PRIVATE PRACTICE Season 3 Premiere First Look September 17, 2009 Private Practice Take a first look at the PRIVATE PRACTICE season 3 premiere episode titled “A Death in the Family” which airs Thursday, October 1 at 10:00 p.m., ET/PT on ABC. Episode Synopsis: After Pete discovers Violet dying on the floor of her home, having barely survived a violent attack from her patient, Katie, he rushes her to the hospital where Addison and Naomi fight to save her life. Meanwhile, the whereabouts and condition of Violet’s stolen baby are unknown. “Private Practice” stars Kate Walsh as Dr. Addison Forbes Montgomery, Tim Daly as Dr. Pete Wilder, Audra McDonald as Dr. Naomi Bennett, Paul Adelstein as Dr. Cooper Freedman, KaDee Strickland as Dr. Charlotte King, Chris Lowell as William Dell Parker, with Taye Diggs as Dr. Sam Bennett and Amy Brenneman as Dr. Violet Turner. Guest starring Brian Benben as Dr. Sheldon Wallace and Amanda Foreman (“What About Brian,” “Felicity”) as Katie Kent. “A Death in the Family” was written by Shonda Rhimes, Jon Cowan and Robert Rovner and directed by Mark Tinker. Read all our Private Practice coverage. (Photos: Courtesy of ABC) Share this:Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window)Click to share on Google+ (Opens in new window)Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window)Click to share on Pocket (Opens in new window)