Season seven was originally intended to be the final season, according to creator Marc Cherry. But he has a new plan to extend the series two more seasons, meaning an eighth and ninth season. Marc Cherry has signed a new two-year deal with ABC that will keep Desperate Housewives on the air until the year 2013, subject to negotiations with Teri Hatcher, Felicity Huffman, Marcia Cross and Eva Longoria Parker, the show's main actresses, who are all contracted for seven years.[2] The first episode of the season aired in Latin America on October 6. Season 7 premiered in Ireland on Tuesday 12 October, 2010. Season 7 will begin airing in the UK on October 17, 2010.