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	~~The following is a '''list~~ of ~~episodes~~''~~' for the television show ''''']~~''~~'''.~~		{{DISPLAYTITLE:List of ''Veronica Mars'' episodes}}
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			'']'' is an American television series created by ]. The series ran for four seasons; it premiered on September 22, 2004, during ]'s last two years, and ended on May 22, 2007, after a season on UPN's successor, ].<ref name="marsunichange">{{Cite web \|url=http://www.foxnews.com/wires/2006Oct23/0,4670,APonTVVeronicaMars,00.html \|title=''Veronica'' Changes Image for New Season \|access-date=September 18, 2008 \|last=Byrne \|first=Bridget \|date=October 23, 2006 \|publisher=]}}</ref> The series balances murder mystery, high school and college drama, featuring social commentary with sarcasm and off-beat humor in a style often compared to ].<ref name="marsbestchar">{{Cite web \|url=http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/entertainment/2002042087_kay22.html \|title=Intriguing new dramas full of possibilities \|access-date=September 18, 2008 \|last=McFadden \|first=Kay \|date=September 22, 2004 \|publisher=] \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081205200659/http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/entertainment/2002042087_kay22.html \|archive-date=December 5, 2008 }}</ref> Set in the fictional town of Neptune, ''Veronica Mars'' starred ] as the ], a student who progressed from high school to college during the series while moonlighting as a ] under the wing of her detective father. Episodes have a distinct structure: Veronica solves a different "case of the week" while continually trying to solve a season-long mystery.<ref name="marsdvd1">{{Cite web \|url=http://dvd.ign.com/articles/659/659766p1.html \|title=''Veronica Mars'': The Complete First Season \|access-date=September 17, 2008 \|last=Vukcevic \|first=Filip \|date=October 19, 2005 \|publisher=]}}</ref> The first two seasons of the series have a season-long mystery arc, in which the conflict is introduced in the first episode of the season and resolved in the finale.<ref name="seasonthreemarsreview">{{Cite web \|url=http://tv.ign.com/articles/796/796707p1.html \|title=''Veronica Mars'': Season 3 Review \|access-date=September 17, 2008 \|last=Goldman \|first=Eric \|date=June 14, 2007 \|publisher=]}}</ref> The third season takes on a different format, focusing on smaller mystery arcs that last the course of several episodes.<ref name="thomasseasonthree">{{Cite web \|url=http://tv.ign.com/articles/719/719359p1.html \|title=''Veronica Mars'' Season 3: Kristen Bell and Rob Thomas Talk \|access-date=September 17, 2008 \|last=Goldman \|first=Eric \|date=July 18, 2006 \|publisher=]}}</ref>

			The first season's run of 22 episodes garnered an average of 2.5 million viewers per episode in the United States.<ref name=autogenerated2>{{Cite news\|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/search/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1000937471 \|date=May 27, 2005 \|title=Primetime series \|access-date=September 18, 2008 \|work=] \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080622125057/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/search/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1000937471 \|archive-date=June 22, 2008 \|url-status=dead }}</ref> The second season decreased to an average of 2.3 million viewers;<ref name=autogenerated1>{{Cite news\|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/search/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1002576393 \|work=] \|date=May 26, 2006 \|access-date=September 17, 2008 \|title=2005–06 primetime wrap \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080716115645/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/search/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1002576393 \|archive-date=July 16, 2008 \|url-status=dead }}</ref> however, it included the series' ] with 3.6 million viewers.<ref>{{Cite web \|work=] \|date=November 1, 2005 \|url=http://abcmedianet.com/web/dnr/dispDNR.aspx?id=110105_05 \|title=Weekly Program Rankings \|access-date=September 18, 2008}}</ref> The third and final season saw an increase to an average of 2.5 million viewers.<ref name="HRwrap2006–07">{{Cite news\|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/television/features/e3ifbfdd1bcb53266ad8d9a71cad261604f \|work=] \|date=May 25, 2007 \|access-date=September 18, 2008 \|title=2006–07 primetime wrap \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071025030515/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/television/features/e3ifbfdd1bcb53266ad8d9a71cad261604f \|archive-date=October 25, 2007 \|url-status=dead }} (Registration required)</ref> ''Veronica Mars'' appeared on a number of fall television best lists,<ref name="seattlereview">{{Cite web \|url=http://www.seattlepi.com/tv/192651_tv28.html \|title=It'll be a crime to miss sleuthing ''Veronica Mars'' \|access-date=September 16, 2008 \|first=Melanie \|last=McFarland \|date=September 28, 2004 \|publisher=]}}</ref> and garnered a number of awards and nominations.<ref name="veronicawoman">{{Cite web \|url=http://www.afi.com/tvevents/afiawards05/tvshows05.aspx \|title=AFI TV Programs of the Year - Official Selections \|access-date=September 16, 2008 \|year=2005 \|publisher=]}}</ref> At the 2007 CW Upfront, Ostroff announced that ''Veronica Mars'' was not part of the new primetime lineup, and in June 2007, '']'' writer ] confirmed that the cancellation of ''Veronica Mars'' was official.<ref>{{Cite web \|url=http://www.tvguide.com/news/veronica-mars-officially-8545.aspx \|title=''Veronica Mars'' Is Now "Officially Dead" \|last=Ausiello \|first=Michael \|publisher=] \|access-date=June 11, 2007}}</ref> In September 2018, an eight-episode ] was confirmed by ], which was released on July 19, 2019.<ref name="RevivalConfirmed">{{cite magazine \|url=https://ew.com/tv/2018/09/20/veronica-mars-hulu-details/ \|title=Veronica Mars reboot officially happening: New details released \|magazine=Entertainment Weekly \|first=James \|last=Hibberd \|date=September 20, 2018 \|access-date=September 20, 2018}}</ref><ref name="RevivalPremiereEarly">{{cite web \|url=https://tvline.com/2019/07/19/veronica-mars-season-4-premiere-date-change-hulu-revival/ \|title=Veronica Mars Twist: Hulu Moves Up Revival Premiere Date to... Today (Yes, Season 4 is Available Now) \|website=TVLine \|first=Michael \|last=Ausiello \|date=July 19, 2019 \|access-date=July 19, 2019}}</ref>
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			== Series overview ==
	==Season 1: 2004-2005==
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	\|ShortSummary=Veronica starts her Junior year at Neptune High by cutting down Wallace Fennel, the new kid, from the flag pole. He helps her as she helps get the PCH bikers out of trouble and solve a case for her dad. Throughout, there are flashbacks showing how her best friend, Lilly Kane, was murdered and Veronica was raped during a party.
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	\|ProdCode=2T5701
	\|ShortSummary=When Weevil is accused of credit card fraud, Veronica sets out to prove him innocent.
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	\|ProdCode=2T5702
	\|ShortSummary=In order to pursue a crush, student Justin Smith hires Veronica to find his father - whom he believes is dead. Meanwhile, Veronica and Troy's relationship deepens, Keith meets Veronica's guidance counselor, Rebecca James, and Duncan temporarily goes off his antidepressants.
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	\|Aux3=3.21 million viewers
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	\|ProdCode=2T5703
	\|ShortSummary=Veronica helps Wallace's new girlfriend, Georgia, when she is cheated out of $6,000. Logan has to make a video memorial of Lilly. Also: it's homecoming and Veronica has many flashbacks to a better time.
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	{{Episode list
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	\|Aux2=]
	\|Aux3=2.73 million viewers
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	\|ProdCode=2T5704
	\|ShortSummary=Troy's dad's car is stolen and Veronica has only a limited amount of time to find it before Troy is shipped off to Albuquerque. There's only a few problems. Namely, it also has a piñata full of steroids in it.
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	\|Aux3=2.86 million viewers
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	\|ProdCode=2T5705
	\|ShortSummary=It's school election time and Logan wants Duncan to run to counteract Wanda Varner's anti-'] policies. Duncan manages to win, but Veronica suspects it was rigged. Also, Logan's father, A-list movie star Aaron Echolls, catches his son organizing some bumfights.
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	\|EpisodeNumber=7<br>(1-07)
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	\|Aux3=2.74 million viewers
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	\|ProdCode=2T5706
	\|ShortSummary=When Veronica's pregnant neighbor Sarah goes missing, she tries to find out if her boyfriend killed her. Also, Logan and Weevil get detention and find out they have something in common.
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	\|Aux2=]
	\|Aux3=2.76 million viewers
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	\|ProdCode=2T5707
	\|ShortSummary=A "purity test" is being passed around the ']s and it negatively impacts both Meg Manning, Veronica's last '09er friend, and Veronica herself. She recruits Mac, a computer genius, to figure out who's making fake purity tests.
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	{{Episode list
	\|EpisodeNumber=9<br>(1-09)
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	\|Aux1=] (teleplay)<br>] (story)
	\|Aux2=]
	\|Aux3=2.40 million viewers
	\|OriginalAirDate=]. ]
	\|ProdCode=2T5708
	\|ShortSummary=Veronica simultaneously investigates Clarence Wiedman, the head of Kane Security, who took pictures of her and sent them to her mother and the Moon Calf Collective, a peace loving cult which '] Casey joined.
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	\|EpisodeNumber=10 (1-10)
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	\|Aux3=1.97 million viewers
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	\|ProdCode=2T5710
	\|ShortSummary=When the winnings of a poker game between Logan, Weevil, and others goes missing, Veronica decides to investigate. Keith also investigates the apparent stalker that Aaron Echolls seems to have before it ruins his Christmas party.
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	{{Episode list
	\|EpisodeNumber=11 (1-11)
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	\|Aux1=] &<br>]
	\|Aux2=]
	\|Aux3=2.84 million viewers
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	\|ProdCode=2T5709
	\|ShortSummary=Students are hiring Veronica to dig up dirt on their parents, but when Mac hires her Veronica finds more than either of them imagined. Meanwhile, Keith and Lamb have to work together to solve the E-String Strangler case.
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	{{Episode list
	\|EpisodeNumber=12 (1-12)
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	\|Aux1=] &<br>]
	\|Aux2=]
	\|Aux3=2.91 million viewers
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	\|ProdCode=2T5711
	\|ShortSummary=When Veronica is arrested for selling fake IDs, she has to figure out who set her up and whether it was a secret society in Neptune High. Aaron Echolls also hires Keith to find out who is giving him bad publicity.
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	{{Episode list
	\|EpisodeNumber=13 (1-13)
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	\|Aux1=]
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	\|Aux3=2.97 million viewers
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	\|ProdCode=2T5712
	\|ShortSummary=Yolanda, an old friend of Veronica's, is kidnapped. Yolanda's father, record producer Percy "Bone" Hamilton, hires Keith to find her. Meanwhile, Aaron tries to grieve for Lynn, but Logan thinks he's faking.
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	{{Episode list
	\|EpisodeNumber=14 (1-14)
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	\|Aux1=] &<br>] (teleplay)<br>] (story)
	\|Aux2=]
	\|Aux3=2.70 million viewers
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	\|ProdCode=2T5713
	\|ShortSummary=When '09er gossip queen Carrie Bishop accuses Mr. Rooks, Veronica's favorite teacher, of having an affair with her, Veronica sets out to prove Mr. Rooks' innocence. It's not that simple, however, since her father has been hired to prove Mr. Rooks' guilt.
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	{{Episode list
	\|EpisodeNumber=15 (1-15)
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	\|Aux1=] &<br>]
	\|Aux2=]
	\|Aux3=2.34 million viewers
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	\|ProdCode=2T5714
	\|ShortSummary=Veronica is hired by a Russian Internet order bride to find the groom that she abandoned, but Veronica has other things on her mind. Like Meg, who is trying to find her secret admirer and Logan, who, instead of finding his mom, found that his sister Trina was back in town.
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	{{Episode list
	\|EpisodeNumber=16 (1-16)
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	\|Aux3=2.33 million viewers
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	\|ProdCode=2T5715
	\|ShortSummary=When someone steals Neptune High's mascot, Polly the Parrot, Veronica goes undercover as "Betty" at Neptune High's rival school, Pan High. Veronica also checks her mother into rehab, but not before getting a lot of information.
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	{{Episode list
	\|EpisodeNumber=17 (1-17)
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	\|Aux1=]
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	\|Aux3=2.78 million viewers
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	\|ProdCode=2T5716
	\|ShortSummary=Veronica finds Abel Koontz's daughter, Amelia DeLongpre, and tries to get the evidence that Jake Kane paid Abel off to confess before Clarence Wiedman gets to her. She also has to contend with a classmate who is getting mysteriously harassed.
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	{{Episode list
	\|EpisodeNumber=18 (1-18)
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	\|Aux3=2.30 million viewers
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	\|ProdCode=2T5717
	\|ShortSummary=While working for the school paper Veronica discovers that Neptune High has been receiving bomb threats. Veronica suspects that the school bully, Norris, and his creepy new friend Ben are involved, but her investigations turn up startling truths and has a high cost.
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	{{Episode list
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	\|Aux3=2.84 million viewers
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	\|ProdCode=2T5718
	\|ShortSummary=When a dog belonging to shy student Mandy vanishes, Veronica takes on the case and ventures in Neptune's seedy underbelly of dognapping rings. Sort of. Also, Weevil breaks into Lilly's room to steal something.
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	{{Episode list
	\|EpisodeNumber=20 (1-20)
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	\|Aux1=] &<br>]
	\|Aux2=]
	\|Aux3=3.04 million viewers
	\|OriginalAirDate=], ]
	\|ProdCode=2T5719
	\|ShortSummary=When Carmen is blackmailed by her boyfriend Tad with an obscene video of her, she goes to Veronica, who devises a scene to solve her problems. Unfortunately, Tad's a little too obsessed and he has a secret that will shock Veronica.
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	{{Episode list
	\|EpisodeNumber=21 (1-21)
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	\|Aux3=2.85 million viewers
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	\|ProdCode=2T5720
	\|ShortSummary=New information surfaces that gives Veronica a lead on what happened to her the night of Shelly Pomroy's party, where she was drugged. What she finds out shocks more people than just herself.
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	{{Episode list
	\|EpisodeNumber=22 (1-22)
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	\|Aux1=]<br>(teleplay & story)<br>] (teleplay)
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	\|Aux3=2.99 million viewers
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	\|ProdCode=2T5721
	\|ShortSummary=When Dick's brother Cassidy comes clean to Veronica about Logan's whereabouts the day of Lilly's murder, Veronica's investigation finally amounts to a startling conclusion and a life or death confrontation.
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	==Season 2: 2005-2006==
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			== Episodes ==

