The BEST episodes of The Real Housewives of New York City season 3

Every episode of The Real Housewives of New York City season 3, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of The Real Housewives of New York City season 3!

Bravo brings you into the lives of five women and their families who live in one of the wealthiest communities in the country. They take the viewer into their lives to show their lives aren't always perfect.

Last Updated: 12/4/2024Network: BravoStatus: Continuing
Reunion (Part 3)
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8.21
52 votes

#1 - Reunion (Part 3)

Season 3 - Episode 17 - Aired 6/17/2010

Kelly continues to claim she was bullied by the other women in St. John's; Jill's motives in regards to her surprise trip to the island are debated; Luann talks about her romantic life since her divorce and her singing career; Kelly's contradictory statements on the show are discussed. Bethenny's and Jill's future is still uncertain.

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Sun, Sand and Psychosis
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7.94
35 votes

#2 - Sun, Sand and Psychosis

Season 3 - Episode 12 - Aired 5/20/2010

After a night of debauchery, the ladies are enjoying a peaceful breakfast until it gets interrupted by another argument between Kelly and Bethenny, and Kelly has a breakdown in a phone call to Jill. The next day, the ladies put their issues aside as Bethenny decides to cook dinner for everyone, but all doesn’t go as planned as arguments continue to ensue. Back in New York City, Jill decides to go to the Virgin Islands to see what’s going on, despite Luann’s protests.

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Shunburn
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7.70
33 votes

#3 - Shunburn

Season 3 - Episode 13 - Aired 5/27/2010

The ladies are not too surprised to find that Kelly has left the island resort in the middle of the night. They are shocked however when some unannounced guests show up out of the blue and Ramona does not welcome them with open arms. When everyone is back in New York City, LuAnn hears two completely different versions of the vacation story from the opposing sides. The spirit of reconciliation enters Jill as she decides to make peace with Ramona at her ice skating party and invites Bethenny to lunch with the hope of salvaging their friendship.

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Let's See That Ring
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7.66
56 votes

#4 - Let's See That Ring

Season 3 - Episode 8 - Aired 4/22/2010

Since she's decided to renew her vows with Mario, Ramona takes Avery out to lunch to ask her to be her maid of honor. Sonja and LuAnn are also in the Hamptons so Kelly joins them for a girls night out. Over drinks they dish about sex, relationships, marriage and a whole lot of other girl talk. Jill, her mother Gloria and her sister Lisa are busy in the city working on some anecdotes and words of wisdom for the upcoming book they are writing together; Secrets of a Jewish Mother. Bethenny is holding onto news that she decides to break first to an ecstatic Alex: she's engaged. Later, Kelly is hosting party where all the women attend. When Bethenny arrives Jill is clearly uncomfortable being in the same place as her so she gets up with LuAnn and walks away, thus missing the big announcement Bethenny shares with the rest of the gals.

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Rebuked, Reunited, Renewed
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7.62
26 votes

#5 - Rebuked, Reunited, Renewed

Season 3 - Episode 14 - Aired 6/3/2010

After months of feuding, Jill and Bethenny finally meet for lunch. Jill has hopes of moving past their problems, but Bethenny is not so sure. LuAnn is ready to release her single, “Money Can’t Buy You Class,” and performs it at her release party, but for the rest of the ladies, the most exciting debut is meeting LuAnn's new French boyfriend. Ramona’s big day arrives as everyone gathers at the Pierre Hotel for her vow renewals with Mario. After the ceremony, Jill gives Alex the cold shoulder while everyone else gets their groove on and dances the night away.

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New Alliances
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7.53
85 votes

#6 - New Alliances

Season 3 - Episode 1 - Aired 3/4/2010

In the drama-filled season three premiere, the ladies are spending their remaining summer days together in the Hamptons, but friendships and alliances have shifted significantly. Ramona, Jill, LuAnn and Alex all enjoy a sun-filled day on a yacht that Ramona has commissioned for the day – until nasty comments and tears break loose. Jill shares that she is angry with Bethenny and that the two haven’t spoken in months. Meanwhile, after having spent the summer falling in love, Bethenny is back in Manhattan, posing nude in a photo shoot for PETA. LuAnn and Jill give Kelly a chance at friendship and meet her for lunch. The three women catch up on lost time and Jill clues Kelly in on her issues with Bethenny. Similarly, Bethenny and Jason are lunching in Montauk and Bethenny shares some details of her own with Jason. The next day, Bethenny and LuAnn meet for an afternoon cocktail to catch up, but LuAnn comes with an agenda – blindsiding Bethenny by bringing up yet another issue that she didn’t see coming.

