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157-550: Desperate Housewives is an American comedy-drama series that aired on ABC (American Broadcasting Company). It focuses on the residents living on the fictional Wisteria Lane as narrated by their deceased neighbor, Mary Alice Young ( Brenda Strong ). Specifically, the series follows four protagonists and Mary Alice's friends, Susan Mayer ( Teri Hatcher ), Lynette Scavo ( Felicity Huffman ), Bree Van de Kamp ( Marcia Cross ), and Gabrielle Solis ( Eva Longoria ). Desperate Housewives features an ensemble cast, which also includes

314-434: A parachute . Lynette takes Kayla to a therapist , who tells Lynette that she and Kayla should spend more time together, so Lynette takes her shopping. Kayla blackmails her to get what she wants in the store, and she then threatens to hurt Penny, causing Lynette to slap her. Later, Kayla calls her therapist and tells him that Lynette has repeatedly hit her many times before. These accusations bring Child Protective Services to

471-590: A "Plastic". Walsh was also on the Dr. Phil Show . Walsh was the female lead in the television series Zombieland as Wichita, taking over the role from Emma Stone . After the pilot episode, the series was not picked up. Walsh had a recurring part starting in 2012 as Simone Sinclair, a former friend of Bay Kennish, a one-night stand with Emmett Bledsoe, friend / ex-girlfriend of Toby Kennish, and ex-girlfriend of Wilkie, in Switched at Birth . In 2019, Walsh starred in

628-427: 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 ,

785-441: A bridge while he is jogging. Dr. Goldfine survives the attack and is hospitalized. George places an engagement announcement in the newspaper, prompting his ex-fiancée, Leila Mitzman, to warn Bree that George is unstable. Bree dismisses Leila's concerns, choosing to believe George's claim that Leila is obsessed with him. The relationship continues to deteriorate when Bree and George go out for dinner, and George pressures her to wear

942-564: 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

1099-484: 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

1256-491: A crush on him, but John leads Ana on only to get to Gabrielle. When Gabrielle confronts him, he kisses her, and Ana witnesses the kiss. Ana runs home, infuriated, and prepares to tell Carlos, but Gabrielle reassures her that Carlos knows about her past affair with John, and that she is so happy with Carlos right now. She begs Ana not to do anything that would ruin their happiness. Ana keeps quiet, and quits her job. Ana and Danny begin to date, but Gabrielle sends Ana to New York for

1413-484: A date with him. When Bree tells this to Renee, Renee runs a background check on Chuck and reveals to Bree he is still married, though he had filed for divorce a year ago. At dinner, Bree confronts Chuck with this information but Chuck retaliates by telling her he had also run a background check on her. Offended, Bree abruptly ends their date. As Chuck drives her home, Chuck catches a hooker in the street and tells that she can turn her life around, pretending to reveal Bree once

1570-399: 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

1727-459: A financial crisis and decides to do business with a loan shark, which is discovered by Mike. Mike then reveals that Renee got twelve million dollars in her divorce, so Ben, who had been ignoring Renee, suddenly begins treating her nicer and even plans to propose to her, but refrains from doing so and admits to her that he wanted to marry her for her money. Ben finally takes the money from the loan shark, but later has trouble paying him back and even has

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1884-564: A full blown meltdown and both Susan and Dylan watch as she is restrained. Kayla Scavo ( Rachel Fox ) née Huntington is the daughter of Tom Scavo and Nora Huntington , and stepdaughter of Lynette. Tom reveals that he has just found out that a one-night stand twelve years prior to meeting Lynette had resulted in the birth of Kayla. Lynette tries to include Kayla in their family, but it becomes increasingly difficult due to Nora's hostility. Kayla's true sociopathic personality does not emerge until after Nora's death, which causes Kayla to move in with

2041-398: A gay couple would be moving to Wisteria Lane around the fifth episode of the new season. Cherry named the characters after ABC journalist Bob Woodruff and his wife, Lee, and based them on his own experiences and interactions with neighbors as a gay man. Cherry decided not to make the new characters "issue-oriented" and treat them like the heterosexual couples on the series. Actor Tuc Watkins

2198-671: A lawyer, claiming it is for a car. Noah refuses, telling Zach that he would not inherit his fortune because of Zach's supposed lack of bravery. Wanting to prove him wrong, Zach turns off Noah's respirator and finds that he has inherited a vast fortune and no longer wants anything to do with Paul. Zach moves to his grandfather's mansion. Zach reappears in season three as Gabrielle's secret admirer. Zach unsuccessfully tries to impress Gabrielle with luxurious gifts and his wealth. After getting her drunk, Zach lets her believe that they had sex, which she cannot remember. Gabrielle then asks Carlos to scare Zach off, but before Carlos can confront Zach while at

