Friends season 3

Friends (season 3)
Friends (season 3)
Season 3
	Friends season 3 DVD cover
No. of episodes	25
Release
Original network	NBC
Original release	September 19, 1996 –; May 15, 1997
Season chronology
	← Previous; Season 2 Next →; Season 4
	List of episodes

The third season of Friends, an American sitcom created by David Crane and Marta Kauffman, premiered on NBC on September 19, 1996. Friends was produced by Bright/Kauffman/Crane Productions, in association with Warner Bros. Television. The season contains 25 episodes and concluded airing on May 15, 1997.

Cast and characters

(In particular, Introduced in season 3 or Only in season 3)

Main cast

Recurring cast

Episodes

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	Prod. code	US viewers (millions)
49	1	"The One with the Princess Leia Fantasy"	Gail Mancuso	Michael Curtis & Gregory S. Malins	September 19, 1996 (1996-09-19)	465251	26.8^[1]
50	2	"The One Where No One's Ready"	Gail Mancuso	Ira Ungerleider	September 26, 1996 (1996-09-26)	465252	26.7^[1]
51	3	"The One with the Jam"	Kevin S. Bright	Wil Calhoun	October 3, 1996 (1996-10-03)	465253	25.2^[1]
52	4	"The One with the Metaphorical Tunnel"	Steve Zuckerman	Alexa Junge	October 10, 1996 (1996-10-10)	465254	26.1^[1]
53	5	"The One with Frank Jr."	Steve Zuckerman	Shana Goldberg-Meehan & Scott Silveri	October 17, 1996 (1996-10-17)	465255	23.3^[1]
54	6	"The One with the Flashback"	Peter Bonerz	David Crane & Marta Kauffman	October 31, 1996 (1996-10-31)	465256	23.3^[1]
55	7	"The One with the Race Car Bed"	Gail Mancuso	Seth Kurland	November 7, 1996 (1996-11-07)	465257	27.4^[1]
56	8	"The One with the Giant Poking Device"	Gail Mancuso	Adam Chase	November 14, 1996 (1996-11-14)	465258	28.7^[1]
57	9	"The One with the Football"	Kevin S. Bright	Ira Ungerleider	November 21, 1996 (1996-11-21)	465259	29.3^[1]
58	10	"The One Where Rachel Quits"	Terry Hughes	Gregory S. Malins & Michael Curtis	December 12, 1996 (1996-12-12)	465260	25.1^[1]
59	11	"The One Where Chandler Can't Remember Which Sister"	Terry Hughes	Alexa Junge	January 9, 1997 (1997-01-09)	465261	29.8^[1]
60	12	"The One with All the Jealousy"	Robby Benson	Doty Abrams	January 16, 1997 (1997-01-16)	465262	29.6^[1]
61	13	"The One Where Monica and Richard are Just Friends"	Robby Benson	Michael Borkow	January 30, 1997 (1997-01-30)	465265	28.0^[1]
62	14	"The One with Phoebe's Ex-Partner"	Robby Benson	Wil Calhoun	February 6, 1997 (1997-02-06)	465266	28.9^[1]
63	15	"The One Where Ross and Rachel Take a Break"	James Burrows	Michael Borkow	February 13, 1997 (1997-02-13)	465263	27.3^[1]
64	16	"The One with the Morning After"	James Burrows	David Crane & Marta Kauffman	February 20, 1997 (1997-02-20)	465264	28.3^[1]
65	17	"The One Without the Ski Trip"	Sam Simon	Shana Goldberg-Meehan & Scott Silveri	March 6, 1997 (1997-03-06)	465267	25.8^[1]
66	18	"The One with the Hypnosis Tape"	Robby Benson	Seth Kurland	March 13, 1997 (1997-03-13)	465269	28.1^[1]
67	19	"The One with the Tiny T-Shirt"	Terry Hughes	Adam Chase	March 27, 1997 (1997-03-27)	465268	23.7^[1]
68	20	"The One with the Dollhouse"	Terry Hughes	Wil Calhoun	April 3, 1997 (1997-04-03)	465270	24.4^[1]
69	21	"The One with a Chick and a Duck"	Michael Lembeck	Chris Brown	April 17, 1997 (1997-04-17)	465271	23.2^[1]
70	22	"The One with the Screamer"	Peter Bonerz	Shana Goldberg-Meehan & Scott Silveri	April 24, 1997 (1997-04-24)	465272	22.6^[1]
71	23	"The One with Ross's Thing"	Shelley Jensen	Ted Cohen & Andrew Reich	May 1, 1997 (1997-05-01)	465274	24.2^[1]
72	24	"The One with the Ultimate Fighting Champion"	Robby Benson	Story by : Pang-Ni Landrum & Mark Kunerth Teleplay by : Shana Goldberg-Meehan & Scott Silveri	May 8, 1997 (1997-05-08)	465273	23.1^[1]
73	25	"The One at the Beach"	Pamela Fryman	Story by : Pang-Ni Landrum & Mark Kunerth Teleplay by : Adam Chase	May 15, 1997 (1997-05-15)	465275	28.8^[1]

