Season Three (1964-65)

Combat 's third season premiered on Tuesday, September 15, 1964, and concluded on April 27, 1965. It consisted of thirty-two episodes.

This season saw the condensation and solidification of the cast. With the departure of Tom Lowell, the squad was down to four principals: Vic Morrow, Pierre Jalbert, Jack Hogan and Dick Peabody. This group, along with Rick Jason and Conlan Carter, would be the core cast for the remainder of Combat 's run on ABC.

The third season was the only one in which Combat! ranked in the top twenty of U.S. network primetime television shows. Season-end ratings from Nielsen placed Combat! as the tenth-most popular show of the 1964-65 season. Combat! drew more viewers than ratings heavyweights Ed Sullivan, Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color and The Beverly Hillbillies.

Vic Morrow directed two third season episodes, "Losers Cry Deal" and "Cry in the Ruins."