query: how many episodes in season 1 desperate housewives

pos: Desperate Housewives (season 1) Desperate Housewives (season 1) The first season of "Desperate Housewives", an American television series created by Marc Cherry, commenced airing in the United States on October 3, 2004, concluded May 22, 2005, and consisted of 23 episodes. It tells the story of Mary Alice Young, a seemingly perfect housewife who commits suicide, fearing that a dark secret, involving her, her husband, and their son would be exposed. At her wake, Mary Alice's four close friends and the main characters, Susan Mayer, Lynette Scavo, Bree Van de Kamp and Gabrielle Solis, are introduced. All of them live in the suburb of

pos: Desperate Housewives (season 1) Fairview on Wisteria Lane. Narrating the series from the grave, Mary Alice describes how her friends try to find out the reason for her suicide, while trying to deal with the problems of their personal lives. "Desperate Housewives"' first season aired in the United States (U.S.) on Sundays at 9:00 pm ET on ABC, a terrestrial television network. In addition to the 23 regular episodes, a special, Sorting Out the Dirty Laundry, aired on April 24, 2005. The season garnered an average of 23.7 million viewers in the U.S. per all 23 episodes, ranking as the fourth most-watched television series

pos: Desperate Housewives (season 1) Comedy Series and the other was under the category of Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series. <onlyinclude></onlyinclude> Desperate Housewives (season 1) The first season of "Desperate Housewives", an American television series created by Marc Cherry, commenced airing in the United States on October 3, 2004, concluded May 22, 2005, and consisted of 23 episodes. It tells the story of Mary Alice Young, a seemingly perfect housewife who commits suicide, fearing that a dark secret, involving her, her husband, and their son would be exposed. At her wake, Mary Alice's four close friends and the main characters, Susan

pos: Desperate Housewives (season 1) Martha Huber. The pilot episode, which aired on October 3, 2004, garnered 21.6 million viewers, ranking first in its time slot of 9:00 pm Eastern Time Zone (ET) (8:00 pm Central Time Zone (Americas) [CT]). It was the most-viewed ABC season premiere since 1996's "Spin City". After airing three episodes of "Desperate Housewives", ABC picked the series up for a full season. Overall, the first season averaged 23.7 million viewers for the 23 episodes aired in the U.S., including the season's largest audience of more than 30 million viewers of the season finale. Of the regular primetime programming that aired

pos: Desperate Housewives (season 6) Desperate Housewives (season 6) The sixth season of "Desperate Housewives", a television series created by Marc Cherry, began airing on September 27, 2009 and concluded on May 16, 2010. The season consisted of 23 episodes. The deceased Mary Alice Young continues to narrate the events in the lives of her friends and Wisteria Lane residents, Susan Delfino, Lynette Scavo, Bree Hodge, Gabrielle Solis and Katherine Mayfair. Angie Bolen and her family are the focus of this season's mystery. The sixth season of "Desperate Housewives" began on RTÉ Two in the Republic of Ireland on Tuesday, January 5, 2010. The sixth

pos: Desperate Housewives (season 6) who blackmails Angie when she discovers her secret. Mindy Sterling portrayed Mitzi Kinsky, a new neighbor in Wisteria Lane. Furthermore, Mark Moses returned in the season finale as Paul Young, Mary Alice's widower. <onlyinclude></onlyinclude> All sourced from: Throng Ratings. The season averaged 431,975 viewers. Desperate Housewives (season 6) The sixth season of "Desperate Housewives", a television series created by Marc Cherry, began airing on September 27, 2009 and concluded on May 16, 2010. The season consisted of 23 episodes. The deceased Mary Alice Young continues to narrate the events in the lives of her friends and Wisteria Lane residents, Susan

pos: The Real Housewives of Melbourne (season 1) The Real Housewives of Melbourne (season 1) The first season of "The Real Housewives of Melbourne", an Australian reality television series, was broadcast on Arena. It aired from 23 February 2014, until 11 May 2014, and was primarily filmed in Melbourne, Victoria. Its executive producers are Kylie Washington and Lisa Potasz. "The Real Housewives of Melbourne" focuses on the lives of Jackie Gillies, Chyka Keebaugh, Gina Liano, Andrea Moss, Janet Roach, and Lydia Schiavello; It consisted of twelve episodes. "The Real Housewives of Melbourne" was first announced by Matchbox Pictures as "The Real Housewives of Australia" and was set to

pos: Desperate Housewives (season 4) the strike, the first of which aired on April 13, 2008. The final two episodes served as a two-part finale and were aired consecutively on May 18, 2008. A total of 17 episodes aired as part of the season, with one recap special airing on September 23, 2007. The series continues to focus on Wisteria Lane residents Susan Delfino, Lynette Scavo, Bree Hodge, Gabrielle Solis and Edie Britt, with Mary Alice Young returning as the series' narrator. Katherine Mayfair and her family are introduced in this season and are the center of the season's mystery. Critical reception for the season

neg: Desperate Housewives (season 6) similar viewership to the second half of the fifth season. But after the thirteenth episode of season six, "How About a Friendly Shrink?", the ratings declined heavily because of the competition with the 67th Golden Globe Awards. The series continued to lower numbers, with further competitions like the 2010 Grammy Awards, 2010 Winter Olympics, and the new CBS reality series "Undercover Boss", which first aired after the Super Bowl XLIV, pulling impressive ratings. "Desperate Housewives" lost a lot of steam in the second half of its season, picking up some again in the final three episodes. Nonetheless, the show managed

neg: Desperate Housewives (season 7) nearly 3 years for the show. [[Category:Desperate Housewives (season 7) episodes| ]] [[Category:2010 American television seasons]] [[Category:2011 American television seasons]] [[pl:Gotowe na wszystko#Seria siódma]] Desperate Housewives (season 7) The seventh season of "Desperate Housewives", a television series created by Marc Cherry, began airing on September 26, 2010 and concluded on May 15, 2011. The deceased Mary Alice Young continues to narrate the events in the lives of her friends and Wisteria Lane residents, Susan Delfino, Lynette Scavo, Bree Van de Kamp and Gabrielle Solis. New housewife Renee Perry is introduced in this season. Paul Young returns to the lane and

neg: Desperate Housewives (season 7) the seventh season. In the first 12 episodes, the series attracted very similar viewership to the second half of the sixth season and hit season highs of 4.4 in the 18-49 demographic and continued around 3.5 - 4.3 until mid January. But after the thirteenth episode of season seven, "I'm Still Here", the ratings declined heavily because of the consecutive competition from the 68th Golden Globe Awards and then saw even lower numbers, against the 2011 Grammy Awards and then the Country Music Association Awards. "Desperate Housewives" lost many viewers in the second half of its season, and unlike the

