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One Tree Hill S4E3 — Good News for People Who Love Bad News
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One Tree Hill•Season 4•Episode 3

Good News for People Who Love Bad News

7.9/10 · 461 votesOct 11, 200641 min

Ranked #17 of 21 in Season 4•−0.5 vs season avg

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Peyton spends more time getting to know her newfound brother, Derek. Meanwhile, Lucas gives up on his love for Brooke and Rachel tries to start a romance with Nathan.

Directed byJohn Asher
Written byMike Herro, David Strauss
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Season 4 Episodes21

The Same Deep Water as You stillE1 8.3

The Same Deep Water as You

Things I Forgot at Birth stillE2 7.6

Things I Forgot at Birth

Good News for People Who Love Bad News stillE3 7.9Now viewing

Good News for People Who Love Bad News

Can't Stop This Thing We've Started stillE4 7.9

Can't Stop This Thing We've Started

I Love You But I've Chosen Darkness stillE5 8.6

I Love You But I've Chosen Darkness

Where Did You Sleep Last Night? stillE6 7.9

Where Did You Sleep Last Night?

All These Things That I've Done stillE7 7.8

All These Things That I've Done

Nothing Left to Say But Goodbye stillE8 8.3

Nothing Left to Say But Goodbye

Some You Give Away stillE9 9.5

Some You Give Away

Songs to Love and Die By stillE10 8.8

Songs to Love and Die By

Everything In Its Right Place stillE11 8.0

Everything In Its Right Place

Resolve stillE12 8.2

Resolve

Pictures of You stillE13 9.2

Pictures of You

Sad Songs for Dirty Lovers stillE14 8.5

Sad Songs for Dirty Lovers

Prom Night at Hater High stillE15 8.7

Prom Night at Hater High

You Call It Madness, But I Call It Love stillE16 8.9

You Call It Madness, But I Call It Love

It Gets the Worst at Night stillE17 8.4

It Gets the Worst at Night

The Runaway Found stillE18 8.3

The Runaway Found

Ashes of Dreams You Let Die stillE19 8.4

Ashes of Dreams You Let Die

The Birth and Death of the Day stillE20 8.8

The Birth and Death of the Day

All of a Sudden I Miss Everyone stillE21 9.3

All of a Sudden I Miss Everyone

Cast12

Chad Michael Murray

Chad Michael Murray

Lucas Scott

James Lafferty

James Lafferty

Nathan Scott

Bethany Joy Lenz

Bethany Joy Lenz

Haley James Scott

Sophia Bush

Sophia Bush

Brooke Davis

Hilarie Burton Morgan

Hilarie Burton Morgan

Peyton Sawyer

Lee Norris

Lee Norris

Marvin 'Mouth' McFadden

Barry Corbin

Barry Corbin

Whitey Durham

Moira Kelly

Moira Kelly

Karen Roe

Paul Johansson

Paul Johansson

Dan Scott

Danneel Ackles

Danneel Ackles

Rachel Gatina

Barbara Alyn Woods

Barbara Alyn Woods

Deb Scott

Antwon Tanner

Antwon Tanner

Antwon 'Skills' Taylor

Crew12

M

Mike Herro

Writer

D

David Strauss

Writer

John Asher

John Asher

Director

J

J. David Brightbill

Second Assistant Director

S

Stephen Thompson

Gaffer

R

Rick Clark

First Assistant Director

F

Frank Godwin

Camera Operator

I

Ian Prange

Second Second Assistant Director

D

Doug Nicely

Location Manager

R

Richard Glazerman

Assistant Editor

J

J. Benjamin Chulay

Editor

T

Tim Cargioli

Sound Mixer

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Episode Summary

"Good News for People Who Love Bad News" is episode 3 of One Tree Hill season 4. It scored 7.9/10 from 461 votes, ranking #17 of 21 episodes this season (season average 8.4). Directed by John Asher and written by Mike Herro, David Strauss, it aired on October 11, 2006.

Next: E4 · Can't Stop This Thing We've StartedBest of Season 4