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American Housewife: Season 3

23 episodes Premiered Sep 26, 2018 Updated Oct 17, 2026
Previously on American Housewife

Season 3 Lore Primer

Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.

  • ⚡ Picks up essential narrative continuity directly following the events of American Housewife Season 2.
  • ⚡ Character alliances, factions, and personal loyalties undergo significant shifts under escalating stakes.
  • ⚡ Addresses unresolved cliffhangers and thematic mysteries introduced during previous seasons.
  • ⚡ Establishes the primary seasonal conflict that drives serialized character arcs toward the finale.
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Season 3 Episodes

Episode Guide

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Season 3: Filler vs. Essential Canon

Filter episodes by narrative weight. Focus on essential mytharc and skip standalone side quests.

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Mytharc (3): Crucial lore & season climaxes
Core (20): Character development & subplots
Side Quest (0): Standalone / filler
S3·E1 Mytharc

Mom Guilt

Sep 26, 2018 · 21 min

After spending years as a full-time mom, Katie goes back to work as a party planner, which brings new challenges of balancing home and work life into the mix.

S3·E2 Core

Here We Go Again

Oct 3, 2018 · 21 min

With her new job taking up more of her time, Katie and Greg try to split up parenting duties. Katie over-involves herself in Taylor's social life by trying to keep some distance be

S3·E3 Core

Cheaters Sometimes Win

Oct 10, 2018 · 21 min

When Katie's mom, Kathryn, comes to town, Katie and Kathryn encourage the kids to make less than favorable decisions: Oliver cheats in shop class and Katie helps him try to get out

S3·E4 Core

Enemies: An Otto Story

Oct 17, 2018 · 21 min

Anna-Kat runs for the Green Chair position in the school election against Chloe Brown Mueller's daughter, which results in Katie and Chloe turning their kids' election into a feud

S3·E5 Core

Trust Me

Oct 24, 2018 · 21 min

When Taylor decides she wants to go to a Halloween party, Greg and Katie disagree on whether or not Taylor can be trusted. Oliver and Cooper anxiously try to prepare for playing a

S3·E6 Core

Body Image

Oct 31, 2018 · 21 min

After the previous “fattest housewife” in Westport gets plastic surgery to lose weight, Chloe Brown Mueller rubs it in Katie’s face that Katie has now assumed that title. In order

S3·E7 Core

The Code

Nov 7, 2018 · 21 min

After discovering that the four digit pin code the Otto family uses for everything spells out Greg’s ex-girlfriend’s name, Katie gets upset and retaliates by dragging out old gifts

S3·E8 Core

Trophy Wife

Nov 28, 2018 · 21 min

Katie lands the perfect pawn to play on the insecurities of the Westport housewives when she convinces a hot young trophy wife named Harper to volunteer as room mom for Anna-Kat’s

S3·E9 Core

Highs and Lows

Dec 5, 2018 · 21 min

As Oliver and Taylor stumble through their love lives, Katie begins to miss the spontaneity and unpredictability of being young and in love. Meanwhile, Kathryn’s plan to soothe Oli

S3·E10 Core

Saving Christmas

Dec 12, 2018 · 21 min

Katie strives to keep her long-separated parents apart when her father, Marty, arrives in time to surprise the Otto family for Christmas. Anna-Kat does her best to help Trip win Ta

S3·E11 Core

The Things You Do

Feb 5, 2019 · 21 min

Greg’s insistence on doing the family’s taxes prompts Katie to take matters into her own hands. Meanwhile, Oliver and Anna-Kat join forces in an attempt to win a popular radio cont

S3·E12 Core

Disconnected

Feb 12, 2019 · 21 min

Katie plans a “friend date” in hopes of reconnecting with Taylor and encourages Greg to attend self-help guru Johnny Diamond’s seminar with Oliver. Meanwhile, Anna-Kat takes extrem

S3·E13 Core

Mo' Money, Mo' Problems

Feb 19, 2019 · 21 min

After coming to terms with the fact that she must share her work bonus with Greg, Katie encourages him to live a little and the two decide to splurge on an overnight getaway. Meanw

S3·E14 Core

Baby Crazy

Feb 26, 2019 · 21 min

Viv asks Katie to take Violet for the night so she and Alan can discuss reconciling but is caught off guard when Greg is hit with a bout of baby fever. Meanwhile, Taylor tricks Oli

S3·E15 Core

American Idol

Mar 19, 2019 · 21 min

While Greg enlists Oliver and Anna-Kat’s help to drum up new recruits for the Westport Historical Guild, Katie does her best to support Taylor’s dreams of becoming the next America

S3·E16 Core

Insta-Friends

Mar 26, 2019 · 21 min

Katie feels left out and slightly jealous when Greg becomes fast friends with the newest member of the Westport Historical Guild. Meanwhile, Oliver fears Cooper is ditching him whe

S3·E17 Core

Liar Liar, Room on Fire

Apr 9, 2019 · 21 min

When Katie forgets Greg’s birthday, she attempts to make up for it by pulling together a last-minute dinner party; but when the evening falls flat, Katie gets caught up in a series

S3·E18 Core

Phone Free Day

Apr 16, 2019 · 21 min

In order to avoid buying Anna-Kat a cellphone, Katie makes a pact with the girls that she and Taylor can go an entire day without using their phones. Meanwhile, disappointed with G

S3·E19 Core

Grandma's Way

Apr 23, 2019 · 21 min

When Katie gets sick, Greg enlists Kathryn's help in taking care of the kids, but Kathryn leaves the kids to fend for themselves while she entertains an old high school boyfriend.

S3·E20 Core

Field Trippin'

Apr 30, 2019 · 21 min

Fearing she’s spending too much time at the office and away from the family, Katie volunteers to chaperone Anna-Kat’s school field trip to make up for lost time. Meanwhile, Greg ta

S3·E21 Core

Locked in the Basement

May 7, 2019 · 21 min

Much to Katie’s dismay, Anna-Kat becomes best friends with Chloe Brown Mueller’s daughter, Penny. When Katie takes extreme measures to avoid Chloe and keep the girls apart, Anna-Ka

S3·E22 Mytharc

The Dance

May 14, 2019 · 21 min

With the kids away at the school dance, Katie and Greg look forward to a romantic evening alone; but Anna-Kat is crushed when the boy she likes doesn’t ask her to the dance, and Ol

S3·E23 Mytharc

A Mom's Parade

May 21, 2019 · 21 min

Frustrated by the lack of appreciation for all she does, Katie decides to go “full Westport” and leaves the family to fend for themselves. Katie’s plan quickly backfires when the k

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