Desperate Housewives (season 6)

Desperate Housewives Season 6
ABC promotional poster for the sixth season of Desperate Housewives. From left to right: Bree, Gabrielle, Susan, Katherine, and Lynette.
Country of origin	United States
No. of episodes	23
Broadcast
Original channel	ABC
Original run	September 27, 2009 (2009-09-27) – May 16, 2010 (2010-05-16)
Home video release
DVD release date	September 21, 2010
Season chronology
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The sixth season of Desperate Housewives, a television series created by Marc Cherry, began airing on September 27, 2009 and concluded on May 16, 2010.The season consisted of 23 episodes. The deceased Mary Alice Young continues to narrate the events in the lives of her friends and Wisteria Lane residents, Susan Delfino, Lynette Scavo, Bree Hodge and Gabrielle Solis. Angie Bolen and her family are the focus of this season's mystery.

The sixth season of Desperate Housewives began in the Republic of Ireland on Tuesday, January 5, 2010 at 9.55pm. The sixth season began at 10.00pm on January 27, 2010 on Channel 4 in the United Kingdom and began on the Seven Network in Australia on February 1, 2010. It started airing at 9:00 PM on February 1, 2010 on OSN's Show Series in the Middle East. It also started airing in India on Star World from February 26, 2010 at 10 pm.

The series saw lower ratings in the sixth season. In the first 12 episodes, the series attracted very similar viewership to the second half of the fifth season. But after the thirtheenth episode of season six, "How About a Friendly Shrink?", the ratings declined heavily because of the competition with the 67th Golden Globe Awards. The series continued to lower numbers, with further competitions like the 2010 Grammy Awards, 2010 Winter Olympics, and the new CBS reality series Undercover Boss, which first aired after the Super Bowl XLIV, pulling impressive ratings. Desperate Housewives lost a lot of steam in the second half of its season, picking up some again in the final three episodes.

Nonetheless, the show managed to get a spot in the twenty most watched series in the 2009-2010 television season, at number twenty, averaging 12.82 million viewers (tenth, in scripted shows). When adding DVR figures, the show ranked at thirteenth place (seventh, amongst scripted shows) with 14.13 million viewers. The sixth season ranked fourteenth in the important, advertiser-coveted 18-49 age group, with a 4.2 rating, sixth highest with scripted shows. After including DVR playback (Live+7 days), the season average number increased to a 5.0 rating, placing eighth, in terms of scripted shows.

Production

The first episode of the sixth season, "Nice is Different Than Good", began airing on September 27, 2009. The series creator, Marc Cherry, told Entertainment Weekly that the bride's initial identity was to be Katherine and that Susan was the one who was going to have a nervous breakdown, until viewers informed him that they would rather see Susan and Mike reconcile. Cherry explained: "I originally was going to have Mike marry Katherine, but as I went out into the world on vacation and just started talking to people they were so determined that Mike and Susan should get together; they were so insistent on it. So I started to think, 'What if I went that way?' And it occurred to me that it might be a more effective way to go as opposed to frustrating the fans for another year by keeping Mike and Susan apart. The fans demanded it in a voice so loud I was kind of scared to go against them". Cherry also hinted that the couple's marriage "plays better for this season's mystery". Cherry also said that Katherine will suffer a breakdown, adding: "And it's going to be one of the funniest breakdowns you've ever seen". Marc Cherry revealed that the sixth season mystery will pay homage to a classic Dallas storyline. He added: "What we've planned is an interesting mystery storyline involving one of our beloved characters. It's a 'Who shot J.R.?' kind of storyline .For the mid-season cliffhanger, Marc Cherry has revealed that there will be a plane crash in season six of Desperate Housewives. The show's creator explained that the story is still in the planning stages and added that he does not yet know who will be involved in the accident. "It's going to be my cliffhanger for the first half of the season," he said, adding that it would "affect everyone's lives". However, Cherry said that none of the main characters will be killed in the crash. "I'd love to kill somebody 'cause that's just what I do," he joked. "But the truth is, right now I don't have anyone major dying. However, Cherry eventually decided to kill several characters, including a fan favorite.

Cast

Main articles: List of Desperate Housewives cast members and List of Desperate Housewives characters

The four protagonists - Susan Mayer-Delfino (Teri Hatcher), Lynette Scavo (Felicity Huffman), Bree Van de Kamp Hodge (Marcia Cross), and Gabrielle Solis (Eva Longoria) - as well as the series' narrator, Mary Alice Young (Brenda Strong), are all returning as regular cast members as they are all contracted through the show's seventh season. Housewife Katherine Mayfair (Dana Delany) also returns; she has been contracted for at least three seasons. Nicollette Sheridan (Edie Britt) has left the series, as her character was killed off last season. Actress Drea de Matteo is joining the principal cast, playing newest housewife Angie Bolen. Alongside her, Jeffrey Nordling and Beau Mirchoff join the cast, playing Angie's husband, Nick Bolen, and son, Danny Bolen, respectively.

Also continuing as series regulars are Ricardo Antonio Chavira (Carlos Solis), Doug Savant (Tom Scavo), Kyle MacLachlan (Orson Hodge), and James Denton (Mike Delfino). Additionally, Charlie Carver (Porter Scavo), Joshua Logan Moore (Parker Scavo) and Kendall Applegate (Penny Scavo) all remain, while Max Carver (Preston Scavo) has left the series, as his character has left for Europe. Shawn Pyfrom (Andrew Van de Kamp) is not returning as a regular, he will instead be making guest appearances.

Furthermore, Andrea Bowen has re-joined the principal cast as Julie Mayer, and long-time supporting actress Kathryn Joosten (Karen McCluskey) has been promoted to a series regular, along with child actors Madison De La Garza (Juanita Solis) and Mason Vale Cotton (M.J. Delfino). Actress Maiara Walsh also joined the regular cast in the role of Ana Solis, Carlos Solis' teenage niece, who moved to Wisteria Lane in the Season 5 finale.

