Brothers: Is FOX Quietly Cancelling the Sitcom? - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

R.jsheedy · 10-28-2009, 09:34 PM

FOX’s only new traditional sitcom of the season, Brothers, has been performing poorly in the ratings, even for a Friday night. Now it appears that FOX is finished with it.

Brothers revolves around a former NFL superstar (Michael Strahan) who finds himself with an empty bank account and heads back to his old hometown. He must make peace and work with his newly-paraplegic brother (Daryl “Chill” Mitchell) who runs a struggling restaurant. The series also stars Carl Weathers, CCH Pounder, and Colton Dunn.

On September 25th, Brothers debuted to a disappointing 2.82 million viewers and a paltry 1.0/4 in the 18-49 demographic. The numbers have gotten even worse as the weeks have progressed. The network recently started rerunning episodes on Sunday nights in hopes of finding an audience for the show. It hasn’t helped.

FOX recently announced that they were bumping low-rated Brothers, ‘Til Death, and Dollhouse from the Friday schedule for the duration of the November sweeps period.

Repeat episodes of Brothers will however continue to air on Sunday nights. Original episodes will be quietly burned off on November 8th, November 22nd, and December 13th. On December 27th, FOX will air two installments. After that, Brothers is off the schedule and the timeslot will be filled by ‘Til Death.

Though FOX hasn’t officially said that they’re cancelling the sitcom, they aren’t ordering any more episodes either. They’ve dubbed the second installment on December 27th as the “season finale,” meaning that it won’t be back this season. Considering the terrible ratings, the network is highly unlikely to order a second round.

So, it looks certain that Brothers has been quietly cancelled. The question is, will many people notice?

What do you think? Is Brothers gone for good? Are you sorry to see it go? Should Brothers be cancelled?

http://tvseriesfinale.com/tv-show/br...fox-cancelled/

Couch Potato 05 · 10-29-2009, 07:28 PM

Too bad, but it really wasn't that good. Then, they brought Snoop Dogg in 1episode, I guess to attract more viewers, but that didn't work.

TVFactFan · 11-07-2009, 01:32 PM

What new sitcom performs well on a Friday night? NONE so this is not surprising

yankeesrj12 · 11-07-2009, 06:07 PM

Of course they are cancelling it.

TMC · 06-24-2026, 07:40 PM

How Michael Strahan’s Failed Sitcom With Carl Weathers & Snoop Dogg Helped Shape His Career

Did you know that he starred in a failed Fox comedy?

10-28-2009, 09:34 PM	#1
R.jsheedy Member Senior Member Join Date: Nov 06, 2008 Posts: 1,035	Brothers: Is FOX Quietly Cancelling the Sitcom? FOX’s only new traditional sitcom of the season, Brothers, has been performing poorly in the ratings, even for a Friday night. Now it appears that FOX is finished with it. Brothers revolves around a former NFL superstar (Michael Strahan) who finds himself with an empty bank account and heads back to his old hometown. He must make peace and work with his newly-paraplegic brother (Daryl “Chill” Mitchell) who runs a struggling restaurant. The series also stars Carl Weathers, CCH Pounder, and Colton Dunn. On September 25th, Brothers debuted to a disappointing 2.82 million viewers and a paltry 1.0/4 in the 18-49 demographic. The numbers have gotten even worse as the weeks have progressed. The network recently started rerunning episodes on Sunday nights in hopes of finding an audience for the show. It hasn’t helped. FOX recently announced that they were bumping low-rated Brothers, ‘Til Death, and Dollhouse from the Friday schedule for the duration of the November sweeps period. Repeat episodes of Brothers will however continue to air on Sunday nights. Original episodes will be quietly burned off on November 8th, November 22nd, and December 13th. On December 27th, FOX will air two installments. After that, Brothers is off the schedule and the timeslot will be filled by ‘Til Death. Though FOX hasn’t officially said that they’re cancelling the sitcom, they aren’t ordering any more episodes either. They’ve dubbed the second installment on December 27th as the “season finale,” meaning that it won’t be back this season. Considering the terrible ratings, the network is highly unlikely to order a second round. So, it looks certain that Brothers has been quietly cancelled. The question is, will many people notice? What do you think? Is Brothers gone for good? Are you sorry to see it go? Should Brothers be cancelled? http://tvseriesfinale.com/tv-show/br...fox-cancelled/

10-29-2009, 07:28 PM	#2
Couch Potato 05 Night Owl! Frequent Poster Join Date: Jul 31, 2005 Location: California Posts: 392	Too bad, but it really wasn't that good. Then, they brought Snoop Dogg in 1episode, I guess to attract more viewers, but that didn't work.

11-07-2009, 01:32 PM	#3
TVFactFan Member Forum Junkie Join Date: Aug 17, 2002 Posts: 99,055	What new sitcom performs well on a Friday night? NONE so this is not surprising

11-07-2009, 06:07 PM	#4
yankeesrj12 Member Forum 4000 Club Member Join Date: Oct 09, 2008 Posts: 4,335	Of course they are cancelling it.

06-24-2026, 07:40 PM	#5
TMC Member Forum Idol Join Date: Jan 09, 2001 Posts: 125,919	How Michael Strahan’s Failed Sitcom With Carl Weathers & Snoop Dogg Helped Shape His Career Did you know that he starred in a failed Fox comedy?