The Real Housewives of New Jersey The Season 14 reunion will cap off another year of family rivalries, friendly feuds and funny moments between full-time cast members Teresa Giudice, Melissa Gorga, Dolores Catania, Margaret Josephs, Danielle Cabral, Jennifer Aydin and Rachel Fuda, as well as Friends of the Housewives Jennifer Fessler and Jackie Goldschneider. But this year’s reunion special, “Off the Rails” — airing tonight, August 11, at 8 p.m. Eastern on Bravo — will look different than previous years, leaving fans wondering what will happen to the current cast and the franchise as a whole in the future.
Rumors of a recast have been circulating for years, fueled by the long-standing and seemingly endless animosity between co-stars and sisters-in-law Giudice and Gorga, leaving many to wonder if RHONJ will be paused after this season or whether all current characters will be fired and recast for season 15 à la The Real Housewives of New York City.
Instead of the usual reunion episode, where the Garden State girls traditionally sit down for a question-and-answer session moderated by Bravo executive Andy Cohen, the Season 14 special episode will see the Housewives sit down at Rails Steakhouse in New Jersey – the same eatery they went to in the finale – to watch all the drama from last week’s episode and rehash it. We weekly, Teresa and Melissa commentated on the season finale in separate rooms, with Teresa accompanied by Jennifer Aydin, Dolores and Jackie and Melissa in a group with Jennifer Fessler, Margaret, Rachel and Danielle.
And although Andy Cohen will not be present, he gave a preview of what will happen in the August 7 episode of his SiriusXM radio show. Andy Cohen Live, that the non-traditional “reunion” will feel like a series finale. “I think you’re really going to like the finale… I mean the reunion that isn’t a reunion,” Cohen assured fans. “It’s kind of a soft landing for the show, I can say that.”
However, it’s unclear if the reunion episode will provide any insight into whether this will be a final farewell to longtime series stars like Teresa Giudice, Melissa Gorga and Margaret Josephs. We’ll have to wait and see – to tune in The Real Housewives of New Jersey To watch the Season 14 reunion special, you’ll need access to Bravo, which is included in most cable packages in the U.S. For those who have cut the cord to traditional cable/satellite TV, Bravo is available on live TV streaming services like Fubo TV, Hulu with Live TV, Sling TV, and YouTube TV. Additionally, Peacock offers next-day streaming of every episode of RHONJ.
