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This Is Us (season 1)
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Starring
Milo Ventimiglia
Mandy Moore
Sterling K. Brown
Chrissy Metz
Justin Hartley
Susan Kelechi Watson
Chris Sullivan
Ron Cephas Jones
Country of origin
United States
No. of episodes
18
Release
Original network
NBC
Original release
September 20, 2016 (2016-09-20) – March 14, 2017 (2017-03-14)
Season chronology
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List of This Is Us episodes
The first season of the American television series This Is Us follows the family lives and connections of several people who all share the same birthday and the ways in which they are similar and different. The season is produced by Rhode Island Ave. Productions, Zaftig Films, and 20th Century Fox Television, with Fogelman and Don Todd serving as showrunners.
The season stars an ensemble cast featuring Milo Ventimiglia, Mandy Moore, Sterling K. Brown, Chrissy Metz, Justin Hartley, Susan Kelechi Watson, Chris Sullivan, and Ron Cephas Jones.
The season, which premiered on NBC on September 20, 2016, and ran until March 14, 2017, over 18 episodes, received generally positive reviews from critics. It was chosen by the American Film Institute as one of the top ten television programs of 2016, and received ten nominations for the 69th Primetime Emmy Awards, including Outstanding Drama Series with Brown winning for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series, as well as receiving nominations for the Golden Globe Award for Best Television Series – Drama and the Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Drama Series. The series was renewed for a second and third season on January 18, 2017.[1]
Contents
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1 Cast and characters
1.1 Main
1.2 Recurring
1.3 Guest
2 Episodes
3 Production
3.1 Development
4 Reception
4.1 Critical response
4.1.1 Critics' top ten lists
4.2 Ratings
4.3 Accolades
5 Broadcast
6 References
Cast and characters[edit]
Main article: List of This Is Us characters
Main[edit]
Milo Ventimiglia as Jack Pearson: Rebecca's husband, and Kate, Kevin, & Randall's father.
Mandy Moore as Rebecca Pearson (née Malone): Jack's wife, and Kate, Kevin, & Randall's mother.
Sterling K. Brown as Randall Pearson: Jack & Rebecca's son, and Kate & Kevin's brother. Also played by Niles Fitch (age 15) and Lonnie Chavis (ages 8–10).
Chrissy Metz as Kate Pearson: Jack & Rebecca's daughter, and Kevin & Randall's sister. Also played by Hannah Zeile (age 15) and Mackenzie Hancsicsak (ages 8–10).
Justin Hartley as Kevin Pearson: Jack & Rebecca's son, and Kate & Randall's brother. Also played by Logan Shroyer (age 15) and Parker Bates (ages 8–10).
Susan Kelechi Watson as Beth Pearson: Randall's wife, and mother of Tess and Annie.
Chris Sullivan as Toby Damon: Kate's fiancé.
Ron Cephas Jones as William H. Hill aka Shakespeare: Randall's biological father. Also played by Jermel Nakia as a youth.
Recurring[edit]
Eris Baker as Tess Pearson: Randall and Beth's older daughter.
Faithe Herman as Annie Pearson: Randall and Beth's younger daughter.
Jon Huertas as Miguel: Jack's best friend and Rebecca's second husband.
Gerald McRaney as Dr. Nathan Katowski aka Dr. K: An elderly widower, who delivers Kate and Kevin.
Janet Montgomery as Olivia Maine: Kevin's former stage partner and ex-girlfriend.
Milana Vayntrub as Sloane Sandburg: Kevin's stage partner and ex-girlfriend.
Ryan Michelle Bathe as Yvette: A family friend of the Pearsons.
Denis O'Hare as Jessie: William's friend and former romantic partner.
Adam Bartley as Duke: The stable worker at the weight-loss camp Kate attends.
Alexandra Breckenridge as Sophie: Kate's childhood best friend and Kevin's childhood love and ex-wife. Also played by Amanda Leighton (age 15) and Sophia Coto (age 10).
Jill Johnson as Laurie: A member of Toby and Kate's weight-loss support group.
Guest[edit]
Alan Thicke as himself: Thicke is guest-starring on The Manny as Kevin has his on-set meltdown.
Brad Garrett as Wes Manning: A television network president tasked with negotiating Kevin's exit from The Manny.
Katey Sagal as Lanie Schulz: Kevin's Hollywood agent.
Jami Gertz as Marin Rosenthal: A woman who hires Kate to be an event coordinator.
Seth Meyers as himself: Meyers sees Kevin and Randall fighting on a New York City sidewalk and approaches the pair, recognizing Kevin as a showbiz colleague.
Jimmi Simpson as Andy Fannan: A co-worker whom Randall talks out of committing suicide on Christmas Eve.
Elizabeth Perkins as Janet Malone: Rebecca's overbearing mother.
Mario Lopez as himself: Lopez is hosting a talk show that discusses Kevin's on-set meltdown.
Wynn Everett as Shelly: Miguel's wife.
Ron Howard as himself: After Howard sees Kevin's play, he calls Kevin to praise his performance and offers to send him a script for a new movie he is producing.
