Sanctuary season 4
Sanctuary | |
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Season 4 | |
No. of episodes | 13 |
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Original network | Syfy |
Original release | October 7 December 30, 2011 | –
Season chronology | |
The fourth season of the Canadian science fiction–fantasy television series Sanctuary was commissioned by Syfy in January 2010.
Cast
Regular
- Amanda Tapping as Helen Magnus
- Robin Dunne as Will Zimmerman
- Ryan Robbins as Henry Foss
- Christopher Heyerdahl as Bigfoot / John Druitt
Recurring
- Jonathon Young as Nikola Tesla
- Ian Tracey as Adam Worth
- Robert Lawrenson as Declan McRae
- Pascale Hutton as Abby Corrigan
- Brian Markinson as Greg Addison
- Agam Darshi as Kate Freelander
Guest
- Peter Wingfield as James Watson
- Paul McGillion as Terrence Wexford
- Gil Bellows as Caleb
Episodes
No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | US viewers (millions) |
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47 | 1 | "Tempus" | Martin Wood | Damian Kindler | October 7, 2011 | 1.38[1] |
48 | 2 | "Uprising" | Amanda Tapping | James Thorpe | October 14, 2011 | 1.32[2] |
49 | 3 | "Untouchable" | Steven A. Adelson | Gillian Horvath | October 21, 2011 | 1.47[3] |
50 | 4 | "Monsoon" | Martin Wood | Damian Kindler | October 28, 2011 | 1.20[4] |
51 | 5 | "Resistance" | Lee Wilson | Alan McCullough | November 4, 2011 | 1.26[5] |
52 | 6 | "Homecoming" | Robin Dunne | Damian Kindler & James Thorpe | November 11, 2011 | 1.32[6] |
53 | 7 | "Icebreaker" | Martin Wood | Martin Wood | November 18, 2011 | 1.20[7] |
54 | 8 | "Fugue" | Damian Kindler | Damian Kindler | November 25, 2011 | 1.11[8] |
55 | 9 | "Chimera" | Martin Wood | James Thorpe | November 29, 2011 | 0.96[9] |
56 | 10 | "Acolyte" | Lee Wilson | Alan McCullough | December 9, 2011 | 1.51[10] |
57 | 11 | "The Depths" | Martin Wood | Gillian Horvath | December 16, 2011 | 1.28[11] |
58 | 12 | "Sanctuary for None (Part 1)" | Damian Kindler | James Thorpe | December 23, 2011 | 1.12[12] |
59 | 13 | "Sanctuary for None (Part 2)" | Damian Kindler | Damian Kindler | December 30, 2011 | 1.29[13] |
Production
In January 2010, Syfy officially renewed Sanctuary for a fourth, 13-episode season, to air starting Autumn 2011.[14] According to Tapping, producing a 13-part season was more practical than a 20-episode season, stating "I think 13 is a good number for us. Twenty was really hard. It was a great joy because we were able to flesh things out more. And I think had we been given more lead-up to starting our season, although we had a network pickup early. [...] We really only had five weeks to prep this entire season. And if we were doing 20, I think we'd all be in an insane asylum by now. Thirteen was like, we can do 13 with five weeks. There's no way we could've been prepared for 20."[15] Robin Dunne has said that he will direct the sixth episode of the season, having had an interest in doing so. In describing what the fourth season would be about, Tapping stated the Hollow Earth story line would still be dealt with. She also requested that Magnus be given a love interest.[15] The Sanctuary panel during the 2011 San Diego Comic-Con International revealed that there will be a musical episode sometime this season.[16]
Broadcast and reception
The season returned to Friday nights and premiered on October 7, at 10 pm.[17] The fourth season was the 64th most watched cable show in 2011, averaging 1.262 million viewers per episode and a 0.4 rating for viewers aged 18 to 49 years. It was up from the 997,000 average of the second half of the third season earlier in the year. However, ratings for the fourth season were down 13.44 per cent compared with the first half of season three in 2010.[18]
References
- ^ Gorman, Bill (October 10, 2011). "Friday Cable: Cardinals/Phillies Tops Night, Plus 'Smackdown!,' 'Sanctuary,' 'Jessie' & Much More". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on October 11, 2011. Retrieved October 10, 2011.
