The third series of The Only Way Is Essex, a British semi-reality television programme, began airing on 25 September 2011 on ITV2. The series concluded on 9 November 2011 and consisted of fourteen episodes. An Essexmas special aired on 20 December 2011 and is included on the Series 3 DVD. This is the first series to include Billi Mucklow, Cara Kilbey, Mario Falcone, Peri Sinclair, twins Dino and Georgio Georgiades and briefly included Mark Wright Snr, the father of Mark and Jess Wright, before he later returned in the sixth series. It is the last series to include Harry Derbidge, Kirk Norcross, Maria Fowler and Mark Wright having all appeared since the first series. The series heavily focused on the romance of Mark and Sam despite obstacles like their respective exes Lauren G and Joey, the beginning of Lucy and Mario, and Arg and Lydia facing rocky patches in their relationship.
Cast
Episodes
Ratings Episode Date Official ITV2 rating ITV2 weekly rank Official ITV2+1 rating Total ITV2 viewers Episode 1 25 September 2011 1,885,000 1 217,000 2,102,000 Episode 2 28 September 2011 1,309,000 3 165,000 1,474,000 Episode 3 2 October 2011 1,468,000 2 163,000 1,631,000 Episode 4 5 October 2011 1,437,000 3 209,000 1,646,000 Episode 5 9 October 2011 1,685,000 2 184,000 1,869,000 Episode 6 12 October 2011 1,369,000 3 207,000 1,576,000 Episode 7 16 October 2011 1,566,000 2 120,000 1,686,000 Episode 8 19 October 2011 1,453,000 3 223,000 1,676,000 Episode 9 23 October 2011 1,554,000 2 195,000 1,749,000 Episode 10 26 October 2011 1,533,000 3 147,000 1,680,000 Episode 11 30 October 2011 1,577,000 2 162,000 1,739,000 Episode 12 2 November 2011 1,706,000 2 194,000 1,910,000 Episode 13 6 November 2011 1,572,000 3 276,000 1,853,000 Episode 14 9 November 2011 1,926,000 2 284,000 2,210,000 Essexmas 20 December 2011 1,615,000 2 278,000 1,893,000 Series average 1,574,000 3 196,000 1,772,000
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