Episodes[edit]
No.
overall
No. in
season
Title
Directed by
Written by
Original air date
Prod.
code
U.S. viewers
(millions)
1
1 "Pilot" John Requa & Glenn Ficarra Dan Fogelman September 20, 2016 (2016-09-20) 1AZC01 10.07[2]
The intertitle references a Wikipedia-sourced statistic about how many people share the same birthdays. Jack Pearson is celebrating his 36th birthday when his wife Rebecca goes into labor with their triplets. Personal assistant Kate is celebrating her 36th birthday by recommitting to lose weight and befriends Toby at counseling. Her brother Kevin, famous for starring on the sitcom The Manny, is celebrating his 36th birthday by acknowledging his dissatisfaction with his role and abruptly quitting in front of a live audience. Successful businessman Randall is celebrating his 36th birthday by tracking down the father who abandoned him at a fire station on the day he was born. Rebecca loses one of the triplets during birth. It is revealed that Kate Pearson and Kevin Pearson are the surviving pair, while Randall Pearson – brought to the same hospital by a fireman – is their adoptive brother. Jack and Rebecca's story takes place in 1980.
2
2 "The Big Three" Ken Olin Dan Fogelman September 27, 2016 (2016-09-27) 1AZC02 8.75[3]
Rebecca and Jack are having marital issues. Randall's wife, Beth, has suspicions about his biological father's motives. Toby and Kate start getting closer. Kevin is contractually obligated to stay on his sitcom for two more years. Kevin tries to turn to Randall for advice, but it is revealed that they have had a strained relationship since childhood. In the present day, Rebecca is remarried to Jack's best friend, Miguel.
3
3 "Kyle" John Requa & Glenn Ficarra Dan Fogelman October 11, 2016 (2016-10-11) 1AZC03 9.87[4]
Randall's name was initially going to be Kyle. His biological father William (nicknamed Shakespeare) met his birth mother on a bus ride where they bonded over poetry, but at some point they also developed substance abuse problems. William is shown on the bus as he takes his newborn son to the fire station. Rebecca is not able to bond well with "Kyle", and Jack eventually admits he cannot either. Rebecca prevents William from seeing his son, but renames him Randall after William's favorite poet, Dudley Randall. Randall's daughters still do not know who William really is but, after Rebecca scolds him at Randall's home, he leaves – Randall then scolds him even harder. Kevin is serious about moving to New York and wants to bring Kate with him, and encourages her to showcase her singing abilities, which she is not comfortable with. Toby makes grand gestures for Kate, but feels like she gives precedence to Kevin. William's cancer is terminal. Kevin fires Kate out of love. Toby and Kate have sex.
4
4 "The Pool" John Requa & Glenn Ficarra Dan Fogelman & Donald Todd October 18, 2016 (2016-10-18) 1AZC04 9.71[5]
The Pearsons go to the pool, but have set-backs: Kevin almost drowns while his parents attend to Randall and Kate; Kate is ostracized for being overweight by her classmates; and while Randall befriends other Black children, Rebecca takes it especially hard when one mother suggests some grooming tips for her Black son. While Kevin is determined to land a serious role on Broadway, even his nieces will not let him forget The Manny. William is wrongly accused of loitering in Randall's nice neighborhood and is annoyed when Randall does not defend him. Toby runs into his ex-wife while on a date with Kate. Kevin does poorly in his audition, but Olivia, his Tony-nominated scene partner, begrudgingly tells him he got the role because of his The Manny fame; in a flashback, Kevin is shown to have been insecure since childhood, which may have led him to acting. Kate gets a job from Toby's ex-wife Josie, who Toby professes is not the angel she seems to be; in fact, her affairs led to his weight gain and caused him to contemplate suicide. Kevin temporarily moves in with Randall.
5
5 "The Game Plan" George Tillman Joe Lawson October 25, 2016 (2016-10-25) 1AZC05 8.68[6]
The Pittsburgh Steelers are winning Super Bowl XIV, but Jack and Rebecca are fighting about not having children; Kevin and Kate are conceived that night. Miguel and his wife are present at the time. Beth Pearson believes she may be pregnant again, but it turns out she is not. William reveals to Kevin he is a big fan of The Manny and helps Kevin realize he should stop doubting himself. Kevin believes he moved to New York out of fear and uses the play to teach a life lesson to his nieces; he also has a penchant for painting like Jackson Pollock. Kate acts weird about watching a Steelers game and has to tell Toby why football games are personal for her. It is then confirmed that Jack died at some point.
6
6 "Career Days" Craig Zisk Bekah Brunstetter November 1, 2016 (2016-11-01) 1AZC06 8.48[7]
Randall trades commodities for businesses based on weather futures, a job no one seems to understand, and he tries unsuccessfully to explain that on Career Day. Flashbacks reveal that Randall has been extraordinarily intelligent since he was a child, which got him transferred to an elite private school. Kate starts a new job as a personal assistant for Marin (Jami Gertz) and has to deal with Marin's bratty teenage daughter, Jemma. Jemma, who is overweight, is sure that her mom hired Kate over the other candidates as a way to get through to her. Kate reveals she no longer talks to her mom, Rebecca. Olivia has unorthodox methods of teaching Kevin how to deal with grief. Randall decides he wants to take piano lessons, but not from William.
