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This Is Us
2016–2022
· TV Show
· 45 min episodes
· 6 seasons
A
MEANRANK
82/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #102
- IMDb #43
- Google retired #109
- Rotten Tomatoes #87
- Metacritic #119
- RatingGraph #44
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- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #62
- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #150
- Metacritic Critics #99
- Metacritic Audience #194
- Criticker #119
- Trakt #46
Every rating
63–94
out of 100
Split
Lowest is Criticker on 63, highest is Rotten Tomatoes critics on 94.
See the TV shows the platforms disagree about most →A heartwarming and emotional story about a unique set of triplets, their struggles, and their wonderful parents.
Details
- Created by
- Dan Fogelman
- Released
- 20 September 2016
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Episode length
- 45 min
- Rated
- TV-14
- Episodes
- 105 across 6 seasons
- Awards
- 31 wins, 157 nominations
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
See all 188 →11 major awards won · 31 wins from 188 nominations across 27 ceremonies
| Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards 2020 | Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series | Ron Cephas Jones (for "After the Fire") | Winner |
| Screen Actors Guild Awards 2019 | Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series | Eris Baker, Sterling K. Brown, Niles Fitch, Mackenzie Hancsicsak, Justin Hartley, Faithe Herman, Jon Huertas, Melanie Liburd, Chrissy Metz, Mandy Moore, Lyric Ross, Chris Sullivan, Milo Ventimiglia, Susan Kelechi Watson and Hannah Zeile | Winner |
| Critics' Choice Television Awards 2018 | Best Actor in a Drama Series | Sterling K. Brown | Winner |
| Golden Globe Awards 2018 | Best Actor – Television Series Drama | Sterling K. Brown | Winner |
| Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards 2018 | Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series | Ron Cephas Jones (for "A Father's Advice") | Winner |
| Screen Actors Guild Awards 2018 | Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series | Sterling K. Brown | Winner |
| Screen Actors Guild Awards 2018 | Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series | Eris Baker, Alexandra Breckenridge, Sterling K. Brown, Lonnie Chavis, Mackenzie Hancsicsak, Justin Hartley, Faithe Herman, Ron Cephas Jones, Chrissy Metz, Mandy Moore, Chris Sullivan, Milo Ventimiglia, Susan Kelechi Watson and Hannah Zeile | Winner |
| Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards 2017 | Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series | Gerald McRaney (for "The Big Day") | Winner |
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188 awards — This Is Us
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Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards
22 nominations, 3 won
| Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series | Ron Cephas Jones (for "After the Fire") | Winner |
| Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series | Ron Cephas Jones (for "A Father's Advice") | Winner |
| Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series | Gerald McRaney (for "The Big Day") | Winner |
| Outstanding Casting for a Drama Series | Bernard Telsey and Tiffany Little Canfield | Nominee |
| Outstanding Contemporary Costumes | Hala Bahmet and Elinor Bardach | Nominee |
| Outstanding Contemporary Hairstyling | Michael Peter Reitz, Katherine Rees, Germicka Barclay, Renia Green-Edittorio and Corey Hill (for "Strangers: Part Two") | Nominee |
| Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series | Michael Angarano (for "Songbird Road: Part One") | Nominee |
| Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series | Ron Cephas Jones (for "A Philadelphia Story") | Nominee |
| Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series | Gerald McRaney (for "The Car") | Nominee |
| Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series | Brian Tyree Henry (for "Memphis") | Nominee |
| Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series | Denis O'Hare (for "Last Christmas") | Nominee |
| Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series | Phylicia Rashad (for "I've Got This") | Nominee |
| Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series | Phylicia Rashad (for "Flip a Coin") | Nominee |
| Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series | Phylicia Rashad (for "Our Little Island Girl") | Nominee |
| Outstanding Makeup for a Single-Camera Series (Non-Prosthetic) | Zoe Hay, Heather Plott, Luis Garcia, Elizabeth Hoel-Chang and Tania McComas | Nominee |
| Outstanding Makeup for a Single-Camera Series (Non-Prosthetic) | Zoe Hay, Heather Plott, Elizabeth Hoel-Chang, Judith Lynn Staats and John Damiani (for "I Call Marriage") | Nominee |
| Outstanding Music Composition for a Series (Original Dramatic Score) | Siddhartha Khosla (for "Birth Mother") | Nominee |
| Outstanding Music Composition for a Series (Original Dramatic Score) | Siddhartha Khosla (for "Songbird Road: Part One") | Nominee |
| Outstanding Music Supervision | Jennifer Pyken | Nominee |
| Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics | Siddhartha Khosla, Music Taylor Goldsmith, Lyrics (for "The Forever Now" in "Day of the Wedding") | Nominee |
| Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics | Siddhartha Khosla and Taylor Goldsmith (for "Strangers") | Nominee |
| Outstanding Prosthetic Makeup for a Series, Limited Series, Movie or Special | Stephen Bettles and Elizabeth Hoel-Chang (for "There") | Nominee |
Screen Actors Guild Awards
7 nominations, 3 won
| Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series | Sterling K. Brown | Winner |
| Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series | Eris Baker, Sterling K. Brown, Niles Fitch, Mackenzie Hancsicsak, Justin Hartley, Faithe Herman, Jon Huertas, Melanie Liburd, Chrissy Metz, Mandy Moore, Lyric Ross, Chris Sullivan, Milo Ventimiglia, Susan Kelechi Watson and Hannah Zeile | Winner |
| Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series | Eris Baker, Alexandra Breckenridge, Sterling K. Brown, Lonnie Chavis, Mackenzie Hancsicsak, Justin Hartley, Faithe Herman, Ron Cephas Jones, Chrissy Metz, Mandy Moore, Chris Sullivan, Milo Ventimiglia, Susan Kelechi Watson and Hannah Zeile | Winner |
| Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series | Sterling K. Brown | Nominee |
| Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series | Sterling K. Brown | Nominee |
| Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series | Sterling K. Brown | Nominee |
| Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series | Sterling K. Brown | Nominee |
Critics' Choice Television Awards
21 nominations, 2 won
| Best Actor in a Drama Series | Sterling K. Brown | Winner |
| Most Exciting New Series | This Is Us | Winner |
| Best Actor in a Drama Series | Sterling K. Brown | Nominee |
| Best Actor in a Drama Series | Sterling K. Brown | Nominee |
| Best Actor in a Drama Series | Sterling K. Brown | Nominee |
| Best Actor in a Drama Series | Sterling K. Brown | Nominee |
| Best Actor in a Drama Series | Milo Ventimiglia | Nominee |
| Best Actress in a Drama Series | Mandy Moore | Nominee |
| Best Drama Series | This Is Us | Nominee |
| Best Drama Series | This Is Us | Nominee |
| Best Drama Series | This Is Us | Nominee |
| Best Drama Series | This Is Us | Nominee |
| Best Drama Series | This Is Us | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series | Justin Hartley | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series | Justin Hartley | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series | Asante Blackk | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series | Justin Hartley | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series | Justin Hartley | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series | Susan Kelechi Watson | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series | Susan Kelechi Watson | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series | Chrissy Metz | Nominee |
