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The eighth and final〔(EXCLUSIVE: ABC Will End "Desperate Housewives" In May 2012 After 8th Season ), ''Deadline Hollywood'', August 5, 2011〕〔(ABC Boss Confirms "Desperate Housewives" to End: "We Wanted It To Have Its Victory Lap" ), ''TV Line'', August 7, 2011〕〔("Desperate Housewives" will end its run on ABC ), ''Los Angeles Times'', August 7, 2011〕 season of ''Desperate Housewives'', a television series created by Marc Cherry, began broadcasting in the United States on September 25, 2011〔(ABC Announces Fall Series Premiere Dates: Late Starts for "Once Upon a Time", "Man Up" ), ''TV By the Numbers'', June 27, 2011〕 and concluded on May 13, 2012. The season was promoted as "Kiss Them Goodbye." The series finale, was the most watched series finale of the 2011-2012 Television Season beating Fox's House, which also premiered 2004. ''Desperate Housewives'' was renewed for an eighth season by ABC on May 17, 2011.〔(ABC 2011-12 Primetime Schedule Announced ), ''TV By the Numbers'', May 17, 2011〕 The deceased character Mary Alice Young continues to narrate the events in the lives of her friends and Wisteria Lane residents, Susan Delfino, Lynette Scavo, Bree Van de Kamp and Gabrielle Solis. This season's mystery sees the housewives deal with covering up the murder of Gabrielle's stepfather, Alejandro Perez, from the previous season's finale. The final season began airing in the Middle East on October 3, 2011 on OSN First and in Latin America on October 6, 2011. It began airing in the United Kingdom on Sunday January 8, 2012 on E4 and Tuesday, January 10, 2012 in Channel 4,〔http://www.channel4.com/programmes/desperate-housewives/episode-guide/series-8/episode-1〕 and also began airing in Ireland on RTÉ Two on Tuesday, January 3, 2012; in Greece on FOXlife on Monday, January 16, 2012; in Austria on Monday, January 2, 2012 on ORF;〔:de:Desperate Housewives#Achte Staffel 2〕 in Germany on Wednesday, January 4, 2012; in Australia on Thursday, February 2, 2012 and in France on Thursday, April 12, 2012. The first day of shooting for the series finale occurred on April 16, 2012.〔http://www.whosay.com/EvaLongoria/photos/159842〕 and the final day of shooting was on April 26, 2012.〔http://www.whosay.com/EvaLongoria/photos/164157?wsref=fb&code=blh3aRE〕 ==Production== In 2007, series creator and executive producer Marc Cherry stated that he planned to end ''Desperate Housewives'' after its seventh season in 2011. He explained: "I think that, at the end of my deal, and after seven seasons, it will be a good time to call it quits. I don't want anybody else to run the show and I don't want () to fade away ... I don't want to overstay my welcome."〔Adalian, Josef (February 20, 2007). ("ABC keeps 'Housewives' honcho" ).''Variety''. Retrieved October 4, 2011.〕 Cherry reaffirmed his intentions the following year.〔("'Housewives' creator says show's end in sight" ). July 18, 2008. ''MSNBC''. Retrieved October 4, 2011.〕 However, in 2009, Cherry signed a deal with ABC designed to potentially keep ''Desperate Housewives'' on air until the end of its ninth season in 2013.〔Schneider, Michael (October 28, 2009). ("Marc Cherry signs new deal with ABC" ). ''Variety''. Retrieved October 4, 2011.〕 Lead actresses Marcia Cross, Teri Hatcher, Felicity Huffman, and Eva Longoria signed on for an eighth season in April 2011, with each earning a reported salary of $325,000 per episode. Their contracts also included financial incentives for a potential ninth season.〔Andreeva, Nellie (April 11, 2011). ("'Desperate Housewives' Stars Finalizing New Deals, Paving Way To Season 8 Pickup" ). Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved October 4, 2011.〕 ABC officially announced the show's eighth season on May 17, 2011, along with the rest of its primetime schedule for the 2011-2012 television season.〔Siedman, Robert (May 17, 2011). ("ABC 2011-12 Primetime Schedule Announced" ). TV by the Numbers. Retrieved October 4, 2011.〕 In July 2011, it was reported that ABC was considering ending the series after the eighth season.〔Schneider, Michael (July 11, 2011). ("Is This the End for ''Desperate Housewives''?" ). ''TV Guide''. Retrieved October 4, 2011.〕 On August 7, ABC president Paul Lee confirmed that the eighth season would be the show's last at the Television Critics Association media press tour.〔 Cherry commented on the show's ending, stating: "Shows go on too long and they are unceremoniously booted off. I didn’t want it to happen to ''Desperate Housewives''. While we are still a force to be reckoned with, I wanted to go off in the classiest way possible."〔Rice, Lynette (August 7, 2011). ("'Housewives' creator: 'I wanted to go off in the classiest way'" ). ''Entertainment Weekly''. Retrieved October 4, 2011.〕 Cherry reported that the cast was bittersweet over the news of the series' end. "The women knew it was a possibility," he explained. "There was a touch of shock but not completely."〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Desperate Housewives (season 8)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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