The Big Bang Theory season 4
The Big Bang Theory | |
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Season 4 | |
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No. of episodes | 24 |
Release | |
Original network | CBS |
Original release | September 22, 2010 May 18, 2011 | –
Season chronology | |
The fourth season of the American sitcom The Big Bang Theory, began airing on CBS on September 23, 2010.[1] Season four starts four months after the end of season 3.
Melissa Rauch and Mayim Bialik were upgraded to the main cast during the fourth season as Dr. Bernadette Rostenkowski and Dr. Amy Farrah Fowler. Johnny Galecki submitted the episode "The Benefactor Factor" for consideration due to his nomination for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series at the 63rd Primetime Emmy Awards. Jim Parsons won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series at the 63rd Primetime Emmy Awards for the episode "The Agreement Dissection".
Overview
Penny dates a couple of guys including the dense Zack who likes the "science dudes", Sheldon begins a platonic relationship with Amy, Howard reconnects with Bernadette eventually asking her to marry him, Leonard begins to date Raj's sister Priya, Penny becomes friends with Amy and expresses regret at breaking up with Leonard.
Production
During the season, actress Kaley Cuoco was absent from two episodes after she fell off a horse and the horse accidentally crushed her leg. When she returned to the series, she was shown working as a bartender instead of waitressing at her usual workplace, The Cheesecake Factory, to hide her injury. In January 2011, The Big Bang Theory was renewed for an additional three years; extending it through the 2013/14 season, for a fifth, sixth, and seventh season.
Cast
Episodes
![]() | This section's plot summaries may be too long or excessively detailed. (November 2016) |
No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Prod. code | U.S. viewers (millions) |
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64 | 1 | "The Robotic Manipulation" | Mark Cendrowski | Story by : Chuck Lorre, Lee Aronsohn & Dave Goetsch Teleplay by : Steven Molaro, Eric Kaplan & Steve Holland | September 23, 2010 | 3X6651 | 14.04[2] |
65 | 2 | "The Cruciferous Vegetable Amplification" | Mark Cendrowski | Story by : Bill Prady, Lee Aronsohn & Steve Holland Teleplay by : Chuck Lorre, Steven Molaro & Jim Reynolds | September 30, 2010 | 3X6652 | 13.05[3] |
66 | 3 | "The Zazzy Substitution" | Mark Cendrowski | Story by : Chuck Lorre, Bill Prady & Jim Reynolds Teleplay by : Lee Aronsohn, Steven Molaro & Maria Ferrari | October 7, 2010 | 3X6653 | 12.59[4] |
67 | 4 | "The Hot Troll Deviation" | Mark Cendrowski | Story by : Chuck Lorre, Steven Molaro & Adam Faberman Teleplay by : Bill Prady, Lee Aronsohn & Maria Ferrari | October 14, 2010 | 3X6654 | 12.57[5] |
68 | 5 | "The Desperation Emanation" | Mark Cendrowski | Story by : Bill Prady, Lee Aronsohn & Dave Goetsch Teleplay by : Chuck Lorre, Steven Molaro & Steve Holland | October 21, 2010 | 3X6655 | 13.05[6] |
