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Created by Marc Cherry, it story jumped five years from the making for a season like none before. very quickly came into its own, drawing previous season's finale. Sadly for fans, Sunday, Sept. 25, marks more than 20 million viewers for the Offering viewers a more straightfor- the beginning of the end for ABC's debut, and 30 million for the inaugural ward storyline may be a smart move "Desperate Housewives." season's finale. strategically, but one that may not pan In the season premiere, friends Gaby The show has won numerous out in the end. Soaps, prime time and (Eva Longoria), Lynette (Felicity awards, including Golden Globes in daytime, appear to be losing their Huffman), Susan (Teri Hatcher) and Bree 2005 and 2006 for Best Television appeal to TV audiences in recent years. (Marcia Cross) are still reeling from the Series. It has been a critical darling since Such contrived romantic dramas have revelation that Carlos (Ricardo Antonio its premiere. But viewership has fizzled been part of the television landscape Chavira) killed Gaby's evil stepfather. the past couple of seasons, likely since its very beginnings, but today's Determined to protect their friend, the leading to the decision to end jaded audiences either aren't interested women band together to do what is "Desperate Housewives" while the or don't have the attention spans for necessary to cover up the murder. going was good. such drawn-out plots. Meanwhile, Renee (Vanessa "I just wanted to make sure that this Evidence can be found all over Williams) is intrigued when hunky Ben show that sort of put this network on daytime television with some of the Faulkner (Charles Mesure) moves to the the map had its victory lap," said ABC medium's most iconic series dropping neighborhood. president Paul Lee. "(We) had a chance like flies. CBS's "Guiding Light" Billed as a prime-time soap, to really set out every episode and build premiered on television in 1952, but "Desperate Housewives" takes a darkly an arc for those 22 episodes so that we ended its run in 2009 due to lackluster humorous look at life in suburbia could say goodbye to this iconic show." ratings. Not long after, CBS announced through the lives of Wisteria Lane's The show may have come in like a it had canceled its sister show, "As the seemingly perfect housewives. The story lion, but it certainly isn't likely to go out World Turns," which stopped rotating in is told through the eyes of deceased like a lamb. The hype behind this final September of 2010. Teri Hatcher stars as Susan in "Desperate Housewives" housewife Mary Alice Young, who took season could draw more viewers back This week, ABC is set to replace another long-running daytime drama with the new talk show "The Chew." rights to "One Life to Live," another actress had lots of soap experience with (;3$1',1*(;&(//(1&(«:$7&+86*52: After more than four decades on the ABC soap that's headed for the credits from "The Edge of Night," "One alphanetwork, "All My Children" aired <HVZHDUH*52:,1* chopping block in January 2012. Life to Live" and "Knots Landing." But WRPHHWWKHLQFUHDVLQJWKHUDS\QHHGVRIRXUFRPPXQLW\ its final episode on Friday, Sept. 23. 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Huffman earned an Oscar /DNHODQG 7O! +RWHQJLQHV out of the public eye for a few years, nomination in 2005 for her role in :RPSSLK5\YZPUN 9LOHIPSP[H[PVU -H_! Hatcher's career was completely "Transamerica" during her "Desperate DUHQ·WFRRO revived, if not elevated, by the series. Housewives" tenure. Cross was once known as Dr. Longoria worked her way up the heck youry system. Kimberly Shaw on another prime-time ranks of Hollywood, first working on the KOVZLZ[V[OL soap, "Melrose Place." In fact, the daytime soap "The Young and the HUK YHKPH[VY Restless" before making the jump to V RLLWPUN `V\Y U JOLJRPUN [OL prime time as Gaby in "Desperate U[ (ZR V\Y JOUPJPHUZ MVY H Housewives." The role truly kicked her PUZWLJ[PVU HZ career into high gear. LYHSS WYL]LU[P]L YVNYHT ¶ HUK This season may be the end for the YHUKLK ^P[O HU American cast, but another country is NPUL KV^U [OL about to get its first taste of the "Desperate Housewives" phenomenon. 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