The Carmichael Show: Season 3
Season 3 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- Directly follows the overarching narrative developments of The Carmichael Show Season 2.
- Faction dynamics and core character alliances shift under escalating external stakes.
- Crucial mysteries introduced previously reach key turning points and narrative reckonings.
- Sets up serialized story arcs that build directly toward the climactic season finale.
Episode Guide
Season 3 Progress Shield
Yes Means Yes
May 31, 2017 · 22 min
When Maxine's friend posts about her sexual assault on social media, Jerrod and Maxine end up on opposite sides of the issue. This opens the family up to a debate about consent tha
Support The Troops
May 31, 2017 · 22 min
When Jerrod gets into a fight with a soldier in front of Joe and Bobby, Joe's desire to make it up to the soldier causes problems that test the limits of what it means to truly sup
Grandma Francis
Jun 7, 2017 · 22 min
Joe and his sons take a boys trip to visit Joe's mother that takes a serious turn when she presents them with an impossible dilemma.
Lesbian Wedding
Jun 14, 2017 · 22 min
When Maxine offers to set Bobby up with a friend who the family deems unattractive, a debate about beauty and superficiality ensues that spurs Maxine to try to prove that the world
Cynthia's Birthday
Jun 21, 2017 · 22 min
After Cynthia reacts negatively to a birthday gift she receives from Jerrod and Maxine, Jerrod forces his family to broaden their horizons and sets out to prove there should be no
Shoot-Up-Able
Jun 28, 2017 · 22 min
When Jerrod survives a tragedy, he fights against being coddled by his family and being labeled a victim, but things are made harder when he's forced to tell a police officer exact
Morris
Jul 5, 2017 · 22 min
When Bobby shares news with Jerrod about a mysterious Facebook message he received, a decades-old family secret is revealed.
Intervention
Jul 12, 2017 · 22 min
Bobby and Nekeisha argue about how much she has been drinking, inspiring a family debate about how to handle stress.
Evelyn And Vernon
Jul 19, 2017 · 22 min
When Cynthia discovers her parents are having marriage problems, it forces her to confront problems in her own marriage.
Maxine's Sister
Jul 26, 2017 · 22 min
When Maxine brings her sister to meet the Carmichaels, Bobby reveals that they've previously met under unexpected circumstances, inspiring an exploration on judgment, hypocrisy and
Low Expectations
Aug 2, 2017 · 22 min
When Bobby suffers an on-the-job injury that spurs him to want to go to college, Maxine defends his decision to the disapproving Carmichaels but struggles herself once he declares
Three Year Anniversary
Aug 9, 2017 · 22 min
Jerrod and Maxine explore their inabilities to meet each other's expectations when the family disapproves of how they celebrated their anniversary as a couple.
Gold Diggers
Aug 9, 2017 · 22 min
Bobby brings home his new girlfriend, leading to a debate about the effects of money that reveals a financial situation for Maxine which Jerrod might not be able to handle.