May 13th...

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"Knots Landing" - "Just Like Old Times"

December 27, 1979 - May 13, 1993

14 seasons - 344 episodes

This is the thirty-third anniversary of the conclusion of this classic series

pictured above: back row (l-r): Joan Van Ark, Ted Shackelford, Nicollette Sheridan, William Devane and Michele Lee.

front row (l-r): Donna Mills and Kevin Dobson

*This is a cast photo from the late 1980s, not the final episode*

"Smallville" - "Finale"

October 16, 2001 - May 13, 2011

10 seasons - 217 episodes

This is the fifteenth anniversary of the conclusion of this classic series

pictured above (l-r): Kristin Kreuk, Tom Welling and Michael Rosenbaum

*This photo is from season one not the finale episode*

"Desperate Housewives" - "Finishing the Hat"

October 3, 2004 - May 13, 2012

8 seasons - 178 episodes

pictured above (l-r): Nicollette Sheridan, Marcia Cross, Teri Hatcher, Felicity Huffman and Eva Longoria.

*This photo represents the original cast not the cast of the final season*