▁try ▁to ▁get ▁back ▁to ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁humor ▁and ▁heart ▁of ▁the ▁show ▁that ▁maybe ▁wasn ' t ▁as ▁evident ▁last ▁year ". ▁The ▁season ▁was ▁released ▁on ▁DVD ▁as ▁a ▁five - dis c ▁box ed ▁set ▁under ▁the ▁title ▁The ▁O . C .: ▁The ▁Complete ▁Four th ▁Season ▁on ▁May ▁ 2 2 , ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁by ▁Warner ▁B ros . ▁Home ▁Video . ▁The ▁season ▁was ▁also ▁made ▁available ▁in ▁the ▁American ▁versions ▁of ▁Z une ▁and ▁i T unes ▁Store . ▁Before ▁the ▁season ▁premier ed ▁on ▁television , ▁it ▁was ▁available ▁through ▁on ▁demand ▁streaming . ▁In ▁the ▁US , ▁streaming ▁was ▁available ▁from ▁October ▁ 2 6 , ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁at ▁ 3 : 0 1   a . m . ▁E T ▁on wards , ▁through ▁Fox ▁Inter active ▁Media ' s ▁My Space ▁and ▁My F ox Local ▁stations . ▁ ▁In ▁Canada , ▁the ▁fourth ▁season ▁was ▁sim ul cast ▁on ▁the ▁terrest rial ▁C TV ▁Television ▁Network . ▁Additionally , ▁as ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁an ▁agreement ▁between ▁Warner ▁B ros . ▁and ▁C TV , ▁the ▁first ▁episode ▁was ▁available ▁to ▁be ▁stream ed ▁from ▁October ▁ 3 0 , ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁at ▁ 1 2 : 0 0   p . m . ▁E T ▁on wards , ▁through ▁the ▁C TV ▁Broad band ▁Network . ▁In ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom ▁the ▁season ▁premier ed ▁on ▁January ▁ 9 , ▁ 2