The Chase (Desperate Housewives) The Chase (Desperate Housewives) "The Chase" is the sixteenth episode of the sixth season of the American comedy-drama series, "Desperate Housewives", and the 127th overall episode of the series. It originally aired on ABC in the United States on February 28, 2010. In the episode, Gabrielle (Eva Longoria) gets a break from the children when one of them catches chickenpox, Lynette (Felicity Huffman) forgets her daughter's birthday, and Katherine (Dana Delany) continues to explore her feelings of lesbianism. The episode was written by John Pardee and Joey Murphy, and directed by Larry Shaw. It included the third in a string
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