After leaving The Real Housewives of New Jersey a while back, Caroline Manzo was offered her own Bravo spin off show, Manzo'd With Children, which actually did pretty well with the ratings. Well enough for the powers-that-be to decide to bring it back for a second season. For a while, Manzo's name was being mentioned as a possible way of trying to save RHONJ. Bringing her back while Teresa Giudice spends the next year in the clink sounded like a possibility but focus groups just aren't having it.
According to a report by Radar Online, Manzo's spin off will begin filming season two within the next month or so and RHONJ is still sitting on the back burner. Sources say that Manzo is actually open to doing both shows, if the money is right, but the producers are the ones that want no overlap. If they were to bring her back on RHONJ then they want the drama of that show to stay in its own lane while Manzo'd With Children would continue to focus strictly on her life with her husband and three grown kids.
What are your thoughts on all of this? Have you tuned in to Manzo's family spin off? Do you think it's actually worthy of a second season? And how about the mess that Giudice has left behind in the form of RHONJ? Is it in Bravo's best interest to shelve the show for now and maybe never even bring it back? Even with Giudice the ratings were dismal last season so wouldn't they drop even more without her? Where do you want to see Manzo most? Tell us your thoughts in the comments below!
