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Desperate Housewives Season 5
Season 5
File:DH season 5.jpg
Promotional poster for the fifth season.
No. of episodes24
Release
Original networkABC
Original releaseSeptember 28, 2008
Season chronology
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Season 6
List of episodes

The following article is about the fifth season of Desperate Housewives, which began airing September 28, 2008 on ABC. The fifth season is placed five years in the future, following the events of the season four finale.

Episodes have been broadcast in Canada on CTV concurrently with the U.S. broadcasts. Outside the U.S. and Canada, episodes began airing internationally in Poland and Ireland in October. The season then premiered in the United Kingdom on October 19, 2008 on E4, then on October 22 on Channel 4. Season 5 of Desperate Housewives will begin airing in Australia on the Seven Network in February 2009; and official date is not yet known.

Production

There was much speculation about the fifth season of the show, due to the many cliffhangers at the end of season four, such as the departure of Edie Britt, and whether she would return after the events of the "Mother Said" episode. When asked about Sheridan's departure, Cherry commented "She won't be back for a few years", a reference to the 'five-year leap' that the show is undertaking. Edie returned to Wisteria Lane with a new husband, Dave, played by Neal McDonough, who joined the cast as a series regular.[1][2]

There had also been speculation whether the character of Mike Delfino would return, after the final scene in season four, set five years into the future, which showed Susan in the arms of a new mystery man, Jackson (Gale Harold's). The fate of Mike Delfino was later revealed by actor James Denton, who plays Mike, when he told People magazine that he will definitely be returning in Season 5. However, "Mike and Susan have definitely split up," Denton told People.[3]

On October 14, 2008, Gale Harold was seriously injured in a motorcycle accident. His character, Jackson, plays a pivotal role in the fifth season's eighth episode "City on Fire", which finds several Wisteria Lane residents trapped inside a nightclub fire.Cherry said Harold had been filming scenes all week for the episode and had been scheduled to be on set Tuesday, the day of the accident. Marc Cherry said they would await the actor's prognosis before deciding how to proceed, but that at least some changes would have to be made: "We know we're going to rewrite one scene," he said.[4]

The show issued a statment: "Gale is part of the 'Desperate Housewives' family and our thoughts and wishes are with him for a speedy recovery."[5][6]

The accident is not expected to interrupt production.[4]

Despite Harold's injury and ongoing recovery, no major Desperate Housewives production disruptions are expected.[7][4]

Cast

Teri Hatcher, Felicity Huffman, Marcia Cross, Eva Longoria Parker, Nicollette Sheridan, Dana Delany, Ricardo Antonio Chavira, Doug Savant, Kyle MacLachlan, Brenda Strong and James Denton all return as the principal cast, joined by Shawn Pyfrom, who has been promoted from an "also starring" credit. Also joining the principal cast is actor Neal McDonough as Dave Williams, while new actors portray the Scavo children, such as Charlie Carver, Max Carver, Joshua Logan Moore and Kendall Applegate, who all receive an "also starring" credit. Among the other returning cast, Andrea Bowen, though departing from the principal cast, has now been credited as a "special guest star", while Lyndsy Fonseca, Joy Lauren, Brent Kinsman, Shane Kinsman, Rachel Fox and Zane Huett also no longer receive an "also starring" credit, but instead make guest appearances.

Starring

Also starring

  • Charlie Carver as Porter Scavo
  • Max Carver as Preston Scavo
  • Joshua Logan Moore as Parker Scavo
  • Kendall Applegate as Penny Scavo

Notable guest stars

Ratings

United States

Episode number
Production number 		Title Original airing Rating Share Total viewers (in U.S.) Rank per week
88
5-01		 You're Gonna Love Tomorrow September 28, 2008 11.4[8] 17[8] 18.44[8] #2[8]
89
5-02		 We're So Happy You're So Happy October 5, 2008 9.9[9] 15[9] 15.52[9] #4[9]
90
5-03		 Kids Ain't Like Everybody Else October 12, 2008 9.8[10] 15[11] 15.50 #6[12]
91
5-04		 Back in Business October 19, 2008 10.0 15 15.42[13] #3 [14]
92
5-05		 Mirror, Mirror October 26, 2008 10.0[15] 15[16] 15.95[17] #5[18]
93
5-06		 There's Always a Woman November 2, 2008 10.1[19] 15[20] 15.93[21] #8[22]
94
5-07		 What More Do I Need? November 9, 2008 10.1[23] 15[24] 15.71[25] #5[26]
95
5-08		 City on Fire November 16, 2008 10.3[27] 15[28] 16.84[29] #6[30]
96
5-09		 Me and My Town November 30, 2008 9.9[31] 15[32] 15.81[33] #7[34]
97
5-10		 A Vision's Just a Vision December 7, 2008 9.9[35] 15[36] 16.08[37] #5[38]

United Kingdom

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 and Channel 4+1's ratings Position in E4 and E4+1's ratings Total viewers
88 You're Gonna Love Tomorrow 22 October 2008 10.00pm-11.00pm 19 October 2008 10.00pm-11.00pm 2.39m[39] 639,900[40] 2,949,900
89 We're So Happy You're So Happy 29 October 2008 10.00pm-11.00pm 26 October 2008 10.00pm-11.00pm 1.88m[41] 577,400[42] 2,377,400
90 Kids Ain't Like Everybody Else 5 November 2008 10.00pm-11.00pm 2 November 2008 10.00pm-11.00pm 1.97m[43] 654,700[44] 2,534,700
91 Back in Business 12 November 2008 10.00pm-11.00pm 9 November 2008 10.00pm-11.00pm 1.77m[45] 615,800[46] 2,393,800
92 Mirror, Mirror 19 November 2008 10.20pm-11.05pm 16 November 2008 10.00pm-11.00pm 1.77m[47] 525,900[48] 2,295,900
93 There's Always a Woman 26 November 2008 10.10pm-11.10pm 23 November 2008 10.00pm-11.00pm 1.77m[49] 761,100[50] 2,435,100
94 What More Do I Need? 3 December 2008 10.10pm-11.10pm 30 November 2008 10.00pm-11.00pm 1.45m 552,600[51] TBA
95 City on Fire 10 December 2008 10.05pm-11:05pm 7 December 2008 10.00pm-11.00pm 601,900
96 Me and My Town 17 December 2008 14 December 2008 10.00pm-11.00pm

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  2. ^ Neal McDonough Moving to "Housewives", Hollywood Reporter, June 27, 2008
  3. ^ James Denton Returning to "Desperate Housewives"--But Single, People.com, July 5, 2008
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  5. ^ 'Housewives' Actor Gale Harold Out Of Intensive Care - omg.Yahoo.com, October 24, 2008
  6. ^ Marcia Cross: Housewives Co-Star "Much Better" After Accident - omg.Yahoo.com, October 17, 2008
  7. ^ Reports: Gale Harold Getting Better - E! Online, Oct 17, 2008
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