Brothers & Sisters
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Brothers & Sisters is an American television drama series that centers on the Walker family and their lives in Pasadena
, California. The series premiered on ABC
on September 24, 2006, and aired its final episode on May 8, 2011. It aired, for its entire run, in a Sunday night timeslot after Desperate Housewives
.
The cast included a collection of award-winning actors, including Sally Field
, Rachel Griffiths
, Calista Flockhart
, Rob Lowe
, and Patricia Wettig
. Sally Field has received both a Primetime Emmy Award
and a Screen Actors Guild Award for her performance throughout the series. Rachel Griffiths has also been nominated for two Primetime Emmy Awards and two Golden Globe Awards for her work on the show.
In May 2011, the show completed its fifth and final season
on ABC. On May 13 of that year, it was announced that ABC had decided to end the show.
The matriarch of a family which owns (previously owned) a food company, Ojai Foods, Nora Walker is the mother of five children: Sarah Walker, Kitty Walker-McCallister, Tommy Walker, Kevin Walker-Wandell and Justin Walker, who, as adults, lead their own lives and careers. The show mainly covers how she helps them try, sometimes unsuccessfully, to overcome their problems.
Other main storylines throughout the series include the personal, political (usually through Robert and Kitty's and later Kevin's careers) and professional lives of Nora and all the brothers and sisters; their relationships with each other; interaction with Rebecca and her mother (William's mistress) Holly; and the running of the family business Ojai Foods—which is mostly looked after by Saul, Sarah and Tommy along with Holly and Rebecca from season 3 onwards. After the family sells Ojai Foods, Scotty and Saul open a restaurant and Nora begins working at a radio station which Sarah decides to buy.
This season sees Kevin and Scotty decide to start a family while Kitty finds her family may be torn apart when she receives unexpected news that she has lymphoma
, cancer
of the lymph nodes. Sarah finds love with Luc, a man she met in France who traveled to America to be with her, but the dream doesn't seem to last in her real life. Justin is finding it hard to balance his engagement to Rebecca with his medical school studies, while Rebecca has troubles of her own. After not having their wedding Rebecca comes to find out she is now pregnant with Justin's baby but Rebecca ends up having a miscarriage which causes some more strain on their relationship. While her children go through difficult times Nora must try her hardest to get them through their troubles and Ryan causes trouble for the Walkers and Ojai by teaming up with a man from William's past. Will Holly's obsession with the secrets of Ojai ruin her relationship with David? The season ends with a horrific car crash that leaves Holly severely injured and the fate of Senator Robert McCallister unsure.
) divorced Justin and was written out of the show early in the fifth season.
The season starts with Kitty holding on to Robert who has been in a coma for a year since the car accident. Sarah considered selling the new land and water found in Ojai and moving to France with Luc. Kevin has become a low-paid pro-bono lawyer working on family law cases. He and Scotty have also given up on having a child after their surrogate, Michelle, apparently lost the baby. They find Olivia through an adoption agency, and she joins the family. Saul bumps into an old flame, Jonathon, who now campaigns for a HIV+ charity, and reveals that it was Jonathon who infected Saul. Jonathon doesn't even remember it. However, they eventually become a strong couple. Nora has become distant from her family and has taken a secret job as a florist to fill her time, being bullied by her boss, although she soon quits and finds a place as an agony aunt on a radio show. Sarah then later buys the radio station as part of a business venture. Justin, having returned to the war front after Robert's accident, comes home to help fix everyone's problems but has issues of his own after having been separated from Rebecca for a year. Meanwhile, Holly has developed long term memory loss after the accident and is struggling to remember her life and loved ones. Nora's first love, Nick Brody, comes back into her life and they enjoy a passionate romance, until Justin sees Brody's medical records and realizes that he is Sarah's biological father. Scotty bumps into Michelle, who had mysteriously disappeared after claiming to have miscarried, and he and Kevin discover that she actually ran away and gave birth to a healthy baby boy, Daniel. In the series finale, Sarah gets cold feet but in the end, marries Luc. To everyone's surprise, one of Nick Brody's daughters shows up uninvited to the wedding party. Jonathan and Saul decide to get married.
(star of thirtysomething and producer of Alias
) and Jon Robin Baitz
, one of Broadway
's most prominent playwrights (The Substance of Fire
). Noted producer Greg Berlanti
was also an executive producer and "show-runner" during season one. Berlanti continues to serve on the series as executive producer. Mark B. Perry (The Wonder Years
and One Tree Hill
) served as the showrunner for twelve episodes before departing the show in the aftermath of the 2007–2008 Writers Guild of America strike
. Perry was replaced by Monica Owusu-Breen and Alison Schapker
who served as showrunners until they were replaced by David Marshall Grant
shortly into season 4.
After the series pilot was shot, and the show was picked up by ABC
, the series underwent some moderate changes. Most notably, three of the roles were recast:
The more minor role of Cooper, Sarah and Joe's younger child, was also recast after the pilot episode.
Robert McCallister was the name of a character on a previous Greg Berlanti production, Jack & Bobby
, about a boy who grew up to be the President of the United States. As with the Robert McCallister on Brothers & Sisters, the character on Jack & Bobby was a Republican who had a wife named Courtney and a son named Jack.
Brothers & Sisters is produced by Berlanti Television, After Portsmouth, and Touchstone Television (Fall 2006-Spring 2007), which is now ABC Studios (Fall 2007–2011).
weekdays and in local syndication on weekends only.
on June 20, 2007 at 20:30 with an audience of 2.221m, the second episode was screened the same evening at 22:00 with an audience of 1.443m The series then settled down to a regular audience of around 600,000, and Channel 4
started airing the remainder of the series in double bills from September 2007.
The second season was shown on E4 (Channel 4's digital-only channel) starting on March 30, 2008 at 23:00, directly after each first run episode of the fourth season of Desperate Housewives
. Season 2 ended on E4 in July 2008, though viewing figures are not published for this season as the show consistently failed to reach the channel's top 10 programmes (suggesting an average viewing audience of less than 300,000). From October 11, 2008, Channel 4
began airing Season 2 in double bills.
For Season Three, the show was moved to More4
(another of Channel 4's digital channels). It premiered on January 8, 2009 and had a regular slot of 22:00 on Thursdays (scheduled directly after the first run episode of the fifteenth season of ER
). It concluded on June 18, 2009 and was more successful on More4 than it had performed on E4 the year before. First run episodes on More4 averaged ratings of 380,000 (with an average further 85,000 on the 1-hour time-shift channel More4+1) and the show was consistently in More4's top 10 throughout its run.
