In Season 8 of The Real Housewives of New York City, Bethenny Frankel, Carole Radziwill, Dorinda Medley, Luann de Lesseps, Ramona Singer, Sonja Morgan, and socialite Julianne “Jules” Wainstein from Season 7 are all back with new housewife Dorinda Medley. It’s a time for women to start over.
Cast of The Real Housewives of New York City Season 8
- LuAnn de Lesseps – renowned American singer, model, actor, and socialite
- Ramona Singer – a well-known American entrepreneur, novelist, and TV host
- Sonja Morgan – an American television personality, philanthropist, and socialite
- Carole Radziwill – an American television personality, journalist, and author
- Dorinda Medley – an American Television personality and an entrepreneur
- Bethenny Frankel – is an American television personality, entrepreneur, philanthropist, businesswoman, and author.
- Julianne Wainstein – an American television personality born in Hongkong, a businesswoman and a socialite
Episode 1 - Start Spreading the News
The women are back in the city for the fall, and Bethenny Frankel is happy to be living in a place she loves while still working, dating, and dealing with the stress of a messy divorce. Carole Radziwill and her boyfriend Adam Kenworthy have been together for a year and are still going strong.
In the meantime, RHONY Ramona Singer gets used to being single and makes the most of the dating scene in Manhattan. Now that her daughter is at boarding school, Sonja Morgan has the empty-nest syndrome, so she has asked Luann de Lesseps to stay at her townhouse.
Episode 2 - An Intimates Affair
Bethenny starts making plans for a tailgate-style BBQ birthday party at her home in the Hamptons. On the Upper East Side, Luann and Sonja bond over sparkling rosé and the fact that they both want to settle down. Dorinda Medley goes to Ramona’s apartment after Mario Singer leaves and fixes it up.
She invites Ramona to her lingerie party. Carole and Bethenny get together to talk about Carole’s relationship with Adam and Bethenny’s problems with Luann. On the night of Dorinda’s lingerie party, Bethenny talks to Dorinda about how she lied to the women about John Mahdessian.
Episode 3 - The Biggest Boob
Chaos at the lingerie party continues as Dorinda talks to Ramona, which surprises Jules Wainstein, who just joined the group. When John shows up at the party without being invited and is ready for a fight with Bethenny, the night heats up. As Bethenny and John argue, Dorinda decides, to her embarrassment, that it’s time to ask John to leave.
After last night’s drama, the ladies look forward to a relaxing weekend in the Hamptons to celebrate Bethenny’s birthday. But it seems everyone has a different idea of what happened between John and Bethenny. Dorinda appears to agree to go to dinner.
Episode 4 - BBQ, Brunch or Bust
The ladies keep having fun in the Hamptons, and Dorinda helps John get ready to say sorry to Bethenny. The women start to show up at Bethenny’s house, ready to party. Still, Bethenny avoids John’s attempts to apologize, which makes everyone feel awkward. Carole doesn’t want to talk to Luann, but Luann keeps after her until she gives in.
Then they decide to talk about their problems. When Bethenny finally decides to listen to John, it leads to another fight, but when she sees that Dorinda is upset, she tries to make peace with him. Jules makes a choice the next day.
Episode 5 - Birthday Bashing
Jules talks to Dorinda and Carole about how rude Bethenny was during the trip to the Hamptons. When Jules talks about a hard time in her life, Bethenny learns to respect her more. Ramona finally tells Sonja why she hasn’t wanted to hang out with her.
Then, Ramona throws a busy birthday lunch where Luann makes a mistake with re-gifting. Bethenny talks to Luann about how she acted over the summer. Dorinda gives a toast with two sides.
Episode 6 - Tipsying Point
Real housewife Carole Radziwill has a psychic session, but things get nasty when Dorinda gets an unexpected reading that makes her and Ramona argue. At Sonja’s birthday party, Luann and Ramona fight about how much Luann has influenced Sonja and how Ramona didn’t like the gift Luann gave her for her birthday. Sonja tells the women about her latest business plan, which worries some of them immediately.
Episode 7 - Airing Your Dirty Laundry
Sonja is surprised by Bethenny’s reaction to her new business when she goes to her office to talk. Luann moves in with Sonja, Jules looks for a new nanny, and Carole takes in a kitten while she and Adam work on a vegan cookbook.
When Ramona and John fight about what happened, Dorinda and Ramona are the ones who end up on the outside after an epic yelling match on the sidewalk.
Episode 8 - All the Countess's Men
At the holiday party that Bethenny throws, everyone talks about going on a trip to the Berkshires. At a small couple dinner, Luann tells Dorinda and Jules about her new boyfriend. The women discover that Ramona and Luann’s man have a history together.
When Bethenny shows up, she finds out that Luann is living with Sonja and mentoring her. This leads to a big fight.
Episode 9 - December: Berkshires County
When Luann and Bethenny’s problems get really bad, it’s hard to get into the holiday spirit. Ramona says that Luann didn’t follow the girl code. As Luann tries to stand up for herself, Dorinda has her own epic breakdown.
Jules’s first weekend away with the girls takes an unexpected turn when a family emergency comes up.
Episode 10 - Unhappy Holidays
While still in bed, Carole and Bethenny realize their mistake in attacking Luann. They make the decision to quickly leave the area and return to the city.
