近年来,美国电视剧市场呈让人惊叹的激烈竞争让全球都为之瞩目。除去以家庭生活内容为叙述核心的《绝望的主妇》之外,刑事侦查题材的《犯罪现场》、系列科学情景剧《生活大爆炸》、都市情感题材的《欲望都市》等一系列电视剧集都使得电视在新媒体大军来袭的严峻形势下仍然紧紧抓住了广大受众的眼球。本文试图通过对《绝望的主妇》的生产、播出等环节的探讨,来寻求解读这部美剧的优势之所在,以期由此窥见众美剧背后的成功之道。 In recent years, the dramatic competition in the U.S. TV drama market has drawn global attention. In addition to “desperate housewives” that focus on the content of family life, a series of episodes of TV series such as “Crime Scene” of criminal investigation, series of science melodrama “Big Bangs of Life” and “Sex and the City” Making television in the grim situation of the incoming new media forces still firmly grasp the eyes of the general audience. This article attempts to find out the advantages of this American drama by exploring the production and broadcasting of “Desperate Housewives”, with a view to seeing the success behind the popular American drama.