Ratings

No. in series	No. in season	Episode	Air date	Time slot (EST)	Rating/Share (18–49)	Viewers (m)	Weekly Rank	Ref.
49	1	"The One with the Princess Leia Fantasy"	September 19, 1996 (1996-09-19)	Thursdays 8:00 p.m.	16.7/31	26.8	3	^[2]
50	2	"The One Where No One's Ready"	September 26, 1996 (1996-09-26)		18.4/31	26.7	4
51	3	"The One with the Jam"	October 3, 1996 (1996-10-03)		17.3/30	25.2	6
52	4	"The One with the Metaphorical Tunnel"	October 10, 1996 (1996-10-10)		18.0/30	26.1	5
53	5	"The One with Frank Jr."	October 17, 1996 (1996-10-17)		16.1/26	23.3	5
54	6	"The One with the Flashback"	October 31, 1996 (1996-10-31)		16.0/28	23.3	5
55	7	"The One with the Race Car Bed"	November 7, 1996 (1996-11-07)		18.0/29	27.4	4
56	8	"The One with the Giant Poking Device"	November 14, 1996 (1996-11-14)		18.8/30	28.7	4
57	9	"The One with the Football"	November 21, 1996 (1996-11-21)		19.0/30	29.3	5
58	10	"The One Where Rachel Quits"	December 12, 1996 (1996-12-12)		16.1/27	25.1	4
59	11	"The One Where Chandler Can't Remember Which Sister"	January 9, 1997 (1997-01-09)		19.4/29	29.8	2
60	12	"The One Where Monica and Richard Are Just Friends"	January 16, 1997 (1997-01-16)		19.4/29	29.6	4
61	13	"The One with All the Jealousy"	January 30, 1997 (1997-01-30)		18.9/29	28.0	3
62	14	"The One with Phoebe's Ex-Partner"	February 6, 1997 (1997-02-06)		19.0/30	28.9	3
63	15	"The One Where Ross and Rachel Take a Break"	February 13, 1997 (1997-02-13)		18.3/29	27.3	4
64	16	"The One The Morning After"	February 20, 1997 (1997-02-20)		18.6/29	28.3	5
65	17	"The One Without the Ski Trip"	March 6, 1997 (1997-03-06)		17.5/29	25.8	2
66	18	"The One with the Hypnosis Tape"	March 13, 1997 (1997-03-13)		18.7/30	28.1	2
67	19	"The One with the Tiny T-Shirt"	March 27, 1997 (1997-03-27)		16.0/28	23.7	3
68	20	"The One with the Dollhouse"	April 3, 1997 (1997-04-03)		16.3/28	24.4	4
69	21	"The One with a Chick And a Duck"	April 17, 1997 (1997-04-17)		16.0/28	23.2	3
70	22	"The One with the Screamer"	April 24, 1997 (1997-04-24)		15.5/27	22.6	5
71	23	"The One with Ross's Thing"	May 1, 1997 (1997-05-01)		16.6/29	24.2	5
72	24	"The One with the Ultimate Fighting Champion"	May 8, 1997 (1997-05-08)		15.6/27	23.1	4
73	25	"The One at the Beach"	May 15, 1997 (1997-05-15)		16.5/29	28.8	4

Awards and nominations

Association	Category	Recipient	Results
8th Annual GLAAD Media Awards	Outstanding Television Comedy Series	—	Nominated
55th Annual Golden Globe Awards	Best Television Series - Comedy or Musical	—	Nominated
9th Annual Nickelodeon Kid's Choice Awards	Favorite Television Actress	Jennifer Aniston	Nominated
9th Annual Nickelodeon Kid's Choice Awards	Favorite Television Actress	Courteney Cox	Nominated
1st Annual Online Film & Television Association Awards	Best Comedy Series	—	Nominated
	Best Direction in a Series	Gail Mancusco Kevin S. Bright Steve Zuckerman Peter Bonerz Terry Hughes Robby Benson James Burrows Sam Simon Michael Lembeck Shelley Jensen Pamela Fryman	Nominated
	Best Direction in a Comedy Series		Nominated
	Best Writing in a Series	Michael Curtis Gregory S. Malins Ira Ungerleider Wil Calhoun Alexa Junge Shana Goldberg-Meehan Scott Silveri David Crane Marta Kauffman Seth Kurland Adam Chase Doty Abrams Michael Borkow Chris Brown Ted Cohen Andrew Reich	Nominated
	Best Writing in a Comedy Series		Nominated
	Best Supporting Actor in a Series	Matthew Perry	Nominated
	Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series	Matthew Perry	Nominated
	Best Supporting Actress in a Series	Lisa Kudrow	Nominated
	Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series	Lisa Kudrow	Nominated
	Best Ensemble in a Series	Jennifer Aniston Courteney Cox Lisa Kudrow Matt LeBlanc Matthew Perry David Schwimmer	Nominated
	Best Ensemble in a Comedy Series		Won
49th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards	Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series for episode "The One with the Metaphorical Tunnel" + "The One with the Flashback"	Lisa Kudrow	Nominated

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u ^v ^w ^x ^y "Friends Nielsen Ratings Archive – Season Three". Newmusicandmore.tripod.com. Retrieved July 31, 2014.
^ "Nielsen Ratings". http://newmusicandmore.tripod.com/. Retrieved November 2, 2016. {{cite news}}: External link in |website= (help)

External links

Friends at IMDb
Friends: Season 3 at Rotten Tomatoes

[tripodS03-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u ^v ^w ^x ^y "Friends Nielsen Ratings Archive – Season Three". Newmusicandmore.tripod.com. Retrieved July 31, 2014.

[Season_Three-2] "Nielsen Ratings". http://newmusicandmore.tripod.com/. Retrieved November 2, 2016. {{cite news}}: External link in |website= (help)

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