page_title: List of awards and nominations received by Desperate Housewives
section_title: Primetime Emmy Awards
hierarchical_section_title: List of awards and nominations received by Desperate Housewives / Emmy Awards / Primetime Emmy Awards
caption_attribution_description: Emmy winners Kathryn Joosten and Felicity Huffman of Desperate Housewives introduced the public officials present.
context_page_description: 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, who narrates the series. The four main characters featured in the series are Susan Mayer, Lynette Scavo, Bree Van de Kamp and Gabrielle Solis. 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.
caption: Kathryn Joosten (left) and Felicity Huffman (right) are the only Desperate Housewives actresses who won Primetime Emmy Awards for their roles of Karen McCluskey and Lynette Scavo, respectively.
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