Brothers & Sisters - B&S News & Updates #6: Departures and a 5th season renewal! - Page 8

Fortyseven · 05-19-2010, 05:17 PM

Rob Lowe talks about exiting Brothers & Sisters

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Rob Lowe has explained his decision to leave Brothers & Sisters.

The actor, who played Senator Robert McAllister, announced that he had decided to move on from the ABC show in January and has since landed a role in Parks And Recreation.

"I've been able to go from one thing to something that was also good," he told Entertainment Weekly. "And sometimes if you stay too long, you're not able to do that."

Lowe added that Brothers & Sisters will not examine politics so much in the future, saying: "When the decision is made that [the network] doesn't like politics and they don't want to do politics, it becomes hard to play a sitting United States senator. The show will be markedly, markedly different next year. And the network was kind enough to give me a heads up."

However, he explained that he has loved filming Brothers & Sisters at the same time as Parks And Recreation.

"I've been going back and forth, and they literally could not be more different," he said. "To be able to do both in the same day is the kind of challenge that actors dream of - to be on a drama that's as finely observed as Brothers & Sisters and then to come over to Parks, which is literally the most flat-out comedy I've done in a long time. It's pretty cool."

Meanwhile, Brothers & Sisters showrunner David Marshall Grant admitted that he will miss working with Lowe.

"Rob was one of the people I loved to write for," he said. "The relationship between Kitty [Calista Flockhart] and Robert was very popular. Change is always good, I guess. We'll have to see what happens next."

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funky_chick · 05-19-2010, 07:01 PM

for less politic stuff next year

shattered jewels · 05-19-2010, 10:14 PM

It'll be nice for the show to get away from the politics.

It's never really been a storyline I've been interested in.

Katiegg108 · 05-20-2010, 06:01 AM

I guess that means Kitty will be stepping down from the race? Which I guess I understand.

I've enjoyed the politics in small doses. It'll feel strange to not have it there, but I'm excited to let the show explore more areas.

Not that it's ok for Robert to be gone

Full Throttle · 05-20-2010, 07:20 AM

I think the politics was a nice change. I hate the same family drama and those fighting dinners. Its way past old. If they really wanted to they could have kept Rob and stayed away from politics if thats what they wanted. Less politics. Robert could have had a change in jobs because of his health.

IMO its a cover-up by the network or by Rob himself. Take your pick. Its a lame excuse of a story.

Katiegg108 · 05-24-2010, 07:18 AM

It's a little lame that Rob didn't think that Robert could be a fully developed character or what not if his stories weren't political. Oh well.

Fortyseven · 05-25-2010, 09:53 PM

Well, truth be told, I couldn't really see him do other stuff either... But they never really explored that on the show so wel'll never know for sure I guess.

I loved Kitty's politics in s1 pre-Robert, when she did that semi-trashy talk show with Warren. I thought most of the politics w/Robert were too serious and that took the joy out of it IMO.

Fortyseven · 05-28-2010, 01:27 PM

2009-10 SERIES RANKER IN ADULTS 18-49 (rating/share)

