Seinfeld season 4

*Seinfeld*
Seinfeld
Season 4
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No. of episodes	24
Release
Original network	NBC
Original release	August 12, 1992 –; May 20, 1993
Season chronology
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	List of episodes

Season four of Seinfeld, an American comedy television series created by Jerry Seinfeld and Larry David, began airing on August 12, 1992, and concluded on May 20, 1993, on NBC.

Production

Seinfeld was produced by Castle Rock Entertainment and distributed by Columbia Pictures Television and Columbia TriStar Television and was aired on NBC in the US. The executive producers were Larry David, George Shapiro, and Howard West with Tom Gammill and Max Pross as supervising producers. Bruce Kirschbaum was the executive consultant.^[1] This season was directed by Tom Cherones and was largely written by Larry David, Jerry Seinfeld, Larry Charles, Peter Mehlman and Andy Robin.

The series was set predominantly in an apartment block on New York City's Upper West Side; however, the fourth season was shot and filmed predominantly in CBS Studio Center in Studio City, California.^[2] The show features Jerry Seinfeld as himself, and a host of Jerry's friends and acquaintances, which include George Costanza, Elaine Benes, and Kramer, portrayed by Jason Alexander, Julia Louis-Dreyfus and Michael Richards, respectively.^[3]

Story arcs

The season had numerous story arcs. One that spanned the whole season involved Jerry and George trying to make a TV pilot for NBC. Another was George having a relationship with former NBC executive Susan Ross. In another, Joe Davola stalked and attacked the show's principal characters.

Reception

Critical reception

The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reported a 100% approval rating with an average rating of 9/10, based on 13 critic reviews. The website's critics consensus reads, "The show about nothing tries on an overarching plot for a change and yields a riotous satire on television in the process, further solidifying its claim as master of the sitcom domain with observant humor mined from the mundane and uncomfortable."^[4] TV Guide named it #1 on their list of the greatest TV seasons.^{[citation needed]} Jamie Malanowski of Time named it the best season of the series saying "A mix of high and low, of the self-referential and the hip, of things underfoot and out of left field."^[5]

Nielsen ratings

Season four was ranked No. 25 according to the Nielsen ratings system, with 12,754,700 estimated audience.^[6]

Awards and nominations

Season four received eleven Emmy nominations, three of which were won. The show won its first and only Emmy Award for Outstanding Comedy Series. Larry David won the Emmy for Outstanding Writing in a Comedy Series for the episode "The Contest". Michael Richards won his first out of three Emmy Awards for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series. Jerry Seinfeld was nominated for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series. Jason Alexander was nominated for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series. Julia Louis-Dreyfus was nominated for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series. Tom Cherones was nominated for Outstanding Directing in a Comedy Series for "The Contest". Larry Charles was nominated for Outstanding Writing in a Comedy Series. Other nominees where Outstanding Achievement in Editing for a Comedy Series for The Airport. Jason Alexander was nominated in the Golden Globe Award in the category for Best Performance by a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture for TV. This season won a Directors Guild of America (Tom Cherones) for "The Contest", and a Writers Guild of America (Larry David) for "The Contest".

