The alphabet network has renewed Sunday night drama Brothers & Sisters for a fifth season. As you may have heard, there are big changes in store for the TV show.
Brothers & Sisters revolves around the Walker family as they deal with their own personal dilemmas and run the family business, Ojai Foods. The ABC cast includes Calista Flockhart, Sally Field, Dave Annable, Emily VanCamp, Kerris Lilla Dorsey, Luke Grimes, Luke Macfarlane, Matthew Rhys, Maxwell Perry Cotton, Patricia Wettig, Rachel Griffiths, Rob Lowe, Ron Rifkin, and Balthazar Getty.
While the ratings this season are down from last year, the decrease isn’t dramatic (unlike most everything on the show). Last season, Brothers & Sisters averaged a 3.4 rating in the 18-49 demographic and 9.87 million viewers. So far, the ABC drama’s averaged a 3.0 in the demo and 9.23 million viewers.
The show’s now been renewed for a fifth season. No word on how many installments ABC will order but a full season of 22-24 episodes is expected.
However many episodes there are, they will likely be full of changes. Lowe is leaving the series later this season and Flockhart is supposedly going to be cutting back the number of episodes she’ll do. In addition, Gilles Marini, who plays the boyfriend of Sarah Walker (Griffiths), may become a series regular next season.
What do you think? Are you glad that Brothers & Sisters has been renewed? Do you think the cast changes will result in the show being cancelled or revitalized?
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I love Brothers and Sisters. I have been a fan and watching from the beginning. This is the highlight of my Sunday nights. However, after watching this week’s episode, I thought it was going off air so I did a google search and found out it’s not. My fear for Brothers and Sisters is that it will be too different. I honestly can’t imagine the show without Ojai. I wish they would keep Rob Lowe on. He’s such a great actor and his character is wonderful. Same with Calista Flockhart. But I kind of expected their characters to be on… Read more »
I so look forward to Sunday evening, just to chill out and watch the Walkers. Love this drama. Hope the writers can rev it up & keep things going………
I love this show…please make sure it continues!
My Sunday evening chill, love the Walkers, would be sooo sad to see it end.
I love this show and panicked that I had missed something and it was ending next week. i know it kitsch and drama that is predictable, but some of us love it and would miss is terribly if it disappeared!
I love this show!!!! I love anything with Sally Field. I jut love this family. The writing is witty and charming all at the same time, so glad it’s coming back for another season.
Brothers & Sisters is the only show I watch faithfully. I absolutly love all the characters. I really wish they would keep Rob on, he & Calista are really good together. They should keep all the actors on it. I will keep watching as long as they keep it on, hopefully for many years!! It’s the only show worth watching.
I love this show! I love the drama of a large family.
I am quite relieved to hear that the show will be back! I was a bit worried at the end of Sunday’s episode. This is one of the few shows on network TV that I actually enjoy, although the family argument per episode has gotten a bit predictable. Now lets’ get Trauma back on the air!
This is the only show I watch regularly, besides news programs and American Idol (which I probably will not watch when Simon is off). I think the writing is terrific and the characters, believable.
I am disappointed Rob Lowe will be leaving the series. I’ve never watched him in anything prior to “Brothers & Sisters” (I must admit I don’t watch a lot of TV), but I find his character to be a breath of fresh air.
So glad the series is returning!
Unfortunately, I see the next season to be the beginning of the end for Brothers & Sisters. I love this show, but what is the mold that will hold them all together? They are family yes, but… Ojai Foods was the glue for some of that. Also, Ojai was also a large source of the drama. With the ‘cuts & cut backs’ on the main actors/actresses, it’s never a good sign. I hope they prove me wrong and the eternal optimist in me still secretly hopes they find some value in Meadowlake. However, if they don’t and this truly is… Read more »
I loved this week’s segment too and I love watching the show. I hope they don’t cancel.
I love this show, I thought it was going off the air also, what would I do on sunday night if I couldn’t watch this show? Guess I could go to bed early, but I love watching this show too much.
I feel this series is very entertaining and my husband I look forward to watching it every Sunday evening… We are very happy to hear that it will return for another season….
Yes!! One of my favorite shows so I hope for all episodes of season 5. I just watched the closing of Ojai foods and got a little scared it was all coming to an end. So many good shows have just left us hanging because of poor ratings. Ok so this show is somewhat predictable and cheesy but I look forward to every Sunday that it’s on.
CANCEL BROTHERS AND SISTERS