ramona and Aviva double date with their husbands back in NYC. Ramona comments that they are having a much better time than the London crew because "there's probably no way anyone can get a word in with Heather!"
7 Good Trip, Bad Fall
7/16/12
Sonja, Heather, LuAnn and Carole are finishing up their London trip with a day of fun and games. They head off for a very English game of Croquet, but by this point, tension is building between Carole and LuAnn and Heather comments that we may be seeing the "royal wars." In NYC, with very little time left to prep her anniversary party, Aviva is concerned with Sonja's lack of party planning and brings Ramona to check out the party location. Back in London, the ladies end the trip with a farewell dinner where Carole tries to give LuAnn a taste of her own medicine by "one-upping" everything that the Countess says. And with that, the ladies bid farewell to London and head back to the States.
8 Blinded By The Wine
7/23/12
Ramona, Sonja, Carole and Aviva meet for lunch to discuss London and the Anniversary Party. Aviva mentions going to Miami with Ramona and extends an invitation to Sonja to be set up with her sex-crazed father. Carole, coincidently will be in Miami at the same time. Heather brings Sonja to her office to meet with James Bernard, a logo expert, to help Sonja with her brand, but things go south quickly. Later that night, LuAnn and Jacques host a wine event and invite all the ladies. They have Ramona sit down with the Master of Wines to do a blind tasting, but when she's in the hot seat, they fail to mention it's actually her wine they're showcasing.
9 Dirty Ol' Dad
7/30/12
Carole and Sonja head to sunny Miami to meet up with Aviva and Ramona. Aviva hosts a dinner for all the ladies, their husbands and her sex-addict dad, George. George immediately has eyes for all the ladies, including his "date," Sonja, and even tells Carole that he can do inappropriate things to her. Back in New York, Carole and LuAnn go shopping to look at some jewelry. Carole calls LuAnn out for asking her friend to loan her dresses. On the last night in Miami, the ladies, their men and George head over to the Art Basel festival. Even though Sonja seems to have made it clear that she's not interested, George is still trying. As the entertainment begins, Aviva pulls Sonja aside to ask how she deals with Ramona. The ladies return to the rest of the group and toast to a great Miami vacation.
10 You Want To What Me In The Where?
8/6/12
Heather and her branding team of experts head to Sonja's house for their second meeting and much to their surprise, Sonja has invited Ramona over as someone in her court to chat business and ideas. Later that night, Ramona invites all of the ladies and their significant others out to dinner -- except for Heather. But things go awry quickly as LuAnn offends Carole and Mario takes issue with Jacques. Over lunch, LuAnn confides in Sonja that she's trying to have a baby with Jacques. Sonja worries that LuAnn isn't doing it for the right reasons. Finally, LuAnn hosts a holiday party that all of the girls attend, and a very drunk Sonja confronts Jacques (and LuAnn) about some very personal issues. And to top off the night, the ladies get up on stage to sing, accompanied by the punk band that LuAnn hired, but the band finishes up the night with a surprise (and inappropriate) song of their own!
11 This Party Is Toast
8/13/12
To celebrate the holidays, Carole hosts a "White Elephant" party for the ladies and their husbands. Aviva brings her father George, who happens to be in town and LuAnn and Heather get their first dose of the sex-crazed patriarch. Sonja arrives to her toaster oven photo shoot over an hour late - which immediately ticks off Heather, who has organized the entire thing. Carole finally finished her book and wants to celebrate by inviting all the ladies to come with her to St. Barth's for a vacation.
12 All How You Spin It
8/20/12
The party is still going and this time, Heather and Mario get into an argument about Ramona, to which Heather takes issue with Aviva never defending her. The next day Aviva hosts a charity event at Soul Cycle to raise money for children who need prosthetics. Ramona and Sonja are no shows, which angers Aviva, who thinks that if booze was served, they would've showed up to support her. Ramona and LuAnn, despite their differences, get together to shop for bathing suits before the trip to St. Barths. They have some fun, light conversation and also dish on Aviva and her phobias and whether she's going to join them in St. Barths. Aviva and Carole meet at a jewelry store where Aviva tells Carole she's most likely not going to make it to St. Barths because of the plane ride and she won't do it without Reid. After raising money at the Soul Cycle event, Aviva brings her son, Harrison, and Carole to "A Step Ahead," where she presents a young boy named Jake with a pair of prosthetic running legs. Finally, Ramona invites Carole, Sonja and Aviva over to her apartment for lunch. Carole warns the ladies that Aviva was upset that they didn't show for her charity event so they should be sensitive to her about it. When Aviva arrives they sit down to the meal and the fireworks quickly begin when the ladies try to explain why they missed the event, taking the lunch in a totally different direction than planned.
13 Pirate Booty Call
8/27/12
The ladies arrive in St. Barths, without Aviva who stayed back due to her phobias, and head straight for their beautiful villa, and realize it's first class all the way around. On their first night on the island, Carole's boyfriend, Russ, who is there for a blues festival, not only shows up to meet the women, but also saves the conversation and the rest of the evening just in time. A night out at Le Ti has the ladies enjoying tequila shots and a pirate-themed performance, led by the ladies' liaison, Tomas, a hot Johnny Depp look-alike. The next morning, rumor has it LuAnn kept the party going much later than anyone else.
14 Slutty Island
9/3/12
The ladies have invited friends over to the villa for a party, but only two people show up - Cat, LuAnn's old friend and Tomas, the "Johnny Deep look-alike" from the night before. The ladies think it was Tomas that LuAnn brought back to the villa the previous night and Ramona takes the opportunity to get to the bottom of it. The next day the ladies head out for a calming and fun day on a yacht. Meanwhile, Aviva and Reid are en route to St. Barths, despite Aviva's fear of flying in small planes, but when they arrive, Aviva doesn't receive the warm welcome from them that she was anticipating.
15 Vacation, All I Never Wanted
9/10/12
While Aviva, Reid, Carole and Russ are busy setting up a double date, Ramona realizes that the girls' trip she thought they were on has definitely turned into a couples' retreat. As Carole tries to explain to Ramona that it will be a quick dinner, the discussion quickly escalates and takes a turn for the worst when Aviva walks in. On the final night, the women go out for an early drink before taking off to see Russ perform, but Sonja and Ramona add fuel to the fire when they opt to return to the villa instead of going to the concert.
16 What Happens In St. Barths Doesn't Stay In St. Barths
9/17/12
Back home after the crazy trip, Ramona invites Sonja and LuAnn to their mutual friend's home for a dinner party. LuAnn brings Jacques, causing Ramona and Sonja to speculate over whether or not she's told him the truth about what happened with Tomas in St. Barths. Meanwhile, Carole is in for a surprise when Sonja takes her to her shirt tailor, only to find he is one of Carole's former suitors. In an attempt to put St Barth's behind them, Sonja and Aviva go out for dinner, but all does not go as planned.
17 Don't Make Room For Daddy
9/24/12
Aviva's father, George, is back in town and she takes him to her favorite health food store where George picks up some unusual items. Sonja continues to be disappointed by her ex-husband and after much negotiation of a settlement, she realizes she is ready to take further legal action. Aviva and LuAnn join Heather for a walk through at the location of Heather's upcoming Yummie fashion show. To Aviva's surprise, Heather has a special request for her.
18 All's Well That Doesn't End Well (Season Finale)
10/1/12
Sonja and Heather try to put the finishing touches on Sonja's toaster oven box and the winning look takes the team by surprise. Aviva meets with Heather for her fitting and is hesitant with the look that is chosen. Ramona and Sonja are at it again and this time they make a scene at Heather's charity event. Finally, it is a night of confrontation at Carole's book party as Heather confronts Ramona about ruining her charity event and Ramona and Aviva's disagreement comes to a boiling point.
19 Reunion Part I
10/8/12
Hosted by Bravo's Andy Cohen, part one brings Aviva Drescher, LuAnn de Lesseps, Sonja Morgan, Carole Radziwill, Ramona Singer and Heather Thomson to rehash this season's drama.
20 Reunion Part II
10/15/12
Hosted by Bravo's Andy Cohen, part two reunites Aviva Drescher, LuAnn de Lesseps, Sonja Morgan, Carole Radziwill, Ramona Singer and Heather Thomson to discuss catfights and confrontations on this season.
21 Lost Footage
10/22/12
Host Andy Cohen opens up the Bravo vault to show never before seen footage, from Ramona's discovery of Aviva's prosthetic leg to baby talk from numerous housewives. Take an inside look into the Housewives' business ventures and even more St. Barths drama.