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Fashion and Fighting
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7.44
34 votes

#7 - Fashion and Fighting

Season 3 - Episode 4 - Aired 3/25/2010

Smack in the middle of Mercedes Benz New York Fashion Week, LuAnn and Kelly are at a show when Bethenny arrives. LuAnn makes a snide remark to Bethenny who launches into a verbal attack, as an embarrassed Kelly looks on. The following night, Ramona takes her daughter Avery to her first fashion show where they're coincidentally seated next to Kelly. Kelly invites Ramona to the Perez Hilton event where Kelly and Jill catch Ramona up on the latest Bethenny drama. Meanwhile, Bethenny is hosting an event for a designer in town and both Alex and Kelly show up to support her. When Kelly arrives, she and Bethenny call a truce, promising peace with one another. Meanwhile, Jill, her mother Gloria and her sister Lisa, have a photo shoot for their book’s cover. Before heading out with Jill for the evening, in a moment of true vulnerability, LuAnn sits down with Gloria shares that her divorce from the Count is final as of that day. After hugs and sympathy, the two head off to Jill’s event at Saks Fifth Avenue. Drama immediately ensues and someone walks out of the party.

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Dueling Labor Day Parties
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7.28
36 votes

#8 - Dueling Labor Day Parties

Season 3 - Episode 2 - Aired 3/11/2010

Still in the Hamptons, LuAnn and her kids get a surprise visit from Rosie who is no longer their housekeeper but is still concerned about the family as a whole. The Singers and the Van Kempens meet for dinner and the subject of a comment Mario made to LuAnn comes up. Ramona chastises Mario for the comment so he decides to make a peace offering and leaves LuAnn a voicemail and an invitation. LuAnn isn't so sure about Mario’s voicemail and leans on Jill for advice. Bethenny and Jason head out for a romantic dinner and Jason asks Bethenny to move in with him. It's Labor Day weekend and both Ramona and LuAnn decide to throw parties – the issue becomes which party will the ladies go to? Kelly arrives at LuAnn’s with a secret to share with the other women. Over at Ramona's, Alex and Simon try to make a discreet exit so they can stop by Jill’s, but Ramona will have none of that.

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Reunion (Part 2)
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7.26
46 votes

#9 - Reunion (Part 2)

Season 3 - Episode 16 - Aired 6/14/2010

The women speak on the various fights during fashion week; Sonja joins the rest of the cast where she discusses her time on the show; Kelly attempts to defend herself against allegations that she had a mental breakdown in St. John's.

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The Ambush
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7.25
28 votes

#10 - The Ambush

Season 3 - Episode 6 - Aired 4/8/2010

During a walk across the Brooklyn Bridge, Bethenny gets into a heated argument with Ramona and they both hit below the belt with vicious personal attacks. LuAnn remains close with Jill as she spends time at Casa de Zarin while planning her upcoming charity event in the city. Kelly awkwardly attempts photographing random people on the streets of Manhattan she deems fashionable for an article she's writing for a magazine. Alex continues organizing Brooklyn Fashion Weekend with the ladies despite all the drama brewing. Bethenny learns that her emotionally distant father is very sick and rushes to his side. Upon her return, Bethenny makes a desperate last ditch attempt to talk to Jill about their problems by surprising her with a face-to-face meeting set up by Ramona.

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Leap Before You Look
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7.21
57 votes

#11 - Leap Before You Look

Season 3 - Episode 10 - Aired 5/7/2010

Tension runs high at LuAnn’s "Cocktails and Couture" charity event between Jill and Alex. LuAnn, Ramona and Bobby urge Alex to apologize to Jill, but things don’t go as planned. Jill confides to Kelly that she could be friends with Bethenny again but she’s not so sure about Alex after their confrontation. Later, LuAnn invites Kelly, Jill and Sonja to do yoga at the Chopra Center where the women bond over having all been divorced. LuAnn let’s down her guard and shares how difficult the last year has been for her. Bethenny learns her father is very sick and she and Jason fly to Los Angeles to be with him during what might be his final days. LuAnn gets her chance to put her dating tips to the test as she goes out on a first date. Ramona announces that she is planning an all girls trip to the Virgin Islands to celebrate renewing her vows.

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The Lost Footage
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7.20
5 votes

#12 - The Lost Footage

Season 3 - Episode 18 - Aired 6/24/2010

Unseen scenes of the past season.

