# Mistresses (American TV series) season 3

The third season of the American television drama series Mistresses premiered on June 18, 2015, on ABC. The series is based on the UK series of the same name and was adapted by K. J. Steinberg, it stars Yunjin Kim, Rochelle Aytes, Jes Macallan and Jennifer Esposito as the four lead characters.

## Cast
### Main cast

* Yunjin Kim as Dr. Karen Kim
* Rochelle Aytes as April Malloy
* Jes Macallan as Josslyn "Joss" Carver
* Brett Tucker as Harry Davis
* Rob Mayes as Marc Nickleby
* Jennifer Esposito as Calista Raines

## Production

On September 30, 2014, ABC renewed Mistresses for a third season and Alyssa Milano left the series after two seasons in Los Angeles, California. Jennifer Esposito also stars as the new co-lead as Calista Raines, as a creative director of a luxury fashion brand. However, she left the series on September 25, 2015, after the third season.
Rob Mayes then joined the series as new series regular Marc, Miranda's brother who moves in with April. Ed Quinn has booked the recurring role of Dr. Alec Adams, an internist at the hospital, whose wife is going through medical issues. Emmanuelle Vaugier will recur throughout this season as Niko, a tough new mixologist at Wunderbar and a thorn in Joss' side. Brian J. White is set to recur this season as Blair, the headmaster of the school Lucy attends, who takes a liking to April. Chrishell Stause will also guest star in the fifth episode as a woman April meets during hot yoga.

## Episodes

| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | U.S. viewers (millions) |
| 27 | 1 | "Gone Girl" | Constantine Makris | Rina Mimoun | June 18, 2015 (2015-06-18) | 3.79 |
| 28 | 2 | "I'll Be Watching You" | Constantine Makris | K. J. Steinberg | June 18, 2015 (2015-06-18) | 3.79 |
| 29 | 3 | "Odd Couples" | John Scott | Melissa Carter | June 25, 2015 (2015-06-25) | 3.31 |
| 30 | 4 | "Into the Woods" | John Scott | Justin Lo | July 2, 2015 (2015-07-02) | 3.04 |
| 31 | 5 | "Threesomes" | Holly Dale | Jordan Budde | July 9, 2015 (2015-07-09) | 3.49 |
| 32 | 6 | "Love is an Open Door" | Holly Dale | Stacy Littlejohn | July 16, 2015 (2015-07-16) | 3.29 |
| 33 | 7 | "The Best Laid Plans" | John Scott | Jerica Lieberman & Molly Margraf | July 23, 2015 (2015-07-23) | 2.94 |
| 34 | 8 | "Murder She Wrote" | John Scott | Rina Mimoun | July 30, 2015 (2015-07-30) | 3.09 |
| 35 | 9 | "Unreliable Witness" | Eric Laneuville | Jenna Richman | August 6, 2015 (2015-08-06) | 2.54 |
| 36 | 10 | "What Could Have Been" | Eric Laneuville | Jordan Budde | August 13, 2015 (2015-08-13) | 2.98 |
| 37 | 11 | "Guilt By Association" | Liz Allen | Melissa Carter | August 20, 2015 (2015-08-20) | 3.30 |
| 38 | 12 | "Reasonable Doubt" | Liz Allen | Justin Lo | August 27, 2015 (2015-08-27) | 3.23 |
| 39 | 13 | "Goodbye Girl" | John Scott | K. J. Steinberg | September 3, 2015 (2015-09-03) | 2.70 |

## Ratings

US ratings :
| No. | Episode | Air date | Time slot (EST) | Rating/share (18–49) | Viewers (m) |
| 1 | "Gone Girl" | June 18, 2015 (2015-06-18) | Thursday 9 pm | 0.9/3 | 3.79 |
| 2 | "I'll Be Watching You" | June 18, 2015 (2015-06-18) | Thursday 9 pm | 0.9/3 | 3.79 |
| 3 | "Odd Couples" | June 25, 2015 (2015-06-25) | Thursday 9 pm | 0.7/3 | 3.31 |
| 4 | "Into the Woods" | July 2, 2015 (2015-07-02) | Thursday 9 pm | 0.6/3 | 3.04 |
| 5 | "Threesomes" | July 9, 2015 (2015-07-09) | Thursday 9 pm | 0.8/3 | 3.49 |
| 6 | "Love is an Open Door" | July 16, 2015 (2015-07-16) | Thursday 9 pm | 0.9/3 | 3.29 |
| 7 | "The Best Laid Plans" | July 23, 2015 (2015-07-23) | Thursday 9 pm | 0.7/3 | 2.94 |
| 8 | "Murder She Wrote" | July 30, 2015 (2015-07-30) | Thursday 9 pm | 0.7/3 | 3.09 |
| 9 | "Unreliable Witness" | August 6, 2015 (2015-08-06) | Thursday 9 pm | 0.6/2 | 2.54 |
| 10 | "What Could Have Been" | August 13, 2015 (2015-08-13) | Thursday 9 pm | 0.7/3 | 2.98 |
| 11 | "Guilt By Association" | August 20, 2015 (2015-08-20) | Thursday 9 pm | 0.8/3 | 3.30 |
| 12 | "Reasonable Doubt" | August 27, 2015 (2015-08-27) | Thursday 9 pm | 0.8/3 | 3.23 |
| 13 | "Goodbye Girl" | September 3, 2015 (2015-09-03) | Thursday 9 pm | 0.6/2 | 2.70 |