List of Desperate Housewives episodes

List of Desperate Housewives episodes

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.

Episodes

Season 1 (2004–05)

<table><thead><tr><th>No. overall</th><th>No. in season</th><th>Title</th><th>Directed by</th><th>Written by</th><th>Original release date</th><th>U.S. viewers (millions)</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>"Pilot"</td><td>Charles McDougall</td><td>Marc Cherry</td><td>October 3, 2004 (2004-10-03)</td><td>21.65</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td>2</td><td>"Ah, But Underneath"</td><td>Larry Shaw</td><td>Marc Cherry</td><td>October 10, 2004 (2004-10-10)</td><td>20.03</td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td>3</td><td>"Pretty Little Picture"</td><td>Arlene Sanford</td><td>Oliver Goldstick</td><td>October 17, 2004 (2004-10-17)</td><td>20.87</td></tr><tr><td>4</td><td>4</td><td>"Who's That Woman?"</td><td>Jeff Melman</td><td>Marc Cherry & Tom Spezialy</td><td>October 24, 2004 (2004-10-24)</td><td>21.49</td></tr><tr><td>5</td><td>5</td><td>"Come In, Stranger"</td><td>Arlene Sanford</td><td>Alexandra Cunningham</td><td>October 31, 2004 (2004-10-31)</td><td>22.14</td></tr><tr><td>6</td><td>6</td><td>"Running to Stand Still"</td><td>Fred Gerber</td><td>Tracey Stern</td><td>November 7, 2004 (2004-11-07)</td><td>24.60</td></tr><tr><td>7</td><td>7</td><td>"Anything You Can Do"</td><td>Larry Shaw</td><td>John Pardee & Joey Murphy</td><td>November 21, 2004 (2004-11-21)</td><td>24.21</td></tr><tr><td>8</td><td>8</td><td>"Guilty"</td><td>Fred Gerber</td><td>Kevin Murphy</td><td>November 28, 2004 (2004-11-28)</td><td>27.24</td></tr><tr><td>9</td><td>9</td><td>"Suspicious Minds"</td><td>Larry Shaw</td><td>Jenna Bans</td><td>December 12, 2004 (2004-12-12)</td><td>21.56</td></tr><tr><td>10</td><td>10</td><td>"Come Back to Me"</td><td>Fred Gerber</td><td>Patty Lin</td><td>December 19, 2004 (2004-12-19)</td><td>22.34</td></tr><tr><td>11</td><td>11</td><td>"Move On"</td><td>John David Coles</td><td>David Schulner</td><td>January 9, 2005 (2005-01-09)</td><td>25.20</td></tr><tr><td>12</td><td>12</td><td>"Every Day a Little Death"</td><td>David Grossman</td><td>Chris Black</td><td>January 16, 2005 (2005-01-16)</td><td>24.09</td></tr><tr><td>13</td><td>13</td><td>"Your Fault"</td><td>Arlene Sanford</td><td>Kevin Etten</td><td>January 23, 2005 (2005-01-23)</td><td>25.95</td></tr><tr><td>14</td><td>14</td><td>"Love Is in the Air"</td><td>Jeff Melman</td><td>Tom Spezialy</td><td>February 13, 2005 (2005-02-13)</td><td>22.30</td></tr><tr><td>15</td><td>15</td><td>"Impossible"</td><td>Larry Shaw</td><td>Marc Cherry & Tom Spezialy</td><td>February 20, 2005 (2005-02-20)</td><td>24.19</td></tr><tr><td>16</td><td>16</td><td>"The Ladies Who Lunch"</td><td>Arlene Sanford</td><td>Alexandra Cunningham</td><td>March 27, 2005 (2005-03-27)</td><td>24.08</td></tr><tr><td>17</td><td>17</td><td>"There Won't Be Trumpets"</td><td>Jeff Melman</td><td>John Pardee & Joey Murphy</td><td>April 3, 2005 (2005-04-03)</td><td>24.61</td></tr><tr><td>18</td><td>18</td><td>"Children Will Listen"</td><td>Larry Shaw</td><td>Kevin Murphy</td><td>April 10, 2005 (2005-04-10)</td><td>25.55</td></tr><tr><td>19</td><td>19</td><td>"Live Alone and Like It"</td><td>Arlene Sanford</td><td>Jenna Bans</td><td>April 17, 2005 (2005-04-17)</td><td>25.27</td></tr><tr><td>20</td><td>20</td><td>"Fear No More"</td><td>Jeff Melman</td><td>Adam Barr</td><td>May 1, 2005 (2005-05-01)</td><td>25.69</td></tr><tr><td>21</td><td>21</td><td>"Sunday in the Park with George"</td><td>Larry Shaw</td><td>Katie Ford</td><td>May 8, 2005 (2005-05-08)</td><td>26.10</td></tr><tr><td>22</td><td>22</td><td>"Goodbye for Now"</td><td>David Grossman</td><td>Josh Senter</td><td>May 15, 2005 (2005-05-15)</td><td>25.28</td></tr><tr><td>23</td><td>23</td><td>"One Wonderful Day"</td><td>Larry Shaw</td><td>John Pardee & Joey Murphy & Marc Cherry & Tom Spezialy & Kevin Murphy</td><td>May 22, 2005 (2005-05-22)</td><td>30.62</td></tr></tbody></table>

Season 2 (2005–06)

