Desperate Housewives

Honors and awards

Year	Award Won
2005	Golden Globe Award for Best Actress - Comedy or Musical Series, Teri Hatcher
2006	Golden Globe Award for Best Television Series – Musical or Comedy, Tom Spezialy
2005	Golden Globe Award for Best Television Series – Musical or Comedy, Marc Cherry
2005	Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series, Teri Hatcher
2005	Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series, Andrea Bowen
2006	Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series, Felicity Huffman
2006	Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series, Roger Bart
2008	Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series, Kathryn Joosten
2005	Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series, Felicity Huffman
2005	Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series, Kathryn Joosten
2005	Satellite Award for Best Television Series – Musical or Comedy, American Broadcasting Company
2011	Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actress – Series, Miniseries or Television Film, Vanessa L. Williams
2005	Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series, Charles McDougall
2004	People's Choice Award for Favorite New TV Drama
2005	Satellite Award for Best Actress – Television Series Musical or Comedy, Felicity Huffman
2006	Satellite Award for Best Actress – Television Series Musical or Comedy, Marcia Cross
2004	ADG Excellence in Production Design Awards - Television - Single Camera Television Series, Kim Hix
2005	Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Casting for a Comedy Series, Scott Genkinger
2005	Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Main Title Theme Music, Danny Elfman
2005	Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Comedy Series, Michael Berenbaum

Year	Award Nomination
2005	Golden Globe Award for Best Actress - Comedy or Musical Series, Teri Hatcher
2005	Golden Globe Award for Best Actress - Comedy or Musical Series, Marcia Cross
2005	Golden Globe Award for Best Actress - Comedy or Musical Series, Felicity Huffman
2006	Golden Globe Award for Best Actress - Comedy or Musical Series, Marcia Cross
2006	Golden Globe Award for Best Actress - Comedy or Musical Series, Teri Hatcher
2006	Golden Globe Award for Best Actress - Comedy or Musical Series, Felicity Huffman
2006	Golden Globe Award for Best Actress - Comedy or Musical Series, Eva Longoria
2007	Golden Globe Award for Best Actress - Comedy or Musical Series, Marcia Cross
2007	Golden Globe Award for Best Actress - Comedy or Musical Series, Felicity Huffman
2005	Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress - Series, Miniseries or Television Film, Nicollette Sheridan
2007	Golden Globe Award for Best Television Series – Musical or Comedy, George W. Perkins
2006	Golden Globe Award for Best Television Series – Musical or Comedy, Tom Spezialy
2005	Golden Globe Award for Best Television Series – Musical or Comedy, Marc Cherry
2005	Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series, Teri Hatcher
2005	Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series, Andrea Bowen
2006	Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series, Felicity Huffman
2006	Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series, Roger Bart
2007	Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series, Felicity Huffman
2007	Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series, Andrea Bowen
2008	Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series, Andrea Bowen
2009	Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series, Kendall Applegate

Cast of Desperate Housewives

Dana Delany

Character:Katherine Mayfair

Born:Mar. 13, 1956

Age:57

Lyndsy Fonseca

Character:Dylan Mayfair

Born:Jan. 7, 1987

Age:26

Dougray Scott

Character:Ian Hainsworth

Born:Nov. 25, 1965

Age:47

Neal McDonough

Character:Dave Williams

Born:Feb. 13, 1966

Age:47

Charles Mesure

Born:Aug. 12, 1970

Age:42

Drea de Matteo

Character:Angie Bolen

Born:Jan. 19, 1972

Age:41

Kyle MacLachlan

Character:Orson Hodge

Born:Feb. 22, 1959

Age:54

Josh Henderson

Born:Oct. 25, 1981

Age:31

Jeffrey Nordling

Born:Mar. 11, 1962

Age:51

Shawn Pyfrom

Character:Andrew Van de Kamp

Born:Aug. 16, 1986

Age:26

Maiara Walsh

Character:Ana Solis

Born:Feb. 18, 1988

Age:25

Zane Huett

Character:Parker Scavo

Born:May 9, 1997

Age:15

Desperate Housewives seasons

Season	Started	Ended	Episodes
Desperate Housewives - Season 0
Desperate Housewives - Season 1	2004	2005	23
Desperate Housewives - Season 2	2005	2006	24
Desperate Housewives - Season 3	2006	2007	23
Desperate Housewives - Season 4	2007	2008	17
Desperate Housewives - Season 5	2008	2009	24
Desperate Housewives - Season 6	2009	2010	23
Desperate Housewives - Season 7	2010		24
Desperate Housewives - Season 8	2011	2012	23

