3rd Rock from the Sun season 2

*3rd Rock from the Sun*
3rd Rock from the Sun
Season 2
	DVD cover
No. of episodes	26
Release
Original network	NBC
Original release	September 22, 1996 –; March 18, 1997
Season chronology
	← Previous; Season 1 Next →; Season 3
	List of episodes

The second season of 3rd Rock from the Sun, an American television sitcom, began on September 22, 1996, and ended on March 9, 1997. It aired on NBC. The region 1 DVD was released on October 25, 2005.^[1]

Cast and characters

Main cast

Recurring cast

Simbi Khali as Nina Campbell
Elmarie Wendel as Mrs. Mamie Dubcek
Wayne Knight as Officer Don Leslie Orville
David DeLuise as Bug Pollone
Ian Lithgow as Leon
Danielle Nicolet as Caryn
Chris Hogan as Aubrey Pitman
Ileen Getz as Dr. Judith Draper
Shay Astar as August Leffler
Jan Hooks as Vicki Dubcek
Ron West as Dr. Vincent Strudwick

Episodes

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	Prod. code	Viewers (millions)
21 22	1 2	"See Dick Continue to Run"	Robert Berlinger	Bill Martin & Mike Schiff	September 22, 1996 (1996-09-22)	201 202	22.45^[2]
23	3	"Hotel Dick"	Robert Berlinger	Bob Kushell	September 29, 1996 (1996-09-29)	205	21.14^[3]
24	4	"Big Angry Virgin from Outer Space"	Robert Berlinger	Christine Zander	October 6, 1996 (1996-10-06)	203	N/A
25	5	"Much Ado About Dick"	Robert Berlinger	Michael Glouberman & Andrew Orenstein	October 13, 1996 (1996-10-13)	204	N/A
26	6	"Dick the Vote"	Robert Berlinger	Story by : Joe Fisch Teleplay by : David Goetsch & Jason Venokur	October 27, 1996 (1996-10-27)	207	N/A
27	7	"Fourth and Dick"	Robert Berlinger	Michael Glouberman & Andrew Orenstein	November 3, 1996 (1996-11-03)	206	N/A
28	8	"World's Greatest Dick"	Robert Berlinger	David Goetsch & Jason Venokur	November 10, 1996 (1996-11-10)	208	18.55^[4]
29	9	"My Mother the Alien"	Robert Berlinger	David M. Israel & Jim O'Doherty	November 17, 1996 (1996-11-17)	209	19.66^[5]
30	10	"Gobble, Gobble, Dick, Dick"	Robert Berlinger	Bob Kushell & Christine Zander	November 24, 1996 (1996-11-24)	210	N/A
31	11	"Dick Jokes"	Robert Berlinger	David M. Israel & Jim O'Doherty	December 1, 1996 (1996-12-01)	211	N/A
32	12	"Jolly Old St. Dick"	Robert Berlinger	Bill Martin & Mike Schiff	December 8, 1996 (1996-12-08)	212	N/A
33	13	"Proud Dick"	Robert Berlinger	David Sacks	December 15, 1996 (1996-12-15)	213	19.17^[6]
34	14	"Romeo & Juliet & Dick"	Robert Berlinger	Bonnie Turner & Terry Turner	December 22, 1996 (1996-12-22)	214	19.51
35	15	"Guilty as Dick"	Robert Berlinger	David Goetsch & Jason Venokur	December 29, 1996 (1996-12-29)	215	18.39
36	16	"A Dick on One Knee"	Terry Hughes	Christine Zander	January 5, 1997 (1997-01-05)	217	18.65^[7]
37	17	"Same Old Song and Dick"	Robert Berlinger	Katy Ballard	January 12, 1997 (1997-01-12)	216	23.44^[8]
38	18	"I Brake for Dick"	Robert Berlinger	Gregg Mettler	January 19, 1997 (1997-01-19)	218	N/A
39	19	"Dick Behaving Badly"	Robert Berlinger	Bob Kushell	January 26, 1997 (1997-01-26)	219	N/A
40	20	"Dickmalion"	Robert Berlinger	Michael Glouberman & Andrew Orenstein	February 2, 1997 (1997-02-02)	220	18.39^[9]
41	21	"Sensitive Dick"	Terry Hughes	David Sacks	February 9, 1997 (1997-02-09)	221	N/A
42	22	"Will Work for Dick"	Terry Hughes	Dave Goetsch & Jason Venokur	February 16, 1997 (1997-02-16)	223	12.95
43	23	"Fifteen Minutes of Dick"	Terry Hughes	David M. Israel & Jim O'Doherty	February 23, 1997 (1997-02-23)	222	15.09
44	24	"Dick and the Single Girl"	Terry Hughes	Mark Brazill & Christine Zander	March 2, 1997 (1997-03-02)	224	16.36^[10]
45 46	25 26	"A Nightmare on Dick Street"	Terry Hughes	Story by : Bonnie Turner & Terry Turner & David Sacks Teleplay by : Bill Martin & Mike Schiff & Bob Kushell	March 9, 1997 (1997-03-09)	225 226	20.15

