Sleepy Hollow (season 3)
The third season of the Fox television series Sleepy Hollow premiered on October 1, 2015, and consisted of 18 episodes. This season it moved time slots to Thursdays at 9:00 pm. On February 5, 2016, the show premiered in its new timeslot of Friday at 8:00 pm.
Cast and characters
Main cast
- Tom Mison as Ichabod Crane
- Nicole Beharie as Special Agent Abigail "Abbie" Mills
- Lyndie Greenwood as Jennifer "Jenny" Mills
- Nikki Reed as Betsy Ross
- Zach Appelman as Joe Corbin
- Lance Gross as Special Agent Daniel Reynolds
- Jessica Camacho as Special Agent Sophie Foster
- Shannyn Sossamon as Pandora
Recurring cast
- Peter Mensah as the Hidden One
- Maya Kazan as Zoe Corinth
- Bill Irwin as Atticus Nevins
- James McDaniel as Ezra Mills
Guest cast
- Clancy Brown as Sheriff August Corbin
- Charles Aitken as Dr. Japeth Leeds
- Anthony K. Hyatt as Randall Martin
- Alexander Ward as Marcus Collins / The Ghoul / Zombie
- Mark Campbell as George Washington
- Michael O'Keefe as FBI Director Jack Walters
- Marti Matulis as the Yaoguai / the Verslinder
- Craig Branham and Jeremy Owens as the Headless Horseman
- Dustin Lewis as Paul Revere
- Nicholas Guest as General William Howe
- Derek Mears as the Head Berserker / the Kindred
- C. Thomas Howell as Special Agent Mick Granger
- John Paul Marston as Colonel Prescott
- Charlene Amoia as Susan James
- Andy Pessoa as Young Ichabod
- Onira Tarés as Grace Dixon
- Robin Strasds as Daniel Boone
- Richard Kohlberger as Johnny Revere
- Katie Malia as Onryō
- Griffin Freeman as Nathan Hale
- Kelly Bellini as the Kindress
- Morgan Ayres as Young August Corbin
- Drew Matthews as Young Atticus Nevins
- C.C. Ice as Banshee
- Brad Ashten as Francis Scott Key
- Dan B. Norris as the Eternal Soldier
Special guest stars
- Emily Deschanel as Dr. Temperance "Bones" Brennan
- David Boreanaz as FBI Special Agent Seeley Booth
Episodes
Production
Casting
On July 15, 2015 it was announced that Nikki Reed had joined the cast in a series regular role as Betsy Ross, an old flame of Ichabod. Also joining the cast is Shannyn Sossamon who is set to play Pandora, a mysterious new presence in Sleepy Hollow who seeks the assistance of Ichabod and Abbie. Jessica Camacho who plays the role of Sophia Foster, was also upgraded to series regular this season.It was also announced that Orlando Jones would not be reprising his role this season, and that Neil Jackson would not be appearing as the Headless Horseman this season, due to the creative changes made to the show by the new showrunner.
Filming
Production was moved from Wilmington, North Carolina when the state scrapped the tax credits incentive, to Atlanta, Georgia where it was reported that the show will receive 30% tax credits.Crossover with ''Bones''
A crossover event with Bones aired on October 29, 2015. It consists of two parts, with characters from both shows appearing in both episodes. The two episodes are linked by the use of the corpse of General William Howe, the British commander during the American Revolution; his skull is revealed to have essentially served as the murder weapon in Bones and he is reanimated by Pandora to serve as a weapon against Crane in Sleepy Hollow.Reception
Ratings
| No. in series | No. in season | Title | Original air date | Time slot | U.S. Rating/share | Viewers | DVR | DVR viewers | DVR Total | Total viewers |
| 32 | 1 | "I, Witness" | Thursday 9:00 p.m. | 1.0/3 | 3.46 | 0.8 | 2.22 | 1.8 | 5.68 | |
| 33 | 2 | "Whispers in the Dark" | Thursday 9:00 p.m. | 1.0/3 | 3.27 | 0.7 | 2.01 | 1.7 | 5.28 | |
| 34 | 3 | "Blood and Fear" | Thursday 9:00 p.m. | 0.8/3 | 2.97 | 0.7 | 1.96 | 1.5 | 4.93 | |
| 35 | 4 | "The Sisters Mills" | Thursday 9:00 p.m. | 0.8/3 | 2.89 | 0.7 | 2.04 | 1.5 | 4.93 | |
| 36 | 5 | "Dead Men Tell No Tales" | Thursday 9:00 p.m. | 1.1/3 | 4.57 | 0.8 | 2.46 | 1.9 | 7.03 | |
| 37 | 6 | "This Red Lady from Caribee" | Thursday 9:00 p.m. | 0.9/3 | 3.04 | 0.7 | 1.87 | 1.6 | 4.91 | |
| 38 | 7 | "The Art of War" | Thursday 9:00 p.m. | 0.9/3 | 3.02 | 0.7 | 1.75 | 1.6 | 4.76 | |
| 39 | 8 | "Novus Ordo Seclorum" | Thursday 9:00 p.m. | 0.8/2 | 2.80 | 0.6 | 1.75 | 1.4 | 4.55 | |
| 40 | 9 | "One Life" | Friday 8:00 p.m. | 0.9/3 | 3.13 | 0.6 | 1.79 | 1.5 | 4.91 | |
| 41 | 10 | "Incident At Stone Manor" | Friday 8:00 p.m. | 0.8/3 | 3.16 | 0.6 | 1.70 | 1.4 | 4.86 | |
| 42 | 11 | "Kindred Spirits" | Friday 8:00 p.m. | 0.7/3 | 3.09 | 0.6 | 1.58 | 1.3 | 4.67 | |
| 43 | 12 | "Sins of the Father" | Friday 8:00 p.m. | 0.8/3 | 2.96 | 1.53 | 4.49 | |||
| 44 | 13 | "Dark Mirror" | Friday 8:00 p.m. | 0.7/3 | 2.96 | 0.6 | 1.66 | 1.3 | 4.62 | |
| 45 | 14 | "Into the Wild" | Friday 8:00 p.m. | 0.8/3 | 2.91 | 0.5 | 1.44 | 1.3 | 4.35 | |
| 46 | 15 | "Incommunicado" | Friday 8:00 p.m. | 0.8/3 | 2.83 | 0.5 | 1.44 | 1.3 | 4.27 | |
| 47 | 16 | "Dawn's Early Light" | Friday 8:00 p.m. | 0.7/3 | 2.52 | 0.5 | 1.53 | 1.2 | 4.05 | |
| 48 | 17 | "Delaware" | Friday 8:00 p.m. | 0.6/3 | 2.62 | 0.6 | 1.53 | 1.2 | 4.15 | |
| 49 | 18 | "Ragnarok" | Friday 8:00 p.m. | 0.7/3 | 2.96 |