1 AMERICAN IDOL-TUESDAY FOX 9.1/24

2 AMERICAN IDOL-WEDNESDAY FOX 8.4/22

3 NBC SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL NBC 7.2/18

4 UNDERCOVER BOSS CBS 6.2/15

5 THE BIG BANG THEORY CBS 5.3/13

6 GREY'S ANATOMY ABC 5.1/13

6 LOST ABC 5.1/12

8 HOUSE FOX 4.9/13

9 DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES ABC 4.8/11

9 TWO AND A HALF MEN CBS 4.8/12

11 THE OFFICE NBC 4.5/11

11 SURVIVOR: HEROES-VILLAINS CBS 4.5/13

13 DANCING WITH THE STARS ABC 4.4/11

13 THE BACHELOR ABC 4.4/10

15 SURVIVOR: SAMOA CBS 4.3/12

15 GLEE FOX 4.3/11

17 THE BIGGEST LOSER 8 NBC 4.2/11

18 NCIS CBS 4.0/11

18 HELL'S KITCHEN FOX 4.0/11

18 THE MENTALIST CBS 4.0/11

21 FAMILY GUY FOX 3.9/9

21 MODERN FAMILY ABC 3.9/10

21 CSI CBS 3.9/10

24 THE BIGGEST LOSER 9 NBC 3.8/10

25 THE AMAZING RACE 15 CBS 3.7/9

25 CRIMINAL MINDS CBS 3.7/9

27 CSI: MIAMI CBS 3.6/10

28 24 FOX 3.5/9

28 NCIS: LOS ANGELES CBS 3.5/9

28 THE AMAZING RACE 16 CBS 3.5/9

28 HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER CBS 3.5/9

28 PRIVATE PRACTICE ABC 3.5/9

33 V ABC 3.4/9

33 THE SIMPSONS FOX 3.4/9

33 BROTHERS & SISTERS ABC 3.4/9

36 30 ROCK NBC 3.3/8

36 PARENTHOOD NBC 3.3/9

36 RULES OF ENGAGEMENT CBS 3.3/9

39 DANCING W/STARS RESULTS ABC 3.2/8

40 THE APPRENTICE 9 NBC 3.1/8

40 COUGAR TOWN ABC 3.1/8

40 BONES FOX 3.1/9

40 THE CLEVELAND SHOW FOX 3.1/8

44 CSI: NY CBS 3.0/8

44 HEROES NBC 3.0/7

44 LAW AND ORDER:SVU NBC 3.0/7

47 LIE TO ME FOX 2.9/7

47 AMERICAN DAD FOX 2.9/7

47 HUMAN TARGET FOX 2.9 8 11

50 SO YOU THINK CAN DANCE-WED FOX 2.8/8

50 FLASHFORWARD ABC 2.8/8

50 SO YOU THINK CAN DANCE-TUE FOX 2.8/7

50 THE MARRIAGE REF NBC 2.8/8

50 FRINGE FOX 2.8/7

50 CASTLE ABC 2.8/7

56 ACCIDENTALLY ON PURPOSE CBS 2.7/7

56 EXTREME MAKEOVER:HOME EDITION ABC 2.7/7

56 THE GOOD WIFE CBS 2.7/7

59 ROMANTICALLY CHALLENGED ABC 2.6/7

60 COMMUNITY NBC 2.5/7

60 60 MINUTES CBS 2.5/7

62 CHUCK NBC 2.4/6

63 PARKS AND RECREATION NBC 2.3/6

63 COLD CASE CBS 2.3/6

63 THE MIDDLE ABC 2.3/6

66 GARY UNMARRIED CBS 2.2/6

67 GHOST WHISPERER CBS 2.1/7

67 SONS OF TUCSON FOX 2.1/5

69 EASTWICK ABC 2.0/5

69 MEDIUM CBS 2.0/6

69 JAMIE OLIVER’S FOOD REVOLUTION ABC 2.0/6

69 THE NEW ADVENTUES OF OLD CHRISTINE CBS 2.0/6

69 AMERICA’S FUNNIEST HOME VIDEOS ABC 2.0/6

69 THE JAY LENO SHOW-TUE NBC 2.0/5

75 NUMB3RS CBS 1.9/6

75 SAT NIGHT FOOTBALL ABC 1.9/6

75 THREE RIVERS CBS 1.9/5

75 TRAUMA NBC 1.9/5

75 THE FORGOTTEN ABC 1.9/5

75 MINUTE TO WIN IT NBC 1.9/5

75 COPS 2 FOX 1.9/6

82 UGLY BETTY ABC 1.8/5

82 AMERICA'S TOP MODEL 7 CW 1.8/5

82 LAW AND ORDER NBC 1.8/5

82 MERCY NBC 1.8/5

82 FIND MY FAMILY ABC 1.8/4

82 20/20-FRI ABC 1.8/6

88 HANK ABC 1.7/5

88 AMW: AMERICA FIGHTS BACK FOX 1.7/5

88 AMERICA'S TOP MODEL-8 CW 1.7/5

88 THE DEEP END ABC 1.7/5

88 KITCHEN NIGHTMARES FOX 1.7/5

88 COPS FOX 1.7/6

88 SHARK TANK ABC 1.7/5

95 DATELINE FRI NBC 1.6/5

95 VAMPIRE DIARIES CW 1.6/4

95 WHO DO YOU THINK YOU ARE NBC 1.6/6

95 SCRUBS ABC 1.6/4

95 HAPPY TOWN ABC 1.6/4

95 THE JAY LENO SHOW-THU NBC 1.6/4

101 THE JAY LENO SHOW-WED NBC 1.5/4

102 48 HOURS MYSTERY CBS 1.4/5

102 THE JAY LENO SHOW-MON NBC 1.4/4

102 PAST LIFE FOX 1.4/3

102 MIAMI MEDICAL CBS 1.4/5

102 SUPERNANNY ABC 1.4/4

102 THE JAY LENO SHOW-FRI NBC 1.4/4

108 FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS NBC 1.3/5

108 WIFE SWAP ABC 1.3/5

108 BETTER OFF TED ABC 1.3/4

111 DOLLHOUSE FOX 1.2/4

111 SMALLVILLE CW 1.2/4

111 SUPERNATURAL CW 1.2/3

111 GOSSIP GIRL CW 1.2/3

115 ONE TREE HILL CW 1.1/3

115 LIFE UNEXPECTED CW 1.1/3

115 DATELINE SUN NBC 1.1/3

118 TIL DEATH FOX 1.0/3

119 BROTHERS FOX 0.9/3

119 90210 CW 0.9/2

121 MELROSE PLACE CW 0.6/2

122 BEAUTIFUL LIFE CW 0.5/1

122 FLY GIRLS CW 0.5/1

124 HIGH SOCIETY CW 0.4/1

2009-10 SERIES RANKER IN TOTAL VIEWERS (in 000)

