• An official Desperate Housewives ringtone is now available from ABC Mobile for phones on US networks. The cost depends on what network the customer is on, and a sample is also available at the site.

• Ricardo Antonio Chavira (Carlos Solis) said he is surprised by the negative reaction to his character's good behavior, reported National Ledger. "[Viewers say] 'We liked you better when you were meaner. We don't like this new Carlos.' I'm like, 'God, y'all are like a-holes.' That was weird."

• Teri Hatcher's (Susan Mayer) book Burnt Toast is now available to pre-order from Amazon.com. The cover artwork can also be seen at Amazon.com.

• Melissa Rayworth writing for AP Wire pondered if the housewives are beginning to cope better in season two. "The Desperate ladies were designed as something of a parody. But we saw just enough real, recognizable behavior in the first season to keep us rooting for them. This season, the parody seemed to be taking over; the episodes were becoming as cartoonish as the opening credits. So it's refreshing to see the recent occasional flash of logic."

• Jay Harrington (Dr. Ron) has joined the cast of the CBS pilot Sex, Power, Love and Politics according to The Futon Critic. The show focuses is "about four underachieving staffers in their mid-30s who work on Capitol Hill and live next to each."

• Doug Savant (Tom Scavo) will present an award at the The Art Directors Guild's Excellence in 2005 Production Design Awards, according to a press release at Market Wire.

• washingtonpost.com has an article about narration of TV shows. About Mary Alice Young, it noted that she "is like a fifth character we just don't see. Although now that the mystery of her death has been solved, I almost think they could not have had her (as the narrator) this season."

• Grey's Anatomy was the most watched TV program of the evening while ABC aired a re-run of Desperate Housewives on February 5, according to Reuters.

• Mike O'Connor writing for The Courier-Mail gave his views on the start of season two of Desperate Housewives. "SURELY at some point in the 2006 season, Mike will realize that Susan is an intellectually bereft, ambivalent lightweight who should be cast aside. The new episodes have only just begun to go to air and already the woman is driving me to the edge of despair and beyond with her flustered indecision."

• nzherald.co.nz reviewed the season two premiere of Desperate Housewives

• Desperate Housewives made a strong return to Australian schedules, according to The Sunday Times.

• The Age took a look at the downloading of TV episodes in Australia, including Desperate Housewives.

• Times Online reported that ABC will be airing a new reality TV show that offers terminally ill patients with little hope revolutionary operations that could help them.

• With Disney buying Pixar, Mac News pondered if Pixar's Steve Jobs would take on a role with Disney.

• The director of the upcoming The Little Zoo That Could show, which is about the Alabama Gulf Coast Zoo, said she is relieved they've not been put up against Desperate Housewives. "We didn't want Sunday because we didn't want to go up against Desperate Housewives. When we got Wednesday, we were like, 'Yes!'" she told al.com

• Alex Bowen, brother of Andrea Bowen (Julie Mayer), has launched a website to promote his debut album.

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