List of awards and nominations received by Desperate Housewives

Desperate Housewives is an American television comedy drama and mystery series which first aired on ABC from October 3, 2004 until May 13, 2012, and was created by Marc Cherry.

The series follows the lives of a group of women living on fictional street named Wisteria Lane as seen through the eyes of their late friend Mary Alice Young (portrayed by Brenda Strong), who narrates the series.

The series received generally favorable reviews from critics and won numerous awards, including seven Primetime Emmy, two People's Choice, three Golden Globe, four Screen Actors Guild and many other awards.

Its first five seasons were ranked within the top ten most-watched television shows in the United States.

Strong, who narrated the series as late Mary Alice Young, was nominated for two Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Voice-Over Performance.

Desperate Housewives title card, showing red bold typeface of the word "desperate" on top and black typeface of the word "housewives" on bottom.
Kathryn Joosten (left) and Felicity Huffman (right) are the only Desperate Housewives actresses who won Primetime Emmy Awards for their roles on the show (Karen McCluskey and Lynette Scavo, respectively).
L–R: Dana Delany , Teri Hatcher , Brenda Strong and Andrea Bowen at the 20th GLAAD Media Awards at the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles , California on April 18, 2009. At the ceremony, Desperate Housewives won its only GLAAD Media Award – for Outstanding Comedy Series – after three nominations.