neg: Desperate Housewives (season 2) Desperate Housewives (season 2) The second season of the American dramedy-mystery television series "Desperate Housewives" commenced airing in the United States on September 25, 2005 and concluded on May 21, 2006. The season continues the story of the Wisteria Lane residents, while their seemingly perfect lives in the suburban neighborhood are shaken by the arrival of the mysterious Betty Applewhite. Broadcast in the Sunday night time slot at 9.00 ET, the season aired twenty-four regular episodes, including a two-part season finale. In addition, three clip shows were produced for the season, in order to put the previous events of the

neg: Desperate Housewives (season 3) Desperate Housewives (season 3) The third season of the American dramedy-mystery television series "Desperate Housewives" commenced airing on ABC in the United States on September 24, 2006 and concluded on May 20, 2007. The season continues the story of the Wisteria Lane residents, describing their lives in the suburban neighborhood, while dealing with the arrival of the mysterious Orson Hodge. Broadcast in the Sunday night timeslot at 9:00 ET, the season aired twenty-three regular episodes. In addition, two clip shows were produced for the season, in order to put the previous events of the show in perspective. "The Juciest Bites"

neg: Patty Lin Patty Lin Patty Lin is an American television screenwriter and producer. She is a graduate of Cornell University She has written episodes for the television series "Friends", "Freaks and Geeks", "Martial Law", "Citizen Baines", "Desperate Housewives", "Leap of Faith", and "Breaking Bad". She has served as producer for a number of episodes from "Desperate Housewives", "Leap of Faith", and "Citizen Baines", as well as executive story editor for five "Friends" episodes. Lin joined the crew of the first season of "Breaking Bad" in 2008 as a writer and producer. She wrote the first-season episode "Gray Matter". The first season writing

neg: Desperate Housewives (season 4) Desperate Housewives (season 4) The fourth season of "Desperate Housewives", an American television series created by Marc Cherry, premiered on September 30, 2007 on ABC. Filming for the series was interrupted by the 2007-2008 Writers Guild of America strike in November 2007, after production on the two-episode tornado storyline wrapped. The first part, "Something's Coming", aired on December 2, 2007. "Welcome to Kanagawa", the second part and the last episode filmed before the strike, was originally going to be aired after the strike's resolution, but aired on January 6, 2008. Seven additional episodes were produced for the fourth season after

neg: How About a Friendly Shrink? time in many episodes. Isabelle Carreau of "TV Squad" called Orson particularly unlikeable in the episode, but declared the Lynette and Tom subplot "fun and touching at the same time", and said the Ana character showed new depths that had not been shown before. How About a Friendly Shrink? "How About a Friendly Shrink?" is the thirteenth episode of the sixth season of the American comedy-drama series, "Desperate Housewives", and the 124th overall episode of the series. It originally aired on ABC in the United States on January 17, 2010. In the episode, Tom tries to convince Lynette to seek

neg: Desperate Housewives (season 2) "Boston Legal" time slot after airing nine episodes in the 2004-05 prime time television season. The show minatained its position as a top ten series and became the fourth most-watched program for 2005-06 American television season, with an average of 21.70 million viewers, out of whom 10.09 million in the 18-49 age group. ABC had three top 20 shows on the Sunday Night lineup, seeing "Desperate Housewives" ranked fourth, along with the other two shows, ranking fifth and nineteenth. The ninth and tenth episodes ranked first in weekly viewership. The highest-rated episode of the season was the season premiere, with

neg: Desperate Housewives: The Game (2017) and earns relationship points by interacting with them; these points allows her to reach new levels. The player will also earn diamonds, which can be used to buy energy and keep playing. Completing tasks within various episodes will let the player earn money, reputation points, and energy. Furthermore, clothes and furniture will be unlocked by progressing through the game and will let the player customize and decorate. "Desperate Housewives: The Game" was released on iOS on June 29, 2017. The Android version was released on December 1. Desperate Housewives: The Game (2017) Desperate Housewives: The Game is a casual free-to-play

neg: Remember (Desperate Housewives) Remember (Desperate Housewives) "Remember" is composed of two episodes (46th and 47th) and is the two-hour season finale of the second season of the ABC television series, "Desperate Housewives". The episode was written by Marc Cherry and Jenna Bans with a story by Tom Spezialy and Alexandra Cunningham and was directed by Larry Shaw. It originally aired on Sunday, May 21, 2006. Betty Applewhite and Caleb prepare for their departure from Wisteria Lane in the middle of the night. In the present, as Betty and Caleb leave their house, the police surround them and they are placed into police cars

neg: Remember (Desperate Housewives) the door closes behind them, the view turns toward the sky as ominous music begins to play. The episode also features several flashbacks. They include: Remember (Desperate Housewives) "Remember" is composed of two episodes (46th and 47th) and is the two-hour season finale of the second season of the ABC television series, "Desperate Housewives". The episode was written by Marc Cherry and Jenna Bans with a story by Tom Spezialy and Alexandra Cunningham and was directed by Larry Shaw. It originally aired on Sunday, May 21, 2006. Betty Applewhite and Caleb prepare for their departure from Wisteria Lane in the

neg: Serial (radio and television) overarching mystery that receives focus in many episodes. The more serialized its storytelling, the less likely a show is to fare well in repeats. The format places a demand on episodes to be run in order, without which story arcs stretching over many episodes may be difficult for new viewers to delve into. "Desperate Housewives" also falls into the category while each season involves a new mystery that spans an entire season (and on one occasion, half the season) while planting hints throughout the episodes until the climax in the finale. To a lesser extent, series such as "House" and

neg: Sunday in the Park with George (Desperate Housewives) from this musical are episodes 1.11 - "Move On", 2.7 - "Color and Light", 3.20 - "Gossip", 4.11 - "Sunday", 6.17 - "Chromolume No. 7", and the final episode, 8.23 - "Finishing the Hat". Sunday in the Park with George (Desperate Housewives) "Sunday in the Park with George" is the 21st episode of the ABC television series, "Desperate Housewives". The episode was the 21st episode for the show's first season. The episode was written by Katie Ford and was directed by Larry Shaw. It originally aired on Sunday, May 8, 2005. As Rex's health continues to deteriorate, George Williams continues

neg: Desperate Housewives (season 5) released on DVD by ABC Studios as the seven-disc set "Desperate Housewives: The Complete Fifth Season — The Red Hot Edition" on September 1, 2009 in Region 1, October 21, 2009 in Region 4, and November 9 in Region 2. Filming began on July 7, 2008 and finished in March 2009. There was much speculation about the fifth season of the show, due to the many cliffhangers at the end of season four, such as the departure of Edie Britt, and whether she would return after the events of the "Mother Said" episode. When asked about Sheridan's departure, Cherry commented

