| Season Number: | 4 |
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| Num Episodes: | 20 |
| Network: | ABC |
| Prev Season: | Season 3 |
| Episode List: | List of Ugly Betty episodes |
The fourth and final season of the American comedy-drama television series Ugly Betty was picked up for a full season on April 23, 2009.[1] The season premiered on October 16, 2009 and ended with the series finale on April 14, 2010.
Outside the United States, Season 4 began airing on digital channel 7TWO on April 13, 2010, in Australia, and on August 11, 2010, on E4 and Channel 4 in the UK.
The season had been shifted to the Friday night death slot and ratings for the first 8 episodes were extremely low (especially the seventh which became the all-time lowest rated episode). On December 2, 2009, ABC confirmed that Ugly Betty would be moving to Wednesday nights after Christmas 2009, due to Eastwicks cancellation. However, ratings did not improve and ABC lowered the episode count from an original 22 to 20.[2] On January 27, 2010, ABC announced the show would not be brought back for a fifth season.[3]
Most of the main cast from the show's third season returned for the fourth season, with the exception of Ashley Jensen. Daniel Eric Gold was promoted to the main cast as Matt Hartley, having appeared in a recurring capacity during Season 3.
Yaya DaCosta took over the recurring role of Nico Slater, who was played in the first season by Jowharah Jones.
The fourth season saw guest appearances by the brothers of two of the show's stars. Becki Newton's brother Matt Newton took on the recurring role of Marc's new boyfriend Troy, and Vanessa Williams's brother Chris Williams played drag queen "Wilheldiva Hater".
In addition, the final season featured cameo appearances by singer Shakira, designer Brian Reyes, and drag queens Varla Jean Merman, Candi Shell, and Hedda Lettuce as themselves.
See also: List of Ugly Betty episodes.
Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment released Ugly Betty Season Four, subtitled "From Poncho, to Honcho", on August 17, 2010 in the United States and Canada. All 20 episodes were included in the set, along with additional bonus tracks.
Among the features:| Episode # | Title | Airdate | Rating | Share | 18–49 sss | Viewers (m) | Rank | Rank (timeslot) (viewers) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 66 | "The Butterfly Effect (Part 1)" | October 16, 2009 | 3.1 | 6 | 1.3 | 5.01 | TBA | 3 | |
| 67 | "The Butterfly Effect (Part 2)" | October 16, 2009 | 3.2 | 6 | 1.4 | 5.18 | TBA | 4 | |
| 68 | "Blue on Blue" | October 23, 2009 | 3.0 | 5 | 1.2 | 4.55 | TBA | 3 | |
| 69 | "The Weiner, the Bun, and the Boob" | October 30, 2009 | 3.0 | 5 | 1.2 | 4.50 | TBA | 3 | |
| 70 | "Plus None" | November 7, 2009 | 3.2 | 6 | 1.3 | 4.76 | TBA | 3 | |
| 71 | "Backseat Betty" | November 13, 2009 | 3.0 | 5 | 1.3 | 4.46 | TBA | 3 | |
| 72 | "Level (7) with Me" | November 27, 2009 | 2.3 | 4 | 0.9 | 3.39[A] | TBA | 4 | |
| 73 | "The Bahamas Triangle" | December 4, 2009 | 2.9 | 5 | 1.2 | 4.23 | TBA | 3 | |
| 74 | "Be-Shure" | December 11, 2009 | 3.3 | 6 | 1.4 | 4.80[7] | TBA | 2 | |
| 75 | "The Passion of the Betty" | January 6, 2010 | 3.5 | 5 | 1.8 | 5.13 | TBA | 2 | |
| 76 | "Back in Her Place" | January 13, 2010 | 4.6 | 4 | 1.7[8] | 4.67 | TBA | 2 | |
| 77 | "Blackout!" | January 20, 2010 | 3.2 | 6 | 1.6 | 4.59 | TBA | 2 | |
| 78 | "Chica and the Man" | February 3, 2010 | 2.9 | 5 | 1.5 | 4.34 | TBA | 3 | |
| 79 | "Smokin' Hot" | February 10, 2010 | 3.2 | 5 | 1.7 | 4.68[9] | TBA | 3 | |
| 80 | "Fire and Nice" | March 10, 2010 | TBA | 4 | 1.5 | 4.10[10] | TBA | TBA | |
| 81 | "All the World's a Stage" | March 17, 2010 | TBA | 3 | 1.0 | 3.33 | TBA | TBA | |
| 82 | "Million Dollar Smile" | March 24, 2010 | 3.2 | 5 | 1.7 | 4.63 | TBA | 3 | |
| 83 | "London Calling" | March 31, 2010 | 2.7 | 5 | 1.3 | 4.01 | TBA | 3 | |
| 84 | "The Past Presents the Future" | April 7, 2010 | TBA | 3 | |||||
| 85 | "Hello Goodbye" | April 14, 2010 | 3.7 | 7 | 1.8 | 5.43[11] | TBA | 2 |
The fourth season was broadcast on Wednesday nights at 9 pm on E4, and an hour later on E4 +1.