7
7 "The Best Washing Machine in the World" Silas Howard K.J. Steinberg November 15, 2016 (2016-11-15) 1AZC07 9.50[8]
The Pearson children are teenagers by now in the flashback and Kevin and Randall are bickering harder than ever. Kevin moves out of their room and into the basement and wants Randall to stay away. In the present, Kevin and Randall go out to dinner by themselves when Rebecca and Miguel have to cancel. It appears Kevin purposely sat them at a large table with other people so that they would not have to be alone, but he abruptly leaves when he finds out Randall has never actually seen The Manny. Kate is working hard on trying to lose weight, but is disappointed with the results; meanwhile, Toby is hitting his weight-loss goals without trying and wants to abandon the diet altogether. Beth and William eat marijuana brownies together and he accidentally reveals to her that he has known Rebecca since Randall was a baby. Ironically, Beth moves Kevin's stuff to the basement.
8
8 "Pilgrim Rick" Sarah Pia Anderson Isaac Aptaker & Elizabeth Berger November 22, 2016 (2016-11-22) 1AZC08 9.00[9]
In the past, the Pearsons are going on a six-hour road trip to Rebecca's parents' house for Thanksgiving, but they get into a car accident and abandon the dinner completely. Kate takes a break from Toby before Thanksgiving, saying she needs to get a handle on her weight and her life. Kevin invites Olivia to come celebrate Thanksgiving at Randall's house. Beth gives Rebecca an ultimatum, since she had already had 36 years to tell Randall the truth, but he finds out before Rebecca can tell him. William advises Olivia be kinder to Kevin while she has the chance. Kevin allows Miguel to participate in a Pearson Thanksgiving tradition. After a disastrous flight, Kate announces a life-changing decision.
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9 "The Trip" Uta Briesewitz Vera Herbert November 29, 2016 (2016-11-29) 1AZC09 10.53[10]
Randall is unbearably devastated by his mother's lies and betrayal. He, Kate, and Kevin make a trip to their family cabin; Olivia tags along with two uninvited guests: Asher, her ex-boyfriend, and Sloane, Kevin's and her playwright. Olivia makes a rude comment to Kate, driving a wedge between the twins. Child Randall thinks he can find his birth parents by the genetic trait of tongue rolling. Rebecca never tells Jack that she knows about Randall's parents. Adult Randall has a vision of Jack at the cabin. Though "Vision Jack" is shocked Rebecca lied, he tells Randall to understand his mother's point of view. Kate still wants to be friends with Toby, but he would rather not. Kevin does not like how Olivia and Asher are behaving and kicks them out, ending his relationship with her. He later ends up sleeping with Sloane. Randall tells his mother he will not speak to her again until Christmas.
10
10 "Last Christmas" Helen Hunt Donald Todd December 6, 2016 (2016-12-06) 1AZC10 10.95[11]
When young Kate comes down with appendicitis on Christmas Eve, the Pearsons take her to the hospital. There, they run into Dr. K and realize he needs their support after a potentially fatal car crash. After Olivia abandons the play, Kevin convinces Sloane to take her role. He also celebrates Hanukkah with Sloane's family and she joins him at Randall's Christmas Eve party. Kate consults a doctor with her mother about the life-changing surgery she wants to have. Randall talks his co-worker out of a suicide attempt. William is revealed to be bisexual. Toby comes to Randall's house to surprise Kate and they get back together, but he later collapses and is sent to the OR.
11
11 "The Right Thing to Do" Timothy Busfield Aurin Squire January 10, 2017 (2017-01-10) 1AZC11 10.48[12]
It is revealed that Toby's collapse was due to cardiac arrhythmia, not a heart attack. Jack and Rebecca look for a house to fit their growing family, but do not expect to be having triplets. Randall feels William's time spent with Jesse is taking precious moments away from their family, but is assured it is only to spare everyone eventual pain. William decides to stop his chemo treatments. Kevin and Sloane are doing well—until Olivia comes back. Jack asks his estranged abusive father for money and buys a house. Kate and Toby discuss marriage.
12
12 "The Big Day" Ken Olin Dan Fogelman & Laura Kenar January 17, 2017 (2017-01-17) 1AZC12 9.59[13]
The episode takes place in the lead-up to the triplets' birth. Rebecca has a mental breakdown and forgets that it is Jack's birthday. Miguel tries to encourage Jack to celebrate one more birthday before he becomes a father by taking him golfing. Dr. K struggles to accept the death of his wife, who died over a year earlier, including refusing to dispose of her belongings and declining an offer for dinner at a widow's house. Fireman Joe is struggling with his marriage and he asks a priest for a miracle. William drops Randall off as a newborn at the firehouse. Joe decides to take it first to his wife, who refuses to look after him even though they could not conceive. Joe takes the baby to the hospital and Jack decides to adopt him following the death of one of the triplets. The next day, Dr. K decides to throw away his wife's belongings and eat dinner at his friend's house.
13
13 "Three Sentences" Chris Koch Joe Lawson & Bekah Brunstetter January 24, 2017 (2017-01-24) 1AZC13 9.63[14]
The triplets' tenth birthday is approaching and, instead of keeping the family tradition of celebrating the day as one, Kevin and Kate encourage their parents to throw them separate parties. At the birthday party, Randall only has a handful of classmates show up while Kevin and Kate have full parties. When Kate's best friend Sophie arrives, she and Kate's entire party merge into Kevin's party, leaving Kate alone and Jack trying to comfort her. In the present day, Randall is trying to bid for a project in Calgary, but is interrupted by William, who recently stopped chemo treatments and is now energetic. Kate's doctor encourages her to attend a camp instead of having weight loss surgery. After Kevin breaks up with Sloane and Toby drops Kate off at the camp, the two go to a bar together. Following Toby's advice to pursue the woman he really loves, Kevin tries to reconcile with Sophie, Kate's best friend from long ago and his childhood love cum ex-wife. A mysterious worker at the camp tries to talk to Kate, who is now engaged to Toby, and tries to seduce her.
