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13 Episodes 2009 - 2009
The third season of the CBS romantic comedy sitcom "Rules of Engagement" continues to follow the exploits of two friendly couples who are at very different stages in their relationships, and their womanizing single friend. This season introduces Timmy (Adhir Kalyan) to the show as the new assistant to Russell (David Spade). Highlights from this run of shows include the revelation that Russell loves musicals, Jeff (Patrick Warburton) considering if he and his wife Audrey (Megyn Price) have sacrificed too much to stay together, and Jeff suffering an unexpected softball injury, and Russell trying to seduce a psychiatrist.
Episode 1
Mon, Mar 2, 2009 30 mins
Audrey discovers that Russell is really a closet Broadway-musical fan, and uses this knowledge to her advantage by blackmailing him for tickets. Meanwhile, Adam and Jennifer decide to take dancing lessons.
Episode 2
Mon, Mar 9, 2009 30 mins
Russell uncharacteristically hires a male assistant, but finds there are advantages. Meanwhile, Audrey volunteers to read to the elderly.
Episode 3
Mon, Mar 16, 2009 30 mins
Jeff learns a fact about a friend he just met at the gym and Russell has doubts about the family history of a new girlfriend.
Episode 4
Mon, Mar 23, 2009 30 mins
Jeff's chauvinist father (Brian Dennehy) visits and sprains his ankle, extending his stay much longer than Audrey would like. Elsewhere, Russell's one-night stand won't leave his place.
Episode 5
Mon, Mar 30, 2009 30 mins
Jeff and Audrey lie to get out of Jennifer and Adam's dinner party in favor of a better bash. Russell also attends the happening party, where he offends the wrong person---former NFL player Jerry Rice (appearing as himself).
Episode 6
Mon, Apr 13, 2009 30 mins
Timmy and Audrey conspire when Timmy tires of Russell's demands and Audrey wants to dump her incompetent assistant. Meanwhile, Jeff thinks he can help the New York Giants win by re-creating conditions that led to a previous victory.
Episode 7
Mon, Apr 20, 2009 30 mins
After being ridiculed for dozing off during a movie, Jeff asks Audrey to watch him play softball to prove he's still young.
Episode 8
Mon, Apr 27, 2009 30 mins
Frustrated over the attention a pregnant co-worker is getting, Audrey pretends she too is pregnant in order to get special treatment.
Episode 9
Mon, May 4, 2009 21 mins
Russell issues a competition between he guys to see who can convince their partners to engage in sex more easily.
Episode 10
Mon, May 11, 2009 30 mins
Jeff and Audrey go to a restaurant with Brad and Jackie, and Jeff's put out when Jackie helps himself to Jeff's meal, but Audrey insists that Jeff be silent on the matter; and Russell dates a psychiatrist.
Episode 11
Wed, May 13, 2009 30 mins
Jeff and Audrey invite their friend Steve, who's having marital problems, to stay with them, but the situation soon turns awkward when Steve becomes a bit too touchy-feely.
Episode 12
Mon, May 18, 2009 30 mins
Audrey persuades cheap Jeff to spend money he made from a car sale and do something exciting, but she ends up regretting that she talked him into the decision.
Episode 13
Mon, May 18, 2009 30 mins
In the third-season finale, Jeff starts to wonder if he and Audrey are missing something in their sex life.