Mistresses Renewed for Season 2 by ABC

ABC has given summer soap Mistresses a second season renewal, per The Hollywood Reporter. Ranking as the summer s No. 2 scripted network drama among adults 18-49 behind Under the Dome, the series became summer s top indexing broadcast drama with 48% higher numbers with Adults 18-49 in homes earning $150k+ and saw its ratings jump 58% when DVR playback was factored in. Additionally, Mistresses is very much on-brand for ABC, an inexpensive way for the network to remain competitive in the summer and please the creative community. A renewal wasn t always certain for the series, though, which got off to a decent start and saw what potential it had to gain an audience snuffed out by Under the Dome, which became a bigger hit than even the most fervently loyal of CBS executives could have imagined. ABC did a wise thing by moving the series away from the sci-fi giant for the final three episodes of the season and saw ratings increase as a result, hinting at what the show could bring the networ

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