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((Infobox television season
| bg_color      = #FF9320
| season_number = 4
| image         = Desperate Housewives season 4 poster.jpg
| image_alt     =
| caption       = ABC promotional poster for the fourth season of ''Desperate Housewives''. From left to right: Bree, Edie, Susan, Gabrielle, and Lynette.
| starring      = ((Plainlist|
* [[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]]
))
| num_episodes  = 17
| network       = [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]
| first_aired   = ((Start date|2007|9|30))
| last_aired    = ((End date|2008|5|18))
| episode_list  = List of Desperate Housewives episodes 
))
The fourth season of ''[[Desperate Housewives]]'', an American television series created by [[Marc Cherry]], premiered on September 30, 2007, on [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]. Filming for the series was interrupted by the [[2007-2008 Writers Guild of America strike|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 (Desperate Housewives)|Something's Coming]]", aired on December 2, 2007.<ref name=autogenerated2>((Cite web |url=http://www.today.com/id/22044125 |title=Tornado to Bring Death to "Housewives" Sunday--Marc Cherry interview |access-date=November 17, 2019 |archive-date=November 27, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191127043153/http://www.today.com/id/22044125 |url-status=live ))</ref> "[[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,<ref name=autogenerated2 /> but aired on January 6, 2008.<ref>[http://www.nypost.com/seven/121907/tv/twisted_sisters_418927.htm "Housewives" Back Next Month] ((Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220207212307/https://nypost.com/2009/08/09/twisted-sisters/ |date=February 7, 2022 )), ''New York Post'', December 19, 2007</ref> 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 [[List of Desperate Housewives episodes#Specials|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,<ref>((cite magazine | url=https://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20156391,00.html | magazine=Entertainment Weekly | title=TV Review: Desperate Housewives | access-date=February 20, 2020 | archive-date=October 19, 2014 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141019044659/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20156391,00.html | url-status=live ))</ref> and ratings increased from the third season. The series drew in an average of 17.9&nbsp;million viewers per episode during the [[2007–2008 United States network television schedule|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 [[DVD region code#Region codes and countries|Region 1]],<ref>((cite web | url=http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/news/Desperate-Housewives-Season-4-Press-Release/9467 | title=Desperate Housewives - The Complete Fourth Season | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091005181507/http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/news/Desperate-Housewives-Season-4-Press-Release/9467 | archive-date=October 5, 2009 | df=mdy-all )) [[Amazon.com]]</ref> October 29, 2008 in [[DVD region code#Region codes and countries|Region 4]], November 3, 2008 in [[DVD region code#Region codes and countries|Region 2]], and March 17, 2009, in [[DVD region code#Region codes and countries|Region 5]].<ref>((cite web | url=http://www.empik.com/gotowe-na-wszystko-sezon-3-film,prod230076,p | title=Desperate Housewives - The Complete Third Season | access-date=November 7, 2009 | archive-date=January 31, 2009 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090131084457/http://www.empik.com/gotowe-na-wszystko-sezon-3-film,prod230076,p | url-status=live )) [[Empik]]</ref>

==Production==
[[Joe Keenan (writer)|Joe Keenan]], one of the three [[executive producer]]s during the third season, as well as writer of the critically acclaimed season episode "[[Bang (Desperate Housewives episode)|Bang]]", did not return for season four as executive producer, but as consulting producer.<ref>Schneider, Michael & Adalian, Josef: [https://www.variety.com/article/VR1117962170.html?categoryid=1236&cs=1 Keenan not 'Desperate' any more] ((Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090606142803/http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117962170.html?categoryid=1236&cs=1 |date=June 6, 2009 )), ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]'', March 29, 2007</ref>
Replacing Keenan, and joining [[Marc Cherry]] and [[George W. Perkins (television producer)|George W. Perkins]] as executive producers, is season three writer and co-executive producer [[Bob Daily]], whose previous work include sitcoms ''[[Frasier]]'' and ''[[Out of Practice]]'', as well as cartoon series ''[[Rugrats]]''. Keenan will serve as Cherry's second-in-command for the next two years. Also joining as executives producers are writers and former co-executive producers [[John Pardee]] and [[Joey Murphy]] who have been on the show since its first season.<ref>[http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news.aspx?id=7408 Development Update: Week of June 11-15]</ref>

This is also the first season the synthesized version of [[Danny Elfman]]’s main title theme was used, as it would be the rest of the series.

==Cast==
((main|List of Desperate Housewives cast members|List of Desperate Housewives characters))
[[File:Dana Delany.jpg|thumb|left|175px|[[Dana Delany|Delany]]'s character was the subject of the season's main mystery.]]
The fourth season had twelve roles receiving [[Billing (film)|star billing]]. All eleven starring actors from the [[Desperate Housewives season 3|previous season]] returned for this season. The series is narrated by [[Brenda Strong]], who portrays the deceased [[Mary Alice Young]], as she observes from beyond the grave the lives of the [[Wisteria Lane]] residents and her former best friends. [[Teri Hatcher]] portrayed [[Susan Delfino]], who is finally married after three seasons searching for a stable relationship. [[Felicity Huffman]] portrayed [[Lynette Scavo]], who fights cancer during the first half of the season and deals with her step-daughter's behavior in the second half. [[Marcia Cross]] portrayed [[Bree Hodge]], married for the second time and faking pregnancy in an attempt to protect her daughter. [[Eva Longoria]] portrayed former model [[Gabrielle Lang]], now the wife of Fairview's mayor. [[Nicollette Sheridan]] portrayed [[Edie Britt]], who faked suicide in the [[Getting Married Today (Desperate Housewives)|previous season finale]]. [[Ricardo Antonio Chavira]] portrayed [[Carlos Solis]], now divorced from Gabrielle but still in love with her while involved in a relationship with Edie. [[Andrea Bowen]] portrayed [[Julie Mayer (Desperate Housewives)|Julie Mayer]], the responsible and caring daughter of Susan. [[Doug Savant]] portrayed [[Tom Scavo]], Lynette's husband and now owner of a pizzeria. [[Kyle MacLachlan]] portrayed [[Orson Hodge]], Bree's second husband and the man that ran over Mike in the [[Remember (Desperate Housewives)|second season finale]]. [[James Denton]] portrayed [[Mike Delfino]], now Susan's husband who starts using drugs. [[Dana Delany]] is introduced in the role of [[Katherine Mayfair]], whose mysterious arc is the season's main storyline.<ref name="owen">Owen, Rob (August 17, 2007). [http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/07229/810119-237.stm "Tuned In: 'Desperate' measures include adding Dana Delany to cast"] ((Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191219025155/http://old.post-gazette.com/pg/07229/810119-237.stm |date=December 19, 2019 )). ''[[Pittsburgh Post-Gazette]]''. Retrieved August 4, 2011.</ref>

