Will & Grace season 4

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Will & Grace
Season 4
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No. of episodes27
Release
Original network NBC
Original releaseSeptember 27, 2001 (2001-09-27) 
May 16, 2002 (2002-05-16)
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List of episodes

The fourth season of Will & Grace premiered on September 27, 2001, and concluded on May 16, 2002. It consisted of 27 episodes.

Contents

Cast and characters

Episodes

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateProd.
code
U.S. viewers
(millions)
721"The Third Wheel Gets the Grace" James Burrows David Kohan & Max Mutchnick September 27, 2001 (2001-09-27)401 [1] 20.64 [2]
732"Past and Presents"James Burrows Tracy Poust & Jon Kinnally October 4, 2001 (2001-10-04)40519.54 [3]
743"Crouching Father, Hidden Husband"James Burrows Adam Barr October 11, 2001 (2001-10-11)40219.64 [4]
754"Prison Blues"James Burrows Alex Herschlag October 18, 2001 (2001-10-18)40316.26 [5]
765"Loose Lips Sink Relationships"James Burrows Kari Lizer October 25, 2001 (2001-10-25)40616.20 [6]
776"The Rules of Engagement"James Burrows Jeff Greenstein November 1, 2001 (2001-11-01)40718.75 [7]
787"Bed, Bath, and Beyond"James Burrows Jhoni Marchinko November 8, 2001 (2001-11-08)40419.16 [8]
798"Star-Spangled Banter"James BurrowsCynthia MortNovember 15, 2001 (2001-11-15)41016.59 [9]
809"Moveable Feast"James BurrowsKari LizerNovember 22, 2001 (2001-11-22)408-409 [note 1] 17.82 [10]
8110
8211"Stakin' Care of Business"James BurrowsBill WrubelDecember 6, 2001 (2001-12-06)41116.21 [11]
8312"Jingle Balls"James Burrows Laura Kightlinger December 13, 2001 (2001-12-13)41319.38 [12]
8413"Whoa, Nelly"James BurrowsAdam BarrJanuary 10, 2002 (2002-01-10)41218.35 [13]
8514"Grace in the Hole"James BurrowsBill WrubelJanuary 17, 2002 (2002-01-17)41517.60 [14]
8615"Dyeing is Easy, Comedy is Hard"James BurrowsDarlene HuntJanuary 31, 2002 (2002-01-31)41419.91 [15]
8716"A Chorus Lie"James BurrowsTracy Poust & Jon KinnallyFebruary 7, 2002 (2002-02-07)41825.30 [16]
8817"Someone Old, Someplace New"James BurrowsStory by: Jeff Greenstein
Teleplay by: Jhoni Marchinko & Alex Herschlag
February 28, 2002 (2002-02-28)41618.17 [17]
8918"Something Borrowed, Someone's Due"James BurrowsStory by: Kari Lizer
Teleplay by: Bill Wrubel & Adam Barr
March 7, 2002 (2002-03-07)41718.50 [18]
9019"Cheatin' Trouble Blues"James BurrowsAlex HerschlagMarch 28, 2002 (2002-03-28)42215.31 [19]
9120"Went to a Garden Potty"James BurrowsStory by: Sally Bradford
Teleplay by: Tracy Poust & Jon Kinnally
April 4, 2002 (2002-04-04)42316.14 [20]
9221"He Shoots, They Snore"James BurrowsSally BradfordApril 11, 2002 (2002-04-11)41916.30 [21]
9322"Wedding Balls"James BurrowsLaura KightlingerApril 18, 2002 (2002-04-18)42015.81 [22]
9423"Fagel Attraction"James Burrows Jenji Kohan April 25, 2002 (2002-04-25)42115.67 [23]
9524"Hocus Focus"James BurrowsSally BradfordMay 2, 2002 (2002-05-02)42417.02 [24]
9625"A Buncha White Chicks Sittin' Around Talkin'"James BurrowsDavid Kohan & Max MutchnickMay 9, 2002 (2002-05-09)42518.13 [25]
9726"A.I.: Artificial Insemination"James BurrowsStory by: Kari Lizer & Jhoni Marchinko
Teleplay by: Adam Barr & Jeff Greenstein & Alex Herschlag
May 16, 2002 (2002-05-16) [note 1] 426-42723.65 [26]
9827

Awards and nominations

Emmy Awards

Will & Grace earned 13 Primetime Emmy Awards nominations in the summer of 2002, and won two awards.

AwardCategoryNomineeResult
54th Primetime Emmy Awards [27] Outstanding Comedy Series Producers of the SeriesNominated
Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series James Burrows Nominated
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series Debra Messing Nominated
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series Sean Hayes Nominated
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series Megan Mullally Nominated
Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series Michael Douglas Nominated
Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series Glenn Close Nominated
Outstanding Art Direction for a Multi-Camera SeriesMelinda Ritz & Glenda RovelloWon
Outstanding Casting for a Comedy SeriesTracy LilienfieldNominated
Outstanding Cinematography for a Multi-Camera SeriesTony AskinsWon
Outstanding Costumes for a SeriesLori Eskowitz-Carter & Mary WalbridgeNominated
Outstanding Multi-Camera Picture Editing for a SeriesPeter ChakosNominated
Outstanding Multi-Camera Sound Mixing for a Series or SpecialPeter Damski, Todd Grace & Craig PorterNominated

Notes

  1. 1 2 These episodes originally aired as a single double-length episode but are sometimes split into two episodes for syndication, reruns and DVD presentation.[ citation needed ]

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