How I Met Your Mother season 4

*How I Met Your Mother*
How I Met Your Mother
Season 4
	The Awesome Season 4 DVD cover art
Starring	Josh Radnor; Jason Segel; Cobie Smulders; Neil Patrick Harris; Alyson Hannigan;
No. of episodes	24
Release
Original network	CBS
Original release	September 22, 2008 –; May 18, 2009
Season chronology
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	List of episodes

The fourth season of the American television comedy series How I Met Your Mother premiered on September 22, 2008 and concluded on May 18, 2009. It consisted of 24 episodes, each running approximately 22 minutes in length. CBS broadcast the fourth season on Monday nights at 8:30 pm in the United States. The complete fourth season was released on Region 1 DVD on September 29, 2009. In the United Kingdom it aired on E4.

The fourth season is the only season of How I Met Your Mother to be nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Comedy Series.^[1]

Cast

Main cast

Josh Radnor as Ted Mosby
Jason Segel as Marshall Eriksen
Cobie Smulders as Robin Scherbatsky
Neil Patrick Harris as Barney Stinson
Alyson Hannigan as Lily Aldrin
Bob Saget (uncredited) as Future Ted Mosby (voice only)

Recurring cast

Sarah Chalke as Stella Zinman
Lyndsy Fonseca as Penny, Ted's Daughter
David Henrie as Luke, Ted's Son
Charlene Amoia as Wendy the Waitress
Bryan Callen as Bilson
Jason Jones as Tony Grafanello
Darcy Rose Byrnes as Lucy Zinman
Marshall Manesh as Ranjit
Joe Nieves as Carl, the owner of MacLarens Pub
Matt Boren as Stuart

Guest cast

Regis Philbin as himself
Bill Fagerbakke as Marvin Eriksen, Sr.
David Burtka as Scooter
Frances Conroy as Loretta Stinson
Erin Cahill as Heather Mosby
Brooke D'Orsay as Margaret (Betty - Barney's Wife)
Laura Prepon as Karen
Kendra Wilkinson as Herself
Kevin Michael Richardson as Stan
Heidi Montag as Herself
Spencer Pratt as Himself
Kim Kardashian as Herself
Will Sasso as Doug Martin