Established guest stars Daniella Baltodano (Celia Solis), Richard Burgi (Karl Mayer), Kevin Rahm (Lee McDermott) and Tuc Watkins (Bob Hunter) have all returned for season six. Additionally, former regular cast members Jesse Metcalfe, Lyndsy Fonseca and Joy Lauren have reprised their roles as John Rowland (in two episodes), Dylan Mayfair (in one episode) and Danielle Katz (in one episode) respectively. Orson Bean has been cast in the recurring role of Mrs. McCluskey's new love interest, Roy Bender. It has also been confirmed that Diane Farr will guest star in an upcoming episode.

Mark Moses returns as Paul Young, widower of Mary Alice Young, in the season finale.

Starring

• Teri Hatcher as Susan Delfino
• Felicity Huffman as Lynette Scavo
• Marcia Cross as Bree Hodge
• Eva Longoria as Gabrielle Solis
• Ricardo Antonio Chavira as Carlos Solis
• Doug Savant as Tom Scavo
• Kyle MacLachlan as Orson Hodge
• Dana Delany as Katherine Mayfair
• Drea de Matteo as Angie Bolen
• Maiara Walsh as Ana Solis
• Brenda Strong as Mary Alice Young
• James Denton as Mike Delfino

Also starring

• Andrea Bowen as Julie Mayer
• Kathryn Joosten as Karen McCluskey
• Jeffrey Nordling as Nick Bolen
• Beau Mirchoff as Danny Bolen
• Charles Carver as Porter Scavo
• Joshua Logan Moore as Parker Scavo
• Kendall Applegate as Penny Scavo
• Madison De La Garza as Juanita Solis
• Mason Vale Cotton as M.J. Delfino

Recurring and notable guest stars

• Daniella Baltodano as Celia Solis
• John Barrowman as Patrick Logan
• Orson Bean as Roy Bender
• Julie Benz as Robin Gallagher
• Richard Burgi as Karl Mayer
• Max Carver as Preston Scavo
• Lyndsy Fonseca as Dylan Mayfair
• Zane Huett as Parker Scavo
• Brent Kinsman as Preston Scavo
• Shane Kinsman as Porter Scavo
• Joy Lauren as Danielle Katz
• Jesse Metcalfe as John Rowland
• Mark Moses as Paul Young
• Samuel Page as Sam Allen
• Shawn Pyfrom as Andrew Van de Kamp
• Kevin Rahm as Lee McDermott
• Tuc Watkins as Bob Hunter
• Josh Zuckerman as Eddie Orlofsky

Storylines

Susan Delfino

Susan and Mike re-marry, following the events of Season 5. However, her happiness is short-lived, as she now has to deal with Katherine's anger and jealousy towards her. Meanwhile, her daughter, Julie Mayer, becomes the victim of a violent attack, which hospitalizes her. Susan is now looking for answers. Who committed this horrible act, and what has been going on in her daughter's life that she felt she needed to hide from her? Susan discovers Bree and Karl's affair, and, after some arguing, gives the relationship her blessing.

When Karl Mayer dies in the plane crash in "Boom Crunch", it is revealed that he had a share in a strip club when his will is read and that he has left his share to Susan. Susan is not pleased and becomes upset when she finds out that Mike is a regular visitor to the strip club. Susan decides to sell her portion, which she does, but convinces Robin Gallagher, a stripper, to reconsider her life and encourages her to quit her job, which she then does.

Susan is currently facing another crisis in her marriage with Mike when he begins to have financial problems and refuses her help. When the problems grows even more, they have no other option but leave their house in Wisteria Lane. Unknown to Susan, the man who rented her house is actually Paul Young, the man who not only killed Martha Huber, but also destroyed Susan and Mike's lives in seasons 1 and 2.

Lynette Scavo

The Scavo family is tested by Lynette's unexpected pregnancy with twins. Lynette herself is at first unsure if she wants to have the babies. She decides to hide her pregnancy from everyone as she is up for a big promotion at work however it soon becomes too obvious to disguise and Carlos fires her. Meanwhile, she must also deal with Tom going back to college. However, because Lynette got fired, Tom has to quit school. In one of the final scenes of "Boom Crunch", Lynette pushes Celia Solis out of the way of the crashing plane.

After the accident, it is revealed that one of Lynette's babies had died in the womb. The friendship of Lynette and Gaby goes back on a good path because Gaby feels grateful to Lynette for saving Celia's life, and is sorry for Lynette for the loss of her unborn child. Tom goes to work for Carlos until Lynette has the baby. Tom initially tells Carlos that he will be taking over for Lynette permanently, which leads to a bad fight between the two of them. After this time, Lynette and Tom continue to fight a lot, prompting Tom to see a therapist, played by Jane Leeves. Lynette starts to go with Tom to work on their marital issues, but begins to lose faith in the therapist.

When her son, Preston, returns from Europe, he brings with him a Russian woman, named Irina, whom Lynette believes to be a gold-digger, which she later finds to be true in "We All Deserve to Die". Preston call off the wedding, and after Irina leaves, Lynette says that he can hate her how long he wants, but she will be waiting for him with the open arms. Irina is later killed by the Fairview Strangler, who is revealed to be Eddie, one of Porter's best friends. She gives birth to her baby daughter while being held as a hostage by Eddie, and convinces him to turn himself to the police.

Bree Hodge

Bree's affair with Karl Mayer will see her get mixed up in "wrongdoings" and Orson will have to come to her rescue. Bree is also very concerned about what Susan's reaction will be, if she discovers Bree has been seeing her ex-husband. After firing Katherine, when she causes a scene at a catering event, Bree hires Angie as her replacement and is worried when Angie discovers her affair. In the plane crash, she was inside Santa's house which got destroyed. There was a bloody hand hanging out of the window.

After the crash, Karl is revealed to have died in surgery from his wounds from the crash. Orson had suffered damage to his spine in the accident and may never walk again. Bree then feels remorse for the pain she put Orson through with the divorce and wonders how she could ever make things right with him again. Bree does her best to assist Orson, but Orson is furious with Bree and makes her life a living hell. He refuses to wash and Bree resorts to hosing him off in the yard, at which point he confesses he is upset that he has lost his independence and for the rest of his life must ask for help. Bree apologizes. Orson later considers suicide.