2355-415: A lawyer, to visit. Bree constantly criticizes the way Danielle is raising Benjamin, including their vegetarianism , homeschooling , and practicing Judaism . An angry Danielle departs early along with her family, leaving her relationship with her mother strained once again. In Season Six, Danielle appears in the episode " My Two Young Men " at the family meal Bree organizes for her half brother, Sam Allen. It

2512-458: A lumber yard. Caleb arrived first, and after telling Melanie he loves her, he tried to kiss her, but she slapped him and then hit him with an axe. Frightened, Caleb took the axe and hit Melanie in the head. When she fell to the ground, Caleb fled, thinking he had killed her. Matthew arrived later to find Melanie injured but alive. He tried to convince her that Caleb acted out of fear and would not intentionally hurt her, but she told him she would go to

2669-502: 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

2826-419: A mental institution, she calls Dylan, pretending to be a doctor, and tells her she should come to Fairview. At first, Dylan not only believes Susan attacked her mother, but also thinks Katherine is married to Mike; however, after Susan shows Dylan her wedding album, Dylan realizes that her mother has been lying to her and living in delusion. When Dylan visits Katherine, she confronts her mother. Katherine goes into

2983-465: A pool at Carlos' going-away party. Driven by his obsession, George begins tampering with Rex's heart medication, substituting it with dangerous amounts of potassium, ultimately leading to Rex's death in the episode "One Wonderful Day." After Rex's death, George attempts to advance his relationship with Bree. While on vacation, he drugs her by convincing her to mix antihistamines with alcohol. Though George decides against taking advantage of Bree while she

3140-400: A stress-related attack, and ends being taken to the hospital. Mike tells Renee about the situation, so she pays off the loan shark behind Ben's back. Ben attends Mike's funeral (he was murdered by the loan shark) as an usher. Renee waits for another proposal from Ben and when he finally pops the question, he gets arrested as the police found Alejandro's body at his construction site. Renee gets

3297-448: 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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3454-491: A while after hearing Angie and Nick argue about their cover. Danny tracks down Ana to tell her the real reason her aunt sent her away because Gabrielle did not want them to be together. By the end of season 6, Ana remains in New York City, and Danny leaves to be with her. Bob Hunter ( Tuc Watkins ) and Lee McDermott ( Kevin Rahm ) are the first gay couple to live on the fictitious Wisteria Lane . They first appeared in

3611-419: 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

3768-455: 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

3925-464: Is a stay at home mother. Their uncontrollable nature leads to hints that they may have ADHD . The twins are often in trouble, particularly in season one , when they had a more prominent role in the show. In Season 5 , they have continued their mischievous ways but in forms such as under age drinking , smoking , and joyrides in their family's cars. However it appears that the twins are showing signs of growing up and following their parents' rules. It

4082-557: Is an accomplice to Matthew's scheme to have Caleb "put down" so that he and his mother would not have to move. After Betty locks Matthew in the basement as punishment, Danielle frees him and the two run away. After it is revealed that Matthew, not Caleb, was responsible for the murder that has haunted the Applewhite family, Betty and Bree race to stop Danielle and Matthew, who break into the Van de Kamp house to steal money. When Bree confronts

4239-498: Is discovered later in the season that Porter was having an affair with his best friend's mother, Anne Schilling. She ultimately leaves town and Porter is accused of starting the fire at Warren Schilling's club, although the charges are later dropped. In Season 6 , Preston is planning to put off college and backpack in Europe for a year, whilst Porter will continue living at home to attend Fairview Community College. Preston returns in

4396-405: Is drugged, he makes it clear that he will not wait much longer, pressuring Bree into a physical relationship. George proposes to Bree, and she reluctantly agrees but refuses to wear the engagement ring. Feeling pressured, Bree confides in her therapist, Dr. Goldfine, who suggests they should slow down. When George learns of this, he pretends to agree but later attacks Dr. Goldfine, throwing him over

4553-406: 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

4710-491: 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

4867-407: Is furious, but they bond over the fact that they were both poor as small children. Bree comes to volunteer at Ben's soup kitchen, and helps him get the right to build his houses for the poor in the woods, but she later finds out that it is the same place that the girls buried Alejandro. Bree first tries to prevent Ben from building the houses there, but after Ben finds the corpse, Bree decides to reveal

