Gossip Girl (season 3)
Episodes

Gossip Girl (season 3)

Section Title: Episodes
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No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	U.S. viewers (millions)

44	1	"Reversals of Fortune"	J. Miller Tobin	Joshua Safran	September 14, 2009	2.55

As the summer is drawing to a close, Blair and Chuck are madly in love and adjusting to their new "in a relationship" status, breaking all traditional rules of dating as would be expected.

45	2	"The Freshman"	Norman Buckley	Amanda Lasher	September 21, 2009	1.97

Blair, who is determined to maintain her "Queen Bee" status in college, embarks on her first day at New York University, along with Dan and Vanessa.

46	3	"The Lost Boy"	Jean de Segonzac	Robert Hull	September 28, 2009	2.36

An Upper East Side face-off ensues when Blair and Chuck both set their sights on a particular item up for bid at Sotheby's and the personal stakes are high.

47	4	"Dan de Fleurette"	Mark Piznarski	John Stephens	October 5, 2009	2.08

It is the first day of school at Constance Billard which means it is also time for Jenny to take her rightful place as the new Queen Bee.

48	5	"Rufus Getting Married"	Ron Fortunato	Leila Gerstein	October 12, 2009	2.36

Lily and Rufus decide to move up their wedding day. Chuck discovers a secret that Carter has been keeping from Serena which involves Bree and the Buckleys.

49	6	"Enough About Eve"	John Stephens	Jake Coburn	October 19, 2009	1.98

Vanessa, hoping to finally win her difficult activist mother Gabriela's (Gina Torres) approval, desperately vies with Blair for the honor of delivering the freshman toast at NYU.

50	7	"How to Succeed in Bassness"	Joe Lazarov	Sara Goodman	October 26, 2009	2.31

In need of publicity for the opening of his new Empire Hotel, Chuck decides to move up the hotel's nightclub opening and enlists Serena's help to get the word out to her celebrity clients.

51	8	"The Grandfather: Part II"	Mark Piznarski	Lenn K. Rosenfeld	November 2, 2009	1.98

Olivia says something she regrets during her appearance on Jimmy Fallon's talk show and tries to keep Dan from finding out.

52	9	"They Shoot Humphreys, Don't They?"	Alison Maclean	Amanda Lasher	November 9, 2009	2.37

Not satisfied with just being Queen of Constance Billard, Jenny sets her sights on becoming the Queen of all the Upper East Side by landing the hottest escort for cotillion.

53	10	"The Last Days of Disco Stick"	Tony Wharmby	Leila Gerstein	November 16, 2009	2.24

Hoping to impress the elitist theater kids at NYU, Blair sets her sights on landing a private concert with the hottest musical performer of the year, Lady Gaga.

54	11	"The Treasure of Serena Madre"	Mark Piznarski	Robert Hull & Joshua Safran	November 30, 2009	2.23

Blair suspects her mother, Eleanor, has been keeping a big secret from her, but it turns out to be something else entirely.

55	12	"The Debarted"	Jason Ensler	Stephanie Savage	December 7, 2009	2.21

On the first anniversary of Bart Bass' death, Chuck wrestles with the dilemma of following his conscience, or that of his father.

56	13	"The Hurt Locket"	Tony Wharmby	Sara Goodman	March 8, 2010	1.74

Now back together, Nate and Serena decide to explore the boundaries of their new relationship. Meanwhile, Blair suspects that Chuck is having trouble forgetting about the mysterious woman he saw at his father's grave.

57	14	"The Lady Vanished"	Andrew McCarthy	Amanda Lasher & Robert Hull	March 15, 2010	1.73

Rufus and Lily grow angrier and more suspect of Jenny's relationship with Damien in which Jenny decides to rebel by revealing Damien's drug-dealing profession.

58	15	"The Sixteen Year Old Virgin"	Wendey Stanzler	Leila Gerstein	March 22, 2010	1.90

Despite being grounded, Jenny continues to secretly see Damien who tells Jenny that he wants to have sex with her. Meanwhile, Lily tells Rufus the big secret she has been keeping from him even though she knows it is a huge risk.

59	16	"The Empire Strikes Jack"	Joe Lazarov	Jake Coburn	March 29, 2010	1.69

Chuck finds himself once again at odds with Jack when Chuck learns that his mother, Elizabeth, is in fact a con artist in love with Jack and she betrays Chuck by having him sign ownership the hotel over to Jack.

60	17	"Inglourious Bassterds"	Jean de Segonzac	Lenn K. Rosenfeld	April 5, 2010	1.74

Chuck and Blair are faced with the most difficult decision they have ever faced as a couple when Jack tells Blair that she has to sleep with him for Chuck to get the hotel back.

61	18	"The Unblairable Lightness of Being"	Janice Cooke-Leonard	Jeanne Leitenberg	April 12, 2010	1.86

Chuck offers to throw a wedding for a very pregnant Dorota who insists that she and Vanya have a traditional wedding before her parents arrive from Poland and find their daughter pregnant and without a husband.

62	19	"Dr. Estrangeloved"	Darnell Martin	Robert Hull	April 26, 2010	2.05

When Lily's ex-husband, Dr. William van der Woodsen (William Baldwin), shows up unexpectedly in Manhattan, Serena finally gets the reunion she has so desperately wanted with her father, but the circumstances turn out to be far from ideal when Will reveals a secret of Lily's ailing health.

63	20	"It’s a Dad, Dad, Dad World"	Jeremiah Chechik	Amanda Lasher	May 3, 2010	1.74

Will's return to the Upper East Side continues to stir up problems for Serena, Lily, and his long-standing rival, Rufus. Meanwhile, Serena and Jenny's relationship is strained as a result of Jenny's deception over Nate.

64	21	"Ex-Husbands and Wives"	Norman Buckley	Sara Goodman	May 10, 2010	1.79

When things get tense between Rufus and Will, Serena chooses to stand behind her father, making Rufus feel like an outsider in his own family.

65	22	"Last Tango, Then Paris"	J. Miller Tobin	Joshua Safran & Stephanie Savage	May 17, 2010	1.96

Rufus finds a final punishment for Jenny when she sends a Gossip Girl blast involving Dan and Serena's non-existent tryst, creating troubles for their relationships.

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