Desperate Housewives is an American television comedy drama-mystery that premiered on October 3, 2004 on ABC. Seasons one through eight have been released on DVD in Regions 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5.
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. Episodes were broadcast on Sunday nights at 9/8c. During the course of the series, 180 episodes of Desperate Housewives aired, including seven specials over eight seasons, between October 3, 2004, and May 13, 2012.
Series overview
edit| Season | Episodes | Originally aired | Rank | Average viewership (in millions) | 18–49 Rank | 18–49 Rating | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First aired | Last aired | |||||||
| 1 | 23 | October 3, 2004 | May 22, 2005 | 4[1] | 24.13[1] | 3 | 10.4[2] | |
| 2 | 24 | September 25, 2005 | May 21, 2006 | 4[3] | 23.99[3] | 3 | 9.3[4] | |
| 3 | 23 | September 24, 2006 | May 20, 2007 | 10[5] | 19.18[5] | 5 | 6.9[6] | |
| 4 | 17 | September 30, 2007 | May 18, 2008 | 6[7] | 17.83[7] | 3 | 7.0[8] | |
| 5 | 24 | September 28, 2008 | May 17, 2009 | 9[9] | 14.80[9] | 5 | 5.3[10] | |
| 6 | 23 | September 27, 2009 | May 16, 2010 | 20[11] | 12.82[11] | 9 | 4.8[12] | |
| 7 | 23 | September 26, 2010 | May 15, 2011 | 26[13] | 11.17[14] | 18 | 3.8[15] | |
| 8 | 23 | September 25, 2011 | May 13, 2012 | 37[16] | 8.76[16] | 27 | 3.6[17] | |
Episodes
editSeason 1 (2004–05)
edit| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | U.S. viewers (millions) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | "Pilot" | Charles McDougall | Marc Cherry | October 3, 2004 | 21.64[18] |
| 2 | 2 | "Ah, But Underneath" | Larry Shaw | Marc Cherry | October 10, 2004 | 20.03[19] |
| 3 | 3 | "Pretty Little Picture" | Arlene Sanford | Oliver Goldstick | October 17, 2004 | 20.87[20] |
| 4 | 4 | "Who's That Woman?" | Jeff Melman | Marc Cherry & Tom Spezialy | October 24, 2004 | 21.49[21] |
| 5 | 5 | "Come In, Stranger" | Arlene Sanford | Alexandra Cunningham | October 31, 2004 | 22.14[22] |
| 6 | 6 | "Running to Stand Still" | Fred Gerber | Tracey Stern | November 7, 2004 | 24.60[23] |
| 7 | 7 | "Anything You Can Do" | Larry Shaw | John Pardee & Joey Murphy | November 21, 2004 | 24.21[24] |
| 8 | 8 | "Guilty" | Fred Gerber | Kevin Murphy | November 28, 2004 | 27.24[25] |
| 9 | 9 | "Suspicious Minds" | Larry Shaw | Jenna Bans | December 12, 2004 | 21.56[26] |
| 10 | 10 | "Come Back to Me" | Fred Gerber | Patty Lin | December 19, 2004 | 22.34[27] |
| 11 | 11 | "Move On" | John David Coles | David Schulner | January 9, 2005 | 25.20[28] |
| 12 | 12 | "Every Day a Little Death" | David Grossman | Chris Black | January 16, 2005 | 24.09[29] |
| 13 | 13 | "Your Fault" | Arlene Sanford | Kevin Etten | January 23, 2005 | 25.95[30] |
| 14 | 14 | "Love Is in the Air" | Jeff Melman | Tom Spezialy | February 13, 2005 | 22.30[31] |
| 15 | 15 | "Impossible" | Larry Shaw | Marc Cherry & Tom Spezialy | February 20, 2005 | 24.18[32] |
