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Rick and Morty (season 3)
Season 3
Promotional poster
No. of episodes2
Release
Original networkAdult Swim
Original releaseApril 1, 2017 (2017-04-01)[a] –
present (present)
Season chronology
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Season 4
List of episodes

The third season of the animated television series Rick and Morty originally aired in the United States on Cartoon Network's late night programming block, Adult Swim. It premiered with "The Rickshank Rickdemption", which aired unannounced on April 1, 2017 and was replayed every half hour from 8pm to 12am ET, as part of Adult Swim's annual April Fools' prank. The episode was also simulcast as a looping live stream on Adult Swim's site.[1]

The remaining episodes began airing on July 30, 2017. This season will feature a total of 10 episodes.[2]

Production

On August 12, 2015, Adult Swim announced that the series had been renewed for a third season. Writing began on November 2, 2015. Mike McMahan revealed on Twitter that sound recording had begun for season three on February 18, 2016.[3] On February 5, 2017, Dan Harmon announced on his podcast, "Harmontown", that the show was in the animation process.[4]

Episodes

No.
overall		No. in
season		Title [5]Directed byWritten byOriginal air date [5]U.S. viewers
(millions)
221"The Rickshank Rickdemption"Juan Meza-LeonMike McMahanApril 1, 2017 (2017-04-01)0.68[6][b]
232"Rickmancing the Stone"Dominic PolcinoJane Becker[7]July 30, 2017 (2017-07-30)N/A
243"Pickle Rick"UnknownJessica Gao[8]August 6, 2017 (2017-08-06)N/A
254"Vindicators 3: The Return of Worldender"UnknownSarah Carbiener & Erica Rosbe[9]August 13, 2017 (2017-08-13)N/A
265"The Whirly Dirly Conspiracy"UnknownUnknownAugust 20, 2017 (2017-08-20)N/A
276"Rest and Ricklaxation"UnknownUnknownAugust 27, 2017 (2017-08-27)N/A

Notes

  1. ^ Season 3 premiered unannounced on April 1, 2017 as part of Adult Swim's annual April Fools' prank.
  2. ^ The Rickshank Rickdemption premiered unannounced and re-ran for four hours straight with improving ratings. This is the viewership of only the first broadcast of the episode.

References

  1. ^ Matar, Joe (April 3, 2017). "Rick and Morty Season 3 Air Date Released, Episode Currently Streaming on Adult Swim". Den of Geek. Retrieved June 30, 2017.
  2. ^ Schedeen, Jesse (June 29, 2017). "Rick and Morty: Dan Harmon and Justin Roiland Finally Reveal Season 3 Premiere Date". IGN. Retrieved June 30, 2017.
  3. ^ Mike McMahan [@MikeMcMahanTM] (February 18, 2016). "We're recording episode #301 today" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  4. ^ "Rick and Morty Creators Give Season 3 Update: They're Drawing It". The Interrobang. February 7, 2017. Retrieved July 11, 2017.
  5. ^ a b "Rick and Morty Episode Guide". Zap2it. Retrieved July 27, 2017.
  6. ^ Porter, Rick (April 4, 2017). "Saturday cable ratings: Surprise 'Rick & Morty' premiere gets solid numbers". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved April 12, 2017.
  7. ^ Jane Becker [@janembecker] (March 10, 2016). "I'm not supposed to say, but Rick and Morty do stuff in this episode" (Tweet). Retrieved July 20, 2017 – via Twitter.
  8. ^ Jessica Gao [@ChairmanGao] (March 2, 2016). "I think Rick and Morty will agree this episode is going to knock your dicks off" (Tweet). Retrieved July 20, 2017 – via Twitter.
  9. ^ Sarah Carbiener [@notanothersarah] (March 25, 2016). "Some good burps in this" (Tweet). Retrieved July 20, 2017 – via Twitter.
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