Episodes

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	Prod. code	US viewers (millions)
65	1	"Do I Know You?"	Pamela Fryman	Carter Bays & Craig Thomas	September 22, 2008 (2008-09-22)	4ALH01	9.79^[2]
66	2	"The Best Burger in New York"	Pamela Fryman	Carter Bays & Craig Thomas	September 29, 2008 (2008-09-29)	4ALH02	8.72^[3]
67	3	"I Heart NJ"	Pamela Fryman	Greg Malins	October 6, 2008 (2008-10-06)	4ALH04	8.97^[4]
68	4	"Intervention"	Michael Shea	Stephen Lloyd	October 13, 2008 (2008-10-13)	4ALH03	9.25^[5]
69	5	"Shelter Island"	Pamela Fryman	Chris Harris	October 20, 2008 (2008-10-20)	4ALH05	9.45^[6]
70	6	"Happily Ever After"	Pamela Fryman	Jamie Rhonheimer	November 3, 2008 (2008-11-03)	4ALH06	9.40^[7]
71	7	"Not a Father's Day"	Pamela Fryman	Robia Rashid	November 10, 2008 (2008-11-10)	4ALH07	9.79^[8]
72	8	"Woooo!"	Pamela Fryman	Carter Bays & Craig Thomas	November 17, 2008 (2008-11-17)	4ALH09	9.99^[9]
73	9	"The Naked Man"	Pamela Fryman	Joe Kelly	November 24, 2008 (2008-11-24)	4ALH08	10.04^[10]
74	10	"The Fight"	Pamela Fryman	Theresa Mulligan Rosenthal	December 8, 2008 (2008-12-08)	4ALH10	10.49^[11]
75	11	"Little Minnesota"	Pamela Fryman	Chuck Tatham	December 15, 2008 (2008-12-15)	4ALH12	11.44^[12]
76	12	"Benefits"	Pamela Fryman	Kourtney Kang	January 12, 2009 (2009-01-12)	4ALH11	11.76^[13]
77	13	"Three Days of Snow"	Pamela Fryman	Matt Kuhn	January 19, 2009 (2009-01-19)	4ALH13	10.69^[14]
78	14	"The Possimpible"	Pamela Fryman	Jonathan Groff	February 2, 2009 (2009-02-02)	4ALH14	10.30^[15]
79	15	"The Stinsons"	Pamela Fryman	Carter Bays & Craig Thomas	March 2, 2009 (2009-03-02)	4ALH15	11.08^[16]
80	16	"Sorry, Bro"	Pamela Fryman	Craig Gerard & Matthew Zinman	March 9, 2009 (2009-03-09)	4ALH16	8.51^[17]
81	17	"The Front Porch"	Rob Greenberg	Chris Harris	March 16, 2009 (2009-03-16)	4ALH17	9.29^[18]
82	18	"Old King Clancy"	Pamela Fryman	Jamie Rhonheimer	March 23, 2009 (2009-03-23)	4ALH19	7.36^[19]
83	19	"Murtaugh"	Pamela Fryman	Joe Kelly	March 30, 2009 (2009-03-30)	4ALH18	9.20^[20]
84	20	"Mosbius Designs"	Pamela Fryman	Kourtney Kang	April 13, 2009 (2009-04-13)	4ALH20	9.56^[21]
85	21	"The Three Days Rule"	Pamela Fryman	Greg Malins	April 27, 2009 (2009-04-27)	4ALH22	8.87^[22]
86	22	"Right Place, Right Time"	Pamela Fryman	Stephen Lloyd	May 4, 2009 (2009-05-04)	4ALH21	8.89^[23]
87	23	"As Fast as She Can"	Pamela Fryman	Carter Bays & Craig Thomas	May 11, 2009 (2009-05-11)	4ALH23	8.70^[24]
88	24	"The Leap"	Pamela Fryman	Carter Bays & Craig Thomas	May 18, 2009 (2009-05-18)	4ALH24	8.73^[25]

U.S. viewership

Episodic Viewership of Season 4

Episodic Demo Ratings of Season 4

Viewership and Demo Rating for Season 4 episodes

This season is currently the second highest rated season of How I Met Your Mother in terms of viewership, at an average of 9.42 million viewers.^[26] However, it is currently the highest rated in terms of the important Adults 18-49 demographic, which is what advertisers use to determine how much a 30-second advertising spot costs. Season 4 averaged 4.0/10 in terms of rating/share in the Adults 18-49 demographic.

Critical response

The season received highly positive reviews. Michelle Zoromski of IGN gave Season 4 an overall rating of 8.5 out of 10. Michelle stated, "This fourth season seemed to settle down the chase for the titular mother. While Ted was busy dating Stella, the gang settled into many stand alone episodes which were every bit as entertaining as episodes devoted to Ted's love life," later going on to say, "A stellar Robin-Marshall episode, titled "Little Minnesota," makes it clear that these two do not get enough screen time together. With Robin homesick and unemployed (and at risk of being deported), this pairing brought out the best Robin Sparkles reference of the season, when Marshall leads a rousing karaoke version of "Let's Go to the Mall!"^[27]

