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This Is Us (2016)

Comedy · Drama · Romance

Follows the lives and families of three adults living and growing up in the United States of America in present and past times. As their paths cross and their life stories intertwine in curious ways, we find that several of them share the same birthday - and so much more than anyone would expect.

IMDb rating
8.7 (176,962 votes)
Episode average
8.5 -0.2 vs IMDb
Seasons
6
Streaming (US)
Hulu
Language
EN
Type
TV series

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Ratings refreshed Oct 3, 2026 · 6 seasons indexed

Cast

Seasons

Season 1 (2016)

8.70 avg 18 episodes 9.2 → 8.6 43 min avg

Ep 1: 9.2 · 9,021 votesEp 2: 8.5 · 4,321 votesEp 3: 8.5 · 4,022 votesEp 4: 8.7 · 4,022 votesEp 5: 8.6 · 3,852 votesEp 6: 8.4 · 3,318 votesEp 7: 8.4 · 3,202 votesEp 8: 9.0 · 3,919 votesEp 9: 8.6 · 3,415 votesEp 10: 8.9 · 3,625 votesEp 11: 8.3 · 2,915 votesEp 12: 8.8 · 3,613 votesEp 13: 8.6 · 3,221 votesEp 14: 8.2 · 2,793 votesEp 15: 8.9 · 3,469 votesEp 16: 9.5 · 5,676 votesEp 17: 8.9 · 3,228 votesEp 18: 8.6 · 3,020 votes
Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Pilot9.29,021
2The Big Three8.54,321
3Kyle8.54,022
4The Pool8.74,022
5The Game Plan8.63,852
6Career Days8.43,318
7The Best Washing Machine in the Whole World8.43,202
8Pilgrim Rick9.03,919
9The Trip8.63,415
10Last Christmas8.93,625
11The Right Thing to Do8.32,915
12The Big Day8.83,613
13Three Sentences8.63,221
14I Call Marriage8.22,793
15Jack Pearson's Son8.93,469
16Memphis9.55,676
17What Now?8.93,228
18Moonshadow8.63,020

Season 2 (2017)

8.64 avg 18 episodes 8.7 → 8.7 43 min avg

Ep 1: 8.7 · 3,116 votesEp 2: 8.3 · 2,638 votesEp 3: 8.3 · 2,584 votesEp 4: 8.2 · 2,601 votesEp 5: 8.3 · 2,767 votesEp 6: 8.3 · 2,719 votesEp 7: 8.7 · 2,677 votesEp 8: 9.2 · 3,636 votesEp 9: 8.6 · 2,711 votesEp 10: 8.8 · 2,826 votesEp 11: 9.2 · 3,178 votesEp 12: 8.2 · 2,462 votesEp 13: 9.3 · 3,807 votesEp 14: 9.7 · 6,955 votesEp 15: 9.2 · 3,103 votesEp 16: 8.0 · 2,473 votesEp 17: 7.8 · 2,657 votesEp 18: 8.7 · 2,695 votes
Season 2 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1A Father's Advice8.73,116
2A Manny-Splendored Thing8.32,638
3Déjà Vu8.32,584
4Still There8.22,601
5Brothers8.32,767
6The 20's8.32,719
7The Most Disappointed Man8.72,677
8Number One9.23,636
9Number Two8.62,711
10Number Three8.82,826
11The Fifth Wheel9.23,178
12Clooney8.22,462
13That'll Be the Day9.33,807
14Super Bowl Sunday9.76,955
15The Car9.23,103
16Vegas, Baby8.02,473
17This Big, Amazing, Beautiful Life7.82,657
18The Wedding8.72,695

Season 3 (2018)

8.43 avg 18 episodes 8.6 → 9.1 43 min avg

Ep 1: 8.6 · 2,127 votesEp 2: 8.1 · 1,787 votesEp 3: 8.5 · 1,876 votesEp 4: 8.0 · 2,013 votesEp 5: 8.2 · 1,702 votesEp 6: 8.3 · 1,697 votesEp 7: 8.3 · 1,725 votesEp 8: 8.1 · 1,693 votesEp 9: 8.7 · 1,921 votesEp 10: 8.4 · 1,654 votesEp 11: 9.1 · 2,075 votesEp 12: 8.4 · 1,619 votesEp 13: 8.6 · 1,919 votesEp 14: 8.4 · 1,555 votesEp 15: 8.2 · 1,771 votesEp 16: 8.0 · 1,514 votesEp 17: 8.7 · 1,735 votesEp 18: 9.1 · 2,046 votes
Season 3 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Nine Bucks8.62,127
2A Philadelphia Story8.11,787
3Katie Girls8.51,876
4Vietnam8.02,013
5Toby8.21,702
6Kamsahamnida8.31,697
7Sometimes8.31,725
8Six Thanksgivings8.11,693
9The Beginning Is the End Is the Beginning8.71,921
10The Last Seven Weeks8.41,654
11Songbird Road: Part One9.12,075
12Songbird Road: Part Two8.41,619
13Our Little Island Girl8.61,919
14The Graduates8.41,555
15The Waiting Room8.21,771
16Don't Take My Sunshine Away8.01,514
17R & B8.71,735
18Her9.12,046

