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The Best Episodes of Touched by an Angel Season 4

Every episode of Touched by an Angel Season 4 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Touched by an Angel Season 4!

Monica, an angel, is tasked with bringing guidance and messages from God to various people who are at a crossroads in their lives.
Genres:Sci-Fi & FantasyDramaFamily
Network:CBS

Season 4 Ratings Summary

"The Road Home (I)" is the best rated episode of "Touched by an Angel" season 4. It scored 8.5/10 based on 69 votes. Directed by Tim Van Patten and written by Mimi Schmir, it aired on 9/21/1997. This episode is rated 0.3 points higher than the second-best, "Great Expectations".

  • The Road Home (I)
    8.5/1069 votes

    #1 - The Road Home (I)

    Season 4 Episode 1 - Aired 9/21/1997

    Joe Greene returns to his brother Russell’s home where his son is living. On the drive, he causes an accident that kills two people and puts a child in the hospital. He does not tell anyone. The crossover continues on Promised Land S02E01 The Road Home (II).

    Director: Tim Van Patten

    Writer: Mimi Schmir

  • Great Expectations
    8.2/1072 votes

    #2 - Great Expectations

    Season 4 Episode 2 - Aired 9/28/1997

    A couple expecting their first child have a baby shower at a café where Andrew is the temporary worker. Tess and Monica are Lamaze teachers. During a visit to the doctor, the parents learn their child has Down Syndrome.

    Director: Tim Van Patten

    Writer: Mimi Schmir

  • Nothing But Net
    7.6/1057 votes

    #3 - Nothing But Net

    Season 4 Episode 3 - Aired 10/5/1997

    Hero-worship plays havoc when an impressionable youth develops a bond with a troubled Salt Lake Saints point guard. The angels join forces to redirect the path of both people, rescuing them from immediate and future danger.

    Director: Tim Van Patten

    Writer: N/A

  • Children of the Night
    8.6/1071 votes

    #4 - Children of the Night

    Season 4 Episode 4 - Aired 10/12/1997

    The angels must help some homeless children who have banded together to be a family. They need a secure place to live and to find their faith again.

    Director: Victor Lobl

    Writer: Bob Colleary

  • Jones vs. God
    8.4/1078 votes

    #5 - Jones vs. God

    Season 4 Episode 5 - Aired 10/19/1997

    A distraught farmer in a drought-stricken community files suit against God. Tess arrives to defend, and Monica to testify. The trial teaches the farmer and everyone else in town the value of being good neighbors, and also drives home a stern lesson about the inherent folly of theodicy – an attempt to judge God by human standards.

    Director: Victor Lobl

    Writer: N/A

  • The Pact
    8.2/1093 votes

    #6 - The Pact

    Season 4 Episode 6 - Aired 10/26/1997

    The communal gathering breeds desperation at a summer camp for HIV-positive girls. The angels act quickly to stop the girls from contemplating their suicide pact.

    Director: Sandor Stern

    Writer: Ken LaZebnik

  • Sandcastles
    7.8/1063 votes

    #7 - Sandcastles

    Season 4 Episode 7 - Aired 11/2/1997

    Monica and Rafael have a day off and go to the beach. Their vacation is cut short when they find a message in a bottle from someone asking for help.

    Director: Victor Lobl, Bethany Rooney

    Writer: N/A

  • My Dinner With Andrew
    8.7/1071 votes

    #8 - My Dinner With Andrew

    Season 4 Episode 8 - Aired 11/9/1997

    Substituting for a fellow angel, Andrew unwittingly draws a bidding war at a bachelor auction for charity. The angels serve up an elegant meal and an important life lesson.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Charades
    7.4/1063 votes

    #9 - Charades

    Season 4 Episode 9 - Aired 11/16/1997

    Monica and Tess expose the truth of a Hollywood blacklisting scandal when they're sent to aid a powerful, Tinseltown agent.

    Director: Gabrielle Beaumont

    Writer: N/A

  • The Comeback
    8.6/1068 votes

    #10 - The Comeback

    Season 4 Episode 10 - Aired 11/23/1997

    When parental superstition threatens the career of a budding Broadway actress, the angels step in to redirect the faith of both mother and daughter.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Venice
    7.8/1052 votes

    #11 - Venice

    Season 4 Episode 11 - Aired 12/7/1997

    Crushed by the accidental death of her husband 35 years earlier, Annie Doyle struggles to cope with the gradual loss of her eyesight. The angels befriend the ostracized woman and lead her to redemption.

    Director: Victor Lobl, Sandor Stern

    Writer: N/A

  • It Came Upon A Midnight Clear
    8.4/1071 votes

    #12 - It Came Upon A Midnight Clear

    Season 4 Episode 12 - Aired 12/21/1997

    When a developmentally disabled man's brother disappears into a blizzard on Christmas Eve, Monica comes to comfort him by reliving her experience with the famed author Mark Twain.