Five out of six actors who received "also starring" billing from the previous season returned. [[Shawn Pyfrom]], portrayed Bree's gay son [[Andrew Van de Kamp]]. [[Lyndsy Fonseca]] was cast in the new role of [[List of Desperate Housewives characters#Dylan Mayfair|Dylan Mayfair]], Katherine's daughter and part of the season's mystery.<ref name="small">Small, Jonathan (August 24, 2007). [https://www.tvguide.com/news/housewives-delany-fillion-37230.aspx "A First Look at ''Desperate Housewives''((')) New Neighbors"]. ''[[TV Guide]]''. Retrieved August 4, 2011. ((Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130222031445/http://www.tvguide.com/news/housewives-delany-fillion-37230.aspx |date=February 22, 2013 ))</ref> [[Joy Lauren]] reappeared in the role of [[Danielle Van de Kamp]], Bree's pregnant daughter. [[Brent Kinsman]], [[Shane Kinsman]] and [[Zane Huett]], played [[List of Desperate Housewives characters#Preston and Porter Scavo|Preston Scavo]], [[List of Desperate Housewives characters#Preston and Porter Scavo|Porter Scavo]] and [[List of Desperate Housewives characters#Parker Scavo|Parker Scavo]], Lynette's troublesome children. [[Rachel G. Fox|Rachel Fox]] was promoted to regular after guest starring in several episodes in the previous season as [[List of Desperate Housewives characters#Kayla Huntington Scavo|Kayla Huntington Scavo]], Tom's mischievous daughter and the result of an affair he had before meeting Lynette.

This season featured many established and new guest stars. [[Kathryn Joosten]] portrayed [[Karen McCluskey]], one of the most prominent residents of Wisteria Lane, [[Richard Burgi]] appeared as [[Karl Mayer]], Susan's ex-husband who is also married again, [[Pat Crawford Brown]] played elderly neighbor [[List of Desperate Housewives characters#Ida Greenberg|Ida Greenberg]], whereas [[Tuc Watkins]] and [[Kevin Rahm]] made their debut in this season respectively as [[Bob Hunter and Lee McDermott]], a gay couple from Chicago who move to the lane.<ref>Jensen, Michael (October 22, 2007). [http://www.afterelton.com/people/2007/10/tuc_watkins?page=0%2C0 "Interview with 'Desperate Housewives'((')) Tuc Watkins] ((Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120416195044/http://www.afterelton.com/people/2007/10/tuc_watkins?page=0%2C0 |date=April 16, 2012 )). [[AfterElton]]. Retrieved August 4, 2011.</ref> Part of Lynette's storyline were [[Polly Bergen]] in the role of [[List of Desperate Housewives characters#Stella Wingfield|Stella Wingfield]], Lynette's mother who moves to the Scavo family home to support her daughter in her battle against cancer, and [[Jason Gedrick]] playing [[List of Desperate Housewives characters#Rick Coletti|Rick Coletti]], who had feelings for Lynette in the previous season and now opens his own restaurant to compete with Scavo Pizzeria. Part of Bree's storyline were [[Shirley Knight]] returning as [[List of Desperate Housewives characters#Phyllis Van de Kamp|Phyllis Van de Kamp]], Bree's first mother-in-law, and [[Dakin Matthews]] appearing as [[List of Desperate Housewives characters#Reverend Sykes|Reverend Sykes]], reverend at the local Presbyterian church. Part of Gabrielle's storyline were [[John Slattery]] playing [[Victor Lang]], Gabrielle's new husband and the mayor of Fairview, [[Mike Farrell]] in the role of Milton Lang, Victor's father, [[Jeff Doucette]] portraying [[List of Desperate Housewives characters#Father Crowley|Father Crowley]], priest at the local Catholic church, [[Justine Bateman]] playing Ellie Leonard, a drug dealer who rents a room in the Solises' house, and [[Jesse Metcalfe]] reappearing as [[John Rowland (Desperate Housewives)|John Rowland]], Gabrielle's ex-lover and former gardener. Part of the main mystery arc were [[Nathan Fillion]] portraying [[List of Desperate Housewives characters#Adam Mayfair|Adam Mayfair]], a doctor and Katherine's second husband,<ref>Christianson, Emily (October 5, 2007). [http://www.hollywood.com/feature/Nathan_Fillion_Desperate_Housewives_ABC/4931190 "'Desperate Housewives': At Home on Wisteria Lane with Nathan Fillion"] ((Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121004045305/http://www.hollywood.com/feature/Nathan_Fillion_Desperate_Housewives_ABC/4931190 |date=October 4, 2012 )). Hollywood.com. Retrieved August 4, 2011.</ref> [[Ellen Geer]] appearing as Lillian Simms, Katherine's aunt, [[Melora Walters]] playing Sylvia Greene, Adam's former patient and ex-lover from Chicago, and [[Gary Cole]] in the role of [[List of Desperate Housewives characters#Wayne Davis|Wayne Davis]], a cop and Katherine's abusive first husband. Additionally, [[Gale Harold]] was introduced as Susan's new lover [[List of Desperate Housewives characters#Jackson Braddock|Jackson Braddock]] during the five-year jump featured at the end of the season.

For the [[14th Screen Actors Guild Awards|14th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards]], Fillion, Joosten and Slattery were nominated along with the rest of the main cast for the [[Screen Actors Guild Award for Best Ensemble - Comedy Series|Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series]] award due to their many appearances this season.<ref>((cite web |url=http://www.sagawards.org/PR_071220 |title=NOMINATIONS ANNOUNCED FOR THE 14th ANNUAL SCREEN ACTORS GUILD AWARDS® &#124; Screen Actors Guild Awards |access-date=2008-03-02 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20080513143544/http://www.sagawards.org/PR_071220 |archive-date=May 13, 2008 |df=mdy-all )) 14th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards Nominations.</ref>