Episodes

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date ^[7]	Prod. code ^[8]	US viewers (millions)
41 42	1 2	"The Trip"	Tom Cherones	Larry Charles	August 12, 1992 (1992-08-12) August 19, 1992 (1992-08-19)	401 402	16.3^[9] 15.1^[10]
43	3	"The Pitch"	Tom Cherones	Larry David	September 16, 1992 (1992-09-16)	403	17.6^[11]
44	4	"The Ticket"	Tom Cherones	Larry David	September 16, 1992 (1992-09-16)	404	17.6^[11]
45	5	"The Wallet"	Tom Cherones	Larry David	September 23, 1992 (1992-09-23)	405	17.6^[12]
46	6	"The Watch"	Tom Cherones	Larry David	September 30, 1992 (1992-09-30)	406	15.2^[13]
47	7	"The Bubble Boy"	Tom Cherones	Larry David & Larry Charles	October 7, 1992 (1992-10-07)	407	17.1^[14]
48	8	"The Cheever Letters"	Tom Cherones	Story by : Larry David and Elaine Pope & Tom Leopold Teleplay by : Larry David	October 28, 1992 (1992-10-28)	408	15.1^[15]
49	9	"The Opera"	Tom Cherones	Larry Charles	November 4, 1992 (1992-11-04)	409	16.7^[16]
50	10	"The Virgin"	Tom Cherones	Story by : Peter Mehlman and Peter Farrelly & Bob Farrelly Teleplay by : Peter Mehlman	November 11, 1992 (1992-11-11)	410	16.2^[17]
51	11	"The Contest"	Tom Cherones	Larry David	November 18, 1992 (1992-11-18)	411	18.5^[18]
52	12	"The Airport"	Tom Cherones	Larry Charles	November 25, 1992 (1992-11-25)	412	14.5^[19]
53	13	"The Pick"	Tom Cherones	Story by : Larry David and Marc Jaffe Teleplay by : Larry David	December 16, 1992 (1992-12-16)	413	16.2^[20]
54	14	"The Movie"	Tom Cherones	Steve Skrovan & Bill Masters & Jon Hayman	January 6, 1993 (1993-01-06)	415	17.6^[21]
55	15	"The Visa"	Tom Cherones	Peter Mehlman	January 27, 1993 (1993-01-27)	414	11.5^[22]
56	16	"The Shoes"	Tom Cherones	Larry David & Jerry Seinfeld	February 4, 1993 (1993-02-04)	417	26.9^[22]
57	17	"The Outing"	Tom Cherones	Larry Charles	February 11, 1993 (1993-02-11)	416	28.0^[23]
58	18	"The Old Man"	Tom Cherones	Story by : Bruce Kirschbaum Teleplay by : Larry Charles	February 18, 1993 (1993-02-18)	418	22.7^[24]
59	19	"The Implant"	Tom Cherones	Peter Mehlman	February 25, 1993 (1993-02-25)	419	27.4^[25]
60	20	"The Junior Mint"	Tom Cherones	Andy Robin	March 18, 1993 (1993-03-18)	421	26.4^[26]
61	21	"The Smelly Car"	Tom Cherones	Larry David & Peter Mehlman	April 15, 1993 (1993-04-15)	422	25.0^[27]
62	22	"The Handicap Spot"	Tom Cherones	Larry David	May 13, 1993 (1993-05-13)	420	27.6^[28]
63 64	23 24	"The Pilot"	Tom Cherones	Larry David	May 20, 1993 (1993-05-20)	423 424	32.8^[29]

References

^ "The Seinfeld Crew and Credits at Seinfeld Official Site". Sony Pictures. p. D3. Archived from the original on 2009-07-23. Retrieved 2008-04-30.
^ "The Stock Tip episode at Seinfeld Official Site". Sony Pictures. p. D3. Archived from the original on 2008-05-13. Retrieved 2008-04-29.
^ "Seinfeld and nihilism". 1999-12-03. p. D3. Archived from the original on 2007-12-17. Retrieved 2008-04-29.
^ "Seinfeld: Season 4". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved November 16, 2021.
^ "Television: Forgetting Nothing". Time.com. 12 January 1998. Archived from the original on December 3, 2007.
^ "TV Ratings: 1992–1993". ClassicTVHits.com. p. D3. Retrieved 2007-11-09.
^ "Seinfeld Episodes | TVGuide.com". TV Guide. Retrieved March 20, 2008.
^ "Seinfeld Prod. Codes for all seasons". epguide.com. Retrieved 2008-03-23.
^ "Nielsen ratings". USA Today. 1992-08-20. p. D3.
^ "Nielsen ratings". USA Today. 1992-08-27. p. D3.
^ ^a ^b "Nielsen ratings". USA Today. 1992-09-21. p. D3.
^ "Nielsen ratings". USA Today. 1992-10-01. p. D3.
^ "Nielsen ratings". USA Today. 1992-10-08. p. D3.
^ Donlon, Brian (1992-10-15). "Rankings omit Perot paid ad". USA Today. p. D3.
^ Gable, Donna (1992-11-05). "Politics, Halloween scare up an ABC win". USA Today. p. D3.
^ Gable, Donna (1992-11-12). "Election news, football kick's up ABC's ratings". USA Today. p. D3.
^ Gable, Donna (1992-11-19). "'Jacksons', solid gold for ABC". USA Today. p. D3.
^ Gable, Donna (1992-11-26). "Jacksons help as-easy-as-ABC win". USA Today. p. D3.
^ Gable, Donna (1992-12-03). "'Weapon 2' serves CBS well". USA Today. p. D3.
^ Donlon, Brian (1992-12-24). "Early christmas gift for CBS". USA Today. p. D3.
^ "Women help push CBS to victory". USA Today. 1993-01-14. p. D3.
^ ^a ^b Gable, Donna (1993-02-10). "CBS rides to top on wings of 'Skylark'". USA Today. p. D3.
^ Gable, Donna (1993-02-17). "King of Pop and 'Queen' rule the ratings". USA Today. p. D3.
^ Donlon, Brian (1993-02-24). "'Queen' rules in CBS' royal sweep". USA Today. p. D3.
^ Gable, Donna (1993-03-03). "Grammy show a winner for CBS". USA Today. p. D3.
^ Gable, Donna (1993-03-24). "Waco standoff lifts CBS' '48 Hours'". USA Today. p. D3.
^ Donlon, Brian (1993-04-14). "New shows find their niches". USA Today. p. D3.
^ Gable, Donna (1993-05-19). "'Cheers' nudges NBC to No. 1". USA Today. p. D3.
^ Gable, Donna (1993-05-26). "'Cheers' brings happy times to NBC". USA Today. p. D3.

