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The third season of the American dramedy-mystery television series ''Desperate Housewives'' commenced airing on ABC in the United States on September 24, 2006 and concluded on May 20, 2007. The season continues the story of the Wisteria Lane residents, describing their lives in the suburban neighborhood, while dealing with the arrival of the mysterious Orson Hodge. Broadcast in the Sunday night timeslot at 9:00 ET, the season aired twenty-three regular episodes. In addition, two clip shows were produced for the season, in order to put the previous events of the show in perspective. "The Juciest Bites" aired before the seventeenth episode, detailing the events of the first three seasons, in order to introduce the new story arcs in the end of the season. "Secrets and Lies" was narrated by Brenda Strong and was the last clip show to be produced for the series, airing before the inception of the fourth season. The season received positive reviews, most critics noting an improvement in the writing after the unsuccessful second season. The production team and the cast members received positive critical response, resulting in numerous awards and nominations. This season also aired the first "disaster episode" of the series, "Bang", which saw the main characters dealing with a shooting in a local supermarket. Despite numerous complaints about scheduling in the previous seasons, ''Desperate Housewives'' was one of the few ABC series to keep its original time slot. The highest rated episode of the season was the season premiere, watched by 24.09 million viewers with an 8.5 rating, ranking second in the week.〔(【引用サイトリンク】publisher=ABCMediaNet.com )〕 Buena Vista Home Entertainment released officially released the season on DVD in the United States and Canada on September 4, 2007. ==Production== Marc Cherry returned as the series' showrunner and executive producer. After leaving the episodic writing to his staff during the second season, he returned as a writer as well.〔(September 24, 2006: Listen to the Rain on the Roof ). ''TV Guide''. September 25, 2006. Retrieved January 19, 2010.〕〔(Wisteria Lane's new landscape ). ''USA Today''. May 19, 2006. Retrieved December 19, 2010.〕 Michael Edelstein and Tom Spezialy, who served as executive producers for seasons one and two, did not return for the series' third season due to creative differences.〔〔(I thought someone was... ). ''TV Guide''. May 31, 2006. Retrieved January 19, 2010.〕〔(For the record... ). ''TV Guide''. September 14, 2005. Retrieved November 10, 2009.〕 They were replaced by Kevin Murphy and George W. Perkins, both of whom had previously served as co-executive producers in earlier seasons.〔(''Desperate Housewives'': Cast & Details ). ''TV Guide''. Retrieved January 19, 2010.〕 John Pardee, Joey Murphy, and Chris Black continued to serve as co-executive producers. Larry Shaw and David Grossman, both of whom previously served as producers and directors for the series, were promoted to co-executive producers, with Bob Daily rounding out the team. All but Black, Grossman, Perkins, and Shaw also served as writers for the third season. Alexandra Cunningham, Jenna Bans, Kevin Etten, Josh Senter, and Dahvi Waller returned to the writing staff and were joined by Susan Nirah Jaffee, Brian A. Alexander, Christian McLaughlin, Valerie Ahern, and Jeff Greenstein.〔 Bans and Etten also served as story editors. Shaw and Grossman continued to direct episodes, as did Wendey Stanzler. New directors for the third season included David Warren, Sanaa Hamri, and Matthew Diamond.〔 Cherry's decision to advance the storylines by six months for the third season premiere came as a response to the series' problematic second season. Cherry stated that he regretted most of the second season, as scheduling problems made it difficult to plan the season's storylines.〔Lyford, Kathy (September 28, 2008). ("'Desperate Housewives': 'The truth about my gals of the suburbs'" ). ''Variety''. Retrieved May 29, 2011.〕 "One of the problems I had with season two was that I had to keep going with the previous year's stuff," he explained that he learned he had to go back to square one to build up the tension again, expressing his own disappointment in the development of the second season.〔Keck, William (May 19, 2008). ("Time's really flying for the 'Housewives'". ) ''USA Today''. Retrieved May 28, 2011.〕 The cast also expressed disappointment in the second season; James Denton considered leaving the show and Marcia Cross confessed "I've been at Marc's door plenty of times with script complaints, going 'You've got to be kidding.'"