Parks and Recreation (season 4)
The fourth season of "Parks and Recreation" originally aired in the United States on the NBC television network, and began on September 22, 2011, and ended on May 8, 2012. The season contained 22 episodes. It stars Amy Poehler, Rashida Jones, Aziz Ansari, Nick Offerman, Aubrey Plaza, Chris Pratt, Adam Scott, and Rob Lowe, with supporting performances from Jim O'Heir and Retta. As with past seasons, it focuses on Leslie Knope (Amy Poehler) and her staff at the parks and recreation department of the fictional Indiana town of Pawnee. However, this season features an overarching  story arc, beginning in the first episode and culminating in the finale, where Leslie runs for the city council of Pawnee. Episodes. denotes an extended episode. <onlyinclude> </onlyinclude> Reception. Like the two previous seasons, the fourth season of "Parks and Recreation" received highly positive reviews. The show's fourth season holds a 100% rating on Rotten Tomatoes. Alan Sepinwall of HitFix said the fourth season was "funny and touching in all the best Parks and Rec ways." Some of the more critically acclaimed episodes of the season included "The Debate" and "Win, Lose, or Draw". Matt  Fowler of IGN said in regard to the finale that ""Parks and Recreation" continues its streak of leaving a season on a strong note with "Win, Lose or Draw" - an episode that hit the right spots comedically while also, you know, sneaking up on me emotionally." The fourth season also received three Primetime Emmy Award nominations; Lead Actress in a Comedy Series for Amy Poehler, and Outstanding Writing in a Comedy Series for the episodes "The Debate" (also for Poehler) and "Win, Lose, or Draw" for Michael Schur. Production. At the March 2012 PaleyFest, series co-creator Michael Schur revealed  that three different season endings were filmed because "we want to make sure that the one we are choosing is the right [one] and we reserve the right to change our minds and also partly just to confuse people," he said, adding that "there may be a last-minute switch".