    Director: Gabrielle Beaumont

    Writer: Bob Colleary

  • Deconstructing Harry
    7.2/1060 votes

    #13 - Deconstructing Harry

    Season 4 Episode 13 - Aired 1/4/1998

    Harry Applegate is forgiven after Monica and Tess bring his wife and his mistress together shortly after his death. The angels help them find it in their hearts to allow God to repair their pain and move on.

    Director: Michael Schultz

    Writer: Ken LaZebnik

  • The Trigger
    7.9/1059 votes

    #14 - The Trigger

    Season 4 Episode 14 - Aired 1/11/1998

    Linda is graduating from law school. Her sister Holly comes for the ceremony. Holly learns her sister is being physically abused by her husband. The angels and Holly must help the husband to control his anger and Linda and the children to heal.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Doodlebugs
    7.4/1054 votes

    #15 - Doodlebugs

    Season 4 Episode 15 - Aired 1/18/1998

    When a widowed minister of a small town loses his faith, he rediscovers it when a series of mysterious phone calls lead to the entire town regaining hope.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Redeeming Love
    8.4/10116 votes

    #16 - Redeeming Love

    Season 4 Episode 16 - Aired 2/1/1998

    Monica tries to help a young mother overcome her drug addition. Meanwhile, Tess must help the parents learn not to enable their daughter in her drug life. The woman has to learn to be a real mother to her child.

    Director: Terrence O'Hara

    Writer: Ken LaZebnik

  • Flights of Angels
    8.3/1067 votes

    #17 - Flights of Angels

    Season 4 Episode 17 - Aired 3/1/1998

    The angels must help a man who is dying from Lou Gehrig’s disease learn how to find peace and help his family through the ordeal.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Marilyn Osborn

  • Breaking Bread
    7.9/10141 votes

    #18 - Breaking Bread

    Season 4 Episode 18 - Aired 3/8/1998

    A man is a witness to a brutal hate crime, but he is afraid to go to the police to report what he saw. The angels must help him overcome his fear in order that justice be done.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Ken LaZebnik

  • God and Country
    7.5/1050 votes

    #19 - God and Country

    Season 4 Episode 19 - Aired 3/15/1998

    An Army command is bitter and being difficult with his recruits. His son dies, but for him, it is worse this was the son who was an enthusiastic soldier, unlike his remaining one who hates being under his command.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • How Do You Spell Faith?
    7.4/1056 votes

    #20 - How Do You Spell Faith?

    Season 4 Episode 20 - Aired 3/29/1998

    Aaron is an intelligent teen who enters a spelling contest. His brother Michael is the only one who supports him as the mother gives all her attention to Michael. The father deserted them. The angels must help heal the family.

    Director: Bethany Rooney

    Writer: Bob Colleary

  • Seek and Ye Shall Find
    8.3/1059 votes

    #21 - Seek and Ye Shall Find

    Season 4 Episode 21 - Aired 4/5/1998

    Monica suffers amnesia and meets the bitter Dr. Crayton while he's on his way to watch the execution of his wife's murderer. Later she shows him that forgiveness and faith is the only way he will achieve peace.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Cry and You Cry Alone
    7.5/1046 votes

    #22 - Cry and You Cry Alone

    Season 4 Episode 22 - Aired 4/12/1998

    Maury and his comedy partner split their act years ago in anger, but now are being inducted into the Hall of Fame. They try to get along to perform an act for the induction ceremony, but argue about who is the real star.

    Director: Victor Lobl

    Writer: N/A

  • Perfect Little Angel
    7.9/1047 votes

    #23 - Perfect Little Angel

    Season 4 Episode 23 - Aired 4/26/1998

    A young woman with financial problems and a deep secret enters a beauty pageant in hopes of wining the prize money. The angels help her see that trust in people and faith in God is what she needs to repair her life.

    Director: Gene Reynolds, Terrence O'Hara

    Writer: Bob Colleary, Susan Cridland Wick

  • Elijah
    8.4/1051 votes

    #24 - Elijah

    Season 4 Episode 24 - Aired 5/3/1998

    A man is ordered by the court to stay in his own slum apartments for two weeks. He has lost his faith and forgotten all his father taught him. Then his son is shot and no help is found in the building.

    Director: Terrence O'Hara

    Writer: Glenn Berenbeim

  • Last Dance
    7.3/1054 votes

    #25 - Last Dance

    Season 4 Episode 25 - Aired 5/10/1998

    Two teens plan to marry after they finish high school. When the mothers meet, they recognize each other, and it opens old wounds that could tear the teenagers apart. The angels must heal the mothers’ friendship and save the teens.

    Director: Terrence O'Hara

    Writer: N/A