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5024-438: Is gay. After a dinner date, Bree insists Chuck take her to a gay bar, where several patrons and a waiter recognize him. Chuck tells her he had worked undercover in the bar, and discloses his marriage broke down because his wife had been having an affair with his police partner. Chuck is one of the attendees to the progressive party that takes place during the night in which Alejandro Perez is accidentally killed by Carlos. Bree and

5181-461: 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

5338-460: 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

5495-526: Is instantly attracted to Julie, and they spend some time playing cat and mouse but begin a relationship after both being held hostage by Carolyn Bigsby . In episode " No Fits, No Fights, No Feuds ", Julie gives up her virginity to Austin. Shortly afterwards, it is revealed that Austin has been sleeping with Danielle Van De Kamp . Austin plans to break it off with her to keep Julie from finding out, but it ends with Danielle threatening to reveal their relationship to Julie if Austin quits having sex with her. However,

5652-432: Is introduced in the seventh season as the investigator in charge of keeping an eye on Felicia Tilman who has moved back onto the lane. When Juanita Solis calls the police and tells them Bree is trying to kill her and Celia (after Carlos tells her Bree's involvement in her grandmother's death), Chuck responds to the call at Bree's home. After the misunderstanding, Chuck gives Bree his number twice, and Bree agrees to go out on

5809-462: Is irritated when she thinks he is laughing at her but he insists it will not be a problem as he and Zach will soon be moving away. Zach, however, has other ideas and blackmails him to make sure they stay in Wisteria Lane as the police are asking questions about an old toy box that Zach once had as a similar one has been found with the body of a young woman inside. Whilst at the institution, Zach

5966-433: 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

6123-431: 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

6280-491: Is not revealed until " One Wonderful Day ". In season one, Zach is depressed by the sudden suicide of Mary Alice, so Paul puts him in a mental institution. During his stay, Julie sneaks in his room to speak with him but is asked to leave by a nurse. Zach later runs away and is found hiding in Julie's room by Susan and Mike who take him home. He and Julie then start dating. Susan speaks to Paul about Julie and Zach's relationship and

6437-429: Is not willing to. Ana overhears their conversation and starts acting out even more on purpose to get back at her. When Gabrielle learns this, she immediately signs the papers to keep Ana at ease, 24/7. Ana reveals she has a thing for Danny Bolen , and when Julie is strangled and sent to the hospital, he asks her to make up an alibi for him. Later, Ana gets a job working for John Rowland, Gabrielle's ex-lover, and develops

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6594-451: Is pregnant, intending to raise her grandchild herself. Danielle decides she wants to keep the baby and raise it at the home so in an attempt to change Danielle's mind, Bree allows Danielle to attend a big party college in Miami and gives her a convertible. In " Now I Know, Don't Be Scared ", Danielle attends a Halloween party dressed as a clone of Bree. While Bree is yelling at her for attending

6751-457: Is really Melanie's killer and wanting to help his brother, Matthew tries to convince Betty to allow Caleb to live upstairs. As Gabrielle has admitted, Caleb had the chance but chose not to hurt her and that his only crime was stealing a bowl of ice cream. Betty eventually concedes. Bree is displeased with Matthew and Danielle's relationship when she learns about Melanie's murder from Betty. Forbidden to see each other, Matthew and Danielle decide Caleb

6908-435: Is revealed near the end of the sixth season that a drunken Danielle has told Sam that their brother, Andrew, ran over Carlos Solis' mother a decade earlier (Season One). In Season Seven, Danielle and Benjamin come to visit Bree, unknown that their visit was a plot orchestrated by Renee to embarrass Bree in front of her new love interest, Keith, over the fact that she is a grandmother. Danielle states that Renee told her that she

7065-468: Is revealed that Austin McCann and Danielle are sleeping together behind Julie's back. Danielle blackmails Austin, threatening that she will tell Julie about their relationship if he tries to end it. When Danielle discovers she is pregnant with Austin's child, Bree and Orson take Danielle to a convent, and tell others that Danielle is studying abroad. After they get back from their honeymoon, Bree pretends she

7222-399: Is shot in the heart by a police sniper before he can pull the trigger. Following Matthew's death, Betty and Caleb leave Wisteria Lane. Preston and Porter Scavo ( Brent and Shane Kinsman seasons 1 to 5, Max and Charlie Carver seasons 5 to 8) are Lynette's oldest twin sons. They are shown to be very rebellious, much to the distress of their parents, particularly Lynette as at this point she