neg: One Wonderful Day (Desperate Housewives) satisfying conclusion to the season opining that "by allowing some of its plots to remain tantalizing mysteries, yet offering up the satisfaction of explaining others, 'Desperate Housewives' has smartly set things up for its audience to return for its new season next fall." Frazier Moore of "USA Today" called the finale "a smashing close" to the first season. Moore expressed interest in how the cliffhangers would be resolved, as well as in the Betty Applewhite character. He also theorized that Rex's death was a ruse, writing: "Reminder: The audience saw no death scene and no body. When has "Desperate Housewives"

neg: How About a Friendly Shrink? in the first, second and seventh season of "Desperate Housewives". Peri Gilpin, who played Roz Doyle in "Frasier", has also appeared in the show, and Joe Keenan, former show runner on "Frasier", serves as a consulting producer for "Desperate Housewives". In its original American broadcast on January 17, 2010, "How About a Friendly Shrink?" was seen by 11.2 million viewers, according to Nielsen Media Research. At the time, it was the lowest rating for an individual "Desperate Housewives" in the series' history. However, it held that distinction only two weeks before "The Glamorous Life", and the subsequent episode "Lovely", received

neg: One Wonderful Day (Desperate Housewives) episode #55 on its list of "100 Greatest Episodes of All-Time". The Futon Critic ranked the episode as the 19th best television episode of 2005, calling it "note-perfect." One Wonderful Day (Desperate Housewives) "One Wonderful Day" is the 23rd episode and first season finale of the American comedy-drama television series "Desperate Housewives". It was originally broadcast in the United States on ABC (American Broadcasting Company) on May 22, 2005. The episode was directed by Larry Shaw and written by John Pardee, Joey Murphy, series creator Marc Cherry, Tom Spezialy, and Kevin Murphy. In the episode, the mystery surrounding the suicide

neg: Desperate Housewives 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 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

neg: K. Callan Ewing in several episodes of the penultimate season of "Dallas". She played Daisy LaRue in the TV show "Meet the Browns" and appeared as Mrs. Monroe, Gabe Duncan's teacher, in "Good Luck Charlie". She also appeared in the third-season finale of "Desperate Housewives" as Ilene Britt, the mother of Edie Britt (Nicollette Sheridan), and has portrayed Lily's maternal grandmother on several episodes of "How I Met Your Mother". She played the part of Charlie (as an elderly woman) in "Heroes" for one episode. She appeared in the films "Joe" (1970), "The Onion Field", (1979), "A Touch of Class" (1973), "American

neg: Desperate Housewives (season 1) during the 2004–2005 American television season, "Desperate Housewives" ranked 4th out of 156 programs, according to the Nielsen Ratings system. Critical reception was overwhelmingly positive, and "Housewives" was considered the breakout hit of the season. Robert Bianco of "USA Today" gave the pilot a score of four stars out of four, calling it "[r]efreshingly original, bracingly adult and thoroughly delightful", and going on to say that "[Desperate] Housewives is a brightly colored, darkly comic take on suburban life, sort of Knots Landing meets The Golden Girls by way of Twin Peaks." Tim Goodman of the "San Francisco Chronicle" thought that

neg: Jeff Greenstein exceptional work in the field of media and entertainment. Jeff Greenstein Jeff Greenstein is an American television writer, producer and director. His writing and producing credits include "Desperate Housewives", "Parenthood", "Will & Grace", "Partners", "Friends" and "Dream On". He has directed episodes of "Desperate Housewives", Seasons 1-3 of the acclaimed web series "Husbands", the series finale of BBC3 comedy "Way to Go", and multiple episodes of CBS sitcoms "Mom", "The Odd Couple", "9JKL", "Happy Together" and "The Neighborhood". Greenstein was born in Atlanta, Georgia, attended The Lovett School and Riverwood High School, and graduated from Tufts University in 1984 with

neg: Jeff Greenstein Jeff Greenstein Jeff Greenstein is an American television writer, producer and director. His writing and producing credits include "Desperate Housewives", "Parenthood", "Will & Grace", "Partners", "Friends" and "Dream On". He has directed episodes of "Desperate Housewives", Seasons 1-3 of the acclaimed web series "Husbands", the series finale of BBC3 comedy "Way to Go", and multiple episodes of CBS sitcoms "Mom", "The Odd Couple", "9JKL", "Happy Together" and "The Neighborhood". Greenstein was born in Atlanta, Georgia, attended The Lovett School and Riverwood High School, and graduated from Tufts University in 1984 with a self-designed major in film and dance; his thesis

neg: Desperate Housewives 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 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

neg: Desperate Housewives: The Game (2006 video game) Desperate Housewives: The Game (2006 video game) Desperate Housewives: The Game is a life simulation adventure game developed by Liquid Entertainment and released by Buena Vista Games in 2006, in the style of "The Sims" games. It is based on the television series "Desperate Housewives". The player takes the part of a housewife with amnesia who has recently moved with her husband and son to Wisteria Lane. The plot takes place over 12 episodes. The game features a script by "Desperate Housewives" writer Scott Sanford Tobis and voice acting by Brenda Strong. It achieved sales in excess of 400,000 copies

neg: Desperate Housewives (season 2) John Pardee. All but Edelstein and Pardee also served as writers. Season one writers Alexandra Cunningham, Jenna Bans, Kevin Etten, and Josh Senter were joined by new series writers Bruce Zimmerman, Dahvi Waller, Alan Cross, Ellie Herman, Jim Lincoln, and Scott Sanford Tobis. Bans and Senter also became story editors. Nine directors serviced "Desperate Housewives", including season one directors Larry Shaw, David Grossman and Arlene Sanford. Wendey Stanzler, Robert Duncan McNeill, Pam Thomas, Randy Zisk, Stephen Cragg, and Tom Cherones directed episodes of the series for the first time during this season. Cherry left a majority of the season's writing

neg: Desperate Housewives (season 4) Sylvia Greene, Adam's former patient and ex-lover from Chicago, and Gary Cole in the role of Wayne Davis, a cop and Katherine's abusive first husband. Additionally, Gale Harold was introduced as Susan's new lover Jackson Braddock during the five-year jump featured at the end of the season. For the 14th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards, Fillion, Joosten and Slattery were nominated along with the rest of the main cast for the Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series award due to their many appearances this season. <onlyinclude></onlyinclude> Desperate Housewives (season 4) The fourth season of "Desperate Housewives", an

neg: Desperate Housewives (season 1) purchase by registered users on the U.S. iTunes Store. Marc Cherry wrote the script for the "Housewives" pilot and his agent appealed it to six networks, (CBS, NBC, Fox, HBO, Showtime and Lifetime) only to have all of them turn it down. Later, after his previous agent was arrested for embezzlement, he hired a team of new agents, who saw the script "as a soap opera with dark comedy in it". After Cherry edited parts of the pilot script and pitched it to ABC, network executives were impressed, causing ABC to order 13 episodes. Filming for the season started around

neg: Desperate Housewives deals to make way for the eighth season and signed at the price of $12 million. Originally, 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 was confirmed that the eighth season of "Desperate Housewives" would be the final season. Eva Longoria tweeted about the end of "Desperate Housewives": Cherry, the show's creator, made a cameo as a mover in

neg: Katherine Mayfair television season. Delany filmed the pilot for "Body of Proof" in April 2010; her absence in "Desperate Housewives" was explained by having Katherine and her girlfriend, Robin Gallagher (Julie Benz), leave town indefinitely. In May, ABC picked up "Body of Proof" for thirteen episodes; thus, Delany did not return for the seventh season of "Desperate Housewives" as a series regular. Delany admitted that her exit from the series was quick, but insisted that she may return to the series at some point, regardless of whether or not her new series is successful. She returned during the series finale in 2012.