==Episodes==
<onlyinclude>((Episode table |background=#FF9320 |overall=5 |season=5 |title=26 |director=14 |writer=23 |airdate=13 |viewers=9 |country=U.S. |episodes=
((Episode list/sublist|Desperate Housewives season 4
| EpisodeNumber   = 71
| EpisodeNumber2  = 1
| Title           = [[Now You Know (Desperate Housewives)|Now You Know]]
| DirectedBy      = [[Larry Shaw (director)|Larry Shaw]]
| WrittenBy       = [[Marc Cherry]]
| OriginalAirDate = ((Start date|2007|9|30))
| Aux4            = 19.32<ref>((cite web|publisher=[[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] Medianet|date=October 2, 2007|url=http://abcmedianet.com/web/dnr/dispDNR.aspx?id=100207_05|title=Weekly Program Rankings|access-date=June 9, 2010|archive-date=March 14, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120314121148/http://abcmedianet.com/web/dnr/dispDNR.aspx?id=100207_05))</ref>
| ShortSummary    = Katherine Mayfair, a former Wisteria Lane resident and old friend of Susan's, moves into her aunt's house, which used to be Mike's house, with her second husband, Adam, a gynecologist, and her daughter Dylan, who all have secrets of their own. It is revealed that Edie staged her suicide to make Carlos stay with her, unaware that Carlos was having a secret affair with Gabrielle and planned to run away with her. Edie complicates things when she learns about Carlos' illegal [[offshore bank]] account in the [[Cayman Islands]]. Lynette tells her friends about her cancer. Bree continues to hide her fake pregnancy from the neighbors. Susan worries she might be entering menopause, but discovers that she is actually pregnant, much to Susan and Mike's delight.
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((Episode list/sublist|Desperate Housewives season 4
| EpisodeNumber   = 72
| EpisodeNumber2  = 2
| Title           = Smiles of a Summer Night
| DirectedBy      = [[David Grossman (director)|David Grossman]]
| WrittenBy       = [[Bob Daily]] & Matt Berry
| OriginalAirDate = ((Start date|2007|10|7))
| Aux4            = 17.82<ref>((cite web|publisher=[[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] Medianet|date=October 9, 2007|url=http://abcmedianet.com/web/dnr/dispDNR.aspx?id=100907_06|title=Weekly Program Rankings|access-date=June 9, 2010|archive-date=February 18, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150218051739/http://abcmedianet.com/web/dnr/dispDNR.aspx?id=100907_06))</ref>
| ShortSummary    = Susan tries to involve Mike as a parent in her house, but she becomes torn when he convinces her to forbid Julie from attending a wild house party. Lynette bans Tom from her chemotherapy sessions and asks Gabrielle to accompany her, but discovers she dreads the prospect of visiting Lynette because her father died of cancer too. Bree is infuriated when Katherine refuses to share her secret lemon meringue pie recipe with her, so Bree decides to sneak into Katherine's house and steal the recipe, but is shocked when she overhears Katherine slapping Dylan for questioning about her birth father. Edie blackmails Carlos with the Cayman Islands account and forces him to get engaged to her.
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((Episode list/sublist|Desperate Housewives season 4
| EpisodeNumber   = 73
| EpisodeNumber2  = 3
| Title           = The Game
| DirectedBy      = [[Bethany Rooney]]
| WrittenBy       = [[Joey Murphy]] & [[John Pardee]]
| OriginalAirDate = ((Start date|2007|10|14))
| Aux4            = 18.89<ref>((cite web|publisher=[[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] Medianet|date=October 16, 2007|url=http://abcmedianet.com/web/dnr/dispDNR.aspx?id=101607_06|title=Weekly Program Rankings|access-date=June 9, 2010|archive-date=March 14, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120314121325/http://abcmedianet.com/web/dnr/dispDNR.aspx?id=101607_06))</ref>
| ShortSummary    = Julie and Dylan break into Dylan's old room to investigate Dylan's past, but Katherine catches them and orders Dylan to stay away from Julie. Susan and Mike host a charades party at their house, which turns into a disaster due to a series of misfortunes: Stella feeds an unsuspecting Lynette [[pot brownie]]s to help her through the side effects of chemotherapy, causing Lynette to behave erratically at the party; Gabrielle is unhappy upon learning of Carlos and Edie's engagement and tries to flirt with Adam, which makes Carlos furious; Katherine accuses Gabrielle of flirting with Adam and brings up Gabrielle's affair with [[John Rowland (Desperate Housewives)|John Rowland]], upsetting Victor; Gabrielle in turn reveals that Bree heard Katherine slap Dylan, which prompts Katherine to reveal that her first husband did "the worst thing that a father can do" to their daughter; Susan and Bree argue when Bree, in an effort to cover up her fake pregnancy, sends Susan to a sketchy gynecologist in a rough neighborhood, though the two eventually make amends; and Carlos is alarmed when Victor hints that he would murder the man who would have an affair with his wife.
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((Episode list/sublist|Desperate Housewives season 4
| EpisodeNumber   = 74
| EpisodeNumber2  = 4
| Title           = If There's Anything I Can't Stand
| DirectedBy      = Larry Shaw
| WrittenBy       = [[Alexandra Cunningham]] & [[Lori Kirkland Baker]]
| OriginalAirDate = ((Start date|2007|10|21))
| Aux4            = 18.21<ref>((cite web|publisher=[[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] Medianet|date=October 23, 2007|url=http://abcmedianet.com/web/dnr/dispDNR.aspx?id=102307_08|title=Weekly Program Rankings|access-date=June 9, 2010|archive-date=March 4, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090304210021/http://abcmedianet.com/web/dnr/dispDNR.aspx?id=102307_08))</ref>
| ShortSummary    = Susan is determined to win over Bob and Lee, the new gay couple on Wisteria Lane, but fails miserably when she ruins Bob's expensive designer suit, forcing Mike to pay for a new suit. Lynette shops for a new set of wigs to spice up her sex life when she realizes Tom is repulsed by her baldness. Edie learns she has [[Pediculosis pubis|crabs]], which she has transmitted to Carlos, Gabrielle and ultimately Victor. Bree is thrown a surprise baby shower and reunites with [[Phyllis Van de Kamp|Phyllis]], who discovers her fake pregnancy. After the two argue, Phyllis threatens to expose Bree's hoax to the guests at the shower, but decides against it. Nevertheless, Phyllis secretly takes Danielle away from the convent to help her raise the baby. When Katherine brings her ailing aunt Lillian Simms home, Lillian attempts to talk to Dylan about the "incident" that happened during her childhood, but Katherine intervenes. Lillian writes Dylan a secret note and dies.
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((Episode list/sublist|Desperate Housewives season 4
| EpisodeNumber   = 75
| EpisodeNumber2  = 5
| Title           = Art Isn't Easy
| DirectedBy      = David Grossman
| WrittenBy       = [[Jason Ganzel]]
| OriginalAirDate = ((Start date|2007|10|28))
| Aux4            = 18.28<ref>((cite web|publisher=[[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] Medianet|date=October 30, 2007|url=http://abcmedianet.com/web/dnr/dispDNR.aspx?id=103007_06|title=Weekly Program Rankings|access-date=June 9, 2010|archive-date=November 1, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131101083555/http://abcmedianet.com/web/dnr/dispDNR.aspx?id=103007_06))</ref>