External links

[Seinfeld_Credits-1] "The Seinfeld Crew and Credits at Seinfeld Official Site". Sony Pictures. p. D3. Archived from the original on 2009-07-23. Retrieved 2008-04-30.

[The_Stock_Tip_episode-2] "The Stock Tip episode at Seinfeld Official Site". Sony Pictures. p. D3. Archived from the original on 2008-05-13. Retrieved 2008-04-29.

[3] "Seinfeld and nihilism". 1999-12-03. p. D3. Archived from the original on 2007-12-17. Retrieved 2008-04-29.

[4] "Seinfeld: Season 4". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved November 16, 2021.

[5] "Television: Forgetting Nothing". Time.com. 12 January 1998. Archived from the original on December 3, 2007.

[ratings:92-6] "TV Ratings: 1992–1993". ClassicTVHits.com. p. D3. Retrieved 2007-11-09.

[tvg-7] "Seinfeld Episodes | TVGuide.com". TV Guide. Retrieved March 20, 2008.

[prod_codes-4-8] "Seinfeld Prod. Codes for all seasons". epguide.com. Retrieved 2008-03-23.

[USA_Today_staff_1992-08-20-9] "Nielsen ratings". USA Today. 1992-08-20. p. D3.

[USA_Today_staff_1992-08-27-10] "Nielsen ratings". USA Today. 1992-08-27. p. D3.

[USA_Today_staff_1992-09-24-11] "Nielsen ratings". USA Today. 1992-09-21. p. D3.

[USA_Today_staff_1992-10-01-12] "Nielsen ratings". USA Today. 1992-10-01. p. D3.

[USA_Today_staff_1992-10-08-13] "Nielsen ratings". USA Today. 1992-10-08. p. D3.

[Donlon_1992-10-15-14] Donlon, Brian (1992-10-15). "Rankings omit Perot paid ad". USA Today. p. D3.

[Gable_1992-11-05-15] Gable, Donna (1992-11-05). "Politics, Halloween scare up an ABC win". USA Today. p. D3.

[Gable_1992-11-12-16] Gable, Donna (1992-11-12). "Election news, football kick's up ABC's ratings". USA Today. p. D3.

[Gable_1992-11-19-17] Gable, Donna (1992-11-19). "'Jacksons', solid gold for ABC". USA Today. p. D3.

[Gable_1992-11-26-18] Gable, Donna (1992-11-26). "Jacksons help as-easy-as-ABC win". USA Today. p. D3.

[Gable_1992-12-03-19] Gable, Donna (1992-12-03). "'Weapon 2' serves CBS well". USA Today. p. D3.

[Donlon_1992-12-24-20] Donlon, Brian (1992-12-24). "Early christmas gift for CBS". USA Today. p. D3.

[USA_Today_staff_1993-01-14-21] "Women help push CBS to victory". USA Today. 1993-01-14. p. D3.

[Gable_1993-02-10-22] Gable, Donna (1993-02-10). "CBS rides to top on wings of 'Skylark'". USA Today. p. D3.

[Gable_1993-02-17-23] Gable, Donna (1993-02-17). "King of Pop and 'Queen' rule the ratings". USA Today. p. D3.