neg: Desperate Housewives 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 the Arri Alexa). It was broadcast in standard and 16:9 widescreen high definition, though it was framed for the 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

neg: Desperate Housewives (season 1) "Desperate Housewives" was "a brilliantly conceived and relentlessly entertaining new drama". Matthew Gilbert of "The Boston Globe" commented that the series had "marvelous tonal elasticity". Peter Schorn of IGN felt that season one was "blessed with an attractive cast (sing the praises of older women!), sharp writing and a funky vibe of its own" and that ""Desperate Housewives" was able to take some of the oldest formulas in the book and infuse them with their own subversive twists to whip up a frothy confection of sly wit and dark motives." Schorn gave the season a score of 9 out of

neg: Darcy Rose Byrnes role in "The Bold and the Beautiful" for 8 episodes. Byrnes also has appeared in television shows including "How I Met Your Mother", "Ghost Whisperer", "Cold Case", "Dirty Sexy Money" and "House". She played Rebecca Knepp in the hallmark television movie, "Amish Grace" alongside Kimberly Williams-Paisley. She played Penny Scavo in the ABC show Desperate Housewives. Darcy Rose Byrnes Darcy Rose Byrnes (born November 4, 1998) is an American actress. She is best known for her roles as Abby Carlton Newman on "The Young and the Restless", Penny Scavo on "Desperate Housewives", and Princess Amber on "Sofia the First". She

neg: One More Kiss (Desperate Housewives) One More Kiss (Desperate Housewives) "One More Kiss" is the 34th episode of the ABC television series, "Desperate Housewives". The episode was the eleventh episode for the show's second season. The episode was written by John Pardee and Joey Murphy and was directed by Wendey Stanzler. It originally aired on Sunday, January 8, 2006. During an open house gathering at Bree Van De Kamp's house, Gabrielle reminisces about how she was head cheerleader back in high school. Tom relates to this since he had huge crushes on some of the girls but because he was in the marching band he

neg: Beautiful Girls (Desperate Housewives) Beautiful Girls (Desperate Housewives) "Beautiful Girls" is the 56th episode of the ABC television series, "Desperate Housewives". It was also the ninth episode of the show's third season. It was written by Dahvi Waller and Susan Nirah Jaffee and directed by David Grossman. It aired on November 19, 2006. Gabrielle's personal shopper, Vern, convinces her to coach girls for the Snowflake Beauty Pageant. Gabrielle reluctantly agrees, but after a while, she realizes how much fun it is to coach these girls. When she's having pizza with the girls, she tells them about her past years in modeling, and tells them

neg: Don't Look at Me (Desperate Housewives) did. Paul grabs her by the throat, but Felicia tells everyone to look at how unstable Paul Young is. This episode takes its name from a song in the Stephen Sondheim musical Follies. Don't Look at Me (Desperate Housewives) "Don't Look at Me" is the 42nd episode of the ABC television series, "Desperate Housewives". It was the 19th episode of the show's second season. The episode was written by Josh Senter and directed by David Grossman. It originally aired on Sunday, April 16, 2006. Lynette is called to Parker's school, and she's horrified to learn the reason. According to his

neg: There's Always a Woman (Desperate Housewives) talks about how Steve was caught up in drugs, went to prison, and was killed by another inmate who claimed self-defense. There's Always a Woman (Desperate Housewives) "There's Always a Woman" is the 93rd episode of the ABC television series, "Desperate Housewives". It is the sixth episode of the show's fifth season and aired on November 2, 2008. While giving Mrs. Virginia Hildebrand a massage, Carlos accidentally gives her an orgasm. When Virginia wants to hire Carlos as her personal masseur to Europe for two months and pay him a hundred thousand, Gabrielle immediately agrees, but she doesn't understand Carlos's

neg: Bargaining (Desperate Housewives) Bargaining (Desperate Housewives) "Bargaining" is the 108th episode of the ABC television series, "Desperate Housewives". It is the twenty-first episode of the show's fifth season and aired on May 3, 2009. During breakfast, M.J. asks Mike if he is going to marry Katherine. Mike tells M.J. that he doesn't know and they haven't talked about marriage. When M.J. continues to ask why, Mike tries to get Katherine to help out but she wants to hear his explanation. Mike avoids the question by going to work. M.J. asks Katherine how he did and she tells him he did great and gives

neg: Next (Desperate Housewives) The episode also introduces the mystery storyline revolving around Betty Applewhite (Alfre Woodard) and her family. According to Nielsen ratings, "Next" was watched by 28.4 million viewers, making it the most watched season premiere on ABC in nine years. The episode also ranks as the second-most watched in series history, behind the first-season finale in May 2005. The episode received general positive reviews, with Cross earning universal praise for her performance. Critics enjoyed Woodard's acting as well as her character's storyline. "Desperate Housewives" focuses on the residents living in the suburban neighborhood of Wisteria Lane. In previous episodes, Mike Delfino

neg: Desperate Housewives (season 1) 10. Some critics were not as enthusiastic, however. On reviewing the DVD release of the season, "Entertainment Weekly"'s Dalton Ross gave it a B+ grade, selecting the pilot, "Who's That Woman?", "Guilty", "Children Will Listen" and the season finale "One Wonderful Day" as the season's best episodes, and "Suspicious Minds", "Your Fault" and "Love is in the Air" as the season's worst. Heather Havrilesky of "Salon.com" felt that after a few episodes, "this dark exploration of the lives of women has not only slid quickly into clichés, but the acting feels forced and overplayed, the stories are wildly unrealistic, the

neg: Bob Daily as a co-executive producer on their short lived sitcom "Out of Practice". In 2006, Daily and Keenan joined "Desperate Housewives" as a producer and writer. Following Keenan's departure from the show in 2007, Daily was promoted to executive producer, starting with the first episode of the fourth season. He served as showrunner for the eighth and final season. He wrote or co-wrote fourteen episodes, including the series finale in 2012, which he co-wrote with series creator Marc Cherry. After "Desperate Housewives", Daily left ABC for a development deal at CBS. He was the executive producer/showrunner for the CBS reboot of

