Vampire Diaries/Season 3

Season Three Vampire Diaries
Season Premiere	September 15th, 2011
Season Finale	May 10th, 2012
Episode Count	22
Cast	Nina Dobrev; Paul Wesley; Ian Somerhalder; Steven R. McQueen; Kat Graham; Zach Roerig; Candice Accola; Michael Trevino; Matt Davis; Joseph Morgan
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Season Three of The Vampire Diaries aired on the CW Network from September 15th, 2011 to May 10th, 2012, spanning a total of twenty-two episodes. Episodes aired on Thursday evenings at 8:00 pm.

Episodes

Episode	Title	Airdate
3x1	The Birthday	September 15th, 2011
3x2	The Hybrid	September 22nd, 2011
3x3	The End of the Affair	September 29th, 2011
3x4	Disturbing Behavior	October 6th, 2011
3x5	The Reckoning	October 13th, 2011
3x6	Smells Like Teen Spirit	October 20th, 2011
3x7	Ghost World	October 27th, 2011
3x8	Ordinary People	November 3rd, 2011
3x9	Homecoming	November 10th, 2011
3x10	The New Deal	January 5th, 2012
3x11	Our Town	January 12th, 2012
3x12	The Ties That Bind	January 19th, 2012
3x13	Bringing Out the Dead	February 2nd, 2012
3x14	Dangerous Liaisons	February 9th, 2012
3x15	All My Children	February 16th, 2012
3x16	1912	March 15th, 2012
3x17	Break on Through	March 22nd, 2012
3x18	The Murder of One	March 29th, 2012
3x19	Heart of Darkness	April 19th, 2012
3x20	Do Not Go Gentle	April 26th, 2012
3x21	Before Sunset	May 3rd, 2012
3x22	The Departed	May 10th, 2012

Cast

Principal cast

Actor	Role
Nina Dobrev	Elena Gilbert
Paul Wesley	Stefan Salvatore
Ian Somerhalder	Damon Salvatore
Steven R. McQueen	Jeremy Gilbert
Kat Graham	Bonnie Bennett
Zach Roerig	Matt Donovan
Candice Accola	Caroline Forbes
Michael Trevino	Tyler Lockwood
Matt Davis	Alaric Saltzman
Joseph Morgan	Klaus Mikaelson

Guest stars

Actor	Role
Claire Holt	Rebekah Mikaelson
Torrey DeVitto	Meredith Fell

Crew

Production

• L.J. Smith - Creator
• Kevin Williamson - Creator; Developer
• Julie Plec - Creator; Developer
• Bob Levy - Executive producer
• Leslie Morgenstein - Executive producer
• Turi Meyer - Co-executive producer
• Al Septien - Co-executive producer
• Caroline Dries - Co-executive producer
• Pascal Verschooris - Producer
• Lance Anderson - Co-producer
• James Thompson - Co-producer
• Michael Narducci - Co-producer

Directors

• J. Miller Tobin
• John Behring
• John Dahl
• Joshua Butler
• Wendey Stanzler

Writers

• Brian Young
• Caroline Dries
• Evan Bleiweiss
• Michael Narducci
• Rebecca Sonnenshine

Notes & Trivia

• This season of The Vampire Diaries comprises episodes 45-66.

• Nine episodes of the show aired in 2011 while the remaining thirteen episodes aired in 2012.

• The Secret Circle, which was a CW Network television series that aired for a single season, came on after The Vampire Diaries. Both shows were based on series of novels written by L.J. Smith.

Highlights

• Vampire Diaries: The New Deal - 1st Meredith Fell. "Deaths" (not really) of Rebekah Mikaelson and Alaric Saltzman.

Home video

• Vampire Diaries: The Complete Third Season

See also

The Vampire Diaries The Vampire Diaries images The Vampire Diaries galleries The Vampire Diaries seasons

The Vampire Diaries episodes The Vampire Diaries characters The Vampire Diaries cast & crew The Vampire Diaries miscellaneous

External Links

The Vampire Diaries, Season 3 at the TV IV The Vampire Diaries, Season 3 at ShareTV.org The Vampire Diaries, Season 3 at TV.com guide

The Vampire Diaries, Season 3 at TV Rage.com The Vampire Diaries, Season 3 at Themoviedb.org The Vampire Diaries, Season 3 at The Vampire Diaries Wiki

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