Stern made her television debut writing for the first two seasons of '' ER '' . She has also worked as a writer on '' Pacific Blue '' , '' Sports Night '' , '' Angel '' , '' Law & Order : Special Victims Unit '' , '' Leap Years '' , '' Touching Evil '' , '' Desperate Housewives '' , '' The Book of Daniel '' , and '' Angela 's Eyes '' . Stern has also worked as a producer for '' Sports Night '' , '' Angel '' , '' Desperate Housewives '' and '' Angela 's Eyes '' . The first season of '' Desperate Housewives '' was nominated for an Emmy award for Outstanding Drama Series at the 2005 awards . The producers shared the nomination for their work on the season
2005 awards
57th Primetime Emmy Awards
Tracey Stern