Sex and the City (season 4)
Episodes

Sex and the City (season 4)

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No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	Prod. code	U.S. viewers (millions)

49	1	"The Agony and the 'Ex'-tacy"	Michael Patrick King	Michael Patrick King	June 3, 2001	401	6.49

Carrie thinks about men and the future when no one shows up for her birthday party. Miranda confronts her married friends about her single life.

50	2	"The Real Me"	Michael Patrick King	Michael Patrick King	June 3, 2001	402	5.93

Carrie is reluctant when asked to be a celebrity model in a high-profile fashion show. Miranda gets a lesson in confidence when a buff guy at the gym asks her out.

51	3	"Defining Moments"	Allen Coulter	Jenny Bicks	June 10, 2001	403	5.48

Carrie meets a jazz musician named Ray King while on a pseudo-date with Big. Miranda tries to get more comfortable using the bathroom in front of her date.

52	4	"What's Sex Got to Do with It?"	Allen Coulter	Nicole Avril	June 17, 2001	404	5.13

Carrie continues to date Ray, but finds he has an ADHD problem. Miranda substitutes chocolate for sex.

53	5	"Ghost Town"	Michael Spiller	Allan Heinberg	June 24, 2001	405	5.84

Carrie gets an invitation to the opening of Steve and Aidan's new bar, Scout. Miranda believes there is a ghost in her apartment.

54	6	"Baby, Talk Is Cheap"	Michael Spiller	Cindy Chupack	July 1, 2001	406	5.47

Carrie realizes she wants to get back together with Aidan. Miranda is surprised when the man she met while training for an upcoming marathon enjoys performing anilingus—and expects to receive it as well.

55	7	"Time and Punishment"	Michael Engler	Jessica Bendinger	July 8, 2001	407	5.59

Big calls Carrie—while she's having sex with Aidan. Miranda throws her neck out after fighting with Charlotte.

56	8	"My Motherboard, My Self"	Michael Engler	Julie Rottenberg & Elisa Zuritsky	July 15, 2001	408	5.37

Carrie's laptop crashes, and when Aidan tries to help, she pushes him away. Miranda's mother dies unexpectedly, but at the funeral, her family is more upset by her single status.

57	9	"Sex and the Country"	Michael Spiller	Allan Heinberg	July 22, 2001	409	5.80

Carrie is dragged to Aidan's country home in Suffern, New York. Charlotte visits the MacDougal "compound" in Connecticut.

58	10	"Belles of the Balls"	Michael Spiller	Michael Patrick King	July 29, 2001	410	5.98

Carrie invites Big up to Aidan's country home to talk. Charlotte tries to discuss her and Trey's infertility problems.

59	11	"Coulda, Woulda, Shoulda"	David Frankel	Jenny Bicks	August 5, 2001	411	5.87

Carrie is reluctant to tell Aidan that she had an abortion when she was 22. Charlotte discovers she only has a fifteen percent chance of getting pregnant naturally.

60	12	"Just Say Yes"	David Frankel	Cindy Chupack	August 12, 2001	412	6.64

Aidan proposes to Carrie. Charlotte discusses adoption with Trey, but hits a wall when Bunny finds out that the baby could be Chinese.

61	13	"The Good Fight"	Charles McDougall	Michael Patrick King	January 6, 2002	413	7.30

Carrie and Aidan have a huge fight over the clutter in her apartment after Aidan moves in. Charlotte and Trey have a huge fight when he brings home a cardboard baby as a gag gift.

62	14	"All That Glitters"	Charles McDougall	Cindy Chupack	January 13, 2002	414	6.81

Carrie finds time away from stay-at-home boy Aidan with a gay Aussie shoe distributor at the exclusive Bungalow 8. Charlotte and Trey separate permanently after their apartment is photographed in House & Garden.

63	15	"Change of a Dress"	Alan Taylor	Julie Rottenberg & Elisa Zuritsky	January 20, 2002	415	5.02

Carrie freaks out about marrying Aidan. Charlotte takes tap classes, and has a meltdown during the "Tea for Two" number when she realizes she isn't ready to be alone after her divorce.

64	16	"Ring A Ding Ding"	Alan Taylor	Amy B. Harris	January 27, 2002	416	7.20

Carrie is forced to buy her apartment back from Aidan or move out. Mr.

65	17	"A 'Vogue' Idea"	Martha Coolidge	Allan Heinberg	February 3, 2002	417	4.34

Carrie starts working at Vogue and finds out from her acerbic editor that she doesn't have a Vogue idea about relationships.

66	18	"I Heart NY"	Martha Coolidge	Michael Patrick King	February 10, 2002	418	7.39

Carrie is shocked to find out that Big is moving to Napa, California and plans to give him a New York send-off.

Sentence(s)

The season finale episode "I Heart NY" garnered the series highest rating with 7.39 million viewers.

final_sentence: The season finale episode "I Heart NY" garnered the series highest rating with 7.39 million viewers.