▁air ing ▁week ly ▁nearly ▁four ▁months ▁later , ▁on ▁July ▁ 3 0 , ▁ 2 0 1 7 . ▁The ▁season ▁compr ised ▁ten ▁episodes , ▁and ▁its ▁initial ▁air ing ▁concluded ▁on ▁October ▁ 1 , ▁ 2 0 1 7 . ▁ ▁The ▁premi ere ▁pick s ▁up ▁where ▁the ▁second - season ▁finale ▁left ▁off , ▁as ▁the ▁show ▁continues ▁to ▁follow ▁the ▁advent ures ▁of ▁the ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁Smith ▁household . ▁When ▁Jerry ▁asks ▁Beth ▁to ▁choose ▁between ▁him ▁and ▁Rick , ▁the ▁strength ▁of ▁their ▁marriage ▁is ▁tested . ▁Jerry ▁is ▁confront ed ▁with ▁the ▁loss ▁of ▁his ▁family , ▁while ▁Beth ▁begins ▁to ▁discover ▁her ▁independence ▁again . ▁Mort y ▁and ▁Summer ▁deal ▁with ▁their ▁parents ' ▁separation ▁by ▁seeking ▁more ▁control ▁over ▁their ▁lives . ▁Rick ' s ▁n ih il istic ▁way ▁of ▁life ▁continues ▁to ▁prevent ▁him ▁from ▁bond ing ▁with ▁his ▁family , ▁as ▁he ▁remains ▁unable ▁to ▁change ▁his ▁self - dest ruct ive ▁behavior . ▁ ▁The ▁third ▁season ▁of ▁Rick ▁and ▁Mort y ▁delivered ▁the ▁highest ▁ratings ▁in ▁Ad ult ▁Sw im ' s ▁history ▁and ▁was ▁the ▁top - r ated ▁comedy ▁among ▁mill enn ial s ▁on ▁television . ▁The ▁season ▁received ▁largely ▁positive ▁reviews , ▁with ▁many ▁critics ▁highlight ing ▁its ▁focus ▁on ▁character ▁development . ▁The ▁season ▁has ▁also ▁received ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁awards ▁and ▁nomin ations , ▁including ▁the ▁win ▁of ▁a ▁Crit ics ' ▁Cho ice ▁Award ▁for ▁Best ▁Anim ated