Season 1
🎬 23 Episodes 📅 2004 ⏱ 42 min
When a woman's life ends in her perfect suburban home, she becomes an unlikely narrator to the messy lives she left behind in Desperate Housewives. From beyond, she observes her neighbors and loved ones as their carefully constructed worlds unravel—revealing infidelities, hidden children, and secrets that demand accountability. What begins as suburban bliss descends into a tangled web where no one is innocent and everyone has something to hide. The series balances dark comedy with genuine tragedy, proving that paradise is only one secret away from becoming a prison.
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📊 Season Stats
23
Episodes
2004
Year
42
min / ep
16.1
Watch Hours
1/8
Season No.
⭐ 8.3
Best Episode
Ep. 23 · One Wonderful Day
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🎬 Episodes 23 episodes
1
⭐ 7.5
Pilot
Looking down on her friends and family isn't a way of life for Mary Alice Young. It's a way of death. One day, in her perfect house, in the loveliest of suburbs, Mary Alice ended it all. Now she's taking us into the lives of her family, friends and neighbors, commenting from her elevated POV. Her hu…
🎬 Charles McDougall ✍️ Marc Cherry
2
⭐ 7.8
Ah, But Underneath
Mike's dog pays the price when Edie crashes his dinner date with Susan. Meanwhile, Gabrielle realizes that her lawnboy is taking their fling to heart - and that Carlos may actually be catching on. Also, Bree goads Rex into therapy, where the doctor may be the one who needs the most help. Lynette res…
🎬 Larry Shaw ✍️ Marc Cherry
3
⭐ 7.7
Pretty Little Picture
The women decide to go ahead with the big dinner party that the late Mary Alice Young had planned to host, despite the more-than-minor disturbances in their own lives. Adulterous Gabrielle finds herself with a nine-year-old blackmailer who catches Gabrielle in the act in her affair with gardener Joh…
🎬 Arlene Sanford ✍️ Oliver Goldstick
4
⭐ 7.9
Who's That Woman?
Cash-strapped Mrs. Huber figures out that Susan had something to do with Edie's house fire and tries to blackmail her. Meanwhile, Carlos becomes suspicious that Gabrielle is seeing another man, but targets the wrong suspect---the cable guy instead of gardener John. Also, Lynette balks when the twins…
🎬 Jeff Melman ✍️ Tom Spezialy
5
⭐ 7.5
Come In, Stranger
A break-in on Wisteria Lane leaves the neighbors feeling vulnerable, especially Susan, who reluctantly accepts a date with a persistent policeman after Mike appears indifferent to her. Rex takes the kids away for the weekend as a lonely Bree finds herself bonding with Zach. Meanwhile, Lynette and To…
🎬 Jeff Melman ✍️ Alexandra Cunningham
6
⭐ 7.6
Running to Stand Still
Lynette locks horns with officious mom Maisy Gibbons at the twins' school who is trying to produce a "politically correct" play about "Little Red Riding Hood." Meanwhile, Susan continues to investigate the mystery of Zach's sudden disappearance. She soon finds out his father Paul put him in Seacrest…
🎬 Arlene Sanford ✍️ Alexandra Cunningham
7
⭐ 7.7
Anything You Can Do
Susan and Edie decide to follow Mike and his houseguest Kendra on their night out together. Lynette becomes steadily more dependent on the twins' ADD medication. In the meantime Gabrielle becomes jealous of the "other" woman in John's life. And Bree's kids mutiny when they learn their dad has moved …
🎬 Larry Shaw ✍️ Joey Murphy
8
⭐ 8.0
Guilty
In the aftermath of tragedy with Bree's son Andrew running over Carlos' mother Juanita Solis, the residents of Wisteria Lane take stock of their lives. Meanwhile, Susan grows suspicious of Mike's real reason for moving to the street. Lynette reaches the breaking point in her addiction to the twins' …
🎬 Larry Shaw ✍️ Kevin Murphy
9
⭐ 7.5
Suspicious Minds
Looking to give her life a purpose, Gabrielle decides to organize a glamorous Halston fashion show for charity highlighting the ladies of Wisteria Lane. Bree and Rex are at odds on how to punish Andrew for putting Mrs. Solis in the hospital and finding drugs in his room. The police investigate a toy…
🎬 Larry Shaw ✍️ Kevin Murphy
10
⭐ 7.7
Come Back to Me
Uber mom Maisy Gibbons returns, and her secret life intersects with Bree's. Meanwhile Gabrielle's predicament worsens as she gets a taste of her own medicine, courtesy of Carlos's jailhouse confession. Susan plans to take her relationship with Mike to the next level, and Lynette, suspicious (and a l…
🎬 Larry Shaw ✍️ Patty Lin
11
⭐ 7.8
Move On