			=== Season 1 (2004–05) ===
			{{Main\|Veronica Mars season 1}}
			The first season revolves around ] (]), a high school student and private investigator in the fictional coastal Southern California town of Neptune. As the daughter of well-respected County Sheriff ] (]), the biggest problem in Veronica's life was getting dumped by her boyfriend, ] (]). But when her best friend ] (]) is murdered, Veronica's life falls apart. Veronica's father accuses Lilly's father, popular software billionaire ] (]), of being involved in the murder. This provokes Neptune's wrath, and Keith is ousted and replaced by the new sheriff ] (]) in a recall election. Veronica's mother, ] (]), develops a drinking problem and leaves town. When Veronica's "09er" friends—wealthy students from the fictional 90909 ]—force her to choose between them and her father, Veronica decides to work part-time in her father's newly opened private investigation agency, Mars Investigations. She helps her father solve cases and conducts her own investigations on behalf of friends and acquaintances at school.

			Veronica discovers new evidence which suggests that ] (]), the man imprisoned after confessing to Lilly's murder, is innocent. As Veronica delves deeper into the murder case, she also works on other investigations, seeks her mother's whereabouts and deals with the aftermath of being drugged and raped during an "09er" party. Veronica, no longer part of the school's wealthy in-crowd, makes some new friends: ] (]), Neptune High basketball star; ] (]), leader of the PCHers, a Latino biker gang named after the Pacific Coast Highway; and ] (]), Neptune High's resident computer genius. Using her friends' resources, as well as those provided by her father and his contacts, Veronica gains a reputation for sleuthing and finds her skills in increasingly high demand at her school. Things get more complicated when Veronica falls into a relationship with Lilly's ex-boyfriend ] (]), who for a time held Veronica partly responsible for Lilly's death and went out of his way to harass her.
			{{:Veronica Mars season 1}}

			=== Season 2 (2005–06) ===
			{{Main\|Veronica Mars season 2}}
			The second season adds three regular cast members: new character ] (]), and first season recurring characters ] (]) and ] (]).<ref name="veronicaseason2dvd">{{Cite web \|url=http://dvd.ign.com/articles/724/724801p1.html \|title=''Veronica Mars'': The Complete Second Season \|access-date=September 17, 2008 \|last=Goldman \|first=Eric \|date=August 10, 2006 \|publisher=]}}</ref> The season begins with the introduction of two new cases: When a school bus full of Neptune High students plunges off a cliff, killing almost everyone on board, Veronica makes it her mission to discover why the bus crashed. Meanwhile, Logan is accused of killing PCH biker gang member Felix Toombs after drunkenly picking a fight with Weevil and the PCHers. Partway through the season, Weevil becomes convinced of Logan's innocence and they team up to find the real killer. Veronica's life returns to much the way it was before Lilly's death: having broken up with Logan during the summer, she reunites with Duncan and is somewhat accepted by the "09ers". However, her private-eye sideline and tough persona keep her from being truly assimilated back into the rich crowd. "09ers" Dick and Cassidy deal with a gold-digging stepmother, ] (]), with whom they are left when their father flees the country while under investigation for real estate fraud. Wallace discovers that his biological father is alive and takes a romantic interest in Jackie.

