Devious Maids is an American mystery comedy-drama television series, which premiered on Lifetime on June 23, 2013.[1] The series was created by Marc Cherry, and is loosely based on Mexican TV series Ellas son la Alegría del Hogar. Ana Ortiz, Dania Ramirez, Roselyn Sánchez, Judy Reyes, and Edy Ganem star as five Latina maids working in the homes of Beverly Hills’ wealthiest and most powerful families.
ABC ordered the pilot on January 31, 2012.[2] On May 14, 2012, the pilot was not picked up by ABC for the 2012–13 United States network schedule.[3] However, on June 22, 2012, Lifetime picked up the pilot with a thirteen-episode order.[4][5] Lifetime renewed the show for a 10-episode fourth season on September 24, 2015.[6]
During the course of the series, 49 episodes of Devious Maids aired. On September 1, 2016, Lifetime canceled Devious Maids after four seasons.[7]
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | US viewers (millions) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | "Pilot" | Paul McGuigan | Teleplay by : Marc Cherry Story by : Marc Chery | June 23, 2013 | 1.99[8] |
| 2 | 2 | "Setting the Table" | Rob Bailey | Marc Cherry | June 30, 2013 | 2.09[9] |
| 3 | 3 | "Wiping Away the Past" | Rob Bailey | Victor Levin | July 7, 2013 | 2.53[10] |
| 4 | 4 | "Making Your Bed" | David Warren | John Paul Bullock III | July 14, 2013 | 2.23[11] |
| 5 | 5 | "Taking Out the Trash" | David Warren | Gloria Calderon Kellett | July 21, 2013 | 2.78[12] |
| 6 | 6 | "Walking the Dog" | Tawnia McKiernan | Brian Tanen | July 28, 2013 | 2.88[13] |
| 7 | 7 | "Taking a Message" | Tawnia McKiernan | Tanya Saracho | August 4, 2013 | 2.74[14] |
| 8 | 8 | "Minding the Baby" | Tara Nicole Weyr | Gloria Calderon Kellett | August 11, 2013 | 2.66[15] |
| 9 | 9 | "Scrambling the Eggs" | Tara Nicole Weyr | Tanya Saracho | August 18, 2013 | 2.56[16] |
| 10 | 10 | "Hanging the Drapes" | John Scott | Brian Tanen | August 25, 2013 | 2.48[17] |
| 11 | 11 | "Cleaning Out the Closet" | John Scott | Victor Levin | September 8, 2013 | 2.49[18] |
| 12 | 12 | "Getting Out the Blood" | Larry Shaw | Marc Cherry | September 15, 2013 | 2.52[19] |
| 13 | 13 | "Totally Clean" | Larry Shaw | Marc Cherry | September 22, 2013 | 2.95[20] |
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | US viewers (millions) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | 1 | "An Ideal Husband" | Eva Longoria | Marc Cherry | April 20, 2014 | 1.96[21] |
| 15 | 2 | "The Dark at the Top of the Stairs" | Tawnia McKiernan | Brian Tanen | April 27, 2014 | 1.68[22] |
| 16 | 3 | "Dangerous Liaisons" | Tawnia McKiernan | Curtis Kheel | May 4, 2014 | 1.57[23] |
| 17 | 4 | "Crimes of the Heart" | David Warren | Carol Leifer | May 11, 2014 | 1.65[24] |
| 18 | 5 | "The Bad Seed" | David Warren | Elle Triedman | May 18, 2014 | 1.54[25] |
| 19 | 6 | "Private Lives" | Tara Nicole Weyr | Michal Zebede | May 25, 2014 | 1.78[26] |
| 20 | 7 | "Betrayal" | Tara Nicole Weyr | David Grubstick | June 1, 2014 | 2.14[27] |
| 21 | 8 | "Night, Mother" | David Warren | Michal Zebede | June 8, 2014 | 1.82[28] |
| 22 | 9 | "The Visit" | David Warren | Elle Triedman | June 15, 2014 | 1.81[29] |
| 23 | 10 | "Long Day's Journey Into Night" | John Scott | Curtis Kheel | June 22, 2014 | 1.93[30] |
| 24 | 11 | "You Can't Take It with You" | John Scott | Carol Leifer | June 29, 2014 | 1.49[31] |
| 25 | 12 | "Proof" | David Grossman | Brian Tanen | July 6, 2014 | 1.86[32] |
