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| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2007|9|30}}
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2007|9|30}}
| Aux4 = 19.32<ref>{{cite web|publisher=[[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] Medianet|date=October 2, 2007|url=http://abcmedianet.com/web/dnr/dispDNR.aspx?id=100207_05|title=Weekly Program Rankings|access-date=June 9, 2010|archive-date=March 14, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120314121148/http://abcmedianet.com/web/dnr/dispDNR.aspx?id=100207_05}}</ref>
| Aux4 = 19.32<ref>{{cite web|publisher=[[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] Medianet|date=October 2, 2007|url=http://abcmedianet.com/web/dnr/dispDNR.aspx?id=100207_05|title=Weekly Program Rankings|access-date=June 9, 2010|archive-date=March 14, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120314121148/http://abcmedianet.com/web/dnr/dispDNR.aspx?id=100207_05}}</ref>
| ShortSummary = Katherine Mayfair, a former Wisteria Lane resident and old friend of Susan's, moves into her aunt's house, which used to be Mike's house, with her second husband, Adam, a gynecologist, and her daughter Dylan, who all have secrets of their own. It is revealed that Edie staged her suicide to make Carlos stay with her, unaware that Carlos was having a secret affair with Gaby and planned to run away with her. Edie complicates things when she learns about Carlos's illegal [[offshore bank]] account in the [[Cayman Islands]]. Lynette tells her friends about her cancer. Bree continues to hide her fake pregnancy from the neighbors. Susan worries she might be entering menopause, but discovers that she is actually pregnant, much to Susan and Mike's delight.
| ShortSummary = Katherine Mayfair, a former Wisteria Lane resident and old friend of Susan's, moves into her aunt's house, which used to be Mike's house, with her second husband, Adam, a gynecologist, and her daughter Dylan, who all have secrets of their own. It is revealed that Edie staged her suicide to make Carlos stay with her, unaware that Carlos was having a secret affair with Gaby and planned to run away with her. Edie complicates things when she learns about Carlos' illegal [[offshore bank]] account in the [[Cayman Islands]]. Lynette tells her friends about her cancer. Bree continues to hide her fake pregnancy from the neighbors. Susan worries she might be entering menopause, but discovers that she is actually pregnant, much to Susan and Mike's delight.
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| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2007|11|4}}
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2007|11|4}}
| Aux4 = 18.58<ref>{{cite web|publisher=[[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] Medianet|date=November 6, 2007|url=http://abcmedianet.com/web/dnr/dispDNR.aspx?id=110607_08|title=Weekly Primetime Ratings|access-date=June 9, 2010|archive-date=July 1, 2012|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120701174318/http://abcmedianet.com/web/dnr/dispDNR.aspx?id=110607_08}}</ref>
| Aux4 = 18.58<ref>{{cite web|publisher=[[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] Medianet|date=November 6, 2007|url=http://abcmedianet.com/web/dnr/dispDNR.aspx?id=110607_08|title=Weekly Primetime Ratings|access-date=June 9, 2010|archive-date=July 1, 2012|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120701174318/http://abcmedianet.com/web/dnr/dispDNR.aspx?id=110607_08}}</ref>
| ShortSummary = Susan discovers that Mike's father, Nick, whom he claimed was dead, is actually in prison for murder. Susan meets Nick, who shows no remorse or guilt but laments how his arrest affected Mike in his youth. Lynette is informed by her oncologist that she has been cured of cancer. Adam delivers Danielle's baby boy, named Benjamin Tyson Hodge, and Bree is asked to take care of him when Danielle leaves for college. After Edie unsuccessfully attempts to report Carlos's offshore account to the [[Internal Revenue Service|IRS]], Carlos ends things with her. Gabrielle leaves Victor a voicemail saying that she is leaving him, but is bribed with a large check by his father, Milton Lang, to stay married to Victor for 13 more months, until he has been elected as governor. When Gabrielle tells Carlos about Milton's offer, Carlos admits he embezzled $10 million years earlier. Realizing Carlos had that money during their divorce, an irate Gabrielle throws him out. Victor tells Gabrielle he is willing to do anything to save their marriage, before Edie vengefully exposes Gabrielle and Carlos's affair to Victor.
| ShortSummary = Susan discovers that Mike's father, Nick, whom he claimed was dead, is actually in prison for murder. Susan meets Nick, who shows no remorse or guilt but laments how his arrest affected Mike in his youth. Lynette is informed by her oncologist that she has been cured of cancer. Adam delivers Danielle's baby boy, named Benjamin Tyson Hodge, and Bree is asked to take care of him when Danielle leaves for college. After Edie unsuccessfully attempts to report Carlos' offshore account to the [[Internal Revenue Service|IRS]], Carlos ends things with her. Gabrielle leaves Victor a voicemail saying that she is leaving him, but is bribed with a large check by his father, Milton Lang, to stay married to Victor for 13 more months, until he has been elected as governor. When Gabrielle tells Carlos about Milton's offer, Carlos admits he embezzled $10 million years earlier. Realizing Carlos had that money during their divorce, an irate Gabrielle throws him out. Victor tells Gabrielle he is willing to do anything to save their marriage, before Edie vengefully exposes Gabrielle and Carlos' affair to Victor.