7379-405: 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

7536-472: Is the granddaughter of Carlos' Aunt Connie. Ana arrives to Wisteria Lane in the fifth-season finale to live with Carlos and his family, as her grandmother had stated she was dying and could not take care of Ana anymore. Gabrielle soon realizes Ana is a very superficial, scheming young girl who uses her good looks to get what she wants. In the sixth season, Carlos wants Gabrielle to sign the legal papers that would define them as Ana's legal guardians, but Gabrielle

7693-467: Is the problem and devise a plan to get him out of their way. Matthew tells Caleb that Danielle likes him and wants to kiss him. Caleb goes to the Van De Kamp house and into Danielle's room, where Danielle screams for Bree. Bree enters with her gun and frightens Caleb away. Betty realizes she cannot control Caleb and decides to kill him peacefully by crushing pills into a bowl of ice cream. As Caleb eats

7850-413: Is the second one to be pulled out of it. He was disgusted to learn his parents were still having sex after they tell the family Lynette is pregnant again. In " Lovely " he and his friends are doing a peeping tom on Robin in the shower. It is later revealed that he offered money to sleep with her, which she declined. His parents later had a talk with him, with Tom reassuring Parker that he will have sex when

8007-578: 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

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8164-637: The Disney Channel sitcom Cory in the House and Simone Sinclair on the Freeform series Switched at Birth . She also portrayed Vicky Patterson in the film Identity Theft of a Cheerleader by Lifetime and Mandi Weatherly in the film Mean Girls 2 on Freeform. Walsh was born in Seattle, Washington to a Brazilian mother and an American father. Her family moved to São Paulo , Brazil when she

8321-446: The season four episode " If There's Anything I Can't Stand " on October 21, 2007. Within the series, Bob is an attorney , and Lee is a real estate agent. Prior to the fourth season of Desperate Housewives , the series' sole leading gay character was Andrew Van de Kamp , whom critics noted as having a minimal role in season three . In July 2007, two months before the premiere of season four, series creator Marc Cherry announced that

8478-410: The 5-year gap between seasons 4 and 5. Kaili Say was originally cast to play Juanita as seen by the end of season 4's final episode. However, Madison De La Garza replaced her from season 5 onwards. She is named after Carlos' late mother . Juanita provides comic relief in most of her appearances; however, she constantly gives her mother trouble and causes mischief. In Season 7, Carlos learns that Juanita

8635-586: The Eiffel Tower. In the fifth season Katherine reveals that Dylan has married and that she and her husband, Bradley, have had a baby. It is learned that Dylan and her family live in Baltimore . She makes her return to Wisteria Lane in Season 6, when her mother intentionally stabs herself. Susan realizes that Katherine needs serious mental help, and upon learning that only a family member can commit someone to

8792-578: 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

8949-537: The Scavo home. After intentionally overhearing the conversation between the Scavos and their lawyer, she hears that Lynette could jeopardize her rights of parental custody over her children. Kayla proceeds by burning herself with a curling iron , claiming Lynette did it to her, and leading to Lynette's indefinite arrest. Later that night Tom tricks Kayla into confessing everything, her therapist listening to their conversation

9106-424: The Scavos full-time. In season four, Kayla seems to be closer to Lynette and fits in perfectly with the rest of the Scavo family. Later on in the season, however, she becomes more crafty and psychotic when she persuades Porter and Preston to set fire to Rick Coletti's rival pizza joint, and tricks Preston into jumping off the roof of the house by pretending that she had safely done so herself by using an umbrella as

9263-634: 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

9420-510: 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

9577-564: The back of Lee's car during the riot caused by Paul. When the car is attacked as part of a riot, Juanita is nearly hurt, but is rescued by Gabrielle and Carlos and appears ready to forgive her parents. De La Garza is promoted to "Starring" status in the eighth season, but only in the episodes she appears in. However, her role is not different from that of the previous seasons and is not involved in any major plot; instead, she continues to provide comic relief. The following are characters whose portrayer received "Also starring" billing at any point of

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9734-463: 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

9891-483: The engagement ring. Bree refuses, and her old college boyfriend, Ty Grant, approaches their table. Bree introduces George as a "good friend," but George insists they are engaged, leading Bree to dance with Ty. Enraged, George retrieves Bree's engagement ring from her purse and demands she wear it, ultimately assaulting Ty. Bree ends the engagement and orders George to leave. In retaliation, George steals Ty's valet ticket and speeds off in his car. Bree visits Dr. Goldfine in