References

^ Dave Itzkoff (July 16, 2009). "'30 Rock' and 'Mad Men' Lead Emmy Nominations". The New York Times. Retrieved February 12, 2010.
^ Gorman, Bill (September 30, 2008). "Top CBS Primetime Shows, September 22–28". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on November 5, 2013. Retrieved August 12, 2013.
^ Gorman, Bill (October 7, 2008). "Top CBS Primetime Shows, September 29 - October 5". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on November 5, 2013. Retrieved August 12, 2013.
^ Gorman, Bill (October 14, 2008). "Top CBS Primetime Shows, October 6–12". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on December 14, 2013. Retrieved August 12, 2013.
^ "Weekly Program Rankings". ABC Medianet. October 21, 2008. Retrieved August 12, 2013.
^ "Weekly Program Rankings". ABC Medianet. October 28, 2008. Retrieved August 12, 2013.
^ "Weekly Program Rankings". ABC Medianet. November 11, 2008. Retrieved August 12, 2013.
^ "Weekly Program Rankings". ABC Medianet. November 18, 2008. Retrieved August 12, 2013.
^ "Weekly Program Rankings". ABC Medianet. November 25, 2008. Retrieved August 12, 2013.
^ Seidman, Robert (November 25, 2008). "Monday Nielsen Ratings: Heroes Stabilizes, Sarah Connor Fades". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved August 12, 2013.
^ Seidman, Robert (December 9, 2008). "Monday Ratings: CBS is king of comedy, Denny Crane bids farewell". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved June 13, 2010.
^ Seidman, Robert (December 16, 2008). "Updated Monday Ratings: Big Bang Theory and How I Met Your Mother continue climb". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved June 13, 2010.
^ "Weekly Program Rankings". ABC Medianet. January 21, 2009. Retrieved August 12, 2013.
^ "Weekly Program Rankings". ABC Medianet. January 27, 2009. Retrieved August 12, 2013.
^ "Weekly Program Rankings". ABC Medianet. February 10, 2009. Retrieved August 12, 2013.
^ Seidman, Robert (March 3, 2009). "Monday Ratings: The Bachelor stands tall above the crowd". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved June 13, 2010.
^ Seidman, Robert (March 10, 2009). "Monday Ratings: Dancing with the Stars returns bigger than before". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved June 13, 2010.
^ "Weekly Program Rankings". ABC Medianet. March 24, 2009. Retrieved November 2, 2009.
^ "Top CBS Primetime Shows, March 23-29, 2009". TVBytheNumbers. March 31, 2009. Retrieved August 13, 2013.
^ "Weekly Program Rankings". ABC Medianet. April 7, 2009. Retrieved November 2, 2009.
^ Seidman, Robert (April 14, 2009). "Monday Ratings: FOX and CBS battle for youth, Castle slips". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved June 13, 2010.
^ Seidman, Robert (April 28, 2009). "Updated Monday Ratings: Chuck, Heroes finales, Castle hanging on?". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved June 13, 2010.
^ Gorman, Bill (May 7, 2009). "ABC Wins As Castle Surges After Dancing". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved June 13, 2010.
^ Seidman, Robert (May 12, 2010). "Monday Ratings: House wins, Castle hangs on". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved June 13, 2010.
^ "PRESS RELEASE - ENTERTAINMENT - WEEKLY RANKINGS (WK OF 5/18)". ABCMedianet. Retrieved August 12, 2013.
^ "Season Program Rankings from 09/22/08 through 05/17/09". ABC Medianet. May 19, 2009. Archived from the original on June 23, 2009. Retrieved July 3, 2009.
^ Michelle Zoromski (May 27, 2009). "How I Met Your Mother: Season 4 Review". IGN. Retrieved April 12, 2010.

External links

[NYTimes-News-1] Dave Itzkoff (July 16, 2009). "'30 Rock' and 'Mad Men' Lead Emmy Nominations". The New York Times. Retrieved February 12, 2010.

[2] Gorman, Bill (September 30, 2008). "Top CBS Primetime Shows, September 22–28". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on November 5, 2013. Retrieved August 12, 2013.

[3] Gorman, Bill (October 7, 2008). "Top CBS Primetime Shows, September 29 - October 5". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on November 5, 2013. Retrieved August 12, 2013.

[4] Gorman, Bill (October 14, 2008). "Top CBS Primetime Shows, October 6–12". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on December 14, 2013. Retrieved August 12, 2013.

[5] "Weekly Program Rankings". ABC Medianet. October 21, 2008. Retrieved August 12, 2013.