<table><thead><tr><th>No. overall</th><th>No. in season</th><th>Title</th><th>Directed by</th><th>Written by</th><th>Original release date</th><th>U.S. viewers (millions)</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>24</td><td>1</td><td>"Next"</td><td>Larry Shaw</td><td>Jenna Bans & Kevin Murphy</td><td>September 25, 2005 (2005-09-25)</td><td>28.36</td></tr><tr><td>25</td><td>2</td><td>"You Could Drive a Person Crazy"</td><td>David Grossman</td><td>Chris Black & Alexandra Cunningham</td><td>October 2, 2005 (2005-10-02)</td><td>27.11</td></tr><tr><td>26</td><td>3</td><td>"You'll Never Get Away from Me"</td><td>Arlene Sanford</td><td>Tom Spezialy & Ellie Herman</td><td>October 9, 2005 (2005-10-09)</td><td>26.06</td></tr><tr><td>27</td><td>4</td><td>"My Heart Belongs to Daddy"</td><td>Robert Duncan McNeill</td><td>John Pardee & Joey Murphy</td><td>October 16, 2005 (2005-10-16)</td><td>25.78</td></tr><tr><td>28</td><td>5</td><td>"They Asked Me Why I Believe in You"</td><td>David Grossman</td><td>Alan Cross</td><td>October 23, 2005 (2005-10-23)</td><td>25.22</td></tr><tr><td>29</td><td>6</td><td>"I Wish I Could Forget You"</td><td>Larry Shaw</td><td>Kevin Etten & Josh Senter</td><td>November 6, 2005 (2005-11-06)</td><td>23.93</td></tr><tr><td>30</td><td>7</td><td>"Color and Light"</td><td>David Grossman</td><td>Marc Cherry</td><td>November 13, 2005 (2005-11-13)</td><td>25.93</td></tr><tr><td>31</td><td>8</td><td>"The Sun Won't Set"</td><td>Stephen Cragg</td><td>Jenna Bans</td><td>November 20, 2005 (2005-11-20)</td><td>25.92</td></tr><tr><td>32</td><td>9</td><td>"That's Good, That's Bad"</td><td>Larry Shaw</td><td>Kevin Murphy</td><td>November 27, 2005 (2005-11-27)</td><td>25.89</td></tr><tr><td>33</td><td>10</td><td>"Coming Home"</td><td>Arlene Sanford</td><td>Chris Black</td><td>December 4, 2005 (2005-12-04)</td><td>25.52</td></tr><tr><td>34</td><td>11</td><td>"One More Kiss"</td><td>Wendey Stanzler</td><td>Joey Murphy & John Pardee</td><td>January 8, 2006 (2006-01-08)</td><td>23.72</td></tr><tr><td>35</td><td>12</td><td>"We're Gonna Be All Right"</td><td>David Grossman</td><td>Alexandra Cunningham</td><td>January 15, 2006 (2006-01-15)</td><td>22.52</td></tr><tr><td>36</td><td>13</td><td>"There's Something About a War"</td><td>Larry Shaw</td><td>Kevin Etten</td><td>January 22, 2006 (2006-01-22)</td><td>25.33</td></tr><tr><td>37</td><td>14</td><td>"Silly People"</td><td>Robert Duncan McNeill</td><td>Tom Spezialy</td><td>February 12, 2006 (2006-02-12)</td><td>23.47</td></tr><tr><td>38</td><td>15</td><td>"Thank You So Much"</td><td>David Grossman</td><td>Dahvi Waller</td><td>February 19, 2006 (2006-02-19)</td><td>23.41</td></tr><tr><td>39</td><td>16</td><td>"There Is No Other Way"</td><td>Randy Zisk</td><td>Bruce Zimmerman</td><td>March 12, 2006 (2006-03-12)</td><td>22.20</td></tr><tr><td>40</td><td>17</td><td>"Could I Leave You?"</td><td>Pam Thomas</td><td>Scott Sanford Tobis</td><td>March 26, 2006 (2006-03-26)</td><td>21.41</td></tr><tr><td>41</td><td>18</td><td>"Everybody Says Don't"</td><td>Tom Cherones</td><td>Teleplay by : Jenna Bans & Alexandra Cunningham Story by : Jim Lincoln</td><td>April 2, 2006 (2006-04-02)</td><td>21.82</td></tr><tr><td>42</td><td>19</td><td>"Don't Look at Me"</td><td>David Grossman</td><td>Josh Senter</td><td>April 16, 2006 (2006-04-16)</td><td>20.02</td></tr><tr><td>43</td><td>20</td><td>"It Wasn't Meant to Happen"</td><td>Larry Shaw</td><td>Marc Cherry & Tom Spezialy</td><td>April 30, 2006 (2006-04-30)</td><td>21.30</td></tr><tr><td>44</td><td>21</td><td>"I Know Things Now"</td><td>Wendey Stanzler</td><td>Kevin Etten & Bruce Zimmerman</td><td>May 7, 2006 (2006-05-07)</td><td>21.33</td></tr><tr><td>45</td><td>22</td><td>"No One Is Alone"</td><td>David Grossman</td><td>Kevin Murphy & Chris Black</td><td>May 14, 2006 (2006-05-14)</td><td>21.03</td></tr><tr><td>4647</td><td>2324</td><td>"Remember"</td><td>Larry Shaw</td><td>Teleplay by : Marc Cherry & Jenna Bans Story by : Alexandra Cunningham & Tom Spezialy</td><td>May 21, 2006 (2006-05-21)</td><td>24.23</td></tr></tbody></table>

Season 3 (2006–07)

