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DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES
Air Date: Sunday, March 11, 2012
Time Slot: 9:00 PM-10:01 PM EST on ABC
Episode Title: (#816) "You Take for Granted"
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SUSAN PERSUADES MIKE TO GO TO THE POLICE WHEN SHE DISCOVERS THAT BEN'S LOANSHARK IS OUT TO GET HIM, AND MRS. MCCLUSKEY - WHO IS SUFFERING FROM TERMINAL CANCER - ASKS BREE TO HELP PUT AN END TO HER LIFE, ON ABC'S "DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES"

"You Take for Granted" - Susan convinces Mike to go to the police when she discovers that Ben's loanshark is out to get him; Gaby is justifiably concerned when Carlos exhibits some strange behavior on his first day back to work; Tom's girlfriend, Jane, drops a bombshell on Lynette during Penny's birthday party; and Mrs. McCluskey, who is suffering from terminal cancer, asks Bree to help put an end to her life, on "Desperate Housewives," SUNDAY, MARCH 11 (9:00-10:01 p.m., ET) on the ABC Television Network.

"Desperate Housewives" stars Teri Hatcher as Susan Mayer, Felicity Huffman as Lynette Scavo, Marcia Cross as Bree Van de Kamp, Eva Longoria as Gabrielle Solis, Vanessa Williams as Renee Perry, Ricardo Antonio Chavira as Carlos Solis, Doug Savant as Tom Scavo, Jonathan Cake as Det. Chuck Vance, Charles Mesure as Ben Faulkner and Madison de la Garza as Juanita Solis, with Brenda Strong as Mary Alice Young and James Denton as Mike Delfino.

Guest starring are Kathryn Joosten as Mrs. McCluskey, Darcy Rose Byrnes as Penny Scavo, Daniella Baltodano as Celia Solis, Orson Bean as Roy Bender, Andrea Parker as Jane, Michael Dempsey as Det. Murphy, Derek Webster as Det. Harrison, Jayne Entwistle as Marilyn, Stuart Pankin as Patrick, Sal Landi as Donny, Jack J. Bennett as steel worker, Katherine Emmer as Cindy, Griffin Barrett Cleveland as son and Jorge-Luis Pallo as Det. Gillette.

"You Take for Granted" was written by Matt Berry and directed by Jeff Greenstein.

"Desperate Housewives" is broadcast in 720 Progressive (720P), ABC's selected HDTV format with a 5.1 channel surround sound. A TV parental guideline will be assigned closer to the airdate.

For more information on "Desperate Housewives," visit ABC.com/Desperate

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