			The mystery involving Logan and Weevil was the producers' attempt to give Bell some time off after the taxing first season. Thomas later considered the mystery arcs of the second season to have had "way too many suspects, way too many red herrings", necessitating a change for the third season.<ref name="thomasseasonthree"/> As Thomas had conceived the show as a one-year mystery, he decided to introduce and eliminate several characters in order to create an "equally fascinating mystery" for the series' second season. Thomas needed "new blood" since he felt unable to bring back the Kanes and the Echolls and "have them all involved in a new mystery".<ref name="marsthomasin">{{Cite web\|url=http://www.projo.com/tv/content/projo_20050928_veronica.11a78ce9.html \|title=Mystery deepens on Mars \|access-date=November 8, 2008 \|last=Porter \|first=Rick \|date=September 28, 2005 \|publisher=] \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081209064049/http://www.projo.com/tv/content/projo_20050928_veronica.11a78ce9.html \|archive-date=December 9, 2008 }}</ref> Teddy Dunn, who portrayed Duncan Kane, left the series midway through the season because Thomas felt that the Logan-Veronica-Duncan love triangle had run its course. He needed to put "other guys in her life" to keep the series fresh and attributed Dunn's removal to fan interest dominating the Logan-Veronica relationship,<ref>{{Cite news \|date=September 20, 2006 \|title=Many Happy Returns \|last=Madden Toby \|first=Mekeisha \|page=01E \|publisher=]}}</ref> saying "it became clear that one suitor won out".<ref name="thomasseasonthree"/>
			{{:Veronica Mars season 2}}

			=== Season 3 (2006–07) ===
			{{Main\|Veronica Mars season 3}}
			The third season introduces two new series regulars, ] (]) and ] (]).<ref name="thomasseasonthree"/> Piz was created so that Veronica could have a male friend of middle-class status rather than of upper-class, and his campus radio show serves as a narrative device to capture the mood of the university.<ref name="thomasjobhunt">{{Cite web \|url=http://www.ew.com/article/2006/10/24/veronica-mars-creator-his-recent-job-hunt \|title=The ''Veronica Mars'' creator on his recent job hunt \|access-date=September 29, 2008 \|last=Jensen \|first=Jeff \|date=October 23, 2006 \|publisher=]}}</ref> Don Lamb and Mac, recurring characters in the first two seasons, are upgraded to series regulars.<ref name="thomasseasonthree"/> The season begins with Veronica, Logan, Wallace, Mac and Dick as freshmen at Hearst College. Piz and Parker are introduced as the respective roommates of Wallace and Mac. The first mystery is established when Parker becomes the latest victim of the Hearst serial rapist, a storyline begun in a ]. Veronica sets out to catch the rapist, partially motivated by guilt from failing to help Parker. The next mystery, a murder, commences in the same episode the rapist is discovered. During the season, Keith begins an affair with a married client, Wallace struggles to balance academics and sports, Mac begins dating again after previous failed relationships, and Dick has a breakdown and appeals to Logan for help. The season also chronicles Veronica and Logan's failing attempts to maintain their relationship in the face of Veronica's mistrust. The couple breaks up several times throughout the season, and Logan begins dating Parker while Veronica goes out with Piz. Keith is challenged in the sheriff's election by longtime rival P.I. ] (]), and faces charges after he destroys evidence incriminating Veronica.

			The third season was initially planned to include three separate mysteries that would be introduced and resolved in a series of non-overlapping story arcs.<ref name="thomasseasonthree"/> Dawn Ostroff pointed out that the original format may confuse viewers, and the new format would allow new viewers to start watching at any point in the season.<ref name="veronicanewformat">{{Cite web \|url=http://blog.seattlepi.com/tv/2006/07/17/kristen-bell-rob-thomas-hope-the-cw-switch-solves-the-mystery-of-why-veronica-mars-hasnt-caught-on-/ \|title=Kristen Bell, Rob Thomas hope The CW switch solves the mystery of why ''Veronica Mars'' hasn't caught on. \|access-date=September 17, 2008 \|last=McFarland \|first=Melanie \|date=July 17, 2006 \|publisher=]}}</ref> Inspired by the improvised thriller '']'', Thomas started laying "subtle" motives for the second mystery during the first one, so that fans would have "a theory on whodunit" when it occurred.<ref name="thomasjobhunt"/> The first mystery took place over the first nine episodes. Originally, the second mystery was to be seven episodes long and the third mystery was to occur over the last six episodes of the season.<ref name="thomasseasonthree"/> When The CW ordered a 20-episode season instead of the usual 22 episodes,<ref name="vmthird20">{{Cite web \|url=http://www.eonline.com/uberblog/watch_with_kristin/b3458_breaking_veronica_one_tree_hill_picked.html \|title=Breaking! ''Veronica'' and ''One Tree Hill'' Picked Up! \|access-date=September 16, 2008 \|last=Veitch \|first=Kristin \|author-link=Kristin Veitch \|date=November 17, 2006 \|publisher=]}}</ref> the second mystery arc was shortened from seven episodes to six,<ref name="Veitch-2006-12-04">{{Cite web \|last=Veitch \|first=Kristin \|url=http://ca.eonline.com/uberblog/watch_with_kristin/b8039_spoiler_chat_greys_death_looms_brian.html \|title=Spoiler Chat: ''Grey's'' Death Looms; ''Brian'' Star Returns \|publisher=] \|date=December 4, 2006 \|access-date=April 9, 2007}}</ref> and the third mystery was changed from a six episode arc to a five-episode arc. After an eight-week hiatus for the series was announced, the final mystery was changed to five stand-alone episodes designed to be friendlier to new viewers.<ref name="Veitch-2006-11-29">{{Cite web \|last=Veitch \|first=Kristin \|url=http://uk.eonline.com/uberblog/watch_with_kristin/b12599_exclusive_veronica_mars_creator_reveals.html \|title=Exclusive! ''Veronica Mars'' Creator Reveals New Plan, Answers ''You''! \|publisher=] \|date=November 29, 2006 \|access-date=February 26, 2009}}</ref> For the third mystery, Thomas had wanted to present a new situation where Wallace and Mac could be fully involved, "key players really interesting stuff to do". This was a departure from previous seasons where "nice characters" had always been absent from the big mystery because no one was going to believe them to be a suspect.<ref name="thomasjobhunt"/>
			{{:Veronica Mars season 3}}

