Marc Cherry
Director
Desperate Housewives (2004)
Looking down on her friends and family isn't a way of life for Mary Alice Young... it's a way of death. One day, in her perfect house, in the loveliest of suburbs, Mary Alice ended it all. Now she's taking us into the lives of her family, friends and neighbors, commenting from her elevated P.O.V.
Genres: Comedy, Drama, Mystery
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Watch Providers: Amazon Prime Video, Hulu, Disney Plus, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
Production Companies: Cherry Productions
Network: ABC
Country: United States
Production Country:
United States
Languages:
English
Specials
17 episodes
7.6
Season 1
23 episodes
7.9
Season 2
23 episodes
7.7
Season 3
23 episodes
8.0
Season 4
17 episodes
8.1
Season 5
24 episodes
7.9
Season 6
23 episodes
7.2
Season 7
23 episodes
7.4
Season 8
23 episodes
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Network: ABC
Runtime: 7743 min.
Episode Runtime: 43 min.
Released: Oct. 3, 2004
Last Air Date: May 13, 2012, midnight
Status: Ended
Certification: TV-14
Parental Guide: 14+
