Desperate Housewives
2004-2012 · 8 seasons · 180 episodes
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S1
S2
S3
S4
S5
S6
S7
S8
E1
8.5
8.0
8.1
8.4
8.0
7.8
7.9
8.2
E2
7.9
7.7
8.0
8.0
7.7
7.8
7.8
7.7
E3
7.9
7.6
7.8
8.2
7.8
7.8
7.8
7.5
E4
7.9
7.6
7.8
8.1
7.7
7.7
7.8
7.5
E5
7.7
7.6
7.8
7.9
8.3
7.6
7.9
7.7
E6
7.8
7.7
8.0
8.4
7.9
7.7
8.0
7.8
E7
8.1
7.8
9.5
8.0
7.8
7.5
7.8
7.9
E8
8.4
7.8
7.8
7.9
8.6
7.7
7.6
8.0
E9
8.0
8.3
7.7
9.2
8.0
7.9
7.9
8.3
E10
8.0
7.6
8.1
8.5
8.1
8.5
9.0
8.1
E11
7.9
8.1
7.9
7.8
7.9
7.9
7.8
7.5
E12
7.9
7.6
7.9
7.9
7.8
7.5
7.8
7.7
E13
7.7
8.0
7.7
7.9
9.3
7.7
7.6
7.7
E14
8.0
7.8
8.0
7.8
7.7
7.8
7.6
8.0
E15
8.0
7.7
8.6
7.9
7.7
8.3
7.7
7.9
E16
7.9
7.8
8.0
8.2
7.9
7.8
7.9
8.2
E17
7.8
7.7
7.8
8.8
7.8
7.6
7.9
8.3
E18
7.8
7.7
7.8
8.3
7.6
7.9
7.7
E19
7.7
7.9
8.0
8.7
7.8
7.7
7.8
E20
7.9
8.1
8.1
7.8
8.3
7.7
7.8
E21
7.7
8.2
8.0
7.7
8.0
8.0
8.0
E22
8.1
8.2
8.0
7.8
8.1
8.2
8.9
E23
8.8
8.5
8.6
7.9
8.6
8.6
9.2
E24
8.7
8.4
Avg
8.0
7.9
8.0
8.2
8.0
7.9
7.9
8.0
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Rating threshold:
90 Standouts
0 Infamous
90 Hidden Gems
0 Forgettable
Top Standout: S3E7 Bang
Best Hidden Gem: S7E23 Come on Over for Dinner
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🏆 Top 10 Episodes Season 4 dominates (2/10)
- 1 S3E7 Bang
- 2 S5E13 The Best Thing That Ever Could Have Happened
- 3 S4E9 Something's Coming
- 4 S8E23 Finishing the Hat
- 5 S7E10 Down the Block There's a Riot
- 6 S8E22 Give Me the Blame
- 7 S1E23 One Wonderful Day
- 8 S4E17 Free
- 9 S2E24 Remember: Part 2
- 10 S5E19 Look Into Their Eyes and You See What They Know
📉 Bottom 5 Episodes Season 8 dominates (3/5)
- 180 S8E11 Who Can Say What's True?
- 179 S8E4 School of Hard Knocks
- 178 S8E3 Watch While I Revise the World
- 177 S6E12 You Gotta Get a Gimmick
- 176 S6E7 Careful the Things You Say
180 Total Episodes
9.5 Highest Rating
7.5 Lowest Rating
2.0 Range