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| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2007|11|25}}
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2007|11|25}}
| Aux4 = 18.64<ref>{{cite web|publisher=[[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] Medianet|date=November 27, 2007|url=http://abcmedianet.com/web/dnr/dispDNR.aspx?id=112707_03|title=Weekly Program Rankings|access-date=June 9, 2010|archive-date=March 14, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120314121719/http://abcmedianet.com/web/dnr/dispDNR.aspx?id=112707_03}}</ref>
| Aux4 = 18.64<ref>{{cite web|publisher=[[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] Medianet|date=November 27, 2007|url=http://abcmedianet.com/web/dnr/dispDNR.aspx?id=112707_03|title=Weekly Program Rankings|access-date=June 9, 2010|archive-date=March 14, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120314121719/http://abcmedianet.com/web/dnr/dispDNR.aspx?id=112707_03}}</ref>
| ShortSummary = Adam is haunted by Sylvia, a former patient from Chicago with whom he might have had an affair. Susan tries to set up Julie with Barrett, unaware that he is Mike's drug dealer. Mike tries to obtain a prescription for pills from Adam or Orson, to which Orson agrees when he learns that Mike's shoulder pain stems from the hit-and-run he caused, but Susan discovers the pills hidden in Mike's truck. Lynette tries to find Stella with the help of her stepfather, Glen, only to discover that Glen left Stella because he is gay. The police question Gabrielle about Victor and find his body washed ashore. Victor pretends that he has suffered memory loss, but after the detectives leave, he hints to Gabrielle that he will take revenge. Bree makes Benjamin sleep on the bed between her and Orson as she believes it will help them all bond, disrupting the couple's sex life. Andrew moves out of Bree's house and into an apartment in order to be independent.
| ShortSummary = Adam is haunted by Sylvia, a former patient from Chicago with whom he might have had an affair. Susan tries to set up Julie with Barrett, unaware that he is Mike's drug dealer. Mike tries to obtain a prescription for pills from Adam or Orson, to which Orson agrees when he learns that Mike's shoulder pain stems from the hit-and-run he caused, but Susan discovers the pills hidden in Mike's truck. Lynette tries to find Stella with the help of her stepfather, Glen, only to discover that Glen left Stella because he is gay. The police question Gabrielle about Victor and find his body washed ashore. Victor pretends in front of the police that he has suffered memory loss, but privately hints to Gabrielle that he will take revenge. Bree makes Benjamin sleep on the bed between her and Orson as she believes it will help them all bond, disrupting the couple's sex life. Andrew moves out of Bree's house and into an apartment in order to be independent.
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| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2007|12|2}}
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2007|12|2}}
| Aux4 = 20.65<ref>{{cite web|publisher=[[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] Medianet|date=December 4, 2007|url=http://abcmedianet.com/web/dnr/dispDNR.aspx?id=120407_05|title=Weekly Program Rankings|access-date=June 9, 2010|archive-date=June 9, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120609193858/http://www.abcmedianet.com/web/dnr/dispDNR.aspx?id=120407_05}}</ref>
| Aux4 = 20.65<ref>{{cite web|publisher=[[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] Medianet|date=December 4, 2007|url=http://abcmedianet.com/web/dnr/dispDNR.aspx?id=120407_05|title=Weekly Program Rankings|access-date=June 9, 2010|archive-date=June 9, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120609193858/http://www.abcmedianet.com/web/dnr/dispDNR.aspx?id=120407_05}}</ref>
| ShortSummary = The residents of Wisteria Lane prepare to protect themselves from an impending tornado. Susan and Mike argue about his intake of pills, causing Susan to fall down a flight of stairs. Susan threatens to leave Mike if he does not check himself into rehab, to which he agrees. Lynette and Karen take refuge in a bathtub in the Scavo house when Tom, [[Ida Greenberg|Ida]], and the children get buried in Karen's basement. After witnessing Katherine spit on Sylvia, Bree invites Sylvia inside for a cup of tea and learns about Adam's supposed affair. Sylvia barricades herself in Bree's bathroom, causing Katherine, Adam, Bree, Orson, and Benjamin to be trapped in a closet, where Katherine discovers from Bree that the affair is true. Gabrielle and Edie fight for the only copy of the paperwork for Carlos's Cayman Islands account but lose it because of the tornado and get stuck together in a crawlspace in Edie's house. Victor pursues Carlos with a gun, but is fatally impaled by a flying fence post, while Carlos suffers a serious injury from flying debris.