neg: Desperate Housewives (season 6) season also started airing at 10:00 PM on Channel 4 in the United Kingdom on January 27, 2010, as well as on the Seven Network in Australia on February 1, 2010. It started airing at 9:00 PM on February 1, 2010 on OSN's "Show Series" in the Middle East. It also started airing in India on Star World from February 26, 2010 at 10 pm. In France, Season 6 began airing in the translated version on April 1, 2010 on Canal +. The series saw lower ratings in the sixth season. In the first 12 episodes, the series attracted very

neg: The Best Thing That Ever Could Have Happened This is not Marcia Cross' hundredth episode with Desperate Housewives due to her maternity leave during Season 3. She doesn't make her hundredth appearance as Bree until Rose's Turn, seven episodes later. The Best Thing That Ever Could Have Happened "The Best Thing That Ever Could Have Happened" is the 100th episode of the ABC television series, "Desperate Housewives". It is the thirteenth episode of the show's fifth season and it aired on January 18, 2009. The title of this episode is taken from the song 'Now You Know' from Stephen Sondheim's musical "Merrily We Roll Along". Eli Scruggs (portrayed

neg: Desperate Housewives (season 8) Desperate Housewives (season 8) The eighth and final season of "Desperate Housewives", a television series created by Marc Cherry, began broadcasting in the United States on September 25, 2011, and concluded on May 13, 2012. The season was promoted as "Kiss Them Goodbye". "Desperate Housewives" was renewed for an eighth season by ABC on May 17, 2011. The deceased character Mary Alice Young continues to narrate the events in the lives of her friends and Wisteria Lane residents Susan Delfino, Lynette Scavo, Bree Van de Kamp and Gabrielle Solis. This season's mystery sees the housewives deal with covering up the

neg: Ugly Betty (season 2) 4 on Friday 5 September 2008 between the two season finale episodes of "Big Brother". Unlike "Desperate Housewives"<nowiki>'</nowiki> 3rd season premiere, "Betty"<nowiki>'</nowiki>s timeslot for that week was not changed as the first show finished at 9pm and resumed with episode 2 at 10pm, meaning that "Betty" could return to its normal slot. Episodes played straight through into season 3 without a break, and viewers who were desperate to see the next episode of the show could see it one night earlier on a Thursday instead of a Wednesday in its usual 9:00pm slot on E4. T4 then introduced weekend encore

neg: Kyle MacLachlan in 2008, he voiced the character of "Marius", a militant animal rights activist. In 2010, after four years of playing Orson Hodge, MacLachlan decided to quit "Desperate Housewives" as he found the commute from his home in New York City to the set in Los Angeles increasingly difficult since becoming a father in 2008. However, he returned as a guest star in 2012 for season eight, the final season of "Desperate Housewives". He also guest starred as "The Captain" in season 6, 8 and 9 of "How I Met Your Mother" starting in 2010 and with a final appearance in

neg: David Warren (director) Warren's television credits include episodes of "Desperate Housewives", "Weeds", "Gossip Girl", "In Plain Sight", "90210", "Ugly Betty", "Drop Dead Diva", and "Valentine". "Desperate Housewives" creator and executive producer Marc Cherry asked Warren to direct an episode of the show's third season having known him previously from the theatre. Warren and Cherry became close friends after Warren gave Cherry his first professional acting job over twenty years ago in a children's musical. Warren hopes to work both in theatre and television in the future: "I'm very excited by this career change. But it's not permanent, because I love theatre too much."

neg: John Pardee John Pardee John Pardee is an American screenwriter and television producer, currently working as executive producer for "Desperate Housewives". During the 1990s, Pardee wrote episodes of several television series, including the cartoon "Doug", the short lived sitcoms "Charlie Hoover", "Thunder Alley" and "The Crew" and Cybill Shepherd's sitcom "Cybill". On "The Crew" and "Cybill" he also served as producer. When "Desperate Housewives" begun in 2004, Pardee was one of the staff writers, and for the second year he was promoted to co-executive producer. Starting with the first episode of season four, he is now executive producer. Mostly Pardee works with

neg: Joey Murphy Joey Murphy Joey Murphy is screenwriter and television producer, currently working as executive producer for "Desperate Housewives". Murphy has written episodes of the cartoon, "Doug", "The Crew", and Cybill Shepherd's sitcom, "Cybill", the last two for which he also served as producer. He also collaborated with Marc Cherry on the sitcom, "The Five Mrs. Buchanans." When "Desperate Housewives" began in 2004, Murphy was one of the staff writers, and for the second year, he was promoted to co-executive producer. Starting with the first episode of season four, he is now executive producer. Throughout his career, Murphy has worked with John

neg: Desperate Housewives (season 1) during the 2004–05 American television season. In the United Kingdom, the season premiered on Channel 4 on January 5, 2005, and subsequently aired Wednesdays at 10 pm on the network. It aired in Canada on CTV Television Network and in Australia on the Seven Network. The season was released on DVD as a six-disc box set under the title of "Desperate Housewives – The Complete First Season" on September 20, 2005 by Buena Vista Home Entertainment in Region 1, in Region 2 on October 10, 2005, and in Region 4 on November 28, 2005. The season is also available for

neg: Desperate Housewives (season 2) Lynette's domestic life would still play an integral role this season. "My hope is to not get lost in the corporate world; that it's still a home and family/husband and children story," she explained. "But how many times can you go, 'Kids, clear your plates!'" The season premiere introduced Lynette's new boss, Nina Fletcher, portrayed by Joely Fisher who describes her character as "nasty", elaborating: "Lynette suddenly has to come up against this tiger lady who never stops reminding Lynette that she's childless by choice. Even though Nina is not a housewife, she is desperate in her own way." Due

neg: Desperate Housewives (season 8) the returning ghosts were Roger Bart as George Williams, Justine Bateman as Ellie Leonard, Emily Bergl as Beth Young, Richard Burgi as Karl Mayer, Maria Cominis as Mona Clarke, Ellen Geer as Lillian Simms, Valerie Mahaffey as Alma Hodge, David Starzyk as Bradley Scott, and Kiersten Warren as Nora Huntington. <onlyinclude></onlyinclude> Desperate Housewives (season 8) The eighth and final season of "Desperate Housewives", a television series created by Marc Cherry, began broadcasting in the United States on September 25, 2011, and concluded on May 13, 2012. The season was promoted as "Kiss Them Goodbye". "Desperate Housewives" was renewed for an

neg: Wisteria Lane Wisteria Lane Wisteria Lane is the name of a fictional street at the center of U.S. television drama series "Desperate Housewives". "Desperate Housewives" story lines primarily center on the residents of the street. The set for Wisteria Lane is located inside Universal Studios Hollywood, and 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