| 16 | 16 | "The Ladies Who Lunch" | Arlene Sanford | Alexandra Cunningham | March 27, 2005 | 24.08[33] |
| 17 | 17 | "There Won't Be Trumpets" | Jeff Melman | John Pardee & Joey Murphy | April 3, 2005 | 24.61[34] |
| 18 | 18 | "Children Will Listen" | Larry Shaw | Kevin Murphy | April 10, 2005 | 25.55[35] |
| 19 | 19 | "Live Alone and Like It" | Arlene Sanford | Jenna Bans | April 17, 2005 | 25.27[36] |
| 20 | 20 | "Fear No More" | Jeff Melman | Adam Barr | May 1, 2005 | 25.69[37] |
| 21 | 21 | "Sunday in the Park with George" | Larry Shaw | Katie Ford | May 8, 2005 | 26.10[38] |
| 22 | 22 | "Goodbye for Now" | David Grossman | Josh Senter | May 15, 2005 | 25.28[39] |
| 23 | 23 | "One Wonderful Day" | Larry Shaw | John Pardee & Joey Murphy & Marc Cherry & Tom Spezialy & Kevin Murphy | May 22, 2005 | 30.62[40] |
Season 2 (2005–06)
edit| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | U.S. viewers (millions) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 | 1 | "Next" | Larry Shaw | Jenna Bans & Kevin Murphy | September 25, 2005 | 28.36[41] |
| 25 | 2 | "You Could Drive a Person Crazy" | David Grossman | Chris Black & Alexandra Cunningham | October 2, 2005 | 27.11[42] |
| 26 | 3 | "You'll Never Get Away from Me" | Arlene Sanford | Tom Spezialy & Ellie Herman | October 9, 2005 | 26.06[43] |
| 27 | 4 | "My Heart Belongs to Daddy" | Robert Duncan McNeill | John Pardee & Joey Murphy | October 16, 2005 | 25.78[44] |
| 28 | 5 | "They Asked Me Why I Believe in You" | David Grossman | Alan Cross | October 23, 2005 | 25.22[45] |
| 29 | 6 | "I Wish I Could Forget You" | Larry Shaw | Kevin Etten & Josh Senter | November 6, 2005 | 23.93[46] |
| 30 | 7 | "Color and Light" | David Grossman | Marc Cherry | November 13, 2005 | 25.93[47] |
| 31 | 8 | "The Sun Won't Set" | Stephen Cragg | Jenna Bans | November 20, 2005 | 25.92[48] |
| 32 | 9 | "That's Good, That's Bad" | Larry Shaw | Kevin Murphy | November 27, 2005 | 25.89[49] |
| 33 | 10 | "Coming Home" | Arlene Sanford | Chris Black | December 4, 2005 | 25.52[50] |
| 34 | 11 | "One More Kiss" | Wendey Stanzler | Joey Murphy & John Pardee | January 8, 2006 | 23.72[51] |
| 35 | 12 | "We're Gonna Be All Right" | David Grossman | Alexandra Cunningham | January 15, 2006 | 22.52[52] |
| 36 | 13 | "There's Something About a War" | Larry Shaw | Kevin Etten | January 22, 2006 | 25.33[53] |
| 37 | 14 | "Silly People" | Robert Duncan McNeill | Tom Spezialy | February 12, 2006 | 23.47[54] |
| 38 | 15 | "Thank You So Much" | David Grossman | Dahvi Waller | February 19, 2006 | 23.41[55] |
| 39 | 16 | "There Is No Other Way" | Randy Zisk | Bruce Zimmerman | March 12, 2006 | 22.20[56] |
| 40 | 17 | "Could I Leave You?" | Pam Thomas | Scott Sanford Tobis | March 26, 2006 | 21.41[57] |
| 41 | 18 | "Everybody Says Don't" | Tom Cherones | Teleplay by : Jenna Bans & Alexandra Cunningham Story by : Jim Lincoln | April 2, 2006 | 21.82[58] |
| 42 | 19 | "Don't Look at Me" | David Grossman | Josh Senter | April 16, 2006 | 20.02[59] |