| ShortSummary = The residents of Wisteria Lane prepare to protect themselves from an impending tornado. Susan and Mike argue about his intake of pills, causing Susan to fall down a flight of stairs. Susan threatens to leave Mike if he does not check himself into rehab, to which he agrees. After witnessing Katherine spit on Sylvia, Bree invites Sylvia inside for a cup of tea and learns about Adam's supposed affair. Sylvia barricades herself in Bree's bathroom, causing Katherine, Adam, Bree, Orson, and Benjamin to be trapped in a closet, where Katherine discovers from Bree that the affair is true. Lynette and Karen take refuge in a bathtub in the Scavo house, while Tom, [[Ida Greenberg|Ida]], and the children get buried in Karen's basement. Gabrielle and Edie fight for the only copy of the paperwork for Carlos' Cayman Islands account but lose it because of the tornado and get stuck together in a crawlspace in Edie's house. Victor pursues Carlos with a gun, but is fatally impaled by a flying fence post, while Carlos suffers a serious injury from flying debris.
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| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2008|1|6}}
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2008|1|6}}
| Aux4 = 19.78<ref>{{cite web|publisher=[[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] Medianet|date=January 8, 2008|url=http://abcmedianet.com/web/dnr/dispDNR.aspx?id=010808_07|title=Weekly Program Rankings|access-date=June 9, 2010|archive-date=May 1, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110501042047/http://abcmedianet.com/web/dnr/dispDNR.aspx?id=010808_07}}</ref>
| Aux4 = 19.78<ref>{{cite web|publisher=[[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] Medianet|date=January 8, 2008|url=http://abcmedianet.com/web/dnr/dispDNR.aspx?id=010808_07|title=Weekly Program Rankings|access-date=June 9, 2010|archive-date=May 1, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110501042047/http://abcmedianet.com/web/dnr/dispDNR.aspx?id=010808_07}}</ref>
| ShortSummary = Lynette learns that Ida sacrificed her life to save her children and Tom and tries to pay her back by scattering her ashes on the baseball field where she used to play, but gets caught by the police. Katherine and Adam identify Sylvia's body at the morgue. Adam finds Aunt Lillian's note and leaves Katherine, accusing her of hiding the truth about her ex-husband. Desperate to have her roof repaired, Bree attempts to secure the services of a gay contractor by "pimping out" Andrew while staying with Susan, who schemes to make Bree stay longer in her house because she enjoys her housekeeping skills. Gabrielle discovers she has been cut out of Victor's will, as Milton owns all of it and refuses to give her anything because of her affair. She decides to remarry Carlos, who hides from her that he may permanently lose his eyesight. Dylan finds Aunt Lillian's half-burned note which contains the words "Your father was murdered".
| ShortSummary = Lynette learns that Ida sacrificed her life to save her children and Tom and tries to pay her back by scattering her ashes on the baseball field where she used to play, but gets caught by the police. Katherine and Adam identify Sylvia's body at the morgue. Adam finds Aunt Lillian's note and leaves Katherine, accusing her of hiding the truth about her ex-husband. Desperate to have her roof repaired, Bree attempts to secure the services of a gay contractor by "pimping out" Andrew while staying with Susan, who schemes to make Bree stay longer in her house because she enjoys her housekeeping skills. Gabrielle discovers she has been cut out of Victor's will, as Milton owns all of it and refuses to give her anything because of her affair. She decides to remarry Carlos, who hides from her that he may permanently lose his eyesight. Dylan finds burned parts of Aunt Lillian's note, which contains the words "Your father was murdered".
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| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2008|4|13}}
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2008|4|13}}
| Aux4 = 16.37<ref>{{cite web|publisher=[[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] Medianet|date=April 15, 2008|url=http://abcmedianet.com/web/dnr/dispDNR.aspx?id=041508_09|title=Weekly Program Rankings|access-date=June 9, 2010|archive-date=March 29, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120329105759/http://abcmedianet.com/web/dnr/dispDNR.aspx?id=041508_09}}</ref>
| Aux4 = 16.37<ref>{{cite web|publisher=[[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] Medianet|date=April 15, 2008|url=http://abcmedianet.com/web/dnr/dispDNR.aspx?id=041508_09|title=Weekly Program Rankings|access-date=June 9, 2010|archive-date=March 29, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120329105759/http://abcmedianet.com/web/dnr/dispDNR.aspx?id=041508_09}}</ref>
