The Flash season 3

The Flash
Season 3
Starring	Grant Gustin Candice Patton Danielle Panabaker Carlos Valdes Keiynan Lonsdale Tom Cavanagh Jesse L. Martin
Release
Original network	The CW
Original release	October 4, 2016 (2016-10-04) – present (present)
Season chronology

The third season of the American action television series The Flash, which is based on the DC Comics character Barry Allen / Flash, a costumed superhero crime-fighter with the power to move at superhuman speeds, follows Allen, a crime scene investigator who gains super-human speed, which he uses to fight criminals, including others who have also gained superhuman abilities. It is set in the Arrowverse, sharing continuity with the television series Arrow and Legends of Tomorrow. The season is produced by Berlanti Productions, Warner Bros. Television, and DC Entertainment, with Andrew Kreisberg, Aaron Helbing, and Todd Helbing serving as showrunners.

The season was ordered in March 2016, and production began that July. Alongside Grant Gustin, who reprises his role as Barry Allen/Flash, principal cast members Candice Patton, Danielle Panabaker, Carlos Valdes, Tom Cavanagh, Jesse L. Martin, and Keiynan Lonsdale return from the second season. Tom Felton joined the cast as Julian Albert and received guest credit for his appearances in the season.

The first episode of the season premiered on The CW on October 4, 2016 and was watched by 3.17 million people, with the season scheduled for 23 episodes. The series was renewed for a fourth season on January 8, 2017.

Plot

After changing all of history, Barry Allen (Grant Gustin) inadvertently alters the entire timeline, resulting in a 'Flashpoint' timeline. Despite Barry's attempt to repair the damages he had caused, new threats emerge from Flashpoint including a powerful being such as Savitar (voiced by Tobin Bell), who is another one the Flash's future self's enemy and seeks to destroy him. In addition, Barry's friends and allies are losing trust and becoming distant to him because of his selfish actions, causing him to try to redeem himself and to atone his mistakes. The Wells have returned from Earth-2 to help Barry's fight against the villains and their army; Jesse (Violett Beane) has transformed into a speedster herself as the superheroine Jesse Quick. Harry (Tom Cavanagh) recruits a convivial-yet-peculiar doppelgänger of himself from Earth-19, nicknamed "H.R.", to help his friends in his absence, only to later discovering that he is not a scientist like Harry but an aspiring novelist who seeks materials on Earth-1 for the book he is writing, which causes the team to question of his usefulness. Wally (Keiynan Lonsdale) struggles to gain powers in the hopes of forging his own heroic destiny, and Caitlin (Danielle Panabaker) starts to exhibit a bizarre transformation related to Barry's actions, and Barry discovers that he has endangered Iris's (Candice Patton) life as a consequence of manipulating the timeline without forethought.