neg: Desperate Housewives orange blossom, cedar, sandalwood and white musk, Lynette's fragrance is composed of cardamom, star jasmine and musk, Bree's fragrance is composed of green apple, white jasmine, raspberry, lily, amber and vanilla, and Gabrielle's fragrance is composed of raspberry, pineapple, rose, patchouli and blackberries. In conjunction with season six, Marc Cherry was commissioned to write eight "mini-episodes" entitled "Another Desperate Housewife". The episodes were written after the previous season's extensive product placement proved unpopular with the fans. The mini-episodes were written to advertise mobile phone company Sprint and involve just three characters. The two main characters are Stephanie (played by Rebecca

neg: Fear No More (Desperate Housewives) Fear No More (Desperate Housewives) "Fear No More" is the 20th episode of the ABC television series, "Desperate Housewives". The episode was the 20th episode for the show's first season. The episode was written by Adam Barr and was directed by Jeff Melman. It originally aired on Sunday May 1, 2005. Gabrielle throws a farewell party for Carlos who is off to prison for eight months. At the party, she finds out she is pregnant and that her birth control pills have been tampered with. Furious, she accuses Carlos in front of all the party guests. Bree and Rex unexpectedly

neg: Law & Order: Criminal Intent (season 5) Law & Order: Criminal Intent (season 5) The fifth season of "" premiered on NBC on September 25, 2005, and ended on May 14, 2006. This season featured the series's first and "Cruise to Nowhere" was referenced later for an episode titled "". This season of "Law & Order: CI" remained in its time slot of NBC Sunday's at 9PM/8c, its final season in this slot on NBC; its move to Tuesdays in the caused a ratings decline. During the 2005–2006 network TV season episodes were up against episodes of "Desperate Housewives" on ABC and episodes of "Family Guy" and

neg: It Takes Two (Desperate Housewives) It Takes Two (Desperate Housewives) "It Takes Two" is the 49th episode of the ABC television series, "Desperate Housewives". It was also the second episode of the show's third season. The episode was written by Kevin Murphy and Jenna Bans and directed by David Grossman. It originally aired on October 1, 2006. Edie catches her 18-year-old nephew, Austin, trying to break into her home. It turns out he is having trouble with his mother, so Edie offers him to stay with her until things at home get better. Julie gets annoyed at the loud music Austin has been playing while

neg: Desperate Housewives (season 2) to other staff members, which many critics faulted as the reason for the decreasing quality of the series. Edelstein left the series after the first thirteen episodes of the season, and Spezialy followed in May 2006. Cherry has since said that he regrets most of the second season and that ABC's decision to order an additional episode for the season forced the series to work on an abbreviated schedule. Cast member Teri Hatcher has also mentioned production problems during filming for the series' second season, including incomplete or delayed scripts, whereas fellow cast members Marcia Cross, James Denton, and Felicity

neg: Searching (Desperate Housewives) Searching (Desperate Housewives) "Searching" is the 150th episode of the ABC television series, "Desperate Housewives". It is the sixteenth episode of the show's seventh season and was broadcast on March 6, 2011. Gabrielle Solis (Eva Longoria) sees Lee McDermott (Kevin Rahm) teaching Jenny Hunter-McDermott to play the violin. Gabrielle finds out that Jenny will be performing in a school talent show and is rather impressed at Jenny's abilities. However, Gabrielle questions and downgrades Lee's form of parenting—forcing his child to do many things to make him proud. Angered, Lee challenges Gabrielle that both Jenny and Juanita Solis (Madison De La

neg: Desperate Housewives (season 5) Paul Young, and Lucille Soong as Yao Lin, Gabrielle's former maid. Beau Bridges made a special guest appearance as Eli Scruggs, Wisteria Lane's handyman who managed to help every one of the housewives in a different way. <onlyinclude></onlyinclude> Desperate Housewives (season 5) The fifth season of "Desperate Housewives", an American television series created by Marc Cherry, began airing on ABC on September 28, 2008 and concluded on May 17, 2009. The season takes place five years after the events of the season four finale in 2007/2008 and continues to focus on the lives of Wisteria Lane residents Susan Mayer, Lynette

neg: Lost (season 1) timeslot, and giving ABC its strongest ratings since 2000 when "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire" initially aired—beaten only the following month by the premiere of "Desperate Housewives". Based on its strong opening, Reuters dubbed it a "hit drama" noting that "the show appeared to have benefited from an all-out marketing blitz that included radio spots, special screenings and ABC's first billboard advertising campaign in five years." After four episodes aired, ABC announced "Lost" had been picked up for a full season order. "Lost"s first season averaged about 17.6 million American viewers. The first season was nominated for twelve Primetime

neg: Desperate Housewives season during 2015. Desperate Housewives Desperate Housewives is an American television comedy-drama and mystery series created by Marc Cherry and produced by ABC Studios and Cherry Productions. It originally aired for eight seasons on ABC from October 3, 2004 until May 13, 2012. Executive producer Cherry served as showrunner. Other executive producers since the fourth season included Bob Daily, George W. Perkins, John Pardee, Joey Murphy, David Grossman, and Larry Shaw. 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

neg: Desperate Housewives and Inspired by Desperate Housewives", featuring music inspired by the series, as well as sound clips taken from the first season of the series. The songs included have been described as promoting "girl power", and among the artists appearing – all being female – were LeAnn Rimes, Gloria Estefan and Shania Twain. Controversially, no originally composed music from the series was included on the album. Two books have been officially released within the "Desperate Housewives" franchise. In September 2005, ABC's sister company Hyperion Books released "Desperate Housewives: Behind Closed Doors" (), a companion to the first season of the series,

neg: Desperate Housewives (season 4) Preston Scavo, Porter Scavo and Parker Scavo, Lynette's troublesome children. Rachel Fox was promoted to regular after guest starring in several episodes in the previous season as Kayla Huntington Scavo, Tom's mischievous daughter and the result of an affair he had before meeting Lynette. This season featured many established and new guest stars. Kathryn Joosten portrayed Karen McCluskey, one of the most prominent residents of Wisteria Lane, Richard Burgi appeared as Karl Mayer, Susan's ex-husband who is also married again, Pat Crawford Brown played elderly neighbor Ida Greenberg, whereas Tuc Watkins and Kevin Rahm made their debut in this season

neg: Desperate Housewives had 723,000 unique online viewers in December 2008. "Desperate Housewives" was the seventh most-pirated television show of 2009. In fall 2013, North Korea allegedly executed eighty people for watching banned South Korean soap operas, "Desperate Housewives" being the most common soap opera. "Desperate Housewives" was being secretly watched using mp3 players, hard drives, and DVDs. In September 2015, "Desperate Housewives" ranked at number hundred on "The Hollywood Reporter"'s "Hollywood's 100 Favorite TV Shows", as determined by television industry professionals. For its premiere season, the show was awarded six Primetime Emmy Awards, two Golden Globe Awards and two Screen Actors Guild