1 AMERICAN IDOL-TUESDAY FOX 24,714

2 AMERICAN IDOL-WEDNESDAY FOX 23,461

3 DANCING WITH THE STARS ABC 19,725

4 NBC SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL NBC 18,782

5 NCIS CBS 18,699

6 UNDERCOVER BOSS CBS 17,732

7 THE MENTALIST CBS 16,828

8 CSI CBS 15,820

9 NCIS: LA CBS 15,667

10 DANCING WITH THE STARS RESULTS ABC 15,298

11 TWO AND A HALF MEN CBS 14,625

12 THE BIG BANG THEORY CBS 14,224

13 DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES ABC 14,058

14 SURVIVOR: HEROES-VILLAINS CBS 13,669

15 CRIMINAL MINDS CBS 13,575

16 GREY'S ANATOMY ABC 13,552

17 SURVIVOR: SAMOA CBS 13,450

18 60 MINUTES CBS 13,269

19 THE GOOD WIFE CBS 12,771

20 CSI: MIAMI CBS 12,617

21 HOUSE FOX 12,614

22 CSI: NY CBS 12,292

23 THE BACHELOR ABC 12,227

24 THE AMAZING RACE 15 CBS 11,912

25 LOST ABC 11,613

26 THE AMAZING RACE 16 CBS 11,186

27 24 FOX 10,727

28 CASTLE ABC 10,541

29 BONES FOX 10,514

30 THE BIGGEST LOSER 8 NBC 10,412

31 BROTHERS & SISTERS ABC 10,360

32 COLD CASE CBS 9,864

33 GLEE FOX 9,772

34 HUMAN TARGET FOX 9,575

35 ROMANTICALLY CHALLANGED ABC 9,572

36 MODERN FAMILY ABC 9,488

37 THE BIGGEST LOSER 9 NBC 9,415

38 PRIVATE PRACTICE ABC 9,238

39 EXTREME MAKEOVER:HOME EDITION ABC 9,112

40 V ABC 8,767

41 THE OFFICE NBC 8,725

42 HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER CBS 8,602

43 THREE RIVERS CBS 8,574

44 FLASHFORWARD ABC 8,537

45 RULES OF ENGAGEMENT CBS 8,479

46 NUMB3RS CBS 8,453

47 HELL'S KITCHEN FOX 8,416

48 LAW AND ORDER:SVU NBC 8,281

49 GHOST WHISPERER CBS 8,151

50 THE APPRENTICE 9 NBC 8,075

51 LIE TO ME FOX 8,028

52 MEDIUM CBS 7,959

53 FAMILY GUY FOX 7,732

54 PARENTHOOD NBC 7,715

55 AMERICAN FUNNIEST HOME VIDEOS ABC 7,519

56 ACCIDENTALLY ON PURPOSE CBS 7,453

57 COUGAR TOWN ABC 7,344

58 FRINGE FOX 7,344

59 SO YOU THINK CN DANCE-WED FOX 7,250

60 LAW AND ORDER NBC 7,216

61 THE SIMPSONS FOX 7,208

62 MIAMI MEDICAL CBS 7,172

63 DATELINE FRI NBC 7,115

64 SO YOU THINK CN DANCE-TUE FOX 6,892

65 THE FORGOTTEN ABC 6,804

66 HANK ABC 6,731

67 MERCY NBC 6,711

68 THE MIDDLE ABC 6,693

69 THE NEW ADVENTUES OF OLD CHRISTINE CBS 6,691

70 30 ROCK NBC 6,671

71 THE MARRIAGE REF NBC 6,658

72 GARY UNMARRIED CBS 6,651

73 FIND MY FAMILY ABC 6,635

74 20/20 ABC 6,543

75 HEROES NBC 6,538