Episodes

Main article: List of The Flash episodes

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	Prod. code	U.S. viewers (millions)
47	1	"Flashpoint"	Jesse Warn	Story by : Greg Berlanti & Andrew Kreisberg Teleplay by : Andrew Kreisberg & Brooke Roberts	October 4, 2016 (2016-10-04)	T27.13101	3.17
After preventing the murder of Nora Allen, Barry returns with Eobard Thawne to the present and imprisons him in a cage that dampens his speed. In the new timeline, which Thawne dubs "Flashpoint", both of Barry's parents are alive; Joe has a poor relationship with Wally and Iris and is chronically in trouble at work; Cisco is a billionaire tech magnate; and Caitlin is a pediatric ophthalmologist. There is also a new Flash in Central City called Kid Flash struggling with his own nemesis, Edward Clariss, known as "The Rival". Barry begins losing his memories of the original timeline due to the new timeline becoming permanent. After discovering Kid Flash is Wally, Barry teams up with him and stops Clariss, but Wally is critically injured in the process. Realizing that the new timeline is worse for those closest to him, Barry is forced to let Thawne return to the past and kill Nora, resetting the timeline and restoring Barry's memories. Back in the present, Barry learns that the timeline did not reset exactly. Meanwhile, Clariss is confronted by a mysterious voice and finds the message "Alchemy" being scratched into his mirror by an invisible force.
48	2	"Paradox"	Ralph Hemecker	Aaron Helbing & Todd Helbing	October 11, 2016 (2016-10-11)	T27.13102	2.80
Barry learns of multiple changes to the timeline: Iris has not forgiven Joe for concealing that her mother was alive, Cisco is angry with him for not altering the timeline to save his brother Dante from being killed, and he has a new CSI partner, Julian Albert, who does not like or trust him. Barry decides to travel back to fix the damage, but he is intercepted by Jay Garrick. Jay tells Barry that the timeline never resets exactly and he has to learn to live with his mistakes. Meanwhile, Clariss has visions of "Flashpoint" and locates the person responsible, Alchemy, who restores Clariss' powers and full "Flashpoint" memories. Barry tells the team about the timeline's alterations before confronting Clariss at an abandoned warehouse. Alchemy is there as well, saying that he is preparing for a future event. Cisco arrives and helps Barry defeat Clariss, who is then incarcerated in Iron Heights. The team determines Alchemy is creating other metahumans from "Flashpoint" whom they need to track down. Cisco and Barry reconcile, as do Iris and Joe. Caitlin is secretly revealed to have gained cryokinetic powers. Barry and Iris begin dating, while Clariss is killed inside his cell by an unidentified being.
49	3	"Magenta"	Armen V. Kevorkian	Judalina Neira & David Kob	October 18, 2016 (2016-10-18)	T27.13103	2.67
Wells and Jesse return to Earth-1, where she reveals she has gained super speed from the second dark matter blast. Wells hopes everyone will dissuade her from using her powers. Elsewhere, foster child Frankie Kane develops metahuman magnetic powers that manifest as an alternate personality, Magenta, who attacks her abusive foster father. Julian confronts Frankie at the station and is nearly killed by Magenta. Barry learns from Magenta that she got her powers from Alchemy. She escapes and later goes to the Central City Hospital to kill her foster father by dropping an oil tanker on the building. Barry creates a vortex to hold the tanker in place, but is unable to confront Magenta simultaneously. Wells sends Jesse to help. She takes over the vortex while Barry talks Kane into gaining control over Magenta. Wally, grappling with disappointment over having no speed, realizes he is having the same dreams from "Flashpoint" that Kane describes. Wells tells Jesse that he will support her decision and presents her with her own speedster costume. Joe later shows Barry and Julian footage of Clariss being killed in his cell by an unseen force, manifesting only as a flying ball of white light.
50	4	"The New Rogues"	Stefan Pleszczynski	Benjamin Raab & Deric A. Hughes	October 25, 2016 (2016-10-25)	T27.13104	2.80