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14 "I Call Marriage" George Tillman Jr. Kay Oyegun February 7, 2017 (2017-02-07) 1AZC14 9.57[15]
Miguel and Shelly get divorced and, fearing their marriage will have the same fate, Jack tries to bring excitement to his and Rebecca's relationship. Kevin tries to reconcile with his ex-wife Sophie. Toby surprises Kate at the camp she is attending and is met with unkindness. Stress mounts and Randall cannot cope. Randall misses a business meeting he planned, fully knowing his daughter's chess tournament was on the same night, when Beth insists that family come first.
15
15 "Jack Pearson's Son" Ken Olin Isaac Aptaker & Elizabeth Berger February 14, 2017 (2017-02-14) 1AZC15 9.03[16]
Kate gets kicked out of fat camp and apologizes to Toby. They begin asking questions about each others' lives to strengthen their relationship, though Kate cannot yet answer when asked about how her father died. Rebecca wants to go on tour with her band but, after finding out that she once dated a member of the band, Jack tells her he does not want her to go. They have a fight and Jack has his first drink in years. Kevin is about to open his play when Randall calls him and is distressed. Kevin has a flashback to when Randall used to have nervous breakdowns over self-inflicted pressure. Kevin leaves the theater to find and comfort him.
16
16 "Memphis" John Requa & Glenn Ficarra Dan Fogelman February 21, 2017 (2017-02-21) 1AZC16 9.35[17]
Randall drives William to Memphis, his hometown. Intermittently, William's relationship with his mother while growing up is shown, including when she leaves him as a young adult to take care of relatives in Pittsburgh. William is, at the time, playing in a cover band at his cousin's club. He learns his mother is sick and decides to move to Pittsburgh, where she dies. In the present day, William returns to his old home, then takes Randall to his cousin's club. Although his cousin is still angry at him for not returning to the band, he forgives him and lets him play. The next morning, William is barely conscious in his bed and transported to the hospital, where doctors tell Randall that he has hours to live. Randall then uses Jack's calming technique to help ease William's fear of dying. William dies with Randall by his side.
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17 "What Now?" Wendey Stanzler K.J. Steinberg & Vera Herbert March 7, 2017 (2017-03-07) 1AZC17 11.15[18]
Rebecca leaves for her tour. Kate encourages Jack to attend Rebecca's first show; after rejecting a colleague's advances at a happy hour, he sets out driving to the show despite having been drinking. Per William's wishes, Tess and Annie plan a celebration of his life, while Beth feels left out; Randall asks her to toast William and she receives a loving postcard William sent from Memphis. Rebecca admits that she kept William a secret because she feared losing Randall; Randall acknowledges that he and William had the time they needed and he and Rebecca reaffirm their love. Kevin's play premieres and the family loves it, though an important critic fails to attend. Randall quits his job over the firm's disrespect and lack of appreciation, admitting he doesn't have a plan. Kevin and Sophie consummate their relationship and Ron Howard offers Kevin a film role after having seen the play. Kate struggles to tell Toby about Jack's death, saying she is responsible for it.
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18 "Moonshadow" Ken Olin Dan Fogelman & Isaac Aptaker & Elizabeth Berger March 14, 2017 (2017-03-14) 1AZC18 12.84[19]
Jack drives drunk to Cleveland to see Rebecca's show, where her ex-boyfriend Ben tries to kiss her. Jack finds out and punches him, prompting Rebecca to drive them home. In flashbacks, Jack and Rebecca are shown in 1972, set up on blind dates. Jack and a friend head to a poker match with Jack's life savings and win big on the first game, but are then robbed by the host's enforcers. Jack and Rebecca fight on their return home from Ohio. Back in 1972, Rebecca leaves her blind date early to sing at an open mic night. Jack devises a plan to steal money from the register at a bar, but is distracted when he sees Rebecca singing. Jack apologizes to Rebecca and sets out to spend some time at Miguel's. Intertwined with Jack's apology, Kate and Toby are shown returning to Los Angeles and, after seeing a photo of Rebecca, Kate decides she wants to sing. Kevin says good-bye to Sophie as he heads off to meet with Ron Howard about a film role. After Randall looks through a photo album of his younger self and his family, he admits to Beth that he wants to adopt a baby.