10048-400: The entire time. Kayla insists that Tom has to let her stay within the family household, but Tom decides to call Nora's parents, and Kayla is forced to move away and live with her grandparents. Desperate Housewives 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

10205-440: The episode " Chromolume No. 7 " with a fiancée from Russia named Irina Korsakov, prompting Lynette to worry that her son is being taken advantage of. Lynette eventually discovers that Irina is already married to another man, and divorced from one whom she has stolen from. They break up and Lynette tells Preston she knows he is mad at her but hopes he will forgive her eventually. After the twins wake up Lynette and bring home girls in

10362-405: The episode, a gun matching the one used to shoot Paul is found on Bree's couch after Zach planted it there. It's revealed that Zach is now addicted to drugs and gambling and has lost his entire fortune on both. Paul and Mike both momentarily put their differences aside to help Zach by placing him in a rehab clinic for treatment, where he remains for the rest of the series. Ana Solis ( Maiara Walsh )

10519-402: 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

10676-404: 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 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

10833-444: 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

10990-417: The final season. He attracts Renee's attention, but initially he rejects her. Ben hires Mike as a plumber in his project, so Renee pumps Mike for information about Ben and he reveals that he helps out old people. Renee goes and acts nice to Karen in front of Ben in hopes that he will ask her out, which he does. For their date, he takes her to a homeless shelter and once she figures out that he is mocking her, she

11147-447: 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

11304-604: 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

11461-493: The first season, Parker stays at home while his brothers are in school. In season two , Parker starts school but is upset when he finds out that his mother cannot go with him because of her new job and her mean boss. Thanks to his mother's absence, he grows very fond of an imaginary baby-sitter and her umbrella. He and his brothers also get chicken pox . Parker gets curious about human sexuality, asking several girls to see their vaginas , including Mrs. McCluskey. Parker proves to be

11618-459: The first-season finale. Zach then goes into hiding and reappears in the second season when Mike and Susan are looking for him. Susan tells him that she wants to help until he says he hopes he and Julie would reconcile. Susan, visibly shaken by this, suggests he go to Utah and find Paul and gives him money for the bus fare. Months later, after Felicia Tilman frames Paul for her murder, Paul begs Zach to ask his grandfather, Noah Taylor , for money to pay

11775-614: 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

11932-476: 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

12089-400: 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

12246-424: 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

12403-399: The gap between them. Caleb ( Page Kennedy , replaced by NaShawn Kearse ) and Matthew Applewhite ( Mehcad Brooks ; in flashbacks, Hendrix Henrie-Erhahon) are Betty Applewhite's sons. Through conversations and flashbacks, it is revealed that prior to moving to Fairview, Matthew was dating a young woman named Melanie Foster. He had tried to break up with her, but Melanie asked him to meet her at

12560-644: 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

12717-592: The high school girls and half the men's chorus." Later on he discovers that he got Danielle pregnant just when he managed to mend his relationship with Julie. Orson tells Austin he would need to leave town. Although Austin refused, Andrew pointed out that sooner or later he would just hurt Julie again. Austin agreed to leave. Dylan Mayfair ( Lyndsy Fonseca ) is Katherine's daughter. Dylan has no memory of "her" early years, and throughout Season 4, she unearths surprising news about her past, including her unknown friendship with Julie Mayer, whom she had never actually met since it

12874-565: The hospital and, during their conversation, realizes that George was the one who attacked Dr. Goldfine. She notifies the police, who then arrive at George's house and seize his bicycle as evidence. George retreats to a hotel where Bree is co-hosting a charity event, and sends her a note through a bellman. In the note, George reveals he is committing suicide via pills and includes his room number, hoping Bree will come to save him. Bree visits his room but refuses to call for help when George declines to take responsibility for Rex's death. George dies from

13031-411: 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

13188-480: The ice cream, he tells his mother that Matthew had told him to go to Danielle's room. Furious, Betty takes the ice cream from Caleb and locks Matthew in the basement, but he is soon freed by Danielle. Betty learns that Matthew is really Melanie's killer and informs Bree, who rushes home to find Danielle and Matthew with money they have just taken from her safe. Betty alerts the police, while a standoff ensues between Matthew and Bree. After Matthew threatens to kill Bree, he