About this show

Park Avenue Penthouse Apartment. Check. Couture Cocktail Dress. Check. Designer Diaper Bag. Check. When you're a Manhattan Housewife, your shopping list may be just a little different. Get ready for BRAVO's newest housewives as they maneuver the world of high-class nightlife, high-profile jobs and high-price nannies - in high heels. Living large in the Big Apple has never looked so good.

Ratings and reviews

4.2
1.11K reviews
Kerrie McLoughlin
May 26, 2016
I have loved this one from the start. Lately I watch for Bethenny and Carole. I was starting to like Jules a little bit until she basically said she's too good to stand in line and she hires someone to do that for her. As the homeschooling writer/proofreader mom of 5 living in the Midwest, sometimes this show just blows my mind. I mean, I own like 4 pair of shoes and maybe 25 outfits and these women have rooms bigger than my bedroom for closets! It's fun to watch these women, the down-to-earth ones and the please-get-some-therapy ones ... money truly changes people. This show is a guilty pleasure and total eye candy but when it's over I look around my average life in middle-class suburbia and I smile!
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Andi
June 30, 2016
Well Heather and the other youngish blonde are gone. Okay......I miss Heather. But it doesn't seem like her bestie Carole really cares much. Dorinda is a raspy nasaly mess, but somehow still boring. Ramona is desperately seeking a wiener. Luanne is in her typical self involved mode. And Bethany is a thunder c__nt. I gave the show 3* based on past seasons, but if this continues I'm dumping it. Get your act together Bravo. Quit focusing on these stupid RHOOC, or Dallas and give us more London and NY.
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A Google user
August 20, 2016
Bethenny is the greatest! She's wild, a bit b!itchy maybe but funny and really does deep down have a big heart. If i could have a day with anyone famous I would choose Bethenny. Ramona does things that makes my jaw drop(& that takes a lot) Dorinda irritates me these days she's becoming a chit starter. Jules...grrr she should go take care of her own kids..and her ditziness isn't cute.
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