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"That's the Way (I Like It)"
German 5-inch maxi single
Single by KC and the Sunshine Band
from the album KC and the Sunshine Band
B-side
"What Makes You Happy"
Released
June 10, 1975
Format
Vinyl (7")
Genre
Disco[1]
funk[1]
Length
3:06 (radio edit)
5:07 (album version)
Label
TK
Songwriter(s)
Harry W. Casey
Richard Finch
Producer(s)
Harry W. Casey
Richard Finch
KC and the Sunshine Band singles chronology
"Shotgun Shuffle"
(1975) "That's the Way (I Like It)"
(1975) "I'm So Crazy ('Bout You)"
(1975)
"Shotgun Shuffle"
(1975) "That's the Way (I Like It)"
(1975) "I'm So Crazy ('Bout You)"
(1975)
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"That's the Way (I Like It)" is a song by the American group KC and the Sunshine Band from their second studio album. At the time, this song was considered by some to be rather risqué because of the obvious meaning behind the title as well as its chorus with multiple "uh-huhs" and its verses.[citation needed]
The song is in natural minor.[2]
Contents
1 KC and the Sunshine Band version
2 Chart performance
2.1 KC and the Sunshine Band
2.1.1 Weekly singles charts
2.1.2 Year-end charts
2.2 Chart
3 Other cover versions
4 Bibliography
5 References
6 External links
KC and the Sunshine Band version[edit]
"That's the Way (I Like It)" became the band's second number-one hit in the Billboard Hot 100, and it is one of the few chart-toppers in history to hit number one on more than one occasion during a one-month period, as it did between November and December 1975. This song topped the American pop chart for one week, and then it was replaced by another disco song, "Fly, Robin, Fly" by Silver Convention. "That's the Way (I Like It)" returned to number-one for one more week after "Fly, Robin, Fly" completed three weeks at the top. "That's the Way (I Like It)" also spent one week at number-one in the soul singles chart.[3]
The song was also an international chart hit, reaching #1 in Canada[4] and the Netherlands and charting in Australia (#5), Belgium (#2), Germany (#20), Ireland (#17), New Zealand (#12), Norway (#5) and the UK (#4).
For release as a single and radio airplay, the song was toned down from the original recording, which would have jeopardized getting radio airplay at the time. However the sexual overtones may have improved the record's reception at discos, increasing its overall popularity in the charts.[5]
Chart performance[edit]
KC and the Sunshine Band[edit]
Weekly singles charts[edit]
Chart (1975–76)
Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[6] 5
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[7] 2
Canada RPM Top Singles[8] 1
Germany (Official German Charts)[9] 20
Irish Singles Chart[10] 17
Italy (FIMI)[11] 17
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[12] 1
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[13] 1
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[14] 12
Norway (VG-lista)[15] 5
South African Chart[16] 6
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[17] 3
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[18] 4
US Billboard Hot 100[19] 1
US Billboard Hot Dance Club Play[19] 18
US Billboard Hot R&B Singles[19] 1
US Cash Box Top 100 [20] 1
Year-end charts[edit]
Chart (1975)
Rank
Canada [21] 14
Netherlands [22] 9
UK [23] 49
U.S. Cash Box [24] 49
Chart (1976)
Rank
Australia [25] 51
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 [26] 45
Chart[edit]
Chart (1984)
Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[6] 45
Irish Singles Chart[10] 23
UK (Official Charts Company)[27] 22
US Billboard Hot Dance Club Play[28] 28
Other cover versions[edit]
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In 1979, Pete Burns used the chorus in the song "Black Leather", composed and recorded in the early stages of Dead or Alive (then known as Nightmares in Wax).
In 1984, this song was covered by Dead or Alive for their debut album Sophisticated Boom Boom.
In 1991, "That's the Way (I Like It)" was covered by post-hardcore band Trenchmouth for the compilation 20 Explosive Dynamic Super Smash Hit Explosions!.
In 1992, this song was covered by Giorgio Moroder in his album called, "Forever Dancing".
In 1995, this song was covered by Eurodance German project Tears n' Joy for the album Enjoy.
In 1995, this song was covered by Italian Eurodance group Double You.
In 1996, Spin Doctors and Biz Markie covered this song for the soundtrack for the film Space Jam.