The show remained in the same Thursday 22:00 timeslot on More4 for its fourth season beginning on January 21, 2010 (scheduled directly after each first run episode of the first season of The Good Wife). So far, ratings for Season Four have averaged around 345,000 viewers for first run episodes on More4 (with an average further 85,000 viewers on the 1-hour time-shifted viewing on More4+1), and again the show has consistently been in More4's top 10 throughout the season—with three episodes being the highest rated show on More4+1 for their particular weeks.
Season 5 began on the Thursday 20 January 2011 on More4. The show remained in the same Thursday 22:00 timeslot on More4 (scheduled directly after each first run episode of the second season of The Good Wife).
Pasadena, California
Pasadena is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States. Although famous for hosting the annual Rose Bowl football game and Tournament of Roses Parade, Pasadena is the home to many scientific and cultural institutions, including the California Institute of Technology , the Jet...
, California. The series premiered on ABC
American Broadcasting Company
The American Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network. Created in 1943 from the former NBC Blue radio network, ABC is owned by The Walt Disney Company and is part of Disney-ABC Television Group. Its first broadcast on television was in 1948...
on September 24, 2006, and aired its final episode on May 8, 2011. It aired, for its entire run, in a Sunday night timeslot after Desperate Housewives
Desperate Housewives
Desperate Housewives is an American television comedy-drama series created by Marc Cherry and produced by ABC Studios and Cherry Productions. Executive producer Cherry serves as Showrunner. Other executive producers since the fourth season include Marc Cherry, Bob Daily, George W...
.
The cast included a collection of award-winning actors, including Sally Field
Sally Field
Sally Margaret Field is an American actress, singer, producer, director, and screenwriter. In each decade of her career, she has been known for major roles in American TV/film culture, including: in the 1960s, for Gidget or Sister Bertrille on The Flying Nun ; in the 1970s, for Sybil , Smokey and...
, Rachel Griffiths
Rachel Griffiths
Rachel Anne Griffiths is an Australian film and television actress who came to prominence in the 1994 film Muriel's Wedding and her Academy Award nominated performance in the 1997 film Hilary and Jackie....
, Calista Flockhart
Calista Flockhart
Calista Kay Flockhart is an American actress who is primarily recognized for her work in television. She is best known for playing the title character in the Fox comedy-drama series Ally McBeal for which she won a Golden Globe Award...
, Rob Lowe
Rob Lowe
Robert Hepler "Rob" Lowe is an American actor. Lowe came to prominence after appearing in films such as The Outsiders, Oxford Blues, About Last Night..., St. Elmo's Fire, and Wayne's World. On television, Lowe is known for his role as Sam Seaborn on The West Wing and his role as Senator Robert...
, and Patricia Wettig
Patricia Wettig
Patricia Wettig is an American actress and playwright. She is best known for her roles in the television series Thirtysomething, Prison Break and Brothers & Sisters...
. Sally Field has received both a Primetime Emmy Award
Primetime Emmy Award
The Primetime Emmy Awards are awards presented by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences in recognition of excellence in American primetime television programming...
and a Screen Actors Guild Award for her performance throughout the series. Rachel Griffiths has also been nominated for two Primetime Emmy Awards and two Golden Globe Awards for her work on the show.
In May 2011, the show completed its fifth and final season
Brothers & Sisters (season 5)
The fifth season of Brothers & Sisters premiered on September 26, 2010 and concluded May 8, 2011. Season five takes place one year after the events of the season four finale "On the Road Again"...
on ABC. On May 13 of that year, it was announced that ABC had decided to end the show.
Premise
Following the lives of the Walker family right after the death of William Walker, founder of Ojai Foods, on his daughter Kitty's birthday; revolving around the problems of five adult siblings, their mother, their uncle, spouses, children, lovers and personal lives - and how they deal with unfinished problems their father had, and reveal some of his secrets.The matriarch of a family which owns (previously owned) a food company, Ojai Foods, Nora Walker is the mother of five children: Sarah Walker, Kitty Walker-McCallister, Tommy Walker, Kevin Walker-Wandell and Justin Walker, who, as adults, lead their own lives and careers. The show mainly covers how she helps them try, sometimes unsuccessfully, to overcome their problems.
Plot points
The show's narrative launched with the death of William Walker at Kitty's birthday party. His death causes a number of secrets from his life to be revealed—secrets that impact the remainder of his family and which include the introduction of William's mistress Holly Harper and her daughter Rebecca.Other main storylines throughout the series include the personal, political (usually through Robert and Kitty's and later Kevin's careers) and professional lives of Nora and all the brothers and sisters; their relationships with each other; interaction with Rebecca and her mother (William's mistress) Holly; and the running of the family business Ojai Foods—which is mostly looked after by Saul, Sarah and Tommy along with Holly and Rebecca from season 3 onwards. After the family sells Ojai Foods, Scotty and Saul open a restaurant and Nora begins working at a radio station which Sarah decides to buy.
Walker Family
- Nora WalkerNora WalkerNora Maureen Holden Walker is a fictional character on the television drama, Brothers & Sisters. She is portrayed in the series by veteran actress Sally Field. Nora is the main character of the series...
, widow of William Walker, mother of Sarah, Kitty, Tommy, Kevin and Justin; home maker. - Sarah Laurent, daughter of Nora Walker and Nick Brody; mother of Paige and Cooper; President of Ojai Foods and former CEO of Greenotopia; ex-wife to Joe Whedon and wife of Luc Laurent.
- Kitty WalkerKitty WalkerKatherine Anne "Kitty" Walker is a fictional character on the primetime showBrothers & Sisters. She is played by actress Calista Flockhart...
, daughter of Nora and William Walker, one year younger than Sarah; adoptive mother of Evan; writer and former communication director, television and radio host; widow of Robert McCallister. - Tommy WalkerTommy Walker (Brothers & Sisters)Thomas "Tommy" Walker is a fictional character on the American television show Brothers & Sisters. He is played by actor Balthazar Getty. In a 2010 episode, actor Cody Longo portrayed a teenage Tommy in flashback sequences set in 1986.-Background:...
, son of Nora and William Walker, two years younger than Kitty; adoptive father of Elizabeth; former president of Ojai Foods; ex-husband to Julia Ridge and fiancé of Rose. - Kevin WalkerKevin Walker (Brothers & Sisters)Kevin Herbert Walker is the name of a fictional character on ABC's family drama Brothers & Sisters. He is portrayed by actor Matthew Rhys. In a two-part 2010 episode, actor Kasey Campbell played a teenage Kevin in flashback sequences set in 1986....