| 26 | 13 | "Look Back in Anger" | David Grossman | Matt Berry | July 13, 2014 | 2.23[33] |
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | US viewers (millions) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 | 1 | "Awakenings" | David Warren | Marc Cherry & Brian Tanen | June 1, 2015 | 1.47[34] |
| 28 | 2 | "From Here to Eternity" | David Warren | Curtis Kheel | June 8, 2015 | 1.42[35] |
| 29 | 3 | "The Awful Truth" | Gil Junger | Ric Swartzlander | June 15, 2015 | 1.34[36] |
| 30 | 4 | "Since You Went Away" | Gil Junger | Davah Avena | June 22, 2015 | 1.14[37] |
| 31 | 5 | "The Talk of the Town" | Tara Nicole Weyr | Charise Castro Smith | June 29, 2015 | 1.34[38] |
| 32 | 6 | "She Done Him Wrong" | Tara Nicole Weyr | David Grubstick | July 6, 2015 | 1.34[39] |
| 33 | 7 | "The Turning Point" | Victor Nelli, Jr. | Charise Castro Smith | July 13, 2015 | 1.35[40] |
| 34 | 8 | "Cries and Whispers" | Victor Nelli, Jr. | David Grubstick | July 20, 2015 | 1.17[41] |
| 35 | 9 | "Bad Girl" | David Grossman | Brian Tanen & Davah Avena | July 27, 2015 | 1.27[42] |
| 36 | 10 | "Whiplash" | David Grossman | Benjamin Wiggins & Christian Spicer | August 3, 2015 | 1.41[43] |
| 37 | 11 | "Terms of Endearment" | David Warren | Ric Swartzlander | August 10, 2015 | 1.34[44] |
| 38 | 12 | "Suspicion" | David Warren | Curtis Kheel | August 17, 2015 | 1.52[45] |
| 39 | 13 | "Anatomy of a Murder" | Tara Nicole Weyr | Brian Tanen | August 24, 2015 | 1.53[46] |
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | US viewers (millions) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 40 | 1 | "Once More Unto the Bleach" | David Warren | Brian Tanen | June 6, 2016 | 1.08[47] |
| 41 | 2 | "Another One Wipes the Dust" | David Warren | Curtis Kheel | June 13, 2016 | 1.07[48] |
| 42 | 3 | "War and Grease" | Mary Lou Belli | Davah Avena | June 20, 2016 | 0.81[49] |
| 43 | 4 | "Sweeping with the Enemy" | Mary Lou Belli | Ric Swartzlander | June 27, 2016 | 0.96[50] |
| 44 | 5 | "A Time to Spill" | David Grossman | Sheila Lawrence | July 4, 2016 | 0.94[51] |
| 45 | 6 | "The Maid Who Knew Too Much" | David Grossman | Jessica Kivnik & David Grubstick | July 11, 2016 | 1.03[52] |
| 46 | 7 | "Blood, Sweat, and Smears" | Elodie Keene | Davah Avena & Amelia Sims | July 18, 2016 | 0.82[53] |
| 47 | 8 | "I Saw the Shine" | Elodie Keene | David Grubstick | July 25, 2016 | 0.87[54] |
| 48 | 9 | "Much Ado About Buffing" | Victor Nelli, Jr. | Curtis Kheel | August 1, 2016 | 0.78[55] |
| 49 | 10 | "Grime and Punishment" | Victor Nelli, Jr. | Brian Tanen | August 8, 2016 | 0.86[56] |
| Season | Episode number | Average | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | |||
| 1 | 1.99 | 2.09 | 2.53 | 2.23 | 2.78 | 2.88 | 2.74 | 2.66 | 2.56 | 2.48 | 2.49 | 2.52 | 2.95 | 2.53 | |
| 2 | 1.96 | 1.68 | 1.57 | 1.65 | 1.54 | 1.78 | 2.14 | 1.82 | 1.81 | 1.93 | 1.49 | 1.86 | 2.23 | 1.81 | |
| 3 | 1.47 | 1.42 | 1.34 | 1.14 | 1.34 | 1.34 | 1.35 | 1.17 | 1.27 | 1.41 | 1.34 | 1.52 | 1.53 | 1.36 | |
| 4 | 1.08 | 1.07 | 0.81 | 0.96 | 0.94 | 1.03 | 0.82 | 0.87 | 0.78 | 0.86 | – | 0.92 | |||
For the second season, see "Devious Maids: Season Two Ratings". TV Series Finale. July 15, 2014. Retrieved April 15, 2018.
For the third season, see "Devious Maids: Season Three Ratings". TV Series Finale. September 24, 2015. Retrieved April 15, 2018.
For the fourth season, see "Devious Maids: Season Four Ratings". TV Series Finale. September 1, 2016. Retrieved April 18, 2018.
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