Country of origin United States Original network The CW | No. of episodes 21 | |
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Original release September 27, 2006 (2006-09-27) – June 13, 2007 (2007-06-13) | ||
The fourth season of One Tree Hill began airing on September 27, 2006. The season concluded June 13, 2007, after 21 episodes. This is the first season to air on the newly formed The CW television network.
Contents
Season four regular cast members include Chad Michael Murray, James Lafferty, Hilarie Burton, Bethany Joy Lenz, Paul Johansson, Sophia Bush, Barbara Alyn Woods, Lee Norris, Antwon Tanner, Danneel Harris, Barry Corbin, and Moira Kelly.
The season picks up directly after the events of the season three finale car accident. It focuses on the remainder of senior year at Tree Hill High and ends with the graduation of the teenage characters. In this season, most episodes were named after rock albums rather than after songs. Season four rose in ratings, averaging 2.9 million viewers weekly, becoming #136 in the Nielsen ratings system.
Overview
This season focuses on the final half of senior year at Tree Hill High School. Nathan and Haley find out they're going to have a baby. Lucas starts writing a novel while also questioning what really happened on the day of the school shooting. Nathan gets involved with some shady characters after he and Haley start having money problems. Peyton finds out she has a brother, but he may not be who he says he is. Brooke becomes friends with Rachel and starts a relationship with newcomer Chase. Dan tries to get close to Karen and help her with Keith's baby.
Reception
The season premiere was seen by 3.64 million U.S. viewers and achieved a 1.7 Adults 18-49 rating, up 19% in viewers and 55% in demo from the season 3 finale. Episode 2 hit a season high in the Adults 18-49 demo with a 2.0 rating, while episode 10 hit season highs in viewers with 4.24 million. The season finale was seen by 2.5 million viewers.
DVD release
The DVD release of season four was released after the season has completed broadcast on television. It has been released in Region 1. As well as every episode from the season, the DVD release features bonus material such as audio commentaries on some episodes from the creator and cast, deleted scenes, gag reels and behind-the-scenes featurettes.