			=== Film (2014) ===
			{{Main\|Veronica Mars (film)}}

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	\|EpisodeNumber=23 (2-01)
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			\|ShortSummary=Nine years after the events of the show's third season, former teenage sleuth Veronica Mars has left the fictional town of Neptune, California, and moved to New York City, where she is in a relationship with Stosh "Piz" Piznarski and has a job offer from the prestigious law firm Truman-Mann and Associates. She is contacted by her ex-boyfriend Logan Echolls, now a Lieutenant in the United States Navy, who has been accused of murdering his girlfriend Carrie Bishop, a fellow Neptune High student who became a self-destructive pop star under the stage name "Bonnie DeVille". He is being bombarded for offers of representation from lawyers, and Veronica agrees to return to Neptune and help Logan find one who will best represent him. She reunites with her father Keith Mars, Neptune's former sheriff-turned-private investigator, who shows her how corruption and classism are rife under Sheriff Dan Lamb.
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	\|ProdCode=2T7201
	\|ShortSummary=Through the summer Veronica has started to rebuild a relatively normal life free of mysteries to solve. But when a number of athletes including Wallace and Meg fail their drug tests, Veronica returns to the seedier side of life at Neptune High to uncover who is behind the faked results and in the end she will face her biggest mystery yet... what caused the bus crash?
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	\|Aux3=2.07 million viewers
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	\|ProdCode=2T7202
	\|ShortSummary=When blame for a bus crash lands on the bus's driver, his daughter Jessie asks Veronica to clear her father's name. Wallace meets the spoiled new girl Jackie Cook and does some investigating of his own to impress her.
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	\|EpisodeNumber=25 (2-03)
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	\|Aux1=] &<br>]
	\|Aux2=]
	\|Aux3=3.00 million viewers
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	\|ProdCode=2T7203
	\|ShortSummary=Beaver hires Veronica to prove that his stepmother, Kendall, is cheating on his father, but Veronica uncovers more than a simple affair. Keith and Alicia spend the weekend in Chicago where Alicia runs into a man from her past.
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	\|EpisodeNumber=26 (2-04)
	\|Title=]
	\|Aux1=]
	\|Aux2=]
	\|Aux3=3.10 million viewers
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	\|ProdCode=2T7204
	\|ShortSummary=Veronica investigates a woman's fiancé, but learns that all the woman's fears are in her head. Meg's sister asks for Duncan's help getting information off Meg's laptop before their parents find it. The man from Chicago comes to Neptune.
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	\|EpisodeNumber=27 (2-05)
	\|Title=]
	\|Aux1=] &<br>]
	\|Aux2=]
	\|Aux3=3.60 million viewers
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	\|ProdCode=2T7205
	\|ShortSummary=Wallace confronts his mother about his birth father, Nathan Woods. He confides in Veronica, but she is preoccupied with the crash and with helping Jackie find out who stole her credit card.
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	\|EpisodeNumber=28 (2-06)
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	\|Aux1=] &<br>]
	\|Aux2=]
	\|Aux3=3.10 million viewers
	\|OriginalAirDate=], ]
	\|ProdCode=2T7206
	\|ShortSummary=Keith loses the election for Sheriff to Lamb. Logan is arrested for Felix's murder after a witness comes forward. Abel Koontz reappears and asks Veronica to track down his daughter Amelia so he can see her before he dies.
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	\|EpisodeNumber=29 (2-07)
	\|Title=]
	\|Aux1=]
	\|Aux2=]
	\|Aux3=2.94 million viewers
	\|OriginalAirDate=], ]
	\|ProdCode=2T7207
	\|ShortSummary=When Duncan learns from Meg's emails that Meg had been babysitting a child who was being abused by their parents, Veronica takes on a series of creepy babysitting jobs to help Duncan try to find out who it is.
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	\|EpisodeNumber=30 (2-08)
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	\|Aux1=] &<br>]
	\|Aux2=]
	\|Aux3=2.50 million viewers
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	\|ProdCode=2T7208
	\|ShortSummary=Veronica helps her father discover who is tormenting the Oliveres family, whose son Marcos died in the crash. She also learns that the bridge witness, Dr. Griffith, has ties to the "Fighting Fitzpatricks", a Neptune crime family.
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	\|EpisodeNumber=31 (2-09)
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	\|Aux2=]
	\|Aux3=3.00 million viewers
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	\|ProdCode=2T7209
	\|ShortSummary=After reading her mother's permanent record, Veronica tries to find out why her mother was suspended for spreading "malicious lies" and how it relates to Neptune High's mute lunchlady.
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	\|EpisodeNumber=32 (2-10)
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	\|Aux2=]
	\|Aux3=3.40 million viewers
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	\|ProdCode=2T7210
	\|ShortSummary=Veronica has jury duty on a case involving two ] boys versus a poor Hispanic woman. While the case seems open-and-shut, Veronica has to put her skills to the test and cut through Neptune's social tensions. Keith investigates the disappearance of the Aaron Echolls/Lilly Kane sex tapes.
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	\|Aux3=1.62 million viewers
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	\|ProdCode=2T7211
	\|ShortSummary=Duncan runs away with his daughter, involving not only Veronica and the sheriff but the FBI as well. Logan and Weevil, working together in secret to avoid the wrath of the PCHers, try to figure out which PCHer is working with the Fitzpatricks.
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	\|EpisodeNumber=34 (2-12)
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	\|Aux1=]
	\|Aux2=]
	\|Aux3=2.11 million viewers
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	\|ProdCode=2T7212
	\|ShortSummary=When Wallace reveals Rashard's hit-and-run, Rashard and his uncle turn the tables by producing witnesses who will testify that Wallace was the driver. Weevil investigates the Fighting Fitzpatricks with Veronica's help by putting the screws to Molly Fitzpatrick.
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	\|Aux3=2.05 million viewers
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	\|ProdCode=2T7213
	\|ShortSummary=At the winter carnival, the money for the senior class trip goes missing and Veronica must find out who did it, even if a friend is responsible. Logan flirts with sophomore Hannah, but unbeknownst to everyone Logan has a hidden agenda.
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	\|EpisodeNumber=36 (2-14)
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	\|Aux3=2.73 million viewers
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	\|ProdCode=2T7214
	\|ShortSummary=Veronica must discover who is mugging pizza boys and who is blackmailing gay students at Neptune High. Logan uses his relationship with Hannah to put pressure on Dr. Griffith.
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	\|EpisodeNumber=37 (2-15)
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	\|Aux3=2.34 million viewers
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	\|ProdCode=2T7215
	\|ShortSummary=Veronica must find a missing bride-to-be who disappeared after her bachelorette party. Dr. Griffith agrees to drop his testimony if Logan stops seeing Hannah.
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	\|Aux3=2.15 million viewers
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	\|ShortSummary=On a visit to Hearst College, Veronica runs into ex-boyfriend and drug dealer Troy Vandergraff who claims to have ditched his old life and reformed. But the very next day Troy is charged with a brutal date-rape and asks Veronica to help prove his innocence. Despite it making him a free man Logan feels guilty for hurting Hannah.
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	\|EpisodeNumber=39 (2-17)
	\|Title=]
	\|Aux1=]
	\|Aux2=]
	\|Aux3=2.78 million viewers
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	\|ProdCode=2T7217
	\|ShortSummary=Weevil, Veronica, and Logan try prove that Thumper killed Felix. But when they have trouble getting the real bridge witness to come forward, Weevil takes matters into his own hands.
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	\|EpisodeNumber=40 (2-18)
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	\|Aux2=]
	\|Aux3=1.76 million viewers
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	\|ProdCode=2T7218
	\|ShortSummary=The victims of the bus crash and a mysterious phrase - "I am God" - haunt Veronica's dreams as she continues to search for the person responsible.
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	\|Aux1=]
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	\|ProdCode=2T7219
	\|ShortSummary=Veronica tries to discover who is responsible for a hit-and-run that killed a classmate's dog, while at the same time she and Keith uncover information on Kendall Casablancas. Desperate to be free of the brutal Fighting Fitzpatricks, the PCHers come to Weevil for help.
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	{{Episode list
	\|EpisodeNumber=42 (2-20)
	\|Title=]
	\|Aux1=]
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	\|Aux3=1.85 million viewers
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	\|ProdCode=2T7220
	\|ShortSummary=Gia Goodman asks Veronica to help her discover who is stalking her, which reunites Veronica with an old acquaintance.
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	\|Aux1=]
	\|Aux2=]
	\|Aux3=2.09 million viewers
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	\|ProdCode=2T7221
	\|ShortSummary=Aaron Echolls finally goes to trial and Veronica and Logan are the key witnesses. Keith and Veronica discover that Woody molested two boys who died in the bus crash. Terrence Cook is cleared regarding the bus crash, but he must work off his casino debt.
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	\|EpisodeNumber=44 (2-22)
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	\|Aux1=]<br>(teleplay & story)<br>] (teleplay)
	\|Aux2=]
	\|Aux3=2.42 million viewers
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	\|ProdCode=2T7222
	\|ShortSummary=It's Graduation Day for Veronica and her classmates, but Lamb intends to make things difficult for one of the graduates. Keith is on the (lucrative) trail of Woody Goodman with the help of Vinnie van Lowe. And Veronica continues to look for the third boy molested by Woody Goodman only to discover that he's been under her nose the entire time.
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	==Season 3: ~~2006-2007~~==		=== Season 4 (2019) ===
			{{Main\|Veronica Mars season 4}}
	{\| class="wikitable"
			{{:Veronica Mars season 4}}