[Donlon_1993-02-24-24] Donlon, Brian (1993-02-24). "'Queen' rules in CBS' royal sweep". USA Today. p. D3.

[Gable_1993-03-03-25] Gable, Donna (1993-03-03). "Grammy show a winner for CBS". USA Today. p. D3.

[Gable_1993-03-24-26] Gable, Donna (1993-03-24). "Waco standoff lifts CBS' '48 Hours'". USA Today. p. D3.

[Donlon_1993-04-14-27] Donlon, Brian (1993-04-14). "New shows find their niches". USA Today. p. D3.

[Gable_1993-05-19-28] Gable, Donna (1993-05-19). "'Cheers' nudges NBC to No. 1". USA Today. p. D3.

[Gable_1993-05-26-29] Gable, Donna (1993-05-26). "'Cheers' brings happy times to NBC". USA Today. p. D3.

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Episodes	Season 1 Season 2 Season 3 Season 4 Season 5 Season 6 Season 7 Season 8 Season 9
Characters	Jerry Seinfeld George Costanza Elaine Benes Cosmo Kramer Newman Uncle Leo Jackie Chiles
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v t e Seinfeld episodes
Season 1	"The Seinfeld Chronicles" "The Stake Out" "The Robbery" "Male Unbonding" "The Stock Tip"
Season 2	"The Ex-Girlfriend" "The Pony Remark" "The Jacket" "The Phone Message" "The Apartment" "The Statue" "The Revenge" "The Heart Attack" "The Deal" "The Baby Shower" "The Chinese Restaurant" "The Busboy"
Season 3	"The Note" "The Truth" "The Pen" "The Dog" "The Library" "The Parking Garage" "The Cafe" "The Tape" "The Nose Job" "The Stranded" "The Alternate Side" "The Red Dot" "The Subway" "The Pez Dispenser" "The Suicide" "The Fix-Up" "The Boyfriend"† "The Limo" "The Good Samaritan" "The Letter" "The Parking Space" "The Keys"
Season 4	"The Trip"† "The Pitch" "The Ticket" "The Wallet" "The Watch" "The Bubble Boy" "The Cheever Letters" "The Opera" "The Virgin" "The Contest" "The Airport" "The Pick" "The Movie" "The Visa" "The Shoes" "The Outing" "The Old Man" "The Implant" "The Junior Mint" "The Smelly Car" "The Handicap Spot" "The Pilot"†
Season 5	"The Mango" "The Puffy Shirt" "The Glasses" "The Sniffing Accountant" "The Bris" "The Lip Reader" "The Non-Fat Yogurt" "The Barber" "The Masseuse" "The Cigar Store Indian" "The Conversion" "The Stall" "The Dinner Party" "The Marine Biologist" "The Pie" "The Stand In" "The Wife" "The Raincoats"† "The Fire" "The Hamptons" "The Opposite"
Season 6	"The Chaperone" "The Big Salad" "The Pledge Drive" "The Chinese Woman" "The Couch" "The Gymnast" "The Soup" "The Mom & Pop Store" "The Secretary" "The Race" "The Switch" "The Label Maker" "The Scofflaw" "The Highlights of 100"† "The Beard" "The Kiss Hello" "The Doorman" "The Jimmy" "The Doodle" "The Fusilli Jerry" "The Diplomat's Club" "The Face Painter" "The Understudy"
Season 7	"The Engagement" "The Postponement" "The Maestro" "The Wink" "The Hot Tub" "The Soup Nazi" "The Secret Code" "The Pool Guy" "The Sponge" "The Gum" "The Rye" "The Caddy" "The Seven" "The Cadillac"† "The Shower Head" "The Doll" "The Friar's Club" "The Wig Master" "The Calzone" "The Bottle Deposit"† "The Wait Out" "The Invitations"
Season 8	"The Foundation" "The Soul Mate" "The Bizarro Jerry" "The Little Kicks" "The Package" "The Fatigues" "The Checks" "The Chicken Roaster" "The Abstinence" "The Andrea Doria" "The Little Jerry" "The Money" "The Comeback" "The Van Buren Boys" "The Susie" "The Pothole" "The English Patient" "The Nap" "The Yada Yada" "The Millennium" "The Muffin Tops" "The Summer of George"
Season 9	"The Butter Shave" "The Voice" "The Serenity Now" "The Blood" "The Junk Mail" "The Merv Griffin Show" "The Slicer" "The Betrayal" "The Apology" "The Strike" "The Dealership" "The Reverse Peephole" "The Cartoon" "The Strongbox" "The Wizard" "The Burning" "The Bookstore" "The Frogger" "The Maid" "The Puerto Rican Day" "The Chronicle"† "The Finale"†
† Indicates two-part episode