<table><thead><tr><th>No. overall</th><th>No. in season</th><th>Title</th><th>Directed by</th><th>Written by</th><th>Original release date</th><th>U.S. viewers (millions)</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>48</td><td>1</td><td>"Listen to the Rain on the Roof"</td><td>Larry Shaw</td><td>Marc Cherry & Jeff Greenstein</td><td>September 24, 2006 (2006-09-24)</td><td>24.09</td></tr><tr><td>49</td><td>2</td><td>"It Takes Two"</td><td>David Grossman</td><td>Kevin Murphy & Jenna Bans</td><td>October 1, 2006 (2006-10-01)</td><td>21.42</td></tr><tr><td>50</td><td>3</td><td>"A Weekend in the Country"</td><td>Wendey Stanzler</td><td>Bob Daily</td><td>October 8, 2006 (2006-10-08)</td><td>20.96</td></tr><tr><td>51</td><td>4</td><td>"Like It Was"</td><td>Larry Shaw</td><td>John Pardee & Joey Murphy</td><td>October 15, 2006 (2006-10-15)</td><td>20.64</td></tr><tr><td>52</td><td>5</td><td>"Nice She Ain't"</td><td>David Warren</td><td>Alexandra Cunningham & Susan Nirah Jaffee</td><td>October 22, 2006 (2006-10-22)</td><td>19.71</td></tr><tr><td>53</td><td>6</td><td>"Sweetheart, I Have to Confess"</td><td>David Grossman</td><td>Dahvi Waller & Josh Senter</td><td>October 29, 2006 (2006-10-29)</td><td>21.24</td></tr><tr><td>54</td><td>7</td><td>"Bang"</td><td>Larry Shaw</td><td>Joe Keenan</td><td>November 5, 2006 (2006-11-05)</td><td>22.65</td></tr><tr><td>55</td><td>8</td><td>"Children and Art"</td><td>Wendey Stanzler</td><td>Kevin Etten & Jenna Bans</td><td>November 12, 2006 (2006-11-12)</td><td>22.27</td></tr><tr><td>56</td><td>9</td><td>"Beautiful Girls"</td><td>David Grossman</td><td>Dahvi Waller & Susan Nirah Jaffee</td><td>November 19, 2006 (2006-11-19)</td><td>21.63</td></tr><tr><td>57</td><td>10</td><td>"The Miracle Song"</td><td>Larry Shaw</td><td>Bob Daily</td><td>November 26, 2006 (2006-11-26)</td><td>21.43</td></tr><tr><td>58</td><td>11</td><td>"No Fits, No Fights, No Feuds"</td><td>Sanaa Hamri</td><td>Alexandra Cunningham & Josh Senter</td><td>January 7, 2007 (2007-01-07)</td><td>18.71</td></tr><tr><td>59</td><td>12</td><td>"Not While I'm Around"</td><td>David Grossman</td><td>Kevin Murphy & Kevin Etten</td><td>January 14, 2007 (2007-01-14)</td><td>16.76</td></tr><tr><td>60</td><td>13</td><td>"Come Play Wiz Me"</td><td>Larry Shaw</td><td>Valerie Ahern & Christian McLaughlin</td><td>January 21, 2007 (2007-01-21)</td><td>17.14</td></tr><tr><td>61</td><td>14</td><td>"I Remember That"</td><td>David Warren</td><td>John Pardee & Joey Murphy</td><td>February 11, 2007 (2007-02-11)</td><td>18.10</td></tr><tr><td>62</td><td>15</td><td>"The Little Things You Do Together"</td><td>David Grossman</td><td>Marc Cherry & Joe Keenan</td><td>February 18, 2007 (2007-02-18)</td><td>18.51</td></tr><tr><td>63</td><td>16</td><td>"My Husband, the Pig"</td><td>Larry Shaw</td><td>Brian A. Alexander</td><td>March 4, 2007 (2007-03-04)</td><td>18.31</td></tr><tr><td>64</td><td>17</td><td>"Dress Big"</td><td>Matthew Diamond</td><td>Kevin Etten & Susan Nirah Jaffee</td><td>April 8, 2007 (2007-04-08)</td><td>15.93</td></tr><tr><td>65</td><td>18</td><td>"Liaisons"</td><td>David Grossman</td><td>Jenna Bans & Alexandra Cunningham</td><td>April 15, 2007 (2007-04-15)</td><td>16.35</td></tr><tr><td>66</td><td>19</td><td>"God, That's Good"</td><td>Larry Shaw</td><td>Dahvi Waller & Josh Senter</td><td>April 22, 2007 (2007-04-22)</td><td>15.91</td></tr><tr><td>67</td><td>20</td><td>"Gossip"</td><td>Wendey Stanzler</td><td>John Pardee & Joey Murphy</td><td>April 29, 2007 (2007-04-29)</td><td>17.17</td></tr><tr><td>68</td><td>21</td><td>"Into the Woods"</td><td>David Grossman</td><td>Alexandra Cunningham</td><td>May 6, 2007 (2007-05-06)</td><td>17.16</td></tr><tr><td>69</td><td>22</td><td>"What Would We Do Without You?"</td><td>Larry Shaw</td><td>Bob Daily</td><td>May 13, 2007 (2007-05-13)</td><td>16.13</td></tr><tr><td>70</td><td>23</td><td>"Getting Married Today"</td><td>David Grossman</td><td>Joe Keenan & Kevin Murphy</td><td>May 20, 2007 (2007-05-20)</td><td>18.82</td></tr></tbody></table>

Season 4 (2007–08)

