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The third season of the American
teen drama In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super-g ...
television series '' Gossip Girl'' premiered on
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on September 14, 2009, and concluded on May 17, 2010, consisting of 22 episodes. Based on the novel series of the same name by
Cecily von Ziegesar Cecily Brooke von Ziegesar ( ; born June 27, 1970) is an American author best known for the young adult ''Gossip Girl'' series of novels. Early life and education Cecily von Ziegesar was born in New York City into a German noble family. She i ...
, the series was developed for television by
Josh Schwartz Joshua Ian Schwartz (born August 6, 1976) is an American screenwriter and television producer. Schwartz is best known for creating and executive producing the Fox teen drama series ''The O.C.'' which ran for 4 seasons. Schwartz is also known for ...
and
Stephanie Savage Stephanie Savage (born 1969) is a Canadian screenwriter and television producer. Savage is best known for developing The CW's teen drama series ''Gossip Girl (TV series), Gossip Girl'' (2007) from the Gossip Girl (novel series), novel series, and ...
. The season premiered with 2.55 million viewers and a 1.4 Adults 18-49 rating, up 14% in viewers from its season two finale. Overall, the season attracted an average of 2.02 million viewers tuning in each week, with a 1.1 rating in Adult 18–49.


Synopsis

High school is officially over for Blair, Serena, Nate, Chuck, Dan, and Vanessa as they leave their carefree days behind and start the new chapter in their life: Adulthood. Still at Constance for their
junior year A junior is person in the third year at an educational institution; usually at a secondary school or at the college and university level, but also in other forms of post-secondary educational institutions. In United States high schools, a junio ...
, Jenny and Eric's friendship is tested as Jenny starts her duties as the new Queen of Constance. Serena and Blair's friendship also gets tested as they grow and mature. Chuck and Blair are finally in a committed relationship but start question if it will work without any mind games. Serena and Nate's friendship begins to grow closer, and the same goes for Dan and Vanessa.


Cast and characters


Main cast

* Blake Lively as
Serena van der Woodsen Serena Celia van der Woodsen is the fictional character and the protagonist in the ''Gossip Girl'' novel series and in its TV adaptation, in which she is portrayed by Blake Lively. Serena is featured on the blog of the series' mysterious narrato ...
*
Leighton Meester Leighton Marissa Meester (; born April 9, 1986) is an American actress, singer, and model. She is best known for her starring role as the devious socialite Blair Waldorf on ''Gossip Girl'' on The CW (2007–2012). She has also appeared in films ...
as Blair Waldorf * Penn Badgley as
Dan Humphrey Daniel Randolph Humphrey is a fictional character in the bestselling Gossip Girl (novel series), ''Gossip Girl'' novel series. He is one of the central male characters in ''Gossip Girl'', where he is portrayed by Penn Badgley. Dan Humphrey is th ...
*
Chace Crawford Christopher Chace Crawford (born July 18, 1985) is an American actor. He is known for his television portrayals of Nate Archibald on The CW's teen drama series ''Gossip Girl'' (2007–2012), and of The Deep in Amazon Prime Video original series ...
as Nate Archibald * Taylor Momsen as Jenny Humphrey *
Ed Westwick Edward Jack Peter Westwick (born 27 June 1987) is an English actor and musician best known for his role as Chuck Bass on The CW's ''Gossip Girl'' as well as Vincent Swan in the TV series ''White Gold''. He made his feature film debut in '' Chil ...
as Chuck Bass * Jessica Szohr as
Vanessa Abrams Vanessa Abrams is a fictional character in the ''Gossip Girl'' novel series. She is portrayed by Jessica Szohr in the television adaptation. Vanessa was introduced on the first season as a recurring character, but became a series regular after a ...
* Kelly Rutherford as Lily Humphrey *
Matthew Settle Jeffrey Matthew Settle (born September 17, 1969) is an American actor. He is known for playing Captain Ronald Speirs on the HBO miniseries '' Band of Brothers'' and Rufus Humphrey on the CW teen drama series ''Gossip Girl''. Early life Settle w ...
as
Rufus Humphrey The following is a list of characters for The CW teen television drama series, ''Gossip Girl'' (2007–2012) and its standalone sequel series of the same name (2021–present). The series is based on the popular book series of the same name writt ...
* Kristen Bell as Gossip Girl (uncredited)