Bree finds herself at odds once again with her son, Andrew, who suspects her new employee, Sam Page (who claims to be Rex's illegitimate son), may be plotting against her.

In "We All Deserve to Die", Sam plots to make Bree fire Andrew, which she later does, but after she reveals to him that since she has a love-and-hate relationship with her son, it's most likely that Andrew would return. After, her dinner is sabotaged and when she tells it to Orson he said that it couldn't be Andrew because it seems something well planned, and Bree begins to suspects of Sam's true intentions.

In "A Little Night Music", Bree begins to see a disturbing side of Sam after she learns that his mother is well alive. He tells her that he blames his mother for not being in a good and rich family. He later blackmails Bree in order to get her company, and he wins, even though she tells him that money won't bring him any happiness.

Gabrielle Solis

Ana, Gaby's niece who has come to live with her and Carlos, continues to test Gaby's patience by wearing inappropriate clothes, stealing money and sneaking out of the house at night, which causes Gaby to refuse to become Ana's legal guardian. However, when Ana reveals her intentions of rushing through life, Gaby sees herself in her and signs the paperwork making her Ana's legal guardian. Ana thinks Gaby is too mean, and Gaby explains that she wishes someone had been mean to her at that age.

When John Rowland returns, this causes problems with Gabrielle and Carlos. He thinks that she still wants to look nice for her ex-lover. When Gaby shows up at John's restaurant, (where Carlos is having his business dinner) she doesn't put any effort into her look. She tells Carlos that she has stood by him for 11 years. She stayed with him when he was poor, blind and when he "knocked her up twice." When Ana begins to fall for John, Gaby intervenes and tells John to stay away. He then tells her he was only flirting with Ana to see if she still had feelings for him. He then asks her to run off with him and kisses Gaby just as Ana walks in. She confesses her past affair with John to Ana, and the two finally mend fences as Gaby declares her love for Carlos. Gaby then answers John by sending a photo strip of them together, torn right down the middle.

When Gabrielle finds out Lynette is pregnant, she is angered her friend kept this secret rather than risk her job. She does try to make peace but when Lynette sues Carlos, she angrily rejects their friendship. In "Boom Crunch", while Gabrielle and Lynette are fighting during a Christmas block party, a plane crash-lands on Wisteria Lane. Lynette pushes Celia out of the path of the plane.

In "You Gotta Get a Gimmick" Gabrielle told Carlos she didn't want to be reminded of her Mexican heritage - because of how poor she was, not wanting her girls to know she lived like that. Carlos told her they should know where their mother came from and the sacrifice her father made, to which Gabrielle agrees.

Gaby got involved in the Bolen's secret when she overhears Angie and Nick discussing their cover. Later, in "Chromolume No. 7, when Angie and Gaby traveled to New York, Gaby was treated badly by her old co-workers, super-models Heidi Klum and Paulina Porizkova, she realizes that she married Carlos because her career was on the verge of failure. While returning to Fairview, Angie reveals to Gaby that Patrick Logan, the "very bad guy" she's been running away from, is actually Danny's father.

In "We All Deserve to Die", Gaby decides to donate eggs to Bob and Lee so they can have a child but after changes her mind, leading them to break up. Gaby saves the Bolen family and is the one to say goodbye to them when they are leaving for Atlanta (and Danny New York). Bree finally tells Gaby about the hit and run accident that happened 10 years before.

Katherine Mayfair

Katherine struggles to keep her grip, after Mike leaves her to re-marry Susan. Katherine is very angry with Susan, and seems to be in denial. She tells both Orson and Bree that she believes Mike knows he has made a mistake and will come back to her. Dana Delany has stated that "Katherine is getting to be a little snarky again. She's getting her edge back". Katherine endures a mental breakdown throughout the course of the season. In the episode "Boom Crunch", Katherine stabs herself and blames it on Mike. Katherine had been lying to her daughter, Dylan, about her life with Mike, telling her about the presents Mike had given her and the nice things that he had done. She had a complete breakdown shortly after Dylan confronted her about her lies, which she believed to be true. Katherine spent some time in a mental hospital, where she withdrew from the other Housewives as she could never believe that they could forgive her for the awful things she had done. But in the episode "How About a Friendly Shrink?", Karen, Bree, Lynette, Gaby, and Susan let her know they have forgiven her for her actions, and convince her to return to Wisteria Lane.

Katherine finds a new roommate and friend in Robin Gallagher, the stripper Susan's helping, played by Julie Benz. They become fast friends, and Robin soon reveals to Katherine that she is a lesbian and kisses her. This confuses Katherine, who then starts having sexual dreams about Robin. These confusing thoughts prompt Katherine to ask Robin to move out, but she soon has a change of heart, and the two end up sleeping together. Katherine begins to question her feelings for Robin and calls things off, but Robin tells Katherine that they have a connection which Katherine doesn't argue with. Katherine comes out of the closet when she accidentally reveals in an argument with Robin at a party held for Mrs. McCluskey in front of the neighborhood. Upon Mrs. McCluskey's advice, Katherine and Robin leave Wisteria Lane for a while so that Katherine can avoid the gossip and work on her relationship with Robin. This is the last episode of this season to feature Katherine Mayfair since it's unknown if Dana Delany would return to the show due to the fact that her new show, "Body of Proof", was picked up by ABC. It's speculated that she might return as a guest star in the show's future seasons.