| 43 | 20 | "It Wasn't Meant to Happen" | Larry Shaw | Marc Cherry & Tom Spezialy | April 30, 2006 | 21.30[60] |
| 44 | 21 | "I Know Things Now" | Wendey Stanzler | Kevin Etten & Bruce Zimmerman | May 7, 2006 | 21.33[61] |
| 45 | 22 | "No One Is Alone" | David Grossman | Kevin Murphy & Chris Black | May 14, 2006 | 21.03[62] |
| 46 47 | 23 24 | "Remember" | Larry Shaw | Teleplay by : Marc Cherry & Jenna Bans Story by : Alexandra Cunningham & Tom Spezialy | May 21, 2006 | 24.23[63] |
Season 3 (2006–07)
edit| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | U.S. viewers (millions) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 48 | 1 | "Listen to the Rain on the Roof" | Larry Shaw | Marc Cherry & Jeff Greenstein | September 24, 2006 | 24.09[64] |
| 49 | 2 | "It Takes Two" | David Grossman | Kevin Murphy & Jenna Bans | October 1, 2006 | 21.42[65] |
| 50 | 3 | "A Weekend in the Country" | Wendey Stanzler | Bob Daily | October 8, 2006 | 20.96[66] |
| 51 | 4 | "Like It Was" | Larry Shaw | John Pardee & Joey Murphy | October 15, 2006 | 20.64[67] |
| 52 | 5 | "Nice She Ain't" | David Warren | Alexandra Cunningham & Susan Nirah Jaffee | October 22, 2006 | 19.71[68] |
| 53 | 6 | "Sweetheart, I Have to Confess" | David Grossman | Dahvi Waller & Josh Senter | October 29, 2006 | 21.24[69] |
| 54 | 7 | "Bang" | Larry Shaw | Joe Keenan | November 5, 2006 | 22.65[70] |
| 55 | 8 | "Children and Art" | Wendey Stanzler | Kevin Etten & Jenna Bans | November 12, 2006 | 22.27[71] |
| 56 | 9 | "Beautiful Girls" | David Grossman | Dahvi Waller & Susan Nirah Jaffee | November 19, 2006 | 21.63[72] |
| 57 | 10 | "The Miracle Song" | Larry Shaw | Bob Daily | November 26, 2006 | 21.43[73] |
| 58 | 11 | "No Fits, No Fights, No Feuds" | Sanaa Hamri | Alexandra Cunningham & Josh Senter | January 7, 2007 | 18.71[74] |
| 59 | 12 | "Not While I'm Around" | David Grossman | Kevin Murphy & Kevin Etten | January 14, 2007 | 16.76[75] |
| 60 | 13 | "Come Play Wiz Me" | Larry Shaw | Valerie Ahern & Christian McLaughlin | January 21, 2007 | 17.14[76] |
| 61 | 14 | "I Remember That" | David Warren | John Pardee & Joey Murphy | February 11, 2007 | 18.10[77] |
| 62 | 15 | "The Little Things You Do Together" | David Grossman | Marc Cherry & Joe Keenan | February 18, 2007 | 18.51[78] |
| 63 | 16 | "My Husband, the Pig" | Larry Shaw | Brian A. Alexander | March 4, 2007 | 18.31[79] |
| 64 | 17 | "Dress Big" | Matthew Diamond | Kevin Etten & Susan Nirah Jaffee | April 8, 2007 | 15.93[80] |
| 65 | 18 | "Liaisons" | David Grossman | Jenna Bans & Alexandra Cunningham | April 15, 2007 | 16.35[81] |
| 66 | 19 | "God, That's Good" | Larry Shaw | Dahvi Waller & Josh Senter | April 22, 2007 | 15.91[82] |
| 67 | 20 | "Gossip" | Wendey Stanzler | John Pardee & Joey Murphy | April 29, 2007 | 17.17[83] |
| 68 | 21 | "Into the Woods" | David Grossman | Alexandra Cunningham | May 6, 2007 | 17.16[84] |
| 69 | 22 | "What Would We Do Without You?" | Larry Shaw | Bob Daily | May 13, 2007 | 16.13[85] |
