Brothers & Sisters

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Brothers & Sisters
Image:Brothers And Sisters cast.jpg The cast of "Brothers & Sisters" </small>
Genre	Family Drama
Running time	41 minutes
Creator(s)	Jon Robin Baitz
Executive producer(s)	Jon Robin Baitz, Greg Berlanti, Ken Olin, Touchstone
Starring	Dave Annable Sally Field Calista Flockhart Balthazar Getty Rachel Griffiths Matthew Rhys Ron Rifkin Patricia Wettig
Country of origin	Image:Flag of the United States.svg United States
Original channel	ABC
Original run	September 24, 2006–present
No. of episodes	9
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Brothers & Sisters is an hour-long American TV drama series about a large mature family and the events that befall them. It premiered on ABC on September 24, 2006 after the immensely-popular prime-time soap Desperate Housewives, in the time slot that is previously occupied by Grey's Anatomy, at 10 P.M. It stars Emmy and Oscar-winning actress Sally Field and Golden Globe-winning and Emmy Award-nominated actresses Calista Flockhart and Rachel Griffiths. The show has also been picked up by Global in Canada, Channel 4 in the UK and Ireland, Seven Network in Australia and TV ONE in New Zealand

1 Series outline
2 Main Cast
3 Episodes
4 International broadcasts
5 External links

[edit] Series outline

Spoiler warning: Plot and/or ending details follow.

William Walker (guest star Tom Skerritt) dies unexpectedly at a family birthday celebration. Now his family will be forced to face some new life realities. Kitty's (Calista Flockhart) radio success has led to a TV job offer in Los Angeles, but her New York boyfriend has just proposed. Down to earth Thomas aka. Tommy (Balthazar Getty) has joined forces with his sister, Sarah (Rachel Griffiths), in an effort to fix the family business, which is in deep financial trouble. Sarah also struggles to balance her business responsibilities with meeting the needs of her husband and children. Attorney Kevin (Matthew Rhys) is gay and would like to find a romantic partner. Justin (Dave Annable), an Afghanistan War veteran, suffers from addictions which keep him from moving forward in his career and love life. These siblings are about to find out that, underneath the idyllic family facade, lie many secrets that threaten to either tear the family apart or bring them closer together. Set in Los Angeles, this multi-generational family works to balance their personal lives with the family business, their siblings, and a grieving mother, Nora Walker, played by Oscar and Emmy winner Sally Field. Field replaced Betty Buckley after focus groups reacted negatively to the character when shown the original pilot for the series.

Rob Lowe has been confirmed as a guest star for six episodes, although the producer is hoping that Lowe will stay full time. Lowe is expected to play a Republican Senator from California running for re-election in the middle of a nasty divorce.

The series is from producer Ken Olin (thirtysomething and Alias) and Jon Robin Baitz, one of Broadway's most prominent playwrights (The Substance of Fire).

The series brings in good ratings for ABC, standing at about 14 million viewers per episode.

[edit] Main Cast

Actor	Role
Dave Annable	Justin Walker
Sally Field	Nora Holden Walker
Calista Flockhart	Kitty Walker
Balthazar Getty	Thomas Walker
Rachel Griffiths	Sarah Walker Whedon
Sarah Jane Morris	Julia Walker
John Pyper-Ferguson	Joe Whedon
Matthew Rhys	Kevin Walker
Ron Rifkin	Saul Holden
Patricia Wettig	Holly Harper

[edit] Episodes

1x01 "Patriarchy" (aired September 24, 2006)
1x02 "An Act of Will" (aired October 1, 2006)
1x03 "Affairs of State" (aired October 8, 2006)
1x04 "Family Portrait" (aired October 15, 2006)
1x05 "Date Night" (aired October 22, 2006)
1x06 "For the Children" (aired October 29, 2006)
1x07 "Northern Exposure" (aired November 5, 2006)
1x08 "Mistakes Were Made Part 1" (aired November 12, 2006)
1x09 "Mistakes Were Made Part 2" (aired November 19, 2006)
1x10 "Light the Lights" (to be aired December 10, 2006)

[edit] International broadcasts

Country	TV Network(s)	Series Premiere	Weekly Schedule
Image:Flag of the United States.svg United States	American Broadcasting Company	September 24 2006	Sundays 10:00pm ET
Image:Flag of Canada.svg Canada	Global Television Network	September 24 2006	Sundays 10:00pm ET
Image:Flag of Australia.svg Australia	Seven Network	2007
Image:Flag of France.svg France	TF1	2007
Image:Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand	TV One	2007
Image:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom	Channel 4	2007
Image:Flag of Italy.svg Italy	Foxlife (satellite tv)	February, 2007