The fifth season of The Real Housewives of New York City, an American reality television series, is broadcast on Bravo. It aired June 4, 2012 until October 22, 2012, 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 LuAnn de Lesseps, Ramona Singer, Sonja Morgan, Aviva Drescher, Carole Radziwill and Heather Thomson. It consisted of 21 episodes. Production and crew The Real Housewives of New York City continued to be a success for the network with season four being its highest rated season among all key demos and averaging 2.65 million total viewers. The series was subsequently renewed after its success and sneak peek of season five was revealed on Watch What Happens Live on April 4, 2012. The full cast, trailer and premiere date were released the following day. The season premiere "A New New York" was aired on June 4, 2012, while the eighteenth episode "All's Well That Doesn't End Well" served as the season finale, and was aired on October 1, 2012. It was followed by a two-part reunion that aired on October 8, and October 15, 2012 and a "Lost Footage" episode on October 22, 2012, 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 announced on March 10, 2012 that The Real Housewives of New York City would be entering a different platform through the release of a game on Facebook. Real Housewives: The Game was set to run concurrently with the fifth season of The Real Housewives of New York City and each week a new episode would be released on the game. Lisa Hsia, the Executive Vice President for Bravo, described the game as a "great opportunity for Bravo to take our passionate viewers into the content." The game allowed the player to create a character, interact with the housewives and take part in story-lines inspired by the series. The game features all the housewives from season five as well as a cameo from Andy Cohen. The game was discontinued after season five in October, 2012. Cast and synopsis Cast Three of the seven wives featured