〔Keck, William (May 19, 2006). ("Wisteria Lane's new landscape" ). ''USA Today''. Retrieved May 29, 2011.〕 Cherry stated that the six-month time jump would help the storylines develop quicker, as the second season's storylines lagged. He added: "And I'm going to work much harder to criss-cross all the women's stories so that their lives bump up against each other."〔 To help refresh the show, several new writers were hired, including Greenstein, Joe Keenan, who also served as an executive producer, and Bob Daily, who was also a producer. Daily commented, "When we came on in season three, the mandate was to bring the show back to its roots. That meant having plotlines spring from relatable experiences, no matter how operatic or convoluted."〔Hendrickson, Paula (January 15, 2009). ("'Housewives' returns to splendor" ). ''Variety''. Retrieved May 29, 2011.〕 For the season's main mystery, Cherry and the writers wanted to incorporate more of the series' regular characters rather than bringing in various new ones, like they had done in the second season with Betty Applewhite (Alfre Woodard) and her family. They developed the Orson plot line around the "idea that one of our women marries a guy who has dark secrets and possibly a violent streak." Cherry opined: "I thought there was something exciting about that, but real and relatable."〔Snierson, Dan (September 8, 2006). ("Third Time's the Charm" ). ''Entertainment Weekly''. Retrieved May 29, 2011.〕 Greenstein commented that the writers worked backwards from the second season's cliffhangers to develop the Orson storyline, forsaking the original material that had been developed earlier.〔Ausiello, Michael (July 20, 2006). ("Major Lost, Desperate Spoilerage!" ). ''TV Guide''. Retrieved August 9, 2011.〕 The cast responded positively to the new material for the season.〔 The season is the first to feature Kyle MacLachlan as a series regular. He originally appeared as Orson Hodge in a string of episodes at the end of the second season.〔Ausiello, Michael (March 24, 2006). ("Former Twin Peaks G-Man Kyle MacLachlan..." ). ''TV Guide''. Retrieved May 29, 2011.〕 The Orson character was originally planned as a romantic interest for Susan, according to executive producer Tom Spezialy, until Cherry decided to pair Orson with Bree.〔〔Ausiello, Michael (May 31, 2006). ("I thought someone was..." ). ''TV Guide''. Retrieved May 29, 2011.〕 Additionally, when Orson was introduced toward the end of the second season, he was originally to be a con artist. A character portrayed by Julie White appeared in the second season finale and would have been Orson's accomplice, but the entire storyline was discarded in favor of the mysterious disappearance of Orson's wife and White's character was not seen or mentioned again.〔Gans, Andrew (May 4, 2006). ("''Little Dog'' Julie White to Join "Desperate Housewives" Cast" ). ''Playbill''. Retrieved May 29, 2011.〕〔Ausiello, Michael (August 2, 2006). ("Do you have any Desperate..." ). ''TV Guide''. Retrieved May 29, 2011.〕 MacLachlan commented that his character is "desperate to make this relationship with Bree work. Anything that tries to knock that apart becomes a threat."〔 Cherry called Orson Bree's perfect match, but added that their similarities "will ultimately prove to be the downfall of the relationship."〔 Kiersten Warren also returned to the series as Nora Huntington after being introduced at the end of the second season. On her storyline, Warren commented, "There's a lot of families who are going through this. Not quite the surprise ooh, boo, child, but children from other marriages and trying to meld these families. I think a lot of people have to deal with it. I think it's fantastic that they're doing this on the show."〔Topel, Fred (August 22, 2006). ("Desperate Housewives Season Three Preview" ). ''CanMag''. Retrieved May 29, 2011.〕 Dougray Scott made his debut in the season premiere as Ian Hainsworth, Susan's romantic interest. Cherry opined that the character "can legitimately rival Mike for () affections."〔 Daily commented on the storyline, saying: "Talk about dark comedy — we're trying to find the humor in these two people bonding over the fact that they each have a partner in a coma."〔 Scott called his character "bumbling at times," adding, "He kind of blossoms after he rediscovers his romantic juices with Susan."〔Snierson, Dan (September 8, 2006). ("Who's new on 'Desperate Housewives'" ). 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