Airdates of Desperate Housewives

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This article contains airdates of the American drama/mystery television series Desperate Housewives.

The show began airing on October 3, 2004 on ABC. The series rocketed to the top of the ratings in the United States and soon became an international cultural phenomenon. Desperate Housewives got sold worldwide and a handful of countries made adapted versions of the show, using local cast and scenery.

The second season of Desperate Housewives got released on September 25, 2005 but initially received much more criticism. Nevertheless, the show retained its high ratings and got even more international recognition. A third season will be released on September 24, 2006.

Contents

[edit] Season 1 airdates

# Title US/Canada Ireland UK Australia China Japan
1 "Pilot" October 3, 2004 January 4, 2005 January 5, 2005 January 31, 2005 December 19, 2005 September 28, 2005
2 "Ah, But Underneath" October 10, 2004 January 11, 2005 January 12, 2005 February 7, 2005 December 19, 2005 October 5, 2005
3 "Pretty Little Picture" October 17, 2004 January 18, 2005 January 19, 2005 February 14, 2005 December 19, 2005 October 12, 2005
4 "Who's That Woman?" October 24, 2004 January 25, 2005 January 26, 2005 February 21, 2005 December 20, 2005 October 19, 2005
5 "Come In, Stranger" October 31, 2004 February 1, 2005 February 2, 2005 February 28, 2005 December 20, 2005 October 26, 2005
6 "Running to Stand Still" November 7, 2004 February 8, 2005 February 9, 2005 March 7, 2005 December 20, 2005 November 2, 2005
7 "Anything You Can Do" November 21, 2004 February 15, 2005 February 16, 2005 March 14, 2005 December 21, 2005 November 9, 2005
8 "Guilty" November 28, 2004 February 22, 2005 February 23, 2005 April 4, 2005 December 21, 2005 November 16, 2005
9 "Suspicious Minds" December 12, 2004 March 1, 2005 March 2, 2005 April 11, 2005 December 21, 2005 November 23, 2005
10 "Come Back to Me" December 19, 2004 March 8, 2005 March 9, 2005 April 18, 2005 December 22, 2005 November 30, 2005
11 "Move On" January 9, 2005 March 15, 2005 March 16, 2005 April 25, 2005 December 22, 2005 December 7, 2005
12 "Every Day a Little Death" January 16, 2005 March 22, 2005 March 23, 2005 May 2, 2005 December 22, 2005 December 14, 2005
13 "Your Fault" January 23, 2005 March 29, 2005 March 30, 2005 May 9, 2005 December 23, 2005 December 21, 2005
14 "Love is in the Air" February 13, 2005 April 5, 2005 April 6, 2005 May 16, 2005 December 23, 2005 December 28, 2005
15 "Impossible" February 20, 2005 April 12 2005 April 13, 2005 May 23, 2005 December 23, 2005 January 4, 2006
16 "The Ladies Who Lunch" March 27, 2005 April 19, 2005 April 20, 2005 May 30, 2005 December 24, 2005 January 11, 2006
17 "There Won't Be Trumpets" April 3, 2005 April 26, 2005 April 27, 2005 June 6, 2005 December 24, 2005 January 18, 2006
18 "Children Will Listen" April 10, 2005 May 3, 2005 May 4, 2005 June 13, 2005 December 24, 2005 January 25, 2006
19 "Live Alone and Like It" April 17, 2005 May 10, 2005 May 11, 2005 June 20, 2005 December 25, 2005 February 1, 2006
sp "Sorting Out the Dirty Laundry" April 24, 2005 May 17, 2005 Shown on E4 June 27, 2005 Not Broadcast Not Broadcast
20 "Fear No More" May 1, 2005 May 17, 2005 May 18, 2005 July 4, 2005 December 25, 2005 February 8, 2006
21 "Sunday in the Park with George" May 8, 2005 May 24, 2005 May 25, 2005 July 18, 2005 December 25, 2005 February 15, 2006
22 "Goodbye for Now" May 15, 2005 May 31, 2005 June 1, 2005 August 1, 2005 December 26, 2005 February 22, 2006
23 "One Wonderful Day" May 22, 2005 May 31, 2005 June 1, 2005 August 8, 2005 December 26, 2005 March 1, 2006