| ShortSummary = Two weeks after the tornado, Mike is about to finish rehab. Gabrielle learns from Edie that Carlos's blindness is permanent and decides to punish him for thinking that she would leave him because he is broke and blind. Susan's hunky male cousin has sex with Katherine and reveals he had sex with her once 12 years ago but left abruptly when he saw Katherine hit her ex-husband with a candlestick when they got into a fight. Dylan talks to Julie about the note and asks Adam, who lies to her to prevent Katherine from going to jail for murder. Lynette decides to attend church under Bree's guidance who tells her she should not question faith. Later, Bree finds out she is wrong when the pastor tells her that faith is strengthened when you question it.
| ShortSummary = Two weeks after the tornado, Lynette asks to accompany the Orsons to church, where she embarrasses Bree by asking questions to the minister. Lynette later explains that she turned to religion to help her understand why she survived both her cancer and the tornado, and Bree apologizes for judging her earlier. Gabrielle learns from Edie that Carlos' blindness is permanent and decides to punish him for lying to her. When Carlos confesses that he was afraid Gabrielle would leave him because he is broke and blind, she reassures him that she loves him. While Mike is in rehab, Susan receives a visit from her handsome cousin Tim, whom she catches having sex with Katherine. Tim reveals to Susan that he lost his virginity to Katherine when he was 16 but later witnessed her hitting her then-husband with a candlestick during a heated argument. Dylan shows the note to Julie and turns to Adam for help, but after agreeing to give Katherine one last alibi, he lies to Dylan that Katherine did not kill her father.
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| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2008|5|11}}
| Aux4 = 15.43<ref>{{cite web|publisher=[[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] Medianet|date=May 13, 2008|url=http://abcmedianet.com/web/dnr/dispDNR.aspx?id=050608_02|title=Weekly Program Rankings|access-date=June 9, 2010|archive-date=December 9, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081209111028/http://abcmedianet.com/web/dnr/dispDNR.aspx?id=050608_02}}</ref>
| Aux4 = 15.43<ref>{{cite web|publisher=[[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] Medianet|date=May 13, 2008|url=http://abcmedianet.com/web/dnr/dispDNR.aspx?id=050608_02|title=Weekly Program Rankings|access-date=June 9, 2010|archive-date=December 9, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081209111028/http://abcmedianet.com/web/dnr/dispDNR.aspx?id=050608_02}}</ref>
| ShortSummary = Adele Delfino, Susan's overbearing Southern mother-in-law, arrives for a visit and continuously insults Susan for not being a "complete" housewife. Susan asks Mike to make Adele apologize and goes into labor, delivering a beautiful baby boy. Carlos and Gaby find out their tenant, Ellie, has a dark secret of selling drugs, and worse still, the police want them to pretend everything's fine so they can get to her dealer; in return Carlos's probation would end. Bree tries to sabotage Edie's real estate business to get revenge on her for kissing Orson. Edie finds out the truth about Benjamin and blackmails Bree, causing Bree to tell her friends the truth. Susan, Gabrielle, Lynette and Bree decide to never talk to Edie, causing her to go and live with Travers on Mother's Day. Tom persuades Lynette to give Kayla a second chance, but Kayla threatens Lynette, forcing Lynette to slap her. Kayla gets back at Lynette by lying to their therapist about being physically abused. Wayne finds out that Dylan is not his biological child and may not be the girl he raised.
| ShortSummary = Adele Delfino, Susan's overbearing Southern mother-in-law, arrives for a visit and continuously insults Susan for not being a "complete" housewife. Susan asks Mike to make Adele apologize and goes into labor, delivering a beautiful baby boy. Carlos and Gaby find out their tenant, Ellie, has a dark secret of selling drugs, and worse still, the police want them to pretend everything's fine so they can get to her dealer; in return Carlos' probation would end. Bree tries to sabotage Edie's real estate business to get revenge on her for kissing Orson. Edie finds out the truth about Benjamin and blackmails Bree, causing Bree to tell her friends the truth. Susan, Gabrielle, Lynette and Bree decide to never talk to Edie, causing her to go and live with Travers on Mother's Day. Tom persuades Lynette to give Kayla a second chance, but Kayla threatens Lynette, forcing Lynette to slap her. Kayla gets back at Lynette by lying to their therapist about being physically abused. Wayne finds out that Dylan is not his biological child and may not be the girl he raised.
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Desperate Housewives
Season 4
ABC promotional poster for the fourth season of Desperate Housewives. From left to right: Bree, Edie, Susan, Gabrielle, and Lynette.
Starring
No. of episodes17
Release
Original networkABC
Original releaseSeptember 30, 2007 (2007-09-30) –
May 18, 2008 (2008-05-18)
Season chronology
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Season 5
List of episodes

