News

As rumored, Hulu announced an "ad-free" tier for an additional four dollars over their "limited commercials" subscription. Seven series will continue to have ads, but those ads will air before and after the show, so even those programs can be watched without an ad break

B.D. Wong talks with Vulture about his role as Mr. Robot's Whiterose. Whiterose is one of TV's standout characters, but Wong wanted to make sure he wouldn't be playing a trans character who lived up to any transphobic stereotypes.  However, it became clear that Mr. Robot creator Sam Esmail was trying to do something different by introducing a transgender character who isn't explained to the audience as trans. "You very rarely see a transgender actor playing the part of a grocery-store clerk without having to say, 'Oh, look at that trans person.' They aren’t ready for that yet. They don’t think the nation is ready for that yet. Sam said, 'She is transgender, but her transness has nothing to do with anything.' Sam then told me the irony really is that Whiterose is in disguise when Whiterose is a man, and not when Whiterose is a woman"

Jeb! Bush will be one the first guests on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert. The Bush campaign foolishly turned it into an opportunity to fund raise (and to build up their mailing list). Colbert is responding by giving a fan a chance to ask Bush a question and turning Bush's appearance into his own fundraiser raffle.

I hope the actual interview with Bush is this funny.

The Daily Show is adding three new correspondents, including Awkward. star Desi Lydic. In Jon Stewart's last few months the correspondent roster was starting to look a bit sparse, I guess they were waiting until the new team arrived.

Skylar Astin and Veronica Mars alum Chris Lowel have joined the cast of EPIX's upcoming political comedy Graves. The series stars Nick Nolte as a former President who decides to try to fix all the problems created by his administration, 20 years after being out of office. Astin will play his eager assistant, while Lowell will play his Afghanistan veteran son.

Samantha Bee's TBS show has a name, Full Frontal with Samantha Bee and will debut in January. Here's the newest teaser.

Following that terrible year trying to bring respect back to The View, longtime Rachel Maddow Show producer Bill Wolff will produce Chelsea Handler's upcoming Netflix talk show. That's going to be an interesting mix. Handler has said she wants to do something different from the usual talk show for Netflix, and Wolff has experience with that, as TRMS continues to do that with the cable news format.

Comic fans got some news about Netflix's Luke Cage series, including the addition of Sons of Anarchy hunk Theo Rossi,who will play Cage for Shades, while (relative) newcomer Simone Missick has been picked to play Misty Knight. Additionally, Rosario Dawson will reprise her Daredevil role.

Listings

Fashion Police (E!) 8:00 PM ET

For the anniversary of her death, E! is giving a special tribute to Fashion Police creator Joan Rivers, promising clips of Rivers' best moments, bloopers and behind-the-scenes footage.

Chopped (Food Network) 8:00 PM ET

Chopped takes a Thursday break from the Teen Tournament for a carnival-themed episode to go with State Fair season. For the appetizer round, they'll have to create two deep-fried foods. If that gets them to the next round, they'll have to figure out how to make good use of an "outrageous sundae".

Mistresses (ABC) 9:00 PM ET

ABC's summer soap has had an especially fun season, with Ed Quinn's hunkiness making up for the loss of Justin Hartley and a murder mystery that's better than the usual soap mystery. Tonight, the season wraps up just as a false confession sets Joss free from prison — just in time to see Harry consider moving away for his career.

Project Runway (Lifetime) 9:00 PM ET

Tonight's challenge starts off with the designers learning they'll have to face off in a paintball tournament for their fabric. However, for a twist reminiscent of one of Project Runway's best challenges, it turns out their paintball-splattered jumpsuits is the material they will use. Looks like even Tim and Heidi got into the spattered-paint fun.

Big Brother (CBS) 9:00 PM ET

Looking to wikipedia again, I see tonight's eviction is between the not-annoying twin and another houseguest I find unbearable. Yeah, we're deep in the terrible part of Big Brother.

Graceland (USA) 10:00 PM ET

Hoping to finally be done with the Sarkesian mob, Page thinks it's time to take action to finish bringing them down.

Documentary Now! (IFC) 10:00 PM ET

It's time for the Vice News parody that was supposed to air last week, as American journalists establishing how cool and extreme they are investigate a Mexican drug cartel leader.

Geeks Who Drink (Syfy) 11:00 PM ET

It's another face-off between teams led by genre show hotties as True Blood's Rob Kazinsky faces Dominic Monaghan.

What will you be watching tonight? Please share in the comments!