| ShortSummary    = Lynette runs against Katherine for president of Wisteria Lane's homeowners' association in order to protect her children's tree house, while Katherine wants to remove Bob and Lee's noisy fountain, which has made it difficult for Susan and Mike to sleep at night. Susan votes for Katherine, giving her the win, but Katherine decides to let Lynette keep her tree house after Adam asks her to be friendly with the neighbors. Bob and Lee refuse to take down the fountain and threaten Katherine by revealing that they know what happened with Adam at the Chicago hospital. Bree convinces Danielle to let her raise the baby and invites Phyllis to babysit on weekends. Gabrielle runs into John, who is unhappily married and wants to rekindle their affair, but she refuses. Carlos visits John and forgives him for his affair with Gabrielle. Carlos proposes that he and Gabrielle break up with Edie and Victor and then reunite in a few months. Edie hires a private investigator who takes pictures of Gabrielle and Carlos making out.
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))
((Episode list/sublist|Desperate Housewives season 4
| EpisodeNumber   = 76
| EpisodeNumber2  = 6
| Title           = Now I Know, Don't Be Scared
| DirectedBy      = Larry Shaw
| WrittenBy       = [[Susan Nirah Jaffee]] & [[Dahvi Waller]]
| OriginalAirDate = ((Start date|2007|11|4))
| Aux4            = 18.58<ref>((cite web|publisher=[[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] Medianet|date=November 6, 2007|url=http://abcmedianet.com/web/dnr/dispDNR.aspx?id=110607_08|title=Weekly Primetime Ratings|access-date=June 9, 2010|archive-date=July 1, 2012|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120701174318/http://abcmedianet.com/web/dnr/dispDNR.aspx?id=110607_08))</ref>
| ShortSummary    = Susan discovers that Mike's father, Nick, whom he claimed was dead, is actually in prison for murder. Susan meets Nick, who shows no remorse or guilt but laments how his arrest affected Mike in his youth. Lynette is informed by her oncologist that she has been cured of cancer. Adam delivers Danielle's baby boy, named Benjamin Tyson Hodge, and Bree is asked to take care of him when Danielle leaves for college. After Edie unsuccessfully attempts to report Carlos' offshore account to the [[Internal Revenue Service|IRS]], Carlos ends things with her. Gabrielle leaves Victor a voicemail saying that she is leaving him, but is bribed with a large check by his father, Milton Lang, to stay married to Victor for 13 more months, until he has been elected as governor. When Gabrielle tells Carlos about Milton's offer, Carlos admits he embezzled $10 million years earlier. Realizing Carlos had that money during their divorce, an irate Gabrielle throws him out. Victor tells Gabrielle he is willing to do anything to save their marriage, before Edie vengefully exposes Gabrielle and Carlos' affair to Victor.
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))
((Episode list/sublist|Desperate Housewives season 4
| EpisodeNumber   = 77
| EpisodeNumber2  = 7
| Title           = You Can't Judge a Book By Its Cover
| DirectedBy      = [[David Warren (director)|David Warren]]
| WrittenBy       = Chuck Ranberg & [[Anne Flett-Giordano]]
| OriginalAirDate = ((Start date|2007|11|11))
| Aux4            = 18.63<ref>((cite web|publisher=[[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] Medianet|date=November 13, 2007|url=http://abcmedianet.com/web/dnr/dispDNR.aspx?id=111307_06|title=Weekly Program Rankings|access-date=June 9, 2010|archive-date=March 14, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120314121402/http://abcmedianet.com/web/dnr/dispDNR.aspx?id=111307_06))</ref>
| ShortSummary    = Bree discovers that Mike may be addicted to painkillers and tells Susan about it, who finds a large bag of pills hidden in his flashlight. Mike explains to her that he started taking the pills after hurting himself while on a job, as he did not want to take time off from work in order to continue providing for his family. Mike flushes the pills down the drain, but secretly retrieves them while Susan is asleep. Katherine tries to keep Dylan from the truth about her father by revealing that he was physically abusive. Stella leaves after learning none of her daughters want her to live with them. Bree gets her grandson, Benjamin, circumcised despite Orson's objections, since Benjamin is not related to Orson by blood. During a boat trip, Gabrielle knocks Victor overboard after mistakenly assuming he was going to kill her for her affair with Carlos. After Gabrielle and Carlos bring Victor back on board, Victor threatens Carlos with a knife, and Gabrielle knocks Victor overboard again, but this time they cannot find him.
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))
((Episode list/sublist|Desperate Housewives season 4
| EpisodeNumber   = 78
| EpisodeNumber2  = 8
| Title           = A Distant Past
| DirectedBy      = Jay Torres
| WrittenBy       = [[Joe Keenan (writer)|Joe Keenan]]
| OriginalAirDate = ((Start date|2007|11|25))
| Aux4            = 18.64<ref>((cite web|publisher=[[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] Medianet|date=November 27, 2007|url=http://abcmedianet.com/web/dnr/dispDNR.aspx?id=112707_03|title=Weekly Program Rankings|access-date=June 9, 2010|archive-date=March 14, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120314121719/http://abcmedianet.com/web/dnr/dispDNR.aspx?id=112707_03))</ref>
| ShortSummary    = Adam is haunted by Sylvia, a former patient from Chicago with whom he might have had an affair. Susan tries to set up Julie with Barrett, unaware that he is Mike's drug dealer. Mike tries to obtain a prescription for pills from Adam or Orson, to which Orson agrees when he learns that Mike's shoulder pain stems from the hit-and-run he caused, but Susan discovers the pills hidden in Mike's truck. Lynette tries to find Stella with the help of her stepfather, Glen, only to discover that Glen left Stella because he is gay. The police question Gabrielle about Victor and find his body washed ashore. Victor pretends in front of the police that he has suffered memory loss, but privately hints to Gabrielle that he will take revenge. Bree makes Benjamin sleep on the bed between her and Orson as she believes it will help them all bond, disrupting the couple's sex life. Andrew moves out of Bree's house and into an apartment in order to be independent.
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))
((Episode list/sublist|Desperate Housewives season 4
| EpisodeNumber   = 79
| EpisodeNumber2  = 9
| Title           = Something's Coming
| DirectedBy      = David Grossman
| WrittenBy       = [[Joey Murphy]] & [[John Pardee]]
| OriginalAirDate = ((Start date|2007|12|2))
| Aux4            = 20.65<ref>((cite web|publisher=[[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] Medianet|date=December 4, 2007|url=http://abcmedianet.com/web/dnr/dispDNR.aspx?id=120407_05|title=Weekly Program Rankings|access-date=June 9, 2010|archive-date=June 9, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120609193858/http://www.abcmedianet.com/web/dnr/dispDNR.aspx?id=120407_05))</ref>