<table><thead><tr><th>No. overall</th><th>No. in season</th><th>Title</th><th>Directed by</th><th>Written by</th><th>Original release date</th><th>U.S. viewers (millions)</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>71</td><td>1</td><td>"Now You Know"</td><td>Larry Shaw</td><td>Marc Cherry</td><td>September 30, 2007 (2007-09-30)</td><td>19.32</td></tr><tr><td>72</td><td>2</td><td>"Smiles of a Summer Night"</td><td>David Grossman</td><td>Bob Daily & Matt Berry</td><td>October 7, 2007 (2007-10-07)</td><td>17.82</td></tr><tr><td>73</td><td>3</td><td>"The Game"</td><td>Bethany Rooney</td><td>Joey Murphy & John Pardee</td><td>October 14, 2007 (2007-10-14)</td><td>18.89</td></tr><tr><td>74</td><td>4</td><td>"If There's Anything I Can't Stand"</td><td>Larry Shaw</td><td>Alexandra Cunningham & Lori Kirkland Baker</td><td>October 21, 2007 (2007-10-21)</td><td>18.21</td></tr><tr><td>75</td><td>5</td><td>"Art Isn't Easy"</td><td>David Grossman</td><td>Jason Ganzel</td><td>October 28, 2007 (2007-10-28)</td><td>18.28</td></tr><tr><td>76</td><td>6</td><td>"Now I Know, Don't Be Scared"</td><td>Larry Shaw</td><td>Susan Nirah Jaffee & Dahvi Waller</td><td>November 4, 2007 (2007-11-04)</td><td>18.58</td></tr><tr><td>77</td><td>7</td><td>"You Can't Judge a Book By Its Cover"</td><td>David Warren</td><td>Chuck Ranberg & Anne Flett-Giordano</td><td>November 11, 2007 (2007-11-11)</td><td>18.63</td></tr><tr><td>78</td><td>8</td><td>"A Distant Past"</td><td>Jay Torres</td><td>Joe Keenan</td><td>November 25, 2007 (2007-11-25)</td><td>18.64</td></tr><tr><td>79</td><td>9</td><td>"Something's Coming"</td><td>David Grossman</td><td>Joey Murphy & John Pardee</td><td>December 2, 2007 (2007-12-02)</td><td>20.65</td></tr><tr><td>80</td><td>10</td><td>"Welcome to Kanagawa"</td><td>Larry Shaw</td><td>Jamie Gorenberg & Jordon Nardino</td><td>January 6, 2008 (2008-01-06)</td><td>19.78</td></tr><tr><td>81</td><td>11</td><td>"Sunday"</td><td>David Grossman</td><td>Alexandra Cunningham & Lori Kirkland Baker</td><td>April 13, 2008 (2008-04-13)</td><td>16.37</td></tr><tr><td>82</td><td>12</td><td>"In Buddy's Eyes"</td><td>Larry Shaw</td><td>Jeff Greenstein</td><td>April 20, 2008 (2008-04-20)</td><td>15.75</td></tr><tr><td>83</td><td>13</td><td>"Hello, Little Girl"</td><td>Bethany Rooney</td><td>Susan Nirah Jaffee & Jamie Gorenberg</td><td>April 27, 2008 (2008-04-27)</td><td>16.35</td></tr><tr><td>84</td><td>14</td><td>"Opening Doors"</td><td>David Grossman</td><td>Dahvi Waller & Jordon Nardino</td><td>May 4, 2008 (2008-05-04)</td><td>16.76</td></tr><tr><td>85</td><td>15</td><td>"Mother Said"</td><td>David Warren</td><td>Chuck Ranberg & Anne Flett-Giordano</td><td>May 11, 2008 (2008-05-11)</td><td>15.43</td></tr><tr><td>86</td><td>16</td><td>"The Gun Song"</td><td>Bethany Rooney</td><td>Bob Daily & Matt Berry</td><td>May 18, 2008 (2008-05-18)</td><td>16.84</td></tr><tr><td>87</td><td>17</td><td>"Free"</td><td>David Grossman</td><td>Jeff Greenstein</td></tr></tbody></table>

Season 5 (2008–09)