13345-584: 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

13502-455: The kids, Matthew threatens to kill Bree, as Danielle pleads for her mother's life. Matthew is killed by a police sniper, and Bree and Danielle tentatively reconcile. Later, Bree discovers that Danielle has been sleeping with her history teacher, and attempts to sabotage the relationship. When Danielle is dumped by him, she reveals their affair to her teacher's wife, going as far as to get him fired and possibly criminally charged. Soon afterward it

13659-464: 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

13816-434: 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

13973-602: 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 ,

14130-407: The middle of the night, Lynette and Tom agree that it is time for them to find their own place. The boys find a house soon after and say goodbye to Tom and Lynette. However, it transpires that the twins' 'new house' is just across the street with Mrs. McCluskey. Eager to get them out, Lynette brings them a keg of beer and suggests they have a party. Inevitably, McCluskey's house is trashed and she kicks

14287-562: 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

14444-483: 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

14601-404: 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

14758-471: The most sensitive of Lynette's three boys as he is shocked when he finds out that his mother was shot and refuses to let her out of the house. He gets along very well with his half-sister, Kayla, and is most connected to McCluskey, especially when she is victim of rumors that she killed her husband, convincing her to tell everybody the truth. He gets buried alive in McCluskey's house during the tornado and

14915-464: The next episode, Edie and Susan catch Austin and Danielle having sex and, at the end of the episode, Susan tells Julie about Austin and Danielle, which end Julie's relationship with Austin and her friendship with Danielle. Austin gets a job at the Scavo Pizzeria, but is fired by Lynette for smoking marijuana on the job. Tom hired him back because "teenage girls think he's hot...he'll bring in all

15072-434: The night of the progressive party, so he guesses that Bree is involved in the case. Chuck harasses Bree as well as her friends, in an attempt to get revenge and make Bree suffer. Chuck is close to discover the truth until he is run over and killed by Orson. Chuck appeared amongst other deceased characters in the series finale . Ben Faulkner ( Charles Mesure ) is an Australian real estate developer who moves to Wisteria Lane in

15229-399: The original Dylan. One day, Katherine has gone out for the evening and when she returns, Mary Alice (who was babysitting Dylan) tells her that Wayne came by and gave Dylan a doll, which the little girl would not let go of. Katherine takes the doll and puts it on top of a bookcase. Dylan tries to get the doll and the wardrobe falls on top of her, killing her. Katherine feels like she cannot go to

15386-406: The other housewives helped hide Alejandro's body. In the eighth season, Bree continues her relation with Chuck but she fears that he might discover what happened with Alejandro, so she dumps him the same night in which Chuck planned to propose to her. Later, at his office, Chuck is given a missing person report for Alejandro. Chuck starts an investigation and recalls seeing Alejandro at Wisteria Lane

15543-449: The overdose. George makes his final appearance in the series finale as one of the ghosts watching over Susan as she leaves Wisteria Lane. Austin McCann ( Josh Henderson ) is Edie's troubled teenage nephew. When Edie catches him trying to break into her house, she lets him stay with her for some time instead of going to Mexico like he was planning to, since he fought his mother's boyfriend, but she chose her boyfriend instead of Austin. He

15700-453: 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

15857-530: The party, her water breaks. The Van de Kamps do not have time to get to the hospital, so Danielle gives birth at home to a baby boy named Benjamin. The next morning, after giving Bree the baby, Danielle leaves Wisteria Lane to attend college in Miami . After the five-year gap in the series, Danielle has returned for her son, leaving Bree devastated. She remains estranged from her mother for several years but eventually agrees to bring her son and new husband, Leo Katz,

16014-486: The police because she believes Wayne will find a way to pin Dylan's death on her, so she buries her daughter in the woods. Katherine flies to a Romanian orphanage and adopts a girl who bears a striking resemblance to Dylan, to assume the identity of her deceased daughter. After the five-year jump in the Season 4 finale, Dylan leaves a message for Katherine saying she has just returned from Paris, where her fiancé proposed under

16171-564: The police unless Matthew agreed to resume their relationship. As she walked away, he bludgeoned her with the axe, killing her. However, because Caleb arrived home first with blood on his hands, Betty is convinced it is he who murdered Melanie. In Fairview, Betty insists on keeping Caleb locked in the basement, wanting to protect him from the authorities. One day, however, Caleb manages to escape and sneaks into Gabrielle's house. While searching for Caleb, Matthew meets Danielle Van de Kamp , who flirts with him and suggests they date. Knowing he himself

