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This Is Us
Season 5
Starring
No. of episodes16
Release
Original networkNBC
Original releaseOctober 27, 2020 (2020-10-27) –
May 25, 2021 (2021-05-25)
Season chronology
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List of episodes

The fifth season of the American television series This Is Us continues to follow the lives and connections of the Pearson family across several time periods. The season is produced by Rhode Island Ave. Productions, Zaftig Films, and 20th Television, with Dan Fogelman, Isaac Aptaker, and Elizabeth Berger serving as showrunners.

The series was renewed for a fourth, fifth, and sixth season in May 2019. The season stars an ensemble cast featuring Milo Ventimiglia, Mandy Moore, Sterling K. Brown, Chrissy Metz, Justin Hartley, Susan Kelechi Watson, Chris Sullivan, Jon Huertas, Niles Fitch, Logan Shroyer, Hannah Zeile, Mackenzie Hancsicsak, Parker Bates, Eris Baker, Faithe Herman, Lonnie Chavis, Lyric Ross, Asante Blackk and Griffin Dunne.

The fifth season premiered on October 27, 2020, and concluded on May 25, 2021. The season consisted of 16 episodes.

Cast and characters

Main article: List of This Is Us characters

Main

Recurring

  • Timothy Omundson as Gregory, Toby and Kate's neighbor.
  • Jennifer C. Holmes as Laurel DuBois, Randall's birth mother who was William's lover.
  • Vien Hong as Hai Lang, Vietnamese American refugee and fisherman who knew Randall's birth mother.[1]
  • Griffin Dunne as Nicky Pearson
  • Jennifer Morrison as Cassidy Sharp

Guest

Episodes

See also: List of This Is Us episodes
No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateProd.
code		U.S. viewers
(millions)
731"Forty"Ken OlinDan Fogelman & Kay Oyegun & Jake SchneselOctober 27, 2020 (2020-10-27)5AZC017.30[2]
7425AZC02
753"Changes"Anne FletcherKevin FallsNovember 10, 2020 (2020-11-10)5AZC036.85[3]
764"Honestly"Ken OlinElan MastaiNovember 17, 2020 (2020-11-17)5AZC046.57[4]
775"A Long Road Home"Anne FletcherK.J. SteinbergJanuary 5, 2021 (2021-01-05)5AZC055.20[5]
786"Birth Mother"Kay OyegunEboni Freeman & Kay OyegunJanuary 12, 2021 (2021-01-12)5AZC065.45[6]
797"There"Kevin Rodney SullivanIsaac Aptaker & Elizabeth BergerFebruary 9, 2021 (2021-02-09)5AZC075.12[7]
808"In the Room"Ken OlinVera HerbertFebruary 16, 2021 (2021-02-16)5AZC085.76[8]
819"The Ride"Jon HuertasJulia BrownellFebruary 23, 2021 (2021-02-23)5AZC095.10[9]
8210"I've Got This"Ken OlinCasey Johnson & David WindsorMarch 16, 2021 (2021-03-16)5AZC105.00[10]
8311"One Small Step ..."Yasu TanidaLaura KenarMarch 23, 2021 (2021-03-23)5AZC115.15[11]
8412"Both Things Can Be True"Chris KochDanielle BaumanApril 6, 2021 (2021-04-06)5AZC124.53[12]
8513"Brotherly Love"Kay OyegunJon DorseyApril 13, 2021 (2021-04-13)5AZC134.81[13]
8614"The Music and the Mirror"Jessica YuJonny GomezMay 11, 2021 (2021-05-11)5AZC145.08[14]
8715"Jerry 2.0"Milo VentimigliaIsaac Aptaker & Elizabeth BergerMay 18, 2021 (2021-05-18)5AZC154.90[15]
8816"The Adirondacks"Ken OlinDan FogelmanMay 25, 2021 (2021-05-25)5AZC165.14[16]

Production

Development

On May 12, 2019, NBC renewed the series for its fourth, fifth and sixth seasons, at 18 episodes each, for a total of 54 additional episodes.[17] Due to later COVID-related complications, the fifth season was shortened to 16 episodes, as announced during on-air promotion of the season's fourteenth episode.[18]

Filming

Production on season five started on September 24, 2020. COVID-related production delays resulted in filming being stalled for multiple weeks in January 2021, which in turn resulted in the broadcast of new episodes being postponed by almost a month.[19][20]

Reception

Ratings

Viewership and ratings per episode of This Is Us season 5
No. Title Air date Rating
(18–49)		 Viewers
(millions)		 DVR
(18–49)		 DVR viewers
(millions)		 Total
(18–49)		 Total viewers
(millions)
1–2 "Forty: Part One" / "Forty: Part Two" October 27, 2020 1.4 7.30[2] 1.2 4.14 2.6 11.44[21]
3 "Changes" November 10, 2020 1.3 6.85[3] 1.2 4.26 2.5 11.12[22]
4 "Honestly" November 17, 2020 1.2 6.57[4] 1.2 4.07 2.4 10.64[23]
5 "A Long Road Home" January 5, 2021 1.0 5.20[5] 1.0 3.87 2.0 9.07[24]
6 "Birth Mother" January 12, 2021 1.0 5.45[6] 1.0 3.84 2.0 9.29[25]
7 "There" February 9, 2021 1.0 5.12[7] 0.9 3.66 1.9 8.78[26]
8 "In the Room" February 16, 2021 1.1 5.76[8] 0.9 3.61 2.0 9.37[27]
9 "The Ride" February 23, 2021 1.0 5.10[9] 0.9 3.55 1.9 8.65[28]
10 "I've Got This" March 16, 2021 0.8 5.00[10] — — — —
11 "One Small Step ..." March 23, 2021 0.9 5.15[11] — — — —
12 "Both Things Can Be True" April 6, 2021 0.8 4.53[12] 0.8 3.53 1.6 8.06[29]
13 "Brotherly Love" April 13, 2021 0.8 4.81[13] 0.8 3.44 1.6 8.25[30]
14 "The Music and the Mirror" May 11, 2021 0.8 5.08[14] 0.8 3.44 1.7 8.51[31]
15 "Jerry 2.0" May 18, 2021 0.8 4.90[15] 0.8 3.29 1.6 8.19[15]
16 "The Adirondacks" May 25, 2021 0.8 5.14[16] 1.0 4.01 1.8 9.15[32]

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