Angie Bolen

New housewife, Angie Bolen, along with her husband, Nick, and son, Danny, hope to settle down in Wisteria Lane after having moved around a lot in the past. The family has a lot of secrets, and have changed their names several times. The neighbors were hostile towards the family, after Danny became a prime suspect in Julie's attack. Angie uses her manipulative personality to get what she wants and keep secrets hidden, especially toward Katherine whose gunshot wound had the ability to out the true identities of the family. It has been revealed that Nick had an affair with Julie Mayer. But the question is; what are they hiding and what are their true intentions for moving onto the lane? It was revealed that Patrick Logan, not Nick Bolen, is Danny's biological father in the episode "Chromolume No. 7". Patrick discovers that Nick is going out for a walk, and then he ran over Nick with his car. Fearing what he may do next, Angie sends Danny away. Patrick breaks in Angie's house and holds her as a hostage in her own house and forces her to build him a bomb. Desperate, she secretly relies in Gaby for help, and reveals that Danny is being held as a hostage as well. Gaby takes Nick away from the hospital to save Angie. In a very fast and smart way, Angie discovers where the bomb is and switches places, tricking Patrick to be murdered with the bomb she built. She and Nick decide to go to Atlanta, since they're still running away from police, and decide to leave Danny in New York.

The Fairview Strangler

An unknown person has been dubbed the Fairview Strangler after the strangulation of Julie Mayer in the first episode of season 6 "Nice is Different Than Good" and Emily, a waitress in the eighth episode of season 6 "The Coffee Cup". Luckily Julie survived. She was in a coma for several days before waking up. However, Emily wasn't so lucky. Emily didn't survive her encounter with the strangler and died minutes after she was strangled. In the ninth episode of season 6 "Would I Think of Suicide?", it's shown how everyone is gathered at the scene of the crime at "The Coffee Shop" where Emily was killed, then a mystery guy, whose face is not shown, is seen walking and unwrapping a chewing gum and throwing the chewing gum wrapper on the floor, as this scene plays out, Mary Alice narrates: "Yes, everyone in Fairview now knew a killer was walking among them, and they would soon learn he wasn't finished", confirming that the killer is a male. The killer was revealed to viewers in the nineteenth episode of season 6 "We All Deserve to Die" to be Eddie, a friend of Danny Bolen, who worked at "The Coffee Cup" alongside Emily. Also, in that episode, two more women were murdered by Eddie, a young woman and Preston's fiancee Irina. The twentieth episode of season 6 "Epiphany" entirely revolves around Eddie and how he's been living among the women of Wisteria Lane. It also features him killing his mother and another unknown woman. Lynette finds out the truth too late at the end of the episode "The Ballad of Booth", and Eddie holds her hostage. In the season finale, her water breaks and he must deliver her child. He saves Lynette's daughter after the cord is wrapped around her neck. Eddie at first plans to leave, but then comes back crying and agrees to turn himself into the police, asking Lynette to call the police for him. Lynette allows him to hold her daughter while she calls for him.

The executive producer of Desperate Housewives, Bob Daily, said that this season's two mysteries could be linked. He explained that further clues about the strangler plot and the Bolens' family secret will be revealed throughout the season: "We have two mysteries going on right now, which is a little different for us, we have the Bolen family that has moved in, Drea De Matteo and Jeffrey Nordling, and something they seem to be running from. We also have the mystery of the person who has strangled a couple young women in Fairview. Those two mysteries may or may not be linked to each other. As we're heading into the second half of the season, we're looking to resolving and giving more clues in both of those storylines".