<table><thead><tr><th>No. overall</th><th>No. in season</th><th>Title</th><th>Directed by</th><th>Written by</th><th>Original release date</th><th>U.S. viewers (millions)</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>88</td><td>1</td><td>"You're Gonna Love Tomorrow"</td><td>Larry Shaw</td><td>Marc Cherry</td><td>September 28, 2008 (2008-09-28)</td><td>18.68</td></tr><tr><td>89</td><td>2</td><td>"We're So Happy You're So Happy"</td><td>David Grossman</td><td>Alexandra Cunningham</td><td>October 5, 2008 (2008-10-05)</td><td>15.69</td></tr><tr><td>90</td><td>3</td><td>"Kids Ain't Like Everybody Else"</td><td>Bethany Rooney</td><td>Joe Keenan</td><td>October 12, 2008 (2008-10-12)</td><td>15.51</td></tr><tr><td>91</td><td>4</td><td>"Back in Business"</td><td>Scott Ellis</td><td>John Pardee & Joey Murphy</td><td>October 19, 2008 (2008-10-19)</td><td>15.49</td></tr><tr><td>92</td><td>5</td><td>"Mirror, Mirror"</td><td>David Grossman</td><td>Jeff Greenstein</td><td>October 26, 2008 (2008-10-26)</td><td>15.95</td></tr><tr><td>93</td><td>6</td><td>"There's Always a Woman"</td><td>Matthew Diamond</td><td>John Paul Bullock III</td><td>November 2, 2008 (2008-11-02)</td><td>15.93</td></tr><tr><td>94</td><td>7</td><td>"What More Do I Need?"</td><td>Larry Shaw</td><td>Matt Berry</td><td>November 9, 2008 (2008-11-09)</td><td>15.85</td></tr><tr><td>95</td><td>8</td><td>"City on Fire"</td><td>David Grossman</td><td>Bob Daily</td><td>November 16, 2008 (2008-11-16)</td><td>16.84</td></tr><tr><td>96</td><td>9</td><td>"Me and My Town"</td><td>David Warren</td><td>Lori Kirkland Baker</td><td>November 30, 2008 (2008-11-30)</td><td>15.81</td></tr><tr><td>97</td><td>10</td><td>"A Vision's Just a Vision"</td><td>Larry Shaw</td><td>David Flebotte</td><td>December 7, 2008 (2008-12-07)</td><td>16.09</td></tr><tr><td>98</td><td>11</td><td>"Home Is the Place"</td><td>David Grossman</td><td>Jamie Gorenberg</td><td>January 4, 2009 (2009-01-04)</td><td>14.39</td></tr><tr><td>99</td><td>12</td><td>"Connect! Connect!"</td><td>Ken Whittingham</td><td>Jordon Nardino</td><td>January 11, 2009 (2009-01-11)</td><td>13.79</td></tr><tr><td>100</td><td>13</td><td>"The Best Thing That Ever Could Have Happened"</td><td>Larry Shaw</td><td>Marc Cherry & Bob Daily</td><td>January 18, 2009 (2009-01-18)</td><td>13.08</td></tr><tr><td>101</td><td>14</td><td>"Mama Spent Money When She Had None"</td><td>David Warren</td><td>Jason Ganzel</td><td>February 8, 2009 (2009-02-08)</td><td>13.82</td></tr><tr><td>102</td><td>15</td><td>"In a World Where the Kings Are Employers"</td><td>David Grossman</td><td>Lori Kirkland Baker</td><td>February 15, 2009 (2009-02-15)</td><td>14.01</td></tr><tr><td>103</td><td>16</td><td>"Crime Doesn't Pay"</td><td>Larry Shaw</td><td>Jamie Gorenberg</td><td>March 8, 2009 (2009-03-08)</td><td>13.65</td></tr><tr><td>104</td><td>17</td><td>"The Story of Lucy and Jessie"</td><td>Bethany Rooney</td><td>Jordon Nardino</td><td>March 15, 2009 (2009-03-15)</td><td>14.60</td></tr><tr><td>105</td><td>18</td><td>"A Spark. To Pierce the Dark."</td><td>David Grossman</td><td>Alexandra Cunningham</td><td>March 22, 2009 (2009-03-22)</td><td>14.75</td></tr><tr><td>106</td><td>19</td><td>"Look Into Their Eyes and You See What They Know"</td><td>Larry Shaw</td><td>Matt Berry</td><td>April 19, 2009 (2009-04-19)</td><td>13.85</td></tr><tr><td>107</td><td>20</td><td>"Rose's Turn"</td><td>David Warren</td><td>Dave Flebotte</td><td>April 26, 2009 (2009-04-26)</td><td>13.64</td></tr><tr><td>108</td><td>21</td><td>"Bargaining"</td><td>David Grossman</td><td>David Schladweiler</td><td>May 3, 2009 (2009-05-03)</td><td>13.49</td></tr><tr><td>109</td><td>22</td><td>"Marry Me a Little"</td><td>Larry Shaw</td><td>Jason Ganzel</td><td>May 10, 2009 (2009-05-10)</td><td>12.29</td></tr><tr><td>110111</td><td>2324</td><td>"Everybody Says Don'tIf It's Only In Your Head"</td><td>Bethany RooneyDavid Grossman</td><td>John Pardee & Joey MurphyJeffrey Richman</td><td>May 17, 2009 (2009-05-17)</td><td>13.96</td></tr></tbody></table>

Season 6 (2009–10)

