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True Blood
Season 3
DVD cover art
No. of episodes12
Release
Original networkHBO
Original releaseJune 13 (2010-06-13) –
September 12, 2010 (2010-09-12)
Season chronology
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Season 2
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Season 4
List of episodes

The third season of the television series True Blood premiered on June 13, 2010[1] simultaneously on HBO and HBO Canada.[2] It concluded its run on September 12, 2010 and contained 12 episodes, bringing the series total to 36. It loosely follows the plot of the third novel of The Southern Vampire Mysteries series, Club Dead.

Plot

The third season loosely follows the plot of the novel Club Dead, which finds Sookie teaming up with a werewolf sent by Eric, named Alcide in Mississippi in order to track down Bill, who has been kidnapped and is being held hostage by a vampire King. Season three is set throughout the course of 10 days.

Cast and characters

Episodes

See also: List of True Blood episodes
No. in
series 		No. in
season 		Title Directed by Written by Original air date U.S. viewers
(million)
251"Bad Blood"Daniel MinahanBrian BucknerJune 13, 2010 (2010-06-13)5.09[3]
262"Beautifully Broken"Scott WinantRaelle TuckerJune 20, 2010 (2010-06-20)4.26[4]
273"It Hurts Me Too"Michael LehmannAlexander WooJune 27, 2010 (2010-06-27)4.46[5]
284"9 Crimes"David PetrarcaKate Barnow & Elisabeth R. FinchJuly 11, 2010 (2010-07-11)4.68[6]
295"Trouble"Scott WinantNancy OliverJuly 18, 2010 (2010-07-18)4.86[7]
306"I Got a Right to Sing the Blues"Michael LehmannAlan BallJuly 25, 2010 (2010-07-25)4.74[8]
317"Hitting the Ground"John DahlBrian BucknerAugust 1, 2010 (2010-08-01)5.24[9]
328"Night on the Sun"Lesli Linka GlatterRaelle TuckerAugust 8, 2010 (2010-08-08)5.09[10]
339"Everything Is Broken"Scott WinantAlexander WooAugust 15, 2010 (2010-08-15)5.00[11]
3410"I Smell a Rat"Michael LehmannKate Barnow & Elisabeth R. FinchAugust 22, 2010 (2010-08-22)5.39[12]
3511"Fresh Blood"Daniel MinahanNancy OliverAugust 29, 2010 (2010-08-29)5.44[13]
3612"Evil Is Going On"Anthony HemingwayAlan BallSeptember 12, 2010 (2010-09-12)5.38[14]

Production

On January 20, 2010 HBO released a teaser trailer announcing that a third season of True Blood was in production, aiming for a Summer 2010 release date. The teaser featured images of bottles of TruBlood being manufactured on an assembly line.[15] This was followed by a trailer featuring new footage and the song The Difference Between Us by The Dead Weather. This was released by HBO on May 13.[16]

Crew

Alan Ball returned to executive produce and run season three.[17] Michael Lehmann, who had directed five episodes at the end of the second season, is expected to return again to direct three more.[18] Writers Alexander Woo and Raelle Tucker also returned to script episodes.[19]

Casting

Anna Paquin, Stephen Moyer, Sam Trammell, Ryan Kwanten, Rutina Wesley, Chris Bauer, Nelsan Ellis, Mariana Klaveno, Todd Lowe, Jim Parrack, Carrie Preston, William Sanderson, Deborah Ann Woll and Alexander Skarsgård all reprise their respective roles in the third season. Additionally, Kristin Bauer, who plays vampire Pam in the series, is promoted to series regular.[20]

After a long search, it was announced that Joe Manganiello was cast as werewolf Alcide Herveaux.[21] He was later joined by Brit Morgan as Debbie Pelt. Marshall Allman is added to the third season as a series regular, cast as Sam Merlotte's younger brother Tommy Mickens and Cooper Huckabee plays Sam Merlotte's long-lost father.[22][23] Alfre Woodard was cast as Lafayette's mother and Southland actor Kevin Alejandro as Jesus, her caretaker and a potential love interest for Lafayette.[24][25] Denis O'Hare plays Russell Edgington, the Vampire King of Mississippi, while New Zealand actor Grant Bowler plays the leader of a werewolf biker gang and Theo Alexander plays the role of Edgington's partner Talbot.[26][27] Allan Hyde has confirmed he will reprise his role as Godric in the form of flashbacks.[28] James Frain appears as Franklin Mott.

