Desperate Housewives is an ABC hit television show with a couple of friends and lots of drama! Desperate Housewives is one of the most watched television shows on TV.  This show is filled with drama, passion, and each neighbor is crazier than the next with their insane ambitions and potential.  The show was created, directed, and written by a man named Marc Cherry.  He was born in 1962 and was forty-two years old by the first premiere of the show on October 3^rd, 2004.  Marc has written and produced many other shows including Desperate Housewives.