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Desperate Housewives Season 8'
Season 8
File:DHWS8Promo.jpg
ABC promotional poster for the eighth season of Desperate Housewives. From left to right: Susan, Lynette, Gabrielle, and Bree.
No. of episodesTBA
Release
Original networkABC
Original releaseSeptember 25, 2011[1]
Season chronology
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Season 7
List of episodes

The eighth season of Desperate Housewives, a television series created by Marc Cherry, began broadcasting in the United States on September 25, 2011.[1]

Desperate Housewives was renewed for an eighth season by ABC on May 17, 2011.[2] The deceased character Mary Alice Young continues to narrate the events in the lives of her friends and Wisteria Lane residents, Susan Delfino, Lynette Scavo, Bree Van de Kamp and Gabrielle Solis.

ABC has confirmed that the eighth season will be the show's last.[3][4][5]

Content

Brenda Strong has stated in an interview that the final season's mystery arc will reveal more secrets of the Young family, giving her character more screentime.[6]

Cast

Charles Mesure joined the cast as Ben Faulkner, a ruthless, self-made contractor who will find Renee Perry attractive.[13]

Andrea Parker will play Jane, a love interest for Tom Scavo, as a recurring cast member.[12] Miguel Ferrer will also play the recurring role of Andre Zeller, a part-time illustrator who clashes with Susan Delfino.[8]

It's been confirmed that Andrea Bowen, Dana Delany and Kyle MacLachlan will be reprising their roles as Julie Mayer, Katherine Mayfair and Orson Hodge respectively.[7]

Storylines

Bree Van de Kamp

Bree makes the decision to bury Alejandro's body to protect Carlos and Gaby and makes a pact with the other women to keep it a secret. Bree acts as leader in keeping the others calm but finds this difficult when she receives the same note that Mary Alice found just before she killed herself. She shows this to Gaby and the two agree not to do anything until whoever sent it contacts them again. The others also tell her she should end her relationship with Chuck, as it is too dangerous, but she is reluctant to do so because of how happy they are. However, after visiting Paul Young, to discuss the note, he reveals that he mentioned the original note to the police and Bree realizes it was Chuck he spoke to. After relaying this information to Gaby, who encourages her to end the relationship, Bree thinks it might be wise to stay with him in order to know what information he has. However, when she realizes he wants to propose, she breaks up with him. After Ben reveals he is planning to build on Alejandro's burial ground the women decide to move his body but are shocked to learn it has already been dug up - by Ben when carrying out soil tests. Intially failing to convince Ben to get rid of the body in order to protect his project, Ben changes his mind and enlists Mike's help to hide the body after he witnesses Chuck harrassing Bree. Following this, the other women become angry as they find out she has been hiding how much Chuck knows about the situation and feeling alone Bree breaks her sobriety.

Gabrielle Solis

Gaby tries her best to relieve Carlos over his guilt from killing Alejandro but fails. She becomes worried when he can't perform sexually as sex was always the one thing that could get them through their tough times but he tells her that everything has changed now and life will never be as it was. After breaking the 'drop-off' set by Dana; the head of the PTA at Juanita's school, Gabrielle is forced to walk from a distant car park and so decides to try and over rule her but is let down by the other parents who are scared of punishment. Following this she again breaks the 'drop off' rules and accidentally hits Dana with her car. When visiting her in hospital Dana informs Gaby that the job took over life and ruined her marriage and so in revenge has named her as her successor. Gaby is forced to accept the job when Dana tells her if she refuses she will press charges against her. Struggling to deal with his guilt, Carlos begins to heavily drink concerning Gaby but he finally agrees to attend rehab when one of his clients convinces him to do so.

Susan Delfino

Susan struggles with her guilt more than the other women breaking down at school when burying the hamster and committing minor crimes so that she can get the punishment she feels she deserves. She also has trouble keeping the secret from Mike but agrees to because she knows it is the best way to protect him. Susan becomes close to Carlos as they discuss their guilt over the murder, leading Mike to suspect they are having an affair. In order to prove their innocence the two confide in him about Alejandro's murder. Mike tries to help his wife accept that taking part in the cover-up will change her life and that she must deal with this. Susan also joins an art class run by artist Andre Zeller. Furious that the other women planned on moving the body without telling her Susan storms out and releases her anger through her art depicting the women standing over Alejandro's body but becomes nervous when an art critic wants to hang her picture in his gallery and her teacher Andre agrees to it behind her back. When Chuck attends the opening and reveals how much he knows Susan becomes furious with Bree again.

Lynette Scavo

Not only is Lynette suffering strain from the murder but she is also having a tough time with her separation from Tom. At first she is reluctant to tell the children but after a one night stand with Tom he decides to tell them. They then clash over Tom letting the children have whatever they want making her the bad person who always says "No". Lynette talks to Tom about booking couples therapy to try and begin healing their relationship. However, after Renee comments that Tom has been taking care of himself lately; ie dressing smartly and working out, and suspects he has been dating someone Lynette becomes worried. The two go to a gym class with Renee to spy on the trainer whom she believes Tom is seeing but it is revealed he is actually dating her mother Jane leaving Lynette devastated.

Renee Perry

Renee becomes attracted to new neighbor Ben. When she discovers he is interested in helping the elderly she pays Karen to pretend she visits and cooks for her. Ben, seeing this, asks her on a date but instead takes her to help serve food at an old people's home. Angry that she was tricked she storms off but he admits she deserved it after trying to trick him. She reveals that she hates charity work because she was on the receiving end when she was young and hated feeling helpless. The two then begin to date.