, son of Nora and William Walker, one year younger than Tommy; adoptive father of Olivia; father of Daniel; surrogate father of Elizabeth; pro bono lawyer and former communications director and corporate lawyer; husband of Scotty Wandell. - Justin WalkerJustin Walker (Brothers & Sisters)Justin Walker is a fictional character on the American primetime drama series Brothers & Sisters. He is played by actor Dave Annable. In a 2010 episode, actor Dylan Larsen portrayed Justin as a young child in flashback sequences set in 1986.-Background:...
, son of Nora and William Walker; ten years younger than Kevin; paramedic, war veteran and former med school student; former alcoholic.
Other main characters
- Julia RidgeJulia WalkerJulia Ridge is a fictional character on the primetime show Brothers & Sisters. She is played by actress Sarah Jane Morris.-Background:Julia was the only child of Ben and Beth Ridge. She eventually met and married Thomas Walker....
, ex-wife to Tommy Walker; mother of Elizabeth; teacher. - Joe Whedon, ex-husband to Sarah Walker; father of Gabe, Paige and Cooper; music teacher.
- Saul HoldenSaul HoldenSaul Holden is a fictional character on the American primetime drama series Brothers & Sisters. He is played by actor Ron Rifkin.-Background:...
, brother of Nora Walker; restaurant owner and former CFO of Ojai Foods; fiancé of Jonathan Byrold. - Holly HarperHolly HarperHolly Harper is a fictional character on the American television drama series Brothers & Sisters. She was played by actress Patricia Wettig.-Background:...
, ex-mistress of William Walker; mother of Rebecca; former chairwoman and CEO of Ojai Foods and actress; fiancée of David Caplan. - Rebecca HarperRebecca HarperRebecca Harper is a fictional character on the drama series Brothers & Sisters and is played by actress Emily VanCamp.-Background:Rebecca was thought to have been the daughter of William Walker, the late patriarch of the Walker family, and his longtime mistress Holly Harper, although it was later...
, daughter of Holly Harper and David Caplan; former advertising executive at Ojai Foods; ex-wife to Justin Walker. - Paige Whedon, daughter of Sarah Walker and Joe Whedon.
- Cooper Whedon, son of Sarah Walker and Joe Whedon.
- Robert McCallisterRobert McCallister (Brothers & Sisters)Robert Alexander McCallister was a fictional character on the ABC television program Brothers & Sisters. He was played by actor Rob Lowe. He was believed to be of Scottish origin...
, deceased husband of Kitty Walker; father of Sophie and Jack and adoptive father of Evan; former Senator of California; ex-husband to Courtney McCallister. - Scotty WandellScotty WandellScott "Scotty" Wandell is a fictional character on the television drama Brothers & Sisters portrayed by Luke Macfarlane.-Background:Scotty Wandell is a gay man who was born and has lived in Oxford, Mississippi until he moved to New York and then later to California to start an independent life...
, husband of Kevin Walker; father of Daniel and adoptive father of Olivia; restaurant owner and head chef. - Ryan Lafferty, son of William Walker and Connie Lafferty; former employee at Ojai Foods.
- Luc Laurent, husband of Sarah Walker; painter and former underwear model.
Main cast
| Actor | Role | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| Dave Annable Dave Annable David Rodman "Dave" Annable is an American actor. He played the character of Justin Walker on the television series Brothers & Sisters from 2006 to 2011.-Early life:... |
Justin Walker Justin Walker (Brothers & Sisters) Justin Walker is a fictional character on the American primetime drama series Brothers & Sisters. He is played by actor Dave Annable. In a 2010 episode, actor Dylan Larsen portrayed Justin as a young child in flashback sequences set in 1986.-Background:... |
Season 1–5 |
| Maxwell Perry Cotton Maxwell Perry Cotton Maxwell Perry Cotton is an American child actor who portrayed Cooper Whedon in the television series Brothers & Sisters.Cotton was born on May 7, 2000 in San Diego, California. His younger brother Mason Vale Cotton is also an actor.... |
Cooper Whedon | Season 3–4 (Season 1 and 5, recurring) |
| Kerris Dorsey Kerris Dorsey Kerris Lila Dorsey is an American child actress. She is best known for her role as Paige Whedon on the TV series Brothers & Sisters from 2006 to 2011 and for playing Billy Beane's daughter, Casey Beane, in the 2011 film Moneyball.Dorsey has also appeared in the films Walk the Line and Just Like... |
Paige Whedon | Season 1–5 |
| Sally Field Sally Field Sally Margaret Field is an American actress, singer, producer, director, and screenwriter. In each decade of her career, she has been known for major roles in American TV/film culture, including: in the 1960s, for Gidget or Sister Bertrille on The Flying Nun ; in the 1970s, for Sybil , Smokey and... |
Nora Walker Nora Walker Nora Maureen Holden Walker is a fictional character on the television drama, Brothers & Sisters. She is portrayed in the series by veteran actress Sally Field. Nora is the main character of the series... |
Season 1–5 |
| Calista Flockhart Calista Flockhart Calista Kay Flockhart is an American actress who is primarily recognized for her work in television. She is best known for playing the title character in the Fox comedy-drama series Ally McBeal for which she won a Golden Globe Award... |
Kitty Walker Kitty Walker Katherine Anne "Kitty" Walker is a fictional character on the primetime showBrothers & Sisters. She is played by actress Calista Flockhart... |
Season 1–5 |
| Balthazar Getty Balthazar Getty Balthazar Getty is an American film actor and member of the band Ringside. He is known for the roles of Thomas Grace on the American action drama Alias and Tommy Walker on the ABC drama Brothers & Sisters.-Early life:... |
Tommy Walker Tommy Walker (Brothers & Sisters) Thomas "Tommy" Walker is a fictional character on the American television show Brothers & Sisters. He is played by actor Balthazar Getty. In a 2010 episode, actor Cody Longo portrayed a teenage Tommy in flashback sequences set in 1986.-Background:... |
Season 1–3 (Season 4 and 5, recurring) |
| Rachel Griffiths Rachel Griffiths Rachel Anne Griffiths is an Australian film and television actress who came to prominence in the 1994 film Muriel's Wedding and her Academy Award nominated performance in the 1997 film Hilary and Jackie.... |
Sarah Laurent | Season 1–5 |
| Luke Grimes Luke Grimes Luke Timothy Grimes is an American actor. Grimes was born to a devoutly religious family in Dayton, Ohio. He moved to New York City to study acting at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts. He has appeared in All the Boys Love Mandy Lane, and War Eagle, Arkansas... |
Ryan Lafferty | Season 4 (Season 3, recurring) |
| Rob Lowe Rob Lowe Robert Hepler "Rob" Lowe is an American actor. Lowe came to prominence after appearing in films such as The Outsiders, Oxford Blues, About Last Night..., St. Elmo's Fire, and Wayne's World. On television, Lowe is known for his role as Sam Seaborn on The West Wing and his role as Senator Robert... |
