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136-407: Set on Wisteria Lane , a street in the fictional town of Fairview in the fictional Eagle State, Desperate Housewives follows the lives of a group of women as seen through the eyes of their friend and neighbor who commits suicide in the pilot episode. The storyline covers fifteen years of the women's lives over eight seasons, set between the years 2004–2008, and later 2013–2018 (the story line includes

272-416: A nun , Sister Mary Bernard, who inspires him to live a more religious life. Following her miscarriage, Gaby tells Carlos that she did want children but she wanted Carlos to want her for her, not just because she was capable of childbearing. Sister Mary invites Carlos to accompany her to Botswana , and he agrees initially. When he goes to the doctor in preparation for the trip, he leaves Gabrielle to fill out

408-430: A prenuptial agreement . Both moved in year 2003 to Fairview, to 4349 Wisterla Lane, where they met Mary Alice Young, Bree Van de Kamp, Lynette Scavo and Susan Mayer, during pause between having sex. He truly loved his wife so she told her to get friends with local women. However she managed to be friends with local, shy boy, Eddie Orlofsky . When he found out about it, told Gaby to cut loose out of him. Carlos wants

544-427: A 2.8 to 3.0 in the 18–49 demographic. However, after the mid-season finale the ratings returned lower, hitting the seven million viewer mark and a 2.2–2.5 in the demo. The season also saw the lowest ratings in the show's eight-year run. Opposite the 54th Annual Grammy Awards , which featured a tribute to the then-recently deceased entertainer Whitney Houston , and the mid-season premiere of The Walking Dead on AMC ,

680-887: A black baby. The doctor admits that the embryos were accidentally switched and their embryo didn't take, simplifying the divorce. However, it gets nasty and takes a hostage situation at a supermarket to make them realize what they had turned into. Carlos' attempt to stop scheming have limited success. He moves in with Mike Delfino , taking advantage of Mike's amnesia by claiming that they were best friends. He also begins dating again although he and Gaby still have feelings for each other. He bonds with little Travers McLain after finding Travers wandering outside late at night. Spending time with him and his mother, Edie Britt , reignites his desire for children. Carlos and Edie begin dating but keep it secret. However, when Carlos tells her that he doesn't want Gaby to know, Edie thinks he's still in love with her and tells Gabrielle, prompting Gaby to say that she

816-563: A building with him and Orson inside, killing Karl and leaving Orson paraplegic. The second half of the season focuses on Katherine experimenting with her sexuality, Lynette unknowingly inviting the Fairview strangler to stay with them before discovering the truth, the conflict between Bree and a son of Rex whom he had before meeting her, and the solving of the Bolen mystery. The seventh season premiered on September 26, 2010, and its main mystery

952-482: A consulting producer during the first two seasons. On May 18, 2004, ABC announced the 2004–2005 lineup, with Desperate Housewives in the Sunday at 9:00–10:00 p.m. ET slot, which it held all through the run of the show. After only three episodes, on October 20, 2004, ABC announced that Desperate Housewives , along with Lost , had been picked up for a full season. A couple of weeks later after Housewives premiered

1088-421: A family so much that he replaces Gaby's birth control pills with sugar pills as she was against the idea. He's arrested for illegal business practices, takes a plea bargain, and serves 8 months in jail; separately, he gets tried for hate crimes against two gay men who he thought were sleeping with Gabrielle. In reality, she is sleeping with John Rowland , their teenage gardener. John tells Carlos that he beat up

1224-399: A few more years, stating that the series still "has a lot of life left in it." He told The Wrap : Steve McPherson (ABC Entertainment president) and I agree that we shouldn't keep the show going for more than a couple [of] years past my seven-year initial contract. We don't want it to just fade away. We've been in negotiations. I expect to sign my new deal soon to set up a future scenario for

1360-683: A five-year jump in time, as well as flashbacks and flashforwards ranging from the 1980s to the 2020s). They work through domestic struggles and family life, while facing the secrets, crimes, and mysteries hidden behind the doors of their—on the surface—beautiful and seemingly perfect suburban neighborhood. The series features an ensemble cast , headed by Teri Hatcher as Susan Mayer , Felicity Huffman as Lynette Scavo , Marcia Cross as Bree Van de Kamp , and Eva Longoria as Gabrielle Solis . The supporting cast included Nicollette Sheridan as Edie Britt , Dana Delany as Katherine Mayfair , and Vanessa Williams as Renee Perry . Brenda Strong narrates

1496-508: A form for him. She neglects to mention his allergy to eggs , resulting in Carlos suffering an allergic reaction to a vaccine, forcing him to stay in Fairview. While delirious, he talks about Sister Mary in a very unreligious way, which Gabrielle reports to Father Crowley . He has Sister Mary transferred, but not before she and Gabrielle have a fight. In the season finale, Gabrielle initially thinks Carlos has died but discovers that he has paid

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1632-466: A high-paying business job so he could give Gabrielle and his daughters financial security. In episode 17, Carlos becomes president of the company he was working at, due to the death of Bradley Scott. Later in this episode, he hires Lynette Scavo . In the season finale, Aunt Connie claims she is dying and needs someone to care for her granddaughter, Ana. Carlos agrees, to pay back the aunt who did so much for him, despite Gaby's protests. Ana seems nice but

1768-416: A job herself as personal shopper. Gaby's job turns out to be better paid than Carlos', and he starts to feel uncomfortable with the idea of Gaby playing the family provider role. When it turns out that Bree may face 20 years to life sentence, both Carlos and Gaby are about to confess that they committed Alejandro's murder; in the end, Mrs. McCluskey herself confesses she committed the murder, after overhearing

1904-502: A married couple and learn that they are expecting a child; Bree fakes a pregnancy and plans to raise her teenage daughter's illegitimate child as her own; and Edie schemes to hold on to her new love, Carlos, who has moved in with Mike as an interim arrangement. A gay couple from Chicago— Lee McDermott ( Kevin Rahm ) and Bob Hunter ( Tuc Watkins )—become residents of Wisteria Lane. A tornado threatens to destroy everything, and everyone, that

2040-421: A number of incidents, Carlos decides to go to rehab. While in rehab, he discovers that what counselors do has much more impact on people's lives and is more helpful than his own position as a business executive. For this reason, Carlos decides to become a counselor himself after coming out from rehab, resigning to his post as director. At first, he faces opposition from Gaby, but she eventually supports him and finds

2176-524: A place to stay. Carlos figures out what really happened and confronts Edie, who guilts him into staying. When Edie suggests they try for a baby, Carlos agrees, not knowing that Edie is still taking birth control pills. When he finds out, he dumps her, prompting her to attempt suicide in the season finale. In the fourth season, Carlos returns home to find Edie hanging. It emerges that she faked her suicide attempt. She narrowly escapes with her life, as Carlos notices her when Karen McCluskey complains to him about