Episodes

Series
# 		Season
# 		Title Directed by Written by Original air date U.S. viewers
(millions)
1581"Secrets That I Never Want to Know"David GrossmanBob DailySeptember 25, 2011 (2011-09-25)9.93[14]
1592"Making the Connection"Tara Nicole WeyrMatt BerryOctober 2, 2011 (2011-10-02)9.16[15]
1603"Watch While I Revise the World"David WarrenJohn Paul Bullock IIIOctober 9, 2011 (2011-10-09)8.63[16]
1614"School of Hard Knocks"David GrossmanMarco PennetteOctober 16, 2011 (2011-10-16)8.27[17]
1625"The Art of Making Art"Lonny PriceDave FlebotteOctober 23, 2011 (2011-10-23)9.17[18]
1636"Witch's Lament"Tony PlanaAnnie WeismanOctober 30, 2011 (2011-10-30)9.28[19]
1647"Always in Control"Jeff GreensteinJeff GreensteinNovember 6, 2011 (2011-11-06)8.78[20]
1658"Suspicion Song"Jennifer GetzingerDavid SchaldweilerNovember 13, 2011 (2011-11-13)9.29[21]
1669"Putting It Together"David WarrenSheila LawrenceDecember 4, 2011 (2011-12-04)TBA
16710"What's to Discuss, Old Friend?"David GrossmanWendy MericleJanuary 8, 2012 (2012-01-08)TBA

Ratings

United States (ABC)

Episode number
Production number 		Title Original airing Rating Share Rating/share
(18–49) 		Total viewers (in millions) Rank per week Note
158
8-01		 Secrets That I Never Want to Know September 25, 2011 6.5 9 3.2 9.930 #34 [14]
159
8-02		 Making the Connection October 2, 2011 5.7 8 3.0 9.160 #35 [15]
160
8-03		 Watch While I Revise the World October 9, 2011 5.5 7 2.8 8.630 #38 [16]
161
8-04		 School of Hard Knocks October 16, 2011 5.2 7 2.7 8.270 #40 [17]
162
8-05		 The Art of Making Art October 23, 2011 5.7 8 3.0 9.170 #37 [18]
163
8-06		 Witch's Lament October 30, 2011 6.1 9 3.1 9.280 #36 [19]
164
8-07		 Always in Control November 6, 2011 6.3 9 2.8 8.780 #36 [20]
165
8-08		 Suspicion Song November 13, 2011 6.2 7 3.0 9.290 #33 [21]
166
8-09		 Putting It Together December 4, 2011 TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA

Canadian Ratings (On CTV)

Episode number
Production number 		Title Original airing Total viewers (in millions) Rank per week
158
8-01		 Secrets That I Never Want to Know September 25, 2011 1.744 #17[22]
159
8-02		 Making the Connection October 2, 2011 1.583 #16[23]
160
8-03		 Watch While I Revise the World October 9, 2011 1.186 #30[24]
161
8-04		 School of Hard Knocks October 16, 2011 1.631 #20[25]
162
8-05		 The Art of Making Art October 23, 2011 1.650 #18[26]
163
8-06		 Witch's Lament October 30, 2011 1.631 #16[27]
164
8-07		 Always in Control November 6, 2011 1.444 #23[28]
165
8-08		 Suspicion Song November 13, 2011 1.532 #20[29]
166
8-09		 Putting It Together December 4, 2011 TBA TBA

References

  1. ^ a b ABC Announces Fall Series Premiere Dates: Late Starts for "Once Upon a Time", "Man Up", TV By the Numbers, June 27, 2011
  2. ^ ABC 2011-12 Primetime Schedule Announced, TV By the Numbers, May 17, 2011
  3. ^ EXCLUSIVE: ABC Will End "Desperate Housewives" In May 2012 After 8th Season, Deadline Hollywood, August 5, 2011
  4. ^ ABC Boss Confirms "Desperate Housewives" to End: "We Wanted It To Have Its Victory Lap", TV Line, August 7, 2011
  5. ^ "Desperate Housewives" will end its run on ABC, Los Angeles Times, August 7, 2011
  6. ^ Brenda Strong promises more "Desperate Housewives" flashbacks, ATV Today, July 26, 2011
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  8. ^ a b "Desperate Housewives" Exclusive: Miguel Ferrer to School Susan, TV Line, August 19, 2011
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  10. ^ "Desperate Housewives" scoop: Who's hitting the bottle this season?, Entertainment Weekly, September 8, 2011
  11. ^ http://www.thefutoncritic.com/listings/20110912abc11
  12. ^ a b "Desperate Housewives" Switcheroo: Andrea Parker In, Jessica Hecht Out as Tom's New GF, TV Line, August 19, 2011
  13. ^ "Desperate Housewives": "V"'s Charles Mesure Joins as Series Regular, Hollywood Reporter, July 8, 2011
  14. ^ a b Gorman, Bill (September 27, 2011). "Sunday Final Ratings: 'Desperate Housewives,' 'CSI: Miami,' 'The Simpsons' Adjusted Up; '60 Minutes' Adjusted Down". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved September 27, 2011.
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  22. ^ http://www.bbm.ca/_documents/top_30_tv_programs_english/2011/nat09192011.pdf
  23. ^ http://www.bbm.ca/_documents/top_30_tv_programs_english/2011/nat09262011.pdf
  24. ^ http://www.bbm.ca/_documents/top_30_tv_programs_english/2011/nat10032011.pdf
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  26. ^ http://www.bbm.ca/_documents/top_30_tv_programs_english/2011/nat10172011.pdf
  27. ^ http://www.bbm.ca/_documents/top_30_tv_programs_english/2011/nat10242011.pdf
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  29. ^ http://www.bbm.ca/_documents/top_30_tv_programs_english/2011/nat11072011.pdf
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