Robert McCallister Robert McCallister (Brothers & Sisters) Robert Alexander McCallister was a fictional character on the ABC television program Brothers & Sisters. He was played by actor Rob Lowe. He was believed to be of Scottish origin... |
Season 2–4 (Season 1, recurring) |
| Luke Macfarlane Luke MacFarlane Thomas Luke Macfarlane , better known as Luke Macfarlane, is a Canadian actor and musician.-Early life:Macfarlane was born in London, Ontario, Canada. His father, Thomas , was the Director of Student Health Services at the University of Western Ontario, and his mother, Penny, is a mental health... |
Scotty Wandell Scotty Wandell Scott "Scotty" Wandell is a fictional character on the television drama Brothers & Sisters portrayed by Luke Macfarlane.-Background:Scotty Wandell is a gay man who was born and has lived in Oxford, Mississippi until he moved to New York and then later to California to start an independent life... |
Season 3–5 (Season 1 and 2, recurring) |
| Gilles Marini Gilles Marini Gilles Marini is a French actor. He is known for having appeared in Sex and the City: The Movie and in the American TV show Brothers & Sisters as Luc Laurent.-Life and career:... |
Luc Laurent | Season 5 (Season 4, recurring) |
| Sarah Jane Morris Sarah Jane Morris (actress) Sarah Jane Morris is an American actress. She plays Julia Walker on Brothers & Sisters and formerly had a recurring role on Felicity.-Personal life:... |
Julia Walker Julia Walker Julia Ridge is a fictional character on the primetime show Brothers & Sisters. She is played by actress Sarah Jane Morris.-Background:Julia was the only child of Ben and Beth Ridge. She eventually met and married Thomas Walker.... |
Season 1–3 (Season 4, guest) |
| John Pyper-Ferguson John Pyper-Ferguson John Pyper-Ferguson is an Australian-born Canadian actor. He has appeared in a wide range of films and television shows. His notable works include playing Sonny Hamilton on Hamilton's Quest, Peter Hutter on The Adventures of Brisco County Jr., and Joe Whedon on Brothers & Sisters... |
Joe Whedon | Season 1 (Season 2, recurring) |
| Matthew Rhys Matthew Rhys Matthew Rhys Evans , known professionally as Matthew Rhys, is a Welsh actor, best known as Kevin Walker on the U.S. ABC family drama Brothers & Sisters, and as Dylan Thomas in The Edge of Love.-Early life:... |
Kevin Walker Kevin Walker (Brothers & Sisters) Kevin Herbert Walker is the name of a fictional character on ABC's family drama Brothers & Sisters. He is portrayed by actor Matthew Rhys. In a two-part 2010 episode, actor Kasey Campbell played a teenage Kevin in flashback sequences set in 1986.... |
Season 1–5 |
| Ron Rifkin Ron Rifkin Ron Rifkin is an American actor. He is best-known for his roles as Arvin Sloane on the spy drama Alias and as Saul Holden on the American family drama Brothers & Sisters.-Personal life:... |
Saul Holden Saul Holden Saul Holden is a fictional character on the American primetime drama series Brothers & Sisters. He is played by actor Ron Rifkin.-Background:... |
Season 1–5 |
| Emily VanCamp Emily VanCamp Emily Irene VanCamp is a Canadian actress. She is best known for her roles on the WB series Everwood as Amy Abbott and on the ABC series Brothers & Sisters as Rebecca Harper... |
Rebecca Harper Rebecca Harper Rebecca Harper is a fictional character on the drama series Brothers & Sisters and is played by actress Emily VanCamp.-Background:Rebecca was thought to have been the daughter of William Walker, the late patriarch of the Walker family, and his longtime mistress Holly Harper, although it was later... |
Season 1–4 (Season 5, recurring) |
| Patricia Wettig Patricia Wettig Patricia Wettig is an American actress and playwright. She is best known for her roles in the television series Thirtysomething, Prison Break and Brothers & Sisters... |
Holly Harper Holly Harper Holly Harper is a fictional character on the American television drama series Brothers & Sisters. She was played by actress Patricia Wettig.-Background:... |
Season 1–5 |
Recurring cast
| Actor | Role | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| John Apicella | Frank | Season 5 |
| Amy Aquino Amy Aquino Amy Aquino is an American television, film, and stage actress.-Background and education:Aquino is the daughter of Adele and Salvatore Aquino... |
Dr. Joan Avadon | Season 4 |
| Beau Bridges Beau Bridges Lloyd Vernet "Beau" Bridges III is an American actor and director.- Early life :Bridges was born in Los Angeles, the son of actor Lloyd Bridges and his college sweetheart, Dorothy Bridges . He was nicknamed "Beau" by his mother and father after Ashley Wilkes's son in Gone with the Wind, the book... |
Nick Brody | Season 5 |
| Max Burkholder Max Burkholder Maxwell Henry Wolf "Max" Burkholder is an American child actor most noticeable for his role Max Braverman, who has Asperger Syndrome, in the NBC series Parenthood. Prior to that, he became known as a voice actor, among his many roles were those of Chomper in The Land Before Time television series... |
Jack McCallister | Season 1, 2, 3 |
| Luc Charbonnier | Ben Tyler | Season 3 |
| Richard Chamberlain Richard Chamberlain George Richard Chamberlain is an American actor of stage and screen who became a teen idol in the title role of the television show Dr. Kildare .-Early life:... |
Jonathan Byrold | Season 5 |
| Peter Coyote Peter Coyote Peter Coyote is an American actor, author, director, screenwriter and narrator of films, theatre, television and audio books. His voice work includes narrating the opening ceremony of the 2002 Winter Olympics and Apple's iPad campaign. He has also served as on-camera co-host of the 2000 Oscar... |
Mark August | Season 1 |
| Jeremy Davidson Jeremy Davidson Jeremy Davidson is a rugby union lock who played club rugby for Dungannon RFC, Ulster, London Irish and Castres Olympique. At international level he represented Ireland with 32 caps and also represented the British and Irish Lions... |
Jack Randall | Season 5 |
| Ryan Devlin Ryan Devlin Ryan Patrick Devlin is an American actor. He is perhaps best known for his role opposite Calista Flockhart on the ABC show Brothers & Sisters where he played her younger boyfriend Seth. In addition, he recurs in the role of Smith in the ABC-TV comedy Cougar Town... |
Seth Whitley | Season 5 |
| Marika Dominczyk Marika Dominczyk -Personal:Dominczyk moved with her family from Kielce, Poland, to New York City when she was three, after her parents were expelled from their native Poland for her father's involvement with Amnesty International and then the Solidarity movement.... |
Tyler Altamirano | Season 1, 5 |
| Justine Dorsey | Sophie McCallister | Season 1, 2, 3 |
| Edwina Findley | Jill | Season 5 |
| Peter Gerety Peter Gerety Peter Gerety is an American actor.Gerety began acting while a student at Boston University, participating in productions at the Charles Playhouse. In 1965, he joined the Trinity Square Repertory Company, a resident theater company in Providence, Rhode Island where he appeared in over 125... |
Dennis York | Season 4 |
| Danny Glover Danny Glover Danny Lebern Glover is an American actor, film director, and political activist. Glover is perhaps best known for his role as Detective Roger Murtaugh in the Lethal Weapon film franchise.-Early life:... |
