After a two-year break, The Real Housewives of Dubai made a comeback for its second season with minimal buzz and low anticipation. After witnessing lackluster seasons of The Real Housewives of Potomac and The Real Housewives of New Jersey, numerous Bravo viewers were apprehensive about giving RHODubai another chance after its underwhelming debut season. After Season 2 premiered, there were doubts about the continued appeal of Dubai.
The location for RHODubai had to be absolutely perfect, presenting a unique challenge for the first foreign franchise created by NBCUniversal. While The Real Housewives of Melbourne aired on Bravo, this and all other overseas versions had no connection to the main network. It must be the right cast. "Even if we're thousands of miles away, we want to maintain the essence of a Housewives program," said Sezin Cavusoglu, Senior Vice President of Unscripted Current Production at NBCUniversal Entertainment, in an interview with The Daily Beast's Obsessed.
With Season 2, the program returned to its Housewives roots. The group balances between minor disagreements and high-stakes conflicts, allowing viewers to engage with the growing brand. According to Cavusoglu, Bravo took its time with the second season, holding focus groups and looking internally to figure out why audiences didn't immediately latch onto the series. In addition, he mentioned that the Dubai filming commission was more satisfied with the second season of the series, as they had been pleased with the first season.
Doors were opened to new shooting settings, enabling the women to flaunt their affluent lives as their conversations shifted from eating french fries to squabbling over who had the finest tickets at Beyoncé's private performance. That, along with the show's first dramatic dinner party and a dynamic-shifting trip to Bali, has propelled RHODubai well past its rookie status. Several Bravo fans have expressed their appreciation for Dubai as a refreshing throwback to the lighthearted days of Bravo entertainment. This comes at a time when other Housewives franchises have been dealing with scandals, fights, and legal disputes.
"I really appreciate all the positivity that we're receiving online," cast member Chanel Ayan expressed. "I adore how people are comparing us to the previous Housewives. We don't take ourselves as seriously as we used to when we were having fun and being foolish. We get to laugh. We are battling over V.I.P and V.V.I.P."
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"I love that we're not so dark," she continued. "You want to be friends with us and we want to be friends with you."
Ayan researched historical books in preparation for her second expedition, viewing each Real Housewives Season 2, and believes Dubai outperforms some of its rivals.
"I feel like we're on Season 7, the way we are [going]," Ayan told me. "People are forgetting that this is our second season. Return to all the other Housewives, watch Season 2 of their program, and compare to where we are."
One refreshing quality of the Dubai ensemble is their capacity to battle and move on in a period of rising stalemate across the series. That's something cast member Chanel Ayan admires about her co-stars, lamenting other cities that extend their drama beyond the point of fascination.
"When somebody fights and that fight is dragged for like six episodes, I'm like, 'You don't have anything else happening in your life?'" Ayan spoke. "You want to tell me you've had the same problem for six weeks? Because I have problems every day. Every five minutes, I have problems. And I believe that is one of my castmates' finest qualities, which I admire. We dispute, and then the cameras turn off. We eat lunch together and hang together. "So it's simple to move on."
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After a two-year break, The Real Housewives of Dubai made a comeback for its second season with minimal buzz and low anticipation. After witnessing lackluster seasons of The Real Housewives of Potomac and The Real Housewives of New Jersey, numerous Bravo viewers were apprehensive about giving RHODubai another chance after its underwhelming debut season. After Season 2 premiered, there were doubts about the continued appeal of Dubai.
The location for RHODubai had to be absolutely perfect, presenting a unique challenge for the first foreign franchise created by NBCUniversal. While The Real Housewives of Melbourne aired on Bravo, this and all other overseas versions had no connection to the main network. It must be the right cast. "Even if we're thousands of miles away, we want to maintain the essence of a Housewives program," said Sezin Cavusoglu, Senior Vice President of Unscripted Current Production at NBCUniversal Entertainment, in an interview with The Daily Beast's Obsessed.
With Season 2, the program returned to its Housewives roots. The group balances between minor disagreements and high-stakes conflicts, allowing viewers to engage with the growing brand. According to Cavusoglu, Bravo took its time with the second season, holding focus groups and looking internally to figure out why audiences didn't immediately latch onto the series. In addition, he mentioned that the Dubai filming commission was more satisfied with the second season of the series, as they had been pleased with the first season.
Doors were opened to new shooting settings, enabling the women to flaunt their affluent lives as their conversations shifted from eating french fries to squabbling over who had the finest tickets at Beyoncé's private performance. That, along with the show's first dramatic dinner party and a dynamic-shifting trip to Bali, has propelled RHODubai well past its rookie status. Several Bravo fans have expressed their appreciation for Dubai as a refreshing throwback to the lighthearted days of Bravo entertainment. This comes at a time when other Housewives franchises have been dealing with scandals, fights, and legal disputes.
"I really appreciate all the positivity that we're receiving online," cast member Chanel Ayan expressed. "I adore how people are comparing us to the previous Housewives. We don't take ourselves as seriously as we used to when we were having fun and being foolish. We get to laugh. We are battling over V.I.P and V.V.I.P."
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"I love that we're not so dark," she continued. "You want to be friends with us and we want to be friends with you."
Ayan researched historical books in preparation for her second expedition, viewing each Real Housewives Season 2, and believes Dubai outperforms some of its rivals.
"I feel like we're on Season 7, the way we are [going]," Ayan told me. "People are forgetting that this is our second season. Return to all the other Housewives, watch Season 2 of their program, and compare to where we are."
One refreshing quality of the Dubai ensemble is their capacity to battle and move on in a period of rising stalemate across the series. That's something cast member Chanel Ayan admires about her co-stars, lamenting other cities that extend their drama beyond the point of fascination.
"When somebody fights and that fight is dragged for like six episodes, I'm like, 'You don't have anything else happening in your life?'" Ayan spoke. "You want to tell me you've had the same problem for six weeks? Because I have problems every day. Every five minutes, I have problems. And I believe that is one of my castmates' finest qualities, which I admire. We dispute, and then the cameras turn off. We eat lunch together and hang together. "So it's simple to move on."
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