The latest British series to be misunderstood by American TV is “Mistresses” (ABC, 10 p.m.), a midseason series pushed off to the summer netherlands. What was an honest and fairly compelling drama in the UK is gauzy and faux-naughty in the U.S., without the bitter underpinnings of guilt that made the original have a bit more footing in reality.
Alyssa Milano, Jes Macallan, Rochelle Aytes and Yunjin Kim play the women, hired when the network was still looking for a replacement for “Desperate Housewives.” All they have now is just desperate.
As “The Secret Life of the American Teenager” (ABC Family, 8 p.m.) elicits its last secret (that its young cast is well out of its teens?) in its series finale, here comes a bolder move: A lesbian couple looking to raise a bunch of foster kids, for a family that just screams diversity. Jennifer Lopez helped produce the new “The Fosters” (ABC Family, 9 p.m.). Teri Polo is one of the moms.
Speaking of secret lives of the American teenager, “Teen Wolf” (MTV, 10 p.m.) returns for its third season.
“Man Fire Food” (Cooking, 9:30 p.m.), returning for its second season, sounds like a show created by cavemen. Actually it’s Roger Mooking doing open flame BBQ
The interesting thing about “The Goodwin Games” (Fox, 8:30 p.m.) is that it helps underscore the lapses of the other comedy of the creators, “How I Met Your Mother” (CBS, 8 p.m.).
You say you want a “Revolution” (NBC, 10 p.m.). Tonight’s the finale; but it’s been renewed for another season. Two main characters are supposed to die in tonight’s episode. (Just two?).
Good to see H.G. Wells back in “Warehouse 13” (Syfy, 10 p.m.).
Those spunky, admirable “Push Girls” (Sundance, 10 p.m.) are back for a second season.
Can’t say there’s an excess of promise among the dudes on “The Bachelorette” (ABC, 8 p.m.). Still, they go on their first group dates. One of which involves shooting a rap video with Desiree and Soulja Boy.
Look for “The Voice” (ABC, 8 p.m.) to take on its own twang; four of the remaining six are country singers; fully half are from the team of Blake Shelton, who will spend most of the night gloating.
Eleanor Parker is the subject of a month-long, 34-film Monday night showcase on Turner Classic Movies that begins with “Busses Roar” (8 p.m.), “The Very Thought of You” (9:15 p.m.), “Between Two Worlds” (11 p.m.), “Mission to Moscow” (1 a.m.), “Crime by Night” (3:15 a.m.), “The Last Ride” (4:30 a.m.) and “The Mysterious Doctor” (5:30 a.m.).
It’s Cleveland at Yankees (ESPN, 7 p.m.) in Monday Night Baseball.
Things don’t get much more exciting than Game 7 with Indiana at Miami (TNT, 8:30 p.m.) in the NBA playoffs.
In the Stanley Cup Playoffs, it’s Boston at Pittsburgh (NBC Sports Network, 8 p.m.).
Daytime Talk
Kelly & Michael: Alyssa Milano, Arvind Mahankali. The View: Kevin Bacon, Greta Gerwig, Mika Brzezinski. The Talk: Steven Tyler, Angela Hill, Jason Santos. Ellen DeGeneres: Kristen Bell, Joe Manganiello. Wendy Williams: Dylan Howard.
Late Talk
David Letterman: Neil Patrick Harris, Tony Kanaan, Frank Turner. Jay Leno: Vince Vaughn, Kenny Smith, Scoty McCreery. Jimmy Kimmel: Mark Fuffalo, Reggie Watts (rerun). Jimmy Fallon: Nathan Lane, Zoe Kravitz, Tomahawk. Craig Ferguson: Steven Tyler, Olga Kurylenko. Carson Daly: Brit Marling, David Goyer, Maximum Hedrum. Tavis Smiley: Dr. Lloyd Sederer, Robert Randolph. Jon Stewart: Maxim Pozdorovkin & Mike Lerner. Stephen Colbert: Rep. John Dingell. Conan O’Brien: Ellen Page, Craig Robinson, Myq Kaplan. Chelsea Handler: Kelly Lynch, Jo Koy, Annie Lederman, Thomas Dale.