The fourth season of Desperate Housewives, an American television series created by Marc Cherry, premiered on September 30, 2007, on ABC. Filming for the series was interrupted by the 2007–2008 Writers Guild of America strike in November 2007, after production on the two-episode tornado storyline wrapped. The first part, "Something's Coming", aired on December 2, 2007.[1] "Welcome to Kanagawa", the second part and the last episode filmed before the strike, was originally going to be aired after the strike's resolution,[1] but aired on January 6, 2008.[2] Seven additional episodes were produced for the fourth season after the strike, the first of which aired on April 13, 2008. The final two episodes served as a two-part finale and were aired consecutively on May 18, 2008. A total of 17 episodes aired as part of the season, with one recap special airing on September 23, 2007.

The series continues to focus on Wisteria Lane residents Susan Delfino, Lynette Scavo, Bree Hodge, Gabrielle Solis and Edie Britt, with Mary Alice Young returning as the series' narrator. Katherine Mayfair and her family are introduced in this season and are the center of the season's mystery. Critical reception for the season was positive,[3] and ratings increased from the third season. The series drew in an average of 17.9 million viewers per episode during the 2007-08 American television season, becoming the sixth most-watched program of the year and the most-watched scripted program for the first time.

The series was released on a five-disc DVD box set by ABC Studios on September 2, 2008, in Region 1,[4] October 29, 2008 in Region 4, November 3, 2008 in Region 2, and March 17, 2009, in Region 5.[5]

