How I Met Your Mother season 3

How I Met Your Mother (season 3)
How I Met Your Mother (season 3)
Season 3
	The Legendary Season 3 DVD cover art
No. of episodes	20
Release
Original network	CBS
Original release	September 24, 2007 –; May 19, 2008
Season chronology
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	List of episodes

The third season of the American television comedy series How I Met Your Mother premiered on September 24, 2007 and concluded on May 19, 2008. It consisted of 20 episodes, each running approximately 22 minutes in length. CBS broadcast the third season on Monday nights at 8:00 pm in the United States until December 10, 2007 when the season was interrupted by the writer's strike, when the season continued on March 17, 2008 it was moved back to 8:30pm. The complete third season was released on Region 1 DVD on October 7, 2008. In the United Kingdom it aired via E4 from October 30, 2009 weekdays at 7:30pm.

Cast

Main cast

Josh Radnor as Ted Mosby
Jason Segel as Marshall Eriksen
Cobie Smulders as Robin Scherbatsky
Neil Patrick Harris as Barney Stinson
Alyson Hannigan as Lily Aldrin
Bob Saget (uncredited) as Future Ted Mosby (voice only)

Recurring cast

Lyndsy Fonseca as Penny, Ted's Daughter
David Henrie as Luke, Ted's Son
Charlene Amoia as Wendy the Waitress
Sarah Chalke as Stella
Marshall Manesh as Ranjit
Bryan Callen as Bilson

Guest cast

Britney Spears as Abby
Enrique Iglesias as Gael
Maggie Wheeler as Margaret
John Cho as Jefferson Coatsworth
Mandy Moore as Amy
James Van Der Beek as Simon
Heidi Klum as herself
Abigail Spencer as Blah Blah
Doug Benson as Cool Customs Guy
Danica Mckellar as Trudy

Episodes

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	Prod. code	U.S. viewers (millions)
45	1	"Wait for It"	Pamela Fryman	Carter Bays & Craig Thomas	September 24, 2007 (2007-09-24)	3ALH01	8.12^[1]
46	2	"We're Not from Here"	Pamela Fryman	Chris Harris	October 1, 2007 (2007-10-01)	3ALH02	7.88^[2]
47	3	"Third Wheel"	Pamela Fryman	David Hemingson	October 8, 2007 (2007-10-08)	3ALH04	7.96^[3]
48	4	"Little Boys"	Rob Greenberg	Kourtney Kang	October 15, 2007 (2007-10-15)	3ALH03	7.71^[4]
49	5	"How I Met Everyone Else"	Pamela Fryman	Gloria Calderon Kellett	October 22, 2007 (2007-10-22)	3ALH05	8.50^[5]
50	6	"I'm Not That Guy"	Pamela Fryman	Jonathan Groff	October 29, 2007 (2007-10-29)	3ALH06	8.55
51	7	"Dowisetrepla"	Pamela Fryman	Brenda Hsueh	November 5, 2007 (2007-11-05)	3ALH07	8.77^[6]
52	8	"Spoiler Alert"	Pamela Fryman	Stephen Lloyd	November 12, 2007 (2007-11-12)	3ALH08	8.58^[7]
53	9	"Slapsgiving"	Pamela Fryman	Matt Kuhn	November 19, 2007 (2007-11-19)	3ALH09	8.06^[8]
54	10	"The Yips"	Pamela Fryman	Jamie Rhonheimer	November 26, 2007 (2007-11-26)	3ALH10	7.91^[9]
55	11	"The Platinum Rule"	Pamela Fryman	Carter Bays & Craig Thomas	December 10, 2007 (2007-12-10)	3ALH11	8.49
56	12	"No Tomorrow"	Pamela Fryman	Carter Bays & Craig Thomas	March 17, 2008 (2008-03-17)	3ALH12	9.73
57	13	"Ten Sessions"	Pamela Fryman	Chris Harris, Carter Bays & Craig Thomas	March 24, 2008 (2008-03-24)	3ALH14	10.67^[10]
58	14	"The Bracket"	Pamela Fryman	Joe Kelly	March 31, 2008 (2008-03-31)	3ALH13	9.50^[11]
59	15	"The Chain of Screaming"	Pamela Fryman	Carter Bays & Craig Thomas	April 14, 2008 (2008-04-14)	3ALH15	7.99^[12]
60	16	"Sandcastles in the Sand"	Pamela Fryman	Kourtney Kang	April 21, 2008 (2008-04-21)	3ALH16	8.45^[13]
61	17	"The Goat"	Pamela Fryman	Stephen Lloyd	April 28, 2008 (2008-04-28)	3ALH17	8.84^[14]
62	18	"Rebound Bro"	Pamela Fryman	Jamie Rhonheimer	May 5, 2008 (2008-05-05)	3ALH18	8.36^[15]
63	19	"Everything Must Go"	Pamela Fryman	Jonathan Groff & Chris Harris	May 12, 2008 (2008-05-12)	3ALH19	8.93^[16]
64	20	"Miracles"	Pamela Fryman	Carter Bays & Craig Thomas	May 19, 2008 (2008-05-19)	3ALH20	7.99^[17]