Edie organizes a neighborhood search for the missing Mrs. Huber, just as the absent busybody's sister Felicia Tilman arrives on Wisteria Lane. Meanwhile, Bree resigns herself to her marital state and asks an attractive pharmacist on a date. Susan's ex Karl suddenly reappears in her life, and Lynette…
🎬 John David Coles ✍️ Patty Lin
12
⭐ 7.7
Every Day a Little Death
The residents of Wisteria Lane finally learn Martha Huber's fate. After learning that Mrs. Huber left behind a journal, Susan is forced to confess to Edie about her role in the fire that burned down Edie's house. Meanwhile Bree finds her new beau, George getting a little too close for comfort. Lastl…
🎬 John David Coles ✍️ Chris Black
13
⭐ 7.5
Your Fault
When Lynette's father-in-law pays a visit to to the family, she unwittingly learns a family secret. Meanwhile, Susan is disturbed by Julie's growing romance with Zach. Rex attempts to reconcile with Bree as she tries to play hard-to-get. Lastly, Gabrielle is shocked when John's parents ask her for a…
🎬 Arlene Sanford ✍️ Kevin Etten
14
⭐ 7.6
Love Is in the Air
It's Valentine's Day on Wisteria Lane, and love is all around (sort of), as Susan looks forward to a romantic date with Mike, until she learns a surprising fact about her favorite plumber. Meanwhile, after reconciling their relationship, Bree discovers something new about her husband Rex when it com…
🎬 Jeff Melman ✍️ Tom Spezialy
15
⭐ 7.0
Impossible
Mike Delfino is questioned about Mrs. Huber's murder by police and is arrested. John's friend, Justin attempts to blackmail Gabrielle with his knowledge of their affair. Meanwhile, Tom wants a big promotion, but Lynette fears that she'd be home alone with the kids more than ever and tries her best i…
🎬 Larry Shaw ✍️ Tom Spezialy
16
⭐ 7.6
The Ladies Who Lunch
Maisy Gibbons' series of unfortunate events shock the residents of Wisteria Lane when she is finally caught and arrested for prostitution. This leaves unexpected consequences for Bree and Rex when Maisys' little black book becomes public of all her clients.
Gabrielle and Carlos also face a crisis o…
🎬 Larry Shaw ✍️ Alexandra Cunningham
17
⭐ 7.6
There Won't Be Trumpets
The residents of Wisteria Lane all attend the unfortunate funeral of Juanita Solis as Carlos and Gabrielle fret over their financial and court issues. Lynette befriends a deaf woman, Alisa Stevens, whose children also attend Barcliff Academy with Porter and Preston, but her newfound friendship is qu…
🎬 Jeff Melman ✍️ Alexandra Cunningham
18
⭐ 7.1
Children Will Listen
Susan's mom pays an unannounced visit to Wisteria Lane after she and her boyfriend call it quits. Meanwhile, Gabrielle faces Carlos' wrath after he learns about the hospital settlement and tries to change their prenuptial agreement in order to keep Gabrielle in check while he serves his jail sentenc…
🎬 Larry Shaw ✍️ Kevin Murphy
19
⭐ 7.2
Live Alone and Like It
Lynette learns that no good deed goes unpunished when she momentarily befriends the mean Mrs. McClusky. Susan's mother decides to try and jump start her and her daughter's love lives. Andrew talks to a priest about his feelings, and tells him of his shocking plans for his mother, Bree. Gabrielle has…
🎬 Larry Shaw ✍️ Kevin Murphy
20
⭐ 6.9
Fear No More
Gabrielle plans a big party to bid farewell to Carlos, who is about to head off to jail for eight months. Meanwhile George Williams resurfaces in Bree's life, much to Rex's displeasure. Also, Lynette is shocked to learn that Tom's old girlfriend Annabel Foster who he dumped for Lynette has been hire…
🎬 Jeff Melman ✍️ Jenna Bans
21
⭐ 7.5
Sunday in the Park with George
Bree begins to feel guilty about her friendship with George while Rex's health continues to depreciate. Lynette tries to spice things up with Tom who, she fears, is losing interest. Meanwhile, Mr. Shaw consults with Paul, and ends up lying to Susan. After talking with Kendra Susan learns what Mike d…
🎬 Larry Shaw ✍️ Katie Ford
22
⭐ 7.8
Goodbye for Now
Susan and Mike decide to move in together, much to Edie's displeasure. Meanwhile, Lynette takes steps to make sure Annabel doesn't come between her and Tom. Also, Bree comes to a realization about her "buddy" George the pharmacist who continues to interfere in her and Rex's lives. Carlos' legal prob…
🎬 Jeff Melman ✍️ Josh Senter
23
⭐ 8.3
One Wonderful Day
Bree confides that she feels guilty because she and Rex were having a fight when he had his heart attack and that now he needs a pacemaker. Lynette's marriage takes a dramatic turn after an upset Tom vows that it is now her turn to go back to work and he'll be staying home with the kids. Carlos fina…
🎬 Larry Shaw ✍️ Joey Murphy