Private Practice season 3 explained

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Num Episodes:23
Network:ABC
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Episode List:List of Private Practice episodes

The third season of Private Practice premiered on October 1, 2009 and concluded on May 13, 2010. The season consisted of 23 episodes.

Plot

In the third season, Violet survives from the cliffhanger from season two thanks to Pete, Naomi and Addison. She gives Pete their baby, Lucas, while she recovers from the ordeal. Addison and Sam get even closer and develop feelings for each other, but decide not to become a couple because they don't want to hurt Naomi. Charlotte and Cooper break up, and Dell loses Heather in an explosion which nearly kills Betsey also.

Sam and Naomi's daughter, Maya, gets pregnant and marries the father of her baby, Dink. Addison and Pete become a couple, which causes Addison to get close to Lucas until Violet wants him back, even going as far as taking Pete to court to get joint custody. Sheldon starts to fall for Charlotte after they start to sleep together.

In the season finale, Addison and Sam finally get together while Charlotte and Cooper get engaged much to Sheldon's dismay. Pete and Violet work over their issues, while Dell and Maya get involved in a car accident and the severity of Dell's condition is overlooked. Dr. Amelia Shepherd, younger sister of Derek Shepherd (Addison's ex-husband) operated on him, having just arrived in town. She was unable to resuscitate him following heart failure. Maya survived her operation to save her spinal cord and prevent paralysis while at the same time she gives birth to a girl, who also survives the ordeal.

Cast and characters

Main cast

Also starring

Recurring cast

Special guest stars

Guest stars

Episodes

See also: List of Private Practice episodes.

Ratings

U.S.

EpisodeAir DateTimeslot (EST)RatingShare18-49 (Rating/Share)Viewers (m)Weekly Rank (#)
1"A Death in the Family"October 1, 2009Thursday
10:00 P.M.
7.6134.6/1311.5820[1]
2"The Way We Were"October 8, 20096.2113.6/109.5025
3"Right Here, Right Now"October 15, 20096.8123.8/1110.3621
4"Pushing the Limits"October 22, 20096.7113.7/109.92828
5"Strange Bedfellows"October 29, 20096.1103.6/99.15529
6"Slip Slidin’ Away"November 5, 20096.0103.4/109.1127
7"The Hard Part"November 12, 20096.7113.9/1110.249TBA
8"Sins of the Father"November 19, 20096.0103.1/98.926TBA
9"The Parent Trap"December 3, 20096.3103.2/89.21124
10"Blowups"December 3, 20096.3103.2/89.21124
11"Another Second Chance"January 14, 20107.1124.2/1210.963TBA
12"Best Laid Plans"January 21, 20106.6113.6/109.637TBA
13"Shotgun"February 4, 20106.2113.3/109.254TBA
14"Love Bites"February 11, 20106.1103.1/99.03626
15"'Til Death Do Us Part"February 18, 20105.182.8/77.59332
16"Fear of Flying"March 4, 20105.292.7/87.57236
17"Triangles"March 11, 20105.392.8/87.656TBA
18"Pulling the Plug"March 25, 20105.8102.9/88.705TBA
19"Eyes Wide Open"April 1, 20105.392.6/87.822TBA
20"Second Choices"April 22, 2010Thursday 9:00 P.M.[2] 5.192.3/67.491[3] TBA
21"War"April 29, 2010Thursday
10:00 P.M.
5.492.9/97.775TBA
22"In the Name of Love"May 6, 20105.7102.8/88.152TBA
23"The End of A Beautiful Friendship"May 13, 20106.3113.2/99.299TBA

United Kingdom

In the third season, Private Practice aired on Thursdays at 10pm on Living, with the episode airing again (which aired that night) on Living+1 an hour later. The season averaged 251,000 viewers, 29% less than the second season.

