The drama is over for the characters of ABC’s Mistresses TV show. The summer drama has been cancelled so it won’t be returning for a fourth season in 2017.
Based on a British series of the same name, Mistresses revolves around the lives and loves of a group of sexy female friends. Over the course of the show’s four seasons, the cast has included Alyssa Milano, Yunjin Kim, Rochelle Aytes, Jes Macallan, Jason George, Brett Tucker, Erik Stocklin, Rob Mayes, Jennifer Esposito, and Tabrett Bethell.
It’s been a pretty tumultuous run for the summer drama. The series was filmed in Los Angeles for its first two seasons, with Milano as the lead. With soft ratings, the decision was made to move production to Canada and Milano decided not to continue.
Esposito joined the cast in season three as a replacement of sorts but then opted not to return in season four. Producers didn’t replace her character and stuck with the three original ladies but production moved back to Los Angeles, thanks to tax incentives.
Earlier this week, it was revealed that Kim wouldn’t be returning if Mistresses did come back for season five, leaving just two of the original ladies. Producers had been trying to see the network on a fifth and final season but apparently that didn’t work out.
Ratings-wise, Mistresses has never been a hit for the alphabet network but viewership numbers have remained fairly stable. The first year averaged a 1.2 in the 18-49 demographic with 3.80 million viewers. Season two averaged a 1.0 in the demo with 3.71 million and season three drew a 0.75 demo with 3.19 million. Season four averaged a 0.61 rating with 2.60 million.
What do you think? Did you enjoy the Mistresses TV show on ABC? Should it have been cancelled?
You finally have something that is good besides these lame game shows, reality shows, and talk shows and you cancel it??? The person that makes these decisions needs fired.
I loved the series and am so disappointed that it is cancelled.
Loved Mistresses; heck, it’s a summertime series, ABC can’t expect high viewership in the summer. I have grown to love having summer series on as I hate watching reruns all summer. This show while not some great drama, it hit the spot for watching a summer type of guilty pleasure show.
Please bring mistresses back! It’s so much going on in the season finale that we as fans want to see. Harry, Joss, baby and now a son…Mark and April getting married, having a baby…Karen’s death and what happens to Vivian? Did Lydia finally get help? Did the ladies or men befriend Adam.
The last 2 episodes I couldn’t understand why they rushed the 2 babies being born. Thought I had missed something. Now I see they are canceling the show. I love Misstress! Pray they bring it back. This is good entertainment.
I absolutely loved the series. I try not to look at spoilers and had no idea when I watched the final episode yesterday on my DVR that Karen Kim would be killed off. I couldn’t believe it. She was such a solid character and I found it to be such a surprise she died so suddenly. I did find it unrealistic that her heel would break and she would fall over the edge. Realistically I think she would’ve caught herself on the rail. So I was relieved when there seemed to be a spin off and that maybe she really… Read more »
Well said
Loved the show. Hope another network picks it up
I hope for the same
Loved the show. Hope another network picks it up.
I really enjoyed the show. I hope they will bring it back!! PLEASE!!!!!!!
I enjoyed the show although I did find this season wasn’t as good as the other seasons.
But why to they do that, leave the final episode with a cliff hanger when the producers know that the show was hanging on by wing & prayer.
Maybe we can hope that Netflix or another network picks it up at least for a final season to give it closure.
Loved the series and sorry to see it go
I cant believe it! If the show moved back to LA what not bring back Alyssa Milano? The show really started to get good again. It really was a great summer show. Bring it back. I will miss Karen! She was carrying the show there for quite awhile.
I am devastated the show is cancelled I mean I absolutely loved it!! They could continue on Netflix or do a special series finale.. please please please
My husband and I absolutely loved Mistresses!! My heart is broken that they will not be returning, especially now that the two women have babies, and Joshs husband found out that he had a son….pretty juicy stuff….We are sad, so maybe others will be too, and they will bring it back.
The show has been CANCELLED