The People Will Hear

"**The People Will Hear**"
"The People Will Hear"
Desperate Housewives episode
Episode no.	Season 8; Episode 21
Directed by	David Warren
Written by	Brian Tanen
Production code	821
Original air date	May 6, 2012
Guest appearances
	Scott Bakula as Trip Weston; Daniella Baltodano as Celia Solis; Andrea Parker as Jane Carlson; Andrea Bowen as Julie Mayer; Max Carver as Preston Scavo; Reed Diamond as Gregg Limon; Brit Morgan as Lindsay; Alyson Reed as Judge Conti; Robin McDonald as Teacher; Christina Chang as D.A. Emily Stone; Myrna Velasco as Girl; Bernard K. Addison as Coroner; Victoria Kelleher as Housewife #1; Casey Williams as Housewife #2; Carmella Riley as Pregnant Woman #1; Yeniffer Behrens as Pregnant Woman #2; Adrianne Richards as Pregnant Woman #3;
Episode chronology
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"The People Will Hear" is the 178th episode of the ABC television series, Desperate Housewives. It is the twenty-first episode of the show's eighth season and was broadcast on May 6, 2012. The episode was promoted as "The last episode before the finale" to increase viewership.

Plot[]

Bree's lawyer may help her out during her trial; Gabrielle's attitude shocks the ladies; Susan has a disagreement with the teacher while in childbirth class with Julie; Lynette goes to great lengths to stop Tom from going to India. Tom breaks up with Jane after revealing that he is still in love with Lynette.

Reception[]

According to Nielsen ratings, "The People Will Hear" was watched by 9.22 million viewers and held 2.7/7 rating between 18 and 49 years of age.^[1] The episode was competing against The Amazing Race season finale on CBS, which was watched by 9.40 million viewers and held a 2.7/7 rating, Celebrity Apprentice on NBC, which averaged 6.23 million viewers and held a 1.9/5 rating in the 18-49 demographic and the combination of Family Guy and American Dad! on Fox which averaged 5.23 million viewers for the hour, and had a 2.5/7 rating.

Notes[]

Although credited, Ricardo Antonio Chavira (Carlos Solis) and James Denton (Mike Delfino) do not appear in this episode.
Charles Mesure (Ben Faulkner), Kathryn Joosten (Karen McCluskey), Tuc Watkins (Bob Hunter), and Mason Vale Cotton (M.J. Delfino) do not appear and are not credited
The D.A. Stone says "How well do we know our neighbors?", which is similar to a line said by Bree in the show's first season episode, which is ironic since Bree is the person in trial.
The song used in the episode's promotional trailer (aired after broadcast of the previous episode) is "Goodbye" by British artist Rachel Rabin.

International titles[]

Polish: Ludzie o tym usłyszą (People will hear about it)
German: Der Prozess (The trial)
Hebrew: המדינה נגד הנאשמת HaMedina Neged HaNe'eshemet (The People Against the Defendant)

References[]

^ Kondolojy, Amanda (May 8, 2012). "Sunday Final Ratings: 'Simpsons', 'Amazing Race' Finale, 'Harry's Law' Adjusted Up; 'Desperate Housewives', 'NYC 22' Adjusted Down". TV By the Numbers. Archived from the original on May 11, 2012. Retrieved May 10, 2012.

[1] Kondolojy, Amanda (May 8, 2012). "Sunday Final Ratings: 'Simpsons', 'Amazing Race' Finale, 'Harry's Law' Adjusted Up; 'Desperate Housewives', 'NYC 22' Adjusted Down". TV By the Numbers. Archived from the original on May 11, 2012. Retrieved May 10, 2012.

