‘Sister, Sister’ Star Says Show Was Canceled Despite ‘Killing It In the Ratings’ Because of ‘Friends’

One of the most memorable sitcomes of the ’90s, Sister, Sister starred teen twins Tia and Tamera Mowry, alongside legendary performers Tim Reid (WKRP in Cincinnati, Simon & Simon) and Jackée Harry (227). When it debuted in 1994 as part of ABC’s TGIF comedy lineup, it made a splash with audiences, with its first season landing at number 33 in the Nielsen ratings. But the series was cancelled after only two seasons — and according to Tamera, ’90s comedy juggernaut Friends was to blame.

“I remember us just killing it in the ratings and then having all that taken away,” Tamera says in Seen & Heard, Issa Rae’s two-part HBO documentary on Black television shows, according to People. “The president of the network, I can remember calling him, saying, ‘How come we were canceled? What happened?'”