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===Viewers===
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The series was once again given a prime-time Friday evening slot, airing regularly at 8:30pm. The first episode of the series gained 8.10 million viewers, a considerably less amount than the second series - however, it was the third highest rating for the week.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.barb.co.uk/viewingsummary/weekreports.cfm?Requesttimeout=500&report=weeklyterrestrial |title=Weekly terrestrial top 30 (BBC 1) w/e 8 Sep. 2002}}</ref>. Ratings for the series kept consistent (around the 7.5 million mark), however, the seventh episode of the series, "Waiting To Inhale", saw a loss of around 1 million viewers due to live coverage of international football on [[ITV1]]. The ratings for the series were good enough for a fourth series of fourteen episodes to be comissioned.
The series was once again given a prime-time Friday evening slot, airing regularly at 8:30pm. The first episode of the series gained 8.10 million viewers, a considerably less amount than the second series - however, it was the third highest rating for the week.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.barb.co.uk/viewingsummary/weekreports.cfm?Requesttimeout=500&report=weeklyterrestrial |title=Weekly terrestrial top 30 (BBC 1) w/e 8 Sep. 2002}}</ref>. The third series averaged 7.20 million viewers for each episode.
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My Family Series 3
Series 3
My Family Series 3 DVD Cover
No. of episodes13
+ Christmas Special
Release
Original networkBBC
Original release6 September –
25 December 2002
Series chronology
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List of episodes

The third series of BBC family sitcom My Family originally aired between September 6, 2002, and December 25, 2002. The series was comissioned following consistently high ratings for the second series. The opening episode of the series, "Absent Vixen, Cheeky Monkey", re-introduces the five main characters, with the addition of Abi Harper, played by Siobhan Hayes. All fourteen episodes in the third series are thirty minutes in length, including the Christmas special. The series was once again produced by Rude Boy Productions[1], a company that produces comedies created by Fred Barron.[2] The series was filmed at Pinewood Studios in London,[3] in front of a live audience.[4]

Episode Information

Episode Number Broadcast Date Title Written by Viewers (mills)
22 – 3.1 6 September 2002 "Absent Vixen, Cheeky Monkey" James Hendrie & Ian Brown 8.10
23 – 3.2 13 September 2002 "Shrink Rap" Fred Barron and Sophie Hetherington 8.28
24 – 3.3 20 September 2002 "Desperately Squeaking Susan" James Hendrie & Ian Brown 8.23
25 – 3.4 27 September 2002 "Of Mice And Ben" Steve Armogida & Jim Armogida 8.12
26 – 3.5 3 October 2002 "Imperfect Strangers" James Hendrie & Ian Brown 7.34
27 – 3.6 10 October 2002 "The Second Greatest Story Ever Told" Steve Armogida & Jim Armogida 8.14
28 – 3.7 17 October 2002 "Waiting To Inhale" Fred Barron 6.16
29 – 3.8 24 October 2002 "Misery" Andrea Solomons 8.57
30 – 3.9 7 November 2002 "Auto Erotica" Steve Armogida & Jim Armogida 7.94
31 – 3.10 21 November 2002 "A Handful Of Dust" James Hendrie & Ian Brown 7.82
32 – 3.11 28 November 2002 "The Lost Weekend" James Hendrie & Ian Brown 7.23
33 – 3.12 5 December 2002 "Ghosts" Andrea Solomons 7.68
34 – 3.13 12 December 2002 "One Flew Out Of The Cuckoo’s Nest" Steve Armogida & Jim Armogida 7.24
35 – 3.14 25 December 2002 "Ding Dong Merrily" James Hendrie & Ian Brown 8.57

Reception

Viewers

The series was once again given a prime-time Friday evening slot, airing regularly at 8:30pm. The first episode of the series gained 8.10 million viewers, a considerably less amount than the second series - however, it was the third highest rating for the week.[5]. The third series averaged 7.20 million viewers for each episode.

Rank Episode Viewership Audience Percentage
1-2 Misery
Ding Dong Merrily
8.57 million
3 Shrink Rap 8.28 million
4 Desperately Squeaking Susan 8.23 million
5 The Second Greatest Story Ever Told 8.14 million
6 Of Mice And Ben 8.12 million
7 Absent Vixen, Cheeky Monkey 8.10 million
8 Auto Erotica 7.94 million
9 A Handful Of Dust 7.82 million
10 Ghosts 7.68 million
11 Imperfect Strangers 7.34 million
12 One Flew Out Of The Cuckoo’s Nest 7.24 million
13 The Lost Weekend 7.23 million
14 Waiting To Inhale 6.16 million

References

  1. ^ "Sitcom Production Companies".
  2. ^ "Rude Boy Productions".
  3. ^ "My Family".
  4. ^ "Television Audiences".
  5. ^ "Weekly terrestrial top 30 (BBC 1) w/e 8 Sep. 2002".

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