Episodes

Series #	Season #	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	U.S. viewers (millions)
112	1	"Nice Is Different Than Good"	Larry Shaw	Marc Cherry	September 27, 2009 (2009-09-27)	13.64
Mike Delfino's bride is finally revealed, and while one woman of Wisteria Lane is struck by happiness, another woman's world falls apart. In the meantime, Lynette tries to cope with her new pregnancy, and develops some unexpected and horrifying feelings towards her unborn babies. Bree begins an affair with Karl Mayer, and Gabrielle has to deal with raising a rebellious teenage girl. Meanwhile, a new family with a dark past, headed by new housewife, Angie Bolen, moves to the street.
113	2	"Being Alive"	David Grossman	Matt Berry	October 4, 2009 (2009-10-04)	14.64
Bree continues her affair with Karl despite the fact it may jeopardize her friendship with Susan. Everybody tries to figure out why Julie was attacked and Gabrielle discovers Ana is lying for Danny over his whereabouts at the time of the attack, Lynette struggles to decide whether to abort her unborn babies or not and Mrs. McCluskey's boyfriend Roy is introduced.
114	3	"Never Judge a Lady by Her Lover"	Andrew Doerfer	Bob Daily	October 11, 2009 (2009-10-11)	13.42
After a chance encounter with John Rowland, Carlos begins to suspect that his wife still has the hots for him, and allows his niece Ana to be hired by John to test Gabrielle. In the meantime, the Scavos tell their kids they are expecting twins, and Lynette hides her pregnancy from Carlos in order to get a big promotion. Bree realizes Karl is more serious about their affair, but she doesn't want to put much effort into something she does with a man she does not love... or does she? The intensity between Susan and Angie grows as the latter tries to defend her son, but Susan is determined to warn everyone that Danny Bolen is a dangerous kid.
115	4	"The God-Why-Don't-You-Love-Me Blues"	David Warren	Alexandra Cunningham	October 18, 2009 (2009-10-18)	13.68
Susan discovers Julie was seeing a married man before she was attacked, Bree worries about Katherine when her denial over Mike and Susan's marriage worsens and begins to interfere with her work, Gabrielle becomes furious over John and Ana getting close and as Lynette's breasts get bigger during her pregnancy, Carlos and her fellow colleagues believe she's had a boob job.
116	5	"Everybody Ought to Have a Maid"	Larry Shaw	Jamie Gorenberg	October 25, 2009 (2009-10-25)	14.18
Gabrielle is deemed a bad mother during her daughter Juanita's playdate, and she tries desperately to prove to others that she is a responsible parent, the Bolens find themselves in trouble when Danny lends Julie their gun in case her attacker returns and Susan accidentally shoots and grazes a spying Katherine, Bree gets angry over a motel cleaner who judges her for having an affair with Karl and Lynette begins to dislike her and Tom's new handyman, Mrs. McCluskey's boyfriend Roy.
117	6	"Don't Walk on the Grass"	David Grossman	Marco Pennette	November 1, 2009 (2009-11-01)	14.08
When Bree begins to fall for Karl, she decides it is time to break things up before they get way too serious. However, Karl isn't willing to let her go that easily, and makes her a proposition. In the meantime, Juanita says a bad word during a school play and Gabrielle is attacked by the school's principal, which leads her to respond and ultimately get her daughter out of the school, whereas Lynette learns her husband is cheating during mid-term. Katherine pretends to be on Susan's side to get to Mike, and Angie hides some secrets regarding her mother.
118	7	"Careful the Things You Say"	Bethany Rooney	Peter Lefcourt	November 8, 2009 (2009-11-08)	13.80
Susan is in desperate need of help to figure out if Katherine was responsible for strangling her daughter, and the detective who agrees to help her, Denise Lapera, shares some history with her that they both would rather forget. In the meantime, Lynette learns about Julie's past affair with Nick Bolen, which leads her to have her own theory as to who may have strangled her. The Hodges are invited over for dinner by the Bolens, and Nick proposes to Bree that she hire Angie to work for her at the catering company. Meanwhile, Gabrielle takes advantage of her housekeeper by making her play the role of Juanita's tuitor.
119	8	"The Coffee Cup"	Larry Shaw	Dave Flebotte	November 15, 2009 (2009-11-15)	14.72
Susan and Katherine are both sentenced to community service by picking up trash, and in the meantime Katherine finds a way to let Susan know she and Mike once had sex five times in a day, which annoys Susan, as her sexual ratio with Mike was never that high, leading her to believe he was closer to Katherine. Meanwhile, Gabrielle goes out of her way to get her daughter into Catholic school, and the only way to do so is by having Carlos send one of his employees, and Lynette's trainee, to Florida, much to Lynette's dismay, as she was training him to cover for her during her soon-to-come maternity leave. Angie refuses to make small talk with Julie Mayer, and Orson lets on that he is suspicious his wife might be cheating on him.
120	9	"Would I Think of Suicide?"	Ken Whittingham	Jason Ganzel	November 29, 2009 (2009-11-29)	12.78
In the wake of another unexpected attack, Nick decides the time has come for him and his family to move away from Wisteria Lane. In the meantime, Susan and Bree clash over the latter's affair with Karl Mayer, whereas Gabrielle and Lynette clash over the latter's pregnancy. Meanwhile, Katherine's crazy schemes have brought Mike to a point where he can no longer put up with her, and a heated argument between the two of them has shocking results.
121	10	"Boom Crunch"	David Grossman	John Pardee & Joey Murphy	December 6, 2009 (2009-12-06)	14.86
Susan and Dylan are forced to get Katherine help when her breakdown gets worse, Angie continues to be blackmailed by neighbor Mona, Gabrielle and Lynette continue to feud over Lynette's lies to Carlos about being pregnant, Orson discovers Bree's and Karl's affair and whilst the residents are enjoying their annual Christmas party a small plane crashes onto the lane, changing the lives of the residents forever.
122	11	"If..."	Larry Shaw	Jamie Gorenberg	January 3, 2010	15.35
After the horrific plane crash of Wisteria Lane, the housewives think of their lives different ways. If Susan had stayed married to Karl and gotten fat; Gabrielle thinks of Celia's future where she turns up to be an old woman; Bree imagines if Orson had died and Karl had taken her away; and Lynette imagines if Patrick had lived and Paige died, but learns that Patrick died and Paige survived.
123	12	"You Gotta Get a Gimmick"	David Grossman	Joe Keenan	January 10, 2010	14.03
Feeling guilty for Orson being in a wheelchair, Bree takes him back to her home; After heritaging a strip club, Susan learns that Mike is a constant visitor; Gaby is forced to examine feelings she's suppressed about her heritage; Lynette learns that Tom wants to fill in her place in Carlos' company.
124	13	"How About a Friendly Shrink?"	Lonny Price	Jason Ganzel	January 17, 2010	11.32
Lynette balks at the idea of seeing a couples' therapist. In the meantime, Katherine shows no intention to moving back onto the lane, whereas Gabrielle and Susan are determined to find out which of their kids is in the smartest math group at school, whereas Orson makes life harder for Bree and Angie disapproves of Danny's new girlfriend.
125	14	"The Glamorous Life"	Bethany Rooney	Dave Flebotte	January 31, 2010	11.44
Gabrielle and Carlos grow concerned with the direction Ana and Danny's relationship might be taking. In the meantime, Susan befriends a stripper named Robin and takes her under her wing, whereas Tom and Lynette come to a disagreement regarding their new therapist. Bree watches over Orson as she fears he may commit suicide, and Angie tries to get a neighbor to sort out her garbage, much to Nick's dismay.
126	15	"Lovely"	David Warren	David Schladweiler	February 21, 2010	10.92
Robin gives important tips to each one of the housewives.
127	16	"The Chase"	Larry Shaw	John Pardee & Joey Murphy	February 28, 2010	10.89
Gaby experiences the single life again after Celia gets chicken pox and descovers a sad secret about Lee and Bob; Lynette and Tom forgets Penny's birthday; Bree hires a promising employee; Katherine suspects that she might be bisexual; Susan pushes Ron into proposing to Karen but then has second thoughts,only to find out something potentialy tragic; Angie worries about Danny's disappearance when she finds out he didnt go camping afterall.
128	17	"Chromolume No. 7"	Lonny Price	Marco Pennette	March 14, 2010	12.01
Gaby and Angie have a chance encounter with supermodels Heidi Klum and Paulina Porizkova in New York; Katherine is confused by her feelings for Robin; Preston returns from Europe with a big and expensive surprise for Lynette and Tom; Mike tries to show Susan how man he is after he begins to feel like he's emasculated; Bree makes a shocking discovery about Sam; Angie reveals a secret.
129	18	"My Two Young Men"	David Grossman	Bob Daily	March 21, 2010	10.84
Susan and Gaby go to shameless lengths to top each other's kids; Lynette believes that Irina is hiding something; Bree invites Sam to a family dinner; Katherine comes out of the closet; Patrick finds out where Angie currently lives.
130	19	"We All Deserve to Die"	Larry Shaw	Josann McGibbon & Sara Parriott	April 18, 2010	10.62
Lynette discovers the truth about Irina; Gaby offers to help Bob and Lee in having their child without considering the consequences; Bree begins to question Sam's motives; Susan has a creative way to help Mike with his finances; the Fairview Strangler makes another victim.
131	20	"Epiphany"	David Grossman	Marc Cherry	April 25, 2010	11.29
The Fairview Strangler's past is revealed, as he lives among the women in Wisteria Lane.
132	21	"A Little Night Music"	David Warren	Matt Berry	May 2, 2010	12.12
Angie comes face to face with Patrick after spending 18 years running away from him; Gaby and Susan plan a scheme against their husbands; Lynette sees a dark side of Eddie; Bree meets Sam's mother.
133	22	"The Ballad of Booth"	Larry Shaw	Bob Daily	May 9, 2010	11.36
Lynette makes a shocking discovery about Eddie; Angie discreetly relies on Gaby for help; Bree offers money to get rid of Sam; Susan and Mike's financial woes result in the ultimate sacrifice.
134	23	"I Guess This Is Goodbye"	David Grossman	Alexandra Cunningham	May 16, 2010	12.75
Gaby risks her safety to save Angie and Danny; Lynette and her unborn baby's fates are in Eddie's hands; Susan comes to grips with her financial woes; Bree considers confessing a secret that she's been keeping from everybody for a long time; an old neighbor returns to Wisteria Lane.

