<P> It was announced that The Real Housewives of New York City was renewed for a seventh season on October 20, 2014 when it was revealed that former housewife, Bethenny Frankel, would be returning to the series . It was revealed in January 2015, that filming for the season had begun and in March 2015, the full cast, trailer and premiere date for season seven were announced . </P> <P> The season premiere "The B Is Back" was aired on April 7, 2015, while the nineteenth episode "New Beginnings, My Ass" served as the season finale, and was aired on August 11, 2015 . It was followed by a three - part reunion that aired on August 18, August 25 and August 27, 2015, and a "Secrets Revealed" episode on September 3, 2015, which marked the conclusion of the season . Andrew Hoegl, Barrie Bernstein, Lisa Shannon, Pam Healy and Andy Cohen are recognized as the series' executive producers; it is produced by Ricochet and is distributed by Shed Media . </P> <P> Following the final episode of the season, "Secrets Revealed", a special was aired on Watch What Happens Live tiled "100th Episode Watch What Happens Live Special". The special was hosted by Andy Cohen with many housewives, past and present, returning to discuss the series, the drama that occurred and how it affected their lives . Jill Zarin declined to participate in the special, but appeared on her own during an episode of Watch What Happens Live the following month in October, 2015 . Zarin was shown footage of the special and spoke on her feud with Frankel . </P> <P> Five of the six wives featured on the sixth season returned for the seventh . It was revealed that Aviva Drescher had been fired from the series, shortly after the conclusion of season six . Andy Cohen later spoke of the firing of Drescher on a segment called Ask Andy, saying "I think that that was a situation where we listened to the fans ." I March, 2016, Drescher has said she would do The Real Housewives of New York City again, as it was good platform for her to "raise awareness for amputees, and opened up a lot of business opportunities" for her . De Lesseps returned to being a full - time cast member after recurring in season six . </P>

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