Three years ago, Sam Scudder and Rosalind Dillon, former cohorts of Leonard Snart, were caught in the original particle accelerator explosion. In the present, Barry begins training Jesse on how to use her powers. Wells suggests the team locate a doppleganger of his from another Earth to replace him on the team once he and Jesse leave. Scudder returns from being trapped in a mirror-like dimension with the ability to transport himself and others through reflective surfaces. He reunites with Dillon, who now has vertigo-inducing powers, and they go on a crime spree. Barry and Jesse (as "Jesse Quick") confront them, but are defeated after Barry ends up trapped inside a mirror by Scudder. Caitlin secretly uses her emerging ice powers to help Barry free himself from his predicament. He and Jesse then successfully capture Scudder and Dillon. After evaluating the candidates, the team recruits the friendly and eccentric Wells of Earth-19, despite the Earth-2 Wells' misgivings. Jesse and her father then return to Earth-2, but not before Wells apprises Cisco of Barry's suspicious escape. That night, Caitlin accidentally freezes the water in her shower and her appearance begins showing signs of her Earth-2 doppelgänger, Killer Frost.
51	5	"Monster"	C. Kim Miles	Zack Stentz	November 1, 2016 (2016-11-01)	T27.13105	2.77
Without informing the others, Caitlin visits her estranged mother, Carla, at her medical research company to have her powers examined, but leaves after viciously attacking another scientist who intended to exploit her condition. Meanwhile, a gigantic creature repeatedly appears and disappears on the streets of Central City. Cisco grows suspicious of the newly-recruited "H.R." Wells when he does not provide much help in battling the monster. The monster is revealed to be simply a hologram operated by a bullied 15-year-old boy wanting to create fear in others. Barry exposes the deception in time to keep police snipers from harming civilians and prevents Julian from shooting the boy, whom he mistakes for a metahuman. H.R. is revealed to have no technical knowledge at all. He admits that he is only an "idea man" for his tech company on Earth-19 and that he came to Earth-1 primarily to get material for a novel. The team decides to give him a chance to prove his worth as an assistant. A badly shaken Julian reconciles his differences with Barry. Carla informs Caitlin that her powers are increasing and that she needs to stop using them or her condition will become irreversible.
52	6	"Shade"	JJ Makaro	Emily Silver & David Kob	November 15, 2016 (2016-11-15)	T27.13106	3.01
When Wally relates his recent dreams of being Kid Flash, Barry reveals what happened to him during "Flashpoint". A metahuman H.R. nicknames "Shade" appears and murders a stockbroker. Caitlin reveals her powers to Cisco and has him "vibe" her to know her future. Cisco sees himself fighting Killer Frost, causing Caitlin to contemplate leaving for good. Alchemy begins summoning Wally to him, so the team locks him in the particle cells for his own safety. Meanwhile, Barry and the others stop Shade's next attack and capture him using meta-dampening handcuffs. Cisco tells everyone the truth about Caitlin, and Barry privately confesses to her that her powers came from him creating "Flashpoint". Wally volunteers to lead the team to Alchemy to capture the villain and stop the memories, which are physically injuring him. Barry, Joe and a S.W.A.T. team locate Alchemy and his followers and surround them. Another speedster, which only Barry can see, suddenly attacks them. As Barry fights it, Alchemy entices Wally to pick up his fallen energy weapon, which encases Wally in a crystal cocoon. Calling itself "Savitar", the speedster overpowers Barry and prepares to stab him.
53	7	"Killer Frost"	Kevin Smith	Story by : Judalina Neira Teleplay by : Andrew Kreisberg & Brooke Roberts	November 22, 2016 (2016-11-22)	T27.13107	2.95
Savitar opts instead to race Barry across the city, then batters him to demonstrate its superiority. Cisco and Caitlin arrive and rescue Barry, but Savitar flees. Caitlin, with her Killer Frost persona having taken over, violently interrogates one of Alchemy's followers at CCPD headquarters, then abducts Julian and coerces him to find the other acolytes in order to find Alchemy and have him remove her powers. Barry and Cisco track her down and imprison her, but the team is fractured after she reveals Barry's role in Dante's death by creating "Flashpoint". Greatly concerned and disregarding the consequences, Joe breaks Wally out of the cocoon. Wally emerges with unmanageable speed powers and he races away in a confused state. Barry offers his life to Caitlin for her freedom in a successful attempt to restore her sanity and gain her help in treating Wally. Joe and Barry locate Wally and stabilize his condition with Caitlin's serum, and Wally soon embraces his new abilities. Julian agrees to protect Caitlin from the police, but forces Barry to resign from the CCPD in exchange, believing him morally unfit for wanting Caitlin shielded. Julian is later revealed to be Alchemy and unwillingly working for Savitar.
