Country of origin United States Original network The WB | No. of episodes 22 | |
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Original release October 5, 2005 (2005-10-05) – May 3, 2006 (2006-05-03) | ||
The third season of One Tree Hill, an American teen drama television series, began airing on October 5, 2005. The season concluded on May 3, 2006, after 22 episodes. It is the final season that aired on The WB television network. Season three regular cast members include Chad Michael Murray, James Lafferty, Hilarie Burton, Bethany Joy Lenz, Paul Johansson, Sophia Bush, Barbara Alyn Woods, Lee Norris, Barry Corbin, Craig Sheffer, and Moira Kelly.
Contents
This season focuses on the first half of senior year at Tree Hill High School. Starting three months after the second season finale, Dan Scott (Johansson) tries to figure out who tried to kill him. Brooke and Lucas (Bush and Murray) enter a relationship, and Haley (Galeotti) returns to save her marriage.Peyton (Burton) gets to know her biological mother, Ellie Harp (Sheryl Lee). The season continues to the renewal of Haley and Nathan's (Lafferty) wedding vows, and the consequences of Cooper Lee's (Michael Trucco) relationship with the new girl Rachel Gatina (Danneel Harris). Season three dipped in ratings, averaging 2.8 million viewers weekly.
Overview
Haley returns to Tree Hill and tries to save her marriage with Nathan. Peyton gets to know her birth mother. Lucas and Brooke begin a relationship. Keith and Karen get engaged. Nathan patches things up with Lucas, while Mouth begins a complicated relationship with newcomer Rachel, who also spreads a lot of drama through the core characters. After a shooting at the school things between Lucas and Peyton heat up despite Peyton's proposal to Jake.
DVD release
The DVD release of season three was released after the season has completed broadcast on television. It has been released in Regions 1, 2 and 4. As well as every episode from the season, the DVD release features bonus material such as audio commentaries on some episodes from the creator and cast, deleted scenes, gag reels and behind-the-scenes featurettes.