Ugly Betty (season 4)
The fourth and final season of the American comedy-drama television series "Ugly Betty" was confirmed in the ABC lineup, which 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 Tuesdays at 7:30pm from April 13, 2010 in Australia. It also began airing in the UK on Wednesday August 11, at 9 pm. Unlike the previous 3 seasons, Ugly Betty is now being shown  on the digital channel E4, while the repeat telecast can be watched on Channel 4 on the weekend. This move is said to be due to the decline in ratings of the previous season which was shown on Channel 4. Season 4 completed its 20-episode run by Wednesday December 22, 2010. 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 ordered to just 20. On January 27, 2010, ABC announced the show would not be brought back for a fifth season. Cast. Most of the main cast from the show's third season returned for the fourth season, with the former main character Christina McKinney (played by Ashley Jensen) making a guest appearance near the end of the season. 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. Before the season began, Max Ehrich, who played Justin's classmate Randy, reported on his Twitter account that he would return on a recurring basis, but this turned out not to be true. Some guest stars gave hints to what viewers could expect. For example, Kristen Johnston revealed that she would be playing a character called Helen. She has said that she will be like Amanda in her later years in a tragic way. Johnston made three appearances  in this role during this season. Shakira played herself in a cameo role in "The Bahamas Triangle", in which she helped to get a "Mode" photo shoot back on track. Throughout the series' run, Shakira had been referred to on a number of occasions by various characters. The fourth season saw guest appearances by the brothers of two of the show's stars. Becki Newton's brother Matt took on the recurring role of Marc's new boyfriend Troy, and Vanessa Williams's brother Chris landed an appearance as drag queen "Wilheldiva Hater", whom Wilhelmina enlisted for another one of  her schemes. Episodes. <onlyinclude> Notes: </onlyinclude> DVD release. Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment release of "Ugly Betty" Season Four, subtitled "From Poncho, to Honcho", would be August 17, 2010 in the United States and Canada. All 20 episodes were included in the set, along with additional bonus tracks. Among the features: UK Ratings. The fourth season was broadcast on Wednesday nights at 9 pm on E4, and an hour later on E4 +1. All viewer figures and weekly ranks are from BARB. 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. Scheduling. ABC announced that starting with the fourth season, the show would move to Friday nights starting October 16, 2009 (pushed back from the original date, October 9). Citytv aired the fourth season to Canada at the same date and time slot as ABC when the show aired on Fridays. Once the Wednesday move was finalized, Citytv (in Ontario and Alberta) was unable to accommodate the show for  Wednesdays (due to a scheduling conflict with The Jay Leno Show) but can still be seen on Omni Television (OMNI 1). In Winnipeg and Vancouver, its Citytv stations there continue to air the show, but at an earlier time slot than its ABC broadcast. Due to the cancellation of "The Jay Leno Show", "Ugly Betty" returned to Citytv in Canada in March 2010 and aired Wednesdays at 10 on Citytv, the same time as it did in the USA. Rumors have come out that because "Eastwick" has been canceled, "Ugly Betty" may be moving to Wednesday nights after Christmas. ABC  says that moving "Ugly Betty" to Wednesdays will complement their hit sitcoms "Modern Family" and "Cougar Town". On December 2, ABC confirmed that "Ugly Betty" would be moving to Wednesday nights after Christmas, due to "Eastwick's" cancellation. But this move did not improve the ratings and on January 27, 2010 ABC announced that it was cancelling the series. However, it did allow the show's creators to give the series a proper ending. Although the series has finished its run on TV, there is the possibility that some of the completed storylines might have left hints that it might  become a blueprint for a film.