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Season 1	"Pilot" "Ah, But Underneath" "Pretty Little Picture" "Who's That Woman?" "Come In, Stranger" "Running to Stand Still" "Anything You Can Do" "Guilty" "Suspicious Minds" "Come Back to Me" "Move On" "Every Day a Little Death" "Your Fault" "Love Is in the Air" "Impossible" "The Ladies Who Lunch" "There Won't Be Trumpets" "Children Will Listen" "Live Alone and Like It" "Fear No More" "Sunday in the Park with George" "Goodbye for Now" "One Wonderful Day"
Season 2	"Next" "You Could Drive a Person Crazy" "You'll Never Get Away from Me" "My Heart Belongs to Daddy" "They Asked Me Why I Believe in You" "I Wish I Could Forget You" "Color and Light" "The Sun Won't Set" "That's Good, That's Bad" "Coming Home" "One More Kiss" "We're Gonna Be All Right" "There's Something About a War" "Silly People" "Thank You So Much" "There Is No Other Way" "Could I Leave You?" "Everybody Says Don't" "Don't Look at Me" "It Wasn't Meant to Happen" "I Know Things Now" "No One Is Alone" "Remember"
Season 3	"Listen to the Rain on the Roof" "It Takes Two" "A Weekend in the Country" "Like It Was" "Nice She Ain't" "Sweetheart, I Have to Confess" "Bang" "Children and Art" "Beautiful Girls" "The Miracle Song" "No Fits, No Fights, No Feuds" "Not While I'm Around" "Come Play Wiz Me" "I Remember That" "The Little Things You Do Together" "My Husband, the Pig" "Dress Big" "Liaisons" "God, That's Good" "Gossip" "Into the Woods" "What Would We Do Without You?" "Getting Married Today"
Season 4	"Now You Know" "Smiles of a Summer Night" "The Game" "If There's Anything I Can't Stand" "Art Isn't Easy" "Now I Know, Don't Be Scared" "You Can't Judge a Book By Its Cover" "Distant Past" "Something's Coming" "Welcome to Kanagawa" "Sunday" "In Buddy's Eyes" "Hello, Little Girl" "Opening Doors" "Mother Said" "The Gun Song" "Free"
Season 5	"You're Gonna Love Tomorrow" "We're So Happy You're So Happy" "Kids Ain't Like Everybody Else" "Back in Business" "Mirror, Mirror" "There's Always a Woman" "What More Do I Need?" "City on Fire" "Me and My Town" "A Vision's Just a Vision" "Home is the Place" "Connect! Connect!" "The Best Thing That Ever Could Have Happened" "Mama Spent Money When She Had None" "In a World Where the Kings Are Employers" "Crime Doesn't Pay" "The Story of Lucy and Jessie" "A Spark. To Pierce the Dark." "Look Into Their Eyes and You See What They Know" "Rose's Turn" "Bargaining" "Marry Me a Little" "Everybody Says Don't" "If It's Only In Your Head"
Season 6	"Nice is Different Than Good" "Being Alive" "Never Judge a Lady By Her Lover" "The God-Why-Don't-You-Love-Me Blues" "Everybody Ought to Have a Maid" "Don't Walk on the Grass" "Careful the Things You Say" "The Coffee Cup" "Would I Think of Suicide?" "Boom Crunch" "If..." "You Gotta Get a Gimmick" "How About a Friendly Shrink?" "The Glamorous Life" "Lovely" "The Chase" "Chromolume No. 7" "My Two Young Men" "We All Deserve to Die" "Epiphany" "A Little Night Music" "The Ballad of Booth" "I Guess This is Goodbye"
Season 7	"Remember Paul?" "You Must Meet My Wife" "Truly Content" "The Thing That Counts Is What's Inside" "Let Me Entertain You" "Excited and Scared" "A Humiliating Business" "Sorry Grateful" "Pleasant Little Kingdom" "Down the Block There's a Riot" "Assassins" "Where Do I Belong" "I'm Still Here" "Flashback" "Farewell Letter" "Searching" "Everything's Different, Nothing's Changed" "Moments in the Woods" "The Lies Ill-Concealed" "I'll Swallow Poison on Sunday" "Then I Really Got Scared" "And Lots of Security..." "Come on Over for Dinner"
Season 8	"Secrets That I Never Want to Know" "Making the Connection" "Watch While I Revise the World" "School of Hard Knocks" "The Art of Making Art" "Witch's Lament" "Always in Control" "Suspicion Song" "Putting It Together" "What's to Discuss, Old Friend" "Who Can Say What's True?" "What's the Good of Being Good" "Is This What You Call Love?" "Get Out of My Life" "She Needs Me" "You Take for Granted" "Women and Death" "Any Moment" "With So Little to Be Sure Of" "Lost My Power" "The People Will Hear" "Give Me the Blame" "Finishing the Hat"