E! has announced today that Total Bellas will return for a fifth season comprised of ten episodes. The show has struggled in terms of ratings in recent years but it has a dedicated fanbase and so it's no great surprise that they've chosen to bring Nikki and Brie back for more misadventures.
Here's the press release in its entirety:
Los Angeles, CA – June 21, 2019 – The hit series “Total Bellas,” following the lives of WWE® Superstars Nikki Bella® and Brie Bella®, has been greenlit for a fifth season on E! Season four of “Total Bellas” featured Nikki exploring life as a newly single woman, Nikki and Brie expanding their brands, Brie and husband WWE Superstar Daniel Bryan® juggling work and parenthood, and the Superstar twins’ return to the ring leading up to WWE’s first-ever all women’s pay-per-view event, Evolution®. The fifth season of “Total Bellas,” will consist of 10, hour-long episodes premiering in early 2020.
"Nikki and Brie have never shied away from revealing every aspect of their lives to our viewers," said Amy Introcaso-Davis, Executive Vice President, Development and Production, E! "They’re strong women who are incredibly relatable and connect deeply with our audience."
"We’re at a really exciting point in our lives, and can’t wait to take the Bella Army on this journey as we continue to work hard and inspire them to live their dreams," said Brie Bella. "We’re looking forward to sharing our triumphs and challenges with our fans this season, and hope they all have as much fun as we’re having along the way," added Nikki Bella.
The fourth season of “Total Bellas” ranked as a Top 3 program for E!, with an average of 783K total viewers. Sunday night premieres of the series consistently ranked among the Top 10 programs in Primetime across ad-supported cable networks among W18-34. “Total Bellas” ranked as a Top 2 most social Cable Reality series in Primetime on each of its premiere nights, averaging 151K Total Interactions across Facebook, Instagram and Twitter each Sunday night. The series also averaged 3MM engagements across all social media platforms (Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, YouTube) each week. “Total Bellas” currently has 1.3MM social followers, up +18% vs. season three. Nikki and Brie Bella have a combined following of more than 34MM social followers across Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and YouTube.
“Total Bellas” is produced by WWE and Bunim/Murray Productions with Gil Goldschein, Russell Jay and Farnaz Farjam Chazan serving as Executive Producers for Bunim/Murray Productions and Kevin Dunn and Chris Kaiser serving as Executive Producer for WWE. Nikki Bella and Brie Bella also serve as Executive Producers.