| 70 | 23 | "Getting Married Today" | David Grossman | Joe Keenan & Kevin Murphy | May 20, 2007 | 18.82[86] |
Season 4 (2007–08)
edit| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | U.S. viewers (millions) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 71 | 1 | "Now You Know" | Larry Shaw | Marc Cherry | September 30, 2007 | 19.32[87] |
| 72 | 2 | "Smiles of a Summer Night" | David Grossman | Bob Daily & Matt Berry | October 7, 2007 | 17.82[88] |
| 73 | 3 | "The Game" | Bethany Rooney | Joey Murphy & John Pardee | October 14, 2007 | 18.89[89] |
| 74 | 4 | "If There's Anything I Can't Stand" | Larry Shaw | Alexandra Cunningham & Lori Kirkland Baker | October 21, 2007 | 18.21[90] |
| 75 | 5 | "Art Isn't Easy" | David Grossman | Jason Ganzel | October 28, 2007 | 18.28[91] |
| 76 | 6 | "Now I Know, Don't Be Scared" | Larry Shaw | Susan Nirah Jaffee & Dahvi Waller | November 4, 2007 | 18.58[92] |
| 77 | 7 | "You Can't Judge a Book By Its Cover" | David Warren | Chuck Ranberg & Anne Flett-Giordano | November 11, 2007 | 18.63[93] |
| 78 | 8 | "A Distant Past" | Jay Torres | Joe Keenan | November 25, 2007 | 18.64[94] |
| 79 | 9 | "Something's Coming" | David Grossman | Joey Murphy & John Pardee | December 2, 2007 | 20.65[95] |
| 80 | 10 | "Welcome to Kanagawa" | Larry Shaw | Jamie Gorenberg & Jordon Nardino | January 6, 2008 | 19.78[96] |
| 81 | 11 | "Sunday" | David Grossman | Alexandra Cunningham & Lori Kirkland Baker | April 13, 2008 | 16.37[97] |
| 82 | 12 | "In Buddy's Eyes" | Larry Shaw | Jeff Greenstein | April 20, 2008 | 15.75[98] |
| 83 | 13 | "Hello, Little Girl" | Bethany Rooney | Susan Nirah Jaffee & Jamie Gorenberg | April 27, 2008 | 16.35[99] |
| 84 | 14 | "Opening Doors" | David Grossman | Dahvi Waller & Jordon Nardino | May 4, 2008 | 16.76[100] |
| 85 | 15 | "Mother Said" | David Warren | Chuck Ranberg & Anne Flett-Giordano | May 11, 2008 | 15.43[101] |
| 86 87 | 16 17 | "The Gun Song Free" | Bethany Rooney David Grossman | Bob Daily & Matt Berry Jeff Greenstein | May 18, 2008 | 16.84[102] |
Season 5 (2008–09)
edit| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | U.S. viewers (millions) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 88 | 1 | "You're Gonna Love Tomorrow" | Larry Shaw | Marc Cherry | September 28, 2008 | 18.68[103] |
| 89 | 2 | "We're So Happy You're So Happy" | David Grossman | Alexandra Cunningham | October 5, 2008 | 15.69[104] |
| 90 | 3 | "Kids Ain't Like Everybody Else" | Bethany Rooney | Joe Keenan | October 12, 2008 | 15.51[105] |
| 91 | 4 | "Back in Business" | Scott Ellis | John Pardee & Joey Murphy | October 19, 2008 | 15.49[106] |
| 92 | 5 | "Mirror, Mirror" | David Grossman | Jeff Greenstein | October 26, 2008 | 15.95[107] |
| 93 | 6 | "There's Always a Woman" | Matthew Diamond | John Paul Bullock III | November 2, 2008 | 15.93[108] |
| 94 | 7 | "What More Do I Need?" | Larry Shaw | Matt Berry | November 9, 2008 | 15.85[109] |
| 95 | 8 | "City on Fire" | David Grossman | Bob Daily | November 16, 2008 | 16.84[110] |