2312-690: A private detective to spy on Carlos, and gets pictures of him and Gabrielle sharing a passionate kiss. She also tells the IRS about the account, but they tell her that the account doesn't exist. Meanwhile, Carlos breaks up with Edie, while Gabby breaks up with Victor over a voicemail. Carlos goes to see Gabrielle and she tells him that Victor tried to kill her while out at sea, so she knocked him overboard. They go back to get him and when they do, Victor and Carlos fight. Victor goes to stab Carlos and Gabrielle knocks Victor overboard again. When they look for him, they can't see so Gabrielle decides to frame it as suicide and let

2448-422: A son, the relationship starts to crumble. He tries to get Bree to move to Florida but it ends up in only him leaving. In season eight, Andrew moves back in due to financial reasons. Three years after the series end, Bree and her former lawyer/new husband, Trip Weston, move off the lane to Kentucky. This house has no interiors, with it being used as a break room for the cast and crew. Along with Lynette's house, it

2584-566: A soundstage in the studio. No. 4356 is commonly known as the Simms House (before season one), The Delfino House (first three seasons), Mayfair House (season four to season six), the Graham House (first half of season seven) and then The Tilman House (middle of season seven to end of season seven). It is assumed that Katherine Mayfair sold the house to Emma Graham ( Dana Glover ), and then she sold it to Paul in season 7. Felicia Tilman

2720-447: A soundstage in the studio. The house is a reproduction of the original Leave it to Beaver house and was constructed for the 1997 Universal film of the same name. No. 4353 is Susan Mayer 's house. Paul Young rented the house throughout the seventh season, with his new wife Beth Young , until Beth kills herself, and Paul soon lets Susan and Mike move back in. The Mayers moved into the house in 1992. Before season one, Susan lived in

2856-447: A successful cookbook writer and caterer, and her daughter Danielle had come to claim back her son while Orson was in prison. Edie dies of electrocution after a car crash, before she can expose Dave's motives moments after she discovers his secret. The sixth season premiered on Sunday, September 27, 2009, at 9pm. The main mystery of this season is surrounding new neighbor Angie Bolen ( Drea de Matteo ) and her family. The first half of

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2992-746: A tantrum over an expensive jacket and know that Grace is Gaby's real daughter. They also find out that her parents are illegal immigrants, though Grace (being born in the United States) is a citizen. Her father gets arrested after failing to show a valid driver's license to the police, leaving Grace's non-biological mother to go in hiding. Even though Gaby and Carlos try multiple times to take in Grace at her house, Grace's non-biological mother insists she stay with her. He supports Gaby when she goes into therapy after she begins to lose it, and later goes to Gaby's hometown with her to confront her former stepfather who

3128-438: A vase against the wall and proves that she is just as strong-willed as Carlos, who releases Danny. When he and Gaby try making amends, they overhear her and Nick arguing about her shaded past. Carlos discovers that Juanita is not their real daughter, but hides it from Gaby, afraid that it will hurt her. When Gaby eventually finds out, they go out to look for her real daughter, Grace. After first meeting her, they see Grace throwing

3264-619: A year after the series ends. This house has an actual entry and living room. All other interiors shots are filmed on a soundstage in the studio. The backyard of this house (with pool and jacuzzi) was filmed on an actual house in San Fernando Valley. No. 4350 (commonly known as the Old Huber House) is owned in season 1 by Martha Huber , who had owned the house at least 14 years earlier as well. After her house burns down, Edie Britt resides with Martha until her new house

3400-416: A year. Cherry had difficulty getting any television network interested in his new series; HBO , CBS , NBC , Fox , Showtime , and Lifetime all turned the show down. Finally, two new executives at ABC , Lloyd Braun and Susan Lyne, chose to greenlight it, reportedly after The O.C. on Fox premiered in 2003 and showed that a soap opera could succeed in prime time. Marc Cherry stated: "In April 2002, I

3536-660: Is Bree and Rex Van de Kamp 's house. Together in this house, they raised their children, Andrew Van de Kamp and Danielle Van de Kamp . They moved into the house in 1994. In season three, Bree remarries to Orson Hodge and he becomes a permanent resident in the house. Gloria Hodge , Orson's mother also moves in, a few episodes later and remains until she is kicked out by Bree. In season four, Danielle gives birth to Benjamin Hodge and he stays in Bree's care until season five. With this, both Andrew and Danielle move out as well. Also at

3672-455: Is Paul's return to Wisteria Lane with a new wife and with plans of punishing the residents for shunning him during his incarceration, while an old nemesis of his still plans to get her own revenge on him. Lynette's best friend from college Renee Perry ( Vanessa Williams ) moves onto the lane and stirs things up among the other housewives. Gabrielle and Carlos learn an unsettling fact about their daughter Juanita Solis ( Madison De La Garza ) (who

3808-845: Is a schemer who can get guys to do what she wants by flirting. Two months have passed and Carlos and Gaby continue to look after his niece, Ana. While Gaby complains about Ana's bad behavior, Carlos is more sympathetic and urges his wife to sign the papers that would make them Ana's legal guardians. Eventually, Gaby agrees. Lynette tells him she is pregnant and he makes her choose - her job or her family. When Lynette threatens to sue, Carlos responds by giving her an impossible amount of work to do in one night and when she couldn't complete it, fires her for incompetence. However, he rehires her after she saves Celia from an out of control airplane and she agrees not to sue. However, one evening, Carlos finds Danny and Ana fooling around and attacks Danny. Angie overhears Carlos threatening her son and comes running, throwing

3944-460: Is actually a facade and has no interiors. No. 4348 is Rose Kemper's house from season 1 through season 5. In season 5 she goes to live in a nursing home, and it is unknown who resides there after. This house is in truth just an empty shell. No. 4349 is the home of Carlos and Gabrielle Solis , who have lived there since the summer of 2003. They move out to a mansion in Beverly Hills

4080-479: Is actually named Colonial Street , an area that has been used for many motion pictures and television shows. Other film and television productions in which Colonial Street has featured include the original Leave It to Beaver series, Gremlins , The 'Burbs , and Buffy the Vampire Slayer . In 2005, for the second season of Desperate Housewives , the street went through some heavy changes. During

4216-405: Is arrested for murder. In season eight, they came back on the lane, but later Mike was murdered by a loan shark. Susan decides to sell her house at the end of the series to a couple named Jennifer and Steve, who are hiding a secret. This house has an actual entry, a dining room and a kitchen. All other interior shots (living room and second floor) are filmed on a soundstage in the studio. No. 4354

