The third season of the television comedy drama series Mom began airing on November 5, 2015, on CBS in the United States. The season is produced by Chuck Lorre Productions and Warner Bros. Television, with series creators Chuck Lorre, Eddie Gorodetsky and Gemma Baker serving as executive producer.
The series follows Christy Plunkett (Anna Faris), a single mother who—after dealing with her battle with alcoholism and drug addiction—decides to restart her life in Napa, California's wine country working as a waitress at the restaurant Rustic Fig and attending Alcoholics Anonymous meetings. She lives with her mother Bonnie Plunkett (Allison Janney), who is also a recovering drug and alcohol addict, as well as her teenage daughter Violet (Sadie Calvano), who was born when Christy was 16years. Christy also has a younger son Roscoe (Blake Garrett Rosenthal) by her deadbeat ex-husband Baxter (Matt Jones). Other prominent character in the series is the wise Marjorie (Mimi Kennedy), Christy and Bonnie's friend and co-Alcoholics Anonymous member. Jaime Pressly and Beth Hall, who play co-Alcoholics Anonymous members Jill and Wendy, respectively, were upgraded to series regular status for this season. The episodes are usually titled with two odd topics that are mentioned in that episode.
Season three of Mom aired Thursdays in the United States at 9:00 p.m. after Life in Pieces in the fall and The Odd Couple in spring.
The season received positive reviews from critics and Allison Janney was nominated a Primetime Emmy Award for her performance.
Cast
Main Anna Faris as Christy Plunkett Allison Janney as Bonnie Plunkett Sadie Calvano as Violet Plunkett Matt Jones as Baxter Blake Garrett Rosenthal as Roscoe Mimi Kennedy as Marjorie Armstrong-Perugian Jaime Pressly as Jill Kendall Beth Hall as Wendy Harris
Recurring Sara Rue as Candace Hayes William Fichtner as Adam Janikowski Emily Osment as Jodi Hubbard Don McManus as Steve Casper Lauri Johnson as Beatrice David Krumholtz as Gregory Munchnik Amy Hill as Beverly Tarantino Octavia Spencer as Regina Tompkins French Stewart as Chef Rudy Reggie De Leon as Paul Courtney Henggeler as Claudia Jonny Coyne as Victor Perugian Charlie Robinson as Mr. Munson Mary Pat Gleason as Mary
Special guest stars Ellen Burstyn as Shirley Stabler June Squibb as Dottie Judy Greer as Michelle Linda Lavin as Phyllis Munchnik Harry Hamlin as Fred Hayes Rosie O'Donnell as Jeanine Joe Manganiello as Julian Rhea Perlman as Anya Perugian Richard Schiff as Robert
Guest stars Sonya Eddy as Angela Tricia O'Kelley as Mrs. Lippert Lamont Thompson as Marcus Alec Mapa as Milo Jean St. James as Tricia David Mattey as Pierre Sammy Aaron as Craig Sean T. Krishnan as Dr. Patel Jesse Luken as Travis Sullivan Steven Boyer as Dave George Paez as Ramone Simon Stilens as Wazka Discor Stacey Travis as Deborah Nick Toth as Richard Pleppler
Episodes
Reception Ratings
Critical response Review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reports that 100% of nine critics gave this season a positive review; the average rating is 8.33/10. The season averaged 82 out of 100, based on four critics, on Metacritic, indicating "universal acclaim".
Accolades Year Award Category Recipient Result 2016Primetime Emmy Awards Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series Allison Janney Outstanding Cinematography for a Multi-Camera Series Steven V. Silver Outstanding Multi-Camera Picture Editing for a Comedy Series Ben Bosse and Joseph Bella
References
External links Episode recaps at CBS.com at Internet Movie Database