ABC Cancels Desperate Housewives

Once-dominant drama will end after next season, source says
By Polly Davis Doig,  Newser Staff
Posted Aug 6, 2011 7:13 AM CDT
Updated Aug 7, 2011 12:21 PM CDT
'Desperate Housewives' Canceled By ABC: Next Season Will Be the Last
From left, Felicity Huffman, Eva Longoria, Teri Hatcher, and Marcia Cross toasting one another in a scene from ABC's "Desperate Housewives."   (Peter Stone)

Things might have just gotten a little more desperate than usual over on Wisteria Lane: ABC is canceling longtime stalwart Desperate Housewives, the network confirmed today to the AP. "We want to make sure it has its victory lap," ABC Entertainment President Paul Lee said in making the announcement that the show would end after next season. The show, which has seen once-stellar ratings lag, is also losing creator Marc Cherry as producer next season. (More Desperate Housewives stories.)

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