Production[edit]
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Development[edit]
Dan Fogelman and Don Todd served as the season's showrunners.[20]
Reception[edit]
Critical response[edit]
The first season of This Is Us received positive reviews, with critics praising cast performances and series plot. On Rotten Tomatoes, it has an approval rating of 89% based on 56 reviews, with a weighted average of 7.8/10. The site's critical consensus reads, "Featuring full-tilt heartstring-tugging family drama, This Is Us will provide a suitable surrogate for those who have felt a void in their lives since Parenthood went off the air."[21] On Metacritic, the season has a normalized score of 76 out of 100, based on 34 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[22] TVLine gave the series "A-" saying, "With emotionally resonant dialogue and top-notch performances, This Is Us should fill that Braverman-sized hole in your heart."[23] TV Guide placed This Is Us at ninth among the top ten picks for the most anticipated new shows of the 2016–2017 season and called it, "a well-acted drama about love, life and family."[24]
Writing for The Star-Ledger, Vicki Hyman lauded the series and said, "This Is Us (from Crazy, Stupid, Love screenwriter Dan Fogelman) methodically weaves four seemingly disparate stories into a believable and emotional whole through tiny telling details, relatable moments, and conversations and confrontations that are funny, tender or painful, or all three at once."[25] Entertainment Weekly's Jeff Jensen wrote, "A 21st century thirtysomething for a TV generation that likes a splash of high concept in their shows and isn't afraid of melodrama."[26] Gwen Ihnat of The A.V. Club also reviewed the series positively saying, "The hour accomplishes what it set out to do. It creates characters so compelling that we compulsively want to tune back in to see them again."[27] In a review for The Boston Globe, Matthew Gilbert said, "The pilot is beautifully shaped, the themes of building your own meaning in life are smart, and the actors already seem to know their characters."[28]
The Washington Post critic Hank Stuever said, "While I'd like to see another few episodes to make sure, there's something comfortably gooey right away about This Is Us, reminding us once more that amid all the high-functioning detectives, emergency-rescue personnel and secret-agent superheroes covered in cryptic tattoos, there are very few network dramas aimed at viewers who are simply interested in everyday people and how they feel."[29] Pittsburgh Post-Gazette's TV critic Rob Owen wrote, "Created and written by Dan Fogelman, This is Us manages the tricky task of telling emotional stories without getting too saccharine. And in each story, the characters are quite relatable."[30] James Poniewozik of The New York Times also gave the series positive reviews and said, "The first hour works its way efficiently through an economy-size box of tissues with cleverly turned dialogue and well-inhabited performances."[31] The series also received praise from critics at other publications such as USA Today,[32] The Atlantic,[33] The Hollywood Reporter,[34] and Los Angeles Times.[35]
Some were more critical towards the show, Daniel D'Addario of Time wrote, "The show has promise, but its cynicism in terms of trying to evoke an emotional response is both what viewers will be tuning in for and its least accomplished aspect. If it could work to wring out a real response, not just an easy one, this might be a show worth watching each week.[36] Chief TV critic of Indiewire, Ben Travers quipped, "'It all works out' seems to be the main takeaway from the pilot, but where things specifically go from here is one whopping question mark. Perhaps if this was an episodic anthology series with new characters flooding in every week and new arcs every season, This Is Us could repeat the mysterious highs of its subjectively mediocre pilot (depending on how you like that ending)."[37] In a moderate review for Variety, Sonia Saraiya said, "It's deceptively difficult to build a surprising and complete story in just 40 minutes with so many characters. Yet This Is Us manages to both craft an intimate series of portraits and stitch them together. But at the same time, waves of cloying sentiment threaten to submerge everything."[38]
Critics' top ten lists[edit]
This Is Us was included on multiple Best/Top TV Shows of 2016 lists; these are listed below in order of rank.[39]
No. 1 Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
No. 1 TV Insider
No. 2 Orlando Sentinel
No. 2 Sioux City Journal
No. 3 Lincoln Journal Star
No. 3 PopSugar
No. 3 San Francisco Chronicle
No. 4 Newsday
No. 4 NPR
No. 4 People
No. 5 Hidden Remote
No. 5 St. Louis Post-Dispatch
No. 5 Tulsa World
No. 5 TVLine
No. 6 The Salt Lake Tribune
No. 8 St. Paul Pioneer Press
No. 9 Maclean's
No. 9 The Star-Ledger
No. 10 TV Guide
– American Film Institute
– Associated Press
– Cleveland Plain Dealer
– CNN
– The Huffington Post
– New York Post
– TheWrap
– Yahoo!
Ratings[edit]
No.
Title
Air date
Rating/share
(18–49)
Viewers
(millions)
DVR
(18–49)
DVR viewers
(millions)
Total
(18–49)
Total viewers
(millions)
1 "Pilot" September 20, 2016 2.8/10 10.07[2] 1.8 4.55 4.6 14.61[40]
2 "The Big Three" September 27, 2016 2.6/9 8.75[3] 1.9 5.12 4.5 13.87[41]
3 "Kyle" October 11, 2016 2.8/9 9.87[4] 1.9 4.95 4.7 14.82[42]
4 "The Pool" October 18, 2016 2.6/9 9.71[5] 2.0 4.86 4.6 14.57[43]
5 "The Game Plan" October 25, 2016 2.4/8 8.68[6] 2.1 5.11 4.5 13.83[44]
6 "Career Days" November 1, 2016 2.3/7 8.48[7] 2.1 5.09 4.4 13.57[45]
7 "The Best Washing Machine in the World" November 15, 2016 2.6/9 9.50[8] 2.1 5.20 4.7 14.70[46]
8 "Pilgrim Rick" November 22, 2016 2.4/9 9.00[9] 2.1 5.46 4.5 14.46[47]
9 "The Trip" November 29, 2016 2.7/9 10.56[10] 1.9 4.96 4.6 15.46[48]
10 "Last Christmas" December 6, 2016 2.8/9 10.95[11] 2.1 5.45 4.9 16.40[49]
11 "The Right Thing to Do" January 10, 2017 3.0/11 10.48[12] 2.0 5.33 5.0 15.81[50]
12 "The Big Day" January 17, 2017 2.6/8 9.53[13] 2.5 6.20 5.1 15.80[51]
13 "Three Sentences" January 24, 2017 2.8/9 9.63[14] 2.4 6.16 5.2 15.79[52]
14 "I Call Marriage" February 7, 2017 2.6/8 9.57[15] 2.4 6.23 5.0 15.80[53]
15 "Jack Pearson's Son" February 14, 2017 2.4/8 9.03[16] 2.4 6.14 4.8 15.17[54]
16 "Memphis" February 21, 2017 2.5/8 9.35[17] 2.5 6.35 5.0 15.70[55]
17 "What Now?" March 7, 2017 3.0/10 11.15[18] 2.3 6.04 5.3 17.18[56]
18 "Moonshadow" March 14, 2017 3.4/12 12.84[19] 1.9 4.94 5.3 17.77[57]
Accolades[edit]
Year
Award
Category
Nominee(s)
Result
Ref.
