Desperate Housewives is an American television comedy-drama series created by Marc Cherry and produced by ABC Studios and Cherry Productions. Executive producer Cherry serves as Showrunner. Other executive producers since the fourth season include Marc Cherry, Bob Daily, George W. Perkins, John Pardee and Joey Murphy, David Grossman, Larry Shaw and Sabrina Wind.

The setting of the show is the street of Wisteria Lane in the fictional American town of Fairview in the Eagle State. It follows the lives of a group of women, seen through the eyes of their dead neighbor. They work through domestic struggles and family life, while facing the secrets, crimes and mysteries hidden behind the doors of their at the surface beautiful and seemingly perfect suburban neighborhood.

The show features an ensemble cast, headed by Teri Hatcher as Susan Mayer (now Delfino), Felicity Huffman as Lynette Scavo, Marcia Cross as Bree Van de Kamp and Eva Longoria as Gabrielle Solis. Brenda Strong narrates the show as the deceased Mary Alice Young, appearing sporadically in flashbacks or dreams.

Since its premiere on ABC on October 3, 2004, the show has been well received by viewers and critics alike. The show is a multiple Emmy, Golden Globe and Screen Actors Guild award winner. The series premiere drew 21.6 million viewers and the show’s first season finale attracted over 30 million viewers. 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 that the series is the third most watched TV show in a study of ratings in 20 countries. In 2010, it was the most-watched comedy series internationally, with an average viewership of 51.6 million viewers across 68 territories. It has held this position since 2006. Moreover, it was the third-highest revenue earning show for 2010, with US$2.74 million per half hour.

Desperate Housewives was officially renewed by ABC on May 17, 2011 for an eighth season.

Main Cast:
* Teri Hatcher as Susan Mayer
* Marcia Cross as Bree Van De Kamp
* Felicity Huffman as Lynette Scavo
* Eva Longoria as Gabrielle Solis
* Brenda Strong as Mary Alice Young / narrator
* Jamie Denton as Mike Delfino
* Steven Culp as Rex Van De Kamp
* Nicolette Sheridan as Edie Britt
* Mark Moses as Paul Young
* Ricardo Antonio Chavira as Carlos Solis
* Cody Kasch as Zack Young
* Andrea Bowen as Julie Mayer
* Jesse Metcalfe as John Rowland
* Christine Estabrook as Mrs. Huber
* Joy Lauren as Danielle Van De Kamp
* Zane Huett as Parker Scavo
* Brent Kinsman as Preston Scavo / Porter Scavo
* Shane Kinsman as Preston Scavo / Porter Scavo
* Steve Tyler as Minister

Season 1

1. Episode 1 – Pilot
2. Episode 2 – Ah, But Underneath
3. Episode 3 – Pretty Little Picture
4. Episode 4 – Who’s that Woman?
5. Episode 5 – Come in, Stranger
6. Episode 6 – Running to Stand Still
7. Episode 7 – Anything You Can Do
8. Episode 8 – Guilty
9. Episode 9 – Suspicious Minds
10. Episode 10 – Come Back to Me
11. Episode 11 – Move On
12. Episode 12 – Every Day a Little Death
13. Episode 13 – Your Fault
14. Episode 14 – Love Is in the Air
15. Episode 15 – Impossible
16. Episode 16 – The Ladies Who Lunch
17. Episode 17 – There Won’t Be Trumpets
18. Episode 18 – Children Will Listen
19. Episode 19 – Live Alone and Like It
20. Episode 20 – Fear No More
21. Episode 21 – Sunday in the Park with George
22. Episode 22 – Goodbye For Now
23. Episode 23 – One Wonderful Day

Season 2

1. Episode 1 – Next
2. Episode 2 – You Could Drive a Person Crazy
3. Episode 3 – You’ll Never Get Away From Me
4. Episode 4 – My Heart Belongs To Daddy
5. Episode 5 – They Asked Me Why I Believe In You
6. Episode 6 – I Wish I Could Forget You
7. Episode 7 – Color and Light
8. Episode 8 – The Sun Won’t Set
9. Episode 9 – That’s Good, That’s Bad
10. Episode 10 – Coming Home
11. Episode 11 – One More Kiss
12. Episode 12 – We’re Gonna Be All Right
13. Episode 13 – There’s Something About a War
14. Episode 14 – Silly People
15. Episode 15 – Thank You So Much
16. Episode 16 – There Is No Other Way
17. Episode 17 – Could I Leave You?
18. Episode 18 – Everybody Says Don’t
19. Episode 19 – Don’t Look at Me
20. Episode 20 – It Wasn’t Meant to Happen
21. Episode 21 – I Know Things Now
22. Episode 22 – No One Is Alone
23. Episode 23 – Remember
24. Episode 24 – Remember 2
Season 3