54	8	"Invasion!"	Dermott Downs	Story by : Greg Berlanti & Andrew Kreisberg Teleplay by : Aaron Helbing & Todd Helbing	November 29, 2016 (2016-11-29)	T27.13108	4.15
Barry investigates a meteor crash outside Central City that turns out to be a spaceship from which aliens emerge. Lyla tells the team that the "Dominators" landed previously in the 1950s, but then mysteriously departed. Needing help, Barry assembles the original Team Arrow, Thea, the Legends, and Supergirl of Earth-38. The team begins training at a S.T.A.R. Labs facility, sparring against Supergirl to prepare against the aliens. Cisco finds and reveals a message to Rip Hunter from Barry's future self, which exposes Barry's manipulation of the timeline and how it affected other team members. Oliver, Supergirl, Felicity, Martin and Jefferson become the only ones who still trust Barry. The Dominators abduct the President. Supergirl leads most of the others in a rescue effort, but the Dominators kill the President and trap them with a mind control device. The controlled heroes return and attack S.T.A.R. Labs. While Oliver holds them off, Barry lures Supergirl to the device and manipulates her into destroying it, freeing everyone. The team decides to trust Barry again. Suddenly, Sara, Ray, Diggle, Thea, and Oliver are teleported away before Barry can intervene. This episode begins a crossover that continues on Arrow season 5 episode 8 and concludes on Legends of Tomorrow season 2 episode 7.
55	9	"The Present"	Rachel Talalay	Story by : Aaron Helbing & Todd Helbing Teleplay by : Lauren Certo	December 6, 2016 (2016-12-06)	T27.13109	3.14
Barry asks Jay Garrick for help against Savitar. The two heroes locate and defeat Alchemy and return his weapon to its box, causing Savitar to disappear before he can kill Jay. Discovering Julian to be Alchemy, Barry reveals his own identity to him to get further information. Julian relates how he located the Philosopher's stone following a vision of his dead sister, and that he has been having blackouts ever since. Savitar manifests through Cisco using visions of Dante and fights Barry and Wally, but Caitlin manages to convince Cisco to close the box again. The team communicates with Savitar through Julian, who claims that Barry, in the future, will imprison him. He also says that one teammate will betray them, another will fall, and a third will suffer a fate worse than death. Trying to end Savitar's threat, Barry and Jay throw the box into the Speed Force but in the process, Barry is thrown five months into the future and witnesses Savitar killing Iris. Jay advises Barry that the future is not fixed. Wally is given his own "Kid Flash" costume, Julian gets Barry's job back for him, and Barry rents a new apartment for himself and Iris.
56	10	"Borrowing Problems from the Future"	Millicent Shelton	Grainne Godfree & David Kob	January 24, 2017 (2017-01-24)	T27.13110	2.68
Barry has been having nightmares about Iris's murder. Jared Morillo attempts a robbery, but is confronted by Barry, who recalls a news report during his visit in the future when the latter captures the former. The distraction allows Morillo to overpower Barry and escape. H.R. launches the museum, but no one visits it. In a second confrontation, Wally intervenes and captures Morillo, gaining praise by everyone except Barry. He eventually reveals the future he saw to everyone but Joe. The team decides to change the course of other events in order to prevent Iris's death. Using Cisco, Barry accesses the future memory, in which the news reveal that the S.T.A.R. Labs museum will close and Caitlin will become Killer Frost. Morillo escapes, and Barry decides to change the first event by letting Wally capture him. Cisco relaunches the museum, starting with an exhibition for elementary school students. Julian is persuaded by Caitlin to join the team. A mysterious woman from another Earth arrives, searching for H.R.
57	11	"Dead or Alive"	Harry Jierjian	Story by : Benjamin Raab & Deric A. Hughes Teleplay by : Zack Stentz	January 31, 2017 (2017-01-31)	TBA	N/A
Gypsy, a bounty hunter with vibe powers similar to Cisco's, arrives to take H.R. back to his own world for trial and execution, as inter-dimensional travel is forbidden on Earth-19. Cisco invokes an ancient rule to challenge her to single combat, with the loser forfeiting their life. Fearful that he will be killed, Barry and H.R. try to ambush Gypsy, but are easily defeated. Meanwhile, Iris, determined to make a legacy for herself, persuades Wally to help her bust an arms dealer. While he's out scouting, she confronts the dealer, seemingly unafraid of death. Wally saves her, but Joe is furious, as he doesn't understand why Iris is so eager to risk her life. Cisco faces off against Gypsy, who uses her powers to send them to Earth-2, where she has the advantage. In turn, Cisco sends her to Earth-38, before the two end up back on Earth-1. Cisco is able to knock Gypsy off balance, and she admits defeat. Rather than kill her, Cisco allows her to return to Earth-19, but she makes it clear that H.R. can never return. Barry visits Wally during training and informs him that there's only one way to save Iris from Savitar: Wally must surpass Barry as a speedster.