2016 American Film Institute Awards TV Program of the Year This Is Us Won [58]
Critics' Choice Television Awards Most Exciting New Series This Is Us Won [59]
Best Drama Series This Is Us Nominated
African-American Critics Association Awards Top Ten TV Show This Is Us Won
2017 People's Choice Awards Favorite New TV Drama This Is Us Won [60]
Favorite Actor in a New TV Series Milo Ventimiglia Nominated
Favorite Actress in a New TV Series Mandy Moore Nominated
Writers Guild of America Awards New Series This Is Us Nominated [61]
[62]
Episodic Drama Vera Herbert (for "The Trip") Won
Golden Globe Awards Best Television Series – Drama This Is Us Nominated [63]
Best Supporting Actress – Series, Miniseries or Television Film Chrissy Metz Nominated
Mandy Moore Nominated
Screen Actors Guild Awards Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series Sterling K. Brown Nominated [64]
NAACP Image Awards Outstanding Drama Series This Is Us Nominated [65]
Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series Sterling K. Brown Won
Outstanding Performance by a Youth Lonnie Chavis Nominated
ACE Eddie Awards Best Edited One Hour Series for Commercial Television David L. Bertman (for "Pilot") Won [66]
Broadcast[edit]
This Is Us premiered on September 20, 2016, in the U.S. on NBC.[67] The series premiered on CTV in Canada on September 21, 2016,[68][69] on TVNZ 2 in New Zealand on September 27, 2016,[70] and in the United Kingdom on Channel 4 on December 6, 2016.[71] The series premiered in Australia on Channel Ten on February 8, 2017.[72]
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I Won't Give Up
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For the song by Jana Kramer, see I Won't Give Up (Jana Kramer song). For the TKA song, see I Won't Give Up on You.
"I Won't Give Up"
Single by Jason Mraz
from the album Love Is a Four Letter Word
Released
January 3, 2012 (2012-01-03)
Format
Digital download
Recorded
2011
Genre
Folk pop, soul
Length
4:00 (album version)
3:50 (radio edit)
Label
Atlantic
Songwriter(s)
Jason Mraz, Michael Natter
Producer(s)
Joe Chiccarelli
Jason Mraz singles chronology
"Lucky"
(2009) "I Won't Give Up"
(2012) "Distance"
(2012)
"Lucky"
(2009) "I Won't Give Up"
(2012) "Distance"
(2012)
Music video
I Won't Give Up on YouTube
"I Won't Give Up" is a song by American singer-songwriter Jason Mraz. It was released as the first official single from his fourth studio album, Love Is a Four Letter Word on January 3, 2012 via iTunes.[1] It was written by Mraz and Michael Natter, and produced by Joe Chiccarelli.
The acoustic folk ballad was written during his activist outings and discusses not giving up on loving someone, loving oneself, and not giving up on one's dreams. It received mostly positive reviews from music critics, who agreed that the song is straightforward, emotional and inspiring.
The song was also a success on the charts, debuting at number 8 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, becoming his second top-ten single, after "I'm Yours" (2008). Internationally, the song achieved large success, reaching top-ten positions in Ireland and Netherlands, while reaching top-twenty positions in Austria, Canada, the United Kingdom and more.