References

^ "3rd Rock from the Sun - Season 2". Amazon. 25 October 2005.
^ "Top Ranked Programs in Primetime for the Week of 9/16-9/23 as ranked by Nielsen Media Research". UltimateTV. Archived from the original on October 11, 1999. Retrieved March 1, 2022.
^ "Top Ranked Programs in Primetime for the Week of 9/23-9/29 as ranked by Nielsen Media Research". UltimateTV. Archived from the original on October 11, 1999. Retrieved March 1, 2022.
^ "Top Ranked Programs in Primetime for the Week of 11/4-11/10 as ranked by Nielsen Media Research". UltimateTV. Archived from the original on October 13, 1999. Retrieved March 2, 2022.
^ "Top Ranked Programs in Primetime for the Week of 11/11-11/17 as ranked by Nielsen Media Research". UltimateTV. Archived from the original on October 13, 1999. Retrieved March 2, 2022.
^ "Top Ranked Programs in Primetime for the Week of 12/9-12/15 as ranked by Nielsen Media Research". UltimateTV. Archived from the original on October 14, 1999. Retrieved March 3, 2022.
^ "National Nielsen Viewership (Dec. 30-Jan. 5)". The Los Angeles Times. January 8, 1997 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "National Nielsen Viewership (Jan. 6-12)". The Los Angeles Times. January 15, 1997. Retrieved March 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "National Nielsen Viewership (Jan. 27-Feb. 2)". The Los Angeles Times. February 5, 1997. Retrieved March 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "National Nielsen Viewership (May. 5–11)". The Los Angeles Times. May 14, 1997. Retrieved April 18, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.

External links

[1] "3rd Rock from the Sun - Season 2". Amazon. 25 October 2005.

[2] "Top Ranked Programs in Primetime for the Week of 9/16-9/23 as ranked by Nielsen Media Research". UltimateTV. Archived from the original on October 11, 1999. Retrieved March 1, 2022.

[3] "Top Ranked Programs in Primetime for the Week of 9/23-9/29 as ranked by Nielsen Media Research". UltimateTV. Archived from the original on October 11, 1999. Retrieved March 1, 2022.

[4] "Top Ranked Programs in Primetime for the Week of 11/4-11/10 as ranked by Nielsen Media Research". UltimateTV. Archived from the original on October 13, 1999. Retrieved March 2, 2022.

[5] "Top Ranked Programs in Primetime for the Week of 11/11-11/17 as ranked by Nielsen Media Research". UltimateTV. Archived from the original on October 13, 1999. Retrieved March 2, 2022.

[6] "Top Ranked Programs in Primetime for the Week of 12/9-12/15 as ranked by Nielsen Media Research". UltimateTV. Archived from the original on October 14, 1999. Retrieved March 3, 2022.

[7] "National Nielsen Viewership (Dec. 30-Jan. 5)". The Los Angeles Times. January 8, 1997 – via Newspapers.com.

[8] "National Nielsen Viewership (Jan. 6-12)". The Los Angeles Times. January 15, 1997. Retrieved March 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.

[9] "National Nielsen Viewership (Jan. 27-Feb. 2)". The Los Angeles Times. February 5, 1997. Retrieved March 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.

[2.23-2.24-10] "National Nielsen Viewership (May. 5–11)". The Los Angeles Times. May 14, 1997. Retrieved April 18, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.

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