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4352-486: Is briefly owned by Alma Hodge during Season 3. Then, Beginning in season 4, it is owned by Bob Hunter and Lee McDermott . In season 7 Lee sells his house to Paul Young, and is implied to have gotten it back after Paul returned to prison. The house for 4351 was strictly avoided by the Desperate Housewives filming crew during season one. This was because it was considered to be too recognizable since being

4488-406: Is engaged to Edie, also starts to lean towards Susan. Lynette goes back to her career in advertising while her husband Tom Scavo ( Doug Savant ) becomes a stay-at-home father, and Gabrielle decides to be faithful to Carlos, who is now in prison after being double-crossed by a business partner, and begins preparations to have a child. Paul is framed and sent to jail, not for the murder he committed in

4624-490: Is forced to earn money by doing pornography . Following a major riot on the lane, Susan is injured and put on the waiting list for a vital organ donation . Lynette persuades Tom to take an exciting new job, which leads to unprecedented problems in their marriage. The eighth and final season premiered on Sunday, September 25, 2011. The main mystery of the season is the death of Gabrielle's perverted stepfather Alejandro Perez ( Tony Plana ) at Carlos' hands, and its cover-up by

4760-461: Is having an affair with a married woman whose husband's nightclub burns down with all of Wisteria Lane's neighbors inside. Gabrielle struggles with Carlos' blindness, triggered in an injury during the tornado in season 4; two overweight young daughters; and a financial crisis. Bree and Orson have marriage problems because Bree had pressured Orson into doing time in prison for running over Mike and he resents her. She has become too focused on her career as

4896-460: Is having an affair with their gardener, John Rowland ( Jesse Metcalfe ). The first season is also marked by mystery surrounding the murder of a neighbour and some secrets revealed about Zach, Mike, and Paul. At the end of the season both Paul and Zach go missing. The second season premiered on September 25, 2005, and its central mystery is that of new neighbor Betty Applewhite ( Alfre Woodard ), who moves onto Wisteria Lane with her son Matthew in

5032-512: Is implied that Juanita murdered Diego to protect Carlos and herself from his domestic violence. Carlos entered college on a golf scholarship. He soon started a successful career in finances. While at a fashion show. She noticed him on their second fashion show. He proposed on their third date. He wanted that her laugh will be with him to the rest of his life. Juanita didn't like her at all but Carlos made her to at least accept Gaby as her daughter-in-law. However, she managed to force Gaby to sign

5168-427: Is killed when impaled by a flying fence post. Carlos is hit on the head, rendering him unconscious and blind. Carlos lies to Gaby that his sight will return, but Gaby learns the truth when Edie congratulates her for accepting the lifelong task of caring for a disabled husband. Gaby is upset that Carlos lied but he explains that he was worried that she would not marry him, had she known the truth. Gaby tells Carlos that she

5304-433: Is looking for revenge on someone on Wisteria Lane (later revealed to be Mike because of a road accident Mike and Susan were involved in that killed Dave's wife and daughter). Susan and Mike are divorced due to the accident putting pressure on their marriage. Susan deals with being a single mother and having a new romance with her painter, while Mike starts dating Katherine. Lynette and Tom learn that their now teenage son Porter

5440-429: Is lost in the woods trying to find Mike. Notable, however, was that the show's rating among viewers age 18–24 increased from the previous season. For its fourth season, the series proved to have staying power. The series averaged 18.2 million viewers. Ratings rose in the ninth episode " Something's Coming ", where 20.6 million viewers tuned in to see the heavily marketed tornado episode. The show once again moved back into

5576-519: Is not known whether Renee still lives in this house or if she moved in with her new husband Ben. For unknown reasons, in episodes " Sorry Grateful " and " Finishing the Hat " the numbers on the door of Renee's house were changed to 4359. These are the known residents of Wisteria Lane, covering episodes ( 1.01 — 5.24 ). Note that no residents 4348 (Drew House) and 4360 Wisteria Lane have been mentioned, although an unnamed woman, played by an uncredited actress ,

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5712-419: Is now dead, but instead, Gaby sees a teacher who she confided in and didn't believe her, causing to Gaby to tell the woman she should feel ashamed and not her. They leave the town and Gaby puts the past behind her. When Andrew seeks rehab for drinking, he decides to come clean to Carlos about running over his mother. Bree and Gaby both try to stop him and when Carlos invites Andrew to a camping trip, they suspect

5848-616: Is one of only two houses to have a backyard on the Colonial Street set. No. 4355 is the Scavos' house. Since the beginning Lynette and Tom Scavo have owned the house. They moved into the house in 1997, living there with their five children, Preston Scavo , Porter Scavo , Parker Scavo , Penny Scavo , Paige Scavo , and Kayla Huttington Scavo . Kayla lives in the house full-time for the middle of season three and all of season four. In season seven, Porter and Preston move out. By

5984-486: Is re-built. When Paul Young murders her, her sister Felicia Tilman moves in. Felicia stays in the house until the end of season two, where she frames Paul for her "death". This house has an actual first floor (entry, kitchen and living room). The second floor does not exist and was not rebuilt on a soundstage. Bree Van de Kamp buys the house for her son Andrew Van de Kamp and his partner Alex Cominis in season five. They are still shown living there in season seven. In

6120-634: Is seen living in no. 4360 in episode 4.02 . Also in Season 2, there is a black haired woman living here. In Season 3, there is a blonde haired cheating housewife here. Also, in Season 3, Mrs McCluskey is seen reporting a man washing his pet Pig on the lawn of 4360. Most likely neighborhood big mouth Mona Clark lives here, although in Season 5 she is shown living at the Corner House. Keller Home Dowd Home Dragnet House Johnson Home replaced McCluskey home destroyed in tornado House façade dated back to

6256-405: Is still in love with him, and decides she will try to win him back. Mrs. McCluskey receives worrying news about her health and decides to end it all, but Bree manages to convince her otherwise. The two-hour series finale, which aired on Sunday, May 13, 2012, featured the conclusion of Bree's court case. To bring the series to a conclusion, there was a wedding, a birth, and a death, and the future of

6392-421: Is then put on the market by Edie Britt , who sells it to Arthur Shepherd. Art moves out after his sister's death and the residents convincing themselves that he is a pedophile. In season five, the house is bought by Edie and Dave Williams who rents the house out to Mike Delfino . Mike stays in the house until he moves into Katherine Mayfair's house. In season six, the Bolen family moves in. The family stay in

6528-438: Is with him "for better or worse." Carlos and Gaby have two daughters, Juanita and Celia Solis . Carlos is still blind and they have lost their wealth and the status that goes with it. Carlos works as a massage therapist in a country club. Five years after Season 4, Carlos' life has changed dramatically. Despite medical doubts, Gaby unexpectedly has gotten pregnant twice. While Carlos views Gaby's pregnancies as "miracles", she