			==Ratings==
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	\|EpisodeNumber=45 (3-01)
			<!-- S01E04 -->\| 3.12
	\|Title=]
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	\|Aux1=]
			<!-- S01E06 -->\| 2.86
	\|Aux2=]
			<!-- S01E07 -->\| 2.74
	\|Aux3=3.36 million viewers
			<!-- S01E08 -->\| 2.76
	\|OriginalAirDate=], ]
			<!-- S01E09 -->\| 2.40
	\|ProdCode=3T5801
			<!-- S01E10 -->\| 1.90
	\|ShortSummary=Veronica and Logan are still going strong; Veronica is still living at home with her dad, Mac and Wallace each have new roommates, Veronica helps Wallace's friend who has had his possessions stolen, and there is a serial rapist on the large Hearst campus.
			<!-- S01E11 -->\| 2.84
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			<!-- S01E12 -->\| 2.91
			<!-- S01E13 -->\| 2.97
			<!-- S01E14 -->\| 2.70
			<!-- S01E15 -->\| 2.34
			<!-- S01E16 -->\| 2.33
			<!-- S01E17 -->\| 2.78
			<!-- S01E18 -->\| 2.30
			<!-- S01E19 -->\| 2.48
			<!-- S01E20 -->\| 3.04
			<!-- S01E21 -->\| 2.85
			<!-- S01E22 -->\| 2.99
			<!-- S01_AV -->\| 2.66
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			<!-- S02E01 -->\| 3.29
			<!-- S02E02 -->\| 2.73
			<!-- S02E03 -->\| 3.03
			<!-- S02E04 -->\| 3.05
			<!-- S02E05 -->\| 3.58
			<!-- S02E06 -->\| 3.07
			<!-- S02E07 -->\| 2.94
			<!-- S02E08 -->\| 2.50
			<!-- S02E09 -->\| 2.82
			<!-- S02E10 -->\| 3.42
			<!-- S02E11 -->\| 1.62
			<!-- S02E12 -->\| 2.12
			<!-- S02E13 -->\| 2.05
			<!-- S02E14 -->\| 2.73
			<!-- S02E15 -->\| 2.34
			<!-- S02E16 -->\| 2.15
			<!-- S02E17 -->\| 2.85
			<!-- S02E18 -->\| 1.76
			<!-- S02E19 -->\| 1.91
			<!-- S02E20 -->\| 1.85
			<!-- S02E21 -->\| 2.09
			<!-- S02E22 -->\| 2.42
			<!-- S02_AV -->\| 2.56
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			<!-- S03E01 -->\| 3.36
			<!-- S03E02 -->\| 2.96
			<!-- S03E03 -->\| 3.12
			<!-- S03E04 -->\| 3.33
			<!-- S03E05 -->\| 2.70
			<!-- S03E06 -->\| 2.75
			<!-- S03E07 -->\| 2.69
			<!-- S03E08 -->\| 2.57
			<!-- S03E09 -->\| 3.44
			<!-- S03E10 -->\| 3.23
			<!-- S03E11 -->\| 2.69
			<!-- S03E12 -->\| 2.40
			<!-- S03E13 -->\| 2.37
			<!-- S03E14 -->\| 2.27
			<!-- S03E15 -->\| 2.66
			<!-- S03E16 -->\| 2.35
			<!-- S03E17 -->\| 1.85
			<!-- S03E18 -->\| 2.10
			<!-- S03E19 -->\| 1.78
			<!-- S03E20 -->\| 2.15
			<!-- S03_AV -->\| 2.64
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	\|Aux2=]
	\|Aux3=2.96 million viewers
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	\|ProdCode=3T5802
	\|ShortSummary=Guilty over not having helped the latest victim, Veronica sets herself to catching the Hearst serial rapist and starts by going undercover at the Theta Zeta sorority during rush week. Parker's parents arrive and try to convince their daughter to come home. Wallace, Logan and others participate in a guard/prisoner experiment for ], a reference to the ].
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	{{Episode list
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	\|Aux2=]
	\|Aux3=3.12 million viewers
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	\|ProdCode=3T5803
	\|ShortSummary=In order to help ] stay out of prison, Veronica convinces her father to give him her old job at Mars Investigations. A Hearst football player loses the team playbook and, through Piz, hires Veronica to find it. The Dean of Hearst threatens to expel Veronica unless she reveals her sources on the sorority expose story.
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	{{Episode list
	\|EpisodeNumber=48 (3-04)
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	\|Aux1=] &<br>]
	\|Aux2=]
	\|Aux3=3.33 million viewers
	\|OriginalAirDate=], ]
	\|ProdCode=3T5804
	\|ShortSummary=Logan asks Veronica and Keith to help him discover why his trust fund money is disappearing. With a court hearing coming up Dick and the Pi-Sigs hire Veronica to prove their innocence, much to the chagrin of Parker and the other the rape victims, and Veronica uses the opportunity to do some digging. An old acquaintance of Keith hires him to prove her husband is cheating, and the two grow close.
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	{{Episode list
	\|EpisodeNumber=49 (3-05)
	\|Title=]
	\|Aux1=] &<br>]
	\|Aux2=]
	\|Aux3=2.70 million viewers
	\|OriginalAirDate=], ]
	\|ProdCode=3T5805
	\|ShortSummary=Veronica attends a Halloween party at the campus casino, but before Logan arrives, the party ends up getting robbed, Point Break-style. Weevil is arrested for the crime, but Veronica suspects he has been framed when it comes to light that the loot was dumped and the guns weren't even real. Keith Mars looks for the ex-husband of the dean's young wife so her son can receive a bone marrow transplant. Finally, Veronica discovers that latest rape may be more complicated than she thought.
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	\|EpisodeNumber=50 (3-06)
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	\|Aux1=]
	\|Aux2=]
	\|Aux3=2.75 million viewers
	\|OriginalAirDate=], ]
	\|ProdCode=3T5806
	\|ShortSummary=Veronica is accused of plagiarizing her paper for Professor Landry's criminology class. In trying to clear herself, she discovers that her mentor is not who she thought he was. Wallace is pardoned by Dean O'Dell for cheating on his exam, but makes a decision that could affect his college career. Piz invites Veronica to a night of bowling and she decides to bring Logan and Parker, unaware Piz wanted the evening to be more of a date.
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	{{Episode list
	\|EpisodeNumber=51 (3-07)
	\|Title=]
	\|Aux1=]
	\|Aux2=]
	\|Aux3=2.69 million viewers
	\|OriginalAirDate=], ]
	\|ProdCode=3T5807
	\|ShortSummary=Increasingly frustrated by what she sees as the deceits of Keith, Logan, and Professor Landry, Veronica withdraws from her support network. While staying at Wallace and Piz's dorm room, she meets a girl trying to locate her missing boyfriend. Their search leads Veronica to some old adversaries. Meanwhile, one suspect in the rapes is apparently cleared and, after being drugged at the food court, Veronica has a frightening encounter with the culprit.
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	{{Episode list
	\|EpisodeNumber=52 (3-08)
	\|Title=]
	\|Aux1=]
	\|Aux2=]
	\|Aux3=2.57 million viewers
	\|OriginalAirDate=], ]
	\|ProdCode=3T5808
	\|ShortSummary=Keith and Veronica are hired to help find the missing grand-daughter of the founder of Hearst College, whose swing vote could spell the end of fraternities and sororities at Hearst. Meanwhile, Logan fears for Veronica's safety as she gets closer to the truth regarding the campus rapes.
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	{{Episode list
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	\|Aux1=]
	\|Aux2=]
	\|Aux3=3.44 million viewers
	\|OriginalAirDate=], ]
	\|ProdCode=3T5809
	\|ShortSummary=Logan offers Veronica a choice, with neither option a good one for their relationship. Under pressure, Dean O'Dell reinstates the Greek system. Veronica discovers the identity of the Hearst rapist after a Pi Sig frat party, but also finds herself in dire peril. Keith tells the Dean about his wife's affair. Weevil finds O'Dell dead from a gunshot wound.
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	{{Episode list
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	\|Aux2=]
	\|Aux3=3.23 million viewers
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	\|ShortSummary=A classmate asks Veronica to locate the woman he loves, who turns out to be a hooker. Keith continues his investigation of Dean O'Dell's murder by visiting the Lilith House girls. Veronica asks Logan some difficult relationship questions, and learns he was with someone else while they were split up.
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	\|ShortSummary=Veronica is asked by a classmate to find out who slipped her RU-486, the abortion pill, causing her to have a miscarriage. Veronica finds out from an 'ear witness' that the dean was murdered at around 2.20am. She and Logan break up again, with the choice this time being Veronica's.
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	\|ProdCode=3T5813
	\|ShortSummary=Wallace rejoins the Hearst basketball team, when the basketball coach, Tom Barry, is found dead. The coach's widow, Kathleen Barry hires Keith to investigate the murder of her husband and to clear her son, Josh, who is Sheriff Lamb's prime suspect. Logan is wallowing in self-pity after his breakup with Veronica, so Dick invites two girls over to cheer Logan up, but Logan gets stuck entertaining Heather, who is only 11 years old. Meanwhile Keith and Veronica discover that the alibis given by Mindy O'Dell and Professor Landry do not match.
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	\|ShortSummary=Without any evidence to hold her, Sheriff Lamb releases Veronica from jail. Josh makes contact with Veronica and insists that he is being framed for his father's murder and, though Veronica has sympathy for him, she doesn't know if she believes him. Keith learns that the coach's wife, Kathleen Barry, hired Vinnie Van Lowe to find out if her husband was having an affair. Meanwhile, Logan joins Mac and Parker on a Valentine's Day scavenger hunt. Later on, Veronica notices Logan and Parker having a nice lunch together.
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	\|ProdCode=3T5815
	\|ShortSummary=Sheriff Mars interrogates Mindy O'Dell, who reveals that the third man in her hotel room the night of the Dean O'Dell's murder was in fact Dean O'Dell himself. Veronica and Tim Foyle head out in an investigation to prove Professor Hank Landry is innocent, but the tables are turned on Veronica when she learns Hank Landry didn't murder Dean O'Dell.
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	\|ShortSummary=Veronica is hired by a Middle Eastern restaurant owner to find out who has been vandalizing their business with ethnic slur. While investigating the case, Veronica and the restaurant owner are attacked in a drive-by paintball shooting. When a drunk teenager stumbles from a bar and gets hit by a car, Keith orders his deputies to conduct surprise ID checks in all the area bars. While doing his own surprise search, Keith catches Piz and Wallace using fake ID's provided by Veronica. Meanwhile, Logan decides to throw a birthday party for Parker. Veronica's love life takes a turn when she kisses Piz at Parker's birthday party.
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	\|ShortSummary=Piz is put in charge of escorting his idol, Desmond Fellows, a singer/musician from a 1990's pop band who arrives on the Hearst campus to perform at a benefit concert for the radio station. When tapes of Fellows' back-up vocals and tracks go missing, Piz recruits Veronica to help locate them. Keith believes he will be running unopposed in the race for Sheriff, until an unlikely candidate throws his hat into the ring.
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	\|ShortSummary=Veronica passes her exam to be an official Private Investigator, while Piz lands an interview with Apollo Bukenya, an African student at Hearst who wrote a book about his years as an orphan child-soldier in Uganda's rebel army. Veronica is hired by an African man, Kizza, to help prove that he is Apollo's father, but her investigation leads to information that might expose Apollo's story as a fake. Meanwhile, as the election for Sheriff nears, Keith is faced with a crime spree in Neptune. Parker comes to Veronica for advice about Logan after learning he planned to spend the summer surfing with Dick.
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	\|ShortSummary=Weevil is arrested for selling fake debit cards to Hearst students, but claims he is being framed because of his criminal background, and asks Veronica to clear his name. On Piz's radio show, Keith debates Vinnie about the upcoming election, while a tipsy Dick apologizes to Mac for the way he has treated her in the past. Veronica and Piz make up after their argument about spending their summer apart, and a mysterious sex tape of the two finds its way to the internet.
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	\|ShortSummary=Furious that Logan attacked Piz, Veronica tells Logan she wants nothing to do with him. Parker confronts Logan about still having feelings for Veronica, while Piz assures Veronica that he had nothing to do with the sex video. Veronica, with Weevil's help, investigates how the tape originated and discovers a person from her past is linked to The Castle and pays them a visit.
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Veronica Mars is an American television series created by Rob Thomas. The series ran for four seasons; it premiered on September 22, 2004, during UPN's last two years, and ended on May 22, 2007, after a season on UPN's successor, The CW. The series balances murder mystery, high school and college drama, featuring social commentary with sarcasm and off-beat humor in a style often compared to film noir. Set in the fictional town of Neptune, Veronica Mars starred Kristen Bell as the title character, a student who progressed from high school to college during the series while moonlighting as a private investigator under the wing of her detective father. Episodes have a distinct structure: Veronica solves a different "case of the week" while continually trying to solve a season-long mystery. The first two seasons of the series have a season-long mystery arc, in which the conflict is introduced in the first episode of the season and resolved in the finale. The third season takes on a different format, focusing on smaller mystery arcs that last the course of several episodes.

