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Shameless
Season 3
DVD Cover
No. of episodes12
Release
Original networkShowtime
Original releaseJanuary 13 (2013-01-13) –
April 7, 2013 (2013-04-07)
Season chronology
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Season 2
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Season 4
List of episodes

The third season of Shameless, an American drama television series based on the award-winning British series of the same name by Paul Abbott, premiered on January 13, 2013, at Sunday 9:00 p.m. EST on the Showtime television network. Executive producers are John Wells, Paul Abbott and Andrew Stearn, with producer Michael Hissrich. The season concluded after 12 episodes on April 7, 2013. The shows season premiere brought in 2.00 million viewers, becoming the show highest rated episode ever to-date. The episode airing February 17, "The Sins of My Caretaker", received 1.31 million total viewers, its lowest rated episode of the season. The season finale scored 1.82 million viewers.

Overview

Fiona adapts to life with Jimmy when he moves into the Gallagher house. Jimmy has more pressing concerns however when Estefania's father makes him an accomplice in murder and forces him into a worrying situation. He has more shocks in store when he discovers that his father is secretly gay and in a relationship with Ian. Mandy and Lip deal with problems in their relationship- has Lip really been able to let Karen go?- while Mandy secretly does Lip's college applications for him. Meanwhile, Mickey is out of prison and becomes jealous on seeing Ian with other men. Kev and Veronica have a lot on their plate when Kev's wife Cheryl arrives. But there is more heartache for the couple when they discover Veronica is infertile and are forced to take an alternate route to parenthood. Sheila and Jody adapt to new parenthood and all its challenges, while Sheila is unhappy with their sex life and seeks Frank's unlikely help in convincing Jody to be more adventurous in the bedroom. And in a shock move, the Department of Family Services removes the Gallagher children with the help of an unlikely person, leaving a heartbroken Fiona to enlist Frank's help in getting them back.

Cast and characters

See also: List of Shameless (U.S. TV series) characters

Episodes

See also: List of Shameless (U.S. TV series) episodes
No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateProd.
code		U.S. viewers
(millions)
251"El Gran Cañón"Mark MylodJohn WellsJanuary 13, 2013 (2013-01-13)2J66012.00[1]
262"The American Dream"Anthony HemingwayNancy M. PimentalJanuary 20, 2013 (2013-01-20)2J66021.37[2]
273"May I Trim Your Hedges?"Steve ShillKrista VernoffJanuary 27, 2013 (2013-01-27)2J66031.99[3]
284"The Helpful Gallaghers"Randall EinhornMike O'MalleyFebruary 10, 2013 (2013-02-10)2J66041.53[4]
295"The Sins of My Caretaker"J. Michael MuroSheila CallaghanFebruary 17, 2013 (2013-02-17)2J66051.31[5]
306"Cascading Failures"Anthony HemingwayAlex BorsteinFebruary 24, 2013 (2013-02-24)2J66061.48[6]
317"A Long Way From Home"Mimi LederEtan FrankelMarch 3, 2013 (2013-03-03)2J66071.76[7]
328"Where There's a Will"Danny CannonDavey HolmesMarch 10, 2013 (2013-03-10)2J66081.66[8]
339"Frank the Plumber"Mark MylodKrista VernoffMarch 17, 2013 (2013-03-17)2J66091.67[9]
3410"Civil Wrongs"Gary B. GoldmanMike O'MalleyMarch 24, 2013 (2013-03-24)2J66101.61[10]
3511"Order Room Service"Sanaa HamriSheila CallaghanMarch 31, 2013 (2013-03-31)2J66111.65[11]
3612"Survival of the Fittest"Mark MylodEtan Frankel & Nancy M. PimentalApril 7, 2013 (2013-04-07)2J66121.82[12]

Development and production

On February 1, 2012, Showtime announced the series would be renewed for a third season.[13] The show's third season began shooting on June 27, 2012[14] and premiered on Sunday, January 13, 2013.[15]

Casting

Noel Fisher, Emma Greenwell and Zach McGowan have been promoted to series regulars for their roles as Mickey Milkovich, Mandy Milkovich and Jody Silverman. Laura Slade Wiggins was demoted to a recurring character for her role as Karen Jackson. After Karen gives birth to her son, Sheila and Jody decide to raise Karen's newborn son, Karen makes them choose between her and the baby so Karen decides to leave the house. Wiggins makes her first appearance back into the season in episode 7 titled "A Long Way From Home". Stephanie Fantauzzi, Vanessa Bell Calloway, Marguerite Moreau and Tyler Jacob Moore return in the third season as Estefania, Carol Fisher, Linda and Tony Markovich. Louise Fletcher appears as Peg Gallagher, the Gallagher's grandmother.

DVD release

The Complete Third Season
Set details[16] Special features[17][18]
  • 12 episodes
  • 650 minutes (Region 1); 624 minutes (Region 4)
  • 3-disc set
  • 1.77:1 aspect ratio
  • Languages:
    • English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround)
  • Subtitles:
    • English, and French (Region 1)
    • English, Spanish, Danish, French, Dutch, Finnish, Norwegian, Swedish, English and German for the Hearing Impaired (Regions 2 and 4)
  • Where the Streets Have No Shame – (featurette) Go behind the scenes with the Shameless cast and crew as they prep a number of sets and streets for the third season shoot.
  • The Many Sides of Sheila – (featurette) Joan Cusack's character Sheila steps center stage as the actress, writer Mike O'Malley and other key members of the team discuss her development and evolution.
  • An Officer and a Gallagher – (featurette) The same treatment is given to Cameron Monaghan's Ian.
  • A Lip Off the Old Block – (featurette) Followed by Jeremy Allen White's Phillip.
  • Being Milkovich – (featurette) More character dissections with Noel Fisher and Emma Greenwell.
  • A Messy Triangle – (featurette) Lip, Karen and Mandy's... relationship.
  • Deleted Scenes – A small selection of deleted scenes of the series.
    • Episodes: 2, 3, 5, 8, 12, 13, 14, 16, 19
Release dates
 United States  Australia
December 17, 2013 (2013-12-17)[19] December 18, 2013 (2013-12-18)[20]

References

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  9. ^ Bibel, Sara (March 19, 2013). "Sunday Cable Ratings: Sunday Cable Ratings: 'The Walking Dead' Wins Night, 'The Bible', 'Vikings', 'The Client List', 'Shameless', 'Army Wives' & More". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved March 25, 2013.
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  13. ^ Gorman, Bill (2012-02-01). "Showtime Renews 'Shameless,' 'House Of Lies,' & 'Californication'". TVByTheNubmers.com. Retrieved 2012-02-01.
  14. ^ "Okay, bedtime. First day of shooting for season 3 starts tomorrow!". Twitter.com. Retrieved 2012-06-27.
  15. ^ "Shows A-Z – shameless on showtime". The Futon Critic. Retrieved January 14, 2013.
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