"Our show came out, and they capitalized on that. And you know what? That's the capitalistic system," the showrunner said about the Bravo franchise.

Marc Cherry, the creator of Desperate Housewives, is weighing in on The Real Housewives franchise, the Bravo reality TV series inspired by the ABC dramedy. Following the success of Desperate Housewives,

Marc Cherry, the creator of “Desperate Housewives,” says he’s jealous of the “Real Housewives” reality TV franchise that began after his primetime soap became a hit. “I envy the fact that they’ve kept that franchise going,

Desperate Housewives creator Marc Cherry has admitted that he is jealous of the Real Housewives franchise which he calls the 'train that keeps on chugging.'

People often confuse Cherry — the creator of 'Desperate Housewives' — with the creator of the 'Real Housewives' franchise, he says