#6 "Running to Stand Still" (11/7/04)

[Pavan]

Any comments on tonight's episode? Once again, brilliant stuff! The Zach mystery continues, Bree and Rex's marriage problem is becoming more clear and Mama Solis looks like is getting closer to finding out about Gabby's affair. No Mike in this episode, but he'll be in it in the next episode (which is in 2 weeks, next week is the AM Awards), along with Edie.

[Skywalker]

Another great episode. I was roflmao when Bree said that her children go to an "abstinence club".

[Chambers]

Haha the Abstinence Club.

I was glad we got to see another side of Bree - I think it's clear the marital problems aren't just her fault.

And I really enjoyed Lynnette's storyline. After Bree, she's one of the strongest, most interesting characters on the show, imo.

[Dragonflies]

Yep another great episode. I was LMAO when Bree said she hated "the scrotum" OMG that was classic. And the Abstience Club was great too :rotflmao:

Yep marriage problems aren't all Bree's fault, I have a feeling Bree's husband will turn out to be gay or something

Loved it when Lynette told that witch off. I def. think Gabrielle's MIL has figured out who she's having the affair with.

[Teddy02]

Originally posted by Angela Micelli


Yep marriage problems aren't all Bree's fault, I have a feeling Bree's husband will turn out to be gay or something


that's what i was thinking! but idk if he really is gay because he sure jumped on her pretty quick!

[IAlsoLoveRaymond]

"I don't worry about John and Danielle, they're in the abstanance club." Brilliant!

I'm thinking Bree's husband is either gay, or has met another girl. After seeing them together last night, I'm leaning toward another girl.

Looks like Gabrielle gets caught in two weeks. I'm guessing it will be by her mother in law, or Mrs. Huber.

My guess is Dana was their daughter, and it was her body in that box.

[Van_Smack]

I'm starting to think that Rex is not gay, but it's something else. Gay seems too obvious? Bree is hysterical and the steamy scene when she can't take her eyes off the cheesesteak is hilarious.

I'm really curious about Zach -- do you think Susan's daughter will be able to creep back in there and figure out more about Dana and Zach's story?

[db108108]

I think that Rex and Mary were having an affair for the last few months, and since she killed herself, he's been reevaluating his entire life.

Dana, I think, was a younger kid the family had and the son killed her- hence the body in the box.

[db108108]

One of the funniest lines of the night:

Susan (to her daughter): I don't know, pretend that you're bulimic. Gag a little.

[*MIBabe03*]

The Bree and Rex "sex scene" was hilarious! I knew as soon as he set the cheesesteak sandwich down, that she would stop him. Another great episode! Abstinence club! MWHAHAHAHA. I can't believe Rex and the doctor both suggested having someone in the room while they had sex. That's screwed up. Needless to say, I would have reacted exactly like Bree. Great episode though. This show is my new favorite.

[Dutabi84]

I was laughing through that whole burrito/cheesesteak (whatever that thing was) scene. Seeing Bree get more anxious as the contents of it were slowly gouping toward the floor.

[Pavan]

A November 8, 2004
Fast Facts for Sunday, November 7, 2004 (Based on Fast Affiliate Ratings*)



ABC is a Strong No. 1 on Sunday, Earning its Top Numbers,
With Entertainment Programming on the Night in Over 3-1/2 Years
Among Total Viewers and in Over 4-1/2 Years in Adults 18-49

ABC Airs the No. 1 TV Show on Sunday for the 7th Consecutive Week

“Extreme Makeover: Home Edition” Hits Series Highs and Generates ABC’s
Strongest Numbers with Series Programming in the Time Period in More than 4-1/2
Years

ABC’s “Desperate Housewives” Reaches New Rating Heights, Producing
The Strongest Numbers for Any ABC Scripted Telecast Since May 2000 and ABC’s
Top Adult 18-49 Number in the Time Slot with Regular Programming in Over 9 Years

In the 10 O’clock Hour, “Boston Legal” Hits Series Highs Among Young Adults



Sunday Primetime (7:00-11:00 p.m.)
ABC led Sunday night by solid margins across all relevant demographic
categories: Total Viewers (17.6 million), Adults 18-34 (6.5/17), Adults 18-49
(7.4/18), Adults 25-54 (8.0/17), Teens 12-17 (3.9/12) and Kids 2-11 (3.2/12).