6664-576: The Arri Alexa ). It was broadcast in standard and widescreen high definition , though it was framed for the 4:3 aspect ratio until the final season. The set for Wisteria Lane , consisting mainly of facades but also of some actual houses, was located on the Universal Studios Hollywood back lot. It was referred to by film crews as Colonial Street , and has been used for several motion pictures and television shows since

6800-527: The Hat " aired May 13, 2012 was viewed by 11.12 million viewers and a 3.2 in the demo. Despite the lows in the ratings the show managed to remain in the top twenty-five-watched shows in the 18–49 demographic, placing at number twenty-five. However, the show dropped out of the top thirty most-watched shows in total viewers, coming in at thirty-fifth place. In 2006, the American cable network Bravo launched their reality series , The Real Housewives of... , in

6936-632: The ages. The music for the opening was composed by Danny Elfman , and was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Main Title Design in 2005. It also has been awarded both a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Original Main Title Theme Music in 2005 and the BMI TV Music Award . In 2005, it was included on the album Music from and Inspired by Desperate Housewives . In 2017, James Charisma of Paste ranked

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7072-503: The air until 2013. The stars of Desperate Housewives finalized new deals to make way for the eighth season and signed at the price of $ 12 million. Cherry hinted that Desperate Housewives would end in 2013, and in April 2011, Eva Longoria confirmed that there would definitely be an eighth season and expressed hopes for a ninth. Desperate Housewives was officially renewed by ABC on May 17, 2011, for an eighth season . In August 2011, it

7208-404: The archway and the beginning of the house has been removed. The Youngs moved in the house in 1990. In season one, Mary Alice kills herself and leaves the house to be maintained by her husband Paul Young and her son Zachary Young . The two remain in the house until season two, when Paul is arrested for the apparent murder of Felicia Tilman , and Zach inherits his grandfather's fortune. The house

7344-437: The boat go out to sea. Carlos wants to go the police, but Gaby stops him. However, Victor is found alive. He claims to have amnesia and has forgotten what had happened on the boat, but when alone with Gaby, he threatens her, declaring that he remembers everything. Gaby and Carlos plan to flee town, but Victor attempts to kill Carlos as a tornado bears down on Wisteria Lane. He runs out into the storm and Victor follows, but Victor

7480-463: The eleventh most watched scripted show of all broadcast television. The series continued to hit lower ratings, because of competition like the 67th Golden Globe Awards , 52nd Annual Grammy Awards , 2010 Winter Olympics , and the new CBS reality television series Undercover Boss . Nevertheless, the sixth season managed to finish in the top twenty overall, both in total viewers and 18–49 demographic audiences. Among scripted shows, it still ranked in

7616-418: The end of season five, Susan and Mike remarried and live in 4353 for season 6. At the end of season six, Susan and Mike move to an apartment and rent out their house due to financial troubles; unknown to them, Paul Young moves in with his wife Beth. In season seven, Paul finds out the truth about Beth and he throws her out. In the end of season seven, Mike, Susan and MJ all move back into 4353, when Paul Young

7752-475: The end of season four, Orson goes to jail for Bree and stays there for three years. When he is released, he returns to the home. In season five Bree's garage has been reconverted into her and Katherine's test kitchen. The ground floor contains the kitchen and the top floor contains their offices. At the close of season six, Orson moves out after asking for a divorce. In season seven Bree's contractor boyfriend Keith moves in with her. But when Keith finds out he has

7888-442: The end of season seven, Lynette and Tom decide to separate and divorce after a long fight between the two. In season eight Tom moves out and the twins, Porter and Preston, move back in temporarily. Tom moves back in during the two part finale as they reconcile. They move out four weeks later to New York City where they live in a penthouse overlooking Central Park. This house is just a shell with no interiors. Interior shots are filmed on

8024-401: The executive producers. Subsequently, Edelstein left the show mid-season, and by the season's end, so did Spezialy. For the third year, Cherry was joined by award-winning writer and producer Joe Keenan —of Frasier fame—and television movie producer George W. Perkins , who had been a crew member of Desperate Housewives since the show's conception. Although receiving praise for his work on

8160-444: The family. The Scavos also experience tension as Tom wants to start a pizzeria. Gabrielle goes through a rough divorce, tries to get back into modelling, but finally finds new love in Fairview's new mayor, Victor Lang. After being run over by Orson in the previous season finale , Mike falls into a coma and suffers from amnesia when he wakes up. Edie sees her chance to make her move on Mike, and her family relations are explored throughout

8296-444: The first draft of Desperate Housewives, convinced it could turn my life around. Guys, if I hadn't seen it right!". Shortly thereafter, Disney had both Braun and Lyne fired, following their approval of another new drama series: Lost . The ABC executives were not initially satisfied with the name of the new show, suggesting Wisteria Lane and The Secret Lives of Housewives , instead. However, on October 23, 2003, Desperate Housewives

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8432-603: The first minutes of each episode, together with episode guest stars. This practice continued for the rest of the season. The idea for the series was conceived as Marc Cherry and his mother were watching a news report on Andrea Yates . Prior to Desperate Housewives , Cherry was best known for producing and writing episodes of Touchstone Television 's hit comedy series The Golden Girls and its successor, The Golden Palace . In addition, he had created or co-created three sitcoms: The 5 Mrs. Buchanans , The Crew , and Some of My Best Friends , none of which lasted longer than

8568-444: The first season only one part of the street had been seen on the show – the cul-de-sac at the end of the street, known as 'Circle Drive' among film crews, had been left out. Now the majority of the buildings and facades in this part of the street were either heavily remodeled or removed. Among the most noticeable changes were the removals of a church facade, seen on Murder, She Wrote , in order to make room for Edie's house, and of

8704-613: The footsteps of the "real life desperate housewives" phenomenon. That program has taken place in areas such as Orange County (California) , Atlanta , and two series within the New York- Tri-State Region , within the City itself and the New Jersey suburbs. According to a survey of twenty countries conducted in 2006 by Informa Telecoms and Media , Desperate Housewives was the third-most-watched television series in

8840-476: The four housewives, which occurred in the previous season finale . After the murder, Bree receives a blackmail letter from an unknown person similar to the one Mary Alice had received in the first season. Due to her relationship with detective Chuck Vance ( Jonathan Cake ), Bree becomes the main character affected by the cover-up of Alejandro's murder, and is eventually accused of killing Alejandro herself. A new neighbor, Ben Faulkner ( Charles Mesure ), moves onto

8976-400: The four lead actresses, crediting Marc Cherry as creator. In addition to the theme composed by Danny Elfman, the first two episodes scored by Elfman's former Oingo Boingo bandmate Steve Bartek , and the third episode scored by ex- Police Stewart Copeland , the series underscore music, composed by Steve Jablonsky since the fourth episode of the first season, defines the overall sound of

