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DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES - ABC's "Desperate Housewives"

DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES - ABC's "Desperate Housewives" stars Eva Longoria as Gabrielle Solis, Felicity Huffman as Lynette Scavo, Marcia Cross as Bree Van De Kamp, Teri Hatcher as Susan Mayer, and Nicollette Sheridan as Edie Britt.

ABC/ANDREW ECCLES
Primetime Soap:
Desperate Housewives
Premiere Date:
October 3, 2004
Where?:
ABC
When?:
Episodes air Sunday night at 9:00pm EST (check local listings)
The Cast:
Teri Hatcher (Susan Mayer)
Marcia Cross (Bree Van De Kamp)
Felicity Huffman (Lynette Scavo)
Eva Longoria (Gabrielle Solis)
Nicollette Sheridan (Edie Britt)
James Denton (Mike Delfino)
Ricardo Antonio Chavira (Carlos Solis)
Doug Savant (Tom Scavo)
Shawn Pyfrom (Andrew Van De Kamp)
Joy Lauren (Danielle Van De Kamp)
Andrea Bowen (Julie Mayer)
Brenda Strong (Mary Alice Young)
Richard Burgi (Karl Mayer)
Cody Kasch (Zach Young)
Josh Henderson (Austin Britt)
Rachel Fox (Kayla Huntington)
About the Show:
Desperate Housewives is ABC's campy primetime soap opera focusing on the lives, and loves, of five women living on Wisteria Lane. Narrated by their deceased friend Mary Alice Young, we're taken on the twisting and turning journey of secrets that occure behind the walls of the perfect houses on the perfect suburban street known as Wisteria Lane. Now in its third season, this often dark and consistantly humorous primetime soap opera has filled a void for soap fans the world over.
Awards Won:
2005 Golden Globe Award for Best Television Series - Musical or Comedy
2006 Golden Globe Award for Best Television Series - Musical or Comedy
Created By:
Marc Cherry is the creator and executive producer.

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