The Big Bang Theory season 4

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No. of episodes 24
Release
Original network CBS
Original release September 23, 2010 (2010-09-23) – May 19, 2011 (2011-05-19)
List of The Big Bang Theory episodes

The fourth season of the American sitcom The Big Bang Theory aired on CBS from September 23, 2010 to May 19, 2011.[1] Melissa Rauch and Mayim Bialik auditioned and were promoted to the main cast during this season as Dr. Bernadette Rostenkowski and Dr. Amy Farrah Fowler respectively.

Johnny Galecki received a nomination for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series at the 63rd Primetime Emmy Awards for the episode "The Benefactor Factor". Jim Parsons won the same award for the episode "The Agreement Dissection".

Production

During the season, Kaley Cuoco's character Penny was absent from episodes 5 and 6 after she fell off a horse and the horse broke her leg.[2] When returning to the series, she was shown working as a bartender instead of waitressing at her usual workplace, The Cheesecake Factory, to hide her injury.[citation needed] In January 2011, The Big Bang Theory was renewed for the next additional three years; extending it through the 2013–2014 season, for a fifth, sixth, and seventh season.

Cast

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Main article: List of The Big Bang Theory characters

Episodes

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See also: List of The Big Bang Theory episodes
No.
overall		 No. in
season		 Title Directed by Written by Original air date Prod.
code		 U.S. viewers
(millions)
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 (2010-09-23) 3X6651 14.04[3]
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 (2010-09-30) 3X6652 13.05[4]
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 (2010-10-07) 3X6653 12.59[5]
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 (2010-10-14) 3X6654 12.57[6]
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 (2010-10-21) 3X6655 13.05[7]
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 (2010-10-28) 3X6656 13.04[8]
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 (2010-11-04) 3X6657 14.00[9]
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 (2010-11-11) 3X6658 13.11[10]
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 (2010-11-18) 3X6659 13.02[11]
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 (2010-12-09) 3X6660 12.03[12]
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 (2010-12-16) 3X6661 13.24[13]
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 (2011-01-06) 3X6662 13.98[14]
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 (2011-01-20) 3X6663 13.63[15]
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 (2011-02-03) 3X6664 13.83[16]
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 (2011-02-10) 3X6665 12.79[17]
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 (2011-02-17) 3X6666 12.41[18]
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 (2011-02-24) 3X6667 12.35[19]
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 (2011-03-10) 3X6668 12.06[20]
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 (2011-03-31) 3X6669 11.92[21]
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 (2011-04-07) 3X6670 11.40[22]
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 (2011-04-28) 3X6671 10.71[23]
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 (2011-05-05) 3X6672 10.50[24]
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 (2011-05-12) 3X6673 10.78[25]
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 (2011-05-19) 3X6674 11.30[26]

Ratings

No. Title Air date Rating/share
(18–49)		 Viewers
(millions)
1 "The Robotic Manipulation" September 23, 2010 4.9/16 14.04[3]
2 "The Cruciferous Vegetable Amplification" September 30, 2010 4.4/14 13.06[4]
3 "The Zazzy Substitution" October 7, 2010 4.1/13 12.59[5]
4 "The Hot Troll Deviation" October 14, 2010 4.3/14 12.57[6]
5 "The Desperation Emanation" October 21, 2010 4.1/13 13.05[7]
6 "The Irish Pub Formulation" October 28, 2010 4.2/13 13.04[8]
7 "The Apology Insufficiency" November 4, 2010 4.7/14 14.00[9]
8 "The 21-Second Excitation" November 11, 2010 4.2/12 13.11[10]
9 "The Boyfriend Complexity" November 18, 2010 4.3/13 13.02[11]
10 "The Alien Parasite Hypothesis" December 9, 2010 3.9/12 12.03[12]
11 "The Justice League Recombination" December 16, 2010 4.0/13 13.24[13]
12 "The Bus Pants Utilization" January 6, 2011 4.4/13 13.98[14]
13 "The Love Car Displacement" January 20, 2011 4.2/12 13.63[15]
14 "The Thespian Catalyst" February 3, 2011 4.3/12 13.83[16]
15 "The Benefactor Factor" February 10, 2011 3.9/11 12.79[17]
16 "The Cohabitation Formulation" February 17, 2011 3.7/11 12.41[18]
17 "The Toast Derivation" February 24, 2011 3.8/11 12.35[19]
18 "The Prestidigitation Approximation" March 10, 2011 3.8/11 12.06[20]
19 "The Zarnecki Incursion" March 31, 2011 3.7/12 11.92[21]
20 "The Herb Garden Germination" April 7, 2011 3.7/12 11.40[22]
21 "The Agreement Dissection" April 28, 2011 3.3/10 10.71[23]
22 "The Wildebeest Implementation" May 5, 2011 3.2/11 10.50[24]
23 "The Engagement Reaction" May 12, 2011 3.4/11 10.78[25]
24 "The Roommate Transmogrification" May 19, 2011 3.6/12 11.30[26]

Reception

The fourth season received particular praise for character developments. Alan Sepinwall of Uproxx praised the additions of Bernadette and Amy to the cast, writing that "With Amy Farrah Fowler and Bernadette promoted to semi-permanent status, the show is now able to spend large chunks of each episode focusing only on the women, and in the process has made Penny a much more well-rounded character rather than just a foil for the nerds".[27] Emily VanDerWerff of The A.V. Club wrote that "Jim Parsons and Kaley Cuoco's interplay remains the show's secret weapon",[28] and Eric Hochberger of TV Fanatic wrote: "Really though, everything about the main story worked amazing. Mayim fits in perfectly in The Big Bang Theory cast and played off of Kaley Cuoco just as well as Emmy Award-winning Parsons".[29]

References

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External links

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