Brothers & Sisters

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Season 1
  • Network: ABC
  • Series Premiere Date: Sep 24, 2006
Season #: 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1
User Score
7.7

Generally favorable reviews- based on 172 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 132 out of 172
  2. Mixed: 11 out of 172
  3. Negative: 29 out of 172
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  1. veeb.
    May 18, 2007
    9
    well done dysfunctional family drama. nice cast.
  2. KenH
    Sep 26, 2006
    9
    The first show had a lot of exposition, which is necessary with a big cast/multi-storied undertaking. I'm very hopeful that the seasoned professionals on this show will make this appointment viewing.
  3. EdS
    Sep 26, 2006
    3
    Incredible that such a great cast should produce something so only lifelike. BO-ring.
  4. betteh
    Jan 8, 2007
    3
    predictable formula.
  5. kathyP
    Oct 30, 2006
    3
    at first, i would have given it a 8+ but now they get a 3!! ...enough with the homosexual agenda... while i was hooked, in the begining, i now have one foot out the door... 2 weeks of full on passionate gay kissing... can we just get on with the story???
  6. tk
    Feb 12, 2007
    0
    really stinks- in the days of aids ,stds etc. how sex is thrown around casually like shaking hands- yet you wouldn't touch someone with SARS- you would quarantine an entire plane load of people!- how can you be so careless when you carry so much responsibility in impressing the minds of all ages that there is nothing sacred or dangerous about sex anymore?????!!!!- baby boomer with really stinks- in the days of aids ,stds etc. how sex is thrown around casually like shaking hands- yet you wouldn't touch someone with SARS- you would quarantine an entire plane load of people!- how can you be so careless when you carry so much responsibility in impressing the minds of all ages that there is nothing sacred or dangerous about sex anymore?????!!!!- baby boomer with money to spend on your sponsors- if they remain your sponers........… Expand
  7. TerryK
    Sep 30, 2008
    3
    JUMP THE SHARK ALERT!! I am a big fan of the show, but this was the best they could do after how many months?!? I know it is drama, but great drama adheres believably close to gritty reality (i.e., The Sopranos) For example, in an economic climate like this, most of America WISHES they had the Walker family's problems. Almost all plot lines in this episode used action vehicles that JUMP THE SHARK ALERT!! I am a big fan of the show, but this was the best they could do after how many months?!? I know it is drama, but great drama adheres believably close to gritty reality (i.e., The Sopranos) For example, in an economic climate like this, most of America WISHES they had the Walker family's problems. Almost all plot lines in this episode used action vehicles that did not ring true. For example, someone with the gravitas attributed to them as Nora Walker (Sally Field) is willing to risk the ruin of the family business, so that they don't hurt the gay lawyer brother's feelings or chance for partner at a top LA law firm. Wow!!! Kevin Walker is making a fortune (by Main Street America standards) as a senior associate (you can see what a partner makes by looking at that beach house) and everyone has a hissy fit and blames Tommy Walker who is trying to save the family business company (when it was HE who saved the business when Saul and Sarah who took out the $20 M loan they couldn't repay). Also, what happened to Kitty Walker-McAllister's conservative bent? Shouldn't she have defended (or at least appreciated) Tommy's predicament- being pro business, etc. This show is dangerously close to "Jumping the Shark;" the plot lines make views have disdain for their plight instead of sympathy ; this episode indicates a series perceptively drifting away from being a drama ALMOST worthy of HBO to a 2008 version of Dynasty.........sad. Fire the writers, or threaten their jobs; in this economy, THAT should get their creative juices flowing. ;-)… Expand
  8. BillyT
    Sep 24, 2006
    2
    I love sally Field and Tom Skerrit. It would make the show better if we saw more of them.
  9. BarbaraC
    Sep 25, 2006
    4
    Pity, as the show has a great cast but way too many. And it's like a been there and done that. I would like to see it make it but I doubt it.
  10. ChristaC
    Sep 25, 2006
    5
    I expected good things for this show. It started off pretty good, but it definitely lost something as it went along. I think they tried to pack too much into the 1st episode. And why did they kill off the father? Not like we had a chance to feel anything for him yet. Personally I just didn't feel for the characters at all.
  11. TTyler
    Jan 11, 2007
    0
    Ridiculous contrived setup with a lousy cast.
  12. Rtyler
    Jan 22, 2007
    0
    After the last 2 weeks of the gay thing, I've finished with this show. To see those two kissing mad me sick and my son-in-law had to leave the room because he was so repulsed. As far as I'm concerned, the show is ruined. We won't be watching anymore.
  13. AlexB.
    Jun 29, 2007
    1
    I despise this show. about a bunch of whiny rich people that clearly are responsible for their own problems & have no sense of humor about themselves. The gay lawyer brother is an especially nasty character, There is no fun or wit in this show. It is tedious and pretentious.
  14. SharonT.
    Sep 30, 2007
    0
    I stopped watching--too much male kissing.
  15. LoriM
    Dec 29, 2006
    5
    Very good and sometimes excellent cast given mediocre and sometimes terrible writing. Perhaps Ms. Flockhart would be more convincing as a conservative if someone with a clue about the right were writing for her. You can't have both political views expressed when every writer around the table is a liberal. This talented cast is speaking down to us.
  16. RockyS
    Sep 24, 2006
    1
    This family reunion is as boring as any family reunion where you don't know anyone.
  17. VerlE
    Feb 12, 2007
    0
    Great show but gave a zero because of all the Gay "Crap". More and more each week. I am going to stop watching this show!!!
  18. JeffW
    Feb 21, 2007
    0
    Enough is enough with this gay stuff being shown so much. OK we all know it's there but do we have to expose of young children to it too! I will stop watching because the gay part is more and more each week and is making a good show unbearable to watch.
  19. MaryW
    Dec 16, 2007
    1
    Robotic, trite. Good lord, it's as wooden as a high school play.
  20. shadowofforms
    Dec 17, 2016
    10
    I've watched this series back and forth many times. So much drama without being a soap. There are also many hilarious moments.

