The sizzling ladies of the hottest award winning TV series Desperate Housewives are coming to Showtime and bringing with them a whole heap of wicked pleasure guaranteed to have Showtime subscribers indulging every Monday from September 19th at 21:00 UAE on TV Land.
Desperate Housewives is enthralling audiences and smashing records as it launches across the globe – it is currently licensed to over 130 territories worldwide. Desperate Housewives is a satire about suburbia; it is an addictive blend of comedy, gripping drama and good old fashioned glamour.
Already the number 1 US show in several territories, the housewives regularly air their dirty laundry weekly to over 20 million US viewers. Desperate Housewives has recently just received 15 nominations including best comedy in the 57th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards sharing status as series front-runner with Will & Grace.
It is set on an up-market street called Wisteria Lane in a picture postcard suburb; the show portrays the reality behind the apparent domestic bliss of a group of wives in up market suburbia, where the secret lives of housewives aren't always what they seem.
“The residents of Wisteria Lane may hide many dark secrets, but there are no mysteries to the reasons for the series global success. It is a combination of the sharpness of the writing, a dazzling cast, high production values and that crucial X factor” explains Tom Toumazis, Executive Vice President and Managing Director, Buena Vista International Television, Europe, Middle East and Africa.
“We are very excited about the launch of Desperate Housewives on the Showtime network. The series has taken the world by storm and we expect it to be very popular in the Middle East as well. We are delighted to be able to offer the series exclusively to Showtime subscribers,” commented Peter Einstein, President and CEO of Showtime Arabia.
Live out the fantasies of the housewives of Wisteria Lane every Monday from September 19th at 21:00 UAE, only on TV Land exclusively on Showtime.
About Showtime
Showtime is the leading pay-TV network in the Middle-East and North Africa. It provides 50 channels of mainly international content, with an especially strong offering of first run Hollywood films, due to its exclusive relationship with Sony, Paramount, Universal and Dreamworks. Its other channels include MTV, CNN. Discovery, the Disney Channel, Cartoon Network and Bloomberg.
The network is owned by Gulf DTH, which is a joint venture of KIPCO and Viacom. KIPCO is Kuwait’s largest private sector investment company with more than US$ 15 billion under management. Its portfolio of investments includes around 55 companies, in sectors such as media, telecommunications, financial services, real estate and aviation, throughout the Middle East, North Africa, Europe and the U.S.
Viacom is a leading global media company, with preeminent positions in broadcast and cable television, radio, outdoor advertising, and online. Viacom’s well-known brands include CBS, MTV, Nickelodeon, VH1, Paramount Pictures, and Simon & Schuster.
