uted ▁reports ▁about ▁his ▁disag re ements ▁with ▁Ro il and ▁being ▁the ▁main ▁cause ▁of ▁the ▁delay , ▁and ▁explained ▁that ▁the ▁writing ▁process ▁took ▁longer ▁than ▁expected ▁to ▁complete ▁because ▁of ▁his ▁per fection ism . ▁As ▁a ▁result , ▁the ▁third ▁season ▁of ▁Rick ▁and ▁Mort y ▁consisted ▁of ▁only ▁ten ▁episodes ▁instead ▁of ▁four teen , ▁as ▁was ▁initially ▁intended . ▁ ▁Release ▁ ▁The ▁third ▁season ▁of ▁Rick ▁and ▁Mort y ▁originally ▁a ired ▁Sund ays ▁at ▁ 1 1 : 3 0   p . m ▁E ST . ▁on ▁Ad ult ▁Sw im , ▁the ▁adult - orient ed ▁night time ▁programming ▁block ▁of ▁Cart oon ▁Network . ▁The ▁network ▁offered ▁free ▁liv est ream s ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁two ▁episodes ▁of ▁the ▁season , ▁with ▁the ▁remaining ▁episodes ▁requiring ▁a ▁cable ▁subscription ▁to ▁watch ▁the ▁show ▁live ▁as ▁it ▁a ired . ▁Following ▁the ▁conclusion ▁of ▁the ▁show ' s ▁third ▁season , ▁Ad ult ▁Sw im ▁made ▁a ▁liv est ream ▁mar athon ▁of ▁Rick ▁and ▁Mort y ▁available ▁to ▁watch ▁on ▁its ▁official ▁website ▁in ▁select ▁regions , ▁hoping ▁to ▁dis su ade ▁view ers ▁from ▁watching ▁other ▁illegal ▁liv est ream s . ▁ ▁The ▁episodes ▁were ▁made ▁available ▁to ▁watch ▁on ▁Net fli x ▁in ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁countries ▁outside ▁the ▁United ▁States , ▁one ▁week ▁after ▁their ▁original ▁air date . ▁The ▁season ▁was ▁added ▁to ▁H ulu ▁on ▁June ▁ 2 3 , ▁ 2 0 1 8 ,