It had to happen some time and it looks like this season will be the last for Desperate Housewives. Confirmation is expected to be reported tomorrow at ABC presentation for the TCA press tour.
Season eight, which kicks off on September 25th, will be the first without creator Marc Cherry at the reins as executive producer. Cherry stepped down at the end of season seven to devote more time to other projects. He recently developed a drama called Hallelujah but it wasn’t picked up for the fall. He’s now rewriting the high-concept series idea about a southern town that’s being torn apart by forces of good and evil. He’s also in the middle of a battery and wrongful termination lawsuit from Nicollette Sheridan.
The four main stars of Desperate Housewives — Teri Hatcher, Felicity Huffman, Marcia Cross and Eva Longoria — recently went through big salary renegotiations for season eight that supposedly would bring each more than $400,000 per episode. Their new contracts included options for a ninth season but, with sagging ratings, it seems like the network doesn’t feel like it’s worth it.
Last season, Desperate Housewives averaged a 3.5 rating in the coveted 18-49 demographic and 11.17 million viewers. It was the third-highest rated scripted series on the network, right behind also-aging Grey’s Anatomy.
While the numbers for Housewives are still quite healthy, they have been declining over the years. For the 2009-10 season, the dramady averaged a 4.25 in the demo and 12.81 million, a year-to-year decline of 18% in the 18-49 age group.
What do you think? Is it time to say goodbye to Desperate Housewives or would you rather see it continue into season nine?
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Why is that a few people in hollywood decide to cancel when there are still good numbers on a show. Stop, we love desperate housewives and will boycott anything put in that time slot. the show is great what is wrong with you people are you putting some stupid reality show on?
I truly do not understand how you could possibly end such a thrilling, edgy, clever, unpredictable, addictive show such as Desperate Housewives!!! This show is so exhilarating that my husband became addicted to the ‘edge of your seat’ plots of this exciting TV series. (Which is saying ALOT…and would be embarrassed to me revealing his guilty TV pleasure!) SAVVE DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES PLEASSSEEEEEE!
“Ow! My Balls! Networks listen: Watching LIVE TV is something our GRANDPARENTS DID!!!! Duh! Dudes’ Mindless Reality not going to save your networks. Someday, someone like Netflix would bring back series shows and leave Network further in the dust . Advertising will follow and learn to adapt and maybe even merge making the advertizing inside series. Then putting series onto DVD’s and steam the series into our homes. If this happen if sport find new how and let you carry on with your trash TV. It was so clever for networks to combine Wrestling and Jackass and call it Reality… Read more »
You can’t do this!!! Desperate Housewives is something that keeps me alive!! I mean it. When i have a bad day, I wach DH and i forget all the bad things that are in my life because all i have to do is think the broblems of there caracters. But what am i gonna do now??? WE MUST SAVE DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES! WHO’S WITH ME?
[…] expected, ABC has announced that Desperate Housewives will be coming to an end with the upcoming season eight. While the ratings are still quite healthy — Housewives was […]
There should be a season 19!
i cant believe your canceling desperate house wife!!! u take all the good shows off and replace them with ones that suck!!! oh well ill find something else to watch when its over on another chanel!!!
This is so typical of ABC. They cancel all the great shows for stupid a** ones. Except for my two SOAPS I don’t watch ABC anymore. I will be done completely done with them in January.
It’s better to let a show leave on top than have it fizzle out. Gives the viewers some closure. It’s time to just say buh-bye Housewives. Thanks for the crazy shenanigans. 🙂
I know this comment will make some people mad and I do apologize in advance, this is only my opinion and does not reflect the viewership of this series nor is it intended to offend any fan of it directly or indirectly. Personally I think it is a good time for this show to come to an end. It was starting to get somewhat dull, no offense to the writers as each story was interesting but after all this time there just isn’t enough in the stories to keep a viewer interested as they were from the beginning. I stopped… Read more »
NOOOOO!!! This can not happen! This show is so smart, funny, and sexy. ABC already ruined my Sunday night by cancelling Brothers and Sisters. If it ruins it by cancelling DH I will have nothing to watch!
i knew it was coming to this decision about the future of desperate housewives the season has’nt started and they are already talking about canceling it what abc should do is wait til they new season start and see how it will do then make an decision about it “not canceling’ it cause it has’nt have quite started yet.i hope they will make time to shift it around to see if they ratings will improve so they will see another season.c’mon abc u give it another noche u invest money to these shows and can not renew for ninth season… Read more »
YES!!!!!!
yoguys are crazy…please dont stop my favorite showu
NO!!!! There must be a season 9. I love Desperate Housewives!