69 | 6 | "The Irish Pub Formulation" | Mark Cendrowski | Story by : Chuck Lorre, Lee Aronsohn & Steven Molaro Teleplay by : Bill Prady, Eric Kaplan & Maria Ferrari | October 28, 2010 | 3X6656 | 13.04[7] |
70 | 7 | "The Apology Insufficiency" | Mark Cendrowski | Story by : Chuck Lorre, Lee Aronsohn & Maria Ferrari Teleplay by : Bill Prady, Steven Molaro & Steve Holland | November 4, 2010 | 3X6657 | 14.00[8] |
71 | 8 | "The 21-Second Excitation" | Mark Cendrowski | Story by : Chuck Lorre, Bill Prady & Jim Reynolds Teleplay by : Lee Aronsohn, Steven Molaro & Steve Holland | November 11, 2010 | 3X6658 | 13.11[9] |
72 | 9 | "The Boyfriend Complexity" | Mark Cendrowski | Story by : Chuck Lorre, Lee Aronsohn & Jim Reynolds Teleplay by : Bill Prady, Steven Molaro & Dave Goetsch | November 18, 2010 | 3X6659 | 13.02[10] |
73 | 10 | "The Alien Parasite Hypothesis" | Mark Cendrowski | Story by : Chuck Lorre, Steven Molaro & Steve Holland Teleplay by : Lee Aronsohn, Jim Reynolds & Maria Ferrari | December 9, 2010 | 3X6660 | 12.03[11] |
74 | 11 | "The Justice League Recombination" | Mark Cendrowski | Story by : Chuck Lorre, Lee Aronsohn & Maria Ferrari Teleplay by : Bill Prady, Steven Molaro & Steve Holland | December 16, 2010 | 3X6661 | 13.24[12] |
75 | 12 | "The Bus Pants Utilization" | Mark Cendrowski | Story by : Chuck Lorre, Lee Aronsohn & Maria Ferrari Teleplay by : Bill Prady, Steven Molaro & Eric Kaplan | January 6, 2011 | 3X6662 | 13.98[13] |
76 | 13 | "The Love Car Displacement" | Anthony Rich | Story by : Chuck Lorre, Bill Prady & Dave Goetsch Teleplay by : Lee Aronsohn, Steven Molaro & Steve Holland | January 20, 2011 | 3X6663 | 13.63[14] |
77 | 14 | "The Thespian Catalyst" | Mark Cendrowski | Story by : Chuck Lorre, Lee Aronsohn & Jim Reynolds Teleplay by : Bill Prady, Steven Molaro & Maria Ferrari | February 3, 2011 | 3X6664 | 13.83[15] |
78 | 15 | "The Benefactor Factor" | Mark Cendrowski | Story by : Bill Prady, Lee Aronsohn & Dave Goetsch Teleplay by : Chuck Lorre, Eric Kaplan & Steve Holland | February 10, 2011 | 3X6665 | 12.79[16] |
79 | 16 | "The Cohabitation Formulation" | Mark Cendrowski | Story by : Chuck Lorre, Lee Aronsohn & Dave Goetsch Teleplay by : Bill Prady, Steven Molaro & Jim Reynolds | February 17, 2011 | 3X6666 | 12.41[17] |
80 | 17 | "The Toast Derivation" | Mark Cendrowski | Story by : Bill Prady, Dave Goetsch & Maria Ferrari Teleplay by : Chuck Lorre, Steven Molaro & Jim Reynolds | February 24, 2011 | 3X6667 | 12.35[18] |
81 | 18 | "The Prestidigitation Approximation" | Mark Cendrowski | Story by : Bill Prady, Steve Holland & Eddie Gorodetsky Teleplay by : Chuck Lorre, Steven Molaro & Eric Kaplan | March 10, 2011 | 3X6668 | 12.06[19] |
82 | 19 | "The Zarnecki Incursion" | Peter Chakos | Story by : Chuck Lorre, Steven Molaro & Maria Ferrari Teleplay by : Bill Prady, Dave Goetsch & Jim Reynolds | March 31, 2011 | 3X6669 | 11.92[20] |
83 | 20 | "The Herb Garden Germination" | Mark Cendrowski | Story by : Chuck Lorre, Eric Kaplan & Eddie Gorodetsky Teleplay by : Bill Prady, Steven Molaro & Steve Holland | April 7, 2011 | 3X6670 | 11.40[21] |
