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The Big Bang Theory
Season 4
Fourth season DVD cover art
Starring
No. of episodes24
Release
Original networkCBS
Original releaseSeptember 22, 2010 (2010-09-22) –
May 18, 2011 (2011-05-18)
Season chronology
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List of episodes

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

Main article: List of The Big Bang Theory characters

Episodes

See also: List of The Big Bang Theory episodes
No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateProd.
code		U.S. viewers
(millions)
641"The Robotic Manipulation"Mark CendrowskiStory by : Chuck Lorre, Lee Aronsohn & Dave Goetsch
Teleplay by : Steven Molaro, Eric Kaplan & Steve Holland		September 23, 2010 (2010-09-23)3X665114.04[2]
652"The Cruciferous Vegetable Amplification"Mark CendrowskiStory by : Bill Prady, Lee Aronsohn & Steve Holland
Teleplay by : Chuck Lorre, Steven Molaro & Jim Reynolds		September 30, 2010 (2010-09-30)3X665213.05[3]
663"The Zazzy Substitution"Mark CendrowskiStory by : Chuck Lorre, Bill Prady & Jim Reynolds
Teleplay by : Lee Aronsohn, Steven Molaro & Maria Ferrari		October 7, 2010 (2010-10-07)3X665312.59[4]
674"The Hot Troll Deviation"Mark CendrowskiStory by : Chuck Lorre, Steven Molaro & Adam Faberman
Teleplay by : Bill Prady, Lee Aronsohn & Maria Ferrari		October 14, 2010 (2010-10-14)3X665412.57[5]
685"The Desperation Emanation"Mark CendrowskiStory by : Bill Prady, Lee Aronsohn & Dave Goetsch
Teleplay by : Chuck Lorre, Steven Molaro & Steve Holland		October 21, 2010 (2010-10-21)3X665513.05[6]
696"The Irish Pub Formulation"Mark CendrowskiStory by : Chuck Lorre, Lee Aronsohn & Steven Molaro
Teleplay by : Bill Prady, Eric Kaplan & Maria Ferrari		October 28, 2010 (2010-10-28)3X665613.04[7]
707"The Apology Insufficiency"Mark CendrowskiStory by : Chuck Lorre, Lee Aronsohn & Maria Ferrari
Teleplay by : Bill Prady, Steven Molaro & Steve Holland		November 4, 2010 (2010-11-04)3X665714.00[8]
718"The 21-Second Excitation"Mark CendrowskiStory by : Chuck Lorre, Bill Prady & Jim Reynolds
Teleplay by : Lee Aronsohn, Steven Molaro & Steve Holland		November 11, 2010 (2010-11-11)3X665813.11[9]
729"The Boyfriend Complexity"Mark CendrowskiStory by : Chuck Lorre, Lee Aronsohn & Jim Reynolds
Teleplay by : Bill Prady, Steven Molaro & Dave Goetsch		November 18, 2010 (2010-11-18)3X665913.02[10]
7310"The Alien Parasite Hypothesis"Mark CendrowskiStory by : Chuck Lorre, Steven Molaro & Steve Holland
Teleplay by : Lee Aronsohn, Jim Reynolds & Maria Ferrari		December 9, 2010 (2010-12-09)3X666012.03[11]
7411"The Justice League Recombination"Mark CendrowskiStory by : Chuck Lorre, Lee Aronsohn & Maria Ferrari
Teleplay by : Bill Prady, Steven Molaro & Steve Holland		December 16, 2010 (2010-12-16)3X666113.24[12]
7512"The Bus Pants Utilization"Mark CendrowskiStory by : Chuck Lorre, Lee Aronsohn & Maria Ferrari
Teleplay by : Bill Prady, Steven Molaro & Eric Kaplan		January 6, 2011 (2011-01-06)3X666213.98[13]
7613"The Love Car Displacement"Anthony RichStory by : Chuck Lorre, Bill Prady & Dave Goetsch
Teleplay by : Lee Aronsohn, Steven Molaro & Steve Holland		January 20, 2011 (2011-01-20)3X666313.63[14]
7714"The Thespian Catalyst"Mark CendrowskiStory by : Chuck Lorre, Lee Aronsohn & Jim Reynolds
Teleplay by : Bill Prady, Steven Molaro & Maria Ferrari		February 3, 2011 (2011-02-03)3X666413.83[15]
7815"The Benefactor Factor"Mark CendrowskiStory by : Bill Prady, Lee Aronsohn & Dave Goetsch
Teleplay by : Chuck Lorre, Eric Kaplan & Steve Holland		February 10, 2011 (2011-02-10)3X666512.79[16]
7916"The Cohabitation Formulation"Mark CendrowskiStory by : Chuck Lorre, Lee Aronsohn & Dave Goetsch
Teleplay by : Bill Prady, Steven Molaro & Jim Reynolds		February 17, 2011 (2011-02-17)3X666612.41[17]
8017"The Toast Derivation"Mark CendrowskiStory by : Bill Prady, Dave Goetsch & Maria Ferrari
Teleplay by : Chuck Lorre, Steven Molaro & Jim Reynolds		February 24, 2011 (2011-02-24)3X666712.35[18]
8118"The Prestidigitation Approximation"Mark CendrowskiStory by : Bill Prady, Steve Holland & Eddie Gorodetsky
Teleplay by : Chuck Lorre, Steven Molaro & Eric Kaplan		March 10, 2011 (2011-03-10)3X666812.06[19]
8219"The Zarnecki Incursion"Peter ChakosStory by : Chuck Lorre, Steven Molaro & Maria Ferrari
Teleplay by : Bill Prady, Dave Goetsch & Jim Reynolds		March 31, 2011 (2011-03-31)3X666911.92[20]
8320"The Herb Garden Germination"Mark CendrowskiStory by : Chuck Lorre, Eric Kaplan & Eddie Gorodetsky
Teleplay by : Bill Prady, Steven Molaro & Steve Holland		April 7, 2011 (2011-04-07)3X667011.40[21]
8421"The Agreement Dissection"Mark CendrowskiStory by : Bill Prady, Dave Goetsch & Eddie Gorodetsky
Teleplay by : Chuck Lorre, Steven Molaro & Eric Kaplan		April 28, 2011 (2011-04-28)3X667110.71[22]
8522"The Wildebeest Implementation"Mark CendrowskiStory by : Chuck Lorre, Steven Molaro & Eric Kaplan
Teleplay by : Bill Prady, Eddie Gorodetsky & Maria Ferrari		May 5, 2011 (2011-05-05)3X667210.50[23]
8623"The Engagement Reaction"Howard MurrayStory by : Bill Prady, Eric Kaplan & Jim Reynolds
Teleplay by : Chuck Lorre, Steven Molaro & Steve Holland		May 12, 2011 (2011-05-12)3X667310.78[24]
8724"The Roommate Transmogrification"Mark CendrowskiStory by : Chuck Lorre, Steven Molaro & Eddie Gorodetsky
Teleplay by : Bill Prady, Eric Kaplan & Jim Reynolds		May 19, 2011 (2011-05-19)3X667411.30[25]

Ratings

Viewership and ratings per episode of The Big Bang Theory season 4
No. Title Air date Rating/share
(18–49)		 Viewers
(millions)
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
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