neg: Frances Conroy Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series, as well as Conroy winning the individual 2004 award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series. The series ended in 2005, having aired 63 original episodes. In 2008, she landed a guest role in ABC's "Desperate Housewives" as Virginia Hildebrand, a rich woman who tries to buy the Solis family's love. Along with many guest appearances on television in the mid-2000s, she was cast in a recurring role on "How I Met Your Mother", as Barney Stinson's mother Loretta Stinson. And in 2010, Conroy portrayed the character

neg: Orson Bean appeared as a patient in the final two episodes of "7th Heaven"'s seventh season in 2003. In 2005, Bean appeared in the sitcom "Two and a Half Men" in an episode titled "Does This Smell Funny to You?", playing a former playboy whose conquests included actresses Tuesday Weld and Anne Francis. He appeared in the 2007 "How I Met Your Mother" episode "Slapsgiving" as Robin Scherbatsky's 41-year-old boyfriend, Bob. In 2009 he was cast in the recurring role of Roy Bender, a steak salesman, who is Karen McCluskey's love interest on the ABC series "Desperate Housewives". At the age of

neg: Josh Senter ABC drama series "Desperate Housewives". He has since written six episodes spanning across the series' first, second and third seasons, debuting with the episode "Goodbye for Now". He was hired as a staff writer, made a story editor in the show's second season and promoted to an executive story editor in the third season. He wrote many of Bree, Lynette and Mary Alice's storylines, for which he drew much inspiration from his own mother. In 2006 Senter was nominated for a Writers Guild of America Award for the episode "Don't Look at Me". In 2014 Joshua helped write and produce

neg: Devious Maids (season 1) Cedeño were added to the cast in recurring roles with the promise of promotion if the show got picked up for a second season on November 26. Valerie Mahaffey also made cameo in pilot, and later had recurring role as Olivia Rice. Several actors from "Desperate Housewives" had roles in "Devious Maids". Richard Burgi, Andrea Parker, Jolie Jenkins, Patrika Darbo, Dakin Matthews, and Liz Torres, who previously appeared in "Desperate Housewives," have guest roles in the season. <onlyinclude> </onlyinclude> The first season aired on Lifetime, Sundays at 10:00 pm. The show was originally in development to air on ABC. however

neg: Zachary Gordon "How I Met Your Mother" and "All of Us". He has also appeared in the 2008 opening of "Desperate Housewives", plus two other episodes, and in two episodes of "24", which aired in January 2009. He also appeared in three episodes (2014) as a guest star on Tim Allen's sitcom, where he played Tim's daughter's boyfriend. His film credits (2007–2008) include "Sex and Death 101", "Lower Learning", the Garry Marshall film "Georgia Rule" (for which he won the "Young Artist Award" for his portrayal of Ethan), "The Brothers Bloom", as Young Bloom, and alongside Nicolas Cage in "" (2007) and

neg: Desperate Housewives "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 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

neg: Grey's Anatomy as a mid-season replacement to "Boston Legal" on March 27, 2005 and concluded on May 22, 2005. The nine-episode season aired on Sundays in the 10:00pm EST time slot, following "Desperate Housewives". The show was renewed by ABC for a second season, that aired in the same time slot as season one. Premiering on September 25, 2005 and concluding on May 15, 2006, the season consisted of twenty-seven episodes. The first five episodes of the second season were originally scheduled to air during the first, but the network decided to close the first season of "Grey's Anatomy" on the same

neg: Desperate Housewives (season 3) and ranked seventh in the week, scoring a 6.6 rating. There was a significant decrease in the number of viewers, compared to the previous season finale, which attracted almost seven more million viewers, receiving an 8.6 rating. <onlyinclude></onlyinclude> Desperate Housewives (season 3) The third season of the American dramedy-mystery television series "Desperate Housewives" commenced airing on ABC in the United States on September 24, 2006 and concluded on May 20, 2007. The season continues the story of the Wisteria Lane residents, describing their lives in the suburban neighborhood, while dealing with the arrival of the mysterious Orson Hodge. Broadcast in

neg: Everybody Says Don't (Desperate Housewives season two episode) the story. The episode title is that of the song "Everybody Says Don't", which was sung by J. Bowden Hapgood in the Stephen Sondheim musical "Anyone Can Whistle". The title shares its name with a season 5 episode, however in the Season 2 DVD Booklet, it is revealed to be Everyone Says Don't, making it technically different. Everybody Says Don't (Desperate Housewives season two episode) "Everyone Says Don't" is the 41st episode of the ABC television series, "Desperate Housewives". The episode was the 18th episode for the show's second season. The episode was written by Jenna Bans and Alexandra Cunningham

neg: Desperate Housewives (season 7) Desperate Housewives (season 7) The seventh season of "Desperate Housewives", a television series created by Marc Cherry, began airing on September 26, 2010 and concluded on May 15, 2011. The deceased Mary Alice Young continues to narrate the events in the lives of her friends and Wisteria Lane residents, Susan Delfino, Lynette Scavo, Bree Van de Kamp and Gabrielle Solis. New housewife Renee Perry is introduced in this season. Paul Young returns to the lane and is the center of this season's mystery. According to Cherry, he had originally intended for the series to conclude after its seventh season, but

neg: Desperate Housewives (season 5) Desperate Housewives (season 5) The fifth season of "Desperate Housewives", an American television series created by Marc Cherry, began airing on ABC on September 28, 2008 and concluded on May 17, 2009. The season takes place five years after the events of the season four finale in 2007/2008 and continues to focus on the lives of Wisteria Lane residents Susan Mayer, Lynette Scavo, Bree Hodge, Gabrielle Solis, Edie Williams and Katherine Mayfair, as seen through the eyes of the series' deceased narrator, Mary Alice Young. The season's mystery is centered on Edie Britt's third husband, Dave Williams. The series received

neg: Charles McDougall Charles McDougall Charles McDougall is a British Emmy Award and BAFTA-winning director. McDougall has directed for popular television series which include the pilot episode of ABC's "Desperate Housewives" (which includes the unaired pilot as well). McDougall has also directed episodes of "Queer as Folk" on Channel 4 and "Sex and the City" on HBO. McDougall directed the first two episodes of the US TV Series The Tudors as well as an episode of Good Behavior. He won an Emmy for Best Directing for a Comedy Series for his work on "Desperate Housewives". McDougall was an executive producer and director for

neg: Patty Lin staff were nominated for the Writers Guild of America (WGA) Award for best new series at the February 2009 ceremony. Lin was personally nominated for the WGA award for best episodic drama for writing "Gray Matter". Patty Lin Patty Lin is an American television screenwriter and producer. She is a graduate of Cornell University She has written episodes for the television series "Friends", "Freaks and Geeks", "Martial Law", "Citizen Baines", "Desperate Housewives", "Leap of Faith", and "Breaking Bad". She has served as producer for a number of episodes from "Desperate Housewives", "Leap of Faith", and "Citizen Baines", as well as

