You Take for Granted

"You Take for Granted"
	Desperate Housewives episode
Episode no.	Season 8; Episode 16
Directed by	Jeff Greenstein
Written by	Matt Berry
Production code	816
Original air date	March 11, 2012
Guest appearance(s)
	Daniella Baltodano as Celia Solis; Orson Bean as Roy Bender; Andrea Parker as Jane Carlson; Michael Dempsey as Detective Murphy; Derek Webster as Detective Harrison; Jayne Entwistle as Marilyn; Stuart Pankin as Patrick; Sal Landi as Donny; Jack J. Bennett as Steel Worker; Katherine Emmer as Cindy; Griffin Barrett Cleveland as Son; Jorge-Luis Pallo as Detective Gillette;

"You Take for Granted" is the 173rd episode of the ABC television series, Desperate Housewives. It is the sixteenth episode of the show's eighth season and was broadcast on March 11, 2012.

Plot

The police read the details on Alejandro's death; Mike is forced by Susan to tell the police about Ben's loan shark; Carlos' strange behavior about money concerns Gabrielle; at Penny's birthday party, Jane tells Lynette some news; Bree is asked by Karen McCluskey to help her commit suicide; Mike is killed by the loan shark.

Reception

According to Nielsen ratings, "You Take for Granted" was watched by 8.39 million viewers and held 2.6/6 rating between 18 and 49 years of age.[1] The episode was competing against The Good Wife on CBS, which was watched by 9.88 million viewers but held a 1.7 rating, the combination of Family Guy and American Dad! on Fox which averaged 5.18 million viewers for the hour, and had a 2.5/6 rating, and Celebrity Apprentice on NBC, which averaged 6.45 million viewers and a 2.0 rating in the 18-49 demographic, leading to the episode placing #1 in the rating in its timeslot. The episode gained an additional 1.8 million viewers and 0.8 rating in the week following the original broadcast due to DVR recordings.[2]

Notes

In the scene where Bree, Roy and Karen are talking at the car a member of the crew can be seen in the wing mirror.
Penny had her birthday in episode 16 in season 6 just like she had in this episode.
The episode title comes from the song "Good Thing Going" from Sondheim's Merrily We Roll Along.

International titles

Polish: Rzecz oczywista (Something obvious)
German: Tod eines Nachbarn (Death of a neighbor)

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References

Kondolojy, Amanda (March 13, 2012). "Sunday Final Ratings: '60 Minutes', 'America's Funniest Home Videos', 'Once Upon a Time', 'The Amazing Race' & 'Desperate Housewives' Adjusted Up". TV By the Numbers. Retrieved March 15, 2012.
Gorman, Bill (March 26, 2012). "Live+7 DVR Ratings: 'The Big Bang Theory' + 'New Girl' Top Absolute Ratings Gains; 'Awake' Tops % Gains in Week 25". TV By the Numbers. Retrieved March 28, 2012.

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[1] Kondolojy, Amanda (March 13, 2012). "Sunday Final Ratings: '60 Minutes', 'America's Funniest Home Videos', 'Once Upon a Time', 'The Amazing Race' & 'Desperate Housewives' Adjusted Up". TV By the Numbers. Retrieved March 15, 2012.

[2] Gorman, Bill (March 26, 2012). "Live+7 DVR Ratings: 'The Big Bang Theory' + 'New Girl' Top Absolute Ratings Gains; 'Awake' Tops % Gains in Week 25". TV By the Numbers. Retrieved March 28, 2012.

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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"
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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" "The Ballad of Booth" "I Guess This Is Goodbye"
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