NCIS: Los Angeles season 3

The third season of NCIS: Los Angeles an American police procedural drama television series, originally aired on CBS from September 20, 2011 to May 15, 2012. The season was produced by Shane Brennan Productions and CBS Television Studios, with Shane Brennan as showrunner and executive producer. A total of 24 episodes were produced. A fictional crossover with Hawaii Five-0 occurred during the season in episode twenty-one.

The season introduces Miguel Ferrer as NCIS Assistant Director Owen Granger.

NCIS: Los Angeles ranked #7 with a total of 16.01 million viewers for the 2011–12 U.S. network television season.

Main

 * Chris O'Donnell as G. Callen, NCIS Senior Special Agent (SSA) of the Office of Special Projects (O.S.P.) in Los Angeles
 * Daniela Ruah as Kensi Blye, NCIS Junior Special Agent
 * Eric Christian Olsen as Marty Deeks, L.A.P.D. Detective/Liaison To NCIS
 * Barrett Foa as Eric Beale, NCIS Technical Operator
 * Renée Felice Smith as Nell Jones, NCIS Junior Field Agent and Intelligence Analyst
 * Linda Hunt as Henrietta Lange, NCIS Supervisory Special Agent and Operations Manager
 * LL Cool J as Sam Hanna, NCIS Senior Agent, second in command

Recurring

 * Rocky Carroll as Leon Vance, NCIS Director stationed in Washington D.C.
 * Brian Avers as Mike Renko, NCIS Special Agent and former member of the O.S.P. and Callen's team
 * Vyto Ruginis as Arkady Kolcheck
 * Claire Forlani as Lauren Hunter, NCIS Senior Special Agent
 * Peter Cambor as Nate Getz, NCIS Special Agent
 * Ella Thomas as Jada Khaled
 * Miguel Ferrer as Owen Granger, New NCIS Assistant Director
 * Laura Harring as Julia Feldman

Guests

 * Scott Caan as Danny "Danno" Williams
 * Daniel Dae Kim as Chin Ho Kelly

Development
NCIS: Los Angeles was renewed for a third season on May 17, 2011.

Crossover
The season featured a crossover with Hawaii Five-0. The event took place in the form of a two-part crossover. Chris O'Donnell and LL Cool J appeared as G. Callen and Sam Hanna in the twenty-first episode of the Hawaii Five-0 second season titled "Pa Make Loa" ("Touch of Death") on April 30, 2012. In the second part, Scott Caan and Daniel Dae Kim appeared in the third season episode "Touch of Death" which aired on May 1, 2012.

Broadcast
Season three of NCIS: Los Angeles premiered on September 20, 2011.