Awards & Nominations

The series won the GLADD Award for Best Drama Series, Alfre Woodard received a nomination for Best Guest Star in a Drama Series and the show received the "Holy Shit Scene of the Year" award at the Scream Awards for the scene in which Bill twisted Lorena's neck 180 degrees whilst the two were having sex.

Ratings

United States

Episode number
(Production number) 		Title Original air date Ratings share
(Adults 18–49) 		Viewers
(in millions) 		Rank per week
on Cable
25 (3.01) Bad Blood June 13, 2010 2.9/8[3] 5.09[3] #6[29]
26 (3.02) Beautifully Broken June 20, 2010 2.5/7[4] 4.26[4] #12[30]
27 (3.03) It Hurts Me Too June 27, 2010 2.5/7[5] 4.46[5] #15[31]
28 (3.04) 9 Crimes July 11, 2010 2.7/8[6] 4.68[6] #10[32]
29 (3.05) Trouble July 18, 2010 2.8/8[7] 4.86[7] #13[33]
30 (3.06) I Got a Right to Sing the Blues July 25, 2010 2.8/8[8] 4.74[8] #10[34]
31 (3.07) Hitting the Ground August 1, 2010 3.0/8[9] 5.24[9] #10[35]
32 (3.08) Night on the Sun August 8, 2010 3.0/8[10] 5.09[10] #6[36]
33 (3.09) Everything is Broken August 15, 2010 2.9/8[11] 5.00[11] #7[37]
34 (3.10) I Smell a Rat August 22, 2010 3.0/8[12] 5.39[12] #8[38]
35 (3.11) Fresh Blood August 29, 2010 3.2/8[13] 5.44[13] #8[39]
36 (3.12) Evil is Going On September 12, 2010 3.0/7[14] 5.38[14] #13[40]

United Kingdom

United Kingdom ratings data is taken from the Broadcasters' Audience Research Board.[41]

Episode number
(Production number) 		Title Original air date Total viewers
on FX 		Total viewers
on FX+ 		Total viewers Rank on channel
25 (3.01) Bad Blood January 14, 2011 524,000 94,000 618,000 #1 (FX)
#1 (FX+)
26 (3.02) Beautifully Broken January 21, 2011 518,000 77,000 595,000 #1 (FX)
#1 (FX+)
27 (3.03) It Hurts Me Too January 28, 2011 440,000 80,000 520,000 #1 (FX)
#2 (FX+)
28 (3.04) 9 Crimes February 4, 2011 473, 000 102,000 575, 000 #1 (FX)
#1 (FX+)
29 (3.05) Trouble February 11, 2011 483,000 107,000 590,000 #1 (FX)
#1 (FX+)
30 (3.06) I Got a Right to Sing the Blues February 18, 2011 496,000 87,000 583,000 #1 (FX)
#2 (FX+)
31 (3.07) Hitting the Ground February 25, 2011 494,000 80,000 574,000 #1 (FX)
#2 (FX+)
32 (3.08) Night on the Sun March 4, 2011 TBA TBA TBA TBA
33 (3.09) Everything is Broken March 11, 2011 TBA TBA TBA TBA
34 (3.10) I Smell a Rat March 16, 2011 544,000 100,000 644,000 #1 (FX)
#1 (FX+)
35 (3.11) Fresh Blood March 23, 2011 398,000 106,000 504,000 #2 (FX)
#2 (FX+)
36 (3.12) Evil is Going On April 1, 2011 547,000 110,000 657,000 #1 (FX)
#2 (FX+)

See also

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