Brothers and Sisters (season 5)
| Brothers & Sisters (season 5) | |
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| Country of origin | United States |
| No. of episodes | 22 |
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| Original network | ABC |
| Original release | September 26, 2010 – May 8, 2011 |
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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". This season featured the show's 100th episode, with the airing of episode 13.
The show stars Sally Field, Dave Annable, Rachel Griffiths, Calista Flockhart, Matthew Rhys, Ron Rifkin, Patricia Wettig, Luke Macfarlane, and Gilles Marini.
The season was originally set to only feature 18 episodes to make way for new drama Off the Map in mid-season. However, on October 25, 2010, it was announced that ABC had picked up four more episodes, bringing the season to 22 episodes in total. The series' cancellation was announced on May 13, 2011.
There were several cast changes in 2011, with the departures of Rob Lowe, whose character Robert McCallister (Kitty's husband), died in the car crash that ended season 4, and of Luke Grimes who played Ryan Lafferty, William Walker's love-child. Gilles Marini who plays Luc Laurent, Sarah's boyfriend, has also been upgraded to a series regular. Additionally, Kerris Lilla Dorsey and Maxwell Perry Cotton, the actors who portray Sarah Walker's children, Paige and Cooper, respectively, were downgraded to recurring status.
ABC considered bringing back Balthazar Getty's character Tommy Walker full-time for the fifth season, but it was later announced that Getty would return for several episodes, the first of which would be the show's 100th episode.
Emily VanCamp left the show and only appeared in two episodes during the fifth season to close out her character's storyline.Patricia Wettig left the show mid-season after her character Holly Harper followed her daughter to New York. This season sees the whole Harper family absent from the show.
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