* Excluding the evenings of the Oscars and Emmy Awards, ABC posted its strongest
numbers on the night with entertainment programming in over 3-1/2 years among
Total Viewers and in 5 years among Adults 18-49 – since 2/11/01 and 2/6/00,
respectively.

* ABC’s “Desperate Housewives” and “Extreme Makeover Home Edition” were the Top
2 TV programs on Sunday night in Total Viewers and Adults 18-49. ABC has
broadcast the top-rated TV show on Sunday in the key young adult sales
demographic for 7 weeks in a row. ABC’s “Desperate Housewives” has been the No.
1 show on the night for 6 consecutive weeks, since the series debuted (10/3/04),
and the Sunday prior to that (9/26/04) ABC’s “Extreme Makeover: Home Edition”
was the No. 1 show of the night.

“Extreme Makeover: Home Edition Special” (7:00-8:00 p.m.)
A special 7:00 p.m. telecast of ABC’s “Extreme Makeover: Home Edition”
attracted an average audience of 12.1 million viewers and a 4.6 rating, 12 share
among Adults 18-49. ABC placed second in the hour to CBS -- which was boosted
by an NFL football overrun in the hour -- among Total Viewers and Adults 18-49,
while ranking No. 1 in the time slot among Adults 18-34 (4.2/13).

* Excluding sports programming, ABC delivered its largest audience in the hour
since February and its top Adult 18-49 rating in nearly 2 years – since 2/29/04
and 11/24/02, respectively.

“Extreme Makeover: Home Edition” (8:00-9:00 p.m.)
Building on its strong lead-in, ABC’s “Extreme Makeover: Home Edition” pulled
in 20.5 million viewers and an 8.6 rating, 19 share among Adults 18-49 to rank a
dominant No. 1 in its hour. While it was the second-highest-rated show of the
night in viewers and young adults, behind “Desperate Housewives,” “Home
Edition” stood as the No. 1 TV program of the night in Teens 12-17 and Kids 2-
11, topping the season opener of Fox’s “The Simpsons.”

* The ABC sophomore unscripted series delivered its strongest numbers ever in
Total Viewers (20.5 million), across the adult demos (Adults 18-34 – 7.6/19,
Adults 18-49 – 8.6/19 and Adults 25-54 – 9.1/19), among Teens 12-17 (6.0/17)
and Kids 2-11 (5.7/17).

* “Extreme Makeover: Home Edition” delivered ABC’s largest audience and highest
Adult 18-49 rating with series programming in the time period in more than 4-1/2
years – since 2/27/00, with an episode of “Millionaire.”

“Desperate Housewives” (9:00-10:01 p.m.)
ABC’s “Desperate Housewives” achieved new series highs among Total Viewers (24.9
million) and Adults 18-49 (11.2/24), as it overshadowed its nearest competition
in the time slot (CBS - 16.6 million & 4.4/9). The show also hit record highs
across virtually every demographic, including men, where it drew in nearly 20%
of the available audience in the time slot: Men 18-34 (7.4/19), Men 18-49
(8.4/19) and Men 25-54 (9.3/19).

* “Desperate Housewives” will qualify as the highest rated telecast on all of TV
this season among Adults 18-34 (10.0/24). It is the third-highest-rated
broadcast of the season among Adults 18-49, trailing only Game 7 of baseball’s
AL Championship Series and the season opener of CBS’ “C.S.I.” In viewers and
young adults, it was the strongest regular program to air on any net on a Sunday
night since CBS’ “9/11” on March 10, 2002.

* In Total Viewers and Adults 18-49, the 11/7/04 airing of “Desperate
Housewives” represents ABC’s highest rated scripted telecast since the farewell
episode of Michael J. Fox on “Spin City” on May 24, 2000.

* “Desperate Housewives” marked ABC’s highest Adult 18-49 rating with regular
programming in the time period in more than 9 years – since 5/14/95.

“Boston Legal” (10:01-11:00 p.m.)
In the 10 o’clock hour, ABC’s “Boston Legal” hit series highs among Adults 18-34
(4.1/11) and Adults 18-49 (5.3/12).

