The fourth season of ''
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'' began airing on September 27, 2006. The season concluded on June 13, 2007, after 21 episodes. This is the first season to air on the newly formed
The CW
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television network.The season had a brief hiatus for three months from February 2007 to May 2007, to make their timeslot available for the shortlived series ''
Pussycat Dolls Present: The Search for the Next Doll.'' The show returned May 2nd, 2007 to air the last 6 episodes of the season. This marked the first and last season of the show to air into June.
In this season, most episodes were named after rock albums rather than after songs. Season four rose in ratings, averaging 3.9 million viewers weekly, becoming #136 in the
Nielsen ratings
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system.
Episode #10
"Songs To Love and Die By" was the highest rated episode of the season by having 4.24 Million viewers tuning in.
Overview
With only 4 months of high school left, the realization that, for students and parents alike, life is changing forever. There are new loves to nurture and old scores to settle. Lucas, Peyton, and Brooke's long-running love triangle has finally reaches a conclusion. Keith's memory - or is it his spirit? - motivates Lucas and Nathan, but haunts Dan. Haley receives some news that will forever impact Nathan and her life. Peyton is being stalked by a guy who claims to be a long-lost family member who's related to Ellie. Brooke begins an unlikely friendship with Rachel after moving in with her. Lucas begins to question what truly happened on that horrible day Keith died. And the Ravens, coached by Coach Whitey Durham, have one more shot at basketball glory and the state title.
Cast and characters
Regular
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Chad Michael Murray
Chad Michael Murray (born August 24, 1981) is an American actor and writer. He is best known for playing Lucas Scott in The WB/ CW drama series ''One Tree Hill'' (2003–09, 2012), a recurring role as Tristin DuGray on The WB/ CW series ''Gilmo ...
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Lucas Scott
Lucas Eugene Scott is a fictional character and the main protagonist from The WB /CW television series ''One Tree Hill'' created by Mark Schwahn and portrayed by Chad Michael Murray. Lucas is a talented basketball player and writer. He is rival ...
(21 episodes)
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James Lafferty
James Martin Lafferty (born July 25, 1985) is an American actor, director, and producer. He is best known for his portrayal of Nathan Scott on The WB/ CW teen drama television series ''One Tree Hill'' (2003–2012).
Early life
Lafferty was born ...
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Nathan Scott
Nathan Royal Scott is a fictional character from the CW television series ''One Tree Hill'' created by Mark Schwahn and portrayed by James Lafferty. Following Lucas Scott's departure, Nathan became the main character and central figure of the ...
(21 episodes)
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Hilarie Burton
Hilarie Ros Burton (born July 1, 1982) is an American actress, businesswoman, author and producer. A former host of MTV's ''Total Request Live'', she portrayed Peyton Sawyer on The WB/ CW drama ''One Tree Hill'' for six seasons (2003–2009). Pos ...
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Peyton Sawyer
Peyton Sawyer is a fictional character from The WB/ CW television series ''One Tree Hill'', portrayed by Hilarie Burton. A talented visual and musical artist, Peyton has a heavily guarded heart due to the number of lost loved ones in her life. S ...
(21 episodes)
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Bethany Joy Galeotti
Bethany Joy Lenz (born April 2, 1981) is an American actress, singer-songwriter and filmmaker. She is known for her portrayal of Haley James Scott on The WB / The CW television drama ''One Tree Hill'' (2003–2012). She also starred as Michell ...
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Haley James Scott
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(21 episodes)
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Paul Johansson
Paul Joseph Otto Johansson (born January 26, 1964) is an American-born Canadian actor and director in film and television, best known for playing Dan Scott on the WB/ CW series, ''One Tree Hill'', and for his role as Nick Wolfe on the short l ...
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Dan Scott
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(20 episodes)
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Sophia Bush
Sophia Anna Bush Hughes (born July 8, 1982) is an American actress. She starred as Brooke Davis in The WB/ CW drama series ''One Tree Hill'' (2003–2012), and as Erin Lindsay in the NBC police procedural drama series ''Chicago P.D.'' (2014– ...
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Brooke Davis (21 episodes)
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Barbara Alyn Woods
Barbara Alyn Woods (born ) is an American actress. She is known for her roles in television series ''One Tree Hill'' and ''Honey, I Shrunk the Kids''. She is the mother of actresses Natalie Alyn Lind, Emily Alyn Lind, and Alyvia Alyn Lind.
Car ...
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Deb Scott
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(14 episodes)
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Lee Norris
Lee Michael Norris (born September 25, 1981) is an American actor, best known for his roles as Stuart Minkus on ''Boy Meets World'' and its spin-off ''Girl Meets World'', as well as Marvin "Mouth" McFadden on ''One Tree Hill''.
Norris appear ...
as
Mouth McFadden
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(17 episodes)
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Antwon Tanner
Antwon Tanner (born April 14, 1975) is an American actor. He is best known for his recurring role as Michael on the UPN sitcom ''Moesha'' (1996–97), and its spinoff ''The Parkers'' (2001) and as Antwon "Skills" Taylor on the drama series, ''One ...