Primetime Emmy Awards
17 nominations, 1 won
| Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series | Sterling K. Brown (for "Memphis") | Winner |
| Outstanding Drama Series | This Is Us | Nominee |
| Outstanding Drama Series | This Is Us | Nominee |
| Outstanding Drama Series | This Is Us | Nominee |
| Outstanding Drama Series | Dan Fogelman, Jess Rosenthal, John Requa, Glenn Ficarra, Ken Olin, Donald Todd, Charles Gogolak, KJ Steinberg, Isaac Aptaker, Elizabeth Berger, Joe Lawson, Steve Beers, Vera Herbert and Bekah Brunstetter | Nominee |
| Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series | Sterling K. Brown | Nominee |
| Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series | Sterling K. Brown | Nominee |
| Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series | Sterling K. Brown | Nominee |
| Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series | Milo Ventimiglia | Nominee |
| Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series | Milo Ventimiglia | Nominee |
| Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series | Sterling K. Brown | Nominee |
| Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series | Milo Ventimiglia (for "Moonshadow") | Nominee |
| Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series | Mandy Moore | Nominee |
| Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series | Chris Sullivan | Nominee |
| Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series | Chris Sullivan | Nominee |
| Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series | Ron Cephas Jones (for "Memphis") | Nominee |
| Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series | Chrissy Metz (for "Pilot") | Nominee |
Golden Globe Awards
6 nominations, 1 won
| Best Actor – Television Series Drama | Sterling K. Brown | Winner |
| Best Supporting Actress – Series, Miniseries or Television Film | Chrissy Metz | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress – Series, Miniseries or Television Film | Mandy Moore | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress – Series, Miniseries or Television Film | Chrissy Metz | Nominee |
| Best Television Series – Drama | This Is Us | Nominee |
| Best Television Series – Drama | This Is Us | Nominee |
Writers Guild of America Awards
5 nominations, 1 won
| Episodic Drama | Vera Herbert (for "The Trip") | Winner |
| Episodic Drama | Eboni Freeman (for "Our Little Island Girl") | Nominee |
| Episodic Drama | Isaac Aptaker & Elizabeth Berger (for "The Car") | Nominee |
| New Series | This Is Us | Nominee |
| Outstanding Television: Episodic Drama | Eboni Freema and Kay Oyegun (for "Birth Mother") | Nominee |
Producers Guild of America Awards
1 nomination
| Best Episodic Drama | Dan Fogelman, Isaac Aptaker, Elizabeth Berger, John Requa, Glenn Ficarra, Ken Olin, Charles Gogolak, Jess Rosenthal, Steve Beers, KJ Steinberg, Kevin Falls, Julia Brownell, Vera Herbert, Bekah Brunstetter, Shukree Hassan Tilghman, Cathy Mickel Gibson and Nick Pavonetti | Nominee |
People's Choice Awards
28 nominations, 3 won
| Favorite New TV Drama | This Is Us | Winner |
| The Drama TV Star of 2020 | Mandy Moore | Winner |
| The Male TV Star of 2020 | Sterling K. Brown | Winner |
| Favorite Actor in a New TV Series | Milo Ventimiglia | Nominee |
| Favorite Actress in a New TV Series | Mandy Moore | Nominee |
| The Drama Show of 2018 | This Is Us | Nominee |
| The Drama Show of 2020 | This Is Us | Nominee |
| The Drama Show of 2021 | This Is Us | Nominee |
| The Drama Show of 2022 | This Is Us | Nominee |
| The Drama TV Star of 2018 | Justin Hartley | Nominee |
| The Drama TV Star of 2018 | Chrissy Metz | Nominee |
| The Drama TV Star of 2020 | Sterling K. Brown | Nominee |
