| The New Adventures of Old Christine Season 3 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
DVD cover art |
|||
| Country of origin | USA | ||
| No. of episodes | 10 | ||
| Broadcast | |||
| Original channel | CBS | ||
| Original run | February 4, 2008 – March 31, 2008 | ||
| Home video release | |||
| DVD release date | Region 1: July 27, 2010 | ||
| Season chronology | |||
|
|||
The third season of The New Adventures of Old Christine premiered on February 4, 2008 and concluded on March 31, 2008. It was originally intended to have 13 episodes, since the CBS has scheduled the series as a midseason replacement, but due to the Writer's Strike, it was shortened to 10 episodes.
This season marks the reunion between Julia Louis-Dreyfus and Jason Alexander, who previously worked together in Seinfeld.
In this season, Christine and Mr. Harris have a smooth going relationship, until Christine's schedule becomes too hectic midway through the season causing Mr. Harris to leave her. Meanwhile, Richard and New Christine take their relationship up a notch and buy a house together, which coincidentally is Christine's dream house leaving her feeling jealous and confused. Barb leaves her husband and she has a short-lived fling with Matthew much to Christine's horror.
Contents |
| Series # |
Season # |
Title | Written by | Original air date | U.S. Viewers (millions) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 36 | 1 | "The Big Bang" | Kari Lizer & Jeff Astrof | February 4, 2008 | 9.43[1] |
| After waiting to consummate her relationship with Mr. Harris, Christine is finally ready, until Barb gives her reason to worry. Meanwhile, Matthew rethinks med school after discovering that his cadaver is a former neighbor. | |||||
| 37 | 2 | "Beauty is Only Spanx Deep" | Kari Lizer | February 11, 2008 | 9.89[2] |
| When a pretty young waitress flirts with Mr. Harris, Christine out of insecurity considers plastic surgery. Meanwhile Richard out of his own insecurities accidentally proposes to New Christine over the phone, and Matthew considers a career as a therapist. | |||||
| 38 | 3 | "Popular" | Jennifer Crittenden | February 18, 2008 | 9.40[3] |
| Christine is shocked when a new dad at Ritchie's school calls her a "meanie mom" for being judgmental and standoffish, and dumps her for Marly and Lindsay. | |||||
| 39 | 4 | "Traffic" | Jeff Astrof | February 25, 2008 | 9.14[4] |
| Christine promises to accompany Mr. Harris to an important event, but leaves him hanging when Ritchie's soccer game runs long. They break up, because her life is too busy. | |||||
| 40 | 5 | "Between a Rock and a Hard Place" | Aaron Shure | March 3, 2008 | 8.35[5] |
| Christine attempts to get over her breakup with Mr. Harris, while Matthew goes to therapy and learns that his intimacy issues are not due to his dysfunctional relationship with his mother, but from his co-dependency on his sister. | |||||
| 41 | 6 | "The New Adventures of Old Christine" | Frank Pines | March 10, 2008 | 7.38[6] |
| Christine reluctantly lets New Christine set her up on a blind date, but is disconcerted when she finds out more about him. | |||||
| 42 | 7 | "House" | Katie Palmer | March 10, 2008 | 9.62[6] |
| When Christine learns that Richard and New Christine bought the house she had always dreamed of, she attempts to feel genuinely happy for them. | |||||
| 43 | 8 | "Burning Down the House" (Part 1) | Aaron Shure | March 17, 2008 | 11.47[7] |
| Christine hopes acting a bit more wild will stop Barb thinking she's uncool. | |||||
| 44 | 9 | "The Happy Couple" (Part 2) | Jennifer Crittenden | March 24, 2008 | 9.77[8] |
| Barb and Matthew, who are still determining whether to be a couple after an intimate night together, pretend to be inseparable after Christine tries to keep them apart. | |||||
| 45 | 10 | "One and a Half Men" | Teleplay: Lew Schneider Story: Allan Rice & Amy Iglow |
March 31, 2008 | 12.57[9] |
|
Christine tries to take charge of her hormones by using testosterone cream when her gynecologist (guest star Jason Alexander) suggests that she may be experiencing perimenopause. For this episode Louis-Dreyfus was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series, but lost it to Tina Fey. |
|||||