[6] "Weekly Program Rankings". ABC Medianet. October 28, 2008. Retrieved August 12, 2013.

[7] "Weekly Program Rankings". ABC Medianet. November 11, 2008. Retrieved August 12, 2013.

[8] "Weekly Program Rankings". ABC Medianet. November 18, 2008. Retrieved August 12, 2013.

[9] "Weekly Program Rankings". ABC Medianet. November 25, 2008. Retrieved August 12, 2013.

[10] Seidman, Robert (November 25, 2008). "Monday Nielsen Ratings: Heroes Stabilizes, Sarah Connor Fades". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved August 12, 2013.

[11] Seidman, Robert (December 9, 2008). "Monday Ratings: CBS is king of comedy, Denny Crane bids farewell". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved June 13, 2010.

[12] Seidman, Robert (December 16, 2008). "Updated Monday Ratings: Big Bang Theory and How I Met Your Mother continue climb". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved June 13, 2010.

[13] "Weekly Program Rankings". ABC Medianet. January 21, 2009. Retrieved August 12, 2013.

[14] "Weekly Program Rankings". ABC Medianet. January 27, 2009. Retrieved August 12, 2013.

[15] "Weekly Program Rankings". ABC Medianet. February 10, 2009. Retrieved August 12, 2013.

[16] Seidman, Robert (March 3, 2009). "Monday Ratings: The Bachelor stands tall above the crowd". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved June 13, 2010.

[17] Seidman, Robert (March 10, 2009). "Monday Ratings: Dancing with the Stars returns bigger than before". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved June 13, 2010.

[18] "Weekly Program Rankings". ABC Medianet. March 24, 2009. Retrieved November 2, 2009.

[19] "Top CBS Primetime Shows, March 23-29, 2009". TVBytheNumbers. March 31, 2009. Retrieved August 13, 2013.

[20] "Weekly Program Rankings". ABC Medianet. April 7, 2009. Retrieved November 2, 2009.

[21] Seidman, Robert (April 14, 2009). "Monday Ratings: FOX and CBS battle for youth, Castle slips". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved June 13, 2010.

[22] Seidman, Robert (April 28, 2009). "Updated Monday Ratings: Chuck, Heroes finales, Castle hanging on?". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved June 13, 2010.

[23] Gorman, Bill (May 7, 2009). "ABC Wins As Castle Surges After Dancing". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved June 13, 2010.

[24] Seidman, Robert (May 12, 2010). "Monday Ratings: House wins, Castle hangs on". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved June 13, 2010.

[25] "PRESS RELEASE - ENTERTAINMENT - WEEKLY RANKINGS (WK OF 5/18)". ABCMedianet. Retrieved August 12, 2013.

[Season4-26] "Season Program Rankings from 09/22/08 through 05/17/09". ABC Medianet. May 19, 2009. Archived from the original on June 23, 2009. Retrieved July 3, 2009.

[IGN-Review-27] Michelle Zoromski (May 27, 2009). "How I Met Your Mother: Season 4 Review". IGN. Retrieved April 12, 2010.

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v t e How I Met Your Mother
Episodes	Season 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Characters	Ted Mosby Marshall Eriksen Lily Aldrin Barney Stinson Robin Scherbatsky Tracy McConnell
Soundtracks	"Let's Go to the Mall" "Sandcastles in the Sand" "Nothing Suits Me Like a Suit" "P.S. I Love You"
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Seasons: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Season 4	"Do I Know You?" "I Heart NJ" "Intervention" "Shelter Island" "Happily Ever After" "Not a Father's Day" "Woooo!" "The Fight" "Little Minnesota" "Benefits" "Three Days of Snow" "The Possimpible" "The Stinsons" "Sorry, Bro" "The Front Porch" "Old King Clancy" "Murtaugh" "Mosbius Designs" "The Three Days Rule" "Right Place, Right Time" "The Leap"
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