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Skills Taylor
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(13 episodes)
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Danneel Harris as
Rachel Gatina
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(16 episodes)
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Barry Corbin
Leonard Barrie Corbin (born October 16, 1940) is an American actor. He is best known for his starring role as Maurice Minnifield on the television series ''Northern Exposure'' (1990–1995), which earned him two consecutive Primetime Emmy Award ...
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Whitey Durham
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Moira Kelly
Moira Kelly (born on March 6, 1968 in Queens, New York) is an American actress. She is known for portraying Kate Moseley in the 1992 film ''The Cutting Edge'' as well as single mother Karen Roe on the teen drama '' One Tree Hill''. She is also k ...
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Karen Roe
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(20 episodes)
Recurring
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Bevin Prince
Bevin Anne Prince (born 1982) is an American actress and fitness instructor best known for her role as Bevin Mirskey on The CW's hit series '' One Tree Hill''.
Early life
Prince was born in Charlotte, North Carolina, and her family moved to Cary ...
as
Bevin Mirskey (9 episodes)
*Shawn Shepard as Principal Turner (9 episodes)
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Stephen Colletti
Stephen Colletti (born February 7, 1986) is an American actor and television personality. He portrayed Chase Adams on The CW drama series ''One Tree Hill'' and appeared for two seasons on the MTV reality television series '' Laguna Beach: The Rea ...
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Chase Adams
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(9 episodes)
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Kelsey Chow
Kelsey Asbille Chow (born September 9, 1991) is an American actress. She is known for her role as Mikayla in the Disney XD sitcom ''Pair of Kings'', and as Monica Long in the TV Series ''Yellowstone''. From 2005 to 2009, she had a recurring role ...
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Gigi Silveri (7 episodes)
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Matt Barr
Matthew Jerome Barr (born February 14, 1984) is an American actor, best-known as Danny McNamara in the CBS/Paramount+ action–adventure television series ''Blood & Treasure''
and as Johnson "Johnse" Hatfield in '' Hatfields & McCoys''.
Barr al ...
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Ian Banks (8 episodes)
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Vaughn Wilson
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Fergie Thompson (7 episodes)
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Cullen Moss
Cullen Moss (born July 8, 1975) is an American film, television and voice actor. He is best known for his roles on ''One Tree Hill'' and ''The Notebook''.
Early life
Moss is a native of Winston-Salem, North Carolina who graduated from Mount Tab ...
as
Junk Moretti (6 episodes)
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Elisabeth Harnois
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Shelley Simon (6 episodes)
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Ernest Waddell
Ernest Waddell (born July 22, 1982) is a New York City-based actor. He is perhaps best known for his recurring roles on two television series: Odafin "Fin" Tutuola, Fin Tutuola's son Ken Randall on ''Law & Order: Special Victims Unit'', and Oma ...
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Derek Sommers
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Rick Fox
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People
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*Alan Rick (born 1976), Brazilian politician, journalist, pastor and television personality
*Johannes Rick (1869–1946), Austrian-born Brazilian priest and mycol ...
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Daunte Jones (4 episodes)
*Amber Wallace as Glenda Farrell (4 episodes)
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Allison Scagliotti
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Early life
Scagliotti's great-grandparents immigrated to the United ...
as Abigail "Abby" Brown (3 episodes)
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Michael Trucco
Edward Michael Trucco (born June 22, 1970) is an American actor known for his role as Samuel Anders on the reimagined ''Battlestar Galactica'' and his recurring role as Nick Petteruti in ''How I Met Your Mother''. He also appeared on the 2017– ...
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Cooper Lee
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(2 episodes)
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Tyler Hilton
Tyler James Hilton (born November 22, 1983) is an American singer-songwriter and actor. Hilton began his professional career in music in 2000. '' Rolling Stone magazine'' compared him to his contemporary, Howie Day, while others have compared H ...
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Chris Keller
The characters of '' Oz'', fictional characters on the television series about prison life, are a diverse mixture of inmates from various gangs and prison staff.
Main inmates Key
Other inmates The Aryans
The Aryans are a f ...
(1 episode)
*Mary Kate Englehardt as Lily Roe Scott (1 episode)
Special Guest Star
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Craig Sheffer
Craig Eric Sheffer (born April 23, 1960) is an American film and television actor. He is known for his leading roles as Norman Maclean in the film '' A River Runs Through It, ''Aaron Boone in the film ''Nightbreed'', Joe Kane in the film '' The ...
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Keith Scott (2 episodes)
Episodes
Reception
The season premiere was seen by 3.64 million U.S. viewers and achieved a 1.7 Adults 18-49 rating, up 19% in viewers and 55% in demo from the season 3 finale.
Episode 2 hit a season high in the Adults 18-49 demo with a 2.0 rating,
while episode 10 hit season highs in viewers with 4.24 million.
The season finale was seen by 2.5 million viewers.
DVD release
The DVD release of season four was released after the season has completed broadcast on television. It has been released in
Region 1. As well as every episode from the season, the DVD release features bonus material such as,
audio commentaries on some episodes from the creator and cast, deleted scenes,
gag reels and behind-the-scenes featurettes.
References
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One Tree Hill (TV series) seasons
2006 American television seasons
2007 American television seasons