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The Real Housewives of New York City: Season 13

18 episodes Premiered May 4, 2021 Updated Oct 11, 2026
Previously on The Real Housewives of New York City

Season 13 Lore Primer

Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.

  • ⚡ Directly follows the overarching narrative developments of The Real Housewives of New York City Season 12.
  • ⚡ Faction dynamics and core character alliances shift under escalating external stakes.
  • ⚡ Crucial mysteries introduced previously reach key turning points and narrative reckonings.
  • ⚡ Sets up serialized story arcs that build directly toward the climactic season finale.
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Season 13 Episodes

Episode Guide

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Season 13: Filler vs. Essential Canon

Filter episodes by narrative weight. Focus on essential mytharc and skip standalone side quests.

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Mytharc (3): Crucial lore & season climaxes
Core (15): Character development & subplots
Side Quest (0): Standalone / filler
S13·E1 Mytharc

Back in the Big Apple

May 4, 2021 · 60 min

The New York ladies are back; Ramona visits Luann's new apartment, and learns she has a new neighbor; Leah is working on her conversion to Judaism, and invites Eboni to join Ramona

S13·E2 Core

Burning Up

May 11, 2021 · 60 min

To celebrate being reunited after a long quarantine, Ramona invites the ladies to the Hamptons; Luann overshares details about her new man with Sonja; Leah hosts a Burning Man part

S13·E3 Core

A High Rate of Interest

May 18, 2021 · 60 min

The ladies take a day trip to a local winery; Eboni questions Ramona's choice of words; Leah confronts Ramona's questionable blood plasma donation; the ladies engage in some local

S13·E4 Core

Putting the Tiff in Tiffany's

May 25, 2021 · 60 min

On the second day in the Hamptons, the ladies get a personal training session from Luann's new fling; after having words with Ramona, Leah decides to take a vow of silence to relie

S13·E5 Core

How Nude

Jun 1, 2021 · 60 min

Luann hosts an eclectic lunch party for the ladies at her Sag Harbor home with a nude male model as the main event; Leah's frustrations with Ramona boil over; Luann and Eboni get i

S13·E6 Core

Stop and Throw the Roses

Jun 8, 2021 · 60 min

The gravity of Luann and Eboni’s paint party confrontation begins to set in, and beachside fishing turns cold when politics are brought up in conversation. Meanwhile, Heather’s fau

S13·E7 Core

Electile Dysfunction

Jun 15, 2021 · 60 min

After the ladies compete in Luann's 70's inspired Halloween pageant, Leah receives devastating news about her grandma. Back in the city, Ramona reviews her real estate skills, whil

S13·E8 Core

A Harlem Night

Jun 29, 2021 · 60 min

Eboni hosts the ladies for an educational night in Harlem where Ramona introduces the group to her friend Bershan. Luann bonds with her daughter over their sobriety while Leah stre

S13·E9 Core

The Salem B**** Trials

Jul 6, 2021 · 60 min

Eboni takes Sonja to Philadelphia to meet a matchmaker. Leah hosts the ladies on an excursion to the witch capital of the world: Salem, Massachusetts. At Leah's latex and leather d

S13·E10 Core

Light As A Feather, Stiff As A Bored

Jul 13, 2021 · 60 min

In Salem, Eboni's pointed question reverberates throughout the group, leading to an emotional revelation at dinner and some new body ink. The ladies take a trip back in time to the

S13·E11 Core

The Witching Hour

Jul 20, 2021 · 60 min

Sonja and Bershan's argument in Salem continues through the night, and news of their altercation spreads. Bershan attempts to smooth things over with the women, while Leah, Luann a

S13·E12 Core

Baby, It's Cold Inside

Jul 27, 2021 · 60 min

In the city after their trip to Salem, Eboni and Sonja get back in the boxing ring with Martin. While Luann and Leah plan a joint birthday party for Ramona and Sonja, Eboni continu

S13·E13 Core

Ho Ho Holidays

Aug 3, 2021 · 60 min

The morning after Ramona and Sonja's birthday bash, LuAnn and Ramona learn about Sonja's late-night escapades with one of the party guests. Leah reconnects with her siblings for th

S13·E14 Core

Hanger Pains

Aug 10, 2021 · 60 min

Leah practices Hebrew and studies for her conversion while Ramona’s foray into real estate continues with a high end showing. Eboni meets with a genetic investigator and Sonja trie

S13·E15 Core

Bitching & Ramoaning

Aug 17, 2021 · 60 min

After a spirited attempt to get back on track, the conversation continues to heat up during Eboni’s Black Shabbat dinner. Over lunch with Luann’s Fortune Society friends, Ramona ex

S13·E16 Core

Be Mine, Galentine

Aug 24, 2021 · 60 min

Leah clashes with her mother during a family dinner and Luann takes up a sobering, new business venture; Sonja has an untimely brush with Covid-19, spurring a close-knit girls trip

S13·E17 Mytharc

The Doppelgang’s All Here

Aug 31, 2021 · 60 min

Galentine’s game night gets wild with an unexpected call from Sonja’s ex, and the women bond over their bedazzled body art. Leah laments over her relationship with Rob, and Bershan

S13·E18 Mytharc

So... That Happened

Sep 7, 2021 · 60 min

A special episode pulls the curtain back and reveals never-before-seen moments from Season 13. In this new footage, fans will get a closer look at all the fun the ladies had togeth

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