Matilda and the Ramsay Bunch series 3

The third series of the children's British cooking programme Matilda and the Ramsay Bunch which began airing from 5 May 2017 on CBBC, the series consists of 15 episodes. The series concluded on 11 August 2017. It was announced in July 2016 that CBBC had renewed the series for a third series which will air in 2017. The third series will follow the same format as the past two series where we will see the Ramsay family on their summer holidays in L.A, all of the Ramsay family will return for the third series.

Matilda and the Ramsay Bunch
Season 3
StarringMain Cast
Matilda Ramsay
Gordon Ramsay
Holly Ramsay
Megan Ramsay
Tana Ramsay
Jack Ramsay
Emma
Byrom Mee
Guest Starring
Alondra Santos
Bryce Dallas Howard
Aaron Jackson
Marcus Henderson
No. of episodes15
Release
Original networkCBBC HD
CBBC
Original release5 May (2017-05-05) –
11 August 2017 (2017-08-11)
Series chronology
← Previous
series 2
Next →
series 4
List of episodes

It was announced in June 2017, that a fourth series has been ordered to air in summer 2018.

Production

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Development

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After the second series of Matilda and the Ramsay Bunch had finished airing, it was later announced due to the popularity of the first two series that there would be a third series to air in 2017. It was officially announced on 19 July 2016 that CBBC had ordered a third series of Matilda and the Ramsay Bunch, the third series is due to start in early 2017 on the CBBC channel. The series will be made up of 15x15 minute episodes.[1]

The third series will carry on airing on Fridays same as series two, however, the series has been moved to an earlier time slot and will air at 7:45 am making it earlier than past series which have all aired between 4 pm and 5:30 pm.[2]

Filming

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Filming for the third series was the same as past series, it took place during the U.K summer holidays when the Ramsay family go to L.A for their holidays. All the Ramsay family will return for the third series. The third series finished filming in L.A on 23 August 2016, with more filming talking place in the U.K.

Promotion

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The third series of Matilda and the Ramsay Bunch is due to begin airing on 5 May 2017 on CBBC, the first preview clip was posted on 29 April 2017 on the CBBC website. The clip was from the first episode, the official trailer for the third series was also released on 29 April and was shown on CBBC and on the CBBC official YouTube channel.

Matilda Ramsay went on to ITV This Morning to promote the new series and to also promote her new cooking book based on the third series.[3][4][2]

Guest starring

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The third series also had guest appearances from celebrities same as the second series.

Celebrities Episode number Notes
Alondra Santos Episode 8 N/A
It's the anniversary of Matilda's parents Gordon and Tana, Tilly, Jack, Holly and Megan decided they wanted to write their own song for their parents. They organise America Got talent contestant Alondra Santo to help them write a song from scratch for Gordon and Tana, Santos sang the song at the Ramsay house with help from Tilly, Megan, Jack and Holly who also sing the song as well. Alondra also stays for the meal with the Ramsay family.
The cast of Pete's Dragon: Bryce Dallas Howard, Aaron Jackson & Marcus Henderson Episode 13 N/A
Tilly is at the red carpet of one of the biggest films of 2016 Pete's Dragon (2016 film) where she meet three of the films starts, she interviewed them by asking them what is there favourite foods and many more questions. Tilly interviewed, Bryce Dallas Howard who plays Grace Meacham, a forest range, Aaron Jackson who plays Abner, a lumberjack and Marcus Henderson who plays Woodrow, a lumberjack.

Episodes

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Total No. Title Guest(s) Original air date UK viewers
(Thousands)
London
311The Ramsays Are GoN/A5 May 2017 (2017-05-05)233,000
Los Angeles
322The B Ball MatchN/A12 May 2017 (2017-05-12)Outside top 10
333The Big ZenN/A19 May 2017 (2017-05-19)270,000
344Return of the JackN/A26 May 2017 (2017-05-26)120,000
355The Toughest Challenge EverN/A2 June 2017 (2017-06-02)146,000
366LA DogsN/A9 June 2017 (2017-06-09)Outside top 10
377Grand PrixN/A16 June 2017 (2017-06-16)162,000
388The Wedding AnniversaryAlondra Santos23 June 2017 (2017-06-23)277,000
399The Lip Sync ChallengeN/A30 June 2017 (2017-06-30)Outside top 10
4010The Fishing TripN/A7 July 2017 (2017-07-07)168,000
4111The Ramsay GamesN/A14 July 2017 (2017-07-14)Outside top 10
4212The BBQ BeefN/A21 July 2017 (2017-07-21)Outside top 10
4313The Ramsay VloggersBryce Dallas Howard
Aaron Jackson
Marcus Henderson
28 July 2017 (2017-07-28)Outside top 10
London
4414The Old Man's BirthdayN/A4 August 2017 (2017-08-04)Outside top 10
4515The Ramsays ConnectedN/A11 August 2017 (2017-08-11)Outside top 10

Ratings

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Episode Date CBBC ratings
(In Thousands)
CBBC weekly ratings Total viewers
(In Thousands)
Episode 1 5 May 2017 203,000 3 233,000
Episode 2 12 May 2017 Outside top 10 n/a n/a
Episode 3 19 May 2017 270,000 3 270,000
Episode 4 26 May 2017 120,000 7 120,000
Episode 5 2 June 2017 146,000 7 146,000
Episode 6 9 June 2017 Outside top 10 n/a n/a
Episode 7 16 June 2017 162,000 2 162,000
Episode 8 23 June 2017 277,000 2 277,000
Episode 9 30 June 2017 Outside top 10 n/a n/a
Episode 10 7 July 2017 168,000 4 168,000
Episode 11 14 July 2017 Outside top 10 n/a n/a
Episode 12 21 July 2017 Outside top 10 n/a n/a
Episode 13 28 July 2017 Outside top 10 n/a n/a
Episode 14 4 August 2017 Outside top 10 n/a n/a
Episode 15 11 August 2017 Outside top 10 n/a n/a
Series average 192,285 4 196,571

References

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  1. ^ "Instagram post by Matilda Ramsay • Jul 19, 2016 at 3:24am UTC". Instagram. Archived from the original on 26 December 2021. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
  2. ^ a b "Matilda and the Ramsay Bunch - Jack gets a makeover". Retrieved 27 November 2017.
  3. ^ CBBC (29 April 2017). "Matilda and the Ramsay Bunch - Series 3 Trailer". Retrieved 27 November 2017 – via YouTube.
  4. ^ This Morning (24 April 2017). "Gordon Ramsay Critiques His Own Daughter's Cooking! - This Morning". Retrieved 27 November 2017 – via YouTube.
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