Designing Women season 4
| Designing Women (season 4) | |
|---|---|
| Season 4 | |
 Season 4 DVD cover art | |
| Starring | Dixie Carter Annie Potts Delta Burke Jean Smart Meshach Taylor |
| No. of episodes | 28 |
| Release | |
| Original network | CBS |
| Original release | September 18, 1989 – May 21, 1990 |
| Season chronology | |
The fourth season of Designing Women premiered on CBS on September 18, 1989, and concluded on May 21, 1990. The season consisted of 28 episodes. Created by Linda Bloodworth-Thomason, the series was produced by Bloodworth/Thomason Mozark Productions in association with Columbia Pictures Television.
Broadcast history
The season originally aired Mondays at 9:30-10:00 pm (EST) on CBS. From 1989 through 1992, Designing Women and Murphy Brown aired back-to-back, creating a very successful hour-long block for CBS, as both shows were thought to appeal to similar demographics. The show was a top 30 hit for three consecutive seasons (1989-92), making it the most successful at the time. The high ratings also helped CBS's ratings overall, which had struggled around the late 1980s.[1]
1989-90 TV Season Awards and nominations
| Association | Category | Recipient | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Casting Society of America | Artios Award for Best Casting for TV, Comedy Episodic | Fran Bascom | Nominated |
| Directors Guild of America | Outstanding Directing – Comedy Series | Harry Thomason (For episode "They Shoot Fat Women, Don't They?") | Nominated |
| Golden Globe Awards | Best Television Series – Musical or Comedy | Nominated | |
| Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Comedy Series | Harry Thomason, Linda Bloodworth-Thomason, Pamela Norris, Tommy Thompson, Douglas Jackson, and David Trainer | Nominated |
| Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series | Delta Burke | Nominated | |
| Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series | Harry Thomason (For episode "They Shoot Fat Women, Don't They?") | Nominated | |
| Outstanding Editing for a Series - Multi-camera Production | Judy Burke (For episode "The First Day of the Last Decade of the Entire Twentieth Century") | Nominated | |
| Outstanding Costume Design for a Series | Cliff Chally (For episode "The Rowdy Girls") | Nominated | |
| Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Comedy Series or a Special | Larry Lasota, Anthony Constantini, Doug Gray, and Rick Himot (For episode "Tornado Watch") | Nominated | |
| Television Critics Association | Outstanding Achievement in Comedy | Nominated | |
| Viewers for Quality Television | Best Quality Comedy Series | Won | |
| Best Actress in a Quality Comedy Series | Delta Burke | Nominated | |
| Dixie Carter | Nominated | ||
| Best Supporting Actor in a Quality Comedy Series | Meshach Taylor | Won | |
| Best Supporting Actress in a Quality Comedy Series | Alice Ghostley | Nominated | |
| Best Writing in a Quality Comedy Series | Won | ||
| Best Directing in a Quality Comedy Series | Won |
Cast
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Episodes
| No. in series |
No. in season |
Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
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| 67 | 1 | "The Proxy Pig and Great Pretenders" | Harry Thomason | Linda Bloodworth-Thomason | September 18, 1989 |
| 68 | 2 | "One Night with You" | David Trainer | Linda Bloodworth-Thomason | September 25, 1989 |
| 69 | 3 | "There She Is" | David Trainer | Pam Norris | October 2, 1989 |
| 70 | 4 | "Nightmare from Hee Haw" | David Trainer | Linda Bloodworth-Thomason | October 16, 1989 |
| 71 | 5 | "The Girlfriend" | David Trainer | Pam Norris | October 23, 1989 |
| 72 | 6 | "The Rowdy Girls" | David Trainer | Linda Bloodworth-Thomason | October 30, 1989 |
| 73 | 7 | "Bernice's Sanity Hearing" | David Trainer | Linda Bloodworth-Thomason | November 13, 1989 |
| 74 | 8 | "Julia Gets Her Head Stuck in a Fence" | David Trainer | Pam Norris | November 20, 1989 |
| 75 | 9 | "Julia and Suzanne's Big Adventure" | Dwayne Hickman | Pam Norris | November 27, 1989 |
| 76 | 10 | "Manhunt" | David Trainer | Pam Norris | December 4, 1989 |
| 77 | 11 | "They Shoot Fat Women, Don't They?" | Harry Thomason | Linda Bloodworth-Thomason | December 11, 1989 |
| 78 | 12 | "You Got to Have Friends" | David Trainer | Pam Norris | December 18, 1989 |
| 79–80 | 13–14 | "The First Day of the Last Decade of the Entire Twentieth Century" | Harry Thomason | Linda Bloodworth-Thomason | January 1, 1990 |
| 81 | 15 | "The Mistress" | Iris Dugow | Linda Bloodworth-Thomason | January 8, 1990 |
| 82 | 16 | "The Fur Flies" | Hal Holbrook | Pam Norris | January 15, 1990 |
| 83 | 17 | "Oh, What a Feeling" | David Trainer | Paul Clay | January 29, 1990 |
| 84 | 18 | "Anthony and Vanessa" | David Trainer | Linda Bloodworth-Thomason | February 5, 1990 |
| 85 | 19 | "Payne Grows Up" | David Trainer | Pam Norris | February 19, 1990 |
| 86 | 20 | "Tornado Watch" | William Crain | Linda Bloodworth-Thomason | February 26, 1990 |
| 87 | 21 | "Tough Enough" | David Trainer | Pam Norris | March 20, 1990 |
| 88 | 22 | "It's a Wonderful Life" | David Trainer | Thom Bray and Michael Ross | March 19, 1990 |
| 89 | 23 | "Suzanne Goes Looking for a Friend" | David Trainer | Dee LaDuke & Mark Alton Brown | April 9, 1990 |
| 90 | 24 | "Foreign Affairs" | David Trainer | Cheryl Bascom | April 30, 1990 |
| 91 | 25 | "Have Faith" | David Trainer | Paul Clay and Pam Norris | May 7, 1990 |
| 92 | 26 | "Their Finest Hour" | Ellen Falcon, Harry Thomason and David Trainer | Linda Bloodworth-Thomason | May 9, 1990 |
| 93 | 27 | "Anthony's Graduation" | David Trainer | Linda Bloodworth-Thomason | May 14, 1990 |
| 94 | 28 | "La Place sans Souci" | Iris Dugow | Linda Bloodworth-Thomason | May 21, 1990 |
DVD release
The fourth season was released on DVD by Shout! Factory on September 14, 2010.[2]
References
- ^ Brooks, Tim and Marsh, Earle, "The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable Shows 1946–present," 7th edition
- ^ "The Complete 4th Season" Archived 2014-08-21 at the Wayback Machine at TVShowsOnDVD.com
