# Matilda and the Ramsay Bunch series 3

The third series of the children's British cooking programme Matilda and the Ramsay Bunch which began airing from 5 May 2017 on CBBC, the series consists of 15 episodes. The series concluded on 11 August 2017. It was announced in July 2016 that CBBC had renewed the series for a third series which will air in 2017. The third series will follow the same format as the past two series where we will see the Ramsay family on their summer holidays in L.A, all of the Ramsay family will return for the third series.
It was announced in June 2017, that a fourth series has been ordered to air in summer 2018.

## Production
### Development

After the second series of Matilda and the Ramsay Bunch had finished airing, it was later announced due to the popularity of the first two series that there would be a third series to air in 2017. It was officially announced on 19 July 2016 that CBBC had ordered a third series of Matilda and the Ramsay Bunch, the third series is due to start in early 2017 on the CBBC channel. The series will be made up of 15x15 minute episodes.
The third series will carry on airing on Fridays same as series two, however, the series has been moved to an earlier time slot and will air at 7:45 am making it earlier than past series which have all aired between 4 pm and 5:30 pm.

### Filming

Filming for the third series was the same as past series, it took place during the U.K summer holidays when the Ramsay family go to L.A for their holidays. All the Ramsay family will return for the third series. The third series finished filming in L.A on 23 August 2016, with more filming talking place in the U.K.

### Promotion

The third series of Matilda and the Ramsay Bunch is due to begin airing on 5 May 2017 on CBBC, the first preview clip was posted on 29 April 2017 on the CBBC website. The clip was from the first episode, the official trailer for the third series was also released on 29 April and was shown on CBBC and on the CBBC official YouTube channel.
Matilda Ramsay went on to ITV This Morning to promote the new series and to also promote her new cooking book based on the third series.

## Guest starring

The third series also had guest appearances from celebrities same as the second series.
| Celebrities | Episode number | Notes |
| Alondra Santos | Episode 8 | N/A |
| It's the anniversary of Matilda's parents Gordon and Tana, Tilly, Jack, Holly and Megan decided they wanted to write their own song for their parents. They organise America Got talent contestant Alondra Santo to help them write a song from scratch for Gordon and Tana, Santos sang the song at the Ramsay house with help from Tilly, Megan, Jack and Holly who also sing the song as well. Alondra also stays for the meal with the Ramsay family. |||
| The cast of Pete's Dragon: Bryce Dallas Howard, Aaron Jackson & Marcus Henderson | Episode 13 | N/A |
| Tilly is at the red carpet of one of the biggest films of 2016, Pete's Dragon where she meet three of the films' stars, she interviewed them by asking them what is their favourite foods and many more questions. Tilly interviewed Bryce Dallas Howard who plays Grace Meacham, a forest ranger, Aaron Jackson who plays Abner, a lumberjack and Marcus Henderson who plays Woodrow, a lumberjack. |||

## Episodes

| Total | No. | Title | Guest(s) | Original air date | UK viewers (Thousands) |
| London ||||||
| 31 | 1 | The Ramsays Are Go | N/A | 5 May 2017 (2017-5-5) | 233,000 |
| Los Angeles ||||||
| 32 | 2 | The B Ball Match | N/A | 12 May 2017 (2017-5-12) | Outside top 10 |
| 33 | 3 | The Big Zen | N/A | 19 May 2017 (2017-5-19) | 270,000 |
| 34 | 4 | Return of the Jack | N/A | 26 May 2017 (2017-5-26) | 120,000 |
| 35 | 5 | The Toughest Challenge Ever | N/A | 2 June 2017 (2017-6-2) | 146,000 |
| 36 | 6 | LA Dogs | N/A | 9 June 2017 (2017-6-9) | Outside top 10 |
| 37 | 7 | Grand Prix | N/A | 16 June 2017 (2017-6-16) | 162,000 |
| 38 | 8 | The Wedding Anniversary | Alondra Santos | 23 June 2017 (2017-6-23) | 277,000 |
| 39 | 9 | The Lip Sync Challenge | N/A | 30 June 2017 (2017-6-30) | Outside top 10 |
| 40 | 10 | The Fishing Trip | N/A | 7 July 2017 (2017-7-7) | 168,000 |
| 41 | 11 | The Ramsay Games | N/A | 14 July 2017 (2017-7-14) | Outside top 10 |
| 42 | 12 | The BBQ Beef | N/A | 21 July 2017 (2017-7-21) | Outside top 10 |
| 43 | 13 | The Ramsay Vloggers | Bryce Dallas Howard Aaron Jackson Marcus Henderson | 28 July 2017 (2017-7-28) | Outside top 10 |
| London ||||||
| 44 | 14 | The Old Man's Birthday | N/A | 4 August 2017 (2017-8-4) | Outside top 10 |
| 45 | 15 | The Ramsays Connected | N/A | 11 August 2017 (2017-8-11) | Outside top 10 |

## Ratings

| Episode | Date | CBBC ratings (In Thousands) | CBBC weekly ratings | Total viewers (In Thousands) |
| Episode 1 | 5 May 2017 | 203,000 | 3 | 233,000 |
| Episode 2 | 12 May 2017 | Outside top 10 | n/a | n/a |
| Episode 3 | 19 May 2017 | 270,000 | 3 | 270,000 |
| Episode 4 | 26 May 2017 | 120,000 | 7 | 120,000 |
| Episode 5 | 2 June 2017 | 146,000 | 7 | 146,000 |
| Episode 6 | 9 June 2017 | Outside top 10 | n/a | n/a |
| Episode 7 | 16 June 2017 | 162,000 | 2 | 162,000 |
| Episode 8 | 23 June 2017 | 277,000 | 2 | 277,000 |
| Episode 9 | 30 June 2017 | Outside top 10 | n/a | n/a |
| Episode 10 | 7 July 2017 | 168,000 | 4 | 168,000 |
| Episode 11 | 14 July 2017 | Outside top 10 | n/a | n/a |
| Episode 12 | 21 July 2017 | Outside top 10 | n/a | n/a |
| Episode 13 | 28 July 2017 | Outside top 10 | n/a | n/a |
| Episode 14 | 4 August 2017 | Outside top 10 | n/a | n/a |
| Episode 15 | 11 August 2017 | Outside top 10 | n/a | n/a |
| Series average | Series average | 192,285 | 4 | 196,571 |