Idris Elba's tormented detective Luther is getting a Korean makeover after broadcaster MBC ordered a local remake. The remake is one of three Korean scripted format deals struck with BBC Worldwide, which has been ramping up local remake agreements for its dramas. Mistresses, which was remade by ABC with Alyssa Milano…

After multiple cast changes and location changes, Mistresses has come to an end as ABC has opted not to renew the summer soap for a fifth season. The decision comes on the heels of Mistresses‘ Season 4 finale earlier this week. It’s been a rollercoaster ride for Mistresses. After filming its first two seasons in Los…

After 16 nights dominated by Olympics coverage on NBC, the broadcast networks’ primetime returned to its normal pattern last night. NBC’s unscripted series American Ninja Warrior (1.9 among adults 18-49, 7.0 million viewers in the fast nationals) and Running Wild with Bear Grylls (1.3, 4.1 million) rode post-Olympics…

Two summer staples, Fox’s So You Think You Dance and ABC’s Mistresses, made a quiet return on an unusually busy Memorial Day that featured the deciding Game 7 of the NBA Playoffs Western Conference Finals on TNT, Game 1 of the NHL Stanley Cup Finals on NBC, and the debut of the high-profile Roots remake across the A+E…

Ella Thomas (Ballers) has booked a major recurring role on Season 4 of ABC’s summer series Mistresses. Thomas will play Jackie, a fitness instructor who befriends Joss (Jes Macallan). Based on the UK series, Mistresses is executive-produced by Rina Mimoun, KJ Steinberg, Robert Sertner and Douglas Rae. Thomas recently…

Micky Shiloah has booked a major recurring role on the upcoming fourth season of ABC's summer drama series Mistresses. He will play Reza, the privileged nephew of Jonathan (Navid Negahban). Based on the UK series, Mistresses is executive-produced by Rina Mimoun, KJ Steinberg, Robert Sertner and Douglas Rae. Shiloah…

Navid Negahban, best known for playing al-Qaeda mastermind Abu Nazir for two seasons on Showtime’s Homeland, is joining the upcoming Season 4 of ABC’s summer series Mistresses. Negahban will play the heavily recurring role of Jonathan Amadi, an uber-successful Persian businessman, in the soapy drama series from ABC…

Tia Mowry (The Game) has landed a recurring role on the fourth season of ABC's soapy summer drama series Mistresses. She’ll play Barbara Rutledege, an important, quick, cutting-wit literary agent who signs Karen (Yunjin Kim). Rochelle Aytes, Jes Macallan, Brett Tucker and Rob Mayes also star. Based on the UK series, Mi…

ABC’s Mistresses exemplified the runaway production issue when the summer drama last year left Los Angeles, where it filmed its first two seasons, for Canada in an effort to trim costs. In the process, the series lost its original star Alyssa Milano. The void was filled by Jennifer Esposito, who played a new character…

ABC’s The Mistresses has become a summer staple and now has been renewed for a fourth season. Jennifer Esposito, who joined the lead cast in Season 3, succeeding original co-star Alyssa Milano, will not return. I’ve learned that the Blue Bloods signed a one-year deal when she boarded Mistresses last year and, with her…

There was a lot of football around on Thursday. For one, Tom Brady saw his four-game Deflategate suspension overturned by a federal judge – though the NFL says it will appeal. Then there were those preseason games all over the TV schedule. The Seattle Seahawks ended their preseason run with a 31-21 win over the…

The fast national TV ratings, already under assault for providing a distorted view of programs’ performance as an increasing portion of watching is done on a time-shifted/on-demand basis, are even less reliable this morning because of NFL preemptions on affiliate stations of all five broadcast networks last night. The…