In 1998, Edson Cordeiro covered the song in his album Disco Clubbing ao Vivo.
In the nineties, the song was covered by Clock; it features the Queen, Tony Blair, Palace Guards and other celebrities dancing alongside the band members [29]
Bibliography[edit]
Craig MacInnis, "That's the Way I Like It (The Harry Wayne Casey Story)", Team Power Publishing, 2002, ISBN 2-89568-059-0
References[edit]
^ Jump up to: a b Alex Henderson. "KC and the Sunshine Band review on Allmusic". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 9 June 2013. "Fueled by such addictive funk hits as "That's the Way (I Like It)" and "Get Down Tonight," the album established K.C. as one of the top stars of the disco era."
Jump up ^ Stephenson, Ken (2002). What to Listen for in Rock: A Stylistic Analysis, p.89. ISBN 978-0-300-09239-4.
Jump up ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 315.
Jump up ^ "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. Retrieved 2016-10-10.
Jump up ^ Dimery, Robert (2010). 1001 songs you must hear before you die. United Kingdom: Cassell Illustrated. p. 350. ISBN 978-1-84403-736-0.
^ Jump up to: a b Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. pp. 85, 163. ISBN 0-646-11917-6. N.B. The Kent Report chart was licensed by ARIA between mid 1983 and 19 June 1988.
Jump up ^ "Ultratop.be – KC & the Sunshine Band – That's the way (I like it)" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
Jump up ^ "That's the way (I like it) in Canadian Top Singles Chart". Library and Archives Canada. Archived from the original on 23 February 2014. Retrieved 10 July 2013.
Jump up ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – KC & the Sunshine Band – That's the way (I like it)". GfK Entertainment Charts.
^ Jump up to: a b "That's the way (I like it) in Irish Chart". IRMA. Retrieved 30 May 2013. Only results when searching "That's the way (I like it)"
Jump up ^ "The best-selling singles of 1976 in Italy". HitParadeItalia (it). Retrieved 4 June 2013.
67. That's the way (I like it) - K.C. and the Sunshine Band [#17]
Jump up ^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – KC and the Sunshine Band" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40.
Jump up ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – KC & the Sunshine Band – That's the way (I like it)" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
Jump up ^ "Charts.nz – KC & the Sunshine Band – That's the way (I like it)". Top 40 Singles.
Jump up ^ "Norwegiancharts.com – KC & the Sunshine Band – That's the way (I like it)". VG-lista.
Jump up ^ John Samson. "That's the way (I like it) by KC & the Sunshine Band in South African Chart". Retrieved 4 June 2013.
Jump up ^ "Swedishcharts.com – KC & the Sunshine Band – That's the way (I like it)". Singles Top 100.
Jump up ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 30 May 2013.
^ Jump up to: a b c "KC and the Sunshine Band Awards on Allmusic". Allmusic. Retrieved 30 May 2013.
Jump up ^ [1]
Jump up ^ "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". collectionscanada.gc.ca.
Jump up ^ "Jaaroverzichten – Single 1975" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Hung Medien. Retrieved March 2, 2018.
Jump up ^ "Britain's best selling records of '75" (JPG). Scans.chartarchive.org. Retrieved 2016-10-10.
Jump up ^ [2]
Jump up ^ "Australian Chart Book". Austchartbook.com.au. Retrieved 2016-10-10.
Jump up ^ "Top 100 Hits of 1976/Top 100 Songs of 1976". Musicoutfitters.com. Retrieved 2016-10-10.
Jump up ^ "1984 Top 40 Official UK Singles Archive - 21st April 1984". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 30 May 2013.
Jump up ^ "Dead or Alive awards on Allmusic". Allmusic. Retrieved 30 May 2013.
Jump up ^ "Clock - That's The Way (CLUB 90) [WebR". YouTube. 2011-10-11. Retrieved 2016-10-10.
External links[edit]
Song lyrics from the band's official website. Check this link!
Music Legends Part 1: KC & The Sunshine Band
Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics
"The Complexity of Songs", Knuth, Donald E. (1984).
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Anika Ellis
Fermin Goytisolo
Robert E. Lee
David Simmons
Chris Cadenhead
Jeffery