The sixth season of The Real Housewives of New York City, an American reality television series, is broadcast on Bravo. It aired March 11, 2014 until August 12, 2014, and is primarily filmed in New York City, New York. Its executive producers are Andrew Hoegl, Barrie Bernstein, Lisa Shannon, Pam Healy and Andy Cohen. The Real Housewives of New York City focuses on the lives of Ramona Singer, Sonja Morgan, Aviva Drescher, Carole Radziwill, Heather Thomson and Kristen Taekman; returning cast member Luann de Lesseps was absent for 4 of the season's 23 episodes and was referred to instead as a "friend" of the housewives. Production and crew The Real Housewives of New York City was renewed for a sixth season in February 2013. The full cast, trailer and premiere date were released in January 2014 with a 30-minute special preview that aired on February 12, 2014. The season premiere "If You Can Make It Here" was aired on March 11, 2014, while the twentieth episode "The Last Leg" served as the season finale, and was aired on July 22, 2014. It was followed by a three-part reunion that aired on July 29, August 5 and August 12, 2014, 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. It was reported the year gap between season five of The Real Housewives of New York and season six was attributed to a cast stand-off for a pay increase with Carole Radziwill posting on Twitter "Payscale is ridix + it irks me to be given ultimatums," as well as a ratings drop in season five. Season five debuted with a 1.66 total million viewers and dropped to less than a million during its season finale and season five being the second-lowest-rated season of the series, dropping 26 percent in the 18-49 demo from season four of The Real Housewives of New York. Cast and synopsis Cast All six wives featured on the fifth season returned for the sixth installment however LuAnn de Lesseps returned in a recurring capacity which made Ramona Singer the last remaining original cast member during season six. De Lesseps stated stepping back in season six was her choice and that she is glad to be recurring during the season saying "It's