58	12	"Untouchable"	Rob Hardy	Brooke Roberts & Judalina Neira	February 7, 2017 (2017-02-07)	T27.13112	2.91
Barry and Wally continue their training in order to save Iris from Savitar. They race against each other, and Barry wins easily by phasing through a building. Julian finds a decayed corpse that was murdered just eight hours ago. He informs Joe that this is surely the work of a metahuman. The body is taken to STAR Labs for investigation, where Caitlin and Julian observe it turning to ash. Iris confesses to Barry that she is afraid of her future. The meta responsible for the disintegrated corpse attacks Joe and is revealed to be targeting the police who arrested him in Flashpoint. The metahuman tries to disintegrate a bridge on the train Joe is on forcing Barry to phase the train through the wreckage of the bridge. Barry teaches Wally how to phase, which Wally uses to expose the meta to his blood and strip him of his powers. Joe insists that everyone be honest with him from now on after learning of Iris's future death. While practicing phasing, Wally is shocked to see Jesse coming through a portal. Jesse says her father has been abducted by Grodd and taken to Gorilla City.
59	13	"Attack on Gorilla City"	Dermott Daniel Downs	Story by : Andrew Kreisberg Teleplay by : Aaron Helbing & David Kob	February 21, 2017 (2017-02-21)	T27.13113	2.78
Earth-2 Wells is captured while running through the woods. Jesse explains that he was leading an expedition to Gorilla City that was ambushed and killed while Wells disappeared. Barry recalls that in the future Central City will be attacked by gorillas. He, Julian, Cisco, and Caitlin go to rescue him but are captured by Grodd. Speaking through Wells, Grodd asks Barry to help him usurp his master Solovar. Barry agrees to fight Solovar in the arena for the lives of the others and wins, but refuses to kill him. Grodd seizes control of Gorilla City and prepares an invasion of Earth-1. The team asks Caitlin to kill Cisco so Grodd can't open a portal, but she refuses. Barry fakes his death and Grodd removes him from his cage. He resuscitates himself and frees the others, and they return to Earth-1. Jesse and her father reunite and Wally and Jesse recommit to their relationship. Julian asks Caitlin out on a date. Grodd assembles his army with a brainwashed Gypsy at his side.
60	14	"Attack on Central City"	Dermott Daniel Downs	Story by : Todd Helbing Teleplay by : Benjamin Raab & Deric A. Hughes	February 28, 2017 (2017-02-28)	T27.13114	2.87
Harry and H.R. clash over their different personalities. Jesse informs her father that she intends to stay on Earth-1 with Wally, which Harry initially tries to prevent. Harry subdues Gypsy when she ambushes Cisco and Barry, and the team realizes that Grodd and his forces have reached Central City. Using his powers, Cisco determines that the gorillas will attack the center of town. This turns out to be a distraction for Grodd to abduct a visiting Army general. Barry contemplates killing Grodd as the only way to permanently stop him and also change the future, but Harry encourages him to find another way. Taking control of the general, Grodd attempts a nuclear missile strike on the city. Barry prevents the attack, so Grodd and his gorilla army invade the city themselves. Cisco travels to Earth-19 to ask Gypsy for help. The speedsters distract the soldiers while Cisco and Gypsy bring Solovar to Earth-1, who defeats Grodd and assumes leadership once again. All the gorillas return to Earth-2, with the exception of Grodd, who is turned over to A.R.G.U.S. Cisco receives a kiss from Gypsy, and Barry proposes to Iris. While going out to pick up dinner for Jesse, Wally is confronted by Savitar.
61	15	"The Wrath of Savitar"	Alexandra La Roche	Andrew Kreisberg & Andrew Wilder	March 7, 2017 (2017-03-07)	TBA	N/A
62	16	"Into the Speed Force"	Gregory Smith	Brooke Roberts & Judalina Neira	March 14, 2017 (2017-03-14)	TBA	N/A
63	17	"Duet"	Dermott Downs	Story by : Greg Berlanti & Andrew Kreisberg Teleplay by : Aaron Helbing & Todd Helbing	March 21, 2017 (2017-03-21)	TBA	N/A

