Real Housewives of Atlanta ratings are the highest they've ever been before. Atlanta has been on Bravo since 2008 and unlike the other Housewives franchises, Atlanta ratings keep rising.

This past Sunday Atlanta Housewives was watched by over 4.52 million viewers; and that's just the people that watched it while it aired! Most women these days DVR their Housewives shows or watch the repeat when it airs later.

Another 1.3 million viewers watched The Real Housewives Of Atlanta in repeat last Sunday at midnight. That makes 5.82 viewers that Bravo can calculate. The episode beat ratings for all of the Housewives reunion shows; the highest ratings before being Atlanta reunion season 3.

The ratings are so great that Kim Zolciak is regretting her departure from the show that dramatically occurred during last season. Kim thought she was leaving the show on a high note but she was very wrong.

Zolciak told InTouch Magazine that she'd be open to coming back to the hit show and she's done making babies. Her spin-off show averages 1.1 million viewers an episode; not even close to Housewives.

It's a mystery why the last episode was such a hit because it was low drama and a total snoozefest.

Cynthia Bailey argues with her husband while Kandi and her mother are still at war but these weren't fresh storylines.

So why are ratings so high for Atlanta while the other Housewives shows are losing viewers?

There are no changes in cast from last season. Kenya, Phaedra, Porsha, Nene and Cynthia have all remained and there have been no additions.

I personally think the show has gone downhill. The only storyline that I find remotely interesting is kandi and her mother because I can see real pain there.

Porsha and Kordell's divorce was interesting at the beginning of the season, but has just gotten drawn out and pathetic.

Either way the numbers for Atlanta keep going up, and in turn the shows that follow have had high ratings as well.

Last Sunday after Housewives, "Blood, Sweat & Heels," a new series following a group of professional New York women in media, real estate and fashion, ranked 2.5 million total viewers.

Then the season finale for "Thicker Than Water" attracted 2.3 million total viewers.

Watch What Happens Live with Porsha Stewart and Josh Groban snagged 1.8 million viewers. Not bad!

Why do you think RHOA ratings have skyrocketed?