16328-436: 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

16485-424: The ring on her finger before he is taken in for questioning. Ben is let go, but when Bree is thanking Ben for covering up the murder for her, the cops are listening in to their phone call. Renee finds out that Ben is on the witness list for Bree's trial, and that Ben is keeping a secret about the dead body, so she confronts him but Ben tells her he cannot tell her because he does not want to put her at risk. Ben goes to

16642-409: 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

16799-468: 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

16956-415: 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

17113-473: 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

17270-534: 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

17427-406: The secret to him, and asks Mike to bury it under the concrete foundations at the site. Ben clashes with Chuck when he sees the detective harassing Bree, while Renee gets suspicious of Ben and Bree's friendship. Chuck purposely plants the idea on Renee that Ben is having an affair with Bree, but this soon ends when Renee discovers that Bree is about to commit suicide, and when Chuck is killed. Ben has

17584-512: 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

17741-440: 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. And it remained in

17898-520: The series had 723,000 unique online viewers in December 2008. Desperate Housewives was the seventh-most-pirated television show of 2009. Maiara Walsh Maiara Walsh ( / m aɪ ˈ ɑː d ə / ; Brazilian Portuguese: [majˈaɾɐ] ; born February 18, 1988 ) is an American actress. She played Ana Solis on the sixth season of the ABC show Desperate Housewives , Meena Paroom on

18055-415: 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

18212-457: The series, but never received "Starring" billing. They are sorted in the order in which they were introduced to the cast, and not by episode count, screen time or popularity. Danielle Van de Kamp (formerly Katz; Joy Lauren ) is the daughter of Bree and Rex Van de Kamp. She is also Andrew's younger sister. Danielle appears to need a boyfriend in order to feel good about herself, and is preoccupied with her looks. During her sophomore year, Danielle

18369-521: 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

18526-462: 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

18683-514: 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

18840-468: 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

18997-544: 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

19154-411: 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

19311-493: 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

19468-448: 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

19625-454: 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

19782-446: 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

19939-453: 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

20096-598: The time is right. George Williams ( Roger Bart ) is a pharmacist who begins a relationship with Bree Van de Kamp after she discovers her husband Rex's extramarital affair with the neighborhood prostitute, Maisy Gibbons. Their relationship takes a dark turn when Bree accidentally fires a handgun at George's foot, causing him to lose a toe. Despite this incident, George returns after a short absence and becomes increasingly obsessed with Bree. Rex, Bree's husband, takes offense to George's advances, culminating in George being pushed into

20253-551: The top 10 for the key 18-49 demographic into its 6th season through the 2009–10 television season. In 2007, it 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

20410-437: 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

20567-407: 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

20724-447: The trial, but refuses to speak. He is thrown to prison until he speaks, and the prosecutor threatens Renee with sending him back to Australia unless she confesses what she saw at the progressive party during which Alejandro was killed. In the end, Bree is exonerated, and Ben finally marries Renee. Juanita Solis (Kaili Say in season 4 and Madison De La Garza from season 5 onwards) is the legal daughter of Gabrielle and Carlos Solis born in

20881-415: The truth, Juanita is jealous of the attention her mother bestows on Grace. When Juanita's biological parents turn out to be illegal immigrants, Grace is forced to leave with them, causing Gabrielle to be heartbroken. She tries to get through her feelings by writing a note to Grace but Juanita finds it and discovers the truth. She yells at Gabrielle and even shoves her down before fleeing the house, ending up in

21038-467: The truth, while Dylan and Wayne were planning to tell Katherine that they have been meeting. Wayne later discovers that Dylan is not his biological daughter after watching home videos of Dylan when she was young: while his daughter had a scar from a bike accident that needed 11 stitches, this Dylan's skin is unmarked. Katherine has no choice but to tell Dylan the truth about all the secrets: Katherine says that Wayne abused her, so she planned to leave town with

21195-438: 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

21352-457: The twins out. In the final season, it is announced that Porter is the father of Julie's baby. In " Finishing the Hat ", Porter goes to Renee and Ben's wedding to get Tom and Lynette to tell them that his and Julie's baby is being born. Parker Scavo ( Zane Huett seasons 1 to 4, Joshua Logan Moore season 5 to 8) is the youngest son of Lynette and Tom. He, just like all of Lynette's kids, drives her crazy with his unruliness and rebellious nature. In

