Next (Desperate Housewives) Next (Desperate Housewives) "Next" is the second season premiere episode of the American comedy-drama series "Desperate Housewives", and the 24th episode overall. It was originally broadcast in the United States on September 25, 2005, on ABC. It was written by Jenna Bans and Kevin Murphy and was directed by Larry Shaw. In the episode, Susan (Teri Hatcher) recovers from having been held hostage while Gabrielle (Eva Longoria) attempts to salvage her marriage to her incarcerated husband, Carlos (Ricardo Antonio Chavira). Meanwhile, Bree (Marcia Cross) deals with her mother-in-law following her husband's death and Lynette (Felicity Huffman) goes back to work.
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