neg: Desperate Housewives Africa took over from September 3, 2015 from the fifteenth episode of the first season. "Desperate Housewives Africa" premiered across the African continent and beyond on Ebony Life Television that is available on Multichoice dish, DSTV Channel 165 on 30 April 2015. <onlyinclude></onlyinclude> Desperate Housewives Africa Desperate Housewives Africa, also known as Desperate HWA, is a Nigerian comedy-drama-mystery television series that premiered on Ebony Life TV on 30 April 2015. The show features an ensemble cast, which includes: Joseph Benjamin, Kehinde Bankole, Omotu Bissong, Nini Wacera, Michelle Dede, Marcy Dolapo Oni and Linda Osifo. The show was shot in Lekki. It

neg: Julie Mayer (Desperate Housewives) wrote that Bowen's performance is "so deeply unconvincing [that she risks] getting upstaged if there's so much as a house plant in a scene with [her]." He also criticized the performances of other young actresses on the series and raised the question, "how come Desperate Housewives has such a dreadful track record with younger actresses?" Following the character's attack in the sixth-season premiere, "Entertainment Weekly" Tanner Stransky wrote: "What I love about having Julie in peril in the first episode is that it's shocking and totally unexpected. She's a big enough character that I care about her and know a

neg: Next (Desperate Housewives) delivered "lots of juicy resolution, several power suits, and (you guessed it) lots of tears and shouting." The Futon Critic selected "Next" as the 42nd best television episode of 2005, writing, "Say what you will about the show's rocky sophomore season but one can't deny how strongly it started," and citing the tie-changing scene as the episode's most memorable moment. In 2005, Bans and Murphy were nominated for a Writers Guild of America Award for Best Episodic Comedy writing, but lost to Jenji Kohan, who penned the pilot episode of the Showtime series "Weeds". Next (Desperate Housewives) "Next" is the

neg: Paul Young (Desperate Housewives) Paul Young (Desperate Housewives) Paul Young is a fictional character on ABC television series "Desperate Housewives". The character is played by actor Mark Moses, and is the widower of Mary Alice Young, the show's narrator. After leaving the show in the third season, Paul returned in the sixth season's finale and becomes a regular again in the seventh season, in which he is the center of the yearly mystery. Mark Moses was part of the original cast of the series, and continued his starring role throughout the second season of the series. After his character is imprisoned in the second-season

neg: Desperate Housewives (season 5) Lane residents trapped inside a nightclub fire. Cherry said Harold had been filming scenes all week for the episode and had been scheduled to be on set Tuesday, the day of the accident. Marc Cherry said they would await the actor's prognosis before deciding how to proceed, but that at least some changes would have to be made: "We know we're going to rewrite one scene," he said. The show issued a statement: "Gale is part of the 'Desperate Housewives' family and our thoughts and wishes are with him for a speedy recovery." Despite Harold's injury and ongoing recovery, no

neg: Desperate Housewives "The inspiration for Gameloft's take on Desperate Housewives comes from the most unlikely place, too – the original Mario Party on the Nintendo 64." In 2007, British company Re:creation published "Desperate Housewives Dirty Laundry Game", a board game based on the third season of "Desperate Housewives". Players attempt to guess their opponents' secrets by answering trivia questions, while keeping clues to their own secrets concealed. In June 2017, Megazebra released on App Store and on Google Play. Play as new neighbor on Wisteria Lane. In September 2005, Hollywood Records released a soundtrack album distributed by Universal Music Group, "Music from

neg: Desperate Housewives Desperate Housewives Desperate Housewives is an American television comedy-drama and mystery series created by Marc Cherry and produced by ABC Studios and Cherry Productions. It originally aired for eight seasons on ABC from October 3, 2004 until May 13, 2012. Executive producer Cherry served as showrunner. Other executive producers since the fourth season included Bob Daily, George W. Perkins, John Pardee, Joey Murphy, David Grossman, and Larry Shaw. 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

neg: Alexandra Cunningham Alexandra Cunningham Alexandra Cunningham (born 1972/73) is an American playwright, screenwriter, and television producer. From 1998 through 2000, she attended the Lila Acheson Wallace American Playwrights Program at The Juilliard School. Her plays include "The Theory of Three" and "No. 11 (Blue and White)". Cunningham is most known as a writer and producer for ABC Studios' dramedy "Desperate Housewives" (2004-2010), having written more episodes of the show than any other writer besides showrunner Marc Cherry. Prior to "Desperate Housewives", Cunningham produced and wrote for the action series "Fastlane" (2002-2003), and wrote episodes of "NYPD Blue" (2001), "Pasadena" (2002), and "Rome"

neg: The Strangerhood from Rooster Teeth Productions. It is preceded by "Red vs. Blue: The Blood Gulch Chronicles" and followed by "PANICS". The series is a parody of popular culture, namely television shows such as "Desperate Housewives", "Lost", "24", and "American Idol". The episodes are released online at the Rooster Teeth and official "The Sims 2" websites, and a DVD of the first season was released on May 5, 2006, available from GameStop stores in the United States and online worldwide. The second season was a stretch goal for the Lazer Team's indiegogo crowdfunding campaign. Season two consists of four episodes and was

neg: Grey's Anatomy (season 2) successful ABC series, "Desperate Housewives". It contained 27 episodes, out of which five were originally produced for the first season. In addition to the regular episodes, two clip shows recapped previous events of the show, both narrated by Steven W. Bailey in his recently introduced role as Joe the Bartender. "Straight to Heart" aired one week before the winter-holiday hiatus ended, recapping the most memorable events of the first season and the first half of the second. "Under Pressure" aired before the twenty-third episode. The season finale was conceived as a three-part story arc, the first of this kind in

neg: Desperate Housewives (season 7) timeslot which it has had for all 7 years. The season ended on July 18, 2011 with the highest rating of the show since Season 5 of 525,000 viewers. It also marks the first time in the series history in which episodes have aired consistently each week with no breaks. This season average 418,555 viewers. All ratings sourced from: Throng Ratings. The first episode premièred to what was a series low rating of only 375,000 viewers but was still one of the highest rating shows for the night. The next 2 episodes rose steadily while Episode 4 hit an impressive

neg: Desperate Housewives 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 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

neg: Paul Young (Desperate Housewives) the Paul storyline "corny". Paul Young (Desperate Housewives) Paul Young is a fictional character on ABC television series "Desperate Housewives". The character is played by actor Mark Moses, and is the widower of Mary Alice Young, the show's narrator. After leaving the show in the third season, Paul returned in the sixth season's finale and becomes a regular again in the seventh season, in which he is the center of the yearly mystery. Mark Moses was part of the original cast of the series, and continued his starring role throughout the second season of the series. After his character is

neg: Desperate Housewives that "Desperate Housewives" would be on television for a few more years, stating that the series still "has a lot of life left in it." He told "The Wrap": 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 the air until 2013. The stars of "Desperate Housewives" finalized new