Desperate Housewives

"Desperate Housewives" Actor Leaves Intensive Care

AP | Posted 10.24.2008 | Entertainment


LOS ANGELES — "Desperate Housewives" actor Gale Harold is out of intensive care at a Los Angeles hospital and improving daily after suffering se...

"Desperate Housewives" Actor In Critical Condition After Motorcycle Wreck

AP | DERRIK J. LANG | Posted 10.15.2008 | Entertainment


LOS ANGELES — Gale Harold was in critical condition Wednesday after the "Desperate Housewives" actor crashed his motorcycle the day before, a ho...

ABC Rebound? "Desperate Housewives," "Brothers & Sisters" See Gains

Hollywood Reporter | James Hibberd | Posted 10.14.2008 | Media


Right on schedule, "Desperate Housewives" and "Brothers & Sisters" halted their ratings drops during their third week back on the air. "Housewives" (...

90210 is No Gossip Girl

Liz Black | Posted 10.13.2008 | Entertainment


Liz Black

I convinced myself that if I could possibly enjoy Gossip Girl, then maybe 90210 would quench my fashionable-teen-drama thirst. I was wrong.

"Desperate Housewives" Loses 17% Of Its Audience From Season Premiere

New York Times | Benjamin Toff | Posted 10.06.2008 | Media


Season five of "Desperate Housewives" continued to see its ratings slide on Sunday, but the ABC drama remained the night's top rated program with 15.5...

TV Ratings: Slide Continues, "Desperate Housewives" Wins With Its Lowest Season Premiere To Date

Hollywood Reporter | James Hibberd | Posted 09.29.2008 | Media


There was more disheartening news for broadcasters Sunday with another night of season premieres returning lower than last year. Yet the evening's bi...

"Desperate Housewives" End In Sight

AP | JANICE RHOSHALLE LITTLEJOHN | Posted 07.18.2008 | Entertainment


BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. — The women of Wisteria Lane may have only a few more years to resolve their assorted problems. "Desperate Housewives" cr...

Greening Hollywood: Eco-Salons of Hollywood

Paige Donner | Posted 06.24.2008 | Green


Paige Donner

Dean worked closely with his certified organic lab to develop a plant-derived collagen: not an animal derived one. Even working with a "green" lab, it was difficult to convince them, "No Lather!"

Single Boomers: Marketing Myths and Mistakes

Bella DePaulo | Posted 06.13.2008 | Business


Bella DePaulo

Advertising is matrimaniacal, and 55% single people said that they were not in a committed relationship and that they were not looking for one.

Father's Day: Desperate Housewife or Daddy Dearest?

Thelma Adams | Posted 06.11.2008 | Living


Thelma Adams

I can tell you the last straw: I stuffed my 12-year-old son's portion of chicken pot pie in the garbage disposal when my husband wasn't looking.

Top 20 Shows Of 2007-2008 TV Season

New York Times/TV Decoder | Brian Stelter | Posted 05.23.2008 | Media


The 2007-08 broadcast TV season came to a close on Wednesday, and Nielsen (and the networks) have been busy crunching the numbers since then. Which r...

Nicolette Sheridan May Be Off "Desperate Housewives"

AP | FRAZIER MOORE | Posted 05.12.2008 | Entertainment


NEW YORK — When Edie packed up and left Wisteria Lane at the end of Sunday's "Desperate Housewives," viewers were caught by surprise. The sudde...

Desperate For Ratings: "Desperate Housewives" Has Record Low Audience

Hollywood Reporter | James Hibberd | Posted 04.15.2008 | Entertainment


ABC's "Desperate Housewives" fell to a record low rating for an original episode as the suburban soap returned to the air on Sunday after being sideli...

ABC Announces TiVo-Killer On-Demand Service

AP | RYAN NAKASHIMA | Posted 02.25.2008 | Media


LOS ANGELES — ABC said Monday it will release hit shows like "Lost" and "Desperate Housewives" for free over video-on-demand cable services, wit...

Marcia Cross Lobbies Congress Over Mastectomies

AP | Posted 01.24.2008 | Entertainment


WASHINGTON — The Hollywood writers strike shuttered production on ABC's "Desperate Housewives," but Marcia Cross hasn't been spending her downti...

Desperate Mouthwipe: Teri Hatcher Sued By Lip Plumper

AP | Posted 12.05.2007 | Entertainment


"Desperate Housewives" star Teri Hatcher is being told to pucker up and pay $2.4 million to a skin care products company that says she promoted the wr...

Rerun Alert: Shows Run Out Of Banked Episodes

AP | Frazier Moore | Posted 11.27.2007 | Entertainment


The writers strike is in its fourth week, with chilly prospects for viewing ahead. During December, the schedule will be dominated by holiday special...

Eva Longoria Calls Her Mentally-Challenged Sister "My Hero"

People | Posted 11.21.2007 | Entertainment


Eva Longoria says she's a naturally cheerful person, but her sense of optimism comes directly from her family. "I've learned there's no better medici...

Dreamy McStrikey! Unexpected By-Product of the Writers' Strike: Great Material

Huffington Post | Rachel Sklar | Posted 11.12.2007 | Media


Don't the studios wish they could monetize this! One week into the writers' strike and already there are hundreds of thousands of views of strike-related material online.

Striking Writers: Solidarity On the Streets, Not On the Screen

Sally Kohn | Posted 11.09.2007 | Entertainment


Sally Kohn

While most of us, like the striking writers, have learned that we can't succeed without the help of others around us, reality TV shows tell us that the only way to the top is fierce competition against one another.

Screenwriters on Strike

Molly Jong-Fast | Posted 11.07.2007 | Entertainment


Molly Jong-Fast

The Law and Order writers know how to make Fred Thompson sound thoughtful and presidential, which is more than Fred's campaign team has managed.

Writers' Strike: "The Office" And More Shut Down, Ellen Forced To Continue

AP | Gary Gentile | Posted 11.07.2007 | Entertainment


The impact of a strike by television and film writers was becoming more evident as the walkout entered its third day. Production on at least six sitco...

"Desperate Housewives" Racial Joke Insults Many

AP | Lynn Elber | Posted 10.04.2007 | Media


A scene in TV's "Desperate Housewives" that used Philippine medical education for a punchline prompted angry calls from viewers, an online petition de...

"House" Star Hugh Laurie Scores Hit iTunes Song

Digital Spy | Posted 09.24.2007 | Entertainment


A song by Hugh Laurie's band of TV celebrities has been a surprise hit as a download on iTunes. Laurie, Desperate Housewives star James Denton and H...

Liveblog! The 28th Annual Emmys!

Julia Allison, Michelle Kung, and Rachel Sklar | Posted 09.16.2007 | Entertainment


Julia Allison, Michelle Kung, and Rachel Sklar

Welcome to the 28th Annual Emmys, and HuffPost's Emmy Liveblog! The Sopranos! Ugly Betty! 30 Rock! The Office! Special bonus: More Ryan Seacrest than you could ever hope to see! That goes double for Joely Fisher.