| The Drama TV Star of 2021 | Sterling K. Brown | Nominee |
| The Drama TV Star of 2021 | Mandy Moore | Nominee |
| The Drama TV Star of 2022 | Sterling K. Brown | Nominee |
| The Drama TV Star of 2022 | Mandy Moore | Nominee |
| The Female TV Star of 2018 | Mandy Moore | Nominee |
| The Female TV Star of 2020 | Mandy Moore | Nominee |
| The Female TV Star of 2021 | Mandy Moore | Nominee |
| The Female TV Star of 2022 | Mandy Moore | Nominee |
| The Male TV Star of 2018 | Milo Ventimiglia | Nominee |
| The Male TV Star of 2018 | Sterling K. Brown | Nominee |
| The Male TV Star of 2021 | Sterling K. Brown | Nominee |
| The Male TV Star of 2022 | Sterling K. Brown | Nominee |
| The Show of 2018 | This Is Us | Nominee |
| The Show of 2020 | This Is Us | Nominee |
| The Show of 2021 | This Is Us | Nominee |
| The Show of 2022 | This Is Us | Nominee |
Hollywood Critics Association TV Awards
16 nominations, 2 won
| Best Broadcast Network Series, Drama | This Is Us | Winner |
| Best Writing in a Broadcast Network or Cable Series, Drama | Dan Fogelman (for "The Train") | Winner |
| Best Actor in a Broadcast Network or Cable Series, Drama | Sterling K. Brown | Nominee |
| Best Actor in a Broadcast Network or Cable Series, Drama | Milo Ventimiglia | Nominee |
| Best Actor in a Broadcast Network or Cable Series, Drama | Sterling K. Brown | Nominee |
| Best Actress in a Broadcast Network or Cable Series, Drama | Mandy Moore | Nominee |
| Best Actress in a Broadcast Network or Cable Series, Drama | Mandy Moore | Nominee |
| Best Broadcast Network Series, Drama | This Is Us | Nominee |
| Best Directing in a Broadcast Network or Cable Series, Drama | Jon Huertas (for "Four Fathers") | Nominee |
| Best Directing in a Broadcast Network or Cable Series, Drama | Milo Ventimiglia (for "Guitar Man") | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor in a Broadcast Network or Cable Series, Drama | Justin Hartley | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor in a Broadcast Network or Cable Series, Drama | Jon Huertas | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress in a Broadcast Network or Cable Series, Drama | Susan Kelechi Watson | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress in a Broadcast Network or Cable Series, Drama | Chrissy Metz | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress in a Broadcast Network or Cable Series, Drama | Hannah Zeile | Nominee |
| Best Writing in a Broadcast Network or Cable Series, Drama | Casey Johnson, David Windsor, & Chrissy Metz (for "The Hill") | Nominee |
NAACP Image Awards
15 nominations, 2 won
| Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series | Sterling K. Brown | Winner |
| Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series | Sterling K. Brown | Winner |
| Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series | Sterling K. Brown | Nominee |
| Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series | Sterling K. Brown | Nominee |
| Outstanding Drama Series | This Is Us | Nominee |
| Outstanding Drama Series | This Is Us | Nominee |
| Outstanding Drama Series | This Is Us | Nominee |
| Outstanding Performance by a Youth | Eris Baker | Nominee |
| Outstanding Performance by a Youth | Lyric Ross | Nominee |
| Outstanding Performance by a Youth | Lonnie Chavis | Nominee |
| Outstanding Performance by a Youth | Lonnie Chavis | Nominee |
| Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series | Susan Kelechi Watson | Nominee |
| Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series | Susan Kelechi Watson | Nominee |
| Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series | Susan Kelechi Watson | Nominee |
| Outstanding Writing in a Drama Series | Vera Herbert (for "Still Here") | Nominee |
Television Critics Association Awards
8 nominations, 2 won
| Individual Achievement in Drama | Mandy Moore | Winner |
| Outstanding New Program | This Is Us | Winner |
