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Desperate Housewives is an American television comedy-drama series created by Marc Cherry, who also serves as show runner, and produced by ABC Studios and Cherry Productions (Marc Cherry). Executive producers, as of the fourth season, are Marc Cherry, Bob Daily, George W. Perkins (George W. Perkins (television producer)), John Pardee and Joey Murphy, David Grossman (David Grossman (director)), Larry Shaw (Larry Shaw (director)) and Sabrina Wind.
The setting of the show is the street of Wisteria Lane in the fictional American town of Fairview (Fairview (Desperate Housewives)) 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 is inspired, to an extent, by the 1999 film American Beauty (American Beauty (film)).
The show 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 Parker 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 (American Broadcasting Company) on October 3, 2004, the show has been well received by the critics as well as the audience. The show is a multiple Emmy (Emmy Award), Golden Globe (Golden Globe Award) and Screen Actors Guild (Screen Actors Guild Awards) award winner, and in April 2007 it was reported to be the most popular show in its demographic worldwide, with an audience of approximately 120 million.
Show Name: Desperate Housewives
Genre: Comedy-drama,Mystery (Mystery (fiction))
Picture Format: (SDTV (Standard-definition television)),,576i (SDTV (Standard-definition television)) Channel 4 and E4 (E4 (channel)) ,720p (HDTV (High-definition television)) ABC HD, ,1080i (HDTV (High-definition television)) Channel 4 HD
Language: English
Network: ABC (American Broadcasting Company)
Audio Format: 5.1-channel surround sound
Camera: Multi-camera
First Aired: Start date2004103
Last Aired: Present
Creator: Marc Cherry
Starring: Teri Hatcher,Felicity Huffman,Marcia Cross,Eva Longoria Parker,Nicollette Sheridan,Ricardo Antonio Chavira,Doug Savant,Mark Moses,Steven Culp,Alfre Woodard,Andrea Bowen,Jesse Metcalfe,Cody Kasch,Richard Burgi,Kyle MacLachlan,Dana Delany,Neal McDonough,Shawn Pyfrom,Drea de Matteo,Maiara Walsh,Vanessa L. Williams,James Denton,Kathryn Joosten
Narrated: Brenda Strong
Theme Music Composer: Danny Elfman
Composer: Steve Bartek,Stewart Copeland,Steve Jablonsky
Story Editor: Kevin Etten (season 1),Jenna Bans & Josh Senter (season 2-3) ,Dahvi Waller (season 3)
Num Seasons: 6
Num Episodes: 134
List Episodes: List of Desperate Housewives episodes
Executive Producer: Marc Cherry,Tom Spezialy (seasons 1-2),Michael Edelstein (seasons 1-2),Joe Keenan (Joe Keenan (writer)) (season 3),George W. Perkins (George W. Perkins (television producer)) (seasons 3-4),Bob Daily (season 4) ,John Pardee & Joey Murphy (season 4),Kevin Murphy (Kevin Murphy (screenwriter)) (co-exec),Chris Black (Chris Black (screenwriter)) (co-exec, season 2),Larry Shaw (Larry Shaw (director)) (co-exec, season 3),David Grossman (David Grossman (director)) (co-exec, season 3)
Related: ''Amas de Casa Desesperadas'' (2006-present),''Donas de Casa Desesperadas'' (2007-2008)
Website: abc.go.com/shows/desperate-housewives