International Ratings

Episode number Production number	Title	US (ABC)	UK (CH4 +E4)	IRE (RTÉ 2)	FRA (M6)	NZ (TV2)
112 6-01	Nice is Different Than Good	13.643m	3.418m	592,000	3.2m	479,100
113 6-02	Being Alive	14.641m	3.329m	510,000	3.5m	477,080
114 6-03	Never Judge a Lady By Her Lover	13.423m	2.916m	488,000	3.7m	447,990
115 6-04	The God-Why-Don't-You-Love-Me Blues	13.677m	2.854m	488,000	3.3m	471,200
116 6-05	Everybody Ought to Have a Maid	14.183m	2.664m	509,000	3.3m	448,490
117 6-06	Don't Walk on the Grass	14.078m	2.414m	464,000	3.3m	452,490
118 6-07	Careful the Things You Say	13.795m	2.652m	434,000	3.4m	413,820
119 6-08	The Coffee Cup	14.718m	2.659m	485,000	4m	397,830
120 6-09	Would I Think of Suicide?	12.781m	2.370m	414,000	3.4m	391,220
121 6-10	Boom Crunch	14.861m	3.028m	441,000	3.7m	411,880
122 6-11	If...	15.349m	2.750m	440,000	3.7m	419,020
123 6-12	You Gotta Get a Gimmick	14.025m	2.675m	411,000	3.9m	429,540
124 6-13	How About a Friendly Shrink?	11.317m	2.654m	414,000	4.1m	375,760
125 6-14	The Glamorous Life	11.437m	2.66m	463,000	3.7m	375,620
126 6-15	Lovely	10.924m	2.327m	381,000	3.9m	400,730
127 6-16	The Chase	10.894m	2.428m	460,000	3.8m	391,340
128 6-17	Chromolume No. 7	12.013m	2.136m	442,000	3.7m	425,620
129 6-18	My Two Young Men	10.837m	2.494m	449,000	3.9m	392,270
130 6-19	We All Deserve to Die	10.622m	2.550m	476,000	4m	444,790
131 6-20	Epiphany	11.291m	2.340m	440,000	3.8m	524,440
132 6-21	A Little Night Music	12.118m	2.634m	359,000	4m	464,820
133 6-22	The Ballad of Booth	11.361m	2.691m	399,000	3.5m	447,060
134 6-23	I Guess This is Goodbye	12.747m	2.935m	411,000	3.68m	453,320

Detailed International Schedules and 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
112 6-01	Nice is Different Than Good	September 27, 2009	8.6	13	4.7	13.643	#16
113 6-02	Being Alive	October 4, 2009	9.2	14	5.0	14.641	#10
114 6-03	Never Judge a Lady By Her Lover	October 11, 2009	8.2	12	4.6	13.423	#13
115 6-04	The God-Why-Don't-You-Love-Me Blues	October 18, 2009	8.7	13	4.6	13.677	#12
116 6-05	Everybody Ought to Have a Maid	October 25, 2009	9.0	14	4.7	14.183	#10
117 6-06	Don't Walk on the Grass	November 1, 2009	8.8	13	5.0	14.078	#12
118 6-07	Careful the Things You Say	November 8, 2009	8.6	13	4.4	13.795	#14
119 6-08	The Coffee Cup	November 15, 2009	8.9	13	5.0	14.718	#11
120 6-09	Would I Think of Suicide?	November 29, 2009	7.9	12	4.4	12.781	#12
121 6-10	Boom Crunch	December 6, 2009	9.1	14	4.9	14.861	#2
122 6-11	If...	January 3, 2010	9.2	14	5.3	15.349	#3
123 6-12	You Gotta Get a Gimmick	January 10, 2010	8.8	13	4.7	14.025	#9
124 6-13	How About a Friendly Shrink?	January 17, 2010	7.0	11	3.8	11.317	#20
125 6-14	The Glamorous Life	January 31, 2010	6.9	10	3.7	11.437	#12
126 6-15	Lovely	February 21, 2010	6.9	10	3.7	10.924	#15
127 6-16	The Chase	February 28, 2010	6.8	10	3.7	10.894	#17
128 6-17	Chromolume No. 7	March 14, 2010	7.4	12	3.7	12.013	#15
129 6-18	My Two Young Men	March 21, 2010	6.9	11	3.5	10.837	#12
130 6-19	We All Deserve to Die	April 18, 2010	6.8	11	3.3	10.622	#19
131 6-20	Epiphany	April 25, 2010	7.1	11	3.4	11.291	#13
132 6-21	A Little Night Music	May 2, 2010	7.6	12	3.8	12.118	#12
133 6-22	The Ballad of Booth	May 9, 2010	7.0	11	3.8	11.361	#15
134 6-23	I Guess This is Goodbye	May 16, 2010	7.9	13	4.0	12.747	#14

Republic of Ireland (RTÉ 2)

• Desperate Housewives airs Tuesdays at 9.55pm on RTÉ 2 in Ireland.
• All ratings below are supplied from the RTÉ Guide TV guide. The ratings are supplied by TAM Ireland/Nielsen TAM.
• Season 6 averaged 451,000 viewers when the average was calculated after the season finale.

