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Desperate Housewives. Desperate Housewives is an American comedy-drama mystery television series created by Marc Cherry and produced by ABC Studios and Cherry Productions. It aired for eight seasons on ABC from October 3, 2004, until May 13, 2012, for a total of 180 episodes. Executive producer Marc Cherry served as showrunner.
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- 180 (list of episodes)
- October 3, 2004 –, May 13, 2012
- ABC
Desperate Housewives: Created by Marc Cherry. With Teri Hatcher, Felicity Huffman, Marcia Cross, Eva Longoria. Secrets and truths unfold through the lives of female friends in one suburban neighborhood after the mysterious suicide of a neighbor.
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Desperate Housewives is a dark comedy show about the secret lives of suburban housewives. Watch free episodes, exclusive videos, blogs, photos and cast bios on ABC.com.
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- Teri Hatcher
- October 3, 2004
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- Production
- Broadcasting
- Cast
- Filming Locations
- Reception and Critical Reactions
- Ratings
- Notable Awards
- Amas de Casa Desesperadas
The "normal" suburban life for a group of close-knit housewives takes a dark turn when one of their closest friends mysteriously commits suicide. Now while trying to deal with their own hectic problems and romantic lives, each year brings on a new mystery and more dark and twisted events to come. Life behind closed doors is about to be revealed as ...
Origins
Cherry initially had pitched the series to HBO, CBS, NBC, Fox, Showtime, and Lifetime. ABC was the only network to accept Cherry's offer, although they initially weren't satisfied with the name, suggesting titles like Wisteria Lane and The Secret Lives of Housewivesinstead. Before Touchstone offered Desperate Housewives to ABC, in the original pilot, Mary Alice Young was played by Sheryl Lee; John Rowland by Kyle Searles; and Rex Van de Kamp by Michael Reilly Burke. Lee was replaced by Brenda...
Inspirations
One of the biggest inspirations for the show was the film American Beauty. The series has also been likened to other TV shows such as Knots Landing, Twin Peaks, and Sex and the City. In relation to its comparison with Sex and the City, Eva Longoria on Oprah's shows mentioned that she hopes Desperate Housewivescan do for married women what Sex and the City did for single women.
Opening credits
The show's opening credits contain references to famous pieces of art, including Adam and Eve by Lucas Cranach the Elder, The Arnolfini Portrait by Jan van Eyck, American Gothic by Grant Wood, and Andy Warhol's Campbell's soup can. Also alluded to are the lesser known Couple Arguing and Romantic Couple by Robert Dale (drawn in a comic book style similar to that of Roy Lichtenstein) and a 1940s Am I Proud! poster by Dick Williams(showing a woman holding cans). The show's theme is composed by D...
Since its US premiere, Desperate Housewives has been broadcasted by the ABC network, with reruns on Lifetime Television. In addition it has been sold to over fifty countries worldwide.
Starring
1. Teri Hatcher - Susan Mayer(seasons 1-8) 2. Felicity Huffman - Lynette Scavo(seasons 1-8) 3. Marcia Cross - Bree Van de Kamp (seasons 1-8; formerly named Bree Hodge in seasons 4-6; later named Bree Weston in "Finishing the Hat" and post-series) 4. Eva Longoria - Gabrielle Solis(seasons 1-8; formerly named Gabrielle Marquez in season 3) 5. Nicollette Sheridan - Edie Britt(seasons 1-5; formerly named Edie Williams in season 5) 6. Vanessa Williams - Renee Perry(seasons 7-8) 7. Steven Culp - Re...
Also Starring
1. Lyndsy Fonseca- Dylan Mayfair(season 4; guest star season 6) 2. Joy Lauren - Danielle Van de Kamp(season 2-4; recurring season 1 and 5; guest star seasons 6-8) 3. Mehcad Brooks - Matthew Applewhite(season 2) 4. Josh Henderson - Austin McCann(season 3) 5. Brent Kinsman - Preston Scavo(seasons 2-4; recurring season 1; guest star seasons 5-6)* 6. Shane Kinsman - Porter Scavo(seasons 2-4; recurring season 1; guest star seasons 5-6)* 7. Zane Huett - Parker Scavo(seasons 2-4; recurring season 1)...
Notes
Desperate Housewives features a large ensemble cast that is headed by four protagonists and a series' narrator: Teri Hatcher plays Susan Mayer, a klutzy romantic, always searching for the happy ending but never quite getting there; Felicity Huffman portrays the role of Lynette Scavo, a harried super-mom, always trying to balance her careers and family life; Marcia Cross gives life to Bree Van de Kamp, a neurotic and perfectionist home fairy, who becomes more loose as the series goes along; Ev...
The set for the street, comprising facades of houses, is located on the Universal Studios backlot. It is referred to by film crews as Colonial Street, and before Desperate Housewives it was used in several motion pictures and televisions shows, starting in the 1950s. For the first 14 episodes of season one, scenes set in Bree's living room were fil...
The show was the big success of the 2004-2005 television season, and gained much critical acclaim. Its pilot episode which aired in October 2004, gained a stunning 21.3 million viewers making it the best new drama for the year, the highest rated show of the week, and also the best performance by a pilot for ABC, since Spin City in 1996. In the foot...
TV Ratings
The series saw its strongest ratings in its first 2 seasons. It ranked #4 in both the 2004-2005 and 2005-2006 television seasons, with an overall average of over 22 million viwers. However, the sophomore slump of season 2 led to a decrease in ratings in season 3. Critics agreed on the improved quality of the third season, but the series lost 22% of its audience, slipping to #10 in the 2006-2007 television season with an average of about 17 million viewers. The series proved to have staying po...
Internet Ratings
In its first public release of online individual TV program rankings, The Nielsen Company announced that the series had 723,000 unique viewers in December 2008. Desperate Housewiveswas the seventh most-pirated television show of 2009.
By the end of the first season, all the housewives except Eva Longoria were nominated for both a Golden Globe and Emmy. Longoria responded with a skit in the Emmys with Ellen DeGeneres mocking her situation. The following year all four were nominated for the Golden Globe for Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Musical or Comedy....
In Argentina an adaptation has been made involving popular Argentinian actors and actresses, filmed in this country and aired by Canal 13. The original screenplay has been translated to Spanish as well as many names in order to be as true to the original as possible. Most of the Argentinians who had watched Desperate Housewives before are not satis...
Desperate Housewives follows the lives of four women – Susan (Teri Hatcher), Lynette (Felicity Huffman), Bree (Marcia Cross) and Gabrielle (Eva Longoria) – through the eyes of Mary Alice (Brenda Strong), their deceased friend and neighbor. The vast majority of the episodes are titled after lyrics by composer/lyricist Stephen Sondheim ...
The first season of Desperate Housewives introduced Susan Mayer, the divorcee and single mom; Lynette Scavo, who went from her career in advertising to being a stay-at-home mother; Bree Van De Kamp, who resembles Martha Stewart on steroids; and Gabrielle Solis, the ex-model with everything she's wanted; and serial divorcee Edie Britt, the real estate maven whose love life has everyone buzzing.
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