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. 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 Eastwick'''s cancellation. However, ratings did not improve and ABC lowered the episode count from an original 22 to 20.http://www.seattlepi.com/tvguide/412823_tvgif2.html On January 27, 2010, ABC announced the show would not be brought back for a fifth season."Ugly Betty" Cancelled by ABC, USA Today, January 27, 2010
Cast 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".
Main Cast America Ferrera as Betty Suarez Vanessa L. Williams as Wilhelmina Slater Eric Mabius as Daniel Meade Judith Light as Claire Meade Michael Urie as Marc St. James Becki Newton as Amanda Tanen Ana Ortiz as Hilda Suarez Tony Plana as Ignacio Suarez Mark Indelicato as Justin Suarez Daniel Eric Gold as Matt Hartley (episodes 1-11)
Recurring Cast Dylan Baker as Bennett Wallis Neal Bledsoe as Tyler Venton Grant Bowler as Connor Owens Smith Cho as Megan Yaya DaCosta as Nico Slater Kristen Johnston as Helen Ralph Macchio as Councilman Archie Rodriguez Alec Mapa as Suzuki St. Pierre Piter Marek as Jonathan Vieja Ryan McGinnis as Austin Marley Matt Newton as Troy David Rasche as Calvin Hartley Adam Rodriguez as Bobby Talercio Jamie-Lynn Sigler as Natalie
Guest Cast Christie Brinkley as Penelope Graybridge Brooklyn Decker as Lexie Christine Ebersole as Frances Tovah Feldshuh as Mrs. Varner Jesse Tyler Ferguson as Dr. Gabe Farkus Christopher Gorham as Henry Grubstick Dana Ivey as Roberta Ashley Jensen as Christina McKinney Carol Kane as Lena Korvinka Lainie Kazan as Dina Talercio Sarah Lafleur as Molly Meade Hamish Linklater as Evan Grant Brian Stokes Mitchell as Donald Jones Donna Murphy as Eve Kathy Najimy as Dr. Frankel Lynn Redgrave as Olivia Guillemette Freddy Rodriguez as Giovanni ‘Gio’ Rossi RuPaul as Rudolph Rich Sommer as Jimmy Wilson Fisher Stevens as Mr. Z Aaron Tveit as Zachary Boule Lauren Vélez as Elena Sanchez Chris Williams as 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.
Episodes
Notes: Episodes 66–74 aired on Fridays (October 16, 2009 December 11, 2009). Episodes 75–85 aired on Wednesdays (January 6, 2010 April 14, 2010). Season 4 was originally slated to have a total of 22 episodes but was reduced to 20 episodes.
DVD release 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.
DVD name Ep # Release dates Additional Features Region 1 Region 2 Region 4 The Complete Fourth and Final Season – From Poncho, to Honcho 20 August 17, 2010 March 28, 2011 February 16, 2011 This six disc box set contains all 20 episodes from the fourth and final season. Among the features: Betty Goes Bahamas – Follow the hilarious misadventures of Michael Urie and Becki Newton as they search for their fellow cast members during a location shoot in the Bahamas.Mode After Hours'' – Webisodes "Stress-Orcism" "Role Playing" "Queenseeker" "Harassment of a Sexual Nature" Betty Bloops Deleted Scenes Audio Commentary
U.S. ratings 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 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 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 TBA 3 80 "Fire and Nice" March 10, 2010 TBA 4 1.5 4.10 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 TBA 2
U.K. ratings 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 Totalviewersb (m) Rankcable Viewersa Rank Viewersa Rank 66 "The Butterfly Effect (Part 1)" August 11, 2010 974 #1 233 #6 1.207 #5 67 "The Butterfly Effect (Part 2)" August 18, 2010 886 #1 267 #1 1.153 #13 68 "Blue on Blue" August 25, 2010 867 #1 188 #9 1.055 #11 69 "The Weiner, the Bun, and the Boob" September 1, 2010 968 #1 209 #5 1.177 #8 70 "Plus None" September 8, 2010 801 #1 200 #8 1.001 #16 71 "Backseat Betty" September 15, 2010 827 #2 0.827 #18 72 "Level (7) with Me" September 22, 2010 842 #2 0.842 #17 73 "The Bahamas Triangle" September 29, 2010 938 #2 268 5 1.206 #13 74 "Be-Shure" October 6, 2010 892 #2 316 #2 1.208 #12 75 "The Passion of the Betty" October 13, 2010 800 #2 316 #3 1.116 #20 76 "Back in Her Place" October 20, 2010 824 #2 247 #3 1.071 #20 77 "Blackout!" November 3, 2010 738 #2 338 #3 1.076 78 "Chica and the Man" November 10, 2010 650 #6 248 #4 0.898 79 "Smokin' Hot" November 17, 2010 655 #4 0.655 80 "Fire and Nice" November 24, 2010 670 #4 212 #8 0.882 81 "All the World's a Stage" December 1, 2010 777 #2 341 #3 1.118 82 "Million Dollar Smile" December 8, 2010 984 #2 336 #2 1.320 #11 83 "London Calling" December 15, 2010 997 #3 255 #5 1.252 #8 84 "The Past Presents the Future" December 22, 2010 1,234 #1 265 #6 1.499 #3 85 "Hello Goodbye" December 22, 2010 1,130 #2 387 #1 1.517 #8 a Viewers in thousands. All viewer figures and weekly ranks are from BARB.BARB, scroll to relevant week.
Production 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. The series wrapped up filming in the United Kingdom in April 2010.
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