AIR DATE: Thursday 11/5

The high-living ladies of the franchise's flagship show return reinvigorated and, thanks to the recession, a tad humbled. Real estate whiz Jeana makes good-humored cracks about taking a big financial hit (she exits the show later), while Vicki tries to be less self-involved. But fear not: The juicy drama is intact — starting with a brutally raw fight between Gretchen and marriage-troubled Tamra. It's so on. (Bravo, 10 P.M.)

-- JOHN GRIFFITHS

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