It was announced on March 29, 2011 that Archer was renewed for 16 more episodes. FX had originally intended the first three episodes of Season 3 to air in the fall of 2011 as a “Special Assignment” three-part event, with a further 13 episodes (a normal sized season for most FX shows) to air at the beginning of 2012. Series creator Adam Reed later clarified the situation. He explained that while FX had intended the second set of episodes to be 13 episodes, he had believed that he was only going to be producing a further 10 episodes (with the first three episodes completing the standard order of 13 episodes). While he attempted to produce the full 16 episodes after he realized his error, it soon became clear that it would be impossible to produce three additional episodes. The order was eventually reduced to 13 episodes.
3 - 1Heart of Archness: Part I Jan. 19, 2012
3 - 2Heart of Archness: Part II Jan. 26, 2012
3 - 3Heart of Archness: Part III Feb. 02, 2012
3 - 4The Man From Jupiter Feb. 09, 2012
3 - 5El Contador Feb. 16, 2012
3 - 6The Limited Feb. 23, 2012
3 - 7Drift Problem Mar. 01, 2012
3 - 8Lo Scandalo Mar. 08, 2012
3 - 9Bloody Ferlin Mar. 15, 2012
3 - 10Crossing Over Mar. 22, 2012
3 - 11Skin Game Mar. 08, 2012
3 - 12Space Race (1) Mar. 15, 2012
3 - 13Space Race (2) Mar. 22, 2012