" Desperate Housewives" premiered in the first quarter had attracted 21.6 million viewers to join in , after the ratings increase steadily , the number of ratings of the first quarter ending is up to 30 million , according to statistics ,2006- 2007 years , the play is the highest-rated TV series in 68 countries to introduce statistics show that 5160 spectators watched the play average episode . Once viewing is brilliant , but play a serious decline in viewership in the United States recently , the average number of ratings episode from the first quarter of an average of 24 million , have shrunk by half , they are now less than 1200 spectators , and with the increase of series Age the story has been the attractiveness of the past , the audience more and more serious loss . Some fans who said that it is time to stop .