Desperate Housewives (2004-2005)

Desperate Housewives was such a scandalous hit for the eight seasons it ran on ABC, that it helped launch Bravo's Real Housewives franchise, which itself has gone on to become an iconic TV hit. Debuting in 2004, the show took place on the fictional "Wisteria Lane" where Mary Alice Young (Brenda Strong) has just committed suicide. Everyone on this perfect suburban street pretends to be living the perfect life, so this is a pretty big deal. Her neighbors are shocked, and it's not long before they become obsessed with figuring out why she did it while trying to maintain their own facade that everything is okay. Susan (Teri Hatcher) is the clutzy divorcee struggling to find a new man while dealing with her teen daughter (Andrea Bowen). Lynette (Felicity Huffman) is a former businesswoman struggling with the boredom of life as a stay-at-home mom, while Bree (Marcia Cross) is the perfect wife whose marriage is on the fritz. But her issues are nothing compared to Gabrielle (Eva Longoria) who is spending her free time banging the local teen dream (Jesse Metcalfe). And she's not even considered the town tramp! That title belongs to the blonde bombshell who likes to wash her car in a bikini, Edie (Nicolette Sheridan)! This mystery drama might have kicked off with a suicide, but by the time the eight seasons were over we'd dealt with main characters being electrocuted to death, loan sharks shooting dudes in broad daylight, secret kids trapped in basements because their parents think they're murderers, plane crashes in the middle of town and even a killer tornado! We’ve got one mystery solved: What the juicy Jesse Metcalfe looks like with his shirt off! The onetime breakout star of the show, Jesse bares his beefy bod as America's favorite gardener who likes to do his landscaping with no shirt on! Mr. Man would love to pay him for a mow and blow! And as if that wasn't enough, total daddy Ricardo Chavira flaunts his manly physique in bed with Longoria. Now where's the show that gets these two men in bed together? We're Desperate for it!