Archive · 29 Jan 2026
Wild Cards Season 3 Premiere Draws Best Audience Yet
Wild Cards is a TV show about a grumpy cop named Ellis and a clever con woman named Max who team up to solve crimes.
The third season just started, and more people watched it than ever before.
The show is on The CW on Monday nights.
In this new season, Max's long-lost mom shows up, which makes things more complicated for her and Ellis.
The show is doing well, with more viewers than last season.
Wild Cards Season 3 premiere drew 710,000 live + same-day viewers, the series' largest overnight audience ever.
The viewership is up 24% compared to last year's Season 2 debut and 62% versus the Season 2 finale.
The show follows a gruff cop, Ellis, and a clever con woman, Max, who team up to solve crimes.
Season 3 picks up one month after the Season 2 finale, with Max's long-lost mother, Vivienne, returning.
New episodes air Monday at 8 p.m. ET/PT on The CW.
- Who
- The CW network and the cast and crew of Wild Cards
- What
- The premiere of Wild Cards Season 3
- When
- Monday night
- Where
- On The CW network
- Why
- To continue the story of Ellis and Max solving crimes together
- Viewership
- 710,000 live + same-day viewers
- Network
- The CW
- Genre
- Crime-solving procedural with comedic twist
- Main Characters
- Ellis (Giacomo Gianniotti) and Max (Vanessa Morgan)
- Air Time
- Monday at 8 p.m. ET/PT
- Season 3 Premiere
- One month after Season 2 finale
- New Character
- Vivienne (Tamara Taylor), Max's long-lost mother