Desperate Housewives (season 7) has moved out of the lane following a financial crisis. Felicity Huffman portrayed Lynette Scavo, who endures extreme marital problems. Marcia Cross portrayed Bree Van de Kamp, now divorced and starting a relationship with her contractor. Eva Longoria portrayed Gabrielle Solis, who discovers that her eldest daughter was switched at birth. Ricardo Antonio Chavira portrayed Carlos Solis, Gabrielle's husband who is close to discover the truth about his mother's death. Doug Savant portrayed Tom Scavo, Lynette's husband who is keeping a secret from her. James Denton portrayed Mike Delfino, Susan's husband who decides to take a job in Alaska in
Desperate Housewives (season 3) portrayals of Danielle Van de Kamp and Kayla Huntington Scavo, respectively. In spite of numerous fan complaints regarding the previous season, the American Broadcasting Company decided to keep "Desperate Housewives" in its original Sunday night timeslot. However, after two years of airing as a lead-in to fellow ABC series "Grey's Anatomy", the series would be followed by "Brothers & Sisters", then in its first season, but would remain the lead-out to "". The show maintained its position as a top ten series and became the tenth most-watched program for the 2006-07 American television season, with an average of 17.5 million