TitleTimeslotAir dateLIVINGLIVING +1Total
(000s)
ViewersaRankbViewersaRankb
3-01 (32)A Death in the FamilyThursday 10.00 P.M.June 17, 2010276
  1. 7
276
3-02 (33)The Way We WereJune 24, 2010260
  1. 7
260
3-03 (34)Right Here, Right NowJuly 1, 2010270
  1. 5
270
3-04 (35)Pushing the LimitsJuly 8, 2010218
  1. 6
93
  1. 8
309
3-05 (36)Strange BedfellowsJuly 15, 2010224
  1. 5
127
  1. 6
351
3-06 (37)Slip Slidin' AwayJuly 22, 2010206
  1. 7
125
  1. 4
331
3-07 (38)The Hard PartJuly 29, 2010234
  1. 4
93
  1. 8
327
3-08 (39)Sins of the FatherAugust 5, 2010260
  1. 4
88
  1. 10
348
3-09 (40)The Parent TrapAugust 12, 2010229
  1. 6
111
  1. 3
340
3-10 (41)BlowupsAugust 19, 2010279
  1. 4
279
3-11 (42)Another Second ChanceThursday 8.00 P.M.August 26, 2010182
  1. 4
182
3-12 (43)Best Laid PlansSeptember 2, 2010235
  1. 5
235
3-13 (44)ShotgunSeptember 9, 2010166
  1. 5
90
  1. 5
256
3-14 (45)Love BitesSeptember 16, 2010246
  1. 3
70
  1. 8
316
3-15 (46)'Til Death Do Us PartSeptember 23, 2010177
  1. 7
177
3-16 (47)Fear of FlyingSeptember 30, 2010203
  1. 5
203
3-17 (48)TrianglesThursday 7.00 P.M.October 7, 2010129
  1. 10
129
3-18 (49)Pulling the PlugOctober 14, 201088
  1. 10
88
3-19 (50)Eyes Wide OpenOctober 21, 2010219
  1. 7
219
3-20 (51)Second ChoicesOctober 28, 2010211
  1. 5
211
3-21 (52)WarNovember 4, 2010168
  1. 7
168
3-22 (53)In the Name of LoveNovember 11, 2010197
  1. 7
79
  1. 7
276
3-23 (54)The End of a Beautiful FriendshipNovember 18, 2010218
  1. 6
218

a Viewers in thousands.b Ranks for specific channel only.

DVD release

Private Practice: The Complete Third Season
Set DetailsSpecial Features
  • 23 Episodes
  • 5-Disc Set
  • English (Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround)
  • Audio Commentaries
  • Bloopers
  • Deleted Scenes
  • Kate's Top Eight
Release Dates
Region 1Region 2Region 4
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Notes and References

  1. News: Most Popular E-mail Newsletter . USA Today . March 29, 2011 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20120927060328/http://www.usatoday.com/life/television/news/nielsens-charts.htm . September 27, 2012 .
  2. Web site: ABC Experimenting With Thursday Dramas Too? Flips Grey's, Practice Timeslots On April 22. Gorman. Bill. TV By the Numbers. April 9, 2010. April 12, 2010. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20100412141525/http://tvbythenumbers.com/2010/04/09/abc-experimenting-with-thursday-dramas-too-flips-greys-practice-timeslots-on-april-22/47827. April 12, 2010.
  3. Web site: Archived copy . 2012-05-06 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100428064051/http://tvbythenumbers.com/2010/04/23/thursday-broadcast-finals-vampire-diaries-supernatural-adjusted-up-community-office-adjusted-down/49562 . 2010-04-28 .
  4. Web site: Private Practice - The Complete 3rd Season. TVShowsOnDVD. December 12, 2012. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20140323032540/http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/releases/Private-Practice-Complete-3rd-Season/9905. March 23, 2014.
  5. Web site: Private Practice- Season 3 [DVD]]. Amazon.co.uk. December 12, 2012.
  6. Web site: Private Practice - The Complete 3rd Season (6 Disc Set). EzyDVD.com. December 12, 2012. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120820010549/http://www.ezydvd.com.au/DVD/private-practice-the-complete-3rd-season-6-disc-set/dp/815647. August 20, 2012.