Reception
In its original broadcast, "Brother from Another Series" finished 39th in ratings for the week of February 17-23, 1997, with a Nielsen rating of 9.1, equivalent to approximately 8.8 million viewing households. It was the fourth highest-rated show on the Fox network that week, following The X-files, King of the Hill and Melrose Place. Beforehand, the media said the episode "looks promising," and afterwards journalist Ben Rayner called it one of director Peter Michels' "classics." This episode was nominated for an Emmy Award for Sound Mixing For a Comedy Series or a Special. In a 2008 article, Entertainment Weekly named Pierce's role as Cecil as one of the sixteen best guest appearances on The Simpsons. Grammer and Pierce were ranked second on AOL's list of their favorite 25 Simpsons guest stars.
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