Brothers & Sisters
ABC | Release Date: September 24, 2006
CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
51
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 28 Critic Reviews
Positive:
9
Mixed:
12
Negative:
7

Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
60
TV Guide MagazineMatt Roush
Season 1 Review: On the glossy surface, it’s an earnestly predictable but impeccably produced soap opera. [13 Sep 2006] Read full review
60
The New York TimesAlessandra Stanley
Season 1 Review: Ms. Flockhart... is not convincing as a woman of conviction. And that is too bad, because “Brothers and Sisters” has wit and grace. Read full review
50
Entertainment WeeklyGillian Flynn
Season 1 Review: The pilot was reshot, and it shows--the timing lurches and scenes grind into each other. [22 Sep 2006, p.90]
50
New York Daily NewsDavid Hinckley
Season 1 Review: "Brothers & Sisters" establishes itself as little more than a family gathering you should have no interest in attending. Their dialogue sounds real, but not much of it sounds interesting. Read full review
50
Los Angeles TimesPaul Brownfield
Season 1 Review: The pilot has a "Steel Magnolias" feel to it: Too many stars, too many faces, too many names, a cornucopia of character business. Read full review
50
NewsdayVerne Gay
Season 1 Review: The good news is that "Brothers & Sisters" isn't even remotely a disaster. The bad news is that it isn't even remotely a success either. Read full review
50
Orlando SentinelHal Boedeker
Season 1 Review: What should be a juicy family soap opera -- the family in question owns a food company -- comes off as a blah banquet. Read full review
50
Pittsburgh Post-GazetteRob Owen
Season 1 Review: "Brothers & Sisters" may find a way to streamline its storytelling and allow viewers to more easily sort out the huge cast of characters (there are at least 10 series regulars), or it may remain an unwieldy mess. Time will tell. Read full review
40
The Hollywood ReporterBarry Garron
Season 1 Review: "Brothers & Sisters"... has all the traditional themes of unhappy marriage, unmet parental expectations, unexpected financial chicanery and (possibly) unfaithfulness. It deals with them convincingly, though not with any great depth or insight. Read full review
40
Newark Star-LedgerAlan Sepinwall
Season 1 Review: A work in progress. Read full review
40
Seattle Post-IntelligencerMelanie McFarland
Season 1 Review: File this under "We'll See." Read full review
40
Philadelphia Daily NewsEllen Gray
Season 1 Review: Based on the first episode... we're talking predictable prime-time soap. Read full review
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