Desperate Housewives is a 2004 English-language Comedy Drama show developed by Marc Cherry. The show was Produced by Charles Skouras Iii, Stephanie Hagen, Alexandra Cunningham, Jamie Gorenberg, Kevin Etten, Tracey Stern, Patty Lin and Annie Weisman under the banner of Cherry Productions in collaboration with Touchstone Television and ABC Studios. Set on Wisteria Lane, a street in the fictional town of Fairview in the fictional Eagle State, Desperate Housewives follows the lives of a group of women as seen through the eyes of their friend and neighbor who took her life by suicide in the pilot episode. Desperate housewives features Teri Hatcher, Felicity Huffman, Marcia Cross, Eva Longoria, Nicollette Sheridan, Steven Culp and Josh Henderson. The music was composed by Danny Elfman. The show has a running time of 43 minutes for each episode. The show has a total of 180 episodes during it's run of 8 seasons. It was released on 3rd October 2004. Distribution rights for the show were acquired by Disney ABC Domestic Television. Set on Wisteria Lane, a street in the fictional town of Fairview in the fictional Eagle State, Desperate Housewives follows the lives of a group of women as seen through the eyes of their friend and neighbor who took her life by suicide in the pilot episode.