Episode number	Title	Original airing	Airing Time	Viewers	Rank (RTE2 only)
112 (6-01)	Nice is Different Than Good	January 5, 2010	9.55pm	592,000	#1
113 (6-02)	Being Alive	January 12, 2010	9.55pm	510,000	#1
114 (6-03)	Never Judge a Lady By Her Lover	January 19, 2010	9.55pm	488,000	#1
115 (6-04)	The God-Why-Don't-You-Love-Me Blues	January 26, 2010	9.55pm	488,000	#1
116 (6-05)	Everybody Ought to Have a Maid	February 2, 2010	9.55pm	509,000	#1
117 (6-06)	Don't Walk on the Grass	February 9, 2010	9.55pm	464,000	#2
118 (6-07)	Careful the Things You Say	February 16, 2010	9.55pm	434,000	#1
119 (6-08)	The Coffee Cup	February 23, 2010	9.55pm	485,000	#2
120 (6-09)	Would I Think of Suicide?	March 2, 2010	10.05pm	414,000	#2
121 (6-10)	Boom Crunch	March 9, 2010	9.55pm	441,000	#2
122 (6-11)	If...	March 16, 2010	9.55pm	440,000	#2
123 (6-12)	You Gotta Get a Gimmick	March 23, 2010	9.55pm	411,000	#1
124 (6-13)	How About a Friendly Shrink?	March 30, 2010	9.55pm	414,000	#1
125 (6-14)	The Glamorous Life	April 6, 2010	9.55pm	463,000	#1
126 (6-15)	Lovely	April 13, 2010	9.55pm	381,000	#1
127 (6-16)	The Chase	April 20, 2010	9.55pm	460,000	#1
128 (6-17)	Chromolume No. 7	April 27, 2010	9.55pm	442,000	#1
129 (6-18)	My Two Young Men	May 4, 2010	9.55pm	449,000	#1
130 (6-19)	We All Deserve to Die	May 11, 2010	9.55pm	476,000	#1
131 (6-20)	Epiphany	May 18, 2010	9.55pm	440,000	#1
132 (6-21)	A Little Night Music	May 25, 2010	9.55pm	359,000	#3
133 (6-22)	The Ballad of Booth	June 1, 2010	9.55pm	399,000	#2
134 (6-23)	I Guess This is Goodbye	June 8, 2010	9.55pm	411,000	#3

India (Star World)

Episode number Production number	Title	Original airing	Airing Time
112 6-01	Nice is Different Than Good	February 26, 2010	10:00 pm
113 6-02	Being Alive	February 27, 2010	10:00 pm
114 6-03	Never Judge a Lady By Her Lover	February 28, 2010	10:00 pm
115 6-04	The God-Why-Don't-You-Love-Me Blues	March 5, 2010	10:00 pm
116 6-05	Everybody Ought to Have a Maid	March 6, 2010	10.00 pm
117 6-06	Don't Walk on the Grass	March 7, 2010	10:00 pm
118 6-07	Careful the Things You Say	March 12, 2010	10:00 pm
119 6-08	The Coffee Cup	March 13, 2010	10.00pm
120 6-09	Would I Think of Suicide?	March 14, 2010	10.00 pm
121 6-10	Boom Crunch	March 19, 2010	10:00 pm
122 6-11	If...	March 19, 2010	11:00pm
123 6-12	You Gotta Get a Gimmick	March 20, 2010	10:00 pm
124 6-13	How About a Friendly Shrink?	March 26, 2010	10:00 pm
125 6-14	The Glamorous Life	March 27, 2010	10:00 pm
126 6-15	Lovely	March 28, 2010	10:00 pm
127 6-16	The Chase	April 4, 2010	10:00 pm
128 6-17	Chromolume No. 7	April 11, 2010	10:00 pm
129 6-18	My Two Young Men	April 18, 2010	10:00 pm
130 6-19	We All Deserve to Die	April 25, 2010	10:00 pm
131 6-20	Epiphany	May 2, 2010	10:00 pm
132 6-21	A Little Night Music	May 9, 2010	10:00 pm
133 6-22	The Ballad of Booth	May 16, 2010	10:00 pm
134 6-23	I Guess This is Goodbye	May 23, 2010	10:00 pm

United Kingdom (Channel 4)

