The O.C. season 4

The O.C.
Season 4
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No. of episodes16
Release
Original networkFox
Original releaseNovember 2, 2006 (2006-11-02) –
February 22, 2007 (2007-02-22)
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The fourth and final season of The O.C., an American teen drama television series, aired in the United States from November 2, 2006, to February 22, 2007, and consisted of 16 episodes. The O.C's final season aired Thursdays at 9:00 p.m. ET in the United States on Fox, a terrestrial television network.[1] Fox tested a new timeslot by airing the second episode on Wednesday at 9:00 p.m. ET against ABC's Lost and CBS's Criminal Minds.[2] With Lost about to enter a three-month hiatus, Fox hoped that changing the timeslot for The O.C. would attract back viewers it had lost since the end of the previous season; however, the move was unsuccessful and the show returned to its Thursday timeslot.[3]

The season was released on DVD as a five-disc boxed set under the title The O.C.: The Complete Fourth Season on May 22, 2007, by Warner Home Video.[4] The season was also made available in the American versions of Zune and iTunes Store.[5][6] Before the season premiered on television, it was available through on demand streaming. In the US, streaming was available from October 26, 2006, at 3:01 a.m. ET onwards, through Fox Interactive Media's MySpace and MyFoxLocal stations.[7]

In Canada, the fourth season was simulcast on the terrestrial CTV Television Network. Additionally, as a result of an agreement between Warner Bros. Television and CTV, the first episode was available to be streamed from October 30, 2006, at 12:00 p.m. ET onwards, through the CTV Broadband Network.[8] In the United Kingdom the season premiered on January 9, 2007, on E4,[9] and in Australia it was broadcast by Network Ten on November 7, 2006, at 8:30 p.m. (local time).[10]

  1. ^ Fienberg, Daniel (November 2, 2006). "'O.C.' Creator Promises a Liberating Season". Zap2it.com. Tribune Media Services. Archived from the original on May 22, 2011. Retrieved October 18, 2008.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference EW was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Goldman, Eric (November 6, 2006). "The O.C. Experiments with a New Night". IGN. IGN Entertainment. Archived from the original on February 16, 2012. Retrieved November 1, 2008.
  4. ^ "The O.C. - The Complete 4th Season". TVShowsOnDVD.com. Archived from the original on June 21, 2008. Retrieved September 14, 2008.
  5. ^ "The O.C. Season 4". Zune. Retrieved October 4, 2010.
  6. ^ Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. "The O.C., Season 4". Fox. iTunes Store. Archived from the original (note: Requires iTunes software) on May 27, 2012. Retrieved October 29, 2008.
  7. ^ Fox: Press release (October 24, 2006). "FOX to debut "The O.C." on FOX Interactive Media's Myspace.com and Fox Television Station Group's MyFoxLocal sites for a full week prior to broadcast premiere". The Futon Critic. Retrieved October 19, 2008.
  8. ^ "CTV's The O.C. Breaks Broadband Barrier". CNW Telbec. Toronto: CNW Group. October 30, 2006. Retrieved October 18, 2008.[permanent dead link]
  9. ^ Wilkes, Neil (January 4, 2007). "'The O.C.' axed after four seasons". Digital Spy. Digital Spy Ltd. Retrieved September 14, 2008.
  10. ^ Craven, Peter (November 9, 2006). "Marissa who? Life goes on in The OC". The Age. Retrieved October 17, 2008.