| ShortSummary    = The residents of Wisteria Lane prepare to protect themselves from an impending tornado. Susan and Mike argue about his intake of pills, causing Susan to fall down a flight of stairs. Susan threatens to leave Mike if he does not check himself into rehab, to which he agrees. After witnessing Katherine spit on Sylvia, Bree invites Sylvia inside for a cup of tea and learns about Adam's supposed affair. Sylvia barricades herself in Bree's bathroom, causing Katherine, Adam, Bree, Orson, and Benjamin to be trapped in a closet, where Katherine discovers from Bree that the affair is true. Lynette and Karen take refuge in a bathtub in the Scavo house, while Tom, [[Ida Greenberg|Ida]], and the children get buried in Karen's basement. Gabrielle and Edie fight for the only copy of the paperwork for Carlos' Cayman Islands account but lose it because of the tornado and get stuck together in a crawlspace in Edie's house. Victor pursues Carlos with a gun, but is fatally impaled by a flying fence post, while Carlos suffers a serious injury from flying debris.
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))
((Episode list/sublist|Desperate Housewives season 4
| EpisodeNumber   = 80
| EpisodeNumber2  = 10
| Title           = Welcome to Kanagawa
| DirectedBy      = Larry Shaw
| WrittenBy       = [[Jamie Gorenberg]] & [[Jordon Nardino]]
| OriginalAirDate = ((Start date|2008|1|6))
| Aux4            = 19.78<ref>((cite web|publisher=[[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] Medianet|date=January 8, 2008|url=http://abcmedianet.com/web/dnr/dispDNR.aspx?id=010808_07|title=Weekly Program Rankings|access-date=June 9, 2010|archive-date=May 1, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110501042047/http://abcmedianet.com/web/dnr/dispDNR.aspx?id=010808_07))</ref>
| ShortSummary    = Lynette learns that Ida sacrificed herself to save her children and Tom and tries to pay her back by scattering her ashes on the baseball field where she used to play, but gets caught by the police. Katherine and Adam identify Sylvia's body at the morgue. Adam finds Aunt Lillian's note and leaves Katherine, accusing her of hiding the truth about her ex-husband. Desperate to have her roof repaired, Bree attempts to secure the services of a gay contractor by "pimping out" Andrew while staying with Susan, who schemes to extend Bree's stay in her house because she enjoys her housekeeping skills. Gabrielle discovers she has been cut out of Victor's will, as Milton owns all of it and refuses to give her anything because of her affair. She decides to remarry Carlos, who hides from her that he may permanently lose his eyesight. Dylan finds burned parts of Aunt Lillian's note, which contains the words "Your father was murdered".
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((Episode list/sublist|Desperate Housewives season 4
| EpisodeNumber   = 81
| EpisodeNumber2  = 11
| Title           = Sunday
| DirectedBy      = David Grossman
| WrittenBy       = Alexandra Cunningham & Lori Kirkland Baker
| OriginalAirDate = ((Start date|2008|4|13))
| Aux4            = 16.37<ref>((cite web|publisher=[[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] Medianet|date=April 15, 2008|url=http://abcmedianet.com/web/dnr/dispDNR.aspx?id=041508_09|title=Weekly Program Rankings|access-date=June 9, 2010|archive-date=March 29, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120329105759/http://abcmedianet.com/web/dnr/dispDNR.aspx?id=041508_09))</ref>
| ShortSummary    = Lynette asks to accompany Bree to church, but embarrasses her by asking questions to the minister. Lynette later explains that she turned to religion to help her understand why she survived both her cancer and the tornado, and Bree apologizes for judging her earlier. Gabrielle learns from Edie that Carlos' blindness is permanent and punishes him for lying to her. When Carlos confesses that he was afraid Gabrielle would leave him because he is broke and blind, she reassures him that she loves him. While Mike is in rehab, Susan receives a visit from her handsome cousin Tim, whom she catches having sex with Katherine. Tim reveals to Susan that he lost his virginity to Katherine when he was 16 but later witnessed her hitting her ex-husband with a candlestick during a heated argument. Dylan shows the note to Julie and turns to Adam for help, but after agreeing to give Katherine one last alibi, he lies to Dylan that Katherine did not kill her father.
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))
((Episode list/sublist|Desperate Housewives season 4
| EpisodeNumber   = 82
| EpisodeNumber2  = 12
| Title           = In Buddy's Eyes
| DirectedBy      = Larry Shaw
| WrittenBy       = [[Jeff Greenstein]]
| OriginalAirDate = ((Start date|2008|4|20))
| Aux4            = 15.75<ref>((cite web|publisher=[[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] Medianet|date=April 22, 2008|url=http://abcmedianet.com/web/dnr/dispDNR.aspx?id=042208_05|title=Weekly Program Rankings|access-date=June 9, 2010|archive-date=March 14, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120314121525/http://abcmedianet.com/web/dnr/dispDNR.aspx?id=042208_05))</ref>
| ShortSummary    = Orson starts sleepwalking because of his guilt over running over Mike and confesses the truth in front of Julie. Bree and Katherine join forces to plan the Founder's Ball, but Bree feels that Katherine is trying to steal the spotlight and purposely gives her [[food poisoning]], before the two realize they are more alike than they thought. Struggling to adjust to Carlos' blindness, Gabrielle takes advantage of his condition by parking in handicapped spaces. [[Rick Coletti]] opens a pizzeria across the street from the Scavos', angering Tom, who throws a brick through his window out of jealousy. Lynette learns that a fire took place at Rick's restaurant and suspects that Tom is responsible for the arson. Julie convinces Dylan to come to the Founder's Ball to enjoy herself and take her mind off her father. An unknown person circles Dylan's photo in the newspaper.
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))
((Episode list/sublist|Desperate Housewives season 4
| EpisodeNumber   = 83
| EpisodeNumber2  = 13
| Title           = Hello, Little Girl
| DirectedBy      = Bethany Rooney
| WrittenBy       = Susan Nirah Jaffee & Jamie Gorenberg
| OriginalAirDate = ((Start date|2008|4|27))
| Aux4            = 16.35<ref>((cite web|publisher=[[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] Medianet|date=April 29, 2008|url=http://abcmedianet.com/web/dnr/dispDNR.aspx?id=042908_06|title=Weekly Program Rankings|access-date=June 9, 2010|archive-date=April 17, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140417065154/http://abcmedianet.com/web/dnr/dispDNR.aspx?id=042908_06))</ref>
| ShortSummary    = As Bree and Orson move back to their house, Mike returns home from rehab. Katherine convinces Bree to start a catering business together. Mike and Susan learn the truth about the hit-and-run, prompting Susan to forbid Orson from coming near her family and Bree to throw him out of her house. Lynette and Tom argue over the fire and Rick's feelings for Lynette, culminating in a physical altercation between Tom and Rick at Scavo Pizzeria. Porter and Preston confess to Lynette that they set Rick's restaurant on fire, after they overheard Tom saying that Rick would take Lynette away from her family. Carlos, feeling that he is demanding a lot from Gabrielle, adopts a female dog guide named Roxy, who causes issues for Gabrielle and she decides to get rid of her. [[List of Desperate Housewives characters#Wayne Davis|Wayne Davis]], Katherine's ex-husband, catches up to Dylan and Dylan starts meeting secretly with him.