9112-424: The four main housewives was revealed. During its premiere season, the show featured thirteen starring actors, all credited in the opening sequence . For the show's second year, several actors, mainly child and teenage ones, who had guest starred during the first season, were promoted to series regulars without having their names included in the opening sequence. Instead, they were billed as "also starring" during

9248-501: The garbage cans but sees something in Edie's bedroom window. Edie uses her suicide attempt and knowledge of Carlos' finances to make him stay but Carlos is resistant. She takes it further by proposing marriage under the threat of telling the IRS about his offshore bank accounts, so Carlos agrees but quietly moves the money. Edie figures out that Carlos is sleeping with Gabrielle when she, Carlos, and Victor come down with crabs . Edie hires

9384-400: The gardener, Ralph, to do his community service and Ralph was hit by a car. She also discovers Carlos is having an affair with the maid/surrogate, Xiao-Mei . In the third season opener, Gabrielle and Carlos decide to divorce but it is complicated, due to the baby that their surrogate, Xiao-Mei, is expecting. However, Xiao-Mei goes into labor on Bree & Orson's wedding day and gives birth to

9520-644: The heavy dialogue and a quick-fire writing style limits the amount of popular music used within the series. The series' music supervisor , David Sibley , works closely with the producers to integrate these musical needs into the show. In addition to featured performances by central characters such as Susan Mayer singing along with Rose Royce 's " Car Wash " and Lynette's rendition of " Boogie Shoes ", several characters have been accomplished musicians, such as Betty Applewhite (a concert pianist ) and Dylan Mayfair (a prodigy cellist ). In August 2009, Marc Cherry said that Desperate Housewives would be on television for

9656-577: The house until the end of the season, where Angie Bolen and Nick Bolen move to Atlanta, and their son Danny Bolen goes to New York. In season seven, the house is reclaimed by Paul Young, who lives across the road in Susan's house. Towards the end of season seven, Paul Young confesses about Martha Huber's murder. In season eight, the resident of 4352 is unknown. This house has a partial first floor (entry, living room and dining room). All other inside shots(kitchen, family room and second floor) are filmed on

9792-594: The house with her husband Karl Mayer , they divorced and throughout the first four seasons, Susan lived with her daughter Julie Mayer . Her off-and-on relationship meant that Mike Delfino often stayed. At the end of season three, Susan and Mike married, so Mike became a permanent resident. They remained together in season four. At the end of season four, Julie moved out to go to college, and Susan gave birth to Maynard James Delfino . In season five, Susan and Mike divorced, and Susan started seeing Jackson Braddock . Jackson wanted to move in, but Susan did not allow him to. At

9928-411: The housewives hold dear. In the closing minutes, the characters and their story have flashed forward by five years. The fifth season premiered on September 28, 2008, with the time period jumping forward five years after the previous season, with some flashbacks to events which happened between the two periods. The season mystery revolves around Edie's new husband, Dave Williams ( Neal McDonough ), who

10064-584: The involvement of her husband Paul Young ( Mark Moses ) and their son Zach ( Cody Kasch ) in the events leading up to it. Susan fights promiscuous neighbour Edie Britt ( Nicollette Sheridan ) for the affection of new neighbor Mike Delfino ( James Denton ), Lynette struggles to cope with her four demanding children, Bree fights to save her marriage to Rex Van de Kamp ( Steven Culp ) while dealing with her rebellious son Andrew Van de Kamp ( Shawn Pyfrom ), and Gabrielle tries to prevent her husband Carlos Solis ( Ricardo Antonio Chavira ) from discovering that she

10200-510: The kitchen and the top floor contains their offices. Also in season five 4350, the former home of Martha Huber and Felicia Tilman has been painted a pale yellow - green color however by the time of season six it has been restored to its original color, green. Carlos Solis Carlos Solis ( / s oʊ ˈ l iː s / ) is a fictional character portrayed by Ricardo Chavira on the ABC television series Desperate Housewives . He is, for most of

10336-464: The lane, attracting Renee along the way. Ben is going through severe financial problems, and resorts to a dangerous and unruly loan shark to bail him out. Mike meddles in the business of Ben's loan shark in an attempt to protect Renee, but he is eventually shot dead by the loan shark. During the first half of the season, Susan struggles with the guilt of her involvement in the Alejandro case, and during

10472-433: The local grocery store leaves two characters dead and changes everyone's lives forever. The fourth season premiered on September 30, 2007, and its main mystery revolves around new neighbor Katherine Mayfair ( Dana Delany ) and her family, who return to Wisteria Lane after twelve years away. Lynette battles cancer ; the newlywed—but unhappy—Gabrielle starts an affair with her ex-husband Carlos; Susan and Mike enjoy life as

10608-523: The main setting of The Munsters . Following the decision to introduce the Applewhites, and having them living in the Munster home, the house was completely remodeled. This house has an actual first floor(entry, living room, kitchen and dining room). Second floor is rebuilt on a soundstage in the studio. No. 4352 is the home of Mary Alice Young . In season five the house has been painted green and

10744-536: The mid-1940s. Notable productions that were filmed here include: So Goes My Love , Leave it to Beaver , The 'Burbs , Providence , Deep Impact , Bedtime for Bonzo , The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas , Gremlins , The Munsters , Psycho , Buffy the Vampire Slayer , and the Doris Day comedies The Thrill of It All and Send Me No Flowers . For the second season of Desperate Housewives ,

10880-562: The middle of the night. She keeps someone prisoner in her basement who tries to escape multiple times. Throughout the season, Bree tries to cope with being a widow, unknowingly begins dating the man who had poisoned her husband, fights alcoholism , and is unable to prevent the gap between her and her son Andrew from growing to extremes, and deals with her daughter Danielle 's new romance with Matthew Applewhite . Susan's love life becomes even more complicated as she has serious conflicts with Mike, and her ex-husband Karl Mayer ( Richard Burgi ) who

11016-486: The middle of the season, Alex moves out because of Andrew's alcohol problems. By the second half of season eight, Andrew has to move out as well since he lost his job, so he moves back in with Bree. No. 4351 is the house of the Mullins Family for the vast majority of season 1. Then Betty Applewhite and her son Mathew Applewhite move in at the end of Season 1 and stay there for the duration of season 2. Then it

11152-482: The more prominent names to declare themselves fans of the show were Oprah Winfrey , who also dedicated an episode of The Oprah Winfrey Show to her visit at the film set; and the former First Lady of the United States , Laura Bush , who, in a comedic speech during a dinner with White House Correspondents' Association on April 30, 2005, stated, "Ladies and gentlemen, I am a desperate housewife", referring to