The first season's run of 22 episodes garnered an average of 2.5 million viewers per episode in the United States. The second season decreased to an average of 2.3 million viewers; however, it included the series' highest rated episode with 3.6 million viewers. The third and final season saw an increase to an average of 2.5 million viewers. Veronica Mars appeared on a number of fall television best lists, and garnered a number of awards and nominations. At the 2007 CW Upfront, Ostroff announced that Veronica Mars was not part of the new primetime lineup, and in June 2007, TV Guide writer Michael Ausiello confirmed that the cancellation of Veronica Mars was official. In September 2018, an eight-episode fourth season was confirmed by Hulu, which was released on July 19, 2019.

Series overview

Season	Episodes	Originally released
Season	Episodes	First released	Last released	Network
1	22	September 22, 2004 (2004-09-22)	May 10, 2005 (2005-05-10)	UPN
2	22	September 28, 2005 (2005-09-28)	May 9, 2006 (2006-05-09)	UPN
3	20	October 3, 2006 (2006-10-03)	May 22, 2007 (2007-05-22)	The CW
Film		March 14, 2014 (2014-03-14)		—
4	8	July 19, 2019 (2019-07-19)		Hulu

Episodes

Season 1 (2004–05)

Main article: Veronica Mars season 1

The first season revolves around Veronica Mars (Kristen Bell), a high school student and private investigator in the fictional coastal Southern California town of Neptune. As the daughter of well-respected County Sheriff Keith Mars (Enrico Colantoni), the biggest problem in Veronica's life was getting dumped by her boyfriend, Duncan Kane (Teddy Dunn). But when her best friend Lilly Kane (Amanda Seyfried) is murdered, Veronica's life falls apart. Veronica's father accuses Lilly's father, popular software billionaire Jake Kane (Kyle Secor), of being involved in the murder. This provokes Neptune's wrath, and Keith is ousted and replaced by the new sheriff Don Lamb (Michael Muhney) in a recall election. Veronica's mother, Lianne Mars (Corinne Bohrer), develops a drinking problem and leaves town. When Veronica's "09er" friends—wealthy students from the fictional 90909 ZIP Code—force her to choose between them and her father, Veronica decides to work part-time in her father's newly opened private investigation agency, Mars Investigations. She helps her father solve cases and conducts her own investigations on behalf of friends and acquaintances at school.

Veronica discovers new evidence which suggests that Abel Koontz (Christian Clemenson), the man imprisoned after confessing to Lilly's murder, is innocent. As Veronica delves deeper into the murder case, she also works on other investigations, seeks her mother's whereabouts and deals with the aftermath of being drugged and raped during an "09er" party. Veronica, no longer part of the school's wealthy in-crowd, makes some new friends: Wallace Fennel (Percy Daggs III), Neptune High basketball star; Eli "Weevil" Navarro (Francis Capra), leader of the PCHers, a Latino biker gang named after the Pacific Coast Highway; and Cindy "Mac" Mackenzie (Tina Majorino), Neptune High's resident computer genius. Using her friends' resources, as well as those provided by her father and his contacts, Veronica gains a reputation for sleuthing and finds her skills in increasingly high demand at her school. Things get more complicated when Veronica falls into a relationship with Lilly's ex-boyfriend Logan Echolls (Jason Dohring), who for a time held Veronica partly responsible for Lilly's death and went out of his way to harass her.

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original release date	Prod. code	U.S. viewers (millions)
1	1	"Pilot"	Mark Piznarski	Rob Thomas	September 22, 2004 (2004-09-22)	475258	2.49
2	2	"Credit Where Credit's Due"	Mark Piznarski	Rob Thomas	September 28, 2004 (2004-09-28)	2T5701	2.21
3	3	"Meet John Smith"	Harry Winer	Jed Seidel	October 12, 2004 (2004-10-12)	2T5702	2.71
4	4	"The Wrath of Con"	Michael Fields	Diane Ruggiero	October 19, 2004 (2004-10-19)	2T5703	3.12
5	5	"You Think You Know Somebody"	Nick Gomez	Dayna Lynne North	October 26, 2004 (2004-10-26)	2T5704	2.73
6	6	"Return of the Kane"	Sarah Pia Anderson	Story by : Rob Thomas Teleplay by : Phil Klemmer	November 2, 2004 (2004-11-02)	2T5705	2.86
7	7	"The Girl Next Door"	Nick Marck	Story by : Jed Seidel Teleplay by : Jed Seidel & Diane Ruggiero	November 9, 2004 (2004-11-09)	2T5706	2.74
8	8	"Like a Virgin"	Guy Bee	Aury Wallington	November 23, 2004 (2004-11-23)	2T5707	2.76
9	9	"Drinking the Kool-Aid"	Marcos Siega	Story by : Rob Thomas Teleplay by : Russell Smith	November 30, 2004 (2004-11-30)	2T5708	2.40
10	10	"An Echolls Family Christmas"	Nick Marck	Diane Ruggiero	December 14, 2004 (2004-12-14)	2T5710	1.90
11	11	"Silence of the Lamb"	John Kretchmer	Jed Seidel & Dayna Lynne North	January 4, 2005 (2005-01-04)	2T5709	2.84
12	12	"Clash of the Tritons"	David Barrett	Phil Klemmer & Aury Wallington	January 11, 2005 (2005-01-11)	2T5711	2.91
13	13	"Lord of the Bling"	Steve Gomer	John Enbom	February 8, 2005 (2005-02-08)	2T5712	2.97
14	14	"Mars vs. Mars"	Marcos Siega	Story by : Rob Thomas Teleplay by : Jed Seidel & Diane Ruggiero	February 15, 2005 (2005-02-15)	2T5713	2.70
15	15	"Ruskie Business"	Guy Bee	Phil Klemmer & John Enbom	February 22, 2005 (2005-02-22)	2T5714	2.34
16	16	"Betty and Veronica"	Michael Fields	Diane Ruggiero	March 29, 2005 (2005-03-29)	2T5715	2.33
17	17	"Kanes and Abel's"	Nick Marck	Carolyn Murray	April 5, 2005 (2005-04-05)	2T5716	2.78
18	18	"Weapons of Class Destruction"	John Kretchmer	Jed Seidel	April 12, 2005 (2005-04-12)	2T5717	2.30
19	19	"Hot Dogs"	Nick Marck	Dayna Lynne North	April 19, 2005 (2005-04-19)	2T5718	2.48
20	20	"M.A.D."	John Kretchmer	Phil Klemmer & John Enbom	April 26, 2005 (2005-04-26)	2T5719	3.04
21	21	"A Trip to the Dentist"	Marcos Siega	Diane Ruggiero	May 3, 2005 (2005-05-03)	2T5720	2.85
22	22	"Leave It to Beaver"	Michael Fields	Story by : Rob Thomas Teleplay by : Rob Thomas & Diane Ruggiero	May 10, 2005 (2005-05-10)	2T5721	2.99

