Season 13 of ‘The Real Housewives of New Jersey’ was one of the most toxic yet entertaining seasons for the hit series in a while which saw it hit record-high viewership for a majority of the season.
The finale and 3-part reunion which aired just weeks ago, were equally as explosive and left fans wondering what would happen next as it pertains to the strained relationship between Teresa Giudice, Melissa Gorga, Joe Gorga, and Teresa’s new husband, Luis ‘Louie’ Ruelas which ultimately saw its demise play out on and off the air.
Now, Bravo has confirmed that despite speculation and Teresa suggesting that Melissa would be getting the axe, BOTH ladies will be back for next season (14) as well as the entire cast.
Amid speculation that the upcoming 14th season of the reality hit would feature a cast shakeup amid the seemingly endless feud between sister-in-laws Teresa Giudice and Melissa Gorga, PEOPLE has learned that the network has made return offers to both women — as well as to the rest of their season 13 costars.
Verbal offers went out this week to Giudice, Gorga, Dolores Catania, Margaret Josephs, Jennifer Aydin, Rachel Fuda and Danielle Cabral. Jackie Goldschneider and Jennifer Fessler will once again be Friends of the franchise.
No contracts have arrived yet, but filming for season 14 is said to begin in August.
Bravo did not offer any comment to when asked by PEOPLE.
Season 13 of RHONJ proved to be big business for Bravo, with total viewership up 10 percent since season 12 and viewership in the key demo of adults 18–49 up 16 percent, according to Variety. That made it the most-viewed season overall since season 7 and the top-rated season in the demo since 2020.
Part 3 of the reunion, which aired on June 13, did gangbuster numbers, scoring a new record for the network with 3 million total viewers and 1.5 million viewers in the key demo of adults 18-49. It’s the most-watched episode of RHONJ since 2016 and the top episode in the demo since 2020.
via PEOPLE
Stay tuned!