8.2/1026 votes#1 - A Brand New Day
Season 4 Episode 1 - Aired 9/30/1982
Gary's affair with Abby deeply hurts Val. Karen investigates Sid's death and confronts a U.S. attorney.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.0/1026 votes#2 - Daniel
Season 4 Episode 2 - Aired 10/7/1982
On the eve of the reading of Jock's will, J.R. visits and creates mystery for everyone except Abby.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.0/1026 votes#3 - Encounters
Season 4 Episode 3 - Aired 10/14/1982
Karen is certain she's found her husband's killer. Val's worst fears are confirmed during an interview.
Director: Alexander Singer
Writer: David Jacobs, James Houghton, Mona Houghton
7.8/1028 votes#4 - Svengali
Season 4 Episode 4 - Aired 10/21/1982
Mike Douglas and Zsa Zsa Gabor make special appearances, as Val tapes an interview promoting her book.
Director: N/A
Writer: Oliver Clark
8.1/1025 votes#5 - Catharsis
Season 4 Episode 5 - Aired 10/28/1982
Karen tries to lure her husband's killers into Knots Landing. Gary attempts to mend his relationship with Val.
Director: Alexander Singer
Writer: N/A
8.2/1027 votes#6 - New Beginnings (a.k.a.) The Infatuation
Season 4 Episode 6 - Aired 10/29/1982
Gary goes to Dallas for the reading of Jock's will and is shocked by Abby and Val. Karen and Mack plan a trip.
Director: Lorraine Senna
Writer: N/A
7.8/1023 votes#7 - Investments (a.k.a.) Fool's Gold
Season 4 Episode 7 - Aired 11/4/1982
Gary makes a few investments that infuriate Abby. Karen fears her relationship with Mack is moving too fast.
Director: Nicholas Sgarro
Writer: N/A
7.9/1022 votes#8 - Man in the Middle
Season 4 Episode 8 - Aired 11/18/1982
Chip has a secret affair with Ciji, even as he romances Diana. Gary and Abby deal with Richard's restaurant.
Director: Lorraine Senna
Writer: N/A
8.3/1025 votes#9 - The Best Kept Secret
Season 4 Episode 9 - Aired 12/2/1982
Diana finds Mack with another woman. Abby secretly convinces a prestigious record producer to listen to Ciji.
Director: Lorraine Senna
Writer: N/A
7.9/1024 votes#10 - Emergency
Season 4 Episode 10 - Aired 12/9/1982
Diana is admitted to the hospital with a mysterious disease. Abby makes a deal with a record producer.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.0/1024 votes#11 - Abby's Choice
Season 4 Episode 11 - Aired 12/16/1982
After Abby is asked to donate a kidney to Diana, she faces an agonizing moral decision.
Director: N/A
Writer: Oliver Clark
7.7/1026 votes#12 - The Block Party (a.k.a.) For All That, and All That
Season 4 Episode 12 - Aired 12/30/1982
Mack hears shocking news from his father. Chip convinces Ciji to sign over 25 percent of her earnings to him.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.8/1023 votes#13 - Cutting the Ties That Bind
Season 4 Episode 13 - Aired 1/6/1983
Gary and Abby prepare to drop Kenny as a partner. Ciji learns she's pregnant, and Val has an affair.
Director: Ernest Pintoff
Writer: N/A
7.8/1025 votes#14 - And Teddy Makes Three (a.k.a.) Decisions
Season 4 Episode 14 - Aired 1/13/1983
Mack proposes marriage to Karen, who finds her love life complicated by an ex-boyfriend's arrival.
Director: Kim Friedman
Writer: Joel Steiger
8.0/1028 votes#15 - To Have and To Hold
Season 4 Episode 15 - Aired 1/21/1983
As Karen and Mack approach their wedding day, tensions mount. A tabloid publishes Val's stolen manuscript.
Director: Ernest Pintoff
Writer: N/A
8.2/1026 votes#16 - A New Family
Season 4 Episode 16 - Aired 1/27/1983
Mack begins life with his new family but must adjust. Gary loses his battle against alcoholism.
Director: Bill Duke
Writer: Robert Bielak
8.2/1029 votes#17 - The Morning After
Season 4 Episode 17 - Aired 2/3/1983
Gary spends the night at Ciji's apartment after a drunken binge. Abby makes plans to take Gary's inheritance.
Director: Jeff Bleckner
Writer: N/A
8.8/1037 votes#18 - Celebration
Season 4 Episode 18 - Aired 2/10/1983
A chain reaction of misunderstandings during the night of Ciji's album launch ends in a disastrous climax.
Director: Bill Duke
Writer: N/A
7.8/1033 votes#19 - Loss of Innocence
Season 4 Episode 19 - Aired 2/17/1983
Ciji's body is found on the beach, as Gary awakens from a binge. Laura tells Richard to move out of the house.
Director: Alexander Singer
Writer: N/A
8.1/1028 votes#20 - The Fatal Blow
Season 4 Episode 20 - Aired 2/24/1983
As his arraignment looms, Gary believes he may have killed Ciji while on a drunken binge.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.3/1031 votes#21 - The Burden of Proof
Season 4 Episode 21 - Aired 3/3/1983
Val confesses to Ciji's murder and goes to jail. Abby fears Val's confession is a trick to win back Gary.
Director: Alexander Singer
Writer: N/A
8.4/1030 votes#22 - Willing Victims
Season 4 Episode 22 - Aired 3/10/1983
Laura believes Richard left because he's the real killer. Karen tells Diana that Chip was sleeping with Ciji.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
The Best Episodes of Knots Landing Season 4
Every episode of Knots Landing Season 4 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Knots Landing Season 4!
The domestic adventures, misdeeds and everyday interactions of five families living on a cul-de-sac in a small California community.
Genres:DramaSoap
Network:CBS
Season 4 Ratings Summary
"A Brand New Day" is the best rated episode of "Knots Landing" season 4. It scored 8.2/10 based on 26 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 9/30/1982. This episode is rated 0.2 points higher than the second-best, "Daniel".