| 96 | 9 | "Me and My Town" | David Warren | Lori Kirkland Baker | November 30, 2008 | 15.81[111] |
| 97 | 10 | "A Vision's Just a Vision" | Larry Shaw | David Flebotte | December 7, 2008 | 16.09[112] |
| 98 | 11 | "Home Is the Place" | David Grossman | Jamie Gorenberg | January 4, 2009 | 14.39[113] |
| 99 | 12 | "Connect! Connect!" | Ken Whittingham | Jordon Nardino | January 11, 2009 | 13.79[114] |
| 100 | 13 | "The Best Thing That Ever Could Have Happened" | Larry Shaw | Marc Cherry & Bob Daily | January 18, 2009 | 13.08[115] |
| 101 | 14 | "Mama Spent Money When She Had None" | David Warren | Jason Ganzel | February 8, 2009 | 13.82[116] |
| 102 | 15 | "In a World Where the Kings Are Employers" | David Grossman | Lori Kirkland Baker | February 15, 2009 | 14.01[117] |
| 103 | 16 | "Crime Doesn't Pay" | Larry Shaw | Jamie Gorenberg | March 8, 2009 | 13.65[118] |
| 104 | 17 | "The Story of Lucy and Jessie" | Bethany Rooney | Jordon Nardino | March 15, 2009 | 14.60[119] |
| 105 | 18 | "A Spark. To Pierce the Dark." | David Grossman | Alexandra Cunningham | March 22, 2009 | 14.75[120] |
| 106 | 19 | "Look Into Their Eyes and You See What They Know" | Larry Shaw | Matt Berry | April 19, 2009 | 13.85[121] |
| 107 | 20 | "Rose's Turn" | David Warren | Dave Flebotte | April 26, 2009 | 13.64[122] |
| 108 | 21 | "Bargaining" | David Grossman | David Schladweiler | May 3, 2009 | 13.49[123] |
| 109 | 22 | "Marry Me a Little" | Larry Shaw | Jason Ganzel | May 10, 2009 | 12.29[124] |
| 110 111 | 23 24 | "Everybody Says Don't If It's Only In Your Head" | Bethany Rooney David Grossman | John Pardee & Joey Murphy Jeffrey Richman | May 17, 2009 | 13.96[125] |
Season 6 (2009–10)
edit| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | U.S. viewers (millions) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 112 | 1 | "Nice Is Different Than Good" | Larry Shaw | Marc Cherry | September 27, 2009 | 13.64[126] |
| 113 | 2 | "Being Alive" | David Grossman | Matt Berry | October 4, 2009 | 14.64[127] |
| 114 | 3 | "Never Judge a Lady by Her Lover" | Andrew Doerfer | Bob Daily | October 11, 2009 | 13.42[128] |
| 115 | 4 | "The God-Why-Don't-You-Love-Me Blues" | David Warren | Alexandra Cunningham | October 18, 2009 | 13.68[129] |
| 116 | 5 | "Everybody Ought to Have a Maid" | Larry Shaw | Jamie Gorenberg | October 25, 2009 | 14.18[130] |
| 117 | 6 | "Don't Walk on the Grass" | David Grossman | Marco Pennette | November 1, 2009 | 14.08[131] |
| 118 | 7 | "Careful the Things You Say" | Bethany Rooney | Peter Lefcourt | November 8, 2009 | 13.80[132] |
| 119 | 8 | "The Coffee Cup" | Larry Shaw | Dave Flebotte | November 15, 2009 | 14.72[133] |
| 120 | 9 | "Would I Think of Suicide?" | Ken Whittingham | Jason Ganzel | November 29, 2009 | 12.78[134] |
| 121 | 10 | "Boom Crunch" | David Grossman | John Pardee & Joey Murphy | December 6, 2009 | 14.86[135] |
| 122 | 11 | "If..." | Larry Shaw | Jamie Gorenberg | January 3, 2010 | 15.35[136] |
