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July 1 - Gossip Bullets
Longoria's wedding worth $2 million, Metcalf preps laywer, Collins wants 'Housewives' role and more!

July 1 - Bowen Shocked By Lack Of HIV Awareness
Julie Mayer actress talks about the necessity of her new TV movie.

June 17 - Bob Daily Promoted To Exec Producer
'Housewives' newcomer signs a seven-figure deal with ABC Studios.

June 17 - Denton Wants To 'Disappear'
Mike Delfino actor again signals an intent to leave acting behind.

June 14 - Cherry Talks Origins Of 'Housewives'
Creator discusses whether men and can write succesfully about women.

June 12 - Cast Surprised By Cliffhanger
Bowen talks about the shocking events at the end of season three. Plus: spoilers on the outcome.

June 12 - Scott Ties The Knot
Ian Hainsworth actor marries Claire Forlani.

June 6 - Cross Aims To Lose Baby Weight
Bree Hodge actress talks about her desire to become fit again before season four.

June 6 - Full Details For Upcoming DVD Release
Extras for the third season DVD box set include a look at Marc Cherry's favorite scenes.

June 5 - Longoria's Dangerous Dancing With Lopez
Gabrielle Solis actress talks about the risky dance practice she's underatken for the Alma awards.

June 3 - Emmy Season Begins
ABC begins pushing 'Housewives' for Emmy nominations.

June 3 - Gossip Bullets
New knee for Savant, Longoria invests in restaurant venture and more!

May 31 - 'Housewives' Season Three Coming To DVD
September release date set for region 1 release. Plus: 'Brothers and Sisters' comes to DVD.

May 30 - Savant Gives Season Four Hints
Tom Scavo actor says that Lynette won't get over Rick just yet.

 
By Antony
September 18, 2005 - 11:10 PM

  • News24 reported that Transamerica, which stars Felicity Huffman (Lynette Scavo), won the best screenplay award at the Deauville festival of American cinema. Meanwhile Hollywood Reporter crewmember Duncan Tucker said it's been tough getting recognition for the film. "We had a hard time getting people from the industry in to see it because they didn't take the subject matter seriously, and they thought it couldn't be anything but a campy movie."

  • E! Online reported that Desperate Housewives commands the most expensive ad rate out of fictional shows on US television, at $560k per 30-second slot. American Idol rules the advertising market, commanding a record-breaking $705,000 per 30 second slot. ABC's Grey's Anatomy also ranked highly, with $440k per slot.

  • KVOA 4 reported that Eva Longoria (Gabrielle Solis) recently picked up a Horizon Award, given out by the National Hispanic Foundation for the Arts.

  • Salt Lake Tribune has an article serialized TV is making a comeback. In it Marc Cherry spoke to the newspaper about his success. "Will people like my show this year? I don't know," he said. "I was surprised they liked it the first year. I created three flops. I wasn't the guy known for turning out hits. Now I'm Marc Cherry, the creator of Desperate Housewives. Oh how in the hell did that happen?"

  • JesseMetcalfe.net has posted pictures of Jesse Metcalfe (John Rowland) attending the PSP Designer Show, at the Tommy Hilfiger 20th Anniversary Party & After Party and the Platinum Guild 2005 Emmy Suite.

  • Green Bay Press-Gazette has an article on a competition for someone to visit the set of Desperate Housewives, and speaks to one of the finalists in running for the prize.

  • Business Today Egypt reported that Showtime is heavily promoting its acquisition of Desperate Housewives which will start airing this month on its TV Land channel.

  • MTV spoke to Ashanti, about her role in John Tucker Must Die which features Jesse Metcalfe as the titular Tucker.

  • At thestar, a doctor discusses how attention deficit disorder—which some of the children have in Desperate Housewives—is under-diagnosed in Malaysia.

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