The Real Housewives of D.C. is an American reality television series that debuted August 5, 2010, on Bravo. It is the network's fifth installment in The Real Housewives series. On April 7, 2011, Bravo announced that The Real Housewives of D.C. had been cancelled. This was a first in the history of the franchise that one of its series had not been renewed..