TV
2009 Fall Season
2009 Summer Season
2008-09 Midseason
2008 Fall Season
2008 Summer Season
Best Of 2008
Best Of 2007
Best Of 2006
Best Of 2005
Recent/Upcoming
Movies & Specials
46
The Prisoner
AMC, 11/15
73
Collision
PBS, 11/15
70
Schmatta: Rags to Riches to Rags
HBO, 10/19
84
Monty Python: Almost the Truth (The Lawyer's Cut)
IFC, 10/18
80
Occupation
BBC America, 10/18
Recent/Upcoming
Series Premieres
47
The Wanda Sykes Show
Fox,
Saturday
67
V
ABC,
Tuesday
54
The League
FX,
Thursday
81
Friday Night Lights Season Four
DirecTV 101,
Wednesday
77
Endgame
PBS,
Sunday
78
White Collar
USA,
Friday
20
The Jeff Dunham Show
Comedy Central,
Thursday
47
Lock 'n Load
Showtime,
Wednesday
74
30 Rock Season Four
NBC,
Thursday
65
Nip/Tuck Season Six
FX,
Wednesday
49
Secret Girlfriend
Comedy Central,
Wednesday
62
Sherri
Lifetime,
Monday
48
Three Rivers
CBS,
Sunday
Stars indicate the most critically-acclaimed shows.
Desperate Housewives
Season Five
EMAILPRINTSERIES: ABC, Sunday 9:00p (60 minutes)
Generally favorable reviews
Based on 8 critic reviews
How did we calculate this?
Based on 16 votes
Read user comments
Rate this show >
Show Info
Genre(s): Comedy, Drama
Created By: Marc Cherry
First Air Date: September 28, 2008
Summary
Starring Teri Hatcher, Eva Longoria, Felicity Huffman, Marcia Cross, Gale Harold, Gail O'Grady, and Peter Onorati
We jump forward five years in the lives of the Wisteria Lane residents.
Episode Guide & More Info: More about this show at TV.com
Also On The Web: Official Show Site
What The Critics Said
All critic scores are converted to a 100-point scale. If a critic does not indicate a score, we assign a score based on the general impression given by the text of the review. Learn more...
TV GuideMatt Roush
Moving the story ahead five years didn't so much reinvent the show as it recharged and refreshed the scintillating mix of domestic comedy and sudsy intrigue that we've always enjoyed.
Read Full Review >Hollywood ReporterBarry Garron
It has the wit and bite that made the series a standout, but it has jettisoned much of the dramatic baggage that had begun to weigh the show down.
Read Full Review >VarietyBrian Lowry
Yet while the first episode basically does the heavy lifting setup-wise, the second is a knockout -- with great scenes involving Lynette's well-intentioned but intrusive parenting style, Gabrielle's social climbing and Bree's work/home juggling act.
Read Full Review >Entertainment Weekly
This season, the Housewives aren't desperate: They're avidly ambitious, like the series itself.
Read Full Review >Boston GlobeJoanna Weiss
So far, at least, this season promises to be less about plot than personality. That doesn't mean the show is perfect - it never was--but it's better, and that's a big relief.
Read Full Review >Pittsburgh Post-GazetteRob Owen
As creator Marc Cherry explained this summer, he wanted to re-set the series and get the stories back to something more closely resembling reality. Sunday's season premiere does that pretty well with some of the women's stories, especially Lynette (Felicty Huffman), whose twins are now terrible teens.
Read Full Review >Newark Star-LedgerAlan Sepinwall
If you gave up on either one because they seemed tired or just annoying in their familiarity, now might be a good time to try a return visit.
Read Full Review >Chicago Sun-TimesMisha Davenport
The nostalgic feel Wisteria Lane once held has evaporated, ironically leaving fans nostalgic for the way things once were.
Read Full Review >What Our Users Said
The average user rating for this show is 8.8 (out of 10) based on 16 User Votes
Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.
Manan G gave it a10:
Season 5 is as good as the first 4 have been. Interesting plots and twists. Good fun.
Maomao Z gave it a6:
While I find that I can't stop watching because I have seen every single episode, I think some of the episodes in this season are a bit of a let down and there is quite a bit of filler. I think the season's story overall is a good one, but there just simply isn't enough material there to fill every episode of the entire season. Remember the weird episode about the death of the handyman? WTF?
Dudlei de O gave it a10:
"Desperate Housewives is a modern masterpiece of art. It brings the saddest dramatic situations with the most sarcastic scenes of humour within a misterious thriller plot. From a literary point of view, the characters' construction is one of the most important elements in the plot, giving the public a good sense of reality concerning the character's behaviour.
Allan gave it a9:
This season is great so far, especially after the terrible fourth season. DH is strange, since it seems to be good every odd year.. Seasons 1 and 3 are the strongest and 5 is great, while 2 and 4 weren't too hot, in my opinion. I'm glad it's back to the level of quality it used to be.
