8.6/101,544 votes#1 - Episode 1
Season 3 Episode 1 - Aired 3/24/2016
Sergeant Danny Waldron and his armed response team shoot dead a hardened criminal.
Director: Michael Keillor
Writer: Jed Mercurio
8.3/101,302 votes#2 - Episode 2
Season 3 Episode 2 - Aired 3/31/2016
After the shooting at the drugs house, DC Fleming increases the pressure on Danny Waldron.
Director: Michael Keillor
Writer: Jed Mercurio
8.4/101,280 votes#3 - Episode 3
Season 3 Episode 3 - Aired 4/7/2016
DS Steve Arnott believes there is a dark secret in Danny Waldron's past.
Director: Michael Keillor
Writer: Jed Mercurio
8.4/101,286 votes#4 - Episode 4
Season 3 Episode 4 - Aired 4/14/2016
Fresh testimony launches AC-12 back on the trail of a corrupt officer.
Director: John Strickland
Writer: Jed Mercurio
9.1/101,606 votes#5 - Episode 5
Season 3 Episode 5 - Aired 4/21/2016
Loyalties are divided when DS Steve Arnott comes under scrutiny from his colleagues.
Director: John Strickland
Writer: Jed Mercurio
9.5/102,746 votes#6 - Episode 6
Season 3 Episode 6 - Aired 4/28/2016
DS Steve Arnott is arrested on suspicion of murder but continues to protest his innocence.
Director: John Strickland
Writer: Jed Mercurio
Season 3 Ratings Summary
"Episode 1" is the best rated episode of "Line of Duty" season 3. It scored 8.6/10 based on 1544 votes. Directed by Michael Keillor and written by Jed Mercurio, it aired on 3/24/2016. This episode is rated 0.3 points higher than the second-best, "Episode 2".