| 123 | 12 | "You Gotta Get a Gimmick" | David Grossman | Joe Keenan | January 10, 2010 | 14.03[137] |
| 124 | 13 | "How About a Friendly Shrink?" | Lonny Price | Jason Ganzel | January 17, 2010 | 11.32[138] |
| 125 | 14 | "The Glamorous Life" | Bethany Rooney | Dave Flebotte | January 31, 2010 | 11.44[139] |
| 126 | 15 | "Lovely" | David Warren | David Schladweiler | February 21, 2010 | 10.92[140] |
| 127 | 16 | "The Chase" | Larry Shaw | John Pardee & Joey Murphy | February 28, 2010 | 10.89[141] |
| 128 | 17 | "Chromolume No. 7" | Lonny Price | Marco Pennette | March 14, 2010 | 12.01[142] |
| 129 | 18 | "My Two Young Men" | David Grossman | Bob Daily | March 21, 2010 | 10.84[143] |
| 130 | 19 | "We All Deserve to Die" | Larry Shaw | Josann McGibbon & Sara Parriott | April 18, 2010 | 10.62[144] |
| 131 | 20 | "Epiphany" | David Grossman | Marc Cherry | April 25, 2010 | 11.29[145] |
| 132 | 21 | "A Little Night Music" | David Warren | Matt Berry | May 2, 2010 | 12.12[146] |
| 133 | 22 | "The Ballad of Booth" | Larry Shaw | Bob Daily | May 9, 2010 | 11.36[147] |
| 134 | 23 | "I Guess This Is Goodbye" | David Grossman | Alexandra Cunningham | May 16, 2010 | 12.75[148] |
Season 7 (2010–11)
edit| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Prod. code | U.S. viewers (millions) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 135 | 1 | "Remember Paul?" | David Grossman | Marc Cherry | September 26, 2010 | 701 | 13.06[149] |
| 136 | 2 | "You Must Meet My Wife" | Larry Shaw | Dave Flebotte | October 3, 2010 | 702 | 13.23[150] |
| 137 | 3 | "Truly Content" | Tara Nicole Weyr | Matt Berry | October 10, 2010 | 703 | 12.38[151] |
| 138 | 4 | "The Thing That Counts Is What's Inside" | David Grossman | Jason Ganzel | October 17, 2010 | 704 | 12.67[152] |
| 139 | 5 | "Let Me Entertain You" | Lonny Price | Sara Parriott & Josann McGibbon | October 24, 2010 | 705 | 12.16[153] |
| 140 | 6 | "Excited and Scared" | Jeff Greenstein | Jeff Greenstein | October 31, 2010 | 706 | 11.10[154] |
| 141 | 7 | "A Humiliating Business" | Larry Shaw | Marco Pennette | November 7, 2010 | 707 | 12.72[155] |
| 142 | 8 | "Sorry Grateful" | David Grossman | Annie Weisman | November 14, 2010 | 708 | 11.92[156] |
| 143 | 9 | "Pleasant Little Kingdom" | Arlene Sanford | Dave Flebotte | December 5, 2010 | 709 | 11.36[157] |
| 144 | 10 | "Down the Block There's a Riot" | Larry Shaw | Bob Daily | December 12, 2010 | 710 | 11.60[158] |
| 145 | 11 | "Assassins" | David Warren | John Paul Bullock III | January 2, 2011 | 711 | 12.19[159] |
| 146 | 12 | "Where Do I Belong" | David Grossman | David Schladweiler | January 9, 2011 | 712 | 12.83[160] |
| 147 | 13 | "I'm Still Here" | Lonny Price | Josann McGibbon & Sara Parriott | January 16, 2011 | 713 | 10.25[161] |
| 148 | 14 | "Flashback" | Andrew Doerfer | Matt Berry | February 13, 2011 | 714 | 9.20[162] |
| 149 | 15 | "Farewell Letter" | David Grossman | Marco Pennette | February 20, 2011 | 715 | 10.58[163] |