Season 2 (2005–06)

Main article: Veronica Mars season 2

The second season adds three regular cast members: new character Jackie Cook (Tessa Thompson), and first season recurring characters Dick Casablancas (Ryan Hansen) and Cassidy "Beaver" Casablancas (Kyle Gallner). The season begins with the introduction of two new cases: When a school bus full of Neptune High students plunges off a cliff, killing almost everyone on board, Veronica makes it her mission to discover why the bus crashed. Meanwhile, Logan is accused of killing PCH biker gang member Felix Toombs after drunkenly picking a fight with Weevil and the PCHers. Partway through the season, Weevil becomes convinced of Logan's innocence and they team up to find the real killer. Veronica's life returns to much the way it was before Lilly's death: having broken up with Logan during the summer, she reunites with Duncan and is somewhat accepted by the "09ers". However, her private-eye sideline and tough persona keep her from being truly assimilated back into the rich crowd. "09ers" Dick and Cassidy deal with a gold-digging stepmother, Kendall Casablancas (Charisma Carpenter), with whom they are left when their father flees the country while under investigation for real estate fraud. Wallace discovers that his biological father is alive and takes a romantic interest in Jackie.

The mystery involving Logan and Weevil was the producers' attempt to give Bell some time off after the taxing first season. Thomas later considered the mystery arcs of the second season to have had "way too many suspects, way too many red herrings", necessitating a change for the third season. As Thomas had conceived the show as a one-year mystery, he decided to introduce and eliminate several characters in order to create an "equally fascinating mystery" for the series' second season. Thomas needed "new blood" since he felt unable to bring back the Kanes and the Echolls and "have them all involved in a new mystery". Teddy Dunn, who portrayed Duncan Kane, left the series midway through the season because Thomas felt that the Logan-Veronica-Duncan love triangle had run its course. He needed to put "other guys in her life" to keep the series fresh and attributed Dunn's removal to fan interest dominating the Logan-Veronica relationship, saying "it became clear that one suitor won out".

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original release date	Prod. code	U.S. viewers (millions)
23	1	"Normal Is the Watchword"	John Kretchmer	Rob Thomas	September 28, 2005 (2005-09-28)	2T7201	3.29
24	2	"Driver Ed"	Nick Marck	Diane Ruggiero	October 5, 2005 (2005-10-05)	2T7202	2.73
25	3	"Cheatty Cheatty Bang Bang"	John Kretchmer	Phil Klemmer & John Enbom	October 12, 2005 (2005-10-12)	2T7203	3.03
26	4	"Green-Eyed Monster"	Jason Bloom	Dayna Lynne North	October 19, 2005 (2005-10-19)	2T7204	3.05
27	5	"Blast from the Past"	Harry Winer	Phil Klemmer & Cathy Belben	October 26, 2005 (2005-10-26)	2T7205	3.58
28	6	"Rat Saw God"	Kevin Bray	John Enbom & Phil Klemmer	November 9, 2005 (2005-11-09)	2T7206	3.07
29	7	"Nobody Puts Baby in a Corner"	Nick Marck	Diane Ruggiero	November 16, 2005 (2005-11-16)	2T7207	2.94
30	8	"Ahoy, Mateys!"	Steve Gomer	John Enbom & Cathy Belben	November 23, 2005 (2005-11-23)	2T7208	2.50
31	9	"My Mother, the Fiend"	Nick Marck	Phil Klemmer & Dayna Lynne North	November 30, 2005 (2005-11-30)	2T7209	2.82
32	10	"One Angry Veronica"	John Kretchmer	Russell Smith	December 7, 2005 (2005-12-07)	2T7210	3.42
33	11	"Donut Run"	Rob Thomas	Rob Thomas	January 25, 2006 (2006-01-25)	2T7211	1.62
34	12	"Rashard and Wallace Go to White Castle"	John Kretchmer	John Enbom	February 1, 2006 (2006-02-01)	2T7212	2.12
35	13	"Ain't No Magic Mountain High Enough"	Guy Bee	Diane Ruggiero	February 8, 2006 (2006-02-08)	2T7213	2.05
36	14	"Versatile Toppings"	Sarah Pia Anderson	Phil Klemmer	March 15, 2006 (2006-03-15)	2T7214	2.73
37	15	"The Quick and the Wed"	Rick Rosenthal	John Serge	March 22, 2006 (2006-03-22)	2T7215	2.34
38	16	"The Rapes of Graff"	Michael Fields	John Enbom	March 29, 2006 (2006-03-29)	2T7216	2.15
39	17	"Plan B"	John Kretchmer	Dayna Lynne North	April 5, 2006 (2006-04-05)	2T7217	2.85
40	18	"I Am God"	Martha Mitchell	Diane Ruggiero & Cathy Belben	April 11, 2006 (2006-04-11)	2T7218	1.76
41	19	"Nevermind the Buttocks"	Jason Bloom	Phil Klemmer	April 18, 2006 (2006-04-18)	2T7219	1.91
42	20	"Look Who's Stalking"	Michael Fields	John Enbom	April 25, 2006 (2006-04-25)	2T7220	1.85
43	21	"Happy Go Lucky"	Steve Gomer	Diane Ruggiero	May 2, 2006 (2006-05-02)	2T7221	2.09
44	22	"Not Pictured"	John Kretchmer	Story by : Rob Thomas Teleplay by : Rob Thomas & John Enbom	May 9, 2006 (2006-05-09)	2T7222	2.42

Season 3 (2006–07)

Main article: Veronica Mars season 3

The third season introduces two new series regulars, Parker Lee (Julie Gonzalo) and Stosh "Piz" Piznarski (Chris Lowell). Piz was created so that Veronica could have a male friend of middle-class status rather than of upper-class, and his campus radio show serves as a narrative device to capture the mood of the university. Don Lamb and Mac, recurring characters in the first two seasons, are upgraded to series regulars. The season begins with Veronica, Logan, Wallace, Mac and Dick as freshmen at Hearst College. Piz and Parker are introduced as the respective roommates of Wallace and Mac. The first mystery is established when Parker becomes the latest victim of the Hearst serial rapist, a storyline begun in a second season episode. Veronica sets out to catch the rapist, partially motivated by guilt from failing to help Parker. The next mystery, a murder, commences in the same episode the rapist is discovered. During the season, Keith begins an affair with a married client, Wallace struggles to balance academics and sports, Mac begins dating again after previous failed relationships, and Dick has a breakdown and appeals to Logan for help. The season also chronicles Veronica and Logan's failing attempts to maintain their relationship in the face of Veronica's mistrust. The couple breaks up several times throughout the season, and Logan begins dating Parker while Veronica goes out with Piz. Keith is challenged in the sheriff's election by longtime rival P.I. Vinnie Van Lowe (Ken Marino), and faces charges after he destroys evidence incriminating Veronica.

The third season was initially planned to include three separate mysteries that would be introduced and resolved in a series of non-overlapping story arcs. Dawn Ostroff pointed out that the original format may confuse viewers, and the new format would allow new viewers to start watching at any point in the season. Inspired by the improvised thriller Bubble, Thomas started laying "subtle" motives for the second mystery during the first one, so that fans would have "a theory on whodunit" when it occurred. The first mystery took place over the first nine episodes. Originally, the second mystery was to be seven episodes long and the third mystery was to occur over the last six episodes of the season. When The CW ordered a 20-episode season instead of the usual 22 episodes, the second mystery arc was shortened from seven episodes to six, and the third mystery was changed from a six episode arc to a five-episode arc. After an eight-week hiatus for the series was announced, the final mystery was changed to five stand-alone episodes designed to be friendlier to new viewers. For the third mystery, Thomas had wanted to present a new situation where Wallace and Mac could be fully involved, "key players really interesting stuff to do". This was a departure from previous seasons where "nice characters" had always been absent from the big mystery because no one was going to believe them to be a suspect.