Isaac Marshall | Season 2 |
| Nigel Havers Nigel Havers Nigel Allan Havers is an English actor. He is probably best known for his BAFTA-nominated role as Lord Andrew Lindsay in the 1981 British film Chariots of Fire, and for his role as Dr. Tom Latimer in the British TV comedy series Don't Wait Up... |
Roger Grant | Season 3, 4 |
| Josh Hopkins Josh Hopkins William Joshua Hopkins is an American actor.-Career:Hopkins joined the fourth, and last season, of New York Undercover in 1998. In 1999 Hopkins starred in Alanis Morissette's "Unsent" music video... |
Warren Salter | Season 1 |
| Jay Karnes Jay Karnes Jay Karnes is an American actor, born in Omaha, Nebraska. He attended the University of Kansas . He is well known for his role as L.A.P.D. Det... |
Roy Scovell | Season 4 |
| Matt Letscher Matt Letscher Matthew Letscher is an American actor.-Biography:Letscher was born in Grosse Pointe, Michigan. He attended college at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, MI where he was a member of the Sigma Nu fraternity.... |
Alec Tyler | Season 3, 4 |
| Jason Lewis | Chad Barry | Season 1, 3 |
| Will McCormack Will McCormack Will McCormack is an American television and film actor.McCormack, who graduated Trinity College in Hartford, Connecticut, is the younger brother of actress Mary McCormack, who stars in the hit USA TV series In Plain Sight.... |
Ethan Tavis | Season 3 |
| Denis O'Hare Denis O'Hare Denis O'Hare is an American actor noted for his award winning performances in Take Me Out and Sweet Charity as well as the HBO television show True Blood. He is also known for his supporting roles in the films Charlie Wilson's War and Milk... |
Travis March | Season 2, 4 |
| Ken Olin Ken Olin Kenneth Edward "Ken" Olin is an American actor, director and producer. He is known for his starring role on the television series Thirtysomething, and most recently as Executive Producer, director, and recurring guest star of the television series Brothers & Sisters .-Career:As an actor, Olin... |
David Caplan | Season 2, 3, 4, 5 |
| Roxy Olin Roxy Olin Roxanne Elizabeth "Roxy" Olin is an American actress and socialite who appeared on the MTV reality show The City. She also has a recurring role in the ABC drama Brothers and Sisters. She is the daughter of actors Ken Olin and Patricia Wettig. She suffers from attention deficit hyperactivity... |
Michelle McCormack | Season 1, 4, 5 |
| Eric Christian Olsen Eric Christian Olsen Eric Christian Olsen is an American actor. He currently portrays Detective Marty Deeks on the CBS television series NCIS: Los Angeles.-Early life:... |
Kyle DeWitt | Season 3 |
| Tyler Posey Tyler Posey Tyler Garcia Posey is an American actor and musician. Tyler is best known for his role as Scott McCall in MTV's show Teen Wolf.-Career:... |
Gabe Whedon | Season 1 |
| Keri Lynn Pratt Keri Lynn Pratt Keri Lynn Pratt is an American actress of film and television. She is well known for her role of Missy Belknap on Jack & Bobby or as Dee Vine in the film Drive Me Crazy, which was her debut role.... |
Amber Trachtenberg | Season 1 |
| Isabella Rae Thomas | Olivia | Season 5 |
| Emily Rose Emily Rose (actress) Emily Rose Maier is an American actress. She is best known for her lead role in the Syfy TV series Haven .-Early life:... |
Lena Branigan | Season 2 |
| Matthew Settle Matthew Settle Jeffrey Matthew Settle is an American actor best known for playing Captain Ronald Speirs on the HBO show Band of Brothers and Rufus Humphrey on Gossip Girl.-Career:... |
Jonathan Sellers | Season 1 |
| Tom Skerritt Tom Skerritt Thomas Roy "Tom" Skerritt is an American actor who has appeared in over 40 films and more than 200 television episodes since 1962.-Early life:... |
William Walker | Season 1, 2, 3, 4 |
| Sonja Sohn | Trish Evans | Season 3 |
| Jon Tenney | Simon Craig | Season 4 |
| John Terry John Terry John George Terry is an English professional footballer. Terry plays in a centre back position and is the captain of Chelsea in the Premier League... |
Karl West | Season 5 |
| Steven Weber Steven Weber (actor) Steven Robert Weber is an American actor. He is best known for his role in the television show Wings which aired throughout the 1990s on NBC.-Early life:... |
Graham Finch | Season 2, 3 |
| Treat Williams Treat Williams Richard Treat Williams is a Screen Actors Guild Award–nominated American actor and children's book author who has appeared on film, stage and television... |
David Morton | Season 1 |
| Eric Winter Eric Winter Eric Barrett Winter is an American actor and former fashion model. He is also ambassador for Operation Smile.-Career:Before his acting roles, Winter was a male model and had some high profile campaigns, such as one print campaign for Tommy Hilfiger... |
Jason McCallister | Season 1, 2 |
| Odette Yustman Odette Yustman Odette Juliette Annable , better known by her birth name Odette Yustman, is an American actress.-Early life:... |
Annie Miller | Season 5 |
Season 1: 2006–2007
Most of the season focuses on The Walkers dealing with the loss of William Walker and the secrets uncovered by his death, most notably the discovery of Holly Harper, a woman he had an affair with, and her daughter Rebecca. The season also introduces us to the lives of the Walker siblings who must deal with their jobs, turbulent love lives and each other.Season 2: 2007–2008
The second season focused mainly on the romantic lives of the Walker siblings. As Kitty and Robert start planning their wedding, Kevin runs into Scotty (his lover from the first season) and they become a couple. Sarah must now deal with her divorce and being a single parent while Tommy and Julia go through serious issues after struggling with the loss of one of their twins. Nora begins a new romance with one of Robert's staff and, along with Rebecca, tries to help Justin regain his life after being injured in the war.Season 3: 2008–2009
After the discovery that she is not, in fact, a Walker, Rebecca must deal with her new place in the family and her new relationship with Justin which could be in trouble with the appearance of Ryan—William's actual secret child. Kitty and Robert face problems in their marriage as they try to adopt a baby while Kevin and Scotty settle into married life. Nora decides she wants a career of her own after spending most of her life in the back seat and finds a new romance. With Holly becoming a major presence at Ojai Saul and Sarah decide to quit leading to a new business venture for the eldest Walker sibling, while Tommy turns to drastic measures to take back the family business.Season 4: 2009–2010
The show was renewed for a fourth season on April 23, 2009. It premiered on September 27, 2009 on ABC.This season sees Kevin and Scotty decide to start a family while Kitty finds her family may be torn apart when she receives unexpected news that she has lymphoma
Lymphoma
Lymphoma is a cancer in the lymphatic cells of the immune system. Typically, lymphomas present as a solid tumor of lymphoid cells. Treatment might involve chemotherapy and in some cases radiotherapy and/or bone marrow transplantation, and can be curable depending on the histology, type, and stage...