Production

Joe Keenan, one of the three executive producers during the third season, as well as writer of the critically acclaimed season episode "Bang", did not return for season four as executive producer, but as consulting producer.[6] Replacing Keenan, and joining Marc Cherry and George W. Perkins as executive producers, is season three writer and co-executive producer Bob Daily, whose previous work include sitcoms Frasier and Out of Practice, as well as cartoon series Rugrats. Keenan will serve as Cherry's second-in-command for the next two years. Also joining as executives producers are writers and former co-executive producers John Pardee and Joey Murphy who have been on the show since its first season.[7]

This is also the first season the synthesized version of Danny Elfman’s main title theme was used, as it would be the rest of the series.

Cast

Main articles: List of Desperate Housewives cast members and List of Desperate Housewives characters
Delany's character was the subject of the season's main mystery.

The fourth season had twelve roles receiving star billing. All eleven starring actors from the previous season returned for this season. The series is narrated by Brenda Strong, who portrays the deceased Mary Alice Young, as she observes from beyond the grave the lives of the Wisteria Lane residents and her former best friends. Teri Hatcher portrayed Susan Delfino, who is finally married after three seasons searching for a stable relationship. Felicity Huffman portrayed Lynette Scavo, who fights cancer during the first half of the season and deals with her step-daughter's behavior in the second half. Marcia Cross portrayed Bree Hodge, married for the second time and faking pregnancy in an attempt to protect her daughter. Eva Longoria portrayed former model Gabrielle Lang, now the wife of Fairview's mayor. Nicollette Sheridan portrayed Edie Britt, who faked suicide in the previous season finale. Ricardo Antonio Chavira portrayed Carlos Solis, now divorced from Gabrielle but still in love with her while involved in a relationship with Edie. Andrea Bowen portrayed Julie Mayer, the responsible and caring daughter of Susan. Doug Savant portrayed Tom Scavo, Lynette's husband and now owner of a pizzeria. Kyle MacLachlan portrayed Orson Hodge, Bree's second husband and the man that ran over Mike in the second season finale. James Denton portrayed Mike Delfino, now Susan's husband who starts using drugs. Dana Delany is introduced in the role of Katherine Mayfair, whose mysterious arc is the season's main storyline.[8]

Five out of six actors who received "also starring" billing from the previous season returned. Shawn Pyfrom, portrayed Bree's gay son Andrew Van de Kamp. Lyndsy Fonseca was cast in the new role of Dylan Mayfair, Katherine's daughter and part of the season's mystery.[9] Joy Lauren reappeared in the role of Danielle Van de Kamp, Bree's pregnant daughter. Brent Kinsman, Shane Kinsman and Zane Huett, played Preston Scavo, Porter Scavo and Parker Scavo, Lynette's troublesome children. Rachel Fox was promoted to regular after guest starring in several episodes in the previous season as Kayla Huntington Scavo, Tom's mischievous daughter and the result of an affair he had before meeting Lynette.

This season featured many established and new guest stars. Kathryn Joosten portrayed Karen McCluskey, one of the most prominent residents of Wisteria Lane, Richard Burgi appeared as Karl Mayer, Susan's ex-husband who is also married again, Pat Crawford Brown played elderly neighbor Ida Greenberg, whereas Tuc Watkins and Kevin Rahm made their debut in this season respectively as Bob Hunter and Lee McDermott, a gay couple from Chicago who move to the lane.[10] Part of Lynette's storyline were Polly Bergen in the role of Stella Wingfield, Lynette's mother who moves to the Scavo family home to support her daughter in her battle against cancer, and Jason Gedrick playing Rick Coletti, who had feelings for Lynette in the previous season and now opens his own restaurant to compete with the Scavo Pizzeria. Part of Bree's storyline were Shirley Knight returning as Phyllis Van de Kamp, Bree's first mother-in-law, and Dakin Matthews appearing as Reverend Sykes, reverend at the local Presbyterian church. Part of Gabrielle's storyline were John Slattery playing Victor Lang, Gabrielle's new husband and the mayor of Fairview, Mike Farrell in the role of Milton Lang, Victor's father, Jeff Doucette portraying Father Crowley, priest at the local Catholic church, Justine Bateman playing Ellie Leonard, a drug dealer who rents a room in the Solises' house, and Jesse Metcalfe reappearing as John Rowland, Gabrielle's ex-lover and former gardener. Part of the main mystery arc were Nathan Fillion portraying Adam Mayfair, a doctor and Katherine's second husband,[11] Ellen Geer appearing as Lillian Simms, Katherine's aunt, Melora Walters playing Sylvia Greene, Adam's former patient and ex-lover from Chicago, and Gary Cole in the role of Wayne Davis, a cop and Katherine's abusive first husband. Additionally, Gale Harold was introduced as Susan's new lover Jackson Braddock during the five-year jump featured at the end of the season.

For the 14th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards, Fillion, Joosten and Slattery were nominated along with the rest of the main cast for the Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series award due to their many appearances this season.[12]

