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Downton Abbey · Season 3 · ITV

Downton Abbey Season 3

Downton Abbey Season 3 is a WORTH-IT, BollyMeter 7.8/10. 9 episodes on ITV from 16 September 2012.

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BollyMeter7.8/10An 83% Rotten Tomatoes score marks the first detectable slide from universal acclaim; critics noted the show's comfort-zone tendencies while acknowledging its continuing craft and audience loyalty.

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Series 3 aired September to November 2012 and introduced Shirley MacLaine as Cora's American mother, generating the transatlantic class comedy the show had always gestured toward. Critics scored it at 83% on Rotten Tomatoes, the first measurable dip from the preceding seasons' critical heights. The consensus noted that Fellowes was beginning to rely on a predictable grammar of crises, recoveries, and Dowager Countess quips. A major character death in the Christmas special generated substantial audience distress and press coverage - proof that the show's emotional grip remained genuine even as critics grew more cautious. The series averaged around 9 million ITV viewers.

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First series to score below 85% on Rotten Tomatoes as critics identify formula repetition; the audience and a major Christmas shock keep the show's grip intact.