Nina Lopez-Corrado, known for directing episodes of Supernatural, will direct the eighteenth episode. Tom Cavanagh will also direct an episode of the season.

Cast and characters

Main article: List of The Flash characters

Main

• Grant Gustin as Barry Allen / Flash
• Candice Patton as Iris West
• Danielle Panabaker as Caitlin Snow
• Carlos Valdes as Cisco Ramon / Vibe
• Keiynan Lonsdale as Wally West
• Tom Cavanagh as Harrison "H.R." Wells
• Jesse L. Martin as Joe West

Recurring

• Violett Beane as Jesse Chambers Wells
• Tobin Bell voices Doctor Alchemy and Savitar
• Tom Felton as Julian Albert / Doctor Alchemy
• Greg Grunberg as Tom Patterson
• Danielle Nicolet as Cecile Horton
• Patrick Sabongui as David Singh
• John Wesley Shipp as Henry Allen / Jay Garrick

Guest

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Production

Development

In March 2016, The CW president Mark Pedowitz announced that The Flash was renewed for a third season.

Casting

All main cast members from the second season Grant Gustin, Candice Patton, Danielle Panabaker, Carlos Valdes, Tom Cavanagh, Jesse L. Martin, and Keiynan Lonsdale return for the third season as Barry Allen / The Flash, Iris West, Caitlin Snow, Cisco Ramon, Harrison Wells, Joe West, and Wally West, respectively. Also returning from last season are John Wesley Shipp as Henry Allen / Jay Garrick, Michelle Harrison as Nora Allen, and Matt Letscher as Professor Eobard Thawne / Reverse-Flash. Tom Felton joined the cast as Julian Albert, a fellow crime-scene investigator at the Central City Police Department who is suspicious of Barry Allen. The character was originally known as Julian Dorn. Initially announced as a series regular, Felton instead received guest credit for his appearances in the season.

In January 2017, Robbie Amell and Rick Cosnett were confirmed to make guest appearances in the second part of the season, with no additional details given about their returns.

Filming

Production for the season began on July 6, 2016.

Crossovers

See also: Invasion! (Arrowverse)

During the third season, The Flash will be apart of the "Invasion!"–inspired crossover event with Arrow and Legends of Tomorrow. Though Supergirl does not have an episode as part of the 2016–17 crossover, Supergirl appears in the other series' episodes, and the events at the end of the Supergirl episode, with Barry and Cisco recruiting Supergirl, is considered the beginning of the crossover. The crossover will feature the heroes from the four series facing the Dominators in a story inspired by the 1989 miniseries Invasion! Guggenheim stated that "cutting-edge prosthetics and computer effects" would be used for the Dominators "to achieve a feature film-quality look which is faithful to Invasion! artist Todd McFarlane's interpretation of the characters." Guggenheim also revealed that the Arrow, The Flash and Legends of Tomorrow episodes of the crossover will be titled "Invasion!". The Dominators, threatened by Earth's surging population of metahumans, will apparently be mind-controlling aliens to join them, which will also cause some superheroes to fight one another. Discussing the three-part crossover, Berlanti stated, "They're all going to have their own continuing storylines," and that "it really does feel like, in the middle of the season, a three-hour movie." Gustin, who has taken part in every crossover episode so far, promised that this new one will be unlike any that you've seen. "This one's just bigger," he said. "Almost everyone interacts with every other character at a certain point." The crossover will feature at least fifteen main characters from the four shows.

When the alien race known as the Dominators attack Central City, Barry Allen seeks the help of Oliver Queen to stop them. They quickly realize the threat is bigger than they can both handle, and set out to find the Legends of Tomorrow, as well as recruiting Kara Danvers from her Earth. With all the heroes assembled, a plan is made to defeat the Dominators, only to be sidetracked when a secret related to Flashpoint is revealed, forcing the team to doubt who they can trust. Martin Stein, with help from others, is eventually able to find a way to defeat the Dominators. Additionally, Oliver wakes up to a life where he never got on The Queen's Gambit, with his parents, Robert and Moira, alive, and Laurel Lance his fiancée. However, Oliver begins to notice imperfections in this new reality that makes him question it. Meanwhile, Stein becomes distracted by an aberration he created in 1987.

The Flash and Supergirl will also stage a two-episode musical crossover, set to premiere around episodes 13 and 14 of their respective seasons. The music featured will mostly be covers, with the hope of writing one original song for both episodes.