| Individual Achievement in Drama | Sterling K. Brown | Nominee |
| Outstanding Achievement in Drama | This Is Us | Nominee |
| Outstanding Achievement in Drama | This Is Us | Nominee |
| Outstanding Achievement in Drama | This Is Us | Nominee |
| Program of the Year | This Is Us | Nominee |
| Program of the Year | This Is Us | Nominee |
Black Reel Television Awards
7 nominations, 2 won
| Outstanding Actor, Drama Series | Sterling K. Brown | Winner |
| Outstanding Writing, Drama Series | Jon Dorsey (for "A Hell of a Week: Part One") | Winner |
| Outstanding Directing, Drama Series | Kevin Hooks (for "A Hell of a Week: Part One") | Nominee |
| Outstanding Guest Actor, Drama Series | Ron Cephas Jones | Nominee |
| Outstanding Guest Actor, Drama Series | Asante Blackk | Nominee |
| Outstanding Guest Actress, Drama Series | Phylicia Rashad | Nominee |
| Outstanding Supporting Actress, Drama Series | Susan Kelechi Watson | Nominee |
ACE Eddie Awards
2 nominations, 2 won
| Best Edited One Hour Series for Commercial Television | Julia Grove and Lai-San Ho (for "Forty: Part Two") | Winner |
| Best Edited One Hour Series for Commercial Television | David L. Bertman (for "Pilot") | Winner |
American Film Institute Awards
2 nominations, 2 won
| Top 10 TV Programs of the Year | This Is Us | Winner |
| Top 10 TV Programs of the Year | This Is Us | Winner |
MTV Movie & TV Awards
4 nominations, 1 won
| Tearjerker | Milo Ventimiglia and Lonnie Chavis (Jack and Randall at Karate) | Winner |
| Best Actor in a Show | Mandy Moore | Nominee |
| Best Musical Moment | Kate sings " Landslide " | Nominee |
| Show of the Year | This Is Us | Nominee |
Seoul International Drama Awards
2 nominations, 1 won
| Grand Prize | This Is Us | Winner |
| Best Director | Dan Fogelman | Nominee |
27th Shanghai Television Festival
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Foreign TV Series | This Is Us (season 5) | Winner |
African-American Film Critics Association Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Top Ten TV Show | This Is Us | Winner |
GLAAD Media Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Outstanding Drama Series | This is Us | Winner |
Teen Choice Awards
11 nominations
| Choice Breakout TV Show | This Is Us | Nominee |
| Choice Breakout TV Star | Lyric Ross | Nominee |
| Choice Breakout TV Star | Chrissy Metz | Nominee |
| Choice Drama TV Actor | Sterling K. Brown | Nominee |
| Choice Drama TV Actor | Justin Hartley | Nominee |
| Choice Drama TV Actor | Sterling K. Brown | Nominee |
| Choice Drama TV Actor | Milo Ventimiglia | Nominee |
| Choice Drama TV Actor | Sterling K. Brown | Nominee |
| Choice Drama TV Actress | Chrissy Metz | Nominee |
| Choice Drama TV Show | This Is Us | Nominee |
| Choice Drama TV Show | This Is Us | Nominee |
Artios Awards
2 nominations
| Outstanding Television Series – Drama | Bernard Telsey, Tiffany Little Canfield, Josh Einsohn, Ryan Bernard Tymensky | Nominee |
| Television Series – Drama | Tiffany Little Canfield, Josh Einsohn and Bernie Telsey | Nominee |
Guild of Music Supervisors Awards
2 nominations
| Best Music Supervision in a Television Drama | Jennifer Pyken | Nominee |
| Best Song/Recording Created for Television | "We Can Always Come Back to This" | Nominee |
Make-Up Artists and Hair Stylists Guild Awards
2 nominations
| Best Period and/or Character Make-Up | Zoe Hay, Heather Plott, Tania McComas | Nominee |
| Best Special Make-Up Effects | Zoe Hay, Stephen Bettles, Tania McComas, Elizabeth Hoel-Chang | Nominee |
Satellite Awards
2 nominations
| Best Drama Series | This Is Us | Nominee |
| Best Drama Show | This Is Us | Nominee |
Hollywood Music in Media Awards
1 nomination
| Outstanding Music Supervision – Television | Jennifer Pyken | Nominee |
Humanitas Prize
1 nomination
| 60-Minute Drama | Kay Oyegun (for "This Big, Amazing, Beautiful Life") | Nominee |
Peabody Awards
1 nomination
| Entertainment and Children's programs | This Is Us | Nominee |