Joanne Froggatt: 'Downton Abbey' Season 3 Premiere!

Jim Carter, Sophie McShera, Hugh Bonneville, Joanne Froggatt, and Rob James-Collier attend the season three premiere of their show Downton Abbey on Wednesday (December 12) at the Essex House in New York City.

Downton Abbey will return for American audiences on January 6 with a two-hour season premiere on PBS. The season will conclude with a ninety-minute finale on February 17.

Earlier in the day, the cast received a Screen Actors Guild Award nomination for Best Ensemble in a Drama Series. Michelle Dockery and Maggie Smith also received individual nominations.

15+ pictures inside of the Downton Abbey cast at the premiere…