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Season 16 of The Real Housewives of Atlanta was supposed to be the show’s big comeback. While many fans are pleased with the show itself, the ratings paint a much bleaker story. Now, Kenya Moore has entered the chat as Phaedra Parks‘ return episode set a new series low, and it appears to have taken a hit on streaming.

Fans will recall that Kenya was initially supposed to be a full-time housewife for season 16. However, her antics involving Brittany “Brit” Eady led to her being essentially erased from the episodes she filmed and suspended for the remainder of the season. Phaedra was then brought in at the tail end of filming, which many fans disagreed with, given her history from season 9 of the show. 

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Recently, Bravo Ratings shared the viewership for episode 12 of season 16 of the show. It only brought in .464 million live viewers with a 0.09 for the 18-49 demographic. For comparison, the previous episode drew 0.525 million viewers with a 0.12 for the previously mentioned demographic. It should be noted that Love Hotel, which airs on the same night, has 0.324 million live viewers, and its previous episode had 0.316 million, representing an increase. Notably, Kenya not only liked the post but she also commented with the double eye emoji. 

The ratings for Love Hotel are important because, although it aired on a holiday, the fact that it gained viewers, whereas RHOA lost them, is extremely telling. Love Hotel‘s demo even increased from 0.04 to 0.05. Now, the worst part is the latest episode of RHOA seems to be struggling on Peacock. 

King Lonnie on X posted, “For the first time in history, RHOA Falls to #10 on Peacock. It’s flopping in viewership and Streaming.”

Of course, it is possible that the holiday weekend took a greater toll on RHOA than it did on Love Hotel, which means episode 13 could show some real growth. However, seeing the low numbers on Peacock is a bad sign, especially given how Bravo has been promoting the fact that the ratings for its shows are so strong on the Platform. Are people boycotting the show because of Phaedra and her problematic history in order to support Kenya? 

Fans can watch new episodes of the show on Sunday nights.