, cancer
Cancer
Cancer , known medically as a malignant neoplasm, is a large group of different diseases, all involving unregulated cell growth. In cancer, cells divide and grow uncontrollably, forming malignant tumors, and invade nearby parts of the body. The cancer may also spread to more distant parts of the...
of the lymph nodes. Sarah finds love with Luc, a man she met in France who traveled to America to be with her, but the dream doesn't seem to last in her real life. Justin is finding it hard to balance his engagement to Rebecca with his medical school studies, while Rebecca has troubles of her own. After not having their wedding Rebecca comes to find out she is now pregnant with Justin's baby but Rebecca ends up having a miscarriage which causes some more strain on their relationship. While her children go through difficult times Nora must try her hardest to get them through their troubles and Ryan causes trouble for the Walkers and Ojai by teaming up with a man from William's past. Will Holly's obsession with the secrets of Ojai ruin her relationship with David? The season ends with a horrific car crash that leaves Holly severely injured and the fate of Senator Robert McCallister unsure.
Season 5: 2010–2011
Brothers & Sisters was renewed for a fifth season on March 5, 2010. It premiered on September 26, 2010 on ABC. The events of the fifth season begin one year after the season 4 finale. Rebecca (Emily VanCampEmily VanCamp
Emily Irene VanCamp is a Canadian actress. She is best known for her roles on the WB series Everwood as Amy Abbott and on the ABC series Brothers & Sisters as Rebecca Harper...
) divorced Justin and was written out of the show early in the fifth season.
The season starts with Kitty holding on to Robert who has been in a coma for a year since the car accident. Sarah considered selling the new land and water found in Ojai and moving to France with Luc. Kevin has become a low-paid pro-bono lawyer working on family law cases. He and Scotty have also given up on having a child after their surrogate, Michelle, apparently lost the baby. They find Olivia through an adoption agency, and she joins the family. Saul bumps into an old flame, Jonathon, who now campaigns for a HIV+ charity, and reveals that it was Jonathon who infected Saul. Jonathon doesn't even remember it. However, they eventually become a strong couple. Nora has become distant from her family and has taken a secret job as a florist to fill her time, being bullied by her boss, although she soon quits and finds a place as an agony aunt on a radio show. Sarah then later buys the radio station as part of a business venture. Justin, having returned to the war front after Robert's accident, comes home to help fix everyone's problems but has issues of his own after having been separated from Rebecca for a year. Meanwhile, Holly has developed long term memory loss after the accident and is struggling to remember her life and loved ones. Nora's first love, Nick Brody, comes back into her life and they enjoy a passionate romance, until Justin sees Brody's medical records and realizes that he is Sarah's biological father. Scotty bumps into Michelle, who had mysteriously disappeared after claiming to have miscarried, and he and Kevin discover that she actually ran away and gave birth to a healthy baby boy, Daniel. In the series finale, Sarah gets cold feet but in the end, marries Luc. To everyone's surprise, one of Nick Brody's daughters shows up uninvited to the wedding party. Jonathan and Saul decide to get married.
DVD releases
| Name | Episodes | Region 1 (inc USA) | Region 2 (inc Europe) | Region 3 | Region 4 |
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| Season One | 23 | September 18, 2007 | February 25, 2008 |
July 30, 2008 | November 28, 2007 |
| Season Two | 16 | September 23, 2008 | March 13, 2009 (Ireland) March 16, 2009 (UK) |
December 16, 2009 | October 29, 2008 |
| Season Three | 24 | September 1, 2009 | October 19, 2009 | TBA | October 21, 2009 |
| Season Four | 24 | August 31, 2010 | October 11, 2010 | TBA | October 20, 2010 |
| Season Five | 22 | August 23, 2011 | November 14, 2011 | TBA | TBA |
Production notes
The series is from producer Ken OlinKen Olin
Kenneth Edward "Ken" Olin is an American actor, director and producer. He is known for his starring role on the television series Thirtysomething, and most recently as Executive Producer, director, and recurring guest star of the television series Brothers & Sisters .-Career:As an actor, Olin...
(star of thirtysomething and producer of Alias
Alias (TV series)
Alias is an American action television series created by J. J. Abrams which was broadcast on ABC for five seasons, from September 30, 2001 to May 22, 2006...
) and Jon Robin Baitz
Jon Robin Baitz
Jon Robin Baitz is an American playwright, screenwriter, television producer and sometime actor.-Life and career:Baitz was born in Los Angeles, California, the son of Edward Baitz, an executive of the Carnation Company. Baitz was raised in Brazil and South Africa before the family returned to...
, one of Broadway
Broadway theatre
Broadway theatre, commonly called simply Broadway, refers to theatrical performances presented in one of the 40 professional theatres with 500 or more seats located in the Theatre District centered along Broadway, and in Lincoln Center, in Manhattan in New York City...
's most prominent playwrights (The Substance of Fire
The Substance of Fire
The Substance of Fire is a play by Jon Robin Baitz.At its core is Isaac Geldhart, a childhood survivor of the Holocaust, who arrived in New York City an orphan, reinvented himself as a bon vivant, married well, and found fame and fortune as a champion of authors who are passionate about their work...