Episodes

No.
overall		No. in
season		TitelDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateU.S. viewers
(millions)
711"Now You Know"Larry ShawMarc CherrySeptember 30, 2007 (2007-09-30)19.32[13]
722"Smiles of a Summer Night"David GrossmanBob Daily & Matt BerryOctober 7, 2007 (2007-10-07)17.82[14]
733"The Game"Bethany RooneyJoey Murphy & John PardeeOctober 14, 2007 (2007-10-14)18.89[15]
744"If There's Anything I Can't Stand"Larry ShawAlexandra Cunningham & Lori Kirkland BakerOctober 21, 2007 (2007-10-21)18.21[16]
755"Art Isn't Easy"David GrossmanJason GanzelOctober 28, 2007 (2007-10-28)18.28[17]
766"Now I Know, Don't Be Scared"Larry ShawSusan Nirah Jaffee & Dahvi WallerNovember 4, 2007 (2007-11-04)18.58[18]
777"You Can't Judge a Book By Its Cover"David WarrenChuck Ranberg & Anne Flett-GiordanoNovember 11, 2007 (2007-11-11)18.63[19]
788"A Distant Past"Jay TorresJoe KeenanNovember 25, 2007 (2007-11-25)18.64[20]
799"Something's Coming"David GrossmanJoey Murphy & John PardeeDecember 2, 2007 (2007-12-02)20.65[21]
8010"Welcome to Kanagawa"Larry ShawJamie Gorenberg & Jordon NardinoJanuary 6, 2008 (2008-01-06)19.78[22]
8111"Sunday"David GrossmanAlexandra Cunningham & Lori Kirkland BakerApril 13, 2008 (2008-04-13)16.37[23]
8212"In Buddy's Eyes"Larry ShawJeff GreensteinApril 20, 2008 (2008-04-20)15.75[24]
8313"Hello, Little Girl"Bethany RooneySusan Nirah Jaffee & Jamie GorenbergApril 27, 2008 (2008-04-27)16.35[25]
8414"Opening Doors"David GrossmanDahvi Waller & Jordon NardinoMay 4, 2008 (2008-05-04)16.76[26]
8515"Mother Said"David WarrenChuck Ranberg & Anne Flett-GiordanoMay 11, 2008 (2008-05-11)15.43[27]
8616"The Gun Song"Bethany RooneyBob Daily & Matt BerryMay 18, 2008 (2008-05-18)16.84[28]
8717"Free"David GrossmanJeff GreensteinMay 18, 2008 (2008-05-18)16.84[28]

Reception

Season four was met with critical acclaim. Adam Geller of Rotten Tomatoes wrote "While the last two seasons of Desperate Housewives definitely suffered to live up to season one's standards (especially season two), season four improved not only from seasons two and three, but also from the critically acclaimed first. Delivering great storylines such as Bree's fake pregnancy, Lynette's cancer, Gaby's affair and even Susan's real pregnancy, season four was considered a vast improvement.

Ratings

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Episode number
Production number 		Titel Original airing Rating Aktie 18-49 (ratings) [1] Total viewers (in millions) Rank per week
1
4-01		 Now You Know September 30, 2007 12.2 18 7.5 19.317 #4
72
4-02		 Smiles of a Summer Night October 7, 2007 11.7 17 6.8 17.817 #5
73
4-03		 The Game October 14, 2007 11.8 18 7.4 18.892 #4
74
4-04		 If There's Anything I Can't Stand October 21, 2007 11.5 17 7.3 18.214 #4
75
4-05		 Art Isn't Easy October 28, 2007 11.8 17 7.2 18.280 #3
76
4-06		 Now I Know, Don't Be Scared November 4, 2007 11.8 18 7.0 18.579 #6
77
4-07		 You Can't Judge a Book By Its Cover November 11, 2007 11.9 18 7.2 18.632 #5
78
4-08		 Distant Past November 25, 2007 11.6 17 7.0 18.638 #4
79
4-09		 Something's Coming December 2, 2007 12.7 18 7.8 20.650 #4
80
4-10		 Welcome to Kanagawa January 6, 2008 12.1 18 7.3 19.782 #5
81
4-11		 Sunday April 13, 2008 10.1 15 5.9 16.371 #8
82
4-12		 In Buddy's Eyes April 20, 2008 10.0 15 5.5 15.746 #2[29]
83
4-13		 Hello, Little Girl April 27, 2008 10.2 16 5.9 16.346[30] #5
84
4-14		 Opening Doors May 4, 2008 10.8 17 6.3 16.757[31] #4
85
4-15		 Mother Said May 11, 2008 9.7 15 5.6 15.427[32] #5
86
4-16		 The Gun Song May 18, 2008 10.7 17 6.2 16.837 #6
87
4-17		 Free May 18, 2008 10.7 17 6.2 16.837 #6