| 150 | 16 | "Searching" | Larry Shaw | Jeff Greenstein | March 6, 2011 | 716 | 11.35[164] |
| 151 | 17 | "Everything's Different, Nothing's Changed" | David Warren | Annie Weisman | April 3, 2011 | 717 | 9.05[165] |
| 152 | 18 | "Moments in the Woods" | David Grossman | John Paul Bullock III | April 17, 2011 | 718 | 9.11[166] |
| 153 | 19 | "The Lies Ill-Concealed" | Larry Shaw | David Schladweiler | April 24, 2011 | 719 | 10.15[167] |
| 154 | 20 | "I'll Swallow Poison on Sunday" | David Warren | Jason Ganzel | May 1, 2011 | 720 | 9.44[168] |
| 155 | 21 | "Then I Really Got Scared" | Larry Shaw | Valerie A. Brotski | May 8, 2011 | 721 | 10.00[169] |
| 156 157 | 22 23 | "And Lots of Security... Come on Over for Dinner" | David Grossman Larry Shaw | Joe Keenan Bob Daily | May 15, 2011 | 722 723 | 10.25[170] |
Season 8 (2011–12)
edit| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | U.S. viewers (millions) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 158 | 1 | "Secrets That I Never Want to Know" | David Grossman | Bob Daily | September 25, 2011 | 9.93[171] |
| 159 | 2 | "Making the Connection" | Tara Nicole Weyr | Matt Berry | October 2, 2011 | 9.16[172] |
| 160 | 3 | "Watch While I Revise the World" | David Warren | John Paul Bullock III | October 9, 2011 | 8.63[173] |
| 161 | 4 | "School of Hard Knocks" | David Grossman | Marco Pennette | October 16, 2011 | 8.27[174] |
| 162 | 5 | "The Art of Making Art" | Lonny Price | Dave Flebotte | October 23, 2011 | 9.17[175] |
| 163 | 6 | "Witch's Lament" | Tony Plana | Annie Weisman | October 30, 2011 | 9.28[176] |
| 164 | 7 | "Always in Control" | Jeff Greenstein | Jeff Greenstein | November 6, 2011 | 8.78[177] |
| 165 | 8 | "Suspicion Song" | Jennifer Getzinger | David Schaldweiler | November 13, 2011 | 9.29[178] |
| 166 | 9 | "Putting It Together" | David Warren | Sheila Lawrence | December 4, 2011 | 8.20[179] |
| 167 | 10 | "What's to Discuss, Old Friend" | David Grossman | Wendy Mericle | January 8, 2012 | 8.84[180] |
| 168 | 11 | "Who Can Say What's True?" | Larry Shaw | Brian Tanen | January 15, 2012 | 7.91[181] |
| 169 | 12 | "What's the Good of Being Good" | Ron Underwood | Jason Ganzel | January 22, 2012 | 7.48[182] |
| 170 | 13 | "Is This What You Call Love?" | David Grossman | David Schladweiler & Valérie A. Brotski | February 12, 2012 | 6.40[183] |
| 171 | 14 | "Get Out of My Life" | James Hayman | Cindy Appel | February 19, 2012 | 7.65[184] |
| 172 | 15 | "She Needs Me" | Randy Zisk | Jason Ganzel | March 4, 2012 | 8.21[185] |
| 173 | 16 | "You Take for Granted" | Jeff Greenstein | Matt Berry | March 11, 2012 | 8.39[186] |
| 174 | 17 | "Women and Death" | David Grossman | Annie Weisman | March 18, 2012 | 9.03[187] |
| 175 | 18 | "Any Moment" | Randy Zisk | Sheila Lawrence | March 25, 2012 | 8.81[188] |
| 176 | 19 | "With So Little to Be Sure Of" | Tara Nicole Weyr | Marco Pennette | April 1, 2012 | 8.49[189] |
| 177 | 20 | "Lost My Power" | David Grossman | Wendy Mericle | April 29, 2012 | 8.02[190] |