11288-404: The most episodes in an hour-long television series featuring all female leads. The first season premiered on October 3, 2004, and introduces the four central characters of the show: Susan Mayer , Lynette Scavo , Bree Van de Kamp and Gabrielle Solis , as well as their families and neighbors on Wisteria Lane . The main mystery of the season is the unexpected suicide of Mary Alice Young , and

11424-452: The owners of NBC called to see who had passed on the series due to its ratings success. Desperate Housewives was produced by creator Marc Cherry (Cherry Productions), Austin Bagley and, since 2007, ABC Studios. From 2004 to 2007, Desperate Housewives was produced in association with Touchstone Television. Cherry, Tom Spezialy , and Michael Edelstein served as executive producers for

11560-458: The park is now (see map), was previously a relatively larger home, "Colonial Mansion." In season 1 Susan Mayer burns down Edie Britt 's house and there are changes to the kitchen and exterior. Before the start of Season 4, Mike's old house is completely remodeled. The walls around the staircase have been torn down to open up the ground floor completely. Both the upstairs and downstairs are re-wallpapered with bright reds and pastel colors. After

11696-436: The previous season, but for a fake one. Paul's son Zack reconnects with his wealthy maternal grandfather. The third season premiered on September 24, 2006. In the third season, Bree marries Orson Hodge ( Kyle MacLachlan ), whose past and involvement with a recently discovered dead body becomes the main mystery of the season. Meanwhile, Lynette has to adjust to the arrival of Tom's previously unknown daughter and her mother to

11832-417: The rest of the street. Colonial Street – including Circle Drive – has sixteen main buildings, with three of them located outside the Desperate Housewives filming area. The house closest to the settings, located next to what's called 4348 Wisteria Lane within the show, is being used by guards to stop any unauthorized access to "Wisteria Lane". The following overview is based upon details and maps given within

11968-424: The sake of Travers, he agrees to commit with Edie, not to let her feel lonely and in need of a family; this makes her call off the custody. Edie is upset by Carlos laughing at the idea of getting married so she asks him to move in, but he refuses, having signed a lease with Lillian Simms. Determined to make Carlos move in with her, she visits Lillian and lies about Carlos so Lillian cancels the lease and Edie offers him

12104-409: The season consists of Julie being strangled by an unknown person, the conflict between Gabrielle and her niece Ana Solis ( Maiara Walsh ), Karen McCluskey finding new love, Lynette's attempts to sue her new boss Carlos for firing her for getting pregnant, Katherine's eventual mental breakdown at losing Mike to Susan, and Bree's affair with Karl, which ends tragically when Karl's hired plane crashes into

12240-467: The season executive producer Michael Edenstein left the show due to conflicts with Cherry and in May 2006, just a couple of weeks prior to the second-season finale, so did Tom Spezialy. After the end of the season, Cherry agreed that the second year's script had been weaker and also agreed that it had been a mistake to let go too much of the show. He now stated that he was back full-time, claiming that both he and

12376-468: The season. Susan loses hope that Mike's memory will return and in the process moves on to a handsome Englishman, Ian Hainsworth (Dougray Scott), whose wife is also in a coma, while her daughter Julie Mayer ( Andrea Bowen ) starts dating Edie's nephew, Austin McCann (Josh Henderson), of which Susan disapproves. Elderly neighbor Karen McCluskey ( Kathryn Joosten ) hides something in her freezer. A shooting at

12512-473: The second half of the sixth season. However, ratings declined in the second half of the season, after two contiguous episodes had to compete against the 68th Golden Globe Awards and then the 53rd Annual Grammy Awards . The show failed to recover to viewer levels hit in the first half of the season, and continued to receive 9–10 million viewers and 2.7–3.1 in the 18–49 demographic. This was the first time in its history that Desperate Housewives would not place in

12648-534: The second half, she tries to deal with both Julie's unexpected pregnancy at the hands of Lynette's son Preston and Mike's death. Following the cover-up of Alejandro's murder, Carlos develops an alcohol problem, but Gabrielle persuades him to recover in rehab, which eventually results in Gabrielle and Carlos switching house roles. Tom moves out of the family home, and Lynette struggles to come to terms with how quickly Tom seems to have moved on, until she accepts that she

12784-431: The series as the late Mary Alice Young , appearing sporadically in flashbacks or dream sequences. Desperate Housewives was well received by viewers and critics alike, receiving many accolades . It won multiple Primetime Emmy , Golden Globe and Screen Actors Guild Awards . From the 2004–05 through the 2008–09 television seasons, its first five seasons were rated amongst the top ten most-watched series. In 2007, it

12920-456: The series finale so the house is only occupied by Roy. No. 4362 is the home of Edie Britt until her death in season five. She moved onto the Lane sometime in early 2003. The original house was burned down by Susan Mayer in the pilot episode. The house was rebuilt for season two in 2005. At the beginning of season seven, the house was rented by Renee Perry , a college friend of Lynette's. It

13056-505: The series had 723,000 unique online viewers in December 2008. Desperate Housewives was the seventh-most-pirated television show of 2009. Wisteria Lane Wisteria Lane is the name of a fictional street at the center of U.S. television drama series Desperate Housewives . Desperate Housewives storylines primarily center on the residents of the street. The set for Wisteria Lane is located inside Universal Studios Hollywood , and

13192-414: The series since the beginning. Both had also worked on Cherry's previous show, The Crew , in 1995, as well as on the sitcom Cybill . In the first four seasons, Larry Shaw and David Grossman have been the most prolific directors, together directing more than half of the episodes. Desperate Housewives was filmed on Panavision 35 mm cameras (except for the final season, which was shot digitally on

13328-516: The series, the husband of Gabrielle Solis , portrayed by Eva Longoria . Carlos was born in Guadalajara, Mexico to Juanita and Diego Solis. His father beat both Carlos and his mother so she told him that his father left them for a waitress in El Paso, but Juanita told Gaby that when Diego beat Carlos when Carlos was 4, "she made sure that Diego Solis never hurt her son or her ever again". It

13464-416: The show as well as Universal Studios' official website - see below for further details. No.4344 This house was used only once on the show, in season 2. Lisa Sidmen and her son live there. This house is just an empty shell and is largely uncared for. No. 4345 This house has never been used on the show and was seen only once in season 5. It appears to be an old abandoned house. No. 4346 This house

13600-520: The show by creating a musical counterpoint to the writing style. The score is electronic-based, but every scoring session incorporates a live string ensemble. Jablonsky incorporates recurring themes for events and characters into the score. Hollywood Records produced the first soundtrack album, Music from and Inspired by Desperate Housewives (2005), distributed by Universal Music Group . Several of those songs have been used in subsequent seasons. Desperate Housewives ' unique style combined with