). Noted producer Greg Berlanti
Greg Berlanti
Greg Berlanti is an American television writer and producer.- Personal life :Berlanti was born in Rye, New York. His parents are Barbara Moller Berlanti and Eugene Berlanti. Greg has one sister, Dina and is the uncle of two nieces...
was also an executive producer and "show-runner" during season one. Berlanti continues to serve on the series as executive producer. Mark B. Perry (The Wonder Years
The Wonder Years
The Wonder Years is an American television comedy-drama created by Carol Black and Neal Marlens. It ran for six seasons on ABC from 1988 through 1993. The pilot aired on January 31, 1988 after ABC's coverage of Super Bowl XXII....
and One Tree Hill
One Tree Hill (TV series)
One Tree Hill is an American television drama created by Mark Schwahn, which premiered on September 23, 2003, on The WB Television Network. After its third season, The WB merged with UPN to form The CW Television Network, and, since September 27, 2006, the network has been the official broadcaster...
) served as the showrunner for twelve episodes before departing the show in the aftermath of the 2007–2008 Writers Guild of America strike
2007–2008 Writers Guild of America strike
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. Perry was replaced by Monica Owusu-Breen and Alison Schapker
Alison Schapker
Alison Schapker is an American television writer and producer. She was a staff writer on the hit ABC series Alias and wrote several of its episodes along with her writing partner, Monica Owusu-Breen. She has also worked on the shows: Charmed, Lost, Brothers & Sisters, and currently Fringe...
who served as showrunners until they were replaced by David Marshall Grant
David Marshall Grant
David Marshall Grant is an American actor and playwright.-Life and career:Grant was born in Westport, Connecticut, to physician parents...
shortly into season 4.
After the series pilot was shot, and the show was picked up by ABC
American Broadcasting Company
The American Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network. Created in 1943 from the former NBC Blue radio network, ABC is owned by The Walt Disney Company and is part of Disney-ABC Television Group. Its first broadcast on television was in 1948...
, the series underwent some moderate changes. Most notably, three of the roles were recast:
- The Walker family had originally been the March family, and the original matriarch of the show was Iva March, who'd been cast with veteran theater actress Betty BuckleyBetty BuckleyBetty Lynn Buckley is an American theater, film and television actress and singer. She is a Tony Award winner and Grammy Award nominee.-Early life:...
. The role was ultimately renamed Nora and cast with Sally FieldSally FieldSally Margaret Field is an American actress, singer, producer, director, and screenwriter. In each decade of her career, she has been known for major roles in American TV/film culture, including: in the 1960s, for Gidget or Sister Bertrille on The Flying Nun ; in the 1970s, for Sybil , Smokey and...
. - The character of Kevin had originally been named Bryan, and had been cast with actor Jonathan LaPagliaJonathan LaPagliaDr. Jonathan LaPaglia, M.B.B.S. is an Australian actor known for his roles as Frank B. Parker in the television series Seven Days, Kevin Debreno in The District and Det...
. Like the current Kevin character, the Bryan version of the character was also gay, but had been married, and was going through a divorce. The Bryan incarnation of the character also had a child, and he and his ex-wife were going through a custody battle. Bryan's child later reappeared during the first season as the show, where he was recast as "Gabe," Joe's child from his first marriage. The show has subsequently received positive press attention for its depiction of Kevin Walker, who came to be seen as a breakthrough in the depiction of gay men on television: he has had several love interests, has kissed his boyfriends on-screen, and had a commitment ceremony with his partner Scotty in the second season finale—the first such ceremony ever shown on American network television between series regulars rather than minor recurring or guest characters. - The character of Jonathan, the man with whom Kitty was involved as the show began had originally been cast with writer and actor Dan FuttermanDan FuttermanDaniel Futterman is an American actor and screenwriter. Although he is known for several high-profile acting roles, including Val Goldman in the film The Birdcage, and Vincent Gray on the CBS television series Judging Amy, he is also a screenwriter...
. They had previously acted alongside each other as lovers in the film The BirdcageThe BirdcageThe Birdcage is a 1996 American comedy film directed by Mike Nichols, and stars Robin Williams, Nathan Lane, Gene Hackman, Dianne Wiest, Dan Futterman, Calista Flockhart, Hank Azaria, and Christine Baranski. The script was written by Elaine May...
. The role was ultimately recast with actor Matthew SettleMatthew SettleJeffrey Matthew Settle is an American actor best known for playing Captain Ronald Speirs on the HBO show Band of Brothers and Rufus Humphrey on Gossip Girl.-Career:...
.
The more minor role of Cooper, Sarah and Joe's younger child, was also recast after the pilot episode.
Robert McCallister was the name of a character on a previous Greg Berlanti production, Jack & Bobby
Jack & Bobby
Jack & Bobby is an American television series that aired on The WB network. It featured two brothers, one of whom would become President of the United States, serving from 2041 to 2049...
, about a boy who grew up to be the President of the United States. As with the Robert McCallister on Brothers & Sisters, the character on Jack & Bobby was a Republican who had a wife named Courtney and a son named Jack.
Brothers & Sisters is produced by Berlanti Television, After Portsmouth, and Touchstone Television (Fall 2006-Spring 2007), which is now ABC Studios (Fall 2007–2011).
Syndication
Brothers & Sisters is airing on SOAPnetSOAPnet
SOAPnet is an American cable television channel that broadcasts current and past soap operas and primetime dramas, along with some original programming. The channel launched on January 20, 2000, and is owned by Disney-ABC Television Group, a subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company...
weekdays and in local syndication on weekends only.
Location
Brothers & Sisters was filmed in the Greater Los Angeles area including: Los Angeles, Santa Monica, South Pasadena, Pasadena and other locations.International broadcasting
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U.S. ratings
Seasonal rankings (based on average total viewers per episode) of Brothers & Sisters on ABC:| Season | Timeslot (EDT) | Season premiere | Season finale | TV season | Rank | Viewers (in millions) |
Viewers High (in millions) |
Viewers Low (in millions) |
18-49 Average | 18-49 High | 18-49 Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sunday 10:00PM | September 24, 2006 | May 20, 2007 | 2006–2007 | #37 | 11.0 | 16.10 | 9.13 | 4.67 | 6.2 | 3.4 |
| 2 | Sunday 10:00PM | September 30, 2007 | May 11, 2008 | 2007–2008 | #38 | 10.7 | 13.26 | 8.50 | 4.22 | 5.1 | 3.0 |
| 3 | Sunday 10:00PM | September 28, 2008 | May 10, 2009 | 2008–2009 | #33 | 10.7 | 12.35 | 8.84 | 3.47 | 4.8 | 2.8 |
| 4 | Sunday 10:00PM | September 27, 2009 | May 16, 2010 | 2009–2010 | #34 | 10.4 | 10.78 | 7.65 | 2.85 | 3.7 | 2.2 |
| 5 | Sunday 10:00PM | September 26, 2010 | May 8, 2011 | 2010–2011 | #52 | 8.2 | 9.47 | 5.70 | 2.60 | 3.0 | 1.6 |
British ratings
In Britain, the series debuted on Channel 4Channel 4
Channel 4 is a British public-service television broadcaster which began working on 2 November 1982. Although largely commercially self-funded, it is ultimately publicly owned; originally a subsidiary of the Independent Broadcasting Authority , the station is now owned and operated by the Channel...
