Sibling revelry

There’s brotherly love — as in putting up with a sibling who steals your secret candy stash. And then there’s brotherly love — as in teaming up with him to build a home-renovation empire and land among the most recognized personalities on HGTV. For twins Drew and Jonathan Scott, it’s the latter. On Monday, they kick off Season 5 of Brother vs. Brother: Jonathan vs. Drew. Their signature series, Property Brothers, ended Season 6 last week and their second book, It Takes Two: Our Story, is out Sept. 5. In this season of Brother vs. Brother, the duo each have $600,000 to buy and transform two houses into vacation retreats. Older brother JD is the referee over weekly challenges: The winner does fun things like zip lining and playing with penguins, while the loser endures an exercise in unpleasantness, like catching shrimp for the winner’s dinner. All proceeds from the homes’ sales go to the non-profit Rebuilding Together. “He’s desperate to win,” Jonathan, who won the last two seasons, told The New York Times. “I was also born first, so I also won that competition.” Said Drew of their success: “The shows are not so foofy that guys don’t want to watch, kids want to watch because we’re goofy and women appreciate it because you’re getting real design knowledge.” It might also help that they were named among People’s 2013 collection of sexiest men alive. Brother

vs. Brother drew more than 14 million U.S. viewers last season.