13736-461: The show fell to a 1.8 rating in adults 18–49 and 6.4 million viewers. However unlike the seventh season, the show's ratings slightly recovered after the series low and leveled around the eight million viewer mark and a 2.6 in the demo. Despite the series lows, the season finale was able to go out on a season high in the ratings and the highest rated episode in over a year and a half, since March 2011 with " Searching ". The series finale titled " Finishing

13872-510: The show to be "refreshingly original, bracingly adult and thoroughly delightful" and naming it to be "sort of Knots Landing meets The Golden Girls by way of Twin Peaks ". Following the initial success of the show, the term "desperate housewives" became a cultural phenomenon. This warranted "real-life desperate housewives" features in TV shows, including The Dr. Phil Show , and in magazines. Among

14008-467: The show's creator, made a cameo as a mover in the last scene of the final episode. The show was the biggest success of the 2004–05 television season, being well received by both critics and viewers. The pilot episode had 21.3 million viewers making it the best new drama for the year, the highest-rated show of the week, and the best performance by a pilot for ABC , since Spin City in 1996. Along with Lost and Grey's Anatomy , Desperate Housewives

14144-473: The show's first two seasons. Spezialy, who also served as a staff writer, left his previous position as writer and executive producer for Dead Like Me to join the Desperate Housewives crew. He had also worked as writer and co-executive producer on several shows, among them Ed , Jack and Jill , and Parker Lewis Can't Lose , while Edelstein had been the executive producer of Threat Matrix and Hope & Faith . Second season conflicts arose among

14280-410: The show's opening sequence at the 29th position on a list of The 75 Best TV Title Sequences of All Time . When an episode runs long, only the first sequence (the falling apple) is kept. From the fourth season onwards, a shortened synthesized version of the theme (arranged and performed by frequent series composer Steve Jablonsky ) is heard, which underscores the falling apple scene, and the photograph of

14416-491: The show's opening sequence was Cherry's. After asking 16 companies to come up with suggestions for how best to realize it, the producers finally hired Hollywood -based yU+co to provide the final version. According to the yU+co's official website, the idea behind the sequence is, "to evoke the show's quirky spirit and playful flouting of women's traditional role in society." The images featured are taken from eight pieces of art, portraying domesticity and male–female relations through

14552-447: The show, Keenan chose to leave Desperate Housewives after one season to pursue other projects. Replacing him as executive producer for season 4 was Bob Daily , who had joined the crew as a writer and co-executive producer during season 3. Daily's previous work include writing for the animated series Rugrats , and for Frasier . Also joining Cherry, Perkins, and Daily for season 4 were John Pardee and Joey Murphy , who had been with

14688-445: The show. Someone else will run the show after season seven and I will serve as executive producer from a distance. He went on to explain that he felt the program had been revitalized by the five-year leap forward for season five, saying: "Yes, I think it worked well. It was a way to start fresh and let everyone start from scratch in a way". In October 2009, Cherry signed a two-year deal with ABC that could keep Desperate Housewives on

14824-448: The show. The series ended up being the fourth-most-watched in the United States during the 2004–2005 season, with 23.7 million viewers each week. The first-season finale was watched by 30.62 million American viewers becoming the most watched episode of the series. For its second year, the show still maintained its ratings—with 22.2 million viewers, it reclaimed its position as the number four most-watched series. The second season's premiere

14960-552: The silent era - Uncle Tom's cabin Before the large changes to the set after Season One, 4360 and 4362 Wisteria Lane, as well as the park, situated around the cul-de-sac , were not shown. Where 4360 Wisteria Lane was built, was formerly store façades and a school façade. At 4362, Edie Britt's home, was originally a church façade that was removed. That church was seen in Murder, She Wrote (1984) as "Cabot Cove's community church". Where

15096-416: The so-called Colonial Mansion, which was replaced by a park. In the film Beethoven's 3rd (2000) the street can clearly be seen with the shops and the church still in place around 'Circle Drive'. The shot begins in circle drive at the shops then Mrs McCluskey's, Lynette's, Katherine's, Bree's, Susan's, Mary Alice's, Betty's and Gaby's are also in shot. The shot then continues into Gaby's driveway and then down

15232-513: The street underwent some significant changes. Among the most noticeable of these changes was the removal of a church facade and a mansion in order to make room for Edie's house and a park. Interior sets were built on sound stages at Universal Studios Hollywood , some of which were duplicated in some form on the Wisteria Lane back lot for filming when conditions required it. Filming for the series ended April 26, 2012. The initial idea for

15368-437: The top five highest-rated programs in the 2007–2008 season, being the number-one ABC drama and beating popular medical drama Grey's Anatomy after falling behind it for the first time in the third season. It also became for the first time the number-one scripted series, beating CSI: Crime Scene Investigation . Although ratings were down for the fifth season, along with every scripted series on television, Desperate Housewives

15504-402: The top ten, in both categories. The seventh season premiered on September 26, 2010, and averaged 11.85 million viewers. The season saw new lows for the series reaching for the first time below 10 million viewers, and saw lows of 2.7 in the 18–49 demographic. For the first half of the season, ratings started strong averaging 12.3 million viewers and 3.9 in the 18–49 demographic which is similar to

15640-451: The tornado in " Something's Coming ", Karen McCluskey's home was completely destroyed. A replacement blue house has been constructed in time for the fifth season. This house has a working 2nd floor. In addition to this, the former residence of Mary Alice Young has been painted green and the archway and the beginning of the house has been removed. Bree's garage has been reconverted into her and Katherine's test kitchen. The ground floor contains

15776-431: The truth all these years and hiding it from him, and tells Bree their friendship is over. This changes, however, after Carlos kills Gaby's stepfather, who returned to Wisteria Lane and was tormenting her. The two appear to have reconciled after Bree agreed to not say a word to anybody. The first episodes of the season depict Carlos trying to overcome the guilt for killing Alejandro. Because of this, he starts drinking. After

15912-438: The twenty most watched shows of the season, although it would place in the twenty most-watched scripted shows. The eighth season continued to see declines in the series' ratings. The season premiered to 9.93 million viewers and a 3.2 in the demo making it the least-watched season premiere in the series' history. The season began with ratings similar to those of the latter half of season 7, averaging 8–9 million viewers, and between

16048-472: The world, after fellow American series CSI: Miami and Lost . During a fundraising auction for the British child charity ChildLine in December 2006, a walk-on part in Desperate Housewives had the highest bid, £17,000, beating Daniel Craig 's James Bond tuxedo from Casino Royale . In its first public release of online individual television program rankings, Nielsen Media Research announced that

