Desperate Housewives Creator Marc Cherry Reacts To Real Housewives' Success

Photo Credit: Presley Ann/Getty Images for Mandarin Oriental Residences Beverly Hills It's been well over a decade since ABC's powerhouse series Desperate Housewives came to an end. But even though the show was fictional, many people know that it spawned the Real Housewives franchise. Following the success of his long-running show, creator Marc Cherry doesn't begrudge the producers of the Real Housewives their accolades. "They didn't crib my name, to be fair," he said of Bravo's franchise, which began in 2006 with The Real Housewives of Orange County. "They just used the word. . . .