v t e Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Comedy Series
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1980s	Taxi (1980) Taxi (1981) Barney Miller (season 8) (1982) Cheers (season 1) (1983) Cheers (season 2) (1984) The Cosby Show (season 1) (1985) The Golden Girls (season 1) (1986) The Golden Girls (season 2) (1987) The Wonder Years (season 1) (1988) Cheers (season 7) (1989)
1990s	Murphy Brown (1990) Cheers (season 9) (1991) Murphy Brown (1992) Seinfeld (season 4) (1993) Frasier (season 1) (1994) Frasier (season 2) (1995) Frasier (season 3) (1996) Frasier (season 4) (1997) Frasier (season 5) (1998) Ally McBeal (season 2) (1999)
2000s	Will & Grace (season 2) (2000) Sex and the City (season 3) (2001) Friends (season 8) (2002) Everybody Loves Raymond (season 7) (2003) Arrested Development (season 1) (2004) Everybody Loves Raymond (season 9) (2005) The Office (season 2) (2006) 30 Rock (season 1) (2007) 30 Rock (season 2) (2008) 30 Rock (season 3) (2009)
2010s	Modern Family (season 1) (2010) Modern Family (season 2) (2011) Modern Family (season 3) (2012) Modern Family (season 4) (2013) Modern Family (season 5) (2014) Veep (2015) Veep (2016) Veep (2017) The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (2018) Fleabag (2019)
2020s	Schitt's Creek (season 6) (2020) Ted Lasso (season 1) (2021) Ted Lasso (season 2) (2022) The Bear (season 1) (2023) Hacks (season 3) (2024)

v t e Golden Globe Award for Best Television Series – Musical or Comedy
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1970s	The Carol Burnett Show (1970) All in the Family (season 1/season 2) (1971) All in the Family (season 2/season 3) (1972) All in the Family (season 3/season 4) (1973) Rhoda (season 1) (1974) Barney Miller (season 1/season 2) (1975) Barney Miller (season 2/season 3) (1976) All in the Family (season 7/season 8) (1977) Taxi (season 1) (1978) Alice / Taxi (season 1/season 2) (1979)
1980s	Taxi (season 2/season 3) (1980) MASH* (season 9/season 10) (1981) Fame (1982) Fame (1983) The Cosby Show (season 1) (1984) The Golden Girls (season 1) (1985) The Golden Girls (season 1/season 2) (1986) The Golden Girls (season 2/season 3) (1987) The Wonder Years (season 1/season 2) (1988) Murphy Brown (1989)
1990s	Cheers (season 8/season 9) (1990) Brooklyn Bridge (1991) Roseanne (season 4/season 5) (1992) Seinfeld (season 4/season 5) (1993) Frasier (season 1/season 2) / Mad About You (1994) Cybill (1995) 3rd Rock from the Sun (season 1/season 2) (1996) Ally McBeal (season 1) (1997) Ally McBeal (season 1/season 2) (1998) Sex and the City (season 2) (1999)
2000s	Sex and the City (season 3) (2000) Sex and the City (season 4) (2001) Curb Your Enthusiasm (2002) The Office (UK) (2003) Desperate Housewives (season 1) (2004) Desperate Housewives (season 1/season 2) (2005) Ugly Betty (season 1) (2006) Extras (2007) 30 Rock (season 2/season 3) (2008) Glee (season 1) (2009)
2010s	Glee (season 1/season 2) (2010) Modern Family (season 2/season 3) (2011) Girls (season 1) (2012) Brooklyn Nine-Nine (season 1) (2013) Transparent (season 1) (2014) Mozart in the Jungle (season 1) (2015) Atlanta (season 1) (2016) The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (season 1) (2017) The Kominsky Method (season 1) (2018) Fleabag (season 2) (2019)
2020s	Schitt's Creek (season 6) (2020) Hacks (season 1) (2021) Abbott Elementary (season 1/season 2) (2022) The Bear (season 2) (2023)