Recurring cast

* Joanna Garcia as Bree Buckley * Connor Paolo as Eric van der Woodsen *
Chris Riggi Christopher Riggi (born September 18, 1985) is an American actor, known for his role as Scott Rosson in the teen drama television series ''Gossip Girl'', and Jacob White in the ''Twilight'' parody film, ''Vampires Suck'', which was released in th ...
as Scott Rosson * Sebastian Stan as Carter Baizen * Aaron Schwartz as Vanya * Michelle Trachtenberg as
Georgina Sparks Georgina Sparks is a fictional character in the ''Gossip Girl'' novel series and a recurring character on the television series of the same name, in which she is portrayed by Michelle Trachtenberg. While the novel series portrays her as a har ...
* Zuzanna Szadkowski as Dorota Kishlovsky *
Hilary Duff Hilary Erhard Duff (born September 28, 1987) is an American actress and singer. She is the recipient of various accolades, including seven Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards, four Teen Choice Awards and two Young Artist Awards. She began her act ...
as
Olivia Burke ''Gossip Girl'' is an American young adult novel series written by Cecily von Ziegesar and published by Little, Brown and Company, a subsidiary of the Hachette Group. The series revolves around the lives and romances of the privileged sociali ...
* Matt Doyle as Jonathan Whitney *
Holley Fain Holley Fain (born August 28, 1981) is an American actress, known for her roles as Dr. Julia Canner on the ABC medical drama series ''Grey's Anatomy'', and Maureen van der Bilt on The CW's teen drama ''Gossip Girl''. She is also known for portray ...
as Maureen van der Bilt *
Aaron Tveit Aaron Kyle Tveit (; born October 21, 1983) is an American actor. Tveit originated the lead role of Christian the composer in the stage adaptation of ''Moulin Rouge!'' on Broadway, a performance for which he won the 2020 Tony Award for Best Acto ...
as Tripp van der Bilt III * Kevin Zegers as Damien Dalgaard *
Margaret Colin Margaret Colin (born May 26, 1958) is an American actress. She is known for her roles as Margo Hughes on ''As the World Turns'' and as Eleanor Waldorf-Rose on ''Gossip Girl''. Early life Margaret Colin was born in Brooklyn, New York City, and w ...
as Eleanor Waldorf *
Caroline Lagerfelt Caroline Eugenie Lagerfelt (born September 23, 1947) is a Paris-born American actress, long based in the United States, recognized for her roles on ''Sweet Magnolias'', ''Gossip Girl'', '' Six Degrees', Dirty Sexy Money', Nash Bridges'' and ' ...
as CeCe Rhodes * Laura Harring as Elizabeth Fisher * Sherri Saum as Holland Kemble *
Desmond Harrington Desmond Harrington (born October 19, 1976) is an American actor. He has appeared in '' The Hole'' (2001), ''Ghost Ship'' (2002), and '' Wrong Turn'' (2003), Desmond joined the cast of the Showtime series ''Dexter'' in its third season, as Det. ...
as Jack Bass *
Wallace Shawn Wallace Michael Shawn (born November 12, 1943) is an American actor, playwright, and essayist. His film roles include Wally Shawn (a fictionalized version of himself) in '' My Dinner with Andre'' (1981), Vizzini in ''The Princess Bride'' (1987), ...
as Cyrus Rose


Guest cast

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Ashley Hinshaw Ashley Grace (née Hinshaw; born December 11, 1988) is an American actress and model. She is known for her leading role in the 2012 film ''About Cherry'', and for her role in the 2016 Crackle television series '' StartUp''. Early life Ashley ...
as herself * Tyra Banks as Ursula Nyquist *
Sonic Youth Sonic Youth was an American rock band based in New York City, formed in 1981. Founding members Thurston Moore (guitar, vocals), Kim Gordon (bass, vocals, guitar) and Lee Ranaldo (guitar, vocals) remained together for the entire history of the b ...
as themselves * Gina Torres as Gabriela Abrams * Albert Hammond Jr. as himself *
Lady Gaga Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta ( ; born March 28, 1986), known professionally as Lady Gaga, is an American singer, songwriter, and actress. She is known for her image reinventions and musical versatility. Gaga began performing as a teenag ...
as herself * Robert John Burke as Bart Bass * Willa Holland as Agnes Andrews * Luke Kleintank as Elliot Leichter * William Baldwin as William van der Woodsen


Episodes


Ratings

The third
season premiere A season premiere is the first episode of a new season of a returning television show. In the United States, many season premieres are aired in the fall time or, for mid-season replacements, either in the spring or late winter. In countries such ...
was watched by 2.55 million viewers, with a rating and share of 1.7/3 in households and 1.4/3 in the 18-49 demographic. In the Live + DVR Ratings the series has a larger increase. The third episode of the season, " The Lost Boy", in its original airing, it was watched by 2.36 million viewers, but with the DVR Ratings the episode scores nearly 3.0 million viewers. The fifth episode was watched by 2.36 million viewers on live broadcast, but with the DVR ratings, the episode scores 2.94 million viewers. This is the least-watched season to date, with an average of 2.02 million viewers tuning in each week and a 1.1 rating in Adult 18–49, which was down 18% in total viewers from the previous season's 2.48 million, but up 0.2 in Adults 18-49.


DVD release


References


External links

* List o
''Gossip Girl'' season 3 episodes
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