SummaryAbout ten years ago on a sunny day in the loveliest of suburbs, in a town called Fairview, housewife Mary Alice Young (Brenda Strong) decided to end it all. Now she takes us into the lives of her friends, family and neighbors... Her circle of girlfriends on Wisteria Lane includes Susan Mayer (Teri Hatcher), a known klutz who recently remarried th... Read More
Created By:Marc Cherry
❮ Desperate Housewives
Season 1
8 Seasons
Season Premiere:
Oct 3, 2004
Metascore
Generally Favorable
79
User score
Universal Acclaim
8.7
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
83% Positive
24 Reviews
24 Reviews
14% Mixed
4 Reviews
4 Reviews
3% Negative
1 Review
1 Review
Jun 20, 2013
100
Refreshingly original, bracingly adult and thoroughly delightful, Desperate Housewives is like the answer to a TV prayer you didn't know you'd made. You just know life was much duller before it arrived. [1 Oct 2004]
Jun 20, 2013
100
Deliciously written ... this is the most compelling and original television series, and [Marc] Cherry our most gifted auteur, since The West Wing and Aaron Sorkin burst upon the scene five long years ago. [1 Oct 2004]
User score
Universal Acclaim
93% Positive
127 Ratings
127 Ratings
3% Mixed
4 Ratings
4 Ratings
4% Negative
6 Ratings
6 Ratings
Dec 22, 2016
10
Sin duda, la mejor serie que ha podido existir en la televisión, realmente es muy buena, yo la recomiendo. Además de que el tema central es el misterio a lo largo de la temporada se desenvuelven muchos otros temas que encajan perfectamente con lo que quiere decir cada capítulo. Al ver un episodio y que termine con suspenso, te deja totalmente con ganas de seguir viendo. Es muy original y sin duda genial.
Sep 3, 2014
10
I love this show and i rated show 93/100.I like Season 1 but for me this show is funny and exciting to watch at home much better than those other new TV shows nowadays because this show is amazing and my favourite show to watch.
Jun 20, 2013
90
The best new series of the season, it's a drama that deftly blends familiar elements of "The Stepford Wives" and "American Beauty" with a dash of "Twin Peaks," while still managing to feel strikingly new. [3 Oct 2004]
Jun 20, 2013
80
A kinky streak of humor keeps Desperate Housewives from sliding into morose desolation. [3 Oct 2004]
Jun 20, 2013
80
Desperate Housewives' style and dark, comic tone owe much to such groundbreaking cable productions as HBO's Six Feet Under. And, while the writing is no match for that of Alan Ball... several fine performances by an outstanding ensemble cast make Desperate Housewives one of the more wickedly entertaining network pilots of the fall. [3 Oct 2004]
Jun 20, 2013
70
An inspired wedding of sharp comedic sensibilities with primetime soapiness ... The one cautionary flag is preventing the soapy elements from bubbling over the top, as they threaten to do on only a few occasions in the premiere. [27 Sep 2004]
Jun 20, 2013
30
I found that the satire of "Housewives" wasn't tart enough to be truly funny, and the drama wasn't nearly textured enough to reflect the real lives of contemporary mothers.
Oct 27, 2013
10
THE BEST CONCLUSION FOR A TV SERIES! Amazing Marcias Cross and Felicity Huffman, Cross with the winter finale. So good, so unexpected, so reflexive. Well writing that episode: That suicide's attempt perfect. I love so much Lynnete-Tom storyline and the epic conclusion throgh the penultimate episode. The last episode was not so good for that storyline. I hate Mike's death, and I didn't see so necessary. But well writting. A TV classic. The best mix of comedy and drama in the same show.
Jan 10, 2013
10
"Desperate Housewives" was something new and refreshing upon it's premiere on ABC in 2004. What made the show so successful was not only the outstanding writing, but the chemistry between the cast members. Each member of the cast was overwhelming able to bring their characters to life and at times made them quite relate-able. Overall, the development in terms of the characters and the story-line (the constant twist and turns were amazingly executed) were quite impressive!
Aug 27, 2011
10
The first season is the absolute classic. It gets worse and worse with each season, season 6th being the beginning of ridiculousness and absurdity. At this point, I am glad the show is getting cancelled as it has been transformed from a hig-quality black comedy to 90210 in the suburbs.
Jul 6, 2011
10
With a mixture of scoop and scandal, comedy and drama, heroes and villains this show is the best thing that you will ever watch, so hop on this roller-coaster ride and hold on tight because this is one journey that you will never forget, with the housewives and the rest of America and the world, this is so exciting and energetic that you will want to go without sleep to know how it ends!
Nov 4, 2011
5
The 4 first seasons were good (my favorite is the 1st one). The season 5 annoying, season 6 so so, season 7 very so so and the last one for now is very very so so.