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Housewives Overboard
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7.20
61 votes

#13 - Housewives Overboard

Season 3 - Episode 11 - Aired 5/13/2010

The women escape the madness of NYC and let their hair and guards down as they soak up the sun and suds during Ramona's one-of-a-kind Renewal Getaway. Bethenny, still reeling from her personal loss, takes comfort in the company of her girlfriends and the drama seems an ocean away until Kelly starts to get a little too obsessed about revisiting the past. Meanwhile, back in the city, LuAnn works on her new song in the recording studio and goes on a very intriguing date.

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Fall In Manhattan
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7.17
35 votes

#14 - Fall In Manhattan

Season 3 - Episode 3 - Aired 3/18/2010

The women are all back in Manhattan – including LuAnn who drives in from the Hamptons with daughter Victoria to attend some of her favorite fall events in the city. The two commiserate over Kelly’s decision to pose in Playboy while Victoria shares that some of her high school friends think LuAnn is a “MILF.” Kelly takes daughters Sea and Teddy out to casually drop the Playboy bomb on her girls. The two react uncomfortably as Teddy points out that the Playboy shoot is another opportunity for her mother to “show off her weirdness.” LuAnn kicks off Mercedes Benz New York Fashion Week hosting an event at Ungaro that all the Housewives attend except Bethenny and Ramona. LuAnn and Jill are as bold as ever – taking the opportunity to pin Alex down and to get the dirt on what happened with Bethenny at Ramona’s Labor Day party. Jill and LuAnn make a snarky comment about Alex’s kids’ behavior over Labor Day and a slow boil begins within Alex. Kelly is on set for her Playboy shoot looking as hot as ever, while Jill and LuAnn attend the Jill Stuart Fashion. When Bethenny arrives, she and Jill face one another for the first time since their friendship fell apart.

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Hot Off the Press
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7.16
32 votes

#15 - Hot Off the Press

Season 3 - Episode 5 - Aired 4/1/2010

Tensions are at an all-time high when Bethenny discovers a gossip article about her damaged relationship with Jill. She thinks it has Jill’s fingerprints all over it. Kelly is elated when she meets a potential new suitor who is interviewing her for the Playboy spread. Alex invites Ramona, Bethenny and Kelly to help her pick designers for Brooklyn fashion week. During the meeting, Kelly confronts Ramona and Bethenny about how they treat her. Just when Kelly was beginning to think she and Jill were becoming close friends, she is quickly snapped back to reality after she receives an email warning. Meanwhile, Bethenny calls Jill in an attempt to repair the damage between them, but will Jill respond?

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Reunion (Part 1)
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7.14
49 votes

#16 - Reunion (Part 1)

Season 3 - Episode 15 - Aired 6/10/2010

Alex discusses her more vocal personality, as well as her falling out with Jill; Ramona talks about her "renewed" self; Bethenny speaks about the drastic changes in her life since last season; Bethenny and Jill reflect after a season of feuding, where Jill repeatedly apologizes for her actions.

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Stay on Message
star
7.08
59 votes

#17 - Stay on Message

Season 3 - Episode 9 - Aired 4/29/2010

The ladies find a new friend in Jennifer Gilbert who is hired by Jill to help her plan a holiday party. Bethenny is shocked when she discovers that her pregnancy has been leaked on PerezHilton.com. Jill gets wind of the news and quickly does a round of calls to find out if anyone has any more information. Bethenny receives an irritating text from Jill about the pregnancy and tells Alex to let Jill know that she’s done with her. Alex already has her own axe to grind with Jill, so takes on this mission with all guns blazing. Everyone at the party is shocked at Alex’s boldness when she confronts Jill. Meanwhile, Sonja has a consultation with a plastic surgeon and looks to her psychic for approval on this surgery.

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New Girl, Old Money
star
7.04
55 votes

#18 - New Girl, Old Money

Season 3 - Episode 7 - Aired 4/15/2010

We meet divorcee Sonja Morgan who is a fan of shopping, sex, & plastic surgery. Sonja offers to throw LuAnn’s charity party at her five-story Upper East Side townhouse. Bethenny confides to Alex about her recent family and friend troubles. Jill tells Bobby that seeing Bethenny was very painful but she thinks she is better off without her. Ramona has a surprise for Mario - she's preparing a romantic evening at home and proposing that they renew their wedding vows. LuAnn tells Jill about a new man in her life. Brooklyn Fashion Weekend has finally arrived with Alex, Kelly & Ramona strutting the catwalk. Meanwhile, Bethenny is shocked but happy to discover that she is pregnant.

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