One Tree Hill season 4 explained

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Network:	The CW

The fourth season of One Tree Hill began airing on September 27, 2006. The season concluded on June 13, 2007, after 21 episodes. This is the first season to air on the newly formed The CW television network.

Season four rose in ratings, becoming #133 in the Nielsen ratings system with 1.3 rating^[1] and averaging 2.99 million viewers. Episode #10 "Songs To Love and Die By" was the highest rated episode of the season by having 4.24 million viewers tuning in and the most viewed among the entire series after season 2 along with the previous one, "Some You Give Away", which had 4.21 million viewers tuning in.

The season had a brief hiatus for three months from February 2007 to May 2007, to make their timeslot available for the short-lived series . The show returned May 2, 2007 to air the last 6 episodes of the season. This marked the first and last season of the show to air into June.

In this season, most episodes were named after rock albums rather than after songs.

Cast and characters

See also: List of One Tree Hill characters.

Regular

• Chad Michael Murray as Lucas Scott
• James Lafferty as Nathan Scott
• Hilarie Burton as Peyton Sawyer
• Bethany Joy Galeotti as Haley James Scott
• Paul Johansson as Dan Scott
• Sophia Bush as Brooke Davis
• Barbara Alyn Woods as Deb Scott
• Lee Norris as Mouth McFadden
• Antwon Tanner as Skills Taylor
• Danneel Harris as Rachel Gatina
• Barry Corbin as Whitey Durham
• Moira Kelly as Karen Roe

Recurring

• Bevin Prince as Bevin Mirskey
• Shawn Shepard as Principal Turner
• Stephen Colletti as Chase Adams
• Kelsey Chow as Gigi Silveri
• Matt Barr as Ian Banks
  • Vaughn Wilson as Fergie Thompson Cullen Moss as Junk Moretti
• Elisabeth Harnois as Shelley Simon
• Ernest Waddell as Derek Sommers
• Rick Fox as Daunte Jones
• Amber Wallace as Glenda Farrell
• Allison Scagliotti as Abby Brown
• Michael Trucco as Cooper Lee
• Tyler Hilton as Chris Keller
• Mary Kate Englehardt as Lily Roe Scott

Special guest star

• Craig Sheffer as Keith Scott

Episodes

See also: List of One Tree Hill episodes.

Reception

The season premiere was seen by 3.64 million U.S. viewers and achieved a 1.7 Adults 18-49 rating, up 19% in viewers and 55% in demo from the season 3 finale. Episode 2 hit a season high in the Adults 18-34 demo with a 2.0 rating, while episode 9 and 10 hit season highs in viewers with 4.21 and 4.24 million respectively, the highest results since season 2. The season finale was seen by 2.5 million viewers.

DVD release

The DVD release of season four was released after the season has completed broadcast on television. It has been released in Region 1. As well as every episode from the season, the DVD release features bonus material such as, audio commentaries on some episodes from the creator and cast, deleted scenes, gag reels and behind-the-scenes featurettes.

The Complete Fourth Season
Set details^[4]			Special features
21 episodes 880 minutes (Region 1); 840 minutes (Region 2)^[5] 845 minutes (Region 4) 6-disc set 1.78:1 aspect ratio Languages: English (Dolby Digital 5.1) Subtitles: English, Spanish French (Region 1)			Audio commentaries "Some You Give Away" - with creator/executive producer/writer Mark Schwahn, and actor Rick Fox "It Gets the Worst at Night" - with creator/executive producer/co-writer Mark Schwahn and executive producers Joe Davola and Greg Prange. "All of a Sudden I Miss Everyone" - with creator/executive producer/writer/director Mark Schwahn and actors James Lafferty, Lee Norris and Stephen Colletti. Deleted scenes Episodes: 3, 4, 5, 7, 9, 11, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17 & 18 Gag reel "One Tree Hill In Your Town" "Tree Hill's Charity Basketball Game Highlights" "Tree Hill High Time Capsule"
Release dates
United States	United Kingdom	Australia
December 18, 2007	April 7, 2008	June 4, 2008^[6]

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2006-07 Rating History. The TV Ratings Guide.
2. Web site: 2006-07 Rating History. The TV Ratings Guide.
3. Web site: 2006-07 Rating History. The TV Ratings Guide.
4. Web site: One Tree Hill - The Complete 4th Season . 2008-02-09 . . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080201002431/http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/releases/Tree-Hill-Complete-4th-Season/7140 . 2008-02-01 .
5. Web site: One Tree Hill - Series 4 . 2008-02-11 . .
6. Web site: One Tree Hill - Complete Season 4 (Region 4) . 2008-03-28 . EzyDVD.com.au . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20091003191430/http://www.ezydvd.com.au/item.zml/799358 . 2009-10-03 .