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 Kate Walsh as Addison Montgomery Tim Daly as Pete Wilder Audra McDonald as Naomi Bennett Paul Adelstein as Cooper Freedman KaDee Strickland as Charlotte King Chris Lowell as Dell Parker Taye Diggs as Sam Bennett Amy Brenneman as Violet Turner
Also starring Brian Benben as Sheldon Wallace
Recurring cast Geffri Maya as Maya Bennett Hailey Sole as Betsey Parker James Morrison as William White, Ryan Leitsch Amanda Detmer as Morgan Barnes Agnes Bruckner as Heather Amanda Foreman as Katie Kent Michael Patrick Thornton as Gabriel Fife Christina Chang as Vanessa Hoyt Stephen Lunsford as Filmore "Dink" Davis Stephen Collins as "The Captain" Montgomery Caterina Scorsone as Amelia Shepherd Sean Bridgers as Frank
Special guest stars Chandra Wilson as Miranda Bailey Eric Dane as Mark Sloan
Guest stars JoBeth Williams as Bizzy Montgomery Rosanna Arquette as Corinne, Dink's mother
Episodes
Ratings
U.S. # Episode Air Date Timeslot (EST) Rating Share 18-49 (Rating/Share) Viewers (m) Weekly Rank (#) 1 "A Death in the Family" October 1, 2009 Thursday10:00 P.M. 7.6 13 4.6/13 11.58 20 2 "The Way We Were" October 8, 2009 6.2 11 3.6/10 9.50 25 3 "Right Here, Right Now" October 15, 2009 6.8 12 3.8/11 10.36 21 4 "Pushing the Limits" October 22, 2009 6.7 11 3.7/10 9.928 28 5 "Strange Bedfellows" October 29, 2009 6.1 10 3.6/9 9.155 29 6 "Slip Slidin' Away" November 5, 2009 6.0 10 3.4/10 9.11 27 7 "The Hard Part" November 12, 2009 6.7 11 3.9/11 10.249 TBA 8 "Sins of the Father" November 19, 2009 6.0 10 3.1/9 8.926 TBA 9 "The Parent Trap" December 3, 2009 6.3 10 3.2/8 9.211 24 10 "Blowups" December 3, 2009 6.3 10 3.2/8 9.211 24 11 "Another Second Chance" January 14, 2010 7.1 12 4.2/12 10.963 TBA 12 "Best Laid Plans" January 21, 2010 6.6 11 3.6/10 9.637 TBA 13 "Shotgun" February 4, 2010 6.2 11 3.3/10 9.254 TBA 14 "Love Bites" February 11, 2010 6.1 10 3.1/9 9.036 26 15 "'Til Death Do Us Part" February 18, 2010 5.1 8 2.8/7 7.593 32 16 "Fear of Flying" March 4, 2010 5.2 9 2.7/8 7.572 36 17 "Triangles" March 11, 2010 5.3 9 2.8/8 7.656 TBA 18 "Pulling the Plug" March 25, 2010 5.8 10 2.9/8 8.705 TBA 19 "Eyes Wide Open" April 1, 2010 5.3 9 2.6/8 7.822 TBA 20 "Second Choices" April 22, 2010 Thursday 9:00 P.M. 5.1 9 2.3/6 7.491 TBA 21 "War" April 29, 2010 Thursday10:00 P.M. 5.4 9 2.9/9 7.775 TBA 22 "In the Name of Love" May 6, 2010 5.7 10 2.8/8 8.152 TBA 23 "The End of A Beautiful Friendship" May 13, 2010 6.3 11 3.2/9 9.299 TBA
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.
# Title Timeslot Air date LIVING LIVING +1 Total(000s) Viewersa Rankb Viewersa Rankb 3-01 (32) A Death in the Family Thursday 10.00 P.M. June 17, 2010 276 #7 276 3-02 (33) The Way We Were June 24, 2010 260 #7 260 3-03 (34) Right Here, Right Now July 1, 2010 270 #5 270 3-04 (35) Pushing the Limits July 8, 2010 218 #6 93 #8 309 3-05 (36) Strange Bedfellows July 15, 2010 224 #5 127 #6 351 3-06 (37) Slip Slidin' Away July 22, 2010 206 #7 125 #4 331 3-07 (38) The Hard Part July 29, 2010 234 #4 93 #8 327 3-08 (39) Sins of the Father August 5, 2010 260 #4 88 #10 348 3-09 (40) The Parent Trap August 12, 2010 229 #6 111 #3 340 3-10 (41) Blowups August 19, 2010 279 #4 279 3-11 (42) Another Second Chance Thursday 8.00 P.M. August 26, 2010 182 #4 182 3-12 (43) Best Laid Plans September 2, 2010 235 #5 235 3-13 (44) Shotgun September 9, 2010 166 #5 90 #5 256 3-14 (45) Love Bites September 16, 2010 246 #3 70 #8 316 3-15 (46) 'Til Death Do Us Part September 23, 2010 177 #7 177 3-16 (47) Fear of Flying September 30, 2010 203 #5 203 3-17 (48) Triangles Thursday 7.00 P.M. October 7, 2010 129 #10 129 3-18 (49) Pulling the Plug October 14, 2010 88 #10 88 3-19 (50) Eyes Wide Open October 21, 2010 219 #7 219 3-20 (51) Second Choices October 28, 2010 211 #5 211 3-21 (52) War November 4, 2010 168 #7 168 3-22 (53) In the Name of Love November 11, 2010 197 #7 79 #7 276 3-23 (54) The End of a Beautiful Friendship November 18, 2010 218 #6 218
a Viewers in thousands. b Ranks for specific channel only.
DVD release Private Practice: The Complete Third Season Set Details Special Features 23 Episodes 5-Disc Set English (Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround) English SDH, Spanish & French subtitles Runtime: 991 minutesBloopers Deleted Scenes Kate's Top Eight - Kate Walsh shares her favorite moments from Season Three Release Dates Region 1 Region 2 Region 4
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