Season 4 (2019)

8.71 avg 18 episodes 8.9 → 9.3 43 min avg

Ep 1: 8.9 · 2,625 votesEp 2: 8.4 · 1,621 votesEp 3: 8.4 · 1,603 votesEp 4: 8.5 · 1,557 votesEp 5: 8.8 · 1,720 votesEp 6: 8.3 · 1,565 votesEp 7: 8.7 · 1,643 votesEp 8: 8.5 · 1,543 votesEp 9: 9.2 · 1,954 votesEp 10: 8.7 · 1,620 votesEp 11: 8.6 · 1,597 votesEp 12: 8.7 · 1,636 votesEp 13: 8.3 · 1,513 votesEp 14: 9.5 · 2,557 votesEp 15: 8.6 · 1,533 votesEp 16: 8.6 · 1,544 votesEp 17: 8.7 · 1,720 votesEp 18: 9.3 · 2,134 votes
Season 4 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Strangers8.92,625
2The Pool: Part Two8.41,621
3Unhinged8.41,603
4Flip a Coin8.51,557
5Storybook Love8.81,720
6The Club8.31,565
7The Dinner and the Date8.71,643
8Sorry8.51,543
9So Long, Marianne9.21,954
10Light and Shadows8.71,620
11A Hell of a Week: Part One8.61,597
12A Hell of a Week: Part Two8.71,636
13A Hell of a Week: Part Three8.31,513
14The Cabin9.52,557
15Clouds8.61,533
16New York, New York, New York8.61,544
17After the Fire8.71,720
18Strangers: Part Two9.32,134

Season 5 (2020)

8.14 avg 16 episodes 7.5 → 8.6 43 min avg

Ep 1: 7.5 · 2,248 votesEp 2: 7.5 · 2,033 votesEp 3: 7.5 · 1,646 votesEp 4: 8.2 · 1,569 votesEp 5: 8.0 · 1,509 votesEp 6: 8.8 · 2,368 votesEp 7: 8.4 · 1,561 votesEp 8: 8.9 · 1,915 votesEp 9: 8.1 · 1,454 votesEp 10: 8.0 · 1,386 votesEp 11: 8.6 · 1,713 votesEp 12: 7.8 · 1,343 votesEp 13: 8.2 · 1,574 votesEp 14: 8.1 · 1,281 votesEp 15: 8.0 · 1,228 votesEp 16: 8.6 · 1,624 votes
Season 5 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Forty: Part One7.52,248
2Forty: Part Two7.52,033
3Changes7.51,646
4Honestly8.21,569
5A Long Road Home8.01,509
6Birth Mother8.82,368
7There8.41,561
8In the Room8.91,915
9The Ride8.11,454
10I've Got This8.01,386
11One Small Step...8.61,713
12Both Things Can Be True7.81,343
13Brotherly Love8.21,574
14The Music and the Mirror8.11,281
15Jerry 2.08.01,228
16The Adirondacks8.61,624

Season 6 (2022)

8.61 avg 18 episodes 8.2 → 8.8 43 min avg

Ep 1: 8.2 · 1,471 votesEp 2: 8.2 · 1,418 votesEp 3: 8.0 · 1,278 votesEp 4: 9.1 · 2,030 votesEp 5: 8.2 · 1,281 votesEp 6: 8.0 · 1,298 votesEp 7: 8.7 · 1,366 votesEp 8: 7.8 · 1,306 votesEp 9: 8.0 · 1,331 votesEp 10: 8.6 · 1,378 votesEp 11: 8.7 · 1,480 votesEp 12: 8.6 · 1,633 votesEp 13: 8.8 · 1,675 votesEp 14: 8.9 · 1,865 votesEp 15: 9.5 · 3,144 votesEp 16: 9.2 · 2,002 votesEp 17: 9.7 · 4,919 votesEp 18: 8.8 · 2,364 votes
Season 6 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1The Challenger8.21,471
2One Giant Leap8.21,418
3Four Fathers8.01,278
4Don't Let Me Keep You9.12,030
5Heart and Soul8.21,281
6Our Little Island Girl: Part 28.01,298
7Taboo8.71,366
8The Guitar Man7.81,306
9The Hill8.01,331
10Every Version of You8.61,378
11Saturday in the Park8.71,480
12Katoby8.61,633
13Day of the Wedding8.81,675
14The Night Before the Wedding8.91,865
15Miguel9.53,144
16Family Meeting9.22,002
17The Train9.74,919
18Us8.82,364

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