'Real Housewives of D.C.' Canceled After One Season

By AOL TV Editors Posted Apr 8th 2011 10:22AM

It's been a bad year so far for Michaele Salahi, what with being thrown out of 'Celebrity Rehab' for not being addicted to anything and now having her 'Real Housewives' series canceled by Bravo.

Rumors have been swirling for weeks that the series was in jeopardy, and now the Washington Post reports that Bravo officially pulled the plug on the 'The Real Housewives of D.C.' Thursday.

According to the Post, the production company behind the series contacted the cast to let them know Washington's contribution to Bravo's reality TV franchise would not be picked up for a second season.

The cancellation makes 'D.C.' the first 'Housewives' series not to receive a second season. Andy Cohen, Bravo's executive vice president of original programming and development, said, "We had an amazing season and we told stories that were unique to any other in the franchise. I wish all our DC Wives the best and hope to work with them again in another capacity."

So, can we expect to see any of the 'D.C.' housewives in their own spin-off show à la 'New York's Bethenny Frankel? Cohen didn't elaborate, but confirmed that British 'Housewife' Cat Ommanney has already booked her next gig on Bravo, taking part in -- what else? -- Royal Wedding coverage. "Cat is booked on our April 28th 'Watch What Happens Live' Royal Wedding Spectacular," he said.

Does this spell the beginning of the end of 'The Real Housewives'? Bravo's money-spinner launched in 2006 with 'The Real Housewives of Orange County' and parlayed its heady high-drama mix of Botox, boobs, blonds and bitchiness into a franchise with versions in New York City, New Jersey, Atlanta, Beverly Hills, D.C. and Miami.

Cohen has already confirmed that Miami is the last stop on the 'Housewives' train. It has not yet been picked up for a second season, but the 'O.C.' mothership has just kicked off its sixth season and 'Beverly Hills' was recently renewed. So the end's not in sight just yet.

'The Real Housewives of D.C.' launched to respectable ratings but never caught fire like its stablemates. One of the problems was that for viewers used to the hot tub-loving, wig-wearing drama queens and table-flippers of the other versions, the 'D.C.' housewives were simply a bit bland.

Cohen admitted the comparative demureness of the 'D.C.' show back in October when he told 'The Washington Post' that "It's less noisy. ... It's serious, it's politics. ... The level of discourse on this show is different. For people who expect to see table flipping or wig pulling, that was never going to happen on this show."

Written by Catherine Lawson at TVSquad.

Tags: real housewives of DC

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Friday 08 April

By jesuaphn

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It is about time. That show was too involved in politics

Saturday 11 June

By dede cordie

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YES, THE DC WIVES WERE TOO POLICICAL. I LISTEN TO THAT STUFF ALL OF THE TIME. ALSO I HAD A HARD TIME UNDERSTANDING THE MIAMI HOUSEWIVES. OH WELL.....

By Mountain Circle

The most IDIOTIC show is this Pregnant in Heels! Talk about lack of nuerons in somebody's brain! Sometimes I think Bravo thrives on dysfunction. They need to take that show down ASAP.

By karen

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Dump them all except for NJ & OC. Miami was just ridiculous. DC was boring (yawn), NYC is annoying, and I lost interest on ATL due to the fact I can't stand Kim.

By bcliles

The DC Housewives was just an infomercial for Obama. I like Miami.

Saturday 09 April

By Kelly

Cancel Miami PLEASE!!!!

By Melody

A "Housewives" show was cancelled? THERE IS A GOD!

By bernie

I'd be happy with just keeping OC, NYC and Beverly Hills. New Jersey has gotten out of control with the table flipping and screaming all the time. Maybe if Danielle left it would be more civilized but still entertaining. She is just so hard to watch. I end up muting the TV whenever she is in a scene. I don't like Atlanta either but I know it's popular.

By Sam

Gosh I hope it is about the end for the whole lot of "housewives" As a woman the way women are acting on television makes me sad, between the bachelor crapp and the housewives and all the other "reality" crudd I am thiknking of getting rid of my television, I can get what I want on demand from netflix, hulu or many other sites and not have to see the train wrecks they call reality!

Thursday 21 April

By Finally!

I hated DC Housewives! Nothing but a bunch of bitter, politican bashing, gossiping, ill-behaved women.

Now to get Bravo to cancel Miami...

By jojo

Why on earth is Bravo, rewarding that woman, "Cat Ommanney"? That woman is nothing but NASTY!

By CP

I like all the Real Housewives shows. I think both the DC and Miami shows should be given a second season. It seems Miami was cut short and not given enough air time. Also, one season is not long enough to really feel like you know the ladies. I felt that way with all the other housewives shows as well. I was really looking forward to seeing Cat and Salehi again. Keep them on!

I do not mean to be mean but this type of TV is just the lowest form of entertainment there is

By Nancy

Good. Miami stinks too. Only interesting ones are Atlanta, NJ, and OC. The rest should all be cancelled.... (IMO)

By RJ001453

I agree... the DC Housewives were bad... but Miami are horrible... Bravo... PLEASE CANCEL MIAMI.. Larsa and Cristy are real snotty and ugly on the inside... remember girls..beauty is only skin deep and ugly is forever

By Karen

THANK GOD it SUCKED and so did the cast :/

By mendi

I loved the Jersey wives and the DC wives came in 2nd. We CAN do away with the Miami chicks though. I don't really see how most all of those chicks got on the show when they are NOT married. And, frankly I'm tired of trying to decipher some of what their saying. I get enough of the "foreign" thing in Ca, I certainly don't need it on my tv shows. Too bad for the DC wives

By Leslie

MIAMI IS THE WORST YET, CANCEL IT. STOP WATCHING AFTER THE FIRST SHOW. I LIKE OC, BEVERLY HILLS, AND NEW YORK AT TIMES. KELLY SHOULD GO.

By Shana

I LOVE Miami Housewives, OC, Beverly Hills, and Atlanta!!!! You go Girls!

By jac

Ok,is it me...or am I the only one the saw an ADAMS APPLE on the Salahi chic? She's definitely a SHIM!!!

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