    Good characters, storyline. One of the best TV shows I have ever watched in my life. Too bad there are so few many TV shows that come close to B&S (Parenthood is fine, but doesn't hit the mark like B&S does.)

    The first few seasons are better than the later ones.
  21. JOeH.
    Jun 30, 2007
    10
    I cannot believe all the homophobic comments! I mean, the gay thing makes me want to watch it more! Especially the kissing!
  22. IridaS.
    Jun 8, 2007
    10
    It a amazing show,I like it very much and I'm happy that it's being transmitted also in Italy.I hope they can renew it for a lot of seasons.
  23. WallaceG
    Oct 9, 2006
    10
    I think this is a great show. It really draws out emotions that Im sure most of our society deals with on a daily basis. Its nice to finally have a show that people can truly relate on a real level. And for Valerie C...the song that ended the eposide on 10-1-06 was "Heart of the Matter" by India Arie
  24. JulieB
    Oct 8, 2007
    0
    Started out great, has evolved into constant shouting matches and predictable plots.
  25. Melody
    Apr 2, 2007
    10
    The homophobic comments by various other writers on this site are appalling. Terrific adult show with complex characters and relationships.
  26. MikeT
    Mar 2, 2008
    1
    Predictable and aweful. One retarded cathartic moment after another. The jokes are flat and the acting sucks.
  27. Andy
    Oct 10, 2006
    9
    Valerie, the song last Sunday was "The Heart of the Matter" by india.arie. It is a cover of a Don Henley song.
  28. humbertov
    Oct 1, 2006
    9
    Great TV show!, I wonder why is it aired on ABC and not in HBO...
  29. LynnJ
    Dec 1, 2006
    10
    This show is right up there with my few top favorite shows. I appreciate the respect that is given to each characters points of view.
  30. cheryld
    Oct 2, 2006
    9
    I really enjoyed the first show., but the second one was great and very unexpected. I think people will eventually pick up on the exciting drama. it was a good replacement for grey.s anatomy (in which i am a big fan of.
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Awards & Rankings

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#70 Best TV Season of 2006
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#18 Most Discussed TV Season of 2006
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#50 Most Shared TV Season of 2006

Critic Reviews

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Metascore
51

Mixed or average reviews - based on 27 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 8 out of 27
  2. Mixed: 12 out of 27
  3. Negative: 7 out of 27
  1. TV Guide Magazine
    Reviewed by: Matt Roush
    60
    On the glossy surface, it’s an earnestly predictable but impeccably produced soap opera. [13 Sep 2006]
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  2. Entertainment Weekly
    Reviewed by: Gillian Flynn
    50
    The pilot was reshot, and it shows--the timing lurches and scenes grind into each other. [22 Sep 2006, p.90]
  3. Variety
    Reviewed by: Brian Lowry
    30
    The show seems as if it desperately yearns to be a worthy companion to "Housewives" but lacks the requisite bite, despite political references meant to feel edgy that prove mostly banal.
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