- ^ Seidman, Robert (October 17, 2011). "Friday Cable: NLCS Leads Night Plus 'Smackdown!,' 'Sanctuary,' 'Make Your Mark,' 'Jessie' & More". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on October 19, 2011. Retrieved October 17, 2011.
- ^ Gorman, Bill (October 24, 2011). "Friday Cable Ratings: 'Smackdown!' Ties 'SpongeBob;' Plus 'Sanctuary,' 'Boss,' 'House Of Payne' & More". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on October 26, 2011. Retrieved October 25, 2011.
- ^ Seidman, Robert (October 31, 2011). "Friday Cable Ratings: Discovery's 'Gold Rush' Tops Cable + 'Friday Night Smackdown,' 'Sanctuary,' 'Boss' & More". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on November 2, 2011. Retrieved November 1, 2011.
- ^ Seidman, Robert (November 7, 2011). "Friday Cable Ratings: Discovery's 'Gold Rush' Tops Cable + 'Friday Night Smackdown,' 'Sanctuary,' 'Boss' & More". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on November 9, 2011. Retrieved November 7, 2011.
- ^ Gorman, Bill (November 14, 2011). "Friday Cable Ratings: Discovery's 'Gold Rush', UNC/MSU BBall Top Cable + 'Friday Night Smackdown,' 'Sanctuary,' 'Flying Wild Alaska' & More". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on November 19, 2011. Retrieved November 15, 2011.
- ^ Gorman, Bill (November 21, 2011). "Friday Cable Ratings: 'Gold Rush' Tops Cable + Okla. St./Iowa St., 'Friday Night Smackdown,' 'Sanctuary,' 'Flying Wild Alaska' & More". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on November 23, 2011. Retrieved November 21, 2011.
- ^ Seidman, Robert (November 29, 2011). "Friday Cable Ratings: 'Gold Rush,' 'For Better or Worse' Lead Night + 'Smackdown,' 'Clone Wars' & More". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on December 2, 2011. Retrieved November 30, 2011.
- ^ Seidman, Robert (November 30, 2011). "Tuesday Cable Ratings: 'Sons of Anarchy' Revs Higher, Tops 'Storage Wars' Again; 'Covert Affairs' Up + 'SuperSmackdown' & More". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on December 2, 2011. Retrieved November 30, 2011.
- ^ Seidman, Robert (December 12, 2011). "Friday Cable Ratings: 'Gold Rush' Wins Again + 'Smackdown,' 'Sanctuary,' 'For Better or Worse' & More". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on January 8, 2012. Retrieved December 12, 2011.
- ^ Gorman, Bill (December 19, 2011). "Friday Cable Ratings: 'Gold Rush' More Golden + 'Smackdown,' 'Sanctuary,' 'For Better or Worse' & More". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on January 7, 2012. Retrieved December 19, 2011.
- ^ Seidman, Robert (December 27, 2011). "Friday Cable Ratings: 'Gold Rush' Once Again Leads + 'Sanctuary,' 'Smackdown!,' 'For Better Or Worse' & More". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on January 8, 2012. Retrieved December 27, 2011.
- ^ Gorman, Bill (January 3, 2012). "Friday Cable Ratings: Insight, Music City Bowls Top 'Gold Rush' + 'Sanctuary,' 'Smackdown!,' 'UFC 141 Prelims' & More". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on January 8, 2012. Retrieved January 3, 2012.
- ^ Gorman, Bill (January 18, 2011). "Sanctuary Renewed For A Fourth Season By Syfy". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on January 21, 2011. Retrieved January 18, 2011.
- ^ a b Huddleston, Kathie (April 15, 2011). "11 behind-the-scenes secrets about tonight's return of Sanctuary". Blastr. Retrieved June 24, 2011.
- ^ West, Kelly (July 23, 2011). "Comic-Con 2011: Sanctuary Panel". Cinema Blend. Retrieved July 23, 2011.
- ^ Seidman, Robert (August 23, 2011). "Syfy's Fall Programming Features Premiere of 'Paranormal Witness,' Return of 'Sanctuary' and 'Neverland'". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on September 11, 2011. Retrieved August 23, 2011.
- ^ "2011 Ratings Recap: Cable's Scripted Dramas – What's Up? What's Down? What's on Top?". The Futon Critic. January 5, 2012. Retrieved January 6, 2012.
External links
- Sanctuary at IMDb
- List of Sanctuary episodes at The Futon Critic