| 178 | 21 | "The People Will Hear" | David Warren | Brian Tanen | May 6, 2012 | 9.22[191] |
| 179 180 | 22 23 | "Give Me the Blame Finishing the Hat" | Larry Shaw David Grossman | Bob Daily Marc Cherry | May 13, 2012 | 11.12[192] |
Specials
edit| No. | Title | Narrators | Aired between | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Oprah Winfrey Is The New Neighbour" | Brenda Strong as Mary Alice Young | "Your Fault" (Episode 13) "Love Is In The Air" (Episode 14) | February 3, 2005 |
| 2 | "Sorting Out The Dirty Laundry" | Tracy Fraim | "Live Alone And Like It" (Episode 19) "Fear No More" (Episode 20) | April 24, 2005 |
| 3 | "All the Juicy Details" | Brenda Strong as Mary Alice Young | "Coming Home" (Episode 33) "One More Kiss"(Episode 34) | January 1, 2006 |
| 4 | "The More You Know, The Juicer It Gets" | Brenda Strong as Mary Alice Young | "Don't Look At Me" (Episode 42) "It Wasn't Meant To Be"(Episode 43) | April 23, 2006 |
| 5 | "Time To Come Clean" | Marc Cherry | "Remember (Part 2)" (Episode 47) "Listen To The Rain on the Roof"(Episode 48) | September 3, 2006 |
| 6 | "The Juiciest Bites" | Brenda Strong as Mary Alice Young | "My Husband the Pig" (Episode 63) "Dress Big"(Episode 64) | April 1, 2007 |
| 7 | "Secrets and Lies" | Brenda Strong as Mary Alice Young | "Getting Married Today" (Episode 70) "Now You Know"(Episode 71) | September 23, 2007 |
Ratings
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| 1 | 21.64 | 20.03 | 20.87 | 21.49 | 22.14 | 24.60 | 24.21 | 27.24 | 21.56 | 22.34 | 25.20 | 24.09 | 25.95 | 22.30 | 24.18 | 24.08 | 24.61 | 25.55 | 25.27 | 25.69 | 26.10 | 25.28 | 30.62 | – | |
| 2 | 28.36 | 27.11 | 26.06 | 25.78 | 25.22 | 23.93 | 25.93 | 25.92 | 25.89 | 25.52 | 23.72 | 22.52 | 25.33 | 23.47 | 23.41 | 22.20 | 21.41 | 21.82 | 20.02 | 21.30 | 21.33 | 21.03 | 24.23 | 24.23 | |
| 3 | 24.09 | 21.42 | 20.96 | 20.64 | 19.71 | 21.24 | 22.65 | 22.27 | 21.63 | 21.43 | 18.71 | 16.76 | 17.14 | 18.10 | 18.51 | 18.31 | 15.93 | 16.35 | 15.91 | 17.17 | 17.16 | 16.13 | 18.82 | – | |
| 4 | 19.32 | 17.82 | 18.89 | 18.21 | 18.28 | 18.58 | 18.63 | 18.64 | 20.65 | 19.78 | 16.37 | 15.75 | 16.35 | 16.76 | 15.43 | 16.84 | 16.84 | – | |||||||
| 5 | 18.68 | 15.69 | 15.51 | 15.49 | 15.95 | 15.93 | 15.85 | 16.84 | 15.81 | 16.09 | 14.39 | 13.79 | 13.08 | 13.82 | 14.01 | 13.65 | 14.60 | 14.75 | 13.85 | 13.64 | 13.49 | 12.29 | 13.96 | 13.96 | |
| 6 | 13.64 | 14.64 | 13.42 | 13.68 | 14.18 | 14.08 | 13.80 | 14.72 | 12.78 | 14.86 | 15.35 | 14.03 | 11.32 | 11.44 | 10.92 | 10.89 | 12.01 | 10.84 | 10.62 | 11.29 | 12.12 | 11.36 | 12.75 | – | |
| 7 | 13.06 | 13.23 | 12.38 | 12.67 | 12.16 | 11.10 | 12.72 | 11.92 | 11.36 | 11.60 | 12.19 | 12.83 | 10.25 | 9.20 | 10.58 | 11.35 | 9.05 | 9.11 | 10.15 | 9.44 | 10.00 | 10.25 | 10.25 | – | |
| 8 | 9.93 | 9.16 | 8.63 | 8.27 | 9.17 | 9.28 | 8.78 | 9.29 | 8.20 | 8.84 | 7.91 | 7.48 | 6.40 | 7.65 | 8.21 | 8.39 | 9.03 | 8.81 | 8.49 | 8.02 | 9.22 | 11.12 | 11.12 | – | |
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