Desperate Housewives season 4

*Desperate Housewives*
Desperate Housewives
Season 4
	ABC promotional poster for the fourth season of Desperate Housewives. From left to right: Bree, Edie, Susan, Gabrielle, and Lynette.
Starring	Teri Hatcher; Felicity Huffman; Marcia Cross; Eva Longoria; Nicollette Sheridan; Ricardo Antonio Chavira; Andrea Bowen; Doug Savant; Kyle MacLachlan; Dana Delany; Brenda Strong; James Denton;
No. of episodes	17
Release
Original network	ABC
Original release	September 30, 2007 –; May 18, 2008
Season chronology
	← Previous; Season 3 Next →; Season 5
	List of episodes

The fourth season of Desperate Housewives, an American television series created by Marc Cherry, premiered on September 30, 2007, on ABC. Filming for the series was interrupted by the 2007–2008 Writers Guild of America strike in November 2007, after production on the two-episode tornado storyline wrapped. The first part, "Something's Coming", aired on December 2, 2007.^[1] "Welcome to Kanagawa", the second part and the last episode filmed before the strike, was originally going to be aired after the strike's resolution,^[1] but aired on January 6, 2008.^[2] Seven additional episodes were produced for the fourth season after the strike, the first of which aired on April 13, 2008. The final two episodes served as a two-part finale and were aired consecutively on May 18, 2008. A total of 17 episodes aired as part of the season, with one recap special airing on September 23, 2007.

The series continues to focus on Wisteria Lane residents Susan Delfino, Lynette Scavo, Bree Hodge, Gabrielle Solis and Edie Britt, with Mary Alice Young returning as the series' narrator. Katherine Mayfair and her family are introduced in this season and are the center of the season's mystery. Critical reception for the season was positive,^[3] and ratings increased from the third season. The series drew in an average of 17.9 million viewers per episode during the 2007-08 American television season, becoming the sixth most-watched program of the year and the most-watched scripted program for the first time.

The series was released on a five-disc DVD box set by ABC Studios on September 2, 2008, in Region 1,^[4] October 29, 2008 in Region 4, November 3, 2008 in Region 2, and March 17, 2009, in Region 5.^[5]

^ ^a ^b "Tornado to Bring Death to "Housewives" Sunday--Marc Cherry interview". Archived from the original on November 27, 2019. Retrieved November 17, 2019.
^ "Housewives" Back Next Month Archived February 7, 2022, at the Wayback Machine, New York Post, December 19, 2007
^ "TV Review: Desperate Housewives". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on October 19, 2014. Retrieved February 20, 2020.
^ "Desperate Housewives - The Complete Fourth Season". Archived from the original on October 5, 2009. Amazon.com
^ "Desperate Housewives - The Complete Third Season". Archived from the original on January 31, 2009. Retrieved November 7, 2009. Empik

[autogenerated2-1] "Tornado to Bring Death to "Housewives" Sunday--Marc Cherry interview". Archived from the original on November 27, 2019. Retrieved November 17, 2019.

[2] "Housewives" Back Next Month Archived February 7, 2022, at the Wayback Machine, New York Post, December 19, 2007

[3] "TV Review: Desperate Housewives". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on October 19, 2014. Retrieved February 20, 2020.

[4] "Desperate Housewives - The Complete Fourth Season". Archived from the original on October 5, 2009. Amazon.com

[5] "Desperate Housewives - The Complete Third Season". Archived from the original on January 31, 2009. Retrieved November 7, 2009. Empik

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