| Episode # | Title | Airdate | E4 | E4 +1 | Total viewersb (m) | Rank cable | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Viewersa | Rank | Viewersa | Rank | ||||||
| 66 | "The Butterfly Effect (Part 1)" | August 11, 2010 | 974 |
| 233 |
| 1.207 |
| |
| 67 | "The Butterfly Effect (Part 2)" | August 18, 2010 | 886 |
| 267 |
| 1.153 |
| |
| 68 | "Blue on Blue" | August 25, 2010 | 867 |
| 188 |
| 1.055 |
| |
| 69 | "The Weiner, the Bun, and the Boob" | September 1, 2010 | 968 |
| 209 |
| 1.177 |
| |
| 70 | "Plus None" | September 8, 2010 | 801 |
| 200 |
| 1.001 |
| |
| 71 | "Backseat Betty" | September 15, 2010 | 827 |
| 0.827 |
| |||
| 72 | "Level (7) with Me" | September 22, 2010 | 842 |
| 0.842 |
| |||
| 73 | "The Bahamas Triangle" | September 29, 2010 | 938 |
| 268 | 5 | 1.206 |
| |
| 74 | "Be-Shure" | October 6, 2010 | 892 |
| 316 |
| 1.208 |
| |
| 75 | "The Passion of the Betty" | October 13, 2010 | 800 |
| 316 |
| 1.116 |
| |
| 76 | "Back in Her Place" | October 20, 2010 | 824 |
| 247 |
| 1.071 |
| |
| 77 | "Blackout!" | November 3, 2010 | 738 |
| 338 |
| 1.076 | ||
| 78 | "Chica and the Man" | November 10, 2010 | 650 |
| 248 |
| 0.898 | ||
| 79 | "Smokin' Hot" | November 17, 2010 | 655 |
| 0.655 | ||||
| 80 | "Fire and Nice" | November 24, 2010 | 670 |
| 212 |
| 0.882 | ||
| 81 | "All the World's a Stage" | December 1, 2010 | 777 |
| 341 |
| 1.118 | ||
| 82 | "Million Dollar Smile" | December 8, 2010 | 984 |
| 336 |
| 1.320 |
| |
| 83 | "London Calling" | December 15, 2010 | 997 |
| 255 |
| 1.252 |
| |
| 84 | "The Past Presents the Future" | December 22, 2010 | 1,234 |
| 265 |
| 1.499 |
| |
| 85 | "Hello Goodbye" | December 22, 2010 | 1,130 |
| 387 |
| 1.517 |
| |
Production for the fourth season began in July 2009. The cast headed to The Bahamas in October 2009 to shoot the episode "The Bahamas Triangle" on location at the Atlantis Resort and Casino.[13] The series wrapped up filming in the United Kingdom in April 2010.[14]