[edit] Season 2 airdates

# Title US/Canada Ireland UK Australia New Zealand Poland Portugal Japan
1 "Next" September 25, 2005 January 3, 2006 January 18, 2006 February 6, 2006 February 6, 2006 March 2, 2006 April 4, 2006 October 4, 2006
2 "You Could Drive a Person Crazy" October 2, 2005 January 10, 2006 January 25, 2006 February 13, 2006 February 13, 2006 March 2, 2006 April 11, 2006 October 11, 2006
3 "You'll Never Get Away from Me" October 9, 2005 January 17, 2006 February 1, 2006 February 20, 2006 February 20, 2006 March 9, 2006 April 18, 2006 October 18, 2006
4 "My Heart Belongs to Daddy" October 16, 2005 January 24, 2006 February 8, 2006 February 27, 2006 February 27, 2006 March 9, 2006 April 25, 2006 October 25, 2006
5 "They Asked Me Why I Believe In You" October 23, 2005 January 31, 2006 February 15, 2006 March 6, 2006 March 6, 2006 March 16, 2006 May 2, 2006 November 1, 2006
6 "I Wish I Could Forget You" November 6, 2005 February 7, 2006 February 22, 2006 March 13, 2006 March 13, 2006 March 16, 2006 May 9, 2006 November 8, 2006
7 "Color and Light" November 13, 2005 February 14, 2006 March 1, 2006 March 20, 2006 March 20, 2006 March 23, 2006 May 16, 2006 November 15, 2006
8 "The Sun Won't Set" November 20, 2005 February 21, 2006 March 8, 2006 March 27, 2006 March 27, 2006 March 23, 2006 May 24, 2006 November 22, 2006
9 "That's Good, That's Bad" November 27, 2005 February 28, 2006 March 15, 2006 April 3, 2006 April 3, 2006 March 30, 2006 May 31, 2006 November 29, 2006
10 "Coming Home" December 4, 2005 March 7, 2006 March 22, 2006 April 24, 2006 April 10, 2006 April 6, 2006 June 7, 2006 December 6, 2006
sp "All the Juicy Details" January 1, 2006 Not Broadcast Not Broadcast April 10, 2006 April 17, 2006 Not Broadcast June 14, 2006 Not Broadcast
11 "One More Kiss" January 8, 2006 March 14, 2006 March 29, 2006 May 1, 2006 April 24, 2006 April 13, 2006 June 21, 2006 December 13, 2006
12 "We're Gonna Be All Right" January 15, 2006 March 21, 2006 April 5, 2006 May 08, 2006 May 01, 2006 April 20, 2006 June 28, 2006 December 20, 2006
13 "There's Something About a War" January 22, 2006 March 28, 2006 April 12, 2006 May 15, 2006 May 8, 2006 April 27, 2006 July 5, 2006 December 27, 2006
14 "Silly People" February 12, 2006 April 4, 2006 April 19, 2006 May 22, 2006 May 15, 2006 May 4, 2006 July 12, 2006 January 10, 2007
15 "Thank You So Much" February 19, 2006 April 11, 2006 April 26, 2006 May 29, 2006 May 22, 2006 May 11, 2006 July 19, 2006 January 17, 2007
16 "There Is No Other Way" March 12, 2006 April 18, 2006 May 3, 2006 June 5, 2006 June 12, 2006 May 18, 2006 July 26, 2006 January 24, 2007
17 "Could I Leave You?" March 26, 2006 April 25, 2006 May 10, 2006 June 12, 2006 June 19, 2006 May 25, 2006
18 "Everybody Says Don't" April 2, 2006 May 2, 2006 May 17, 2006 June 19, 2006 June 26, 2006 June 1, 2006
19 "Don't Look At Me" April 16, 2006 May 9, 2006 May 24, 2006 June 26, 2006 July 3, 2006 June 8, 2006
sp "The More You Know, The Juicier It Gets" April 24, 2006 Not Broadcast Not Broadcast July 2, 2006 July 9, 2006 Not Broadcast
20 "It Wasn't Meant To Happen" April 30, 2006 May 16, 2006 May 31, 2006 July 3, 2006 July 10, 2006 June 29, 2006
21 "I Know Things Now" May 7, 2006 May 23, 2006 June 7, 2006 July 10, 2006 July 17, 2006 June 29, 2006
22 "No One Is Alone" May 14, 2006 May 30, 2006 June 14, 2006 July 17, 2006 July 24, 2006 July 6, 2006
23 "Remember, Part I" May 21, 2006 June 6, 2006 June 21, 2006 July 24, 2006 July 31, 2006 July 6, 2006
24 "Remember, Part II" May 21, 2006 June 13, 2006 July 31, 2006 August 7, 2006 July 13, 2006

