The Hollywood Reporter has some good news for fans of the ABC primetime sudser Brothers & Sisters.

I’m told ABC has renewed “Brothers & Sisters” for a fifth season. The Sally Field soap opera has had, I think, five show runners in four seasons. Maybe they can somehow get back to the show’s basic premise, from which it has seriously drifted, next fall …

Now while the network has not issues a statement as of yet, things are looking good for a fifth season of Brothers &  Sisters.

Are you happy with this news, or do you think that it is time to say good-bye once and for all to the Walker clan?

Bad news Brothers & Sisters fans. Michael Ausiello is reporting at EW.com that Calista Flockhart will be reducing her workload at Brothers & Sisters next season and her decision may have played a role in Rob Lowe's recently announced departure.

Sources confirm to me exclusively that his TV spouse, Calista Flockhart, will be working a reduced schedule next season.

An ABC spokesperson declined to comment except to say that Flockhart will remain a series regular. In other words — and this is just me speculating — she’ll most likely appear in at least 13 of next season’s 22 episodes.

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Sad news for Brothers & Sisters and Rob Lowe fans. Deadline Hollywood is reporting Lowe "has worked out an amicable exit strategy with ABC's Steve McPherson" to leave the popular ABC series. According to the same story ABC wants to keep Lowe in the House of Mouse and is in talks for him to anchor his own series.

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The 21st Annual GLAAD Award nominees have been announced! Four  Outstanding Daily Dramas have been nominated. They are: All My Children (ABC), As the World Turns (CBS), Guiding Light (CBS) and One Life to Live (ABC).

On the Primetime side, the nominees for Outstanding Drama series are: Brothers & Sisters (ABC), Grey's Anatomy (ABC), Mad Men (AMC), Skins (BBC America) and True Blood (HBO).

Outstanding Comedy Series: Beautiful People (Logo), Glee (Fox), GREEK (ABC Family), Modern Family (ABC) and United States of Tara (Showtime).

The Young and the Restless' Kate Linder was one of many celebrities who turned out to help serve Thanksgiving dinners for the homeless. The annual event, hosted by Kirk and Anne Douglas and the Los Angeles Mission, brought out Greek's Gregory Michael, Vampire Diaries' Kayla Ewell,  recent Brothers & Sisters' guest Giles Marini, Desperate Housewives' Andrea Bowen, High School Musical's Corbin Bleu and Donal Logue among others. See more photos from Thanksgiving after the jump. READ MORE

People is reporting Sarah Jane Morris (Julia Walker, Brothers & Sisters) and hubby Ned Brower are expecting the birth of their first child in early 2010. The last we saw of Julia on Brothers & Sisters she had left for a new job, taking her daughter Elizabeth with her.

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ABC has added more shows to its Hulu lineup. Grey's Anatomy was ABC's first addition to Hulu, but now it has added Brothers & Sisters, Castle, Dancing With The Stars and several other shows.

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ABC has released the fall premiere schedule for the majority of its lineup. Grey's Anatomy fans will have to wait until September 24 to learn what happened to Izzie and George. Missing from the premiere list are Brothers & Sisters, Private Practice and Eastwick. There premiere dates will be announced in the future.

Premiere Dates: All Times EST

Saturday, September 5
8 pm Saturday Night Football

Friday, September 11
10 pm 20/20

Monday, September 21
8 pm Dancing with the Stars (Two Hours)
10 pm Castle

Tuesday, September 22
10 pm The Forgotten

Wednesday, September 23
8 pm Dancing with the Stars results show (Special Night)
9 pm Modern Family
9:30 pm Cougar Town READ MORE

The ABC "House" fall 2009 promo campaign is off and running. The ads combine different shows –such as Brothers & Sisters and The Bachelorette or Grey's Anatomy and Desperate Housewives– into humorous scenes promoting both shows under the tag line "Your Shows Live Here." My favorite is the Brothers & Sisters and Jimmy Kimmel Live ad. Check out more ads after the jump.   READ MORE