16184-558: The worst. They chase Carlos to the woods and when they see him with a bloody towel and dirty shovel, Bree blurts out what Andrew did just before her son returns. Carlos is outraged, not only with Andrew but with Bree and Gaby for hiding the truth. He tries to force Andrew to drink in his mother's memory and walks out of the cabin. Andrew, Bree, and Gaby find him at his mother's grave as Andrew talks to him about what happened and Carlos decides to forgive him. When Bree comes to thank him, however, Carlos coldly says that he can't forgive her, knowing

16320-411: The writing staff had learned from their mistakes. The critics generally agreed on the improved quality for the third year, but the overall ratings fell notably from previous seasons. Due to complications from her pregnancy, Marcia Cross was put on bed rest. After filming one episode from her own personal bedroom she was forced to take maternity leave with eight episodes of season three still remaining. It

16456-399: The wrong guy, causing Carlos to attack him and be convicted of the hate crimes. Gabrielle originally refuses to get him off doing extra time after finding out he messed with her birth control, but makes him promise to take care of the baby in exchange for her testimony. After the loss of the baby, Carlos gets early parole from a program for Catholic inmates. Through the program, Carlos meets

16592-420: Was absolutely 'desperate.' I was broke, couldn't even land an interview for a screenplay, and was seriously worried about my future. I had just turned forty and was starting to wonder if I wasn't one of those poor deluded souls wandering around Hollywood convinced they were talented screenwriters when all evidence pointed to the contrary. But since I have a considerable amount of self-esteem [...], I started writing

16728-406: Was announced by ABC, presented as a primetime soap opera created by Charles Pratt Jr. , of Melrose Place fame, and Marc Cherry, who declared the new show to be a mix of Knots Landing and American Beauty (1999) with a little bit of Twin Peaks . While Cherry continued his work on the show, Pratt was credited as executive producer for the pilot episode only, remaining linked to the show as

16864-412: Was completely destroyed. A replacement blue house has been constructed in time for the fifth season. This house has a working second floor. In season six, Karen starts a relationship with Roy Bender and he moves in. They marry in between the end of season six and beginning of season seven. Not wanting to return to Bree, Orson Hodge had arranged to stay with them, but Bree took him back. Karen dies in

17000-439: Was confirmed that the eighth season of Desperate Housewives would be the final season. Eva Longoria tweeted about the end of Desperate Housewives : It's confirmed! We are filming our last season of Desperate Housewives ! I am so grateful for what the show has given me! We always knew we wanted to end on top and I thank ABC for giving us our victory lap! And a special thanks to Marc Cherry who forever changed my life! Cherry,

17136-430: Was credited to have turned around ABC's declining fortunes. Many critics agreed with Cherry's initial comparison to the popular black comedy film American Beauty , while its themes and appeal to female viewers were compared to those of the award-winning series Sex and the City , and its mysteries were said to resemble those of David Lynch 's classic series Twin Peaks . In its first review, USA Today proclaimed

17272-541: Was less enthusiastic and worried about money. Carlos became a massage therapist to keep them afloat. Early in the season, Carlos learns that his sight can be restored. He happily anticipates seeing his wife for the first time in years and his daughters for the first time. Gaby, however, is worried that he won't recognize her and find her unattractive. When his sight is restored, Carlos finds his daughters and wife beautiful and notices that Gabrielle sold nearly all her valuable belongings to support their family. He eventually takes

17408-532: Was owned by Sharon Shesin in season 2. Mona Clarke was shown living here with her husband and her children in season 5. After her death in season 6 it is assumed that the Clarke family moved out. No. 4347 is the Greenbergs' house. Ida Greenberg resides here in seasons 1-4. After her death, the house is temporarily occupied by Karen McCluskey . Since season 6 it has been occupied by Mitzi Kinsky . This house

17544-648: Was predicted that the ratings would be down by over 25% since the premiere year. However, for the last three episodes of the season, the rating turned somewhat, and the season ended up with 17.5 million viewers, falling from number four to number ten on the list of most watched shows. While Cross' departure allowed for the much-underused Edie to have more story, fans noticed a decline in the stories during Cross' departure. Stories such as Lynette's emotional affair with restaurant manager Rick proved unpopular. Furthermore, Susan's contrived triangle with Ian and Mike seemed tiresome to many viewers, particularly in an episode where Susan

17680-433: Was reported to be the most popular show in its demographic worldwide, with an audience of approximately 120 million and was also reported as the third-most-watched television series in a study of ratings in twenty countries. In 2012, it remained the most-watched comedy series internationally based on data from Eurodata TV Worldwide, which measured ratings across five continents; it has held this position since 2006. Moreover, it

17816-434: Was still the most-watched scripted series on ABC, consistently beating the other ABC flagship shows, Lost and Grey's Anatomy, although the latter is still number one in the 18–49 demographic, followed by Desperate Housewives . Similar to the fifth season, ratings were down for the sixth season because of heavy competition in many airings, but the show still managed to remain the second most watched scripted show on ABC and

17952-469: Was switched at birth), which ultimately leads them back to Gabrielle's home town of Las Colinas. A now divorced Bree starts dating her contractor, and reveals the truth about the death of Carlos' mother Juanita at the hands of her son Andrew in the second season, consequently ending the friendship between the Solis family and Bree. Due to financial problems, Susan and her family have moved off the lane, and Susan

18088-419: Was the owner of the house after inheriting it from her daughter, Beth. Ben Faulkner moved into the house at the start of season eight. It is not known whether Ben still lives in this house or if he moved in with his new wife Renee. No. 4358 is the home of Karen McCluskey . She is one of the oldest residents on the lane and has lived there for 35 years. After the tornado in " Something's Coming ", Karen's home

18224-404: Was the third-highest revenue-earning series for 2010, with $ 2.74 million per half an hour. The show was ranked at number fifty-six on Entertainment Weekly 's "New TV Classics" list. In August 2011, it was confirmed that the eighth season of Desperate Housewives would be the show's last; the series finale aired on May 13, 2012. By the end of the series, it had surpassed Charmed with

18360-550: Was unhappy with Edie and Carlos dating but Edie ignores her. Carlos removes Gaby from Travers' party when he sees her making a scene. The resulting argument makes Gaby realize Carlos is still in love with her. Edie's ex-husband, Charles, eventually comes to collect Travers and Edie speaks to a lawyer about shared custody, suspecting Carlos is losing interest. Charles and Edie argue, with Edie threatening to go for full custody. Carlos talks her out of it, convincing her to think of Travers' best interests, which are to stay with Charles. For

18496-400: Was watched by 28.4 million viewers. The episode drew in the second largest audience for the series in its history. However, several critics started to notice a declining quality of the show's script, and USA Today 's Robert Bianco suggested that the part of the series getting "less good" was that showrunner Cherry had left much of the series writing in the hands of others. Midway through

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