Episode number	Title	Original airing on Channel 4	Time of airing on Channel 4	Original airing on E4	Time of airing on E4	Position in Channel 4's ratingsa	Position in E4's ratingsb	Total viewers
112	Nice is Different Than Good	January 27, 2010	10.00pm-11.00pm	January 31, 2010	10.00pm-11.00pm	3.090m - #10	328,000 - #11	3.418m
113	Being Alive	February 3, 2010	10.00pm-11.00pm	January 31, 2010	10.00pm-11.00pm	2.482m - #5	874,000 - #7	3.329m
114	Never Judge a Lady By Her Lover	February 10, 2010	10.00pm-11.00pm	February 7, 2010	10.00pm-11.00pm	2.27m - #14	646,000 - #7	2.916m
115	The God-Why-Don't-You-Love-Me Blues	February 17, 2010	10.00pm-11.00pm	February 14, 2010	10.00pm-11.00pm	2.34m - #9	514,000 - #11	2.854m
116	Everybody Ought to Have a Maid	February 24, 2010	10.00pm-11.00pm	February 21, 2010	10.00pm-11.00pm	2.16 - #14	504,000 - #9	2.664m
117	Don't Walk on the Grass	March 3, 2010	10.00pm-11.00pm	February 28, 2010	10.00pm-11.00pm	1.70 - #31	714,000 - #5	2.414m
118	Careful the Things You Say	March 10, 2010	10.00pm-11.00pm	March 7, 2010	10.00pm-11.00pm	1.99 - #24	662,000 - #6	2.652m
119	The Coffee Cup	March 17, 2010	10.00pm-11.00pm	March 14, 2010	10.00pm-11.00pm	1.92 - #22	739,000 - #5	2.659m
120	Would I Think of Suicide?	March 24, 2010	10.00pm-11.00pm	March 21, 2010	10.00pm-11.00pm	1.69 - #31	680,000 - #5	2.370m
121	Boom Crunch	March 31, 2010	10.00pm-11.00pm	March 28, 2010	10.00pm-11.00pm	2.29 - #6	738,000 - #3	3.028m
122	If...	April 14, 2010	10.00pm-11.00pm	April 11, 2010	10.00pm-11.00pm	1.93 - #12	820,000 - #2	2.750m
123	You Gotta Get a Gimmick	April 21, 2010	10.00pm-11.00pm	April 18, 2010	10.00pm-11.00pm	1.90 - #13	775,000 - #2	2.675m
124	How About a Friendly Shrink?	April 28, 2010	10.00pm-11.00pm	April 25, 2010	10.00pm-11.00pm	1.755 - #8	899,000 - #2	2.654m
125	The Glamorous Life	May 5, 2010	10.00pm-11.00pm	May 2, 2010	10.00pm-11.00pm	1.86 - #11	800,000 - #3	2.66m
126	Lovely	May 12, 2010	10.00pm-11.00pm	May 9, 2010	10.00pm-11.00pm	1.48 - #20	847,000 - #3	2.327m
127	The Chase	May 19, 2010	10.00pm-11.00pm	May 16, 2010	10.00pm-11.00pm	1.60 - #14	828,000 - #2	2.428m
128	Chromolume No. 7	May 26, 2010	9.00pm-10.00pm	May 23, 2010	10.00pm-11.00pm	1.39 - #30	846,000 - #2	2.136m
129	My Two Young Men	June 2, 2010	10.00pm-11.00pm	May 30, 2010	10.00pm-11.00pm	1.65 - #3	840,000 - #2	2.494m
130	We All Deserve to Die	June 9, 2010	10.35pm-11.35pm	June 6, 2010	10.00pm-11.00pm	1.91 - #13	640,000 - #11	2.550m
131	Epiphany	June 16, 2010	10.00pm-11.00pm	June 13, 2010	10.00pm-11.00pm	1.73 - #15	640,000 - #11	2.340m
132	A Little Night Music	June 23, 2010	10.00pm-11.00pm	June 20, 2010	10.00pm-11.00pm	1.71 - #16	924,000 - #2	2.634m
133	The Ballad of Booth	June 30, 2010	10.00pm-11.00pm	June 27, 2010	10.00pm-11.00pm	1.85 - #14	841,000 - #2	2.691m
134	I Guess This is Goodbye	July 7, 2010	10.00pm-11.00pm	July 4, 2010	10.00pm-11.00pm	1.85 - #14	1.085m - #1	2.935m

New Zealand (TV2)

All sourced from: Throng Ratings. The season averaged 431,975 viewers.

Episode number	Title	Original airing	Timeslot	Viewers	Top 50 Ranking	Scripted Show Ranking
112	Nice Is Different Than Good	February 15, 2010	8:35pm – 9:30pm	479,100	12	3
113	Being Alive)	February 22, 2010	8:30pm – 9:30pm	477,080	8	1
114	Never Judge a Lady By Her Lover	March 1, 2010	8:30pm – 9:30pm	447,990	9	1
115	The God-Why-Don't-You-Love-Me Blues	March 8, 2010	8:30pm – 9:30pm	471,200	14	4
116	Everybody Ought to Have a Maid	March 15, 2010	8:30pm – 9:30pm	448,490	15	5
117	Don't Walk on the Grass	March 22, 2010	8:30pm – 9:30pm	452,490	12	4
118	Careful the Things You Say	March 29, 2010	8:30pm – 9:30pm	413,820	13	5
119	The Coffee Cup	April 12, 2010	8:30pm – 9:30pm	397,830	23	8
120	Would I Think of Suicide?	April 19, 2010	8:30pm – 9:30pm	391,220	25	9
121	Boom Crunch	April 26, 2010	8:30pm – 9:30pm	411,880	21	8
122	If...	May 3, 2010	8:30pm – 9:30pm	419,020	21	9
123	You Gotta Get a Gimmick	May 10, 2010	8:30pm – 9:30pm	429,540	19	8
124	How About a Friendly Shrink?	May 17, 2010	8:30pm – 9:30pm	375,760	28	10
125	The Glamorous Life	May 24, 2010	8:30pm – 9:30pm	375,620	25	6
126	Lovely	May 31, 2010	8:30pm – 9:30pm	400,730	28	11
127	The Chase	June 7, 2010	8:30pm – 9:30pm	391,340	23	11
128	Chromolume No. 7	June 14, 2010	8:30pm – 9:30pm	425,620	25	10
129	My Two Young Men	June 21, 2010	8:30pm – 9:30pm	392,270	24	7
130	We All Deserve to Die	June 28, 2010	8:30pm – 9:30pm	444,790	21	8
131	Epiphany	July 5, 2010	8:30pm – 9:30pm	524,440	18	4
132	A Little Night Music	July 12, 2010	8:30pm – 9:30pm	464,820	19	6
133	The Ballad of Booth	July 19, 2010	8:30pm – 9:30pm	447,060	19	5
134	I Guess This Is Goodbye	July 26, 2010	8:30pm – 9:30pm	453,320/769,090*	21	6

• For episode 134, original airing only / original including prime-time repeat special before beginning of new season on January 7, 2011.