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))
((Episode list/sublist|Desperate Housewives season 4
| EpisodeNumber   = 84
| EpisodeNumber2  = 14
| Title           = Opening Doors
| DirectedBy      = David Grossman
| WrittenBy       = Dahvi Waller & Jordon Nardino
| OriginalAirDate = ((Start date|2008|5|4))
| Aux4            = 16.76<ref>((cite web|publisher=[[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] Medianet|date=May 6, 2008|url=http://abcmedianet.com/web/dnr/dispDNR.aspx?id=050608_02|title=Weekly Program Rankings|access-date=June 9, 2010|archive-date=December 9, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081209111028/http://abcmedianet.com/web/dnr/dispDNR.aspx?id=050608_02))</ref>
| ShortSummary    = Bree gives Orson an ultimatum to turn himself in for running over Mike, but he refuses and moves in with Edie, who kisses him while they are drunk and Bree sees them through a window. Gabrielle rents out her guest room to Ellie, an art student, but when Gabrielle starts suspecting that Ellie is a prostitute, she enlists the help of Bob and Lee to catch her in the act. Ellie later confesses to Gabrielle that she is using her room as a tattoo parlor so that she can raise money to open her own shop, but is shown hiding drugs in her drawer. At a [[Lamaze technique|Lamaze]] pregnancy class, Susan runs into [[Karl Mayer|Karl]], who makes snide remarks to her and brags about his current wife Marisa, a young law professor, until Mike reveals that he went to rehab. Upon learning that Kayla was the one who convinced Porter and Preston to burn down Rick's restaurant, Lynette takes Kayla to a therapist, but Kayla threatens to tell the police that the twins committed the crime. Katherine discovers that Dylan is secretly meeting Wayne and declares that she is no longer afraid of him.
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))
((Episode list/sublist|Desperate Housewives season 4
| EpisodeNumber   = 85
| EpisodeNumber2  = 15
| Title           = Mother Said
| DirectedBy      = David Warren
| WrittenBy       = Chuck Ranberg & Anne Flett-Giordano
| OriginalAirDate = ((Start date|2008|5|11))
| Aux4            = 15.43<ref>((cite web|publisher=[[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] Medianet|date=May 13, 2008|url=http://abcmedianet.com/web/dnr/dispDNR.aspx?id=050608_02|title=Weekly Program Rankings|access-date=June 9, 2010|archive-date=December 9, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081209111028/http://abcmedianet.com/web/dnr/dispDNR.aspx?id=050608_02))</ref>
| ShortSummary    = Adele Delfino, Mike's overbearing [[Southern United States|Southern]] mother, arrives for a visit and continuously insults Susan for not being a "complete" housewife. Susan asks Mike to make Adele apologize and goes into labor, giving birth to a baby boy. Gabrielle and Carlos discover that Ellie is a drug dealer, and the police ask the couple to pretend not to know anything so they can catch Ellie's supplier, in exchange of ending Carlos' probation. Bree sabotages Edie's real estate business to exact revenge on her for kissing Orson. Edie learns that Danielle and [[Austin McCann (Desperate Housewives)|Austin]] are Benjamin's biological parents and blackmails Bree, prompting Bree to confess the truth to her friends. Bree, Susan, Lynette, and Gabrielle sever ties with Edie, who then decides to leave Wisteria Lane to spend time with Travers. Lynette and Tom hire a family counselor, who encourages Lynette to spend time with Kayla to develop their mother–daughter bond. When Kayla threatens to hurt [[Penny Scavo|Penny]], Lynette slaps Kayla, who in turn calls to tell the counselor that Lynette has been hitting her. Wayne discovers that Dylan is not his biological daughter and may not be the same girl he raised.
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))
((Episode list/sublist|Desperate Housewives season 4
| EpisodeNumber   = 86
| EpisodeNumber2  = 16
| Title           = The Gun Song
| DirectedBy      = Bethany Rooney
| WrittenBy       = Bob Daily & Matt Berry
| OriginalAirDate = ((Start date|2008|5|18))
| Aux4            = 16.84<ref name="s4 finale">((cite web|website=[[TV by the Numbers]]|date=May 19, 2008|url=http://tvbythenumbers.com/2008/05/19/nielsen-ratings-may-18-2008-housewives-rule-country-is-cool/3824|title=Nielsen Ratings May 18, 2008: Housewives Rule, Country is Cool|access-date=October 1, 2010|archive-date=May 23, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090523095051/http://tvbythenumbers.com/2008/05/19/nielsen-ratings-may-18-2008-housewives-rule-country-is-cool/3824))</ref>
| ShortSummary    = Lynette, Bree, and Gabrielle meet Susan and Mike's newborn son, whom Mike wants to name Maynard after his recently deceased grandfather. Susan despises the name and secretly tries to change it to Connor, but eventually agrees to the name Maynard after Mike explains to her why he admired his grandfather. Bree pretends to be dating Reverend Green so that Orson stops stalking her, but later rejects Reverend Green's advances. As Reverend Green plans to publicly humiliate Bree, Orson confronts Reverend Green and tries to beat him up, but is knocked unconscious. Ellie reveals to Gabrielle that she resorted to drug dealing due to a rough childhood. Gabrielle, having developed a strong bond with Ellie, tells her of the police's [[sting operation]] and instructs her to escape. Lynette is arrested by Child Protection Services for abusing Kayla, who aggravates the situation by burning herself with a curling iron to implicate Lynette. Tom forces Kayla to confess, before sending her off to live with her grandparents. Wayne kidnaps Adam to discover the truth about Dylan's biological father.
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))
((Episode list/sublist|Desperate Housewives season 4
| EpisodeNumber   = 87
| EpisodeNumber2  = 17
| Title           = Free
| DirectedBy      = David Grossman
| WrittenBy       = Jeff Greenstein
| OriginalAirDate = ((Start date|2008|5|18))
| Aux4            = 16.84<ref name="s4 finale"/>
| ShortSummary    = Susan struggles when Julie announces she is leaving home for a summer internship before college. After brutally injuring Adam, Wayne holds Katherine hostage and demands to know what happened to his daughter. Gabrielle and Carlos find a large sum of money in Ellie's teddy bear, and Ellie comes to retrieve it, but gets tailed by the police. Taking cover in Katherine's house, Ellie is shot dead by Wayne to provide him an alibi after he murders Katherine. Bree is forced to cater Bob and Lee's engagement party without Katherine, receiving help from Orson, who is determined to earn her forgiveness. While looking for Katherine, Bree is taken hostage by Wayne before Adam arrives in time to save both women. Katherine reveals that she adopted a Romanian orphan to replace the real Dylan, who died accidentally as a child. Katherine shoots Wayne dead when he threatens to ruin her life, but is not arrested as her friends convince the police that she acted in self-defense. Five years later, Gabrielle has two young daughters, Bree's business is extremely successful and she is still married to Orson, and Susan has a new love interest, having broken up with Mike.
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==Reception==

