The Real Housewives of New York is in such turmoil as its ratings nosedive that the cast members have been informed the reunion filming has been delayed from August 5 until at least September and the show won't begin filming for next season until 2022.
An insider tells DailyMail.com exclusively: 'All hell is breaking loose behind the scenes at the Real Housewives of New York. While the cameras are down, the drama is continuing.'
FIVE different production sources reached out to DailyMail.com following yesterday's exclusive story to say that Shed, the production company, is in a panic and have written to the women to say that the reunion has been moved from August 5 to a date to be determined in September.
In chaos: The Real Housewives Of New York will be delaying reunion filming and pushing back the start of next season's shooting amid dismal ratings. Above stars Sonja Morgan, Leah McSweeney, Ramona Singer, Eboni K. Williams, and Luann de Lesseps are seen
And the cast – which currently features Luann de Lesseps, Ramona Singer, Sonja Morgan, Leah McSweeney and Eboni K. Williams - has been informally advised that taping of a new season will not occur until early in 2022 rather than late 2021 as planned.
A spokesperson for Bravo had no comment when contacted by DailyMail.com on Wednesday.
The insider continued: 'The cast is completely divided and the women are not getting along with each other.
'Filming ended with all of the women as friends, but as soon as the show started airing, Eboni K. Williams went to war against her cast mates – particularly Ramona and Luann and the audience is switching off week after week.'
Last week the Bravo show recorded its lowest rated episode of all-time, earning only 764,000 live viewers. (The only episodes rated lower were the 'secrets' recap episodes for season seven and 12.)
The source continued: 'Our viewers don't want to be lectured to. They want a fun show – tipsy, middle aged women with money fighting about petty stuff. Yes – let's talk about the important issues facing our nation – but this cannot be the center of our show.
'It's not what our show is, but week after week, scene after scene, everyone
