"I don't think people watch linear TV the way they watch Netflix," explains Watch Watch Happens Live, saying Bravo chose not to reboot Queer Eye.
Andy Cohen expressed his support for Bravo's decision to delay the Queer Eye reboot.
During her appearance on Jeri Lewis Live on SiriusXM, the host of Watch What Happens Live opened up that the cable network had refused to revive the hit reality show—and why she wholeheartedly supported the decision.
"And I think it premiered on Netflix, and people loved it." "It will be costly; Queer Eye is a costly show. And I think Bravo might have made the right move by not doing that show."
"I didn't think it would be a hit," he added. The original Queer Eye show, originally titled Queer Eye for the Straight Guy, first aired on Bravo in 2003. The reality series starring Ted Allen, Keen Douglas, Tom Ficilia, Carson Cresley, and Jay Rodriguez became a hit show and even won an Emmy for Outstanding. Reality Program in 2004. However, the last episode aired in October 2007, after the network finished processing in June 2006.
More than a decade later, in February 2018, the Netflix show restarted with a new cast: Anthony Porowski, Tan France, Carcamo Brown, Bobby Burke, and Jonathan Van Ness. The updated version, abbreviated as Queer Eye, has won numerous Emmy Awards, with the final and sixth seasons premiering in December 2021.
In March, the production announced via Twitter that a seventh season of the show was in the works and would take place in New Orleans, Louisiana. While speaking about the matter on Monday, Cohen, 54, also opened up about an event he regrets having canceled by Bravo.
"I think the show was canceled for a reason, like The Real Wives of Miami," he explained. "The new version is great - and the next season we're shooting now is great. But I don't regret canceling it back then."