[edit] Season 3 airdates

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# Title US/Canada Ireland UK Australia New Zealand Poland Portugal Japan
1 "Listen to the Rain on the Roof" September 24, 2006 January 2007 (presumed) January 2007 (presumed) February 2007(presumed) January or March 2007 (presumed)
2 "It Takes Two" October 1, 2006

[edit] International syndication

Desperate Housewives is syndicated worldwide, being broadcast in the following countries on each continent:

[edit] Africa

Flag Country Broadcast as Audio language Season Original airdate Channel
South Africa “Desperate Housewives” English 1 July, 2005 MNet

[edit] Asia

Flag Country Broadcast as Audio language Season Original airdate Channel
Turkey “Desperate Housewives” English 1 February 28, 2005 CNBC-e
Singapore “Desperate Housewives” 1 January 31, 2005 MediaCorp TV Channel 5
Israel “עקרות בית נואשות” (Akarot Ba'it Noashot) 1 May 8, 2005 Yes Plus
Hong Kong (PRC) “Desperate Housewives” 1 January 31, 2005 MediaCorp TV Channel 5
Philippines “Desperate Housewives” 1 May 26, 2005 Studio 23
India “Desperate Housewives” 1 July, 2005 Star World
Malaysia “Desperate Housewives” 1 July 5, 2005 8TV
Indonesia “Desperate Housewives” 1 July 8, 2005 Indosiar
South Korea “Uigi ui Jubudul” 1 July 24, 2005 KBS2
Japan “Desuparēto na tsuma tachi” Japanese dubbing 1 September 28, 2005 NHK-BS2
2 October 4, 2006 NHK-BS2
People's Republic of China “Desperate Housewives” Mandarin dubbing 1 December 19, 2005 CCTV8

[edit] Eastern Europe

Flag Country Broadcast as Audio language Season Original airdate Channel
Croatia “Kućanice” English 1 February 17, 2005 Nova TV
2 March 16, 2006 Nova TV
Bosnia and Herzegovina “Očajne kućanice” English 1 September 5, 2005 Mreža Plus
2 February 13, 2006 Mreža Plus
Georgia ”სასოწარკვეთილი დიასახლისები” (Sasocarkvetili diasachlisebi) Georgian 1 June 5, 2004 Rustavi 2
Poland “Gotowe na wszystko” Polish dubbing lector 1 September 8, 2005 Polsat
2 March 2, 2006 Polsat
Romania “Neveste Disperate” 1 July 9, 2005 TVR1
Estonia “Meeleheitel Koduperenaised” 1 September 5, 2005 Kanal 2
Lithuania “Nusivylusios namų šeimininkės” 1 September 5, 2005 TV3
Slovenia “Razočarane gospodinje” English 1 September 12, 2005 Pop TV
Latvia “Bīstamās mājsaimnieces” 1 September 26, 2005 LTV 7
Serbia and Montenegro “Очајне домаћице” (Očajne domaćice) English 1 September 27, 2005 RTV Pink
Republic of Macedonia “Ocajni Domakinki” English 1 October 1, 2005 A1
Russia “Отчаянные домохозяйки” (Otchayannye Domohozyaiki) 1 October 23, 2005 STS-Moscow
Hungary “Született feleségek” 1 October 26, 2005 TV2
Ukraine “Vidchaydushni domogospodarky” 1 ICTV

[edit] North America

Flag Country Broadcast as Audio language Season Original airdate Channel
United States “Desperate Housewives” English 1 October 3, 2004 ABC
  • The first season was broadcast on Sunday evenings at 9:00 p.m. EST on ABC.
2 September 25, 2005 ABC
3 September 24, 2006 ABC
Canada “Desperate Housewives” English 1 October 3, 2004 CTV
  • During the summer of 2005, the show was also presented in French on Radio-Canada.
2 September 25, 2005 CTV
3 September 24, 2006 CTV
Mexico “Esposas Desesperadas” Spanish dubbing 1 May 3, 2005 TV Azteca
  • The show was initially carried on SET in November 2004.

