7.1/1040 votes#1 - There's a New Girl in Town
Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 2/17/2009
Season 2 lifts off with tension surrounding Jill, whose published interview incites a feud with Alex and Simon. Meanwhile, social butterfly Bethenny spends the summer in the Hamptons with Jill. And new housewife Kelly Killoren Bensimon is introduced.
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7.0/1038 votes#2 - Hamptons Retreat... But No Surrender
Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 2/24/2009
Jill offers support to Bethenny, who sheds light on her romantic life. Meanwhile, Jill snoops for information about new housewife Kelly Killoren Bensimon, an act that creates tension with Ramona. In the Hamptons, Alex and Simon shop until they drop. And Jill's parents pay a visit from Florida.
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6.8/1037 votes#3 - On Their High Horses
Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 3/3/2009
LuAnn's housekeeper returns after a monthlong trip to the Philippines---to the relief of LuAnn, who had been saddled with the extra house chores. In other developments, Jill organizes a charity event; Simon and Alex enjoy a spa day; Kelly participates in an elite Hamptons horse show; and Ramona's husband organizes a tennis doubles rematch with Jill---resulting in a volley of egos.
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7.2/1038 votes#4 - If You Have Nothing Nice to Say...
Season 2 Episode 4 - Aired 3/10/2009
Alex and her family return from the Hamptons, only to pack and prep for a vacation in St. Barts. Meanwhile, Jill launches an epic redesign of her home; and LuAnn pens a book on etiquette---though Bethenny questions her expertise in such matters. In the dueling diva department, LuAnn and Ramona butt heads. Meanwhile, Bethenny participates in a magazine shoot.
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7.3/1033 votes#5 - New York State of Mind
Season 2 Episode 5 - Aired 3/17/2009
As the summer winds down, LuAnn prepares Victoria for boarding school. The Countess is the topic of Ramona and Bethenny's conversation in the Hamptons, and Jill arrives at Alex and Simon's Brooklyn home to offer renovation pointers. Meanwhile, Bethenny reaches out to LuAnn during a lunch---but the results may be hard to swallow.
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7.5/1034 votes#6 - Runway Run-In
Season 2 Episode 6 - Aired 3/24/2009
The ladies have a passion for fashion as they attend various Fashion Week shows, but not without catty bickering between Ramona and Simon, not to mention between Kelly and Bethenny. As for Kelly, she covers all the fashion action for her column. And designer Zang Toi throws a private fashion show for Jill and her friends.
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7.8/1038 votes#7 - Kelly vs. Bethenny
Season 2 Episode 7 - Aired 3/31/2009
In one corner: Kelly. In the other: Bethenny. The two housewives square off in a diva duel during a downtown bar meeting. In other unfolding dramas, all six wives assemble at a magazine party, where Kelly reflects on her fight with Bethenny. And there's back-and-forth tension over an upcoming tennis match.
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7.9/1038 votes#8 - Game, Set, Feud
Season 2 Episode 8 - Aired 4/7/2009
Jill gets set to play her doubles tennis match against Ramona and Mario, but it could be a histrionic racket when her pro tennis partner opts out and Jill invites Simon to play with her. It's game, set, drama when the other wives attend the match. Meanwhile, Jill shows her home redesign to Bethenny; and Bethenny seeks help with her product-logo design.
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7.6/1033 votes#9 - Wife in the Fast Lane
Season 2 Episode 9 - Aired 4/14/2009
A business theme features Ramona busy on her skin-care line and throwing a showcase party for the product. Meanwhile, LuAnn meets with a writer to finish her book; Bethenny promotes her food fare; and Kelly works on her jewelry business in Los Angeles. Meanwhile, Simon hopes to add a special touch to Alex's birthday.
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7.3/1034 votes#10 - Unfashionably Late
Season 2 Episode 10 - Aired 4/21/2009
A sultry photo shoot involves Kelly, who goes before the cameras to pose for the photo invitation to her Halloween bash, which the other wives ultimately attend. Meanwhile, a shopping spree results when LuAnn's daughter arrives from boarding school. And Jill, in a radio interview, chats about the suffering American economy and its impact on the rich.
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7.6/1033 votes#11 - Van Kempens House Party
Season 2 Episode 11 - Aired 4/28/2009
Alex celebrates the renovation of her home by throwing a house party. The other housewives are invited, but long-standing ill will threatens to spoil the fun. Other developments find an apprehensive Bethenny setting out on a blind date. And Ramona visits a nip/tuck doctor.
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7.2/1035 votes#12 - Charity Wives
Season 2 Episode 12 - Aired 5/5/2009
In the Season 2 finale, fiery feuds and catty conflicts erupt when the housewives try to work together to organize Jill's charity event. Meanwhile, LuAnn tutors Bethenny in the fine art of modeling, after which Bethenny struts her stuff on the catwalk at a Moroccan fashion show.
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8.3/1034 votes#13 - Reunion: Watch What Happens (1)
Season 2 Episode 13 - Aired 5/12/2009
Part 1 of 2. Host Andy Cohen presides over a reunion installment, in which the privileged ladies of the Big Apple reconvene to remember the diva dramas of Season 2.
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8.0/1035 votes#14 - Reunion: Watch What Happens (2)
Season 2 Episode 14 - Aired 5/14/2009
The conclusion of a reunion edition featuring Season 2 reflections.
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7.7/1028 votes#15 - The Lost Footage
Season 2 Episode 15 - Aired 5/28/2009
The dynamic divas from New York City are featured in previously unseen footage from the sudsy series' second season.
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The Best Episodes of The Real Housewives of New York City Season 2
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Season 2 Ratings Summary
"There's a New Girl in Town" is the best rated episode of "The Real Housewives of New York City" season 2. It scored 7.1/10 based on 40 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 2/17/2009. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "Hamptons Retreat... But No Surrender".