Specials

1970 | 17 Episodes

Specials of Desperate Housewives premiered on January 1, 1970

Season 1

2004 | 23 Episodes

Season 1 of Desperate Housewives premiered on October 3, 2004

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

Season 2

2005 | 23 Episodes

Season 2 of Desperate Housewives premiered on September 25, 2005

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

Season 3

2006 | 23 Episodes

Season 3 of Desperate Housewives premiered on September 24, 2006

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

Season 4

2007 | 17 Episodes

Season 4 of Desperate Housewives premiered on September 30, 2007

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

Season 5

2008 | 24 Episodes

Season 5 of Desperate Housewives premiered on September 28, 2008

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

Season 6

2009 | 23 Episodes

Season 6 of Desperate Housewives premiered on September 27, 2009

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

Season 7

2010 | 23 Episodes

Season 7 of Desperate Housewives premiered on September 26, 2010

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.

Season 8

2011 | 23 Episodes

Season 8 of Desperate Housewives premiered on September 25, 2011

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