Liz McGraw announces she will not return to “The Real Housewives of Rhode Island” as season two begins production and says she is stepping back to focus on family, work and personal passions.The series, produced by Evolution Media for Bravo and streaming on Peacock, premiered earlier this year and drew a multiplatform audience of 2.7M viewers in its first week, the largest such audience the franchise has posted in two years.McGraw is a central figure on the show as the state’s leading cannabis entrepreneur, operating the largest dispensary in Rhode Island and cultivating a close off‑camera friendship with Dolores Catania of The Real Housewives of New Jersey.Andy Cohen and several cast members say the door is open for McGraw to return, and McGraw says she will continue to watch and root for the show while prioritizing family and business.