Contents
1 Background
2 Composition
3 Critical reception
4 Chart performance
5 Live performances
6 Music video
7 Track listing
8 Credits and personnel
9 Charts and certifications
9.1 Weekly charts
9.2 Year-end charts
9.3 Certifications
10 Titanium version
11 Christina Grimmie version
11.1 Chart performance
11.2 Music video
12 Cover versions
13 References
14 External links
Background[edit]
After "I'm Yours" remained at the Billboard Hot 100 chart for a record 76 weeks ending in October 2009 (peaking at number 6), Mraz headed to the Gulf of Mexico during the summer of 2010 to help with efforts to clean the Deepwater Horizon oil spill.[2] Later, he went to a trip to Ghana to fight child slavery alongside the nonprofit organization Free the Slaves. Later, Mraz was in Antarctica, spending time with Al Gore and learning about climate change aboard the National Geographic Explorer. During his activist outings, Mraz wrote and recorded his fourth album, Love Is a Four Letter Word, with producer Joe Chiccarelli.[2] In an interview for Billboard, he confessed that he was less interested in following up his biggest hit than using the power that "I'm Yours" gave him to fuel positive change.[2] He further elaborated: "The pressure I put on myself, or what I hope my 'I Won't Give Up' does, is to make a difference in people's lives . . . With 'I'm Yours,' I got to go out and set my feet on different continents, and expose myself to different cultures and causes. I wanted to see who I was, outside of music."[2]
Mraz explained the track, in a "track-by-track" commentary for Billboard:
"'I Won't Give Up' was written selfishly. As many of my songs are, I write for the purpose of understanding what the hell's going on in my life, my position in the world, processing that lesson and that miracle that I'm learning. Seeing it on the page, proving to myself that I understand the lesson, that I'm applying it to my life, and that I can move on. Ultimately it was about, you know, regardless of what happens in this relationship, I don't have to give up on loving this person, or loving myself, or give up on whatever my dreams are. Even though it's written through the filter of relationships, it's not necessarily specific for relationships. For me, the true meaning exists in the bridge saying 'I don't want to be someone who walks away so easily, I'm here to stay and make a difference.' That is for all of us. We all have something that we're fighting for or that we're striving for. Whether we want to coach our soccer team to victory or lose five pounds in a month, whatever it is, there's nothing too small worth fighting for and there's nothing too big worth going after."[3]
Composition[edit]
"I Won't Give Up" (2012)
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"I Won't Give Up" was written by Jason Mraz and Michael Natter, while production was handled by Joe Chiccarelli.[4] The acoustic folk[5] ballad features a slower tempo and a sparse arrangement written in the key of E Major.[2] Lyrically, it is a poignant ode to a long-lasting relationship, which Mraz says he won't give up on her whatever happens.[6] "Well, I won't give up on us/Even if the skies get rough/I'm giving you all my love/I'm still looking up," he sings.[3] It is guitar led with some additional vocal landscapes towards the end of the song. Mraz told Billboard magazine: "That, to me, has always been my favorite part of making music; the singing and what voices can do and the voices singing in harmony."[6] It is likely that the song was inspired by Mraz's relationship with singer-songwriter Tristan Prettyman. Mraz showcases his light and versatile range singing from B3 to G#5.
Critical reception[edit]
The song received generally favorable reviews. David Greenwald of MTV wrote, "The fresh track's wispy acoustic guitars and patient melody remind us of Irish crooner Damien Rice's 'Delicate,' though when Mraz soars into the chorus, it's with his own signature full-blast hook."[7] Loh Chuan Junn of MSN Music wrote that "The string-drenched, acoustic-guitar-based sound makes for easy listening, and gets into the listener's head after just the first listen. With such an honest revelation of emotions in his lyrics, it's hard to imagine the tune does not stir hearts."[8]
According to Katherine St Asaph of PopDust, the song was probably the closest to his and Colbie Caillat's collaboration "Lucky." She added that it was "a gentle acoustic ballad with a hint of speak-singing a ways in but otherwise straightforward and straight-faced [that] soft-rocks its way through sentiments like "when I look into your eyes, it's like watching the night sky or a beautiful sunrise–there's just so much they hold"–still earnest, but joke-free."[9] Amy Dawson of Metro UK called it "a delicate, countrified guitar ballad that drives into a power-chorus singalong conclusion."[10] Colin McGuire of PopMatters was mixed in his review, writing that "'I Won't Give Up', for instance, is acoustic guitar-laden folky pop that falls at least a little bit flat with its predictably bland approach. While the song's hook proves itself memorable enough, the track never graduates into anything other than the ballad-like tediousness the singer has a tendency to revert into."[11]
Chart performance[edit]
While the song debuted at number 8 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, it immediately hit the top spot on the Hot Digital Songs chart selling 229,000 downloads for its first week.[12] On the Hot 100, the track's launch is the highest for a male pop/rock singer-songwriter since David Cook burst in at number 3 with "The Time of My Life" the week of June 7, 2008, after he was crowned "American Idol" champion.[6] On Adult Pop Songs it began at number 36.[13] On the week of October 18, 2012, the song became the "Greatest Gainer" on the Hot Adult Contemporary chart, reaching number 7.[14] After the success, his manager Bill Silva commented: "What surprised us is how the fans reacted. We didn't pre-promote the single, we didn't go to radio with it, and this song did 229,000 units its first week in the U.S. There was clearly something resonant about the song, and it immediately shifted the strategy for what the rollout of the album was going to be."[2] The song reached 4 million in digital sales by April 23, 2014 in the US.[15] As of April 2016, the song has sold 4,469,000 copies in the US.[16]
Internationally, the song also achieved success. In Austria, the song debuted at number 23 on the Ö3 Austria Top 40 chart, on March 23, 2012. Later, the song jumped to number 22, before falling for two consecutive weeks, until it reached again number 22, on April 20, 2012. Later, the song reached number 20, before climbing to number 17. On May 11, 2012, the song fell to number 21, but the next week the song peaked at number 12.[17] It spent 22 weeks on the chart.[17] In the Netherlands, the song was a big hit, debuting at number 52 on the Dutch Top 40 chart, on January 7, 2012. After climbing the charts for six consecutive weeks and reaching number 11, the song fell for two consecutive weeks, until it climbed to number 10.[18] The song kept on climbing for 2 weeks, until it peaked at number 3, on April 21, 2012. It spent a total of 32 consecutive weeks on the chart.[18] In the UK, the song debuted at number 16 on the UK Singles Chart week of March 24, 2012, and peaked at number 11. It remained for 30 weeks on the chart and became the 46th biggest selling single of 2012.[19]
Live performances[edit]
Mraz first performed the song live during his 2011 concert tour, well before an official version was released.[12] He performed it live on Today on February 16, 2012, later on the Late Show with David Letterman[12] and on The Ellen DeGeneres Show.[20] Mraz performed "I Won't Give Up" with Daryl Hall in episode 55 of Live from Daryl's House.