Reception

The third season of How I Met Your Mother was met with mostly positive reviews.^[18] Michelle Zoromski of IGN gave the season a positive review and said that "the season was fun and clever, a good, consistent flow from the first two seasons".^[19]

References

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^ "Weekly Program Rankings". ABC Medianet. October 9, 2007. Retrieved August 13, 2013.
^ "Weekly Program Rankings". ABC Medianet. October 16, 2007. Retrieved August 13, 2013.
^ "Weekly Program Rankings". ABC Medianet. October 23, 2007. Retrieved August 13, 2013.
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^ "Weekly Program Rankings". ABC Medianet. November 13, 2007. Retrieved August 13, 2013.
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^ "Weekly Program Rankings". ABC Medianet. December 4, 2007. Retrieved August 13, 2013.
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^ "Weekly Program Rankings". ABC Medianet. April 8, 2008. Retrieved August 13, 2013.
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^ "Weekly Program Rankings". ABC Medianet. May 6, 2008. Retrieved August 13, 2013.
^ "Weekly Program Rankings". ABC Medianet. May 13, 2008. Retrieved August 13, 2013.
^ "Weekly Program Rankings". ABC Medianet. May 20, 2008. Retrieved August 13, 2013.
^ Gorman, Bill (28 May 2008). "Top CBS Primetime Shows, May 19–25". Retrieved August 13, 2013.
^ Wheat, Alynda. "How I Met Your Mother: Season 3". Entertainment Weekly. Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 31 May 2014.
^ Zoromski, Michelle. "How I Met Your Mother: Season 3 Review". IGN. IGN Entertainment Inc. Retrieved 31 May 2014.

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[2] "Weekly Program Rankings". ABC Medianet. October 9, 2007. Retrieved August 13, 2013.

[3] "Weekly Program Rankings". ABC Medianet. October 16, 2007. Retrieved August 13, 2013.

[4] "Weekly Program Rankings". ABC Medianet. October 23, 2007. Retrieved August 13, 2013.

[5] "Weekly Program Rankings". ABC Medianet. October 30, 2007. Retrieved August 13, 2013.

[6] "Weekly Program Rankings". ABC Medianet. November 13, 2007. Retrieved August 13, 2013.

[7] "Overnight Results 11/12". TVByTheNumbers. Retrieved August 12, 2013.

[8] "Weekly Program Rankings". ABC Medianet. November 27, 2007. Retrieved August 13, 2013.

[9] "Weekly Program Rankings". ABC Medianet. December 4, 2007. Retrieved August 13, 2013.

[10] "Weekly Program Rankings". ABC Medianet. April 1, 2008. Retrieved August 13, 2013.

[11] "Weekly Program Rankings". ABC Medianet. April 8, 2008. Retrieved August 13, 2013.

[12] "Nielsen Ratings Mon April 14: CBS Feels Young Again". April 15, 2008. Retrieved August 13, 2013.

[13] "Weekly Program Rankings". ABC Medianet. April 29, 2008. Retrieved August 13, 2013.

[14] "Weekly Program Rankings". ABC Medianet. May 6, 2008. Retrieved August 13, 2013.

[15] "Weekly Program Rankings". ABC Medianet. May 13, 2008. Retrieved August 13, 2013.

[16] "Weekly Program Rankings". ABC Medianet. May 20, 2008. Retrieved August 13, 2013.

[17] Gorman, Bill (28 May 2008). "Top CBS Primetime Shows, May 19–25". Retrieved August 13, 2013.

