''Brothers'' is an American

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television series which ran on

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from September 25, 2009 to December 27, 2009. It originally aired on Friday nights at 8:00 pm ET before moving to Sunday nights at 7:00 pm ET as part of the 2009 fall schedule.

Premise

The series stars former NFL star

Michael Strahan Michael T. Strahan ( ; born November 21, 1971) is an American television personality, journalist, and former professional football player. He played his entire 15-year professional career as a defensive end for the New York Giants of the Nation ...

and

Daryl "Chill" Mitchell Daryl "Chill" Mitchell (born July 16, 1965) is an American actor and rapper. He is known for such roles as Dexter Walker on ''The John Larroquette Show'', Tommy Webber in ''Galaxy Quest'', Leo Michaels on ''Veronica's Closet'', Eli Goggins III o ...

as estranged brothers who are pressured to get along by their parents (played by

Carl Weathers Carl Weathers (born January 14, 1948) is an American actor and former professional football player. He is known for his roles as boxer Apollo Creed in the first four ''Rocky'' films (1976–85), George Dillon in ''Predator'' (1987), Action Jac ...

and

C. C. H. Pounder Carol Christine Hilaria Pounder (born December 25, 1952) is a Guyanese-American actress. She has received four Primetime Emmy Award nominations for her roles in ''The X-Files'', '' ER'', ''The Shield'', and ''The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agenc ...

) after Strahan's character moves back to his home town of

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. Strahan's character is retired from the NFL, while Mitchell's character, a

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using a

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after a car wreck, runs a restaurant.

Cast

as Michael "Mike" Trainor * Daryl Mitchell as Chill Trainor *

CCH Pounder Carol Christine Hilaria Pounder (born December 25, 1952) is a Guyanese-American actress. She has received four Primetime Emmy Award nominations for her roles in ''The X-Files'', '' ER'', ''The Shield'', and ''The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agenc ...

as Adele Trainor *

as Coach Trainor

Episodes

Reception

The pilot received, according to

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, mixed or average reviews. Ratings for the show's debut were disappointing and did not improve much over the course of its 13-episode run. Fox declined to order any more episodes for the remainder of the 2009-2010 TV season and later confirmed that the show had been canceled.

Ratings

Sunday repeats

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Brothers (2009 Tv Series) 2009 American television series debuts 2009 American television series endings 2000s American black sitcoms English-language television shows Fox Broadcasting Company original programming Television series about brothers Television series by Sony Pictures Television Television series created by Don Reo Television shows set in Houston