Southland: Season 3

2011 · 10 episodes · ★ 8.2

What Season 3 of Southland

Season 3 of Southland has 10 episodes and premiered on January 4, 2011. Here's the complete episode guide with air dates, runtimes and ratings.

10episodes

Jan 4, 2011premiered

Mar 8, 2011Latest episode

6.9 hrtotal runtime

Season 3 Episodes

3x01 Let It Snow
Jan 4, 2011 · 41 min · ★ 7.8
Lydia endures a stressful adjustment period with her new partner, Detective Josie Ochoa, as they investigate the disappearance of an illegal immigrant. Meanwhile, Russell must learn to adapt to a new desk job, Sammy and Nate look for the killer of two gangbangers, Ben catches the eye of an attractive woman, and John struggles with increasing back pain.
Directed by: Christopher Chulack · Written by: John Wells, Ann Biderman · Starring: Emily Bergl, Shontae Saldana, Stacy Haiduk
3x02 Punching Water
Jan 11, 2011 · 41 min · ★ 8.0
Lydia and Josie are assigned to assist Sammy and Nate with a series of gang murders. John discovers he can't stand the "new and improved" Dewey, fresh from rehab, when he's forced to ride with him in order to evaluate whether Dewey is competent to return to duty. Ben must then ride with Chickie, who drives him nuts with her very personal questions about his private life and his new relationship with the "cop groupie" he's been seeing.
Directed by: Christopher Chulack · Starring: Emily Bergl, Mario Cortez, Stacy Haiduk
3x03 Discretion
Jan 18, 2011 · 41 min
Ben has a confrontation with his mother’s rapist after the man is released from prison and is devastated when his mom reveals some information she's been keeping secret for years. Meanwhile, Lydia and Josie continue to bump heads, and Sammy deals with his wife’s betrayal.
Directed by: Nelson McCormick · Starring: Susan Blakely, James Sutorius
3x04 Code 4
Jan 25, 2011 · 41 min
Ben learns the hard way, some valuable lessons about the importance of following established procedure and protocol, Lydia's current murder investigation takes an unexpected turn, and Nate and Sammy are unprepared when a group of people they encounter turns into a violent mob.
Directed by: Félix Alcalá · Written by: Diana Son · Starring: L. Scott Caldwell, Abram Teunissen, Jennifer Blanc-Biehn
3x05 The Winds
Feb 1, 2011 · 41 min
When a rape victim hires a lawyer and refuses to talk with the two detectives unless her lawyer is present, Lydia and Josie want to know why. Meanwhile, John strikes up an unlikely friendship with a boy who returned home after a sleepover, only to discover his parents had packed up and moved during the night, abandoning him and leaving him to fend for himself, Later on, John begins to feel the stress over the prospect of testifying at his father's upcoming parole board hearing, but he doesn't realize his testifying will open up an emotional can of worms that he's not prepared for.
Directed by: Nelson McCormick · Written by: Mitchell Burgess, Robin Green · Starring: Mario Cortez, Roxana Brusso
3x06 Cop or Not
Feb 8, 2011 · 41 min
While working a celebrity murder, Lydia discovers the pros and cons of being in the spotlight. Meanwhile, six weeks after Nate's murder, Sammy finally returns to street patrol. Elsewhere, John voices his anger over the department's waste of money, man-power, and hours spent guarding the home of a celebrity suspected of murdering his estranged wife from the reporters trying to get a scoop.
Starring: Mario Cortez, Roxana Brusso, Kevontay Jackson
3x07 Sideways
Feb 15, 2011 · 42 min
When crime scene photos from the case of the celebrity suspected of murdering his estranged wife show up on the internet, all of the first responders are suspended, including Lydia and Josie. Further investigation proves the photos were the unauthorized pictures taken by Lydia using her phone, and she's shocked when she learns who was responsible for the leak. Meanwhile, Sammy fails to pick the right guy from the line-up for Nate's murderer, and Dewey and Chickie are involved in a high-speed chase that ends in disaster.
Directed by: Allison Anders · Starring: Emily Bergl, Mario Cortez, Roxana Brusso
3x08 Fixing a Hole
Feb 22, 2011 · 41 min
Sammy seeks answers in the desert, Lydia and Josie babysit an important alcoholic witness before a murder trial, and John and Ben go against procedure to help a child in need.
Directed by: Christopher Chulack
3x09 Failure Drill
Mar 1, 2011 · 41 min
As John's back pain worsens, so does his drug problem, and Ben, about to finish his training period, is gravely concerned about him. Meanwhile, when a man wielding an automatic weapon goes on a killing spree inside a factory, Josie gets injured and Lydia must go after him alone. Elsewhere, Sammy decides to take a more active roll in the upcoming birth of his child..
Starring: Emily Bergl
3x10 Graduation Day Season Finale
Mar 8, 2011 · 41 min
On Ben's final day as a rookie, he decides to force John to get the surgery he needs to relieve his back pain which, in turn, will end his need for painkillers. Meanwhile, Josie discovers that her son is the man Lydia has been seeing. Elsewhere, Sammy decides to go back to regular patrol.
Directed by: Christopher Chulack · Starring: Emily Bergl, Carmen Corral