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v t e How I Met Your Mother
Episodes	Season 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Characters	Ted Mosby Marshall Eriksen Lily Aldrin Barney Stinson Robin Scherbatsky Tracy McConnell
Soundtracks	"Let's Go to the Mall" "Sandcastles in the Sand" "Nothing Suits Me Like a Suit" "P.S. I Love You"
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v t e How I Met Your Mother episodes
Seasons: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Season 1	"Pilot" "Purple Giraffe" "Belly Full of Turkey" "The Pineapple Incident" "The Limo" "The Wedding" "Nothing Good Happens After 2 A.M." "Mary the Paralegal" "Best Prom Ever"
Season 2	"Where Were We?" "Ted Mosby: Architect" "Aldrin Justice" "Swarley" "Slap Bet" "Single Stamina" "How Lily Stole Christmas" "First Time in New York" "Columns" "Monday Night Football" "Lucky Penny" "Bachelor Party" "Something Blue"
Season 3	"Wait for It" "We're Not from Here" "Third Wheel" "Little Boys" "How I Met Everyone Else" "I'm Not That Guy" "Dowisetrepla" "Spoiler Alert" "Slapsgiving" "The Yips" "The Platinum Rule" "No Tomorrow" "Ten Sessions" "The Bracket" "The Chain of Screaming" "Sandcastles in the Sand" "The Goat" "Rebound Bro" "Everything Must Go" "Miracles"
Season 4	"Do I Know You?" "The Best Burger in New York" "I Heart NJ" "Intervention" "Shelter Island" "Happily Ever After" "Not a Father's Day" "Woooo!" "The Fight" "Little Minnesota" "Benefits" "Three Days of Snow" "The Possimpible" "The Stinsons" "Sorry, Bro" "The Front Porch" "Old King Clancy" "Murtaugh" "Mosbius Designs" "The Three Days Rule" "Right Place, Right Time" "As Fast as She Can" "The Leap"
Season 5	"Definitions" "Double Date" "Robin 101" "The Sexless Innkeeper" "Duel Citizenship" "Bagpipes" "The Rough Patch" "The Playbook" "Slapsgiving 2: Revenge of the Slap" "The Window" "Last Cigarette Ever" "Girls Versus Suits" "Jenkins" "Perfect Week" "Rabbit or Duck" "Hooked" "Of Course" "Say Cheese" "Zoo or False" "Home Wreckers" "Twin Beds" "Robots Versus Wrestlers" "The Wedding Bride" "Doppelgangers"
Season 6	"Big Days" "Cleaning House" "Unfinished" "Subway Wars" "Architect of Destruction" "Baby Talk" "Canning Randy" "Natural History" "Glitter" "Blitzgiving" "The Mermaid Theory" "False Positive" "Bad News" "Last Words" "Oh Honey" "Desperation Day" "Garbage Island" "A Change of Heart" "Legendaddy" "The Exploding Meatball Sub" "Hopeless" "The Perfect Cocktail" "Landmarks" "Challenge Accepted"
Season 7	"The Best Man" "The Naked Truth" "Ducky Tie" "The Stinson Missile Crisis" "Field Trip" "Mystery vs. History" "Noretta" "The Slutty Pumpkin Returns" "Disaster Averted" "Tick, Tick, Tick..." "The Rebound Girl" "Symphony of Illumination" "Tailgate" "46 Minutes" "The Burning Beekeeper" "The Drunk Train" "No Pressure" "Karma" "Trilogy Time" "Now We're Even" "Good Crazy" "The Magician's Code"
Season 8	"Farhampton" "The Pre-Nup" "Nannies" "Who Wants to Be a Godparent?" "The Autumn of Break-Ups" "Splitsville" "The Stamp Tramp" "Twelve Horny Women" "Lobster Crawl" "The Over-Correction" "The Final Page" "Band or DJ?" "Ring Up!" "P.S. I Love You" "Bad Crazy" "The Ashtray" "Weekend at Barney's" "The Fortress" "The Time Travelers" "Romeward Bound" "The Bro Mitzvah" "Something Old" "Something New"
Season 9	"The Locket" "Coming Back" "Last Time in New York" "The Broken Code" "The Poker Game" "Knight Vision" "No Questions Asked" "The Lighthouse" "Platonish" "Mom and Dad" "Bedtime Stories" "The Rehearsal Dinner" "Bass Player Wanted" "Slapsgiving 3: Slappointment in Slapmarra" "Unpause" "How Your Mother Met Me" "Sunrise" "Rally" "Vesuvius" "Daisy" "Gary Blauman" "The End of the Aisle" "Last Forever"
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