[edit] Oceania

Flag Country Broadcast as Audio language Season Original airdate Channel
Australia “Desperate Housewives” English 1 January 31, 2005 Seven Network
  • The show registered 2.5 million viewers one of the highest for a premiere in Australian history.
2 February 6, 2006 Seven Network
New Zealand “Desperate Housewives” English 1 July 18, 2005 TV2

[edit] South America

Flag Country Broadcast as Audio language Season Original airdate Channel
Brazil “Desperate Housewives” 1 November 4, 2004 SET
Uruguay “Amas de Casa Desesperadas” 1 Canal 4

[edit] Western Europe

Flag Country Broadcast as Audio language Season Original airdate Channel
Ireland “Desperate Housewives” English 1 January 4, 2005 RTÉ Two
  • Ireland was the first country in Europe to start broadcasting Desperate Housewives on national TV.
2 January 3, 2006 RTÉ Two
United Kingdom “Desperate Housewives” English 1 January 5, 2005 Channel 4
  • Each episode is followed by a première of the next on E4, which therefore did not initially screen episode 1, but re-ran episodes 1 and 2 later in the first week.
2 January 18, 2006 Channel 4
Norway “Frustrerte Fruer” 1 January 11, 2005 TV 2
2 December 13, 2005 TV 2
Flanders (Belgium) “Desperate Housewives” English with Dutch subtitles 1 January 21, 2005 één
  • Each season is usually split in two, with the show being broadcast around 10:10 p.m. every Friday evening.
2 December 2, 2005 één
Italy “Desperate Housewives: I segreti di Wisteria Lane” 1 September 12, 2005 Rai Due
  • Season 1 was shown from February 22, 2005 on Foxlife (pay-per-view).
  • Foxlife begun showing season 2 on February 12, 2006 and the second season finale aired split in 2 parts on July 10th and July 17th.
  • Rai Due will air the second season with 2 or 3 episodes per night beginning December 5, 2006. It was scheduled to begin first on September 11th and then on Semptember 26th but then, probably due to low rating of summer reruns of season one, it has been scheduled for the end of the year.
2 December 5, 2006 Rai Due
Sweden “Desperate Housewives” 1 March 29, 2005 Kanal 5
2 January 24, 2006 Kanal 5
Spain “Mujeres Desesperadas” 1 June 6, 2005 TVE1
  • The show initially aired on March 3, 2005 on FOX (pay TV).
2 March 23, 2006 TVE1
Portugal “Donas de Casa Desesperadas” English with Portuguese subtitles 1 May 22, 2005 SIC
  • During the first season, each episode was aired twice a week.
2 April 4, 2006 SIC
Netherlands “Desperate Housewives” English with Dutch subtitles 1 March 1, 2005 NET 5
Denmark “Desperate Housewives” 1 March 2, 2005 TV 2
Switzerland “Desperate Housewives” English or German dubbing 1 April 11, 2005 SF DRS
Germany “Desperate Housewives” German dubbing 1 April 12, 2005 Pro 7
Austria “Desperate Housewives” German dubbing 1 April 24, 2005 ORF1
France “Desperate Housewives” French dubbing 1 September 8, 2005 Canal Plus
Greece “'Νοικοκυρές Σε Απόγνωση” (Nikokires Se Apognosi) 1 October 2, 2005 NET
Finland “Täydelliset Naiset” English with Finnish subtitles 2 October 10, 2005 Nelonen
Wallonia (Belgium) “Desperate Housewives” French dubbing 1 November 6, 2005 RTL-TVI
Iceland “Aðþrengdar eiginkonur” 1 Sjónvarpið


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