<table><thead><tr><th>No. overall</th><th>No. in season</th><th>Title</th><th>Directed by</th><th>Written by</th><th>Original release date</th><th>U.S. viewers (millions)</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>112</td><td>1</td><td>"Nice Is Different Than Good"</td><td>Larry Shaw</td><td>Marc Cherry</td><td>September 27, 2009 (2009-09-27)</td><td>13.64</td></tr><tr><td>113</td><td>2</td><td>"Being Alive"</td><td>David Grossman</td><td>Matt Berry</td><td>October 4, 2009 (2009-10-04)</td><td>14.64</td></tr><tr><td>114</td><td>3</td><td>"Never Judge a Lady by Her Lover"</td><td>Andrew Doerfer</td><td>Bob Daily</td><td>October 11, 2009 (2009-10-11)</td><td>13.42</td></tr><tr><td>115</td><td>4</td><td>"The God-Why-Don't-You-Love-Me Blues"</td><td>David Warren</td><td>Alexandra Cunningham</td><td>October 18, 2009 (2009-10-18)</td><td>13.68</td></tr><tr><td>116</td><td>5</td><td>"Everybody Ought to Have a Maid"</td><td>Larry Shaw</td><td>Jamie Gorenberg</td><td>October 25, 2009 (2009-10-25)</td><td>14.18</td></tr><tr><td>117</td><td>6</td><td>"Don't Walk on the Grass"</td><td>David Grossman</td><td>Marco Pennette</td><td>November 1, 2009 (2009-11-01)</td><td>14.08</td></tr><tr><td>118</td><td>7</td><td>"Careful the Things You Say"</td><td>Bethany Rooney</td><td>Peter Lefcourt</td><td>November 8, 2009 (2009-11-08)</td><td>13.80</td></tr><tr><td>119</td><td>8</td><td>"The Coffee Cup"</td><td>Larry Shaw</td><td>Dave Flebotte</td><td>November 15, 2009 (2009-11-15)</td><td>14.72</td></tr><tr><td>120</td><td>9</td><td>"Would I Think of Suicide?"</td><td>Ken Whittingham</td><td>Jason Ganzel</td><td>November 29, 2009 (2009-11-29)</td><td>12.78</td></tr><tr><td>121</td><td>10</td><td>"Boom Crunch"</td><td>David Grossman</td><td>John Pardee & Joey Murphy</td><td>December 6, 2009 (2009-12-06)</td><td>14.86</td></tr><tr><td>122</td><td>11</td><td>"If..."</td><td>Larry Shaw</td><td>Jamie Gorenberg</td><td>January 3, 2010 (2010-01-03)</td><td>15.35</td></tr><tr><td>123</td><td>12</td><td>"You Gotta Get a Gimmick"</td><td>David Grossman</td><td>Joe Keenan</td><td>January 10, 2010 (2010-01-10)</td><td>14.03</td></tr><tr><td>124</td><td>13</td><td>"How About a Friendly Shrink?"</td><td>Lonny Price</td><td>Jason Ganzel</td><td>January 17, 2010 (2010-01-17)</td><td>11.32</td></tr><tr><td>125</td><td>14</td><td>"The Glamorous Life"</td><td>Bethany Rooney</td><td>Dave Flebotte</td><td>January 31, 2010 (2010-01-31)</td><td>11.44</td></tr><tr><td>126</td><td>15</td><td>"Lovely"</td><td>David Warren</td><td>David Schladweiler</td><td>February 21, 2010 (2010-02-21)</td><td>10.92</td></tr><tr><td>127</td><td>16</td><td>"The Chase"</td><td>Larry Shaw</td><td>John Pardee & Joey Murphy</td><td>February 28, 2010 (2010-02-28)</td><td>10.89</td></tr><tr><td>128</td><td>17</td><td>"Chromolume No. 7"</td><td>Lonny Price</td><td>Marco Pennette</td><td>March 14, 2010 (2010-03-14)</td><td>12.01</td></tr><tr><td>129</td><td>18</td><td>"My Two Young Men"</td><td>David Grossman</td><td>Bob Daily</td><td>March 21, 2010 (2010-03-21)</td><td>10.84</td></tr><tr><td>130</td><td>19</td><td>"We All Deserve to Die"</td><td>Larry Shaw</td><td>Josann McGibbon & Sara Parriott</td><td>April 18, 2010 (2010-04-18)</td><td>10.62</td></tr><tr><td>131</td><td>20</td><td>"Epiphany"</td><td>David Grossman</td><td>Marc Cherry</td><td>April 25, 2010 (2010-04-25)</td><td>11.29</td></tr><tr><td>132</td><td>21</td><td>"A Little Night Music"</td><td>David Warren</td><td>Matt Berry</td><td>May 2, 2010 (2010-05-02)</td><td>12.12</td></tr><tr><td>133</td><td>22</td><td>"The Ballad of Booth"</td><td>Larry Shaw</td><td>Bob Daily</td><td>May 9, 2010 (2010-05-09)</td><td>11.36</td></tr><tr><td>134</td><td>23</td><td>"I Guess This Is Goodbye"</td><td>David Grossman</td><td>Alexandra Cunningham</td><td>May 16, 2010 (2010-05-16)</td><td>12.75</td></tr></tbody></table>

Season 7 (2010–11)