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original release date	Prod. code	U.S. viewers (millions)
45	1	"Welcome Wagon"	John Kretchmer	Rob Thomas	October 3, 2006 (2006-10-03)	3T5801	3.36
46	2	"My Big Fat Greek Rush Week"	John Kretchmer	Diane Ruggiero	October 10, 2006 (2006-10-10)	3T5802	2.96
47	3	"Wichita Linebacker"	Harry Winer	Phil Klemmer & John Enbom	October 17, 2006 (2006-10-17)	3T5803	3.12
48	4	"Charlie Don't Surf"	Jason Bloom	Diane Ruggiero & Jason Elen	October 24, 2006 (2006-10-24)	3T5804	3.33
49	5	"President Evil"	Nick Marck	Jonathan Moskin & David Mulei	October 31, 2006 (2006-10-31)	3T5805	2.70
50	6	"Hi, Infidelity"	Michael Fields	John Enbom	November 7, 2006 (2006-11-07)	3T5806	2.75
51	7	"Of Vice and Men"	Harry Winer	Phil Klemmer	November 14, 2006 (2006-11-14)	3T5807	2.69
52	8	"Lord of the Pi's"	Steve Gomer	Diane Ruggiero	November 21, 2006 (2006-11-21)	3T5808	2.57
53	9	"Spit & Eggs"	Rob Thomas	Rob Thomas	November 28, 2006 (2006-11-28)	3T5809	3.44
54	10	"Show Me the Monkey"	Nick Marck	Story by : John Enbom Teleplay by : John Enbom & Robert Hull	January 23, 2007 (2007-01-23)	3T5810	3.23
55	11	"Poughkeepsie, Tramps and Thieves"	John Kretchmer	Diane Ruggiero	January 30, 2007 (2007-01-30)	3T5811	2.69
56	12	"There's Got to Be a Morning After Pill"	Tricia Brock	Story by : Jonathan Moskin & David Mulei Teleplay by : Jonathan Moskin & Phil Klemmer & John Enbom	February 6, 2007 (2007-02-06)	3T5812	2.40
57	13	"Postgame Mortem"	John Kretchmer	Joe Voci	February 13, 2007 (2007-02-13)	3T5813	2.37
58	14	"Mars, Bars"	Harry Winer	Story by : Phil Klemmer & John Enbom & Joe Voci Teleplay by : Phil Klemmer & John Enbom	February 20, 2007 (2007-02-20)	3T5814	2.27
59	15	"Papa's Cabin"	Michael Fields	John Enbom	February 27, 2007 (2007-02-27)	3T5815	2.66
60	16	"Un-American Graffiti"	John Kretchmer	Robert Hull	May 1, 2007 (2007-05-01)	3T5816	2.35
61	17	"Debasement Tapes"	Dan Etheridge	John Enbom	May 8, 2007 (2007-05-08)	3T5817	1.85
62	18	"I Know What You'll Do Next Summer"	Nick Marck	Jonathan Moskin & David Mulei	May 15, 2007 (2007-05-15)	3T5818	2.10
63	19	"Weevils Wobble But They Don't Go Down"	Jason Bloom	Phil Klemmer	May 22, 2007 (2007-05-22)	3T5819	1.78
64	20	"The Bitch Is Back"	Michael Fields	Rob Thomas & Diane Ruggiero	May 22, 2007 (2007-05-22)	3T5820	2.15

Film (2014)

Main article: Veronica Mars (film)

Title	Directed by	Written by	Release date (U.S.)
Veronica Mars	Rob Thomas	Story by : Rob Thomas Screenplay by : Rob Thomas & Diane Ruggiero	March 8, 2014 (2014-03-08) (SXSW) March 14, 2014 (2014-03-14) (VOD)
Nine years after the events of the show's third season, former teenage sleuth Veronica Mars has left the fictional town of Neptune, California, and moved to New York City, where she is in a relationship with Stosh "Piz" Piznarski and has a job offer from the prestigious law firm Truman-Mann and Associates. She is contacted by her ex-boyfriend Logan Echolls, now a Lieutenant in the United States Navy, who has been accused of murdering his girlfriend Carrie Bishop, a fellow Neptune High student who became a self-destructive pop star under the stage name "Bonnie DeVille". He is being bombarded for offers of representation from lawyers, and Veronica agrees to return to Neptune and help Logan find one who will best represent him. She reunites with her father Keith Mars, Neptune's former sheriff-turned-private investigator, who shows her how corruption and classism are rife under Sheriff Dan Lamb.

Season 4 (2019)

Main article: Veronica Mars season 4

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original release date	Prod. code
65	1	"Spring Break Forever"	Michael Lehmann	Rob Thomas	July 19, 2019 (2019-07-19)	T13.21601
66	2	"Chino and the Man"	Michael Fields	Diane Ruggiero-Wright	July 19, 2019 (2019-07-19)	T13.21602
67	3	"Keep Calm and Party On"	Joaquin Sedillo	Heather V. Regnier	July 19, 2019 (2019-07-19)	T13.21603
68	4	"Heads You Lose"	Rachel Goldberg	David Walpert	July 19, 2019 (2019-07-19)	T13.21604
69	5	"Losing Streak"	Scott Winant	David Walpert	July 19, 2019 (2019-07-19)	T13.21605
70	6	"Entering a World of Pain"	Tessa Blake	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar & Raymond Obstfeld	July 19, 2019 (2019-07-19)	T13.21606
71	7	"Gods of War"	Amanda Marsalis	Diane Ruggiero-Wright & Heather V. Renier	July 19, 2019 (2019-07-19)	T13.21607
72	8	"Years, Continents, Bloodshed"	Scott Winant	Rob Thomas	July 19, 2019 (2019-07-19)	T13.21608

Ratings

Veronica Mars : U.S. viewers per episode (millions)

Season		Episode number																						Average
Season		1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	Average
	1	2.49	2.21	2.71	3.12	2.73	2.86	2.74	2.76	2.40	1.90	2.84	2.91	2.97	2.70	2.34	2.33	2.78	2.30	2.48	3.04	2.85	2.99	2.66
	2	3.29	2.73	3.03	3.05	3.58	3.07	2.94	2.50	2.82	3.42	1.62	2.12	2.05	2.73	2.34	2.15	2.85	1.76	1.91	1.85	2.09	2.42	2.56
	3	3.36	2.96	3.12	3.33	2.70	2.75	2.69	2.57	3.44	3.23	2.69	2.40	2.37	2.27	2.66	2.35	1.85	2.10	1.78	2.15	–		2.64

Audience measurement performed by Nielsen Media Research

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External links

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Episodes

Season 1	"Pilot" "Credit Where Credit's Due" "Meet John Smith" "The Wrath of Con" "You Think You Know Somebody" "Return of the Kane" "The Girl Next Door" "Like a Virgin" "Drinking the Kool-Aid" "An Echolls Family Christmas" "Silence of the Lamb" "Clash of the Tritons" "Lord of the Bling" "Mars vs. Mars" "Ruskie Business" "Betty and Veronica" "Kanes and Abel's" "Weapons of Class Destruction" "Hot Dogs" "M.A.D." "A Trip to the Dentist" "Leave It to Beaver"
Season 2	"Normal Is the Watchword" "Driver Ed" "Cheatty Cheatty Bang Bang" "Green-Eyed Monster" "Blast from the Past" "Rat Saw God" "Nobody Puts Baby in a Corner" "Ahoy, Mateys!" "My Mother, the Fiend" "One Angry Veronica" "Donut Run" "Rashard and Wallace Go to White Castle" "Ain't No Magic Mountain High Enough" "Versatile Toppings" "The Quick and the Wed" "The Rapes of Graff" "Plan B" "I Am God" "Nevermind the Buttocks" "Look Who's Stalking" "Happy Go Lucky" "Not Pictured"
Season 3	"Welcome Wagon" "My Big Fat Greek Rush Week" "Wichita Linebacker" "Charlie Don't Surf" "President Evil" "Hi, Infidelity" "Of Vice and Men" "Lord of the Pi's" "Spit & Eggs" "Show Me the Monkey" "Poughkeepsie, Tramps and Thieves" "There's Got to Be a Morning After Pill" "Postgame Mortem" "Mars, Bars" "Papa's Cabin" "Un-American Graffiti" "Debasement Tapes" "I Know What You'll Do Next Summer" "Weevils Wobble But They Don't Go Down" "The Bitch Is Back"
Season 4

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