on June 20, 2007 at 20:30 with an audience of 2.221m, the second episode was screened the same evening at 22:00 with an audience of 1.443m The series then settled down to a regular audience of around 600,000, and Channel 4
Channel 4
Channel 4 is a British public-service television broadcaster which began working on 2 November 1982. Although largely commercially self-funded, it is ultimately publicly owned; originally a subsidiary of the Independent Broadcasting Authority , the station is now owned and operated by the Channel...
started airing the remainder of the series in double bills from September 2007.
The second season was shown on E4 (Channel 4's digital-only channel) starting on March 30, 2008 at 23:00, directly after each first run episode of the fourth season of Desperate Housewives
Desperate Housewives
Desperate Housewives is an American television comedy-drama series created by Marc Cherry and produced by ABC Studios and Cherry Productions. Executive producer Cherry serves as Showrunner. Other executive producers since the fourth season include Marc Cherry, Bob Daily, George W...
. Season 2 ended on E4 in July 2008, though viewing figures are not published for this season as the show consistently failed to reach the channel's top 10 programmes (suggesting an average viewing audience of less than 300,000). From October 11, 2008, Channel 4
Channel 4
Channel 4 is a British public-service television broadcaster which began working on 2 November 1982. Although largely commercially self-funded, it is ultimately publicly owned; originally a subsidiary of the Independent Broadcasting Authority , the station is now owned and operated by the Channel...
began airing Season 2 in double bills.
For Season Three, the show was moved to More4
More4
More4 is a digital television channel, run by British broadcaster Channel 4, that launched on 10 October 2005. It is carried on Freeview, on satellite broadcasters Freesat and Sky, UK IPTV broadcaster TalkTalk TV and on UK cable network Virgin Media and in the Republic of Ireland cable networks...
(another of Channel 4's digital channels). It premiered on January 8, 2009 and had a regular slot of 22:00 on Thursdays (scheduled directly after the first run episode of the fifteenth season of ER
ER (TV series)
ER is an American medical drama television series created by novelist Michael Crichton that aired on NBC from September 19, 1994 to April 2, 2009. It was produced by Constant c Productions and Amblin Entertainment, in association with Warner Bros. Television...
). It concluded on June 18, 2009 and was more successful on More4 than it had performed on E4 the year before. First run episodes on More4 averaged ratings of 380,000 (with an average further 85,000 on the 1-hour time-shift channel More4+1) and the show was consistently in More4's top 10 throughout its run.
The show remained in the same Thursday 22:00 timeslot on More4 for its fourth season beginning on January 21, 2010 (scheduled directly after each first run episode of the first season of The Good Wife). So far, ratings for Season Four have averaged around 345,000 viewers for first run episodes on More4 (with an average further 85,000 viewers on the 1-hour time-shifted viewing on More4+1), and again the show has consistently been in More4's top 10 throughout the season—with three episodes being the highest rated show on More4+1 for their particular weeks.
Season 5 began on the Thursday 20 January 2011 on More4. The show remained in the same Thursday 22:00 timeslot on More4 (scheduled directly after each first run episode of the second season of The Good Wife).
Awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Title | Recipient | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Australian Film Institute Award | Best International Actress | Rachel Griffiths | |
| Casting Society of America Award | Best Dramatic Episodic Casting | Gillian O'Neil, Jeanie Bacharach | ||
| Best Dramatic Pilot Casting | Gillian O'Neil, Jeanie Bacharach | |||
| Emmy Award | Outstanding Casting for a Drama Series | Gillian O'Neil, Jeanie Bacharach | ||
| Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series | Sally Field | |||
| Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series | Rachel Griffiths | |||
| Gold Derby TV Award | Best Actress in a Drama Series | Sally Field | ||
| Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series | Rachel Griffiths | |||
| GLAAD Media Award | Outstanding Drama Series | |||
| Peoples Choice Award | Favourite New TV Drama | |||
| Satellite Award | Best Actress in a Drama Series | Sally Field | ||
| Best Supporting Actress in a TV Series, Mini-Series or TV Movie | Rachel Griffiths | |||
| Best Drama Series | ||||
| Young Artist Award | Best Family TV Drama Series | |||
| 2008 | Australian Film Institute Award | Best International Actress | Rachel Griffiths | |
| Casting Society of America Award | Best Dramatic Episodic Casting | Gillian O'Neil | ||
| Emmy Award | Outstanding Casting for a Drama Series | Gillian O'Neil, Jeanie Bacharach | ||
| Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series | Sally Field | |||
| Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series | Rachel Griffiths | |||
| Gold Derby TV Award | Best Actress in a Drama Series | Sally Field | ||
| Best Actress in a Drama Series | Calista Flockhart | |||
| Best Drama Series | ||||
| Best Ensemble of the Year | ||||
| Best Guest Actor in a Drama Series | Danny Glover | |||
| Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series | Matthew Rhys | |||
| Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series | Rachel Griffiths | |||
| GLAAD Media Award | Outstanding Drama Series | |||
| Golden Globe Award | Best Actress in a Drama Series | Sally Field | ||
| Best Supporting Actress in a TV Series, Mini-Series or TV Movie | Rachel Griffiths | |||
| Prism Award | Best Performance in a Drama Series | Dave Annable | ||
| Best Performance in a Drama Series | Sally Field | |||
| Satellite Award | Best Actress in a Drama Series | Sally Field | ||
| Screen Actors Guild Award | Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series | Sally Field | ||
| 2009 | Emmy Award | Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series | Sally Field | |
| Gold Derby TV Award | Best Actress in a Drama Series | Calista Flockhart | ||
| GLAAD Media Award | Outstanding Drama Series | |||
| Golden Globe Award | Best Actress in a Drama Series | Sally Field | ||
| Best Supporting Actress in a TV Series, Mini-Series or TV Movie | Rachel Griffiths | |||
| Screen Actors Guild Award | Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series | Sally Field | ||
| 2010 | GLAAD Media Award | Outstanding Drama Series |