

There was much speculation about the fifth season of the show, due to the many cliffhangers at the end of season four, such as the departure of Edie Britt, and whether she would return after the events of the " Mother Said" episode. Production įilming began on Jand finished in March 2009.

Season five was released on DVD by ABC Studios as the seven-disc set Desperate Housewives: The Complete Fifth Season - The Red Hot Edition on Septemin Region 1, Octoin Region 4, and November 9 in Region 2.
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It was the ninth most-watched series during the 2008–09 television season with an average of 14.8 million viewers per episode. Nevertheless, Desperate Housewives maintained its position as a top-ten series. The series saw its lowest ratings up to that point in season five. Edie takes on the narration in " Look Into Their Eyes and You See What They Know" following her death, marking the second time Mary Alice's voice is not heard in an episode. The series received media attention following the announcement that Edie, portrayed by Nicollette Sheridan, would be killed off close to the end of the season.

The season's mystery is centered on Edie Britt's third husband, Dave Williams. The season takes place five years after the events of the season four finale in 2008 and continues to focus on the lives of Wisteria Lane residents Susan Mayer, Lynette Scavo, Bree Hodge, Gabrielle Solis, Edie Britt and Katherine Mayfair, as seen through the eyes of the series' deceased narrator, Mary Alice Young. The fifth season of Desperate Housewives, an American television series created by Marc Cherry, began airing on ABC on September 28, 2008, and concluded on May 17, 2009.
