Alias season 4

Alias (season 4)
Season 4
No. of episodes	22
Release
Original network	American Broadcasting Company
Original release	January 5 – May 25, 2005
Season chronology

The fourth season of the American drama/adventure television series Alias premiered January 5, 2005 on ABC and concluded May 25, 2005 and was released on DVD in region 1 on October 25, 2005. Guest stars in season four include Sônia Braga, Joel Grey, Michael McKean, Lena Olin, Isabella Rossellini .

Speaking of the previous season, J.J. Abrams said: "We weren't as true to the characters. They became pawns in a plot-driven story." He described the season as a year of "reinvention", which refocused on relationships.

Unlike all other seasons of the series, the fourth season aired entirely during the latter half of the American television season, allowing for a more continuous run. Only one Wednesday evening (February 2) was skipped in this run, so as not to coincide with the 2005 State of the Union Address from President George W. Bush.

The scheduling shift for the fourth season was prompted by displacement of the series from its previous time slot (Sundays 9:00 p.m. ET/8:00 p.m. CT), due to the success of Alias' fall replacement — season one of Desperate Housewives. ABC's other notable new series from the season, Lost, became the lead-in program for Alias. A new night, new lead-in, and noticeable lack of weeks without new episode broadcasts are thought to have contributed to some of the series' best overall ratings during its five-season run.

Cast

Main characters

• Jennifer Garner as Sydney Bristow (22 episodes)
• Ron Rifkin as Arvin Sloane (21 episodes)
• Michael Vartan as Michael Vaughn (22 episodes)
• Carl Lumbly as Marcus Dixon (20 episodes)
• Kevin Weisman as Marshall Flinkman (21 episodes)
• Mía Maestro as Nadia Santos (21 episodes)
• Greg Grunberg as Eric Weiss (20 episodes)
• Victor Garber as Jack Bristow (22 episodes)

Recurring characters

2

DVD release

The 6-DVD box set of Season 4 was released in region 1 format (US) on October 25, 2005, in region 2 format (UK) on November 21, 2005 and in region 4 format (AU) on January 16, 2006. The DVDs contain all episodes of Season 4, plus the following features:

• Original "Nocturne" episode featuring the unaired Russian Roulette scene
• Agent Weiss: Spy Camera – a narrated slide-show of digital photos taken behind the scenes by Greg Grunberg
• Audio Commentaries With Cast And Crew
• A Chat With Jennifer Garner
• Meet Mia: Syd's Little Sister
• Marshall's World – a comedic behind-the-scenes tour hosted by Kevin Weisman
• The Guest Stars Of Season 4
• ALIAS Blooper Reel
• Director's Diary
• Anatomy Of A Scene
• Deleted Scenes

Episodes

See also: List of Alias episodes

No. in series	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	U.S. viewers (million)
67	1	"Authorized Personnel Only (Part 1)"	Ken Olin	J.J. Abrams & Jeff Melvoin	January 5, 2005 (2005-01-05)	15.76
68	2	"Authorized Personnel Only (Part 2)"	Ken Olin	J.J. Abrams & Jeff Melvoin	January 5, 2005 (2005-01-05)	15.76
69	3	"The Awful Truth"	Lawrence Trilling	Jesse Alexander	January 12, 2005 (2005-01-12)	13.90
70	4	"Ice"	Jeffrey Bell	Jeffrey Bell	January 19, 2005 (2005-01-19)	13.21
71	5	"Welcome to Liberty Village"	Kevin Hooks	Drew Goddard	January 26, 2005 (2005-01-26)	11.68
72	6	"Nocturne"	Lawrence Trilling	Jeff Pinkner	February 9, 2005 (2005-02-09)	10.80
73	7	"Détente"	Craig Zisk	Monica Breen & Alison Schapker	February 16, 2005 (2005-02-16)	9.60
74	8	"Echoes"	Dan Attias	André Nemec & Josh Appelbaum	February 23, 2005 (2005-02-23)	9.74
75	9	"A Man of His Word"	Marita Grabiak	Breen Frazier	March 2, 2005 (2005-03-02)	9.69
76	10	"The Index"	Lawrence Trilling	J.R. Orci & Alison Schapker	March 9, 2005 (2005-03-09)	9.80
77	11	"The Road Home"	Maryann Brandon	André Nemec & Josh Appelbaum	March 16, 2005 (2005-03-16)	8.50
78	12	"The Orphan"	Ken Olin	Jeffrey Bell & Monica Breen	March 23, 2005 (2005-03-23)	6.76
79	13	"Tuesday"	Frederick E.O. Toye	Drew Goddard & Breen Frazier	March 30, 2005 (2005-03-30)	10.83
80	14	"Nightingale"	Lawrence Trilling	Breen Frazier	April 6, 2005 (2005-04-06)	9.33
81	15	"Pandora"	Kevin Hooks	J.R. Orci & Jeff Pinkner	April 13, 2005 (2005-04-13)	7.44
82	16	"Another Mister Sloane"	Greg Yaitanes	Luke McMullen	April 20, 2005 (2005-04-20)	8.08
83	17	"A Clean Conscience"	Lawrence Trilling	J.R. Orci	April 27, 2005 (2005-04-27)	8.19
84	18	"Mirage"	Brad Turner	Steven Kane	May 4, 2005 (2005-05-04)	9.16
85	19	"In Dreams..."	Jennifer Garner	Jon Robin Baitz	May 11, 2005 (2005-05-11)	9.84
86	20	"The Descent"	Jeffrey Bell	Jeffrey Bell	May 18, 2005 (2005-05-18)	8.86
87	21	"Search and Rescue"	Lawrence Trilling	Monica Breen & Alison Schapker	May 18, 2005 (2005-05-18)	8.86
88	22	"Before the Flood"	Lawrence Trilling	Josh Appelbaum & André Nemec	May 25, 2005 (2005-05-25)	10.08

Season 4 was not aired in production order. The production order is supposedly as follows [1]:

Prod. No.	Episode title	Episode number (according to the air dates)
1	Authorized Personnel Only: Part 1	4x01
2	Authorized Personnel Only: Part 2	4x02
3	The Awful Truth	4x03
4	Détente	4x07
5	Ice	4x04
6	Nocturne	4x06
7	Echoes	4x08
8	A Man Of His Word	4x09
9	Welcome To Liberty Village	4x05
10	The Index	4x10
11	The Road Home	4x11
12	The Orphan	4x12
13	Nightingale	4x14
14	Pandora	4x15
15	Another Mister Sloane	4x16
16	Tuesday	4x13
17	A Clean Conscience	4x17
18	Mirage	4x18
19	In Dreams...	4x19
20	The Descent	4x20
21	Search And Rescue	4x21
22	Before The Flood	4x22