“Our ratings are amazing,” she added. “We do really well.”
Melissa’s insight comes just over a month after Bravo revealed the reality series won’t be getting a reunion for the first time ever, citing insurmountable rifts between the season 14 castmates. However, RHONJ executive producer Andy Cohen has since squashed reboot rumors.
“Everything that you’ve heard about casting on The Housewives of Jersey is untrue,” the Watch What Happens Live host exclusively told E! News in June. “There will be no decisions made for many months on Jersey, so anything you read about casting on Jersey is not true.”
As for what’s in store for the show’s future after the filming pause?
“I think there are several different ways we can go with it,” Andy noted. “And that’s what the fun of doing this job is. We get to figure it out as a team and see what we do.”
In the meantime, keep reading for E!’s official ranking of every Real Housewife ever. The Real Housewives of New Jersey airs Sundays at 8 p.m. on Bravo.
And catch Divorce in the Black streaming on Prime Video Thursday, July 11.