The BEST episodes of Children Ruin Everything season 4

Every episode of Children Ruin Everything season 4, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Children Ruin Everything season 4!

Astrid and James, who struggle to find a balance between being mom and dad to two kids and being who they were before offspring.

Last Updated: 3/4/2025Network: CTVStatus: Ended
Connection
star
8.44
9 votes

#1 - Connection

Season 4 - Episode 11 - Aired 1/22/2025

With work keeping him busy, James feels even more disconnected from Felix. When Felix shares a personal secret with Astrid, James goes too far trying to learn the secret himself.

Writer: Jessica Meya
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Adulthood
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8.38
8 votes

#2 - Adulthood

Season 4 - Episode 12 - Aired 1/29/2025

When James finally pays off his student loans, he celebrates by buying an expensive chair. The kids threaten to ruin it with their stain-inducing activities. Astrid discovers that someone from her past has taken out a peace bond against her.

Directors: Allison Johnston
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Sleepovers
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8.00
7 votes

#3 - Sleepovers

Season 4 - Episode 13 - Aired 2/5/2025

Astrid and James worry that Viv may be too weird to make friends. When they encourage Viv to invite some classmates over for a sleepover, they learn that the only thing scarier than their own children are other people's children.

Directors: Alyson Richards
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Sex
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7.80
10 votes

#4 - Sex

Season 4 - Episode 10 - Aired 1/15/2025

Astrid and James get some much-needed adult time when they convince Nisha to take the kids for the night. The parents night gets complicated, however, when a small lie grows out of control.

Directors: Allison Johnston
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Memories
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7.76
17 votes

#5 - Memories

Season 4 - Episode 8 - Aired 12/12/2024

In a mockumentary style episode, Astrid realizes how hard she was on Nisha during her teenage years and tries to make up for it by arranging something special for Nisha's surprise birthday party. James misses the good old days of work.

Directors: Melanie Orr
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Chores
star
7.73
11 votes

#6 - Chores

Season 4 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/31/2024

Astrid and James question whether they’re raising monsters when Felix and Viv refuse to pitch in around the house.

Directors: Mars Horodyski
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Emergencies
star
7.63
8 votes

#7 - Emergencies

Season 4 - Episode 9 - Aired 1/8/2025

During a family emergency, with both James and Astrid busy at work, they need to rethink their childcare plan.

Directors: Melanie Orr
Writer: Kurt Smeaton
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Bedtime
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7.61
18 votes

#8 - Bedtime

Season 4 - Episode 5 - Aired 11/14/2024

When James finds an old game console, he and Astrid attempt to find free time to play. But a bedtime routine threatens to eat up all the time between when the kids are supposed to be in bed and when Astrid and James have to go to bed themselves.

Directors: Vanessa Matsui
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Recognition
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7.60
15 votes

#9 - Recognition

Season 4 - Episode 2 - Aired 10/24/2024

After Nisha gets in a minor fender bender, Astrid decides to help her buy a new car. James' stay-at-home-dad duties eclipse his efforts of a job search when he struggles to complete a simple task as part of an interview.

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Respect
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7.54
13 votes

#10 - Respect

Season 4 - Episode 1 - Aired 10/17/2024

Astrid and James realize they are at the dawning of a new era when Felix starts showing signs of pre-teen rebellion. James tries to ease tensions after he rejects Bo's job offer.

Writer: Anita Kapila
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Feelings
star
7.50
12 votes

#11 - Feelings

Season 4 - Episode 4 - Aired 11/7/2024

James, feeling left out when Ennis makes a new friend, inserts himself in Ennis' dodgeball tournament. Meanwhile, Astrid struggles to get Viv to control her emotions, especially when frustrations at work make it hard to lead by example.

Directors: Mars Horodyski
Writer: Anita Kapila
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Drama
star
7.41
17 votes

#12 - Drama

Season 4 - Episode 6 - Aired 11/21/2024

In a daytime soap opera influenced episode, Astrid feels pushed out of Dawn's pregnancy by Zinnia and begins to suspect her of something sinister. Meanwhile, James and Rachel clash over an incident at Viv's school takes a melodramatic life of its own.

Directors: Melanie Orr
Writer: Jessica Meya
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Time
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7.40
5 votes

#13 - Time

Season 4 - Episode 16 - Aired 2/27/2025

Astrid and James put together a complex summer schedule of camps, activities and work that only leaves one day where the entire family is free. The pressure is on to make the most of their time together.

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Ego
star
7.36
14 votes

#14 - Ego

Season 4 - Episode 7 - Aired 12/5/2024

After Felix gets in trouble for defacing school property, Felix teacher Mr. Dongall makes James feel like an inattentive parent and James goes to great lengths to prove the teacher wrong. Meanwhile, Astrid insists on handling the fallout from Leonard most recent campaign gaffe.

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Growth
star
7.14
7 votes

#15 - Growth

Season 4 - Episode 14 - Aired 2/13/2025

After Astrid learns that Viv is behind her class in reading, she tries to get Viv excited about books. Astrid struggles, however, when Viv only wants to read an outdated, sexist children’s series. Meanwhile, James attempts to foster Felix’s interest in drawing.

Directors: Kurt Smeaton
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Consideration
star
7.14
7 votes

#16 - Consideration

Season 4 - Episode 15 - Aired 2/20/2025

Astrid leaves no stone unturned as she tries to find her phone before she misses a prize-winning call from a radio station. James and Ennis are given their first task as co-heads of GOBO but have a falling out over their work styles.

Directors: Kurt Smeaton
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