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"Desperate Housewives creator Marc Cherry has confirmed that the long-running series will end next year. It was reported on Friday that the show would end after its eighth season, and Cherry officially announced the news at this weekend&amp;#039;s TCA summer press tour. &amp;quot;I wanted to go out when the network still saw us as a viable show and a force to contend with,&amp;quot; he told press. &amp;quot;We felt from a creative standpoint that this was the right time. I feel so good about it.&amp;quot; Cherry revealed that the show&amp;#039;s cast were all &amp;quot;in shock&amp;quot; when he broke the news, and insisted that he would miss working with them. &amp;quot;It was bittersweet and lovely, because the women knew there was the possibility [of the show ending],&amp;quot; he explained. &amp;quot;They said some very lovely things to me about how I&amp;#039;ve changed their lives and careers. I truly, truly love every one of them.&amp;quot; &amp;quot;It&amp;#039;s an iconic show and we&amp;#039;re extremely proud of it,&amp;quot; ABC President Paul Lee added. &amp;quot;I just wanted to make sure it had its victory lap.&amp;quot; Cherry also addressed rumours of a potential spinoff show, claiming that he is no longer considering the idea because it would feel too repetitive. Former series regular Dana Delany recently said that she would be interested in reprising her role as Katherine Mayfair to tie up the character&amp;#039;s storyline. The eighth and final season of Desperate Housewives premieres on September 25. Watch the opening of the first ever episode of Desperate Housewives below:      "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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