| Season Four | ||
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| General information | ||
| Host | ||
| Country |
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| Language |
English | |
| Season information | ||
| Number of contestants |
18 | |
| Teams | ||
| Winner | ||
| Production and broadcasting | ||
| Production company | ||
| Channel | ||
| Number of episodes |
12 | |
| Run |
February 14, 2012–May 1, 2012 | |
| Status |
Concluded | |
Season Four of Top Shot premiered on February 14, 2012 and concluded on May 1, 2012. The season contained 12 episodes which aired on Tuesday nights. The winner of the season was Chris Cheng, who was originally from the Red Team.
Production[]
History Channel requested auditions for Season Four during early 2011. The deadline for applicants was May 20, 2011. The official casting call asked for people with "unrivaled shooting skills and a big personality". After the audition process, a small group of contestants was selected and auditioned personally. Finally, eighteen contestants were selected.
The fourth season of Top Shot was filmed in Santa Clarita, California. The season premiered on February 14, and concluded on May 1, 2012.
Rules[]
The rules of Season Four were similar to those of the previous seasons, retaining the same rules for the Team Challenges, Practice Sessions, Individual Challenges, and Elimination Challenges. However, in the beginning, a Preliminary Challenge took place to determine the membership of each team. During the individual portion of the competition, instead of being given the chance to vote for anybody not immune, such as in Season Two, the three worst performers of each challenge were eligible to be nominated for elimination.
Contestants[]
Unlike previous seasons, Season Four began with eighteen contestants, instead of the usual sixteen. They were briefly introduced at the end of the special episode "Behind the Bullet", which aired after Season Three Finale.
However, two of the eighteen contestants were eliminated in a Preliminary Challenge during the season's first episode. The remaining 16 were then separated into the usual Red and Blue Team.
| Contestant | Original Team | Merged Team | Eliminated | |
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Craig Buckland 47, Sandisfield, MA |
None | 18th Place | |
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Forrest McCord 21, Houston, TX |
None | 17th Place | |
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Frank Melloni 28, Middle Island, NY |
Blue Team | 16th Place | |
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Keith Gibson 28, Ghent, NY |
Red Team | 15th Place | |
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Michelle Viscusi 21, Gilbert, AZ |
Blue Team | 14th Place | |
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Colin Gallagher 35, Wichita, KS |
Blue Team | 13th Place | |
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Eric "Iggy" Keyes 39, Chicago, IL |
Red Team | 12th Place | |
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Tim Trefren 34, Thayne, WY |
Red Team | 11th Place | |
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Dylan Fletcher 30, Alpharetta, GA |
Blue Team | 10th Place | |
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Terry Vaughan 40, London, UK |
Blue Team | 9th Place | |
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Gabby Franco 30, Doral, FL |
Red Team | Green Team | 8th Place |
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William Bethards 47, Fredericksburg, VA |
Blue Team | 7th Place | |
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Chee Kwan 23, San Gabriel, CA |
Red Team | 6th Place | |
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Kyle Sumpter 50, Kent, WA |
Red Team | 5th Place | |
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Augie Malekovich 34, Belle Vernon, PA |
Blue Team | 4th Place | |
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Gary Shank 28, Reno, NV |
Red Team | 3rd Place | |
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Gregory Littlejohn 31, Waterloo, IL |
Blue Team | 2nd Place | |
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Chris Cheng 31, Mission Viejo, CA |
Red Team | Winner | |
Ratings[]
The first episode of Season Four was viewed by 1.8 million total viewers, divided in 1 million adults from 18-49 age, and 1.1 million adults 25-54 age. This last category represented an increase of 19% from Season Three's premiere.
Throughout the season, the show maintained similar ratings, ranging from 1.4 to 1.7 million viewers.