<table><thead><tr><th>No. overall</th><th>No. in season</th><th>Title</th><th>Directed by</th><th>Written by</th><th>Original release date</th><th>Prod. code</th><th>U.S. viewers (millions)</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>135</td><td>1</td><td>"Remember Paul?"</td><td>David Grossman</td><td>Marc Cherry</td><td>September 26, 2010 (2010-09-26)</td><td>701</td><td>13.06</td></tr><tr><td>136</td><td>2</td><td>"You Must Meet My Wife"</td><td>Larry Shaw</td><td>Dave Flebotte</td><td>October 3, 2010 (2010-10-03)</td><td>702</td><td>13.23</td></tr><tr><td>137</td><td>3</td><td>"Truly Content"</td><td>Tara Nicole Weyr</td><td>Matt Berry</td><td>October 10, 2010 (2010-10-10)</td><td>703</td><td>12.38</td></tr><tr><td>138</td><td>4</td><td>"The Thing That Counts Is What's Inside"</td><td>David Grossman</td><td>Jason Ganzel</td><td>October 17, 2010 (2010-10-17)</td><td>704</td><td>12.67</td></tr><tr><td>139</td><td>5</td><td>"Let Me Entertain You"</td><td>Lonny Price</td><td>Sara Parriott & Josann McGibbon</td><td>October 24, 2010 (2010-10-24)</td><td>705</td><td>12.16</td></tr><tr><td>140</td><td>6</td><td>"Excited and Scared"</td><td>Jeff Greenstein</td><td>Jeff Greenstein</td><td>October 31, 2010 (2010-10-31)</td><td>706</td><td>11.10</td></tr><tr><td>141</td><td>7</td><td>"A Humiliating Business"</td><td>Larry Shaw</td><td>Marco Pennette</td><td>November 7, 2010 (2010-11-07)</td><td>707</td><td>12.72</td></tr><tr><td>142</td><td>8</td><td>"Sorry Grateful"</td><td>David Grossman</td><td>Annie Weisman</td><td>November 14, 2010 (2010-11-14)</td><td>708</td><td>11.92</td></tr><tr><td>143</td><td>9</td><td>"Pleasant Little Kingdom"</td><td>Arlene Sanford</td><td>Dave Flebotte</td><td>December 5, 2010 (2010-12-05)</td><td>709</td><td>11.36</td></tr><tr><td>144</td><td>10</td><td>"Down the Block There's a Riot"</td><td>Larry Shaw</td><td>Bob Daily</td><td>December 12, 2010 (2010-12-12)</td><td>710</td><td>11.60</td></tr><tr><td>145</td><td>11</td><td>"Assassins"</td><td>David Warren</td><td>John Paul Bullock III</td><td>January 2, 2011 (2011-01-02)</td><td>711</td><td>12.19</td></tr><tr><td>146</td><td>12</td><td>"Where Do I Belong"</td><td>David Grossman</td><td>David Schladweiler</td><td>January 9, 2011 (2011-01-09)</td><td>712</td><td>12.83</td></tr><tr><td>147</td><td>13</td><td>"I'm Still Here"</td><td>Lonny Price</td><td>Josann McGibbon & Sara Parriott</td><td>January 16, 2011 (2011-01-16)</td><td>713</td><td>10.25</td></tr><tr><td>148</td><td>14</td><td>"Flashback"</td><td>Andrew Doerfer</td><td>Matt Berry</td><td>February 13, 2011 (2011-02-13)</td><td>714</td><td>9.20</td></tr><tr><td>149</td><td>15</td><td>"Farewell Letter"</td><td>David Grossman</td><td>Marco Pennette</td><td>February 20, 2011 (2011-02-20)</td><td>715</td><td>10.58</td></tr><tr><td>150</td><td>16</td><td>"Searching"</td><td>Larry Shaw</td><td>Jeff Greenstein</td><td>March 6, 2011 (2011-03-06)</td><td>716</td><td>11.35</td></tr><tr><td>151</td><td>17</td><td>"Everything's Different, Nothing's Changed"</td><td>David Warren</td><td>Annie Weisman</td><td>April 3, 2011 (2011-04-03)</td><td>717</td><td>9.05</td></tr><tr><td>152</td><td>18</td><td>"Moments in the Woods"</td><td>David Grossman</td><td>John Paul Bullock III</td><td>April 17, 2011 (2011-04-17)</td><td>718</td><td>9.11</td></tr><tr><td>153</td><td>19</td><td>"The Lies Ill-Concealed"</td><td>Larry Shaw</td><td>David Schladweiler</td><td>April 24, 2011 (2011-04-24)</td><td>719</td><td>10.15</td></tr><tr><td>154</td><td>20</td><td>"I'll Swallow Poison on Sunday"</td><td>David Warren</td><td>Jason Ganzel</td><td>May 1, 2011 (2011-05-01)</td><td>720</td><td>9.44</td></tr><tr><td>155</td><td>21</td><td>"Then I Really Got Scared"</td><td>Larry Shaw</td><td>Valerie A. Brotski</td><td>May 8, 2011 (2011-05-08)</td><td>721</td><td>10.00</td></tr><tr><td>156</td><td>22</td><td>"And Lots of Security..."</td><td>David Grossman</td><td>Joe Keenan</td><td>May 15, 2011 (2011-05-15)</td><td>722</td><td>10.25</td></tr><tr><td>157</td><td>23</td><td>"Come on Over for Dinner"</td><td>Larry Shaw</td><td>Bob Daily</td><td>723</td></tr></tbody></table>

Season 8 (2011–12)

