NCIS: Los Angeles season 3

The third season of NCIS: Los Angeles an American police procedural drama television series, originally aired on CBS from September 20, 2011 to May 15, 2012. The season was produced by Shane Brennan Productions and CBS Television Studios, with Shane Brennan as showrunner and executive producer. A total of 24 episodes were produced. A fictional crossover with Hawaii Five-0 occurred during the season in episode twenty-one.

The season introduces Miguel Ferrer as NCIS Assistant Director Owen Granger.

NCIS: Los Angeles ranked #7 with a total of 16.01 million viewers for the 2011–12 U.S. network television season.

Cast and characters

Main

Chris O'Donnell as G. Callen, NCIS Senior Special Agent (SSA) of the Office of Special Projects (O.S.P.) in Los Angeles
Daniela Ruah as Kensi Blye, NCIS Junior Special Agent
Eric Christian Olsen as Marty Deeks, L.A.P.D. Detective/Liaison to NCIS
Barrett Foa as Eric Beale, NCIS Technical Operator
Renée Felice Smith as Nell Jones, NCIS Junior Field Agent and Intelligence Analyst
Linda Hunt as Henrietta Lange, NCIS Supervisory Special Agent and Operations Manager
LL Cool J as Sam Hanna, NCIS Senior Agent, Second in Command

Recurring

Rocky Carroll as Leon Vance, NCIS Director stationed in Washington, D.C.
Brian Avers as Mike Renko, NCIS Special Agent and former member of the O.S.P. and Callen's team
Vyto Ruginis as Arkady Kolcheck
Claire Forlani as Lauren Hunter, NCIS Senior Special Agent
Peter Cambor as Nate Getz, NCIS Special Agent
Ella Thomas as Jada Khaled
Miguel Ferrer as Owen Granger, New NCIS Assistant Director
Laura Harring as Julia Feldman

Special Guests Stars

Scott Caan as Danny "Danno" Williams
Daniel Dae Kim as Chin Ho Kelly

Episodes

Production

Development

NCIS: Los Angeles was renewed for a third season on May 17, 2011.

Crossover

The season featured a crossover with Hawaii Five-0. The event took place in the form of a two-part crossover. Chris O'Donnell and LL Cool J appeared as G. Callen and Sam Hanna in the twenty-first episode of the Hawaii Five-0 second season titled "Pa Make Loa" ("Touch of Death") on April 30, 2012. In the second part, Scott Caan and Daniel Dae Kim appeared in the third season episode "Touch of Death" which aired on May 1, 2012.