Source: Nielsen Media Research (Fast Affiliate Ratings) 11/7/04. * Please Note:
ABC’s Baltimore and Cleveland affiliates carried NFL football during primetime,
pre-empting some portions of the network’s lineup on the night in both markets.
Therefore, the program averages reflected here may adjust slightly once the
final national ratings are released by Nielsen tomorrow morning, because the
numbers for football are currently in the fast affiliate ratings.

[MissZero]

Does anyone else think that Rex is gay? Thats what my friends and I were thinking.

[Dragonflies]

Pav do you think ABC will move Alias to another day of the week when it returns?

[TVJunkie101]

Originally posted by Angela Micelli
Pav do you think ABC will move Alias to another day of the week when it returns?

I'm not Pav but...

I know Alias has it's large fanbase but IMO, ABC would be STUPID to move the show when Alias returns in January. They shouldn't risk it. It has the perfect timeslot. Besides, Alias would be better suited for after Lost. Which is what the creator of Alias/Lost is pushing for.

[Dragonflies]

Originally posted by TVJunkie101
I'm not Pav but...

I know Alias has it's large fanbase but IMO, ABC would be STUPID to move the show when Alias returns in January. They shouldn't risk it. It has the perfect timeslot. Besides, Alias would be better suited for after Lost. Which is what the creator of Alias/Lost is pushing for.

Yeah that's what alot of people have said, that ABC would be nuts to put Alias back on Sundays unless they want to put it on in place of Boston Legal or something.

Then again ABC is unpredictable too......:(

[Pavan]

Originally posted by Angela Micelli
Pav do you think ABC will move Alias to another day of the week when it returns?

I'm almost 99.9% sure 'Housewives' will remain airing Sundays at 9 p.m. Alias will be moving for sure I think. I have three instincts: Wednesdays at 9 p.m. after Lost, Mondays, or Sundays at 10 p.m.

If ABC moves Alias to Wednesdays at 9, then The Bachlorette/The Bachelor franchise will probably air Mondays. And if Alias airs Sundays at 10 p.m., Boston Legal would have a hard time finding an audience elsewhere. So, Wednesdays at 9 is the best bet for Alias.

[Dragonflies]

Originally posted by pavanbadal
I'm almost 99.9% sure 'Housewives' will remain airing Sundays at 9 p.m. Alias will be moving for sure I think. I have three instincts: Wednesdays at 9 p.m. after Lost, Mondays, or Sundays at 10 p.m.

If ABC moves Alias to Wednesdays at 9, then The Bachlorette/The Bachelor franchise will probably air Mondays. And if Alias airs Sundays at 10 p.m., Boston Legal would have a hard time finding an audience elsewhere. So, Wednesdays at 9 is the best bet for Alias.

Thanks :) That's what alot of people have said that Alias will probably move to Wednesdays. I think that would be better for Alias in alot of ways. Could expose it to new viewers.

Yeah Boston Legal is dead in the water if they move it to another day of the week.

[Teddy02]

Originally posted by MissZero
Does anyone else think that Rex is gay? Thats what my friends and I were thinking.

i really don't know. in some instances, for example at bree's house in the kitchen, it certainly seemed like it. but other times, like at the hotel, he was quick to have her on the bed. so idk it could go either way

[ThirteenInchEscape]

I think that Susan's relationship with her daughter is one of the best parts.


The Rex and Mary Alice theory is very interesting...


I am extremely worried that if Gabriella's husband finds out there will be a domestic violence situation, and that would be sad.

[IAlsoLoveRaymond]

Alias is coming back? That could mess up the schedule, wonder what they would take off

[barwars]

I thought DH was going to finish its season.... and then Alias would return. (although ABC is a fool if it doesnt keep DH in reruns)

[Dragonflies]

Originally posted by barwars
I thought DH was going to finish its season.... and then Alias would return. (although ABC is a fool if it doesnt keep DH in reruns)

Alias returns in January :)

[db108108]

barwars, I think that was the original plan, to have DH run until January with just 13 episodes, then have Alias take over the timeslot, but those plans were made back in May, before everything spun out of control.

DH already has 22 episodes this season- "Alias" is NOT coming back to this timeslot.

[isiahthomas]

I missed Desperate Housewives episode 2 weeks ago. Does anybody know if that episode will be re-aired or did anybody record that episode? I wanna see it. Bree was lookin sexy in that outfit she had on underneath her coat when she came to her husband's hotel room on the commercial i saw.