Desperate Housewives (season 3) portrays the deceased Mary Alice Young, as she observes from beyond the grave, the lives of the Wisteria Lane residents and her former best friends. Susan Mayer, portrayed by Teri Hatcher, is a divorcée and single mother, who is in a continuous search for a stable relationship. Felicity Huffman portrayed Lynette Scavo, devoted wife and mother of four, in desperate need to get some time for herself. Marcia Cross portrayed Bree Hodge, widower and mother of two, struggling to be perfect in every aspect. Former model Gabrielle Solis, portrayed by Eva Longoria, has to deal with her upcoming motherhood and
Desperate Housewives series within the New York-Tri-State Region, within the City itself and the New Jersey suburbs. According to a survey of twenty countries conducted in 2006 by "Informa Telecoms and Media", "Desperate Housewives" was the third most-watched television series in the world, after fellow American series "" and "Lost". During a fund raising auction for the British child charity ChildLine in December 2006, a walk-on part in "Desperate Housewives" had the highest bid, £17,000, beating Daniel Craig's James Bond tuxedo from "Casino Royale". In its first public release of online individual television program rankings, Nielsen Media Research announced that the series