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This Is Us
Season 3
Promotional poster
Starring
No. of episodes18
Release
Original networkNBC
Original releaseSeptember 25, 2018 (2018-09-25) –
April 2, 2019 (2019-04-02)
Season chronology
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List of episodes

The third 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 Century Fox Television, with Dan Fogelman, Isaac Aptaker, and Elizabeth Berger serving as showrunners.

A third season was ordered, alongside a second season, in January 2017, with production for season three beginning in July 2018. 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, Melanie Liburd, Niles Fitch, Logan Shroyer, Hannah Zeile, Mackenzie Hancsicsak, Parker Bates, Eris Baker, Faithe Herman, Lonnie Chavis, and Lyric Ross.

The third season premiered on September 25, 2018 and concluded on April 2, 2019. The season consisted of 18 episodes.

Cast and characters

Main article: List of This Is Us characters

Main

Recurring

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)
371"Nine Bucks"Ken OlinDan Fogelman & Isaac Aptaker & Elizabeth BergerSeptember 25, 2018 (2018-09-25)3AZC0110.54[13]
382"A Philadelphia Story"Chris KochKay OyegunOctober 2, 2018 (2018-10-02)3AZC028.87[14]
393"Katie Girls"Rebecca AsherJulia BrownellOctober 9, 2018 (2018-10-09)3AZC038.91[15]
404"Vietnam"Ken OlinDan Fogelman & Tim O'BrienOctober 16, 2018 (2018-10-16)3AZC058.92[16]
415"Toby"Chris KochK.J. SteinbergOctober 23, 2018 (2018-10-23)3AZC048.53[17]
426"Kamsahamnida"John FortenberryVera HerbertOctober 30, 2018 (2018-10-30)3AZC068.88[18]
437"Sometimes"Ken OlinBekah BrunstetterNovember 13, 2018 (2018-11-13)3AZC078.47[19]
448"Six Thanksgivings"Catherine HardwickeKevin FallsNovember 20, 2018 (2018-11-20)3AZC087.91[20]
459"The Beginning Is the End Is the Beginning"Ken OlinShukree Hassan TilghmanNovember 27, 2018 (2018-11-27)3AZC098.98[21]
4610"The Last Seven Weeks"Roxann DawsonLaura KenarJanuary 15, 2019 (2019-01-15)3AZC107.74[22]
4711"Songbird Road (Part 1)"Chris KochKevin Falls & Tim O'BrienJanuary 22, 2019 (2019-01-22)3AZC118.22[23]
4812"Songbird Road (Part 2)"Ken OlinJulia BrownellFebruary 12, 2019 (2019-02-12)3AZC127.40[24]
4913"Our Little Island Girl"Anne FletcherEboni FreemanFebruary 19, 2019 (2019-02-19)3AZC137.55[25]
5014"The Graduates"Sarah BoydK.J. Steinberg & Danielle BaumanMarch 5, 2019 (2019-03-05)3AZC147.82[26]
5115"The Waiting Room"Kevin HooksBekah BrunstetterMarch 12, 2019 (2019-03-12)3AZC157.74[27]
5216"Don't Take My Sunshine Away"George Tillman Jr.Vera HerbertMarch 19, 2019 (2019-03-19)3AZC167.64[28]
5317"R & B"Kevin HooksKay OyegunMarch 26, 2019 (2019-03-26)3AZC177.63[29]
5418"Her"Ken OlinIsaac Aptaker & Elizabeth BergerApril 2, 2019 (2019-04-02)3AZC188.22[30]

Production

Development

On January 18, 2017, NBC renewed the series for a second and third season of 18 episodes each, for a total of 36 additional episodes.[31]

Casting

Main cast members Milo Ventimiglia, Mandy Moore, Sterling K. Brown, Chrissy Metz, Justin Hartley, Susan Kelechi Watson, Chris Sullivan, Jon Huertas and Ron Cephas Jones return from the second season as Jack Pearson, Rebecca Pearson, Randall Pearson, Kate Pearson, Kevin Pearson, Beth Pearson, Toby Damon, Miguel Rivas, and William H. Hill, respectively.[32] Lyric Ross, who recurred as Deja throughout the second season, was subsequently promoted to the principal cast in the third season.[33] In August 2018, Michael Angarano was cast to recur as Nick Pearson, Jack Pearson's brother;[34] the character was first mentioned in the second season, and previously was depicted only briefly as a child. Melanie Liburd was promoted to series regular after guest starring in the second season as Zoe, Beth Pearson's cousin and Kevin Pearson's new love interest.[35][36]

Filming

Production on the season officially began on July 10, 2018, in Los Angeles.[37][38]

Reception

Ratings

Viewership and ratings per episode of This Is Us season 3
No. Title Air date Rating/share
(18–49)		 Viewers
(millions)		 DVR
(18–49)		 DVR viewers
(millions)		 Total
(18–49)		 Total viewers
(millions)
1 "Nine Bucks" September 25, 2018 3.0/12 10.54[13] 1.9 5.76 4.9 16.30[39]
2 "A Philadelphia Story" October 2, 2018 2.4/9 8.87[14] 1.9 5.68 4.3 14.55[40]
3 "Katie Girls" October 9, 2018 2.3/9 8.91[15] 1.9 5.68 4.2 14.59[41]
4 "Vietnam" October 16, 2018 2.2/9 8.92[16] 1.8 5.50 4.0 14.43[42]
5 "Toby" October 23, 2018 2.1/8 8.53[17] 1.8 5.50 3.9 14.03[43]
6 "Kamsahamnida" October 30, 2018 2.1/9 8.88[18] 1.7 5.15 3.8 14.03[44]
7 "Sometimes" November 13, 2018 2.0/8 8.47[19] 1.8 5.33 3.8 13.81[45]
8 "Six Thanksgivings" November 20, 2018 1.8/8 7.91[20] 2.0 6.10 3.8 14.01[46]
9 "The Beginning Is the End Is the Beginning" November 27, 2018 2.1/9 8.98[21] 1.7 5.16 3.8 14.14[47]
10 "The Last Seven Weeks" January 15, 2019 2.0/8 7.74[22] 1.8 5.50 3.8 13.24[48]
11 "Songbird Road (Part 1)" January 22, 2019 1.9/8 8.22[23] 1.8 5.50 3.7 13.72[49]
12 "Songbird Road (Part 2)" February 12, 2019 1.7/7 7.40[24] 1.7 5.42 3.5 12.82[50]
13 "Our Little Island Girl" February 19, 2019 1.8/8 7.55[25] 1.6 5.19 3.4 12.75[51]
14 "The Graduates" March 5, 2019 1.7/7 7.82[26] 1.8 5.66 3.5 13.48[52]
15 "The Waiting Room" March 12, 2019 1.8/7 7.74[27] 1.7 5.33 3.5 13.06[53]
16 "Don't Take My Sunshine Away" March 19, 2019 1.7/7 7.64[28] 1.7 5.21 3.4 12.86[54]
17 "R & B" March 26, 2019 1.7/7 7.63[29] 1.6 5.17 3.3 12.80[55]
18 "Her" April 2, 2019 1.9/8 8.22[30] 1.7 5.33 3.6 13.55[56]

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General references

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