Things aren’t looking good for VH1’s ‘Basketball Wives: LA‘ after their season 5 premiere last Sunday, which happened to air at the same time as ‘Power’ over on Starz. According to reports, the show brought in more than less than half of its normal viewership on Sunday’s episode. Via Global Grind:

What a difference a year makes.

Just last year Basketball Wives LA was riding high as the No. 1 telecast for women. Fast forward to today, now that the show’s biggest star, Draya Michele, walked away from the series, the rating have plummeted.

Last year, BBWLA was seen by 1.9 million total viewers for its premiere episode, and during the season it was VH1’s most social show on Twitter.

Now, without Draya, Basketball Wives LA is down to half a million ratings, losing out to shows like American Dad,Squidbillies, and Real Housewives of New Jersey.

Draya also recently spoke to the outlet about her time on the show and revealed that she does indeed miss the show, and enjoyed her time there.

“It was hard to walk away, and at times I still miss it because there is the being-on-tv factor and the cameras following me around everywhere. Sometimes I’m at lunch and I realize I’m talking to another woman and I’m not being recorded. For a while it felt odd, but ultimately I think I made the right decision,” she said.

Do you think Draya leaving the show after last season hurt the ratings? OR was it the return of Tami Roman and Shaunie O’ Neal to the cast? OR is it the fact that the show is airing during the same time slot as ‘Power’? Your guess is as good as mine.