The fourth season of the American television action-drama Station 19, spin off of Grey's Anatomy, began airing in the United States on the American Broadcasting Company (ABC) on November 12, 2020, and concluded on June 3, 2021. The season was produced by ABC Signature, in association with Shondaland Production Company and Trip the Light Productions.

This is the first season without Miguel Sandoval as a series regular. In addition, this is the first season with Stefania Spampinato as a series regular after recurring the previous season. On May 10, 2021, ABC renewed the series for a fifth season.

Station 19 centers around the professional and personal lives of the firefighters of the fictional Station 19 of the Seattle Fire Department. Several plot points connect to parent series Grey's Anatomy through fictional crossover events.

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Cast and characters

Main Jaina Lee Ortiz as Andrea "Andy" Herrera Jason George as Benjamin “Ben” Warren Boris Kodjoe as Robert Sullivan Grey Damon as Jack Gibson Barrett Doss as Victoria "Vic" Hughes Jay Hayden as Travis Montgomery Okieriete Onaodowan as Dean Miller Danielle Savre as Maya Bishop Stefania Spampinato as Dr. Carina DeLuca

Recurring Jayne Taini as Marsha Smith Jeanne Sakata as Nari Montgomery Colleen Foy as Inara Ansel Sluyter-Obidos as Marcus James Pickens Jr. as Dr. Richard Webber Pat Healy as Michael Dixon Lachlan Buchanan as Emmett Dixon Carlos Miranda as Theodore “Theo” Ruiz Robert Curtis Brown as Paul Montgomery

Notable guests Chandra Wilson as Dr. Miranda Bailey Kevin McKidd as Dr. Owen Hunt BJ Tanner as William George “Tuck” Jones Caterina Scorsone as Dr. Amelia Shepherd Jaicy Elliot as Dr. Taryn Helm Miguel Sandoval as Pruitt Herrera Giacomo Gianniotti as Dr. Andrew DeLuca Khalilah Joi as Condola Vargas Jonathan Bennett as Michael Williams Zaiver Sinnett as Dr. Zander Perez Jake Borelli as Dr. Levi Schmitt Barbara Eve Harris as Ifeya Miller Tracie Thoms as Dr. Diane Lewis Jeffrey D. Sams as Bill Miller

Production Development On March 11, 2020, the series was renewed for a fourth season with Krista Vernoff continuing as showrunner. Shonda Rhimes and Betsy Beers remained executive producers, and Paris Barclay remained executive producer and producing director. After production delays due to the COVID-19 pandemic, production began in September 2020. Despite being set during the COVID-19 pandemic, Vernoff said the season would feature joy its fictional world. She also wanted to explore the pandemic's cost on the first responder community. Vernoff also wrote an episode showing the characters' reactions to the murder of George Floyd amid other racial issues. Its midseason premiere was delayed a week to account for unpredictable production delays due to the pandemic.

Casting The entire main cast from the third season, except for Miguel Sandoval, returned for the fourth season. Stefania Spampinato was upped to series regular after recurring the previous season. Miguel Sandoval appeared as a guest star this season after being a series regular for the first three seasons. In December 2020, it was reported that Robert Curtis Brown would appear in a recurring role as Travis' father. In March 2021, it was reported that Khalilah Joi, who played a different character on Grey's Anatomy, was cast as a lawyer with a history with Dean.

Release When the 2020–21 United States network television schedule was announced, Station 19 would remain on Thursdays at 8:00 PM. The season premiered on November 12, 2020, with a crossover event. Its mid-season finale aired on December 17, 2020, with another crossover. After a delay of one week, the season continued on March 11, 2021, with a third crossover. The season finale aired June 3.

Reception Awards and nominations Barrett Doss received an honorable mention for TVLine Performer of the Week for her performance in "Train in Vain". Okieriete Onaodowan received an honorable mention for TVLine's Performer of the Week for his performance in "Get Up, Stand Up". The season was also awarded The ReFrame Stamp, a certification given to scripted television productions that hire "female-identifying people in four out of eight critical areas of production: writer, director, producer, lead, co-lead, speaking parts, department heads, and crew."

Ratings The season was ABC's second most-watched scripted television series during the 2020–2021 television season in the 18-49 demographic. Throughout its broadcast, in same-day viewership, the season averaged a 0.83 rating in the 18–49 demographic and 5.18 million viewers, down 21 and 20 percent, respectively, from the previous season. In Live+7 the season averaged a 1.3 rating in the 18–49 demographic and 7.1 million viewers, down 13 and 17 percent from the third season.

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