<table><thead><tr><th>No. overall</th><th>No. in season</th><th>Title</th><th>Directed by</th><th>Written by</th><th>Original release date</th><th>U.S. viewers (millions)</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>158</td><td>1</td><td>"Secrets That I Never Want to Know"</td><td>David Grossman</td><td>Bob Daily</td><td>September 25, 2011 (2011-09-25)</td><td>9.93</td></tr><tr><td>159</td><td>2</td><td>"Making the Connection"</td><td>Tara Nicole Weyr</td><td>Matt Berry</td><td>October 2, 2011 (2011-10-02)</td><td>9.16</td></tr><tr><td>160</td><td>3</td><td>"Watch While I Revise the World"</td><td>David Warren</td><td>John Paul Bullock III</td><td>October 9, 2011 (2011-10-09)</td><td>8.63</td></tr><tr><td>161</td><td>4</td><td>"School of Hard Knocks"</td><td>David Grossman</td><td>Marco Pennette</td><td>October 16, 2011 (2011-10-16)</td><td>8.27</td></tr><tr><td>162</td><td>5</td><td>"The Art of Making Art"</td><td>Lonny Price</td><td>Dave Flebotte</td><td>October 23, 2011 (2011-10-23)</td><td>9.17</td></tr><tr><td>163</td><td>6</td><td>"Witch's Lament"</td><td>Tony Plana</td><td>Annie Weisman</td><td>October 30, 2011 (2011-10-30)</td><td>9.28</td></tr><tr><td>164</td><td>7</td><td>"Always in Control"</td><td>Jeff Greenstein</td><td>Jeff Greenstein</td><td>November 6, 2011 (2011-11-06)</td><td>8.78</td></tr><tr><td>165</td><td>8</td><td>"Suspicion Song"</td><td>Jennifer Getzinger</td><td>David Schaldweiler</td><td>November 13, 2011 (2011-11-13)</td><td>9.29</td></tr><tr><td>166</td><td>9</td><td>"Putting It Together"</td><td>David Warren</td><td>Sheila Lawrence</td><td>December 4, 2011 (2011-12-04)</td><td>8.20</td></tr><tr><td>167</td><td>10</td><td>"What's to Discuss, Old Friend"</td><td>David Grossman</td><td>Wendy Mericle</td><td>January 8, 2012 (2012-01-08)</td><td>8.84</td></tr><tr><td>168</td><td>11</td><td>"Who Can Say What's True?"</td><td>Larry Shaw</td><td>Brian Tanen</td><td>January 15, 2012 (2012-01-15)</td><td>7.91</td></tr><tr><td>169</td><td>12</td><td>"What's the Good of Being Good"</td><td>Ron Underwood</td><td>Jason Ganzel</td><td>January 22, 2012 (2012-01-22)</td><td>7.48</td></tr><tr><td>170</td><td>13</td><td>"Is This What You Call Love?"</td><td>David Grossman</td><td>David Schladweiler & Valérie A. Brotski</td><td>February 12, 2012 (2012-02-12)</td><td>6.40</td></tr><tr><td>171</td><td>14</td><td>"Get Out of My Life"</td><td>James Hayman</td><td>Cindy Appel</td><td>February 19, 2012 (2012-02-19)</td><td>7.65</td></tr><tr><td>172</td><td>15</td><td>"She Needs Me"</td><td>Randy Zisk</td><td>Jason Ganzel</td><td>March 4, 2012 (2012-03-04)</td><td>8.21</td></tr><tr><td>173</td><td>16</td><td>"You Take for Granted"</td><td>Jeff Greenstein</td><td>Matt Berry</td><td>March 11, 2012 (2012-03-11)</td><td>8.39</td></tr><tr><td>174</td><td>17</td><td>"Women and Death"</td><td>David Grossman</td><td>Annie Weisman</td><td>March 18, 2012 (2012-03-18)</td><td>9.03</td></tr><tr><td>175</td><td>18</td><td>"Any Moment"</td><td>Randy Zisk</td><td>Sheila Lawrence</td><td>March 25, 2012 (2012-03-25)</td><td>8.81</td></tr><tr><td>176</td><td>19</td><td>"With So Little to Be Sure Of"</td><td>Tara Nicole Weyr</td><td>Marco Pennette</td><td>April 1, 2012 (2012-04-01)</td><td>8.49</td></tr><tr><td>177</td><td>20</td><td>"Lost My Power"</td><td>David Grossman</td><td>Wendy Mericle</td><td>April 29, 2012 (2012-04-29)</td><td>8.02</td></tr><tr><td>178</td><td>21</td><td>"The People Will Hear"</td><td>David Warren</td><td>Brian Tanen</td><td>May 6, 2012 (2012-05-06)</td><td>9.22</td></tr><tr><td>179</td><td>22</td><td>"Give Me the Blame"</td><td>Larry Shaw</td><td>Bob Daily</td><td>May 13, 2012 (2012-05-13)</td><td>11.12</td></tr><tr><td>180</td><td>23</td><td>"Finishing the Hat"</td><td>David Grossman</td><td>Marc Cherry</td></tr></tbody></table>

Specials

List of Desperate Housewives episodes

<table><thead><tr><th>No.</th><th>Title</th><th>Narrators</th><th>Aired between</th><th>Original release date</th><th>Viewers (millions)</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>1</td><td>"Oprah Winfrey Is The New Neighbour"</td><td>Brenda Strong as Mary Alice Young</td><td>"Your Fault" (Episode 13) "Love Is In The Air" (Episode 14)</td><td>February 3, 2005 (2005-02-03)</td><td>N/A</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td>"Sorting Out The Dirty Laundry"</td><td>Tracy Fraim</td><td>"Live Alone And Like It" (Episode 19) "Fear No More" (Episode 20)</td><td>April 24, 2005 (2005-04-24)</td><td>23.85</td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td>"All the Juicy Details"</td><td>Brenda Strong as Mary Alice Young</td><td>"Coming Home" (Episode 33) "One More Kiss"(Episode 34)</td><td>January 1, 2006 (2006-01-01)</td><td>12.40</td></tr><tr><td>4</td><td>"The More You Know, The Juicer It Gets"</td><td>Brenda Strong as Mary Alice Young</td><td>"Don't Look At Me" (Episode 42) "It Wasn't Meant To Be"(Episode 43)</td><td>April 23, 2006 (2006-04-23)</td><td>15.72</td></tr><tr><td>5</td><td>"Time To Come Clean"</td><td>Marc Cherry</td><td>"Remember (Part 2)" (Episode 47) "Listen To The Rain on the Roof"(Episode 48)</td><td>September 3, 2006 (2006-09-03)</td><td>N/A</td></tr><tr><td>6</td><td>"The Juiciest Bites"</td><td>Brenda Strong as Mary Alice Young</td><td>"My Husband the Pig" (Episode 63) "Dress Big"(Episode 64)</td><td>April 1, 2007 (2007-04-01)</td><td>9.87</td></tr><tr><td>7</td><td>"Secrets and Lies"</td><td>Brenda Strong as Mary Alice Young</td><td>"Getting Married Today" (Episode 70) "Now You Know"(Episode 71)</td><td>September 23, 2007 (2007-09-23)</td><td>9.02</td></tr></tbody></table>