76 WHO DO YOU THING YOU ARE NBC 6,465

77 CHUCK NBC 6,420

78 THE CLEVELAND SHOW FOX 6,333

79 48 HOURS MYSTERY CBS 6,289

80 SAT NIGHT FOOTBALL ABC 6,286

81 TRAUMA NBC 6,110

82 THE DEEP END ABC 6,052

83 THE JAY LENO SHOW-TUE NBC 6,016

84 AMERICAN DAD FOX 5,915

85 EASTWICK ABC 5,882

86 COPS 2 FOX 5,609

87 COMMUNITY NBC 5,594

88 UGLY BETTY ABC 5,508

89 JAMIE OLIVER’s FOOD REVOLUTION ABC 5,507

90 MINUTE TO WIN IT NBC 5,500

91 AMW: AMERICA FIGHTS BACK FOX 5,372

92 THE JAY LENO SHOW-FRI NBC 5,318

93 THE JAY LENO SHOW-WED NBC 5,283

94 SHARK TANK ABC 5,099

95 COPS FOX 5,087

96 PARKS AND RECREATION NBC 5,001

97 PAST LIFE FOX 4,921

98 THE JAY LENO SHOW-THU NBC 4,911

99 DATELINE SUN NBC 4,889

100 SUPERNANNY ABC 4,830

101 THE JAY LENO SHOW-MON NBC 4,737

102 HAPPY TOWN ABC 4,670

103 SONS OF TUCSON FOX 4,332

104 FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS NBC 4,075

105 KITCHEN NIGHTMARES FOX 4,005

106 SCRUBS ABC 3,862

107 WIFE SWAP ABC 3,807

108 AMERICA'S TOP MODEL 7 CW 3,806

109 AMERICA'S TOP MODEL-8 CW 3,703

110 VAMPIRE DIARIES CW 3,458

111 BETTER OFF TED ABC 3,122

112 DOLLHOUSE FOX 2,951

113 SMALLVILLE CW 2,747

114 SUPERNATURAL CW 2,635

115 BROTHERS FOX 2,447

116 TIL DEATH FOX 2,441

117 LIFE UNEXPECTED CW 2,344

118 ONE TREE HILL CW 2,255

119 GOSSIP GIRL CW 2,143

120 90210 CW 1,725

121 MELROSE PLACE CW 1,223

122 BEAUTIFUL LIFE CW 1,214

123 FLY GIRLS CW 1,056

124 HIGH SOCIETY CW 917

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I think these are amazing rankings!

Especially since we're above so many high-profile shows!

shattered jewels · 05-28-2010, 05:15 PM

Those are great!

It did really well.

smoothaise · 05-28-2010, 07:43 PM

Very nice

Katiegg108 · 05-30-2010, 10:33 PM

Thanks for those rankings. That's really cool to see. We're a lot higher up than some good shows

funky_chick · 05-31-2010, 06:22 PM

Great ranking

Katiegg108 · 06-02-2010, 07:06 AM

I wonder how these compare to other seasons. Does anyone know? I guess I always just compared B&S ratings to it's own, not to other shows.

Fortyseven · 06-02-2010, 07:18 AM

I don't think I've seen another list like this before... If anyone finds one, please post it.

smoothaise · 06-02-2010, 09:16 AM

Your icon amuses me.


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