84 | 21 | "The Agreement Dissection" | Mark Cendrowski | Story by : Bill Prady, Dave Goetsch & Eddie Gorodetsky Teleplay by : Chuck Lorre, Steven Molaro & Eric Kaplan | April 28, 2011 | 3X6671 | 10.71[22] |
85 | 22 | "The Wildebeest Implementation" | Mark Cendrowski | Story by : Chuck Lorre, Steven Molaro & Eric Kaplan Teleplay by : Bill Prady, Eddie Gorodetsky & Maria Ferrari | May 5, 2011 | 3X6672 | 10.50[23] |
86 | 23 | "The Engagement Reaction" | Howard Murray | Story by : Bill Prady, Eric Kaplan & Jim Reynolds Teleplay by : Chuck Lorre, Steven Molaro & Steve Holland | May 12, 2011 | 3X6673 | 10.78[24] |
87 | 24 | "The Roommate Transmogrification" | Mark Cendrowski | Story by : Chuck Lorre, Steven Molaro & Eddie Gorodetsky Teleplay by : Bill Prady, Eric Kaplan & Jim Reynolds | May 19, 2011 | 3X6674 | 11.30[25] |
Ratings
No. | Title | Air date | Rating/share (18–49) |
Viewers (millions) |
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1 | "The Robotic Manipulation" | September 23, 2010 | 4.9/16 | 14.04[2] |
2 | "The Cruciferous Vegetable Amplification" | September 30, 2010 | 4.4/14 | 13.06[3] |
3 | "The Zazzy Substitution" | October 7, 2010 | 4.1/13 | 12.59[4] |
4 | "The Hot Troll Deviation" | October 14, 2010 | 4.3/14 | 12.57[5] |
5 | "The Desperation Emanation" | October 21, 2010 | 4.1/13 | 13.05[6] |
6 | "The Irish Pub Formulation" | October 28, 2010 | 4.2/13 | 13.04[7] |
7 | "The Apology Insufficiency" | November 4, 2010 | 4.7/14 | 14.00[8] |
8 | "The 21-Second Excitation" | November 11, 2010 | 4.2/12 | 13.11[9] |
9 | "The Boyfriend Complexity" | November 18, 2010 | 4.3/13 | 13.02[10] |
10 | "The Alien Parasite Hypothesis" | December 9, 2010 | 3.9/12 | 12.03[11] |
11 | "The Justice League Recombination" | December 16, 2010 | 4.0/13 | 13.24[12] |
12 | "The Bus Pants Utilization" | January 6, 2011 | 4.4/13 | 13.98[13] |
13 | "The Love Car Displacement" | January 20, 2011 | 4.2/12 | 13.63[14] |
14 | "The Thespian Catalyst" | February 3, 2011 | 4.3/12 | 13.83[15] |
15 | "The Benefactor Factor" | February 10, 2011 | 3.9/11 | 12.79[16] |
16 | "The Cohabitation Formulation" | February 17, 2011 | 3.7/11 | 12.41[17] |
17 | "The Toast Derivation" | February 24, 2011 | 3.8/11 | 12.35[18] |
18 | "The Prestidigitation Approximation" | March 10, 2011 | 3.8/11 | 12.06[19] |
19 | "The Zarnecki Incursion" | March 31, 2011 | 3.7/12 | 11.92[20] |
20 | "The Herb Garden Germination" | April 7, 2011 | 3.7/12 | 11.40[21] |
21 | "The Agreement Dissection" | April 28, 2011 | 3.3/10 | 10.71[22] |
22 | "The Wildebeest Implementation" | May 5, 2011 | 3.2/11 | 10.50[23] |
23 | "The Engagement Reaction" | May 12, 2011 | 3.4/11 | 10.78[24] |
24 | "The Roommate Transmogrification" | May 19, 2011 | 3.6/12 | 11.30[25] |
References
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- General references
- "The Big Bang Theory Season 4 episodes". TV Guide. Retrieved August 24, 2010.
- "Shows A-Z – big bang theory, the on CBS". the Futon Critic. Retrieved August 24, 2010.
- "The Big Bang Theory: Episode Guide". MSN TV. Retrieved August 24, 2010.
- "The Big Bang Theory Episode Recaps". CBS. Retrieved May 29, 2011.