Season four was met with critical acclaim. Adam Geller of Rotten Tomatoes wrote "While the last two seasons of Desperate Housewives definitely suffered to live up to season one's standards (especially season two), season four improved not only from seasons two and three, but also from the critically acclaimed first. Delivering great storylines such as Bree's fake pregnancy, Lynette's cancer, Gaby's affair and even Susan's real pregnancy, season four was considered a vast improvement.

==Ratings==

===United States===
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%; text-align:center; width: 96%; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"
|-
! Episode number<br />((small|Production number))
! Title
! Original airing
! Rating
! Share
! 18-49 (ratings) [http://www.spottedratings.com/2011/10/spotvault-desperate-housewives-abc-2007.html ]
! Total viewers (in millions)
! Rank per week
|-
| 1<br />((small|4-01)) || '''[[Now You Know (Desperate Housewives)|Now You Know]]''' || September 30, 2007 || 12.2 || 18 || 7.5 || '''19.317''' || #4
|-
| 72<br />((small|4-02)) || '''[[Smiles of a Summer Night (Desperate Housewives)|Smiles of a Summer Night]]''' || October 7, 2007 || 11.7 || 17 || 6.8 ||'''17.817''' || #5
|-
| 73<br />((small|4-03)) || '''[[The Game (Desperate Housewives)|The Game]]''' || October 14, 2007 || 11.8 || 18 || 7.4|| '''18.892''' || #4
|-
| 74<br />((small|4-04)) || '''[[If There's Anything I Can't Stand]]''' || October 21, 2007 || 11.5 || 17 || 7.3 ||'''18.214''' || #4
|-
| 75<br />((small|4-05)) || '''[[Art Isn't Easy]]''' || October 28, 2007 || 11.8 || 17 || 7.2 ||'''18.280''' || #3
|-
| 76<br />((small|4-06)) || '''[[Now I Know, Don't Be Scared]]''' || November 4, 2007 || 11.8 || 18 || 7.0 ||'''18.579''' || #6
|-
| 77<br />((small|4-07)) || '''[[You Can't Judge a Book By Its Cover]]''' || November 11, 2007 || 11.9 || 18 || 7.2|| '''18.632''' || #5
|-
| 78<br />((small|4-08)) || '''[[Distant Past (Desperate Housewives)|Distant Past]]''' || November 25, 2007 || 11.6 || 17 || 7.0|| '''18.638''' || #4
|-
| 79<br />((small|4-09)) || '''[[Something's Coming (Desperate Housewives)|Something's Coming]]''' || December 2, 2007 || 12.7 || 18 || 7.8|| '''20.650''' || #4
|-
| 80<br />((small|4-10)) || '''[[Welcome to Kanagawa]]''' || January 6, 2008 || 12.1 || 18 || 7.3|| '''19.782''' || #5
|-
| 81<br />((small|4-11)) || '''[[Sunday (Desperate Housewives)|Sunday]]''' || April 13, 2008 || 10.1 || 15 || 5.9||'''16.371''' || #8
|-
| 82<br />((small|4-12)) || '''[[In Buddy's Eyes]]''' || April 20, 2008 || 10.0 || 15 || 5.5 || '''15.746''' || #2<ref>((Cite web |url=http://tvbythenumbers.com/2008/05/05/dvr-viewers-still-love-desperate-housewives-and-the-office-too/3625 |title=DVR Viewers STILL Love Desperate Housewives - And The Office Too!<!-- Bot generated title --> |access-date=May 24, 2008 |archive-date=June 7, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080607212552/http://tvbythenumbers.com/2008/05/05/dvr-viewers-still-love-desperate-housewives-and-the-office-too/3625 |url-status=dead ))</ref>
|-
| 83<br />((small|4-13)) || '''[[Hello, Little Girl]]''' || April 27, 2008 || 10.2 || 16 || 5.9|| '''16.346'''<ref>((Cite web |url=http://tv.msn.com/tv/article.aspx?news=311782&ocid=cds_rec |title=List of the top 20 shows in the prime-time Nielsen ratings - MSN TV News<!-- Bot generated title --> |access-date=May 3, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080517072023/http://tv.msn.com/tv/article.aspx?news=311782&ocid=cds_rec |archive-date=May 17, 2008 |url-status=dead ))</ref> || #5
|-
| 84<br />((small|4-14)) || '''[[Opening Doors (Desperate Housewives)|Opening Doors]]''' || May 4, 2008 || 10.8 || 17 ||6.3 || '''16.757'''<ref>((Cite web |url=http://tvbythenumbers.com/2008/05/06/top-abc-primetime-shows-april-28-may-2/3641 |title=Nielsen TV Ratings Top ABC Primetime Shows, April 28 - May 4, 2008; including Dancing With The Stars, Desperate Housewives, Grey's Anatomy, Lost, Brothers & Sisters, Samantha Who?, Extreme Makeover: Home Edition and Ugly Betty ratings<!-- Bot generated title --> |access-date=May 6, 2008 |archive-date=May 9, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080509185643/http://tvbythenumbers.com/2008/05/06/top-abc-primetime-shows-april-28-may-2/3641 |url-status=dead ))</ref>|| #4
|-
| 85<br />((small|4-15)) || '''[[Mother Said]]''' || May 11, 2008 || 9.7 || 15 || 5.6|| '''15.427'''<ref>((Cite web |url=http://tvbythenumbers.com/2008/05/13/nielsen-weekly-top-20-idol-wins-zucker-and-nbc-nowhere-to-be-found/3754 |title=Nielsen Weekly Top 20: Idol Wins, Zucker and NBC Nowhere to be Found<!-- Bot generated title --> |access-date=May 16, 2008 |archive-date=July 23, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080723140729/http://tvbythenumbers.com/2008/05/13/nielsen-weekly-top-20-idol-wins-zucker-and-nbc-nowhere-to-be-found/3754 |url-status=dead ))</ref> || #5
|-
| 86<br />((small|4-16)) || '''[[The Gun Song]]''' || May 18, 2008 ||10.7 || 17 || 6.2|| '''16.837'''  || #6
|-
| 87<br />((small|4-17)) || '''[[Free (Desperate Housewives)|Free]]''' || May 18, 2008 || 10.7 || 17 || 6.2|| '''16.837''' || #6
|}