1. Episode 1 – Listen to the Rain on the Roof
2. Episode 2 – It Takes Two
3. Episode 3 – A Weekend in the Country
4. Episode 4 – Like It Was
5. Episode 5 – Nice She Ain’t
6. Episode 6 – Sweetheart, I Have to Confess
7. Episode 7 – Bang
8. Episode 8 – Children and Art
9. Episode 9 – Beautiful Girls
10. Episode 10 – The Miracle Song
11. Episode 11 – No Fits, No Fights, No Feuds
12. Episode 12 – Not While I’m Around
13. Episode 13 – Come Play Wiz Me
14. Episode 14 – I Remember That
15. Episode 15 – The Little Things You Do Together
16. Episode 16 – My Husband, The Pig
17. Episode 17 – Dress Big
18. Episode 18 – Liaisons
19. Episode 19 – God, That’s Good
20. Episode 20 – Gossip
21. Episode 21 – Into The Woods
22. Episode 22 – What Would We Do Without You? (1)
23. Episode 23 – What Would We Do Without You? (2)
Season 4

1. Episode 1 – Now You Know
2. Episode 2 – Smiles of a Summer Night
3. Episode 3 – The Game
4. Episode 4 – If There’s Anything I Can’t Stand
5. Episode 5 – Art Isn’t Easy
6. Episode 6 – Now I Know, Don’t Be Scared
7. Episode 7 – You Can’t Judge A Book By Its Cover
8. Episode 8 – Distant Past
9. Episode 9 – Something’s Coming
10. Episode 10 – Welcome To Kanagawa
11. Episode 11 – Sunday
12. Episode 12 – In Buddy’s Eyes
13. Episode 13 – Hello, Little Girl
14. Episode 14 – Opening Doors
15. Episode 15 – Mother Said
16. Episode 16 – The Gun Song (1) Free (2)
17. Episode 17 – The Gun Song (1) Free (2)
Season 5

1. Episode 1 – You’re Gonna Love Tomorrow
2. Episode 2 – We’re So Happy You’re So Happy
3. Episode 3 – Kids Aint Like Everybody Else
4. Episode 4 – Back In Business
5. Episode 5 – Mirror, Mirror
6. Episode 6 – There’s Always a Woman
7. Episode 7 – What More Do I Need?
8. Episode 8 – City On Fire
9. Episode 9 – Me And My Town
10. Episode 10 – A Vision’s Just a Vision
11. Episode 11 – Home Is The Place
12. Episode 12 – Connect! Connect!
13. Episode 13 – The Best Thing That Ever Could Have Happened
14. Episode 14 – Mama Spent Money When She Had None
15. Episode 15 – In a World Where the Kings Are Employers
16. Episode 16 – Crime Doesn’t Pay
17. Episode 17 – The Story of Lucy and Jessie
18. Episode 18 – A Spark. To Pierce the Dark.
19. Episode 19 – Look Into Their Eyes and You See What They Know
20. Episode 20 – Rose’s Turn
21. Episode 21 – Bargaining
22. Episode 22 – Marry Me a Little
23. Episode 23 – Everybody Says Don’t
24. Episode 24 – If It’s Only in Your Head
Season 6

1. Episode 1 – Nice is Different than Good
2. Episode 2 – Being Alive
3. Episode 3 – Never Judge a Lady by Her Lover
4. Episode 4 – The God-Why-Don’t-You-Love-Me Blues
5. Episode 5 – Everybody Ought to Have a Maid
6. Episode 6 – Don’t Walk on the Grass
7. Episode 7 – Careful the Things You Say
8. Episode 8 – The Coffee Cup
9. Episode 9 – Would I Think of Suicide?
10. Episode 10 – Boom Crunch
11. Episode 11 – If…
12. Episode 12 – You Gotta Get a Gimmick
13. Episode 13 – How About a Friendly Shrink?
14. Episode 14 – The Glamorous Life
15. Episode 15 – Lovely
16. Episode 16 – The Chase
17. Episode 17 – Chromolume #7
18. Episode 18 – My Two Young Men
19. Episode 19 – We All Deserve to Die
20. Episode 20 – Epiphany
21. Episode 21 – A Little Night Music
22. Episode 22 – The Ballad of Booth
23. Episode 23 – I Guess This Is Goodbye
Season 7

1. Episode 1 – Remember Paul?
2. Episode 2 – You Must Meet My Wife
3. Episode 3 – Truly Content
4. Episode 4 – The Thing That Counts Is What’s Inside
5. Episode 5 – Let Me Entertain You
6. Episode 6 – Excited and Scared
7. Episode 7 – A Humiliating Business
8. Episode 8 – Sorry Grateful
9. Episode 9 – Pleasant Little Kingdom
10. Episode 10 – Down the Block There’s a Riot
11. Episode 11 – Assassins
12. Episode 12 – Where Do I Belong
13. Episode 13 – I’m Still Here
14. Episode 14 – Flashback
15. Episode 15 – Farewell Letter
16. Episode 16 – Searching
17. Episode 17 – Everything’s Different, Nothing’s Changed
18. Episode 18 – Moments in the Woods
19. Episode 19 – The Lies Ill-Concealed
20. Episode 20 – I’ll Swallow Poison on Sunday
21. Episode 21 – Then I Really Got Scared
22. Episode 22 – And Lots of Security…; Come on Over for Dinner
Season 8

1. Episode 1 Secrets That I Never Want to Know
2. Episode 2 Making the Connection
3. Episode 3 Watch While I Revise the World
4. Episode 4 School of Hard Knocks
5. Episode 5 The Art of Making Art
6. Episode 6 Witch’s Lament
7. Episode 7 Always in Control
8. Episode 8 Suspicion Song
9. Episode 9 Putting It Together