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Twin Peaks	1990	1991	Mystery
Sports Night	1998	2000	Sitcom
Lost	2004	2010	Thriller
Laverne & Shirley	1976	1983	Sitcom
Happy Days	1974	1984	Sitcom
My So-Called Life	1994	1995	Teen drama
The Bionic Woman	1976	1978	Science Fiction
Here Come the Brides	1968	1970	Western
The Ellen Show	2001	2002	Sitcom
Wasteland	1999	1999	Drama
The Patty Duke Show	1963	1966	Sitcom
Home Improvement	1991	1999	Sitcom
Doogie Howser, M.D.	1989	1993	Sitcom
North and South	1985	1994	Miniseries
Roots	1977	1977	Miniseries
Battlestar Galactica	1978	1979	Science Fiction
MacGyver	1985	1992	Action
The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles	1992	1996	Educational television
Whose Line Is It Anyway?	1988	1998	Comedy film
Ugly Betty	2006	2010	Soap opera
Max Headroom	1987	1988	Science Fiction
The Flintstones	1960	1966	Animation
Matlock	1986	1996	Police procedural
The Outer Limits	1995	2002	Science Fiction
Mickey Mouse Works	1999	2000	Animated cartoon
Thundarr the Barbarian	1980	1982	Animation
Boy Meets World	1993	2000	Sitcom
Roseanne	1988	1997	Sitcom
Darkwing Duck	1991	1992	Animation
Fridays	1980	1982	Variety show
Dragnet	1952	2004	Crime Fiction
The Wonder Years	1988	1993	Comedy-drama
NYPD Blue	1993	2005	Crime Fiction
My Three Sons	1960	1972	Sitcom
Charlie's Angels	1976	1981	Crime Fiction
According to Jim	2001	2007	Sitcom
A.E.S. Hudson Street	1978	1978	Sitcom
Veritas: The Quest	2003	2003	Science Fiction
What's Going On?	1954	1954	Game show
Dynasty	1981	1989	Soap opera
The Colbys	1985	1987	Soap opera
Scrubs	2001	2010	Sitcom
The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh	1988	1991	Animation
ReBoot	1994	2001	Animation
Alias	2001	2006	Espionage
Super Friends	1973	1986	Animation
Jonny Quest	1964	1965	Animation
Leave It to Beaver	1957	1963	Sitcom
The Time Tunnel	1966	1967	Science Fiction
QB VII	1974	1974	Miniseries
Sonic the Hedgehog	1993	1994	Animation
Let's Make a Deal	1963	2003	Game show
What's Happening!!	1976	1979	Sitcom
Benson	1979	1986	Sitcom
Who's the Boss?	1984	1992	Sitcom
Gargoyles	1994	1997	Animation
Maverick	1957	1962	Western
Alias Smith and Jones	1971	1973	Western
The Swiss Family Robinson	1975	1976	Action
Starsky and Hutch	1975	1979	Crime Fiction
Starman	1986	1987	Science Fiction
Dharma & Greg	1997	2002	Sitcom
Moonlighting	1985	1989	Comedy-drama
The Danny Thomas Show	1953	1964	Sitcom
77 Sunset Strip	1958	1964	Crime Fiction
The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin	1954	1959	Children's television series
Adventures of Superman	1952	1958	Children's television series
The Arthur Murray Party	1950	1960	Variety show
Baretta	1975	1978	Crime Fiction
Mr. Belvedere	1985	1990	Sitcom
The Critic	1994	1995	Animation
Land of the Lost	1991	1992	Children's television series
Spider-Man	1967	1970	Animation
Loving	1983	1995	Soap opera
Step by Step	1991	1998	Sitcom
My Wife and Kids	2001	2005	Sitcom
The Benefactor	2004	2004	Reality television
The Big Valley	1965	1969	Western
Boston Legal	2004	2008	Comedy-drama
Bourbon Street Beat	1959	1960	Drama
Bronco	1958	1962	Western
Police Squad!	1982	1982	Crime Fiction
George of the Jungle	1967	1967	Animation
Automan	1983	1984	Science Fiction
Once and Again	1999	2002	Drama
The City	1995	1997	Soap opera
Lilo & Stitch: The Series	2003	2006	Animation
Dynasty: The Reunion	1991	1991	Miniseries
T. J. Hooker	1982	1986	Crime Fiction
thirtysomething	1987	1991	Drama
Donny & Marie	1976	1979	Variety show
That's Incredible!	1980	1984	Reality television
Longstreet	1971	1972	Police procedural
The Days	2004	2004	Drama
Sledge Hammer!	1986	1988	Crime Fiction
Wild Palms	1993	1993	Science Fiction
Desperate Housewives	2004	2012	Soap opera
Fillmore!	2002	2004	Animation
Calvin and the Colonel	1961	1962	Animation
Galactica 1980	1980	1980	Science Fiction

Frequently Asked Questions

Q:
On which TV network did the show, "Desperate Housewives" originally air?
A:
The television show premiered with American Broadcasting Company.
Q:
Who directed the television program "Desperate Housewives"?
A:
Jeff Melman is the credited director.
Q:
When did the last episode air for the television show, "Desperate Housewives"?
A:
The final episode aired in 2011.
Q:
Who is the producer of the (television show) "Desperate Housewives"?
A:
Tom Spezialy, John Pardee, Chris Black, Larry Shaw and David Grossman is the show's producer.
Q:
The (TV show), "Desperate Housewives" is of which TV genre?
A:
The program is labeled as... Comedy, Soap opera, Comedy-drama and Drama.
Q:
Who created the (tv show) "Desperate Housewives"?
A:
Marc Cherry created the program.
Q:
Which year did the (tv show) "Desperate Housewives" first air on TV?
A:
The show was first broadcast in October, 2004.
Q:
How many episodes in the television series "Desperate Housewives" have been aired?
A:
There have been 94 televised episodes.

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