They attempt to flee quickly, but Bethenny is outfitted as Indiana Jones and is apprehended by Luann. She then returns to the city with Carole as the other women hang out and eat bacon.
Episode 11 - Invitation Interrupted
Sonja decides to stop going out to parties because of the problems caused by her Tipsy Girl project. Her roommate, Luann, also has a big surprise to share. Bethenny invites some women on a trip to Mexico, but the group splits up when they vote on who should go.
Jules and Michael reach their breaking point on a double date with Dorinda and John. And Luann talks to Bethenny in a way that leaves her speechless.
Episode 12 - Always the Bitch, Never the Bride
As Ramona and Sonja get their friendship back on track and plan how Sonja can make up with Bethenny, it feels like old times for Ramonja. Michael is shocked and impressed when Jules tells him about a secret business project. On a shopping trip with Dorinda, Bethenny has a health scare.
Episode 13 - Steel Calzones
Carole gets together with her old friend Heather Thomson to ice skate in the park during the winter. When Dorinda tries cleaning her basement, she and Sonja talk about ancient times. Bethenny doesn’t expect to hear some bad news about her health.
Ramona tries to convince Luann at her cocktail party that she needs to make up with Carole, but Luann doesn’t want to hear it.
Episode 14 - The Benefits of Friendship
Even though Bethenny is sick, she gets dressed for a Skinnygirl event. Jules goes to see her plastic surgeon find out how her injury is going. Dorinda tells Luann about the rumors that Ramona has been spreading about her after they get together.
When the women get together for drinks, Luann talks to Ramona, and Sonja tells Luann’s boyfriend Tom D’Agostino some shocking news about her relationship with him.
Episode 15 - All Bets Are Off
Jules tells Bethenny how she feels after hearing the other girls talk badly about Luann. Ramona tries to make up with Luann after she insults her at dinner. Still, Luann is not ready to let Ramona off the hook. Sonja throws a dinner party for Dorinda, Jules, and their boyfriends. Her blind date surprises her.
Episode 16 - The Countess Bride
The women go to the Mohegan Sun Casino for a fun night out, and everything goes well. When Carole and Adam get back to the city, they talk about their cookbook’s future. Ramona has different ideas about how to plan Luann’s engagement dinner with Sonja and Dorinda.
Bethenny packs for a short trip with Bryn that she shouldn’t take. At Luann’s engagement dinner, she tells everyone about a new journey.
Episode 17 - And Away We Finally Go
After Bethenny’s health problems forced them to cancel trips to Mexico and Hawaii, the women decided to take a trip to Miami. Even though the journey is exciting, the women aren’t sure how they feel about Luann’s last-minute engagement party in Palm Beach. Ramona still has problems with Luann, and Sonja still has issues with Tom.
Jules goes to Boca Raton to see her parents. Bethenny goes to Miami to see a friend and tells her that she knows something that could put Luann and Tom’s future together in danger.
Episode 18 - Body of Evidence
Luann’s engagement party is in full swing, and the women are having a great time. Jules has trouble being a parent from far away. Sonja finally talks about how she feels about Luann’s engagement, and Luann and Ramona’s problems come to a head.
When the women get to Miami, they meet up with Bethenny, who tries to figure out how serious the secret or scandalous information she’s been given is.
Episode 19 - Tomfoolery
Bethenny tells some of the other women a hurtful secret about Luanna’s relationship with some of them. Luann keeps bragging about her engagement while she’s out with her friends. At the same time, Bethenny and Sonja do undercover work and make a tough phone call.
The last morning in Miami leads to an upsetting conversation. Bethenny has no choice but to tell the person this scandalous secret that could hurt the most about it.
Episode 20 - Say It Isn't So
On the last morning in Miami, Bethenny tells Luann the bad news about Tom, which makes her feel terrible. Luann checks into a hotel when she returns to New York to figure out what to do. A few days later, Dorinda tells Ramona that Tom called her and threatened her. Bethenny throws a party for the girls with a Mexican theme and a piccata full of jewelry worth $10,000.
Episode 21 - Reunion Part 1
The ladies of NYC get together for the first three reunions to finish what they started. Dorinda is forced to talk to John about her life’s most challenging and embarrassing times. The women speak about Rey, Luann’s short-lived ex, and Ramona’s love life.
Then, when the women talk about their trip to the Berkshires, Luann and Bethenny start to say bad things about each other.
Episode 22 - Reunion Part 2
In part two of the reunion, Bethenny gets emotional about what’s going on in her life. When Bethenny says about Jules’ marriage, she must defend herself. After Dorinda explains that she likes to get involved, the women rev up the conversation by discussing Tom and his relationships with Ramona, Sonja, and his fiancée, Luann.
Episode 23 - Reunion Part 3
During part three of the reunion, Sonja is ready to tell the ladies how she thinks they treated her this season. The women then change their tune and have a great time laughing when they talk about the fun parts of Miami. But when the talk gets severe and turns to Luann’s decision to stay with Tom, she finds herself in the hot seat.
The Real Housewives of New York City Quick Facts
- a reality TV program in America
- aired on Bravo TV
- aired from April 6, 2016, until September 14, 2016
- filming took place in New York City
- Executive producers include Andrew Hoegl, Barrie Bernstein, Lisa Shannon, Pam Healy, and Andy Cohen.
- Consists 23 episodes