Music video[edit]
On January 2, 2012, a lyric video was released. Mark Blankenship from NPR found "I Won't Give Up" the best lyric video because "the lyrics are integrated into a story about a man who writes his girlfriend until they can finally reunite." He added he preferred this video to the official one.[21] The official music video was directed by Mark Pellington and released on February 17, 2012. Mraz explained "The story of the video is that we all have our stories. We all have our own version of suffering….and everybody has many things to not give up on."[22]
Jason Lipshutz from Billboard found some similarities to Terrence Malick's film The Tree of Life, "with its lingering shots of wholesome Americana, sun-stroked imagery, non-linear structure and contrast between out-of-focus landscape shots and striking close-ups." The video was also compared to Bruce Springsteen's "We Take Care of Our Own" music video, "with its gritty portraits of beleaguered U.S. citizens of every race and creed."[23] Andrew Unterberger from PopDust described the video as "a stately, if somewhat boring, assemblage of nature shots mixed with pictures of people young and old looking semi-contemplative."[24]
Track listing[edit]
Digital download[25]
"I Won't Give Up" – 4:05
Credits and personnel[edit]
Jason Mraz – vocals, acoustic guitar
Matt Chamberlin – drums
Paul Bushnell – bass guitar
Tim Pierce – guitar
Jeff Babko – keyboards
Joe Chiccarelli – drum programming
David Davidson – string arrangement
Toca Rivera, Arnold McCuller, Amy Keys, Valerie Pinkston – backing vocals
Charts and certifications[edit]
Weekly charts[edit]
Chart (2012–13)
Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[26]
22
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[17]
12
Belgium (Ultratip Flanders)[27]
14
Belgium (Ultratip Wallonia)[28]
28
Brazil (ABPD)[29]
18
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[30]
11
Germany (Official German Charts)[31]
73
Ireland (IRMA)[32]
9
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[33]
3
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[34]
37
Norway (VG-lista)[35]
15
Scotland (Official Charts Company)[36]
14
South Korea International Singles (Gaon)[37]
1
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[38]
23
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[39]
28
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[40]
11
US Billboard Hot 100[41]
8
US Adult Alternative Songs (Billboard)[42]
18
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[43]
3
US Adult Top 40 (Billboard)[44]
8
US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard)[45]
20
Year-end charts[edit]
Chart (2012)
Peak
position
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[46]
46
US Billboard Hot 100[47]
25
Certifications[edit]
Region
Certification
Certified units/Sales
Australia (ARIA)[48]
Platinum 70,000^
Austria (IFPI Austria)[49]
Gold 15,000*
Canada (Music Canada)[50]
3× Platinum 240,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ)[51]
Gold 7,500*
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[52]
Gold 15,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[53]
Platinum 600,000^
United States (RIAA)[54]
4× Platinum 4,000,000^
Streaming
Denmark (IFPI Denmark)[55]
Gold 900,000^
*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone
Titanium version[edit]
"I Won't Give Up"
Single by Titanium
from the album All for You
Released
19 October 2012
Format
Digital download, CD single
Recorded
2012
(Auckland)
Genre
Pop
Length
3:41
Label
Illegal Musik, Warner Music, Atlantic Records
Songwriter(s)
Jason Mraz, Michael Natter
Producer(s)
Joe Chiccarelli
Titanium singles chronology
"Come On Home"
(2012) "I Won't Give Up"
(2012) "Sky"
(2012)
"Come On Home"
(2012) "I Won't Give Up"
(2012) "Sky"
(2012)
Music video
"I Won't Give Up" on YouTube
The song was recorded by and released as a single by New Zealand boy band Titanium which features on their debut studio album All For You (2012).[56] It was released as the album's second single.
Christina Grimmie version[edit]
"I Won't Give Up"
Single by Christina Grimmie
from the album Side B
Released
21 April 2017
Format
CD
Digital download
Recorded
2016
Genre
Pop
Length
3:29
Label
Republic Records
UMG
ZXL Music, Inc.
Songwriter(s)
Jason Mraz
Michael Natter
Producer(s)
Stephen Rezza
The song was covered by Christina Grimmie in 2016 and released as the final track of her posthumous EP, Side B, released on April 21, 2017.[57]
Chart performance[edit]
"I Won't Give Up" debuted and peaked at number sixteen on the New Zealand Singles Chart in 2012. In Australia after a short two week tour in early 2013 and heavy promotion the song reached number 69 on the Australian Singles Chart.
Music video[edit]
The original music video debuted on YouTube and topped 800,000 views but was replaced with a new video that has since reached over 200,000 hits. The video shows all six boys singing in the recording studio.
Cover versions[edit]
Australian singer Cody Simpson performed it during a concert in the Bahamas.[58] American Idol contestant from the season 12 Johnny Keyser also sang it.[59] The song was also covered by Lea Michele as Rachel Berry in the season 3 episode of Glee, entitled "Props". "I Won't Give Up" is also covered by a cappella group Straight No Chaser in which Jason Mraz is featured on the recording Under the Influence. The Royce Twins from Season 5 of The X Factor Australia also sung and released it. In 2016, the song was covered by country singer Trisha Yearwood for the US version of the musical The Passion.
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