Season debuts

Date Land Channel Zeit
September 30, 2007 USA ABC 9:00 pm/8.00pmc
September 30, 2007 Kanada CTV 9:00 pm/8:00pmc
October 15, 2007 Polen n (Poland) Video on Demand
December 4, 2007 Türkei CNBC-e (cable TV) Tuesdays 9:00 pm
December 5, 2007 Italien FOXlife (Sky Italia - SAT TV) 9:00 pm
January 7, 2008 Arab World Showtime Arabia 9:00 pm
January 8, 2008 Irland RTÉ Two 9:50 pm
January 8, 2008 Portugal Fox Life 9:00 pm
January 31, 2008 Südafrika M-Net 8:30 pm
February 4, 2008 Neuseeland TV 2 8:30 pm
February 11, 2008 Schweiz SF2 8:00 pm
February 11, 2008 Österreich ORF1 9:00 pm
February 11, 2008 Australien Seven 8:30 pm
February 13, 2008 Deutschland Pro7 Wednesdays 8:15 pm
February 13, 2008 Latin America Sony Entertainment Television 10:00 pm
February 14, 2008 Polen FOXlife 9:00 pm
February 19, 2008 Norwegen TV 2 9:45 pm
March 10, 2008 Finnland Nelonen 9:00 pm
March 25, 2008 Malaysia 8TV 10:30 pm
March 26, 2008
August 27, 2008		 United Kingdom (excluding Wales) Channel 4 10.00 pm - main UK showing
See notes below.
March 27, 2008
August 27, 2008		 United Kingdom (Wales) S4C 2:20 am
See notes below.
March 30, 2008 Israel yes stars 1 9:15 pm
March 30, 2008
August 31, 2008		 Vereinigtes Königreich E4 9.00 pm - repeat
10.00 pm - premiere UK showing
See notes below.
April 2, 2008 Spanien La 2 Wednesdays 10:15 pm
April 25, 2008 Ungarn TV2 Wednesdays 10:15 pm
May 20, 2008 Mexiko TvAzteca 10:00 pm
September 16, 2008 Asia Star World 11:00 pm
Fall 2008 Bulgarien BTV 9:00 pm
October 2, 2008 Polen Polsat (free-TV premiere) 10:05 pm
Fall 2008 Lettland TV3 Mondays, 10:00 pm
Fall 2008 Litauen TV3 10:00 pm
October 14, 2008 Republic of Macedonia A1 Televizija Tuesday 9:00 pm
October 20, 2008 Singapur Channel 5 10:00 pm
January 2009 Serbien RTS 9:00 pm
August 28, 2008 Frankreich Canal + 8:50 pm
February 2, 2009 Slowenien POP TV 8:50 pm/11.15 pm
June 23, 2009 Frankreich M6 8:45 pm

Note

The late season start in the United Kingdom was because of the strike. Channel 4 intended to begin showing season 4 in January, but it did not want to begin showing the season, only to have to take a break halfway through because of lack of episodes available.

Desperate Housewives was eventually forced to take a break because of Big Brother 9 in the summer. It was anticipated that Desperate Housewives would have finished by June, but this was not the case. Big Brother took up the 9 pm or 10 pm slot every day from June 5, 2008, until September 5, 2008, so there was not room for Desperate Housewives in the schedules. As there were still seven episodes left to show as of June, Channel 4 waited until Big Brother had finished to resume showing them. Episodes returned with "Sunday" on Wednesday, September 3 at the earlier time of 9:30 pm between two episodes of the Big Brother day 90 eviction.

As E4 is one episode ahead of Channel 4, but does not air the season premiere before the host channel, E4 did not begin airing the new season until four days later on March 30. Episodes after this were aired on E4 three days before the Channel 4 airing, with the exception of "Sunday", which was treated as a season premiere.

Desperate Housewives airs very late at night on Welsh channel S4C due to Welsh-language programming airing during prime-time.

DVD release

Desperate Housewives: The Complete Fourth Season (Sizzling Secrets Edition)[33]
Set details Special features
  • 17 Episodes
  • 5-Disc Set
  • English / Italian / Spanish (Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround)
  • Audio Commentaries
  • Getting Desperate: From Beginning To End
  • Spare Time: Hanging With The Men Of Wisteria Lane
  • Cherry-Picked: Creator Marc Cherry's Favourite Scenes
  • Alternate Ending
  • Deleted Scenes
  • Bloopers
DVD release dates
Region 1 Region 2 Region 4
September 2, 2008 (2008-09-02) November 3, 2008 (2008-11-03) TBA

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