21509-499: The urinal together, he accidentally sees that Zach has an extremely large penis. Carlos assures Gabrielle that if she had slept with Zach, she would remember. Zach proposes at Scavo's Pizzeria but Gabrielle declines as she does not want a relationship with him. Zach returns in season seven, shooting Paul at the end of the episode "Down the Block There's a Riot". He first appears as a delivery guy delivering flowers to Bree. Later in

21666-522: The women's husbands, children, love interests, neighbors, and other acquaintances. The following are characters whose portrayer received "Starring" billing at any point of the series. They are sorted in the order in which they were introduced to the main cast, and not by episode count, screen time, or popularity. Zachary "Zach" Young ( Cody Kasch ) is the son (non-legal) of Paul and Mary Alice. Zach's birth parents are Deirdre Taylor and Mike Delfino; however, this, along with his original name of Dana Taylor,

21823-475: 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

21980-417: 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

22137-423: Was Katherine's original daughter, Dylan Davis, who was Julie's friend. One day, Dylan is driving, and a police officer pulls her over for speeding. Later, she finds out he is her father, Wayne, who she always thought had died. Wayne asks Dylan not to tell Katherine that they have met. Dylan meets Wayne a few times for dinner, telling Katherine that she is out on a date. Katherine follows Dylan one evening and discovers

22294-432: Was a prostitute and she had turned over a new leaf by going to school and starting a massive catering company. Moved by Chuck's whole-heartedly words, Bree gives Chuck a second chance. In the seventh season finale, Lee tells Bree he recognizes Chuck as a gay man he has seen in local gay bars. Bree drops in on him at the police station, and her suspicions deepen, leading her to believe Chuck's marriage has broken down because he

22451-420: 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

22608-407: 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

22765-533: Was cast in the recurring role of Bob in August 2007, having previously auditioned for the role of Adam Mayfair for the series only a few weeks earlier. Kevin Rahm , who was cast as Bob's partner Lee, originally auditioned for Bob. Both Watkins and Rahm were promoted from recurring guest stars to series regulars for the seventh season . However, for the eighth and final season of the series, both of them were demoted to "Also starring". Chuck Vance ( Jonathan Cake )

22922-442: 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,

23079-434: 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

23236-475: Was devastated over Orson leaving her. They appear to have achieved a happy relationship as Danielle and Benjamin embrace Bree upon their arrival. Danielle returned in Season 8 with Benjamin. She mentioned to Bree, Leo had left her. After wallowing in self-pity, she tells Bree she is starting an Internet business selling exercise equipment. Bree soon discovers she is selling "sex swings" and while angry, she decides eventually to support her daughter in hopes of bridging

23393-516: Was diagnosed with clinical depression and a borderline personality disorder which makes his behavior unpredictable at best so when Susan asks Zach not to see Julie for a while as she is concerned about how fast the relationship is progressing, Zach loses his temper so Susan promptly forbids him to see her ever again and throws him out. Julie initially rebels against this but after Zach scares her at his pool party, she doesn't see him again. In revenge, Zach blows her kitchen up before holding Susan hostage in

23550-609: Was one year old where Portuguese became her first language. Walsh has said she was bullied as a child. After a few years, they moved back to Seattle where Maiara took an interest in music and the arts, diving into every musical and play offered by her school. At 11, she moved to Simi Valley, California , to pursue her acting career and graduated from Royal High School . In 2010, Walsh guest-starred on CW's The Vampire Diaries as Sarah. In 2011 she co-starred in Mean Girls 2 as Mandi Weatherly, an A-list cliché girl also known as

23707-650: 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

23864-434: 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

24021-462: Was switched at birth with Grace Sanchez (Cecilia Balagot), and that her biological parents are Hector and Carmen Sanchez (Ronaldo Molina and Carla Jimenez , respectively). However, he keeps this a secret from Gabrielle, not wanting to lose the daughter they have been raising the last several years, but after Bree accidentally runs over Juanita, Carlos decides to tell Gabrielle the truth. Gabrielle then tracks down her biological daughter, Grace. Unaware of

24178-469: 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

24335-620: Was the head of her high school's abstinence club. However, Danielle is planning to lose her virginity to her ex-boyfriend, John Rowland, to lure him back to her, but John permanently ends the relationship at Bree's request, leaving Danielle devastated and heartbroken. This is also the first step towards Danielle acting more strained around her mother because she thinks she will get more attention from her parents if she behaves like her brother. Danielle soon finds love in Matthew Applewhite , who has recently moved to Wisteria Lane. Danielle

24492-409: 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

24649-404: 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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