==Season debuts==
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%; text-align:center; width: 96%; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"
|-
! Date
! Country
! Channel
! Time
|-
| September 30, 2007 || USA || [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] || 9:00&nbsp;pm/8.00pmc
|-
| September 30, 2007 || Canada || [[CTV Television Network|CTV]] || 9:00&nbsp;pm/8:00pmc
|-
| October 15, 2007 || Poland || [[n (Poland)]] || Video on Demand
|-
| December 4, 2007 || [[Turkey]] || [[CNBC-e]] (cable TV) || Tuesdays 9:00&nbsp;pm
|-
| December 5, 2007 || Italy || [[FOXlife]] (Sky Italia - SAT TV) || 9:00&nbsp;pm
|-
| January 7, 2008 || [[Arab World]] || [[Showtime Arabia]] || 9:00&nbsp;pm
|-
| January 8, 2008 || Ireland || [[RTÉ Two]] || 9:50&nbsp;pm
|-
| January 8, 2008 || Portugal || [[Fox Life]] || 9:00&nbsp;pm
|-
| January 31, 2008 || South Africa || [[M-Net]] || 8:30&nbsp;pm
|-
| February 4, 2008 || New Zealand || [[TV2 (New Zealand)|TV 2]] || 8:30&nbsp;pm
|-
| February 11, 2008 || Switzerland || [[SF zwei|SF2]] || 8:00&nbsp;pm
|-
| February 11, 2008 || Austria || [[ORF1]] || 9:00&nbsp;pm
|-
| February 11, 2008 || Australia || [[Seven Network|Seven]] || 8:30&nbsp;pm
|-
| February 13, 2008 || Germany || [[Pro7]] || Wednesdays 8:15&nbsp;pm
|-
| February 13, 2008 || [[Latin America]] || [[Sony Entertainment Television (Latin America)|Sony Entertainment Television]] || 10:00&nbsp;pm
|-
| February 14, 2008 || Poland || [[FOXlife]] || 9:00&nbsp;pm
|-
| February 19, 2008 || Norway || [[TV2 (Norway)|TV 2]] || 9:45&nbsp;pm
|-
| March 10, 2008 || Finland || [[Nelonen (television)|Nelonen]] || 9:00&nbsp;pm
|-
| March 25, 2008 || [[Malaysia]] || [[8TV (Malaysia)|8TV]] || 10:30&nbsp;pm
|-
| March 26, 2008<br />August 27, 2008 || [[United Kingdom]] (excluding [[Wales]]) || [[Channel 4]] || 10.00&nbsp;pm - main UK showing<br />See notes below.
|-
| March 27, 2008<br />August 27, 2008  || [[United Kingdom]] ([[Wales]]) || [[S4C]] || 2:20&nbsp;am<br />See notes below.
|-
| March 30, 2008 || [[Israel]] || [[yes stars 1]] || 9:15&nbsp;pm
|-
| March 30, 2008<br />August 31, 2008 || [[United Kingdom]] || [[E4 (channel)|E4]] || 9.00&nbsp;pm - repeat<br />10.00&nbsp;pm - premiere UK showing<br />See notes below.
|-
| April 2, 2008 || Spain || [[La 2 (Spain)|La 2]] || Wednesdays 10:15&nbsp;pm
|-
| April 25, 2008 || Hungary || [[TV2 (Hungary)|TV2]] || Wednesdays 10:15&nbsp;pm
|-
| May 20, 2008 || Mexico || [[TvAzteca]] || 10:00&nbsp;pm
|-
| September 16, 2008 || Asia || [[Star World]] || 11:00&nbsp;pm
|-
| Fall 2008 || [[Bulgaria]] || [[bTV (Bulgaria)|BTV]] || 9:00&nbsp;pm
|-
| October 2, 2008 || Poland || [[Polsat]] (free-TV premiere) || 10:05&nbsp;pm
|-
| Fall 2008 || [[Latvia]] || [[TV3 Latvia|TV3]] || Mondays, 10:00&nbsp;pm
|-
| Fall 2008 || [[Lithuania]] || [[TV3 Lithuania|TV3]] || 10:00&nbsp;pm
|-
| October 14, 2008 || [[Republic of Macedonia]] || [[A1 Televizija]] || Tuesday 9:00&nbsp;pm
|-
| October 20, 2008 || [[Singapore]] || [[Channel 5 (Singaporean TV channel)|Channel 5]] || 10:00&nbsp;pm
|-
| January 2009 || [[Serbia]] || [[Radio Television of Serbia|RTS]] || 9:00&nbsp;pm
|-
| August 28, 2008 || France || [[Canal +]] || 8:50&nbsp;pm
|-
| February 2, 2009|| [[Slovenia]] || [[POP TV]] || 8:50&nbsp;pm/11.15&nbsp;pm
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| June 23, 2009 || France || [[M6 (television channel)|M6]] || 8:45&nbsp;pm
|}
'''Note'''<br />
((unreferenced section|date=May 2018))
The late season start in the United Kingdom was because of the [[2007–2008 Writers Guild of America strike|strike]]. Channel 4 intended to begin showing season 4 in January, but it did not want to begin showing the season, only to have to take a break halfway through because of lack of episodes available.

''Desperate Housewives'' was eventually forced to take a break because of ''[[Big Brother 2008 (UK)|Big Brother 9]]'' in the summer. It was anticipated that ''Desperate Housewives'' would have finished by June, but this was not the case. ''Big Brother'' took up the 9&nbsp;pm or 10&nbsp;pm slot every day from June 5, 2008, until September 5, 2008, so there was not room for ''Desperate Housewives'' in the schedules. As there were still seven episodes left to show as of June, Channel 4 waited until ''Big Brother'' had finished to resume showing them. Episodes returned with "[[Sunday (Desperate Housewives)|Sunday]]" on Wednesday, September 3 at the earlier time of 9:30&nbsp;pm between two episodes of the ''Big Brother'' day 90 eviction.

As E4 is one episode ahead of Channel 4, but does not air the season premiere before the host channel, E4 did not begin airing the new season until four days later on March 30. Episodes after this were aired on E4 three days before the Channel 4 airing, with the exception of "Sunday", which was treated as a season premiere.

''Desperate Housewives'' airs very late at night on Welsh channel [[S4C]] due to Welsh-language programming airing during prime-time.

==DVD release==
((Television home release
| color = FF9320
| title = Desperate Housewives: The Complete Fourth Season (Sizzling Secrets Edition)<ref name="dvd">((cite web | url=https://www.amazon.com/Desperate-Housewives-Complete-Fourth-Season/dp/B0018CWEYO | title=Desperate Housewives: The Complete Fourth Season | website=Amazon | date=September 2, 2008 | access-date=December 14, 2013 | archive-date=December 9, 2013 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131209210932/http://www.amazon.com/Desperate-Housewives-Complete-Fourth-Season/dp/B0018CWEYO | url-status=live ))</ref>
| set_details = 
* 17 Episodes
* 5-Disc Set
* English / Italian / Spanish (Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround)
* Audio Commentaries
| special_features = 
* Getting Desperate: From Beginning To End
* Spare Time: Hanging With The Men Of Wisteria Lane
* Cherry-Picked: Creator Marc Cherry's Favourite Scenes
* Alternate Ending
* Deleted Scenes
* Bloopers
| region1 = ((Start date|2008|09|02))
| region2 = ((Start date|2008|11|03))
))

==References==
((Reflist|30em))

==External links==
* ((IMDb episodes|0410975))
* ((cite news|title='Desperate Housewives,' 'Ugly Betty,' 'Boston Legal' set return dates|url=http://featuresblogs.chicagotribune.com/entertainment_tv/2008/02/desperate-house.html|date=February 20, 2008|work=[[Chicago Tribune]]|access-date=February 22, 2008|archive-date=February 14, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120214004601/http://featuresblogs.chicagotribune.com/entertainment_tv/2008/02/desperate-house.html|url-status=dead))
* ((cite web|title='Desperate Housewives' Returning to Work, Show Star Spills on New Episodes|url=http://www.buddytv.com/articles/desperate-housewives/desperate-housewives-returning-16699.aspx|date=February 16, 2008|work=BuddyTV|access-date=February 22, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080219221357/http://www.buddytv.com/articles/desperate-housewives/desperate-housewives-returning-16699.aspx|archive-date=February 19, 2008|url-status=dead))

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