Desperate Housewives (season 1) Arlene Sanford, Larry Shaw, Jeff Melman, Fred Gerber, David Grossman, and John David Coles. Its orchestral score was composed by Steve Bartek and Steve Jablonsky, while the series' theme was composed by Danny Elfman. Cherry also served as the season's show runner. The first season features a cast of thirteen actors who receive star billing. Brenda Strong narrated the series as the deceased Mary Alice Young. Teri Hatcher portrayed Susan Mayer, the klutzy, lovable divorced mother in search of love. Felicity Huffman played Lynette Scavo, a former career woman who is now a full-time mother of four. Marcia Cross acted
Desperate Housewives had 723,000 unique online viewers in December 2008. "Desperate Housewives" was the seventh most-pirated television show of 2009. In fall 2013, North Korea allegedly executed eighty people for watching banned South Korean soap operas, "Desperate Housewives" being the most common soap opera. "Desperate Housewives" was being secretly watched using mp3 players, hard drives, and DVDs. In September 2015, "Desperate Housewives" ranked at number hundred on "The Hollywood Reporter"'s "Hollywood's 100 Favorite TV Shows", as determined by television industry professionals. For its premiere season, the show was awarded six Primetime Emmy Awards, two Golden Globe Awards and two Screen Actors Guild