Mike & Molly (season 3)

      Mike & Molly season 3
      Country of origin United States
      Broadcast
      Original channel CBS
      Original run September 24, 2012 (2012-09-24)[1] – May 30, 2013
      Home video release
      DVD release
      Region 1 August 20, 2013 (2013-08-20)
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      List of Mike & Molly episodes

      The third season of the television comedy series Mike & Molly began airing on September 24, 2012 on CBS in the United States.[1] The season is produced by Chuck Lorre Productions and Warner Bros. Television, with series creator Mark Roberts. On March 14, 2012, CBS renewed Mike & Molly for a third season.[2]

      The series focuses on the title characters Mike Biggs (Billy Gardell) and Molly Flynn (Melissa McCarthy), a couple who meet at an Overeaters Anonymous meeting in Chicago, Illinois. After Molly, a primary-school teacher, invites police officer Mike to give a talk to her class, they begin dating. Molly lives at home with her mother Joyce (Swoosie Kurtz), and sister Victoria (Katy Mixon). Joyce is in an on-off relationship with widower Vince Moranto (Louis Mustillo), who is often seen at the house. Mike lives alone in an apartment but is regularly kept company by his best friend and partner in the police force Carl McMillan (Reno Wilson). Other prominent characters in the series include Carl's grandmother Rosetta (Cleo King); Mike's mother Peggy (Rondi Reed) and cafe worker Samuel (Nyambi Nyambi). David Anthony Higgins, who plays the role of Harry, was upgraded to series regular status for this season. Season three of Mike & Molly currently broadcasts on Mondays in the United States at 9:30 P.M. following 2 Broke Girls.[3]

      Episodes

      No. in
      series      		 No. in
      season      		 Title Directed by Written by Original air date U.S. viewers
      (millions)
      48 1 "The Honeymoon Is Over" Mark Roberts Story by: Mark Roberts & Don Foster
      Teleplay by: Al Higgins & Mark Gross      		 September 24, 2012 (2012-09-24) 9.45[4]
      After being initially against honeymooning in Paris, Mike has become so inspired by the city that he wants to change his life and travel the world. Meanwhile, Molly worries how the other members of her household fared while they were gone. 
      49 2 "Vince Takes a Bath" Jason Alexander Story by: Mark Roberts & Don Foster
      Teleplay by: Al Higgins & Julie Bean      		 October 1, 2012 (2012-10-01) 8.52[5]
      As Mike and Molly get started on their post-wedding thank-you notes, Vince throws out his back. Joyce conveniently disappears, leaving Mike and Molly (mostly Molly) to attend to Vince's needs. 
      50 3 "Mike Likes Cake" Phill Lewis Story by: Mark Roberts & Don Foster
      Teleplay by: Al Higgins & Carla Filisha      		 October 8, 2012 (2012-10-08) 8.67[6]
      Christina tells Carl that she's trying to reconcile with her ex-husband for the sake of their son, leaving Carl devastated. Molly is frustrated while putting together her wedding album, as Mike appears to have his eyes closed or is eating something in every photo. Molly asks Harry to edit their wedding video, but the first cut has way too many shots of Victoria's cleavage. 
      51 4 "Molly in the Middle" Phill Lewis Story by: Mark Roberts & Don Foster
      Teleplay by: Al Higgins, Julie Bean & Carla Filisha      		 October 15, 2012 (2012-10-15) 9.10[7]
      Mike and Molly decide they want to start trying to have a child. Carl is upset to learn that Molly still wants to be friends with Christina. Molly is unsure how to handle the situation, until Christina has some very unkind words to say regarding Carl, causing Molly to end their friendship. 
      52 5 "Mike's Boss" Phill Lewis Story by: Mark Roberts & Don Foster
      Teleplay by: Al Higgins & Julie Bean      		 November 5, 2012 (2012-11-05) 8.78[8]
      Mike's boss, Captain Murphy (Gerald McRaney), offers him courtside basketball tickets, but only if Mike will set him up on a date with Peggy. 
      53 6 "Yard Sale" Phill Lewis Story by: Mark Roberts & Al Higgins
      Teleplay by: Don Foster, Carla Filisha & Mark Gross      		 November 12, 2012 (2012-11-12) 9.24[9]
      With the house feeling too cramped and crowded, Joyce suggests Mike and Molly move into the basement, which prompts Molly to hold a yard sale to dispose of the basement's contents. Meanwhile, Mike and the guys take Carl on a fishing trip to help him forget his breakup with Christina. 
      54 7 "Thanksgiving Is Cancelled" Phill Lewis Story by: Mark Roberts & Don Foster
      Teleplay by: Al Higgins & Mark Gross      		 November 19, 2012 (2012-11-19) 9.25[10]
      With Mike sick, Molly is happy she doesn't have to cook Thanksgiving dinner. But Vince insists on a home cooked meal when he learns his brother (Jon Polito) will be attending, and Joyce becomes furious with Vince for not discussing a wedding date after they have been engaged for more than a year. Meanwhile, Carl and Samuel attend a "singles" Thanksgiving meal at Carl's church in hopes of meeting available women. 
      55 8 "Mike Likes Briefs" Phill Lewis Story by: Mark Roberts & Don Foster
      Teleplay by: Al Higgins & Julie Bean      		 November 26, 2012 (2012-11-26) 11.29[11]
      Mike and Molly are trying (and trying and trying) to get pregnant. When Carl convinces Mike that his "tighty-whitey" briefs may be impeding his "swimmers," Mike reluctantly buys boxer shorts. 
      56 9 "Mike Takes a Test" Phill Lewis Story by: Mark Roberts & Don Foster
      Teleplay by: Al Higgins & Mark Gross      		 December 3, 2012 (2012-12-03) 10.23[12]
      During an uncomfortable dinner with Peggy and Captain Murphy, the Captain suggests that Mike take a detective's exam. Thinking the higher salary might come in handy with a possible new baby, Molly initially encourages Mike to take the exam. But she soon regrets her decision when Mike spends more time studying than trying to make a baby with her. 
      57 10 "Karaoke Christmas" Phill Lewis Story by: Mark Roberts & Don Foster
      Teleplay by: Al Higgins, Mark Gross & Carla Filisha      		 December 17, 2012 (2012-12-17) 10.79[13]
      Dressed as Santa Claus and frustrated about Molly's holiday spending, Mike cautions children about using credit cards to buy toys. Later, Molly's family has their traditional Christmas at home, including fun with a karaoke machine, but Mike and Molly must spend Christmas Eve at church with his mother and boss. 
      58 11 "Fish for Breakfast" Phill Lewis Story by: Mark Roberts & Don Foster
      Teleplay by: Al Higgins & Carla Filisha      		 January 14, 2013 (2013-01-14) 11.46[14]
      Mike is frustrated with having to join Molly in her limited diet of "fertility" foods. Elsewhere, Rosetta has grown weary of Carl bringing home one disreputable woman after another since his breakup with Christina, and she kicks him out of her house. 
      59 12 "Molly's Birthday" Mark Roberts Story by: Mark Roberts & Don Foster
      Teleplay by: Al Higgins & Julie Bean      		 January 21, 2013 (2013-01-21) 10.89[15]
      Mike plans to spoil Molly for her birthday, but soon after, Victoria's drug dealer Tom (Dave Allen) arrives to stay at the Flynn's house for a few days. This causes a rift between the sisters, especially after Mike eats some "special" gelato that Tom prepared. 
      60 13 "Carl Gets a Roommate" Mark Roberts Story by: Mark Roberts & Don Foster
      Teleplay by: Al Higgins, Julie Bean & Carla Filisha      		 February 4, 2013 (2013-02-04) 10.77[16]
      Though living in his own place, Carl continues to show up at Rosetta's house to eat her meals and get his laundry done. When Samuel moves in, Carl expects him to do his bidding as Grandma did. Meanwhile, Mike is trying to panel the basement. After some mishaps with Molly and Vince helping, he ultimately tricks Samuel and Carl into finishing the paneling for him. 
      61 14 "The Princess and the Troll" Phill Lewis Story by: Mark Roberts
      Teleplay by: Don Foster, Mark Gross & Brian Keith Etheridge      		 February 11, 2013 (2013-02-11) 10.50[17]
      Molly wants to set up a Valentine's Day date between Victoria and a lonely Harry. Mike is skeptical but goes along with the plan, and is surprised when Victoria agrees. Meanwhile Carl takes Samuel to a laundromat to pick up women. 
      62 15 "Mike the Tease" Phill Lewis Story by: Mark Roberts
      Teleplay by: Al Higgins, Julie Bean & Carla Filisha      		 February 18, 2013 (2013-02-18) 10.33[18]
      Molly's test results from her OB-Gyn are in, and she is producing eggs just fine. So her latest negative pregnancy test sends Mike to a fertility clinic and to his mother to seek some answers. Determined to be more than just a "man-whore" to Joyce, Vince begins a new job as a door-to-door vacuum salesman. 
      63 16 "Molly's New Shoes" Phill Lewis Story by: Mark Roberts
      Teleplay by: Don Foster, Al Higgins & Mark Gross      		 February 25, 2013 (2013-02-25) 9.79[19]

      When Mike's boss tells him he plans to marry Peggy and move her to Arizona, Mike gets upset and leaves Molly alone in the mall.

      A line spoken by Peggy—"Arizona? Why should I go to Arizona? It's nothing but a furnace full of drunk Indians"— prompted calls for an apology by the Native American Journalists Association, among others.[20] 
      64 17 "St. Patrick's Day" Phill Lewis Story by: Mark Roberts
      Teleplay by: Julie Bean & Carla Filisha      		 March 18, 2013 (2013-03-18) 8.38[21]
      Mike and Molly continue pregnancy attempts and almost miss Carl and Samuel's St Patrick's Day party. Also, Victoria kisses Harry after he helps her with a college assignment, but the kiss prompts a major announcement from Harry. 
      65 18 "Spring Break" Phill Lewis Story by: Mark Roberts
      Teleplay by: Don Foster, Al Higgins & Mark Gross      		 March 25, 2013 (2013-03-25) 8.99[22]
      Mike works some overtime in a morgue while Molly goes with Victoria to Florida for spring break, but Mike realizes he wants to be with Molly when she calls him with a bad sunburn. 
      66 19 "Party Planners" Phill Lewis Story by: Mark Roberts
      Teleplay by: Mark Gross & Brian Keith Etheridge      		 April 15, 2013 (2013-04-15) 7.76[23]
      Mike hopes for Molly and Peggy to get along, but they disagree about plans for Mike's birthday party. Meanwhile, Carl and Samuel vie for the attention of a hot, new employee at Abe's diner. 
      67 20 "Mike Can't Read" Mark Roberts Story by: Mark Roberts
      Teleplay by: Don Foster, Julie Bean & Carla Filisha      		 April 29, 2013 (2013-04-29) 8.14[24]
      Mike and Molly decide their pre-baby lives could use some fun new hobbies, so they take up roller skating. Molly and Victoria find some old sketches that Joyce drew before having children, and they encourage her to take art classes at a local college despite Vince's protests. 
      68 21 "Molly's Out of Town" Mark Roberts Story by: Mark Roberts
      Teleplay by: Don Foster, Al Higgins & Brian Keith Etheridge      		 May 6, 2013 (2013-05-06) 8.08[25]
      With Molly gone to a teacher's conference, Mike goes on a junk food binge. Meanwhile, Joyce is in her annual spring cleaning mode which has the entire household (sans Molly) on edge, and Carl is devastated when he runs into Christina's husband and finds out she's pregnant. 
      69 22 "School Recital" Mark Roberts Story by: Mark Roberts
      Teleplay by: Don Foster, Al Higgins & Mark Gross      		 May 13, 2013 (2013-05-13) 8.31[26]
      Molly is so focused on directing a school recital that she doesn’t realize a fellow teacher is hitting on her. Meanwhile, Vince convinces Mike to join him in an unusual money-making scheme. 
      70 23 "Windy City" Mark Roberts Story by: Mark Roberts
      Teleplay by: Don Foster & Mark Roberts      		 May 30, 2013 (2013-05-30) 8.01[27]

      Mike and Carl work at a renaissance faire after their boss is dumped by Mike's mother. Mike confesses important news to Molly as a tornado hits Chicago.

      Note: This episode was pre-empted on its original May 20th airing date by CBS out of sensitivity to the Moore, Oklahoma tornado event[28], and was rescheduled to air May 30.[29] 
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      Ratings

      U.S. ratings

      Episode # Title Air Date Rating Share 18-49 Viewers
      1 (48) The Honeymoon Is Over September 24, 2012 TBA TBA 3.1/7 9.45 million[4]
      2 (49) Vince Takes a Bath October 1, 2012 TBA TBA 2.9/7 8.52 million[5]
      3 (50) Mike Likes Cake October 8, 2012 TBA TBA 2.8/7 8.67 million[6]
      4 (51) Molly in the Middle October 15, 2012 TBA TBA 3.0/7 9.10 million[7]
      5 (52) Mike's Boss November 5, 2012 TBA TBA 2.8/7 8.78 million[8]
      6 (53) Yard Sale November 12, 2012 TBA TBA 3.0/7 9.24 million[9]
      7 (54) Thanksgiving Is Cancelled November 19, 2012 TBA TBA 2.9/7 9.25 million[10]
      8 (55) Mike Likes Briefs November 26, 2012 TBA TBA 3.6/9 11.29 million[11]
      9 (56) Mike Takes a Test December 3, 2012 TBA TBA 3.1/8 10.23 million[12]
      10 (57) Karaoke Christmas December 17, 2012 TBA TBA 3.3/8 10.79 million[13]
      11 (58) Fish for Breakfast January 14, 2013 TBA TBA 3.5/8 11.46 million[14]
      12 (59) Molly's Birthday January 21, 2013 TBA TBA 3.3/8 10.89 million[15]
      13 (60) Carl Gets a Roommate February 4, 2013 TBA TBA 3.2/10 10.77 million[16]
      14 (61) The Princess and the Troll February 11, 2013 TBA TBA 3.0/7 10.50 million[17]
      15 (62) Mike the Tease February 18, 2013 TBA TBA 3.2/8 10.33 million[18]
      16 (63) Molly's New Shoes February 25, 2013 TBA TBA 2.7/7 9.79 million[19]
      17 (64) St. Patrick's Day March 18, 2013 TBA TBA 2.4/6 8.38 million[21]
      18 (65) Spring Break March 25, 2013 TBA TBA 2.6/6 8.99 million[22]
      19 (66) Party Planners April 15, 2013 TBA TBA 2.2/5 7.76 million[23]
      20 (67) Mike Can't Read April 29, 2013 TBA TBA 2.4/6 8.14 million[24]
      21 (68) Molly's Out of Town May 6, 2013 TBA TBA 2.3/6 8.08 million[25]
      22 (69) School Recital May 13, 2013 TBA TBA 2.4/6 8.31 million[26]
      23 (70) Windy City May 30, 2013 TBA TBA 1.9/6 8.01 million[27]
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