Station 19 season 3

The third season of the American television action-drama Station 19, spin off of Grey's Anatomy, began airing in the United States on the American Broadcasting Company (ABC) on January 23, 2020, and concluded on May 14, 2020. The season was produced by ABC Studios, in association with Shondaland Production Company.

This is the first season under showrunner Krista Vernoff. This is the first season without Alberto Frezza as a series regular and is also the last season to feature Miguel Sandoval as a series regular. On March 11, 2020, the series was renewed for a fourth season.

Station 19 centers around the professional and personal lives of the firefighters of the fictional Station 19 of the Seattle Fire Department. Several plot points connect to parent series Grey's Anatomy through fictional crossover events.

Main

 * Jaina Lee Ortiz as Andrea "Andy" Herrera
 * Jason George as Benjamin “Ben” Warren
 * Boris Kodjoe as Robert Sullivan
 * Grey Damon as Jack Gibson
 * Barrett Doss as Victoria "Vic" Hughes
 * Jay Hayden as Travis Montgomery
 * Okieriete Onaodowan as Dean Miller
 * Danielle Savre as Maya Bishop
 * Miguel Sandoval as Pruitt Herrera

Recurring

 * Chandra Wilson as Dr. Miranda Bailey
 * Jesse Williams as Dr. Jackson Avery
 * Alex Landi as Dr. Nico Kim
 * Alberto Frezza as Ryan Tanner
 * Pat Healy as Fire Chief Michael Dixon
 * Rigo Sanchez as Rigo Vasquez
 * Kelly Thiebaud as Eva Vasquez
 * Brenda Song as JJ
 * Stefania Spampinato as Dr. Carina DeLuca
 * Lachlan Buchanan as Emmett Dixon
 * Jayne Taini as Marsha Smith

Notable guests

 * Jake Borelli as Dr. Levi Schmitt
 * Jaicy Elliot as Dr. Taryn Helm
 * Alex Blue Davis as Dr. Casey Parker
 * Devin Way as Dr. Blake Simms
 * Vivian Nixon as Dr. Hannah Brody
 * Greg Germann as Dr. Tom Koracick
 * Phylicia Rashad as Pilar
 * Jonathan Bennett as Michael Williams
 * Jeanne Sakata as Nari Montgomery
 * Brett Tucker as Fire Chief Lucas Ripley
 * Caterina Scorsone as Dr. Amelia Shepherd
 * Tracie Thoms as Dr. Diane Lewis
 * BJ Tanner as William George “Tuck” Jones
 * Kevin McKidd as Dr. Owen Hunt
 * Kim Raver as Dr. Teddy Altman
 * Kelly McCreary as Dr. Maggie Pierce
 * Colleen Foy as Inara
 * Ansel Sluyter-Obidos as Marcus
 * Ellen Pompeo as Dr. Meredith Grey
 * Patricia de Leon as Elena Herrera

Development
At the end of the second season, Stacy McKee stepped down as showrunner after her overall deal with ABC Studios expired. In May 2019, the series was renewed for a third season with Krista Vernoff as showrunner to provide more seamless crossovers with Grey's Anatomy. Shonda Rhimes and Betsy Beers remained executive producers, and Paris Barclay remained executive producer and producing director. Vernoff described the season as being messier and featuring more death. Production on the season was completed before the coronavirus production shutdown. Crossover elements from the season finale needed to be edited out because four Grey's Anatomy episodes could not be filmed due to the pandemic.

Casting
The entire main cast from the second season, except for Alberto Frezza, returned for the third season. Alberto Frezza only appeared as a guest star. Jesse Williams and Stefania Spampinato reprised their Grey's Anatomy roles as Dr. Jackson Avery and Dr. Carina DeLuca as romantic interests for Vic and Maya, respectively. Chandra Wilson continued her recurring role as Dr. Miranda Bailey, and Jake Borelli appeared in a crossover event as Dr. Levi Schmitt. Pat Healy was cast as the new fire chief, and Lachlan Buchanan was cast as his son Emmett. In February 2020, it was reported that Jonathan Bennett would appear as the late husband of Travis. Phylicia Rashad would play a blizzard victim named Pilar in the same episode. Patricia de Leon appeared as Andy's mother in the season finale.

Release
When the 2019–20 United States network television schedule was announced, Station 19 was held for mid-season. The third season premiered on January 23, 2020 with a crossover event, while also taking over the Thursday 8:00 PM timeslot of Grey's Anatomy, which moved to 9:00 PM. After the COVID-19 pandemic truncated production of Grey's Anatomy, Station 19 was moved to Thursdays at 9:00 PM for the remainder of the season.

Critical Response
Charlie Mason of TVLine stated that the show had improved, possibly due to Krista Vernoff's takeover of the show, because the uninteresting love triangle of the previous season were now replaced with romantic storylines that were much more engrossing. Laura Hurley of CinemaBlend felt that having so many crossover characters from Grey's Anatomy was detrimental to the development of Station 19's characters and that it was more interesting when focusing on its own characters.

Ratings
The season was ABC's sixth most-watched scripted television series during the 2019–2020 television season in the 18-49 demographic. Throughout its broadcast, in same-day viewership, the season averaged a 1.05 rating in the 18–49 demographic and 6.46 million viewers, up 11 and 22 percent, respectively, from the previous season. In Live+7 the season averaged a 1.5 rating in the 18–49 demographic and 8.5 million viewers, down 6 and up 11 percent from the second season.