Release

Marketing

In July 2016, members of the cast as well as executive producers Todd Helbing and Aaron Helbing attended San Diego Comic-Con to promote the season, where the first trailer for the season was released. The trailer showed first footage of Lonsdale as Kid Flash, The Rival, and Doctor Alchemy. A teaser promo titled "Time Strikes Back" was released on August 23, 2016, featuring John Wesley Shipp as Jay Garrick talking to Barry. The official poster for the season was released on September 20, 2016 staring Grant Gustin as Barry Allen sporting The Flash's iconic bright red suit with the tagline: "New Destinies. New Dangers."

In September 2016, The CW released the promo "Superhero Fight Club 2.0" to promote the start of the 2016-17 season with the addition of Supergirl to their lineup, as well as their new mobile app, where the promo could exclusively be viewed initially. The new Superhero Fight Club sees Green Arrow, Flash, Atom, Firestorm, White Canary and Supergirl go up against a new fight simulator created by Cisco Ramon and Felicity Smoak, while Diggle and Martian Manhunter observe. After defeating the simulator, Cisco releases Grodd into the arena for the heroes to face.

Home media

The season will be available for streaming on Netflix eight days after the season finale, part of the new CW-Netflix deal. The five most recent episodes will be available to stream for free on the new mobile CW app, instead of on Hulu like the previous two seasons.

Reception

Critical response

The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reported a 86% approval rating with an average rating of 7.6/10 based on 14 reviews. The website's consensus reads, "Taking its most compelling and emotionally resonant turn to date, The Flash shifts focus in its third season, turning from the grandiose and bizarre toward the characters who inhabit its core universe -- all while remaining action-packed, funny, and dramatic." Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned a score of 80 out of 100, based on 4 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".

Ratings

Viewership and ratings per episode of The Flash season 3

No.	Title	Air date	Rating/share (18–49)	Viewers (millions)	DVR (18–49)	DVR viewers (millions)	Total (18–49)	Total viewers (millions)
1	"Flashpoint"	October 4, 2016	1.3/5	3.17	0.8	1.89	2.1	5.06
2	"Paradox"	October 11, 2016	1.1/4	2.80	0.7	1.92	1.8	4.72
3	"Magenta"	October 18, 2016	1.0/4	2.67	0.9	2.00	1.9	4.67
4	"The New Rogues"	October 25, 2016	1.0/3	2.80	0.9	1.91	1.9	4.71
5	"Monster"	November 1, 2016	1.0/3	2.77	0.9	2.01	1.9	4.78
6	"Shade"	November 15, 2016	1.2/4	3.01	0.9	2.06	2.1	5.07
7	"Killer Frost"	November 22, 2016	1.1/4	2.95	0.8	1.99	1.9	4.93
8	"Invasion!"	November 29, 2016	1.5/5	4.15	0.9	2.17	2.4	6.31
9	"The Present"	December 6, 2016	1.2/4	3.14	0.8	1.80	2.0	4.94
10	"Borrowing Problems From the Future"	January 24, 2017	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD
11	"Dead or Alive"	January 31, 2017	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD
12	"Untouchable"	February 7, 2017	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD

Accolades

Comic Book Resources named "Flashpoint" and "Invasion!" as the 7th and 16th, respectively, best episodes in 2016 among comic book-related television series. SyfyWire named the season premiere, "Flashpoint" one of the best television episodes of 2016.

Year	Award	Category	Recipient(s)	Result	Ref.
2016	TVLine's Performer of the Week	Performance in "Flashpoint"	Candice Patton	Nominated
2017	People's Choice Awards	Favorite Network TV Sci-Fi/Fantasy	The Flash	Nominated
	IGN Awards	Best Action Series	The Flash	Nominated
	Kids' Choice Awards	Favorite TV Show – Family Show	The Flash	Pending
	Saturn Awards	Best Superhero Adaption Television Series	The Flash	Pending
		Best Actor on Television	Grant Gustin	Pending
		Best Supporting Actress on Television	Candice Patton	Pending

External links

• Official website
• The Flash at IMDb
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