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Desperate Housewives

2004

2004 42 min. 14+

Drama Comedy Mystery

In the seemingly peaceful suburb of Wisteria Lane, the lives of four housewives—Susan Mayer, Lynette Scavo, Bree Van de Kamp and Gabrielle Solis—are shaken by the suicide of their friend Mary Alice Young. As they try to understand why she ended her life, ordinary routines give way to questions about what their neighbors are hiding. Mary Alice continues to observe the people around her after death, narrating the secrets, relationships and problems concealed behind the neighborhood’s neat façades.

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TMDB score 7.9/ 10 2,101 ratings

Country United States of America

Release date Oct 3, 2004

Seasons 8 seasons

Episodes 179 episodes

Series status Ended

Commitment Very long watch

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Desperate Housewives episodes

Browse the seasons and episodes currently recorded for Desperate Housewives, including release dates and summaries when they are available.

Season 1

Season 1

Completed

Mary Alice Young, a seemingly perfect housewife commits suicide, fearing that a dark secret, involving her, her husband, and their son would be exposed.

23 Episodes Oct 3, 2004 - May 22, 2005 43 min

S1 E20

Fear No More

May 1, 2005 43 min

S1 E21

Sunday in the Park with George

May 8, 2005 43 min

S1 E22

Goodbye for Now

May 15, 2005 43 min

S1 E23

One Wonderful Day

May 22, 2005 43 min

Season 2

Season 2

Completed

The seemingly perfect lives in the suburban neighborhood of Fairview are shaken by the arrival of the mysterious Betty Applewhite.

23 Episodes Sep 25, 2005 - May 21, 2006 45 min

S2 E20

It Wasn't Meant to Happen

Apr 30, 2006 44 min

S2 E21

I Know Things Now

May 7, 2006 44 min

S2 E22

No One Is Alone

May 14, 2006 44 min

S2 E23

Remember

May 21, 2006 88 min

Season 3

Season 3

Completed

The residents of Fairview deal with the arrival of the mysterious Orson Hodge.

23 Episodes Sep 24, 2006 - May 20, 2007 43 min

S3 E20

Gossip

Apr 29, 2007 43 min

S3 E21

Into the Woods

May 6, 2007 43 min

S3 E22

What Would We Do Without You?

May 13, 2007 43 min

S3 E23

Getting Married Today

May 20, 2007 43 min

Season 4

Season 4

Completed

Katherine Mayfair and her family are introduced as the center of the season's mystery.

17 Episodes Sep 30, 2007 - May 18, 2008 43 min

S4 E14

Opening Doors

May 4, 2008 43 min

S4 E15

Mother Said

May 11, 2008 43 min

S4 E16

The Gun Song

May 18, 2008 43 min

S4 E17

Free

May 18, 2008 44 min

Season 5

Season 5

Completed

The season's mystery is centered around Edie Britt's third husband Dave Williams.

24 Episodes Sep 28, 2008 - May 17, 2009 43 min

S5 E21

Bargaining

May 3, 2009 43 min

S5 E22

Marry Me a Little

May 10, 2009 43 min

S5 E23

Everybody Says Don't

May 17, 2009 43 min

S5 E24

If It's Only in Your Head

May 17, 2009 43 min

Season 6

Season 6

Completed

Angie Bolen and her family are the focus of this season's mystery.

23 Episodes Sep 27, 2009 - May 16, 2010 43 min

S6 E20

Epiphany

Apr 25, 2010 43 min

S6 E21

A Little Night Music

May 2, 2010 43 min

S6 E22

The Ballad of Booth

May 9, 2010 43 min

S6 E23

I Guess This Is Goodbye

May 16, 2010 43 min

Season 7

Season 7

Completed

After losing both her husband and her business, Bree slowly begins the process of rebuilding her life, first by telling her friend Gabrielle a secret that could end their friendship, and then by starting up a romance with her much younger contractor Keith Watson. In the meantime, the Solises discover that their daughter Juanita was swapped at birth, and Lynette is visited by her old college roommate Renee Perry (Vanessa Williams), who later moves to the lane permanently. Bob and Lee find their way back to one another, and Susan and Mike's financial situations lead them to move to an apartment in the city and to take on jobs they don't want to endure through, whereas Paul Young, Mary Alice's widower, moves back to Wisteria Lane to wreak havoc.

23 Episodes Sep 26, 2010 - May 15, 2011 43 min

S7 E20

I'll Swallow Poison on Sunday

May 1, 2011 42 min

S7 E21

Then I Really Got Scared

May 8, 2011 43 min

S7 E22

And Lots of Security...

May 15, 2011 43 min

S7 E23

Come on Over for Dinner

May 15, 2011 43 min

Season 8

Season 8

Completed

The housewives deal with covering up the murder of Gabrielle's stepfather Alejandro Perez.

23 Episodes Sep 25, 2011 - May 13, 2012 43 min

S8 E20

Lost My Power

Apr 29, 2012 42 min

S8 E21

The People Will Hear

May 6, 2012 43 min

S8 E22

Give Me the Blame

May 13, 2012 43 min

S8 E23

Finishing the Hat

May 13, 2012 43 min

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