| Damages | |
|---|---|
| Season 3 | |
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| No. of episodes | 13 |
| Release | |
| Original network | FX |
| Original release | January 25 – April 19, 2010 |
| Season chronology | |
The third season of the FX legal drama series Damages premiered on January 25, 2010 and concluded on April 19, 2010. It consisted of 13 episodes, bringing the series total to 39. Damages was created by brothers Todd and Glenn Kessler, along with Daniel Zelman, each of whom served as executive producer and contributed four scripts for the season, including the premiere and the finale.
The season picks up one year after the events of season two. Louis Tobin, patriarch of the famously wealthy Tobin family, has just confessed to orchestrating the largest Ponzi scheme in Wall Street history; the U.S. Government has assigned Patty Hewes and Tom Shayes to find the Tobins' hidden money, and uncover any evidence that other Tobin family members (namely Louis' eldest child Joe and long-time attorney Leonard Winstone) had prior knowledge of the fraud. Ellen Parsons has taken a job at the District Attorney's office but, as the story unfolds, she finds herself being pulled further and further back into Patty's orbit. Tom, meanwhile, learns that he unwittingly invested with Louis Tobin and has lost 70% of his net worth and both his parents' and in-laws' savings. He struggles to keep his personal issues from interfering with the case and with keeping this secret from Patty.
Though the season earned mostly positive reviews from television critics, it continued to struggle in the ratings; soon after the season finale, FX announced it had canceled Damages due to low ratings.[1] However, the series was eventually picked up by DirecTV for two additional seasons, which began airing the fourth season on July 13, 2011.[2]
- ^ Levin, Gary (January 5, 2011). "DirecTV pardon gives FX's canceled 'Damages' new life". USA Today. Retrieved April 25, 2015.
- ^ "Fourth Season of the Award Winning Original Series "Damages" Premieres July 13th on DirecTV's the Audience Network". DirecTV. May 25, 2011. Retrieved April 25, 2015.