'Desperate Housewives' Special To Air On April 24th

Air Date: 4/24/05 (SUNDAY)
Time Slot: 9:00 PM-10:02 PM EST on ABC

ALL-NEW SPECIAL RECAPS "DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES'" BIGGEST MOMENTS AND MYSTERIES, SUNDAY, APRIL 24, ON ABC

"How much do we really know about our neighbors?" Bree Van De Kamp, "Desperate Housewives."

Everybody's got a little dirty laundry, especially America's favorite housewives -- Susan Mayer, Lynette Scavo, Bree Van De Kamp and Gabrielle Solis -- who have the whole country talking about the dark and delicious secrets of Wisteria Lane. An all-new hour-long special, "Desperate Housewives: Sorting Out the Dirty Laundry" (w.t.), will bring new viewers up to speed on the biggest moments of the season while giving die-hard fans fresh insight into the many mysteries of TV's most famous street, SUNDAY, APRIL 24 (9:00-10:02 p.m., ET), on the ABC Television Network.

Brenda Strong, who plays Mary Alice Young, the woman whose suicide set all of the events of Wisteria Lane in motion, will narrate the special. The hour will recap each housewife's story to date, and look back at the central mysteries that have kept viewers guessing: Why did Mary Alice kill herself? Who's buried in the toy chest that Paul Young dug up from the bottom of his pool? And who is Mike Delfino, and what is his real agenda in moving to Wisteria Lane?

The special will also preview the compelling season finale of "Desperate Housewives," which promises to answer many of viewers' most burning questions.

Desperate Housewives" stars Teri Hatcher as Susan Mayer, Felicity Huffman as Lynette Scavo, Marcia Cross as Bree Van De Kamp, Eva Longoria as Gabrielle Solis, Nicollette Sheridan as Edie Britt, Steven Culp as Rex Van De Kamp, Ricardo Antonio Chavira as Carlos Solis, Mark Moses as Paul Young, Andrea Bowen as Julie Mayer, Jesse Metcalfe as John, Cody Kasch as Zach Young, Brenda Strong as Mary Alice Young and James Denton as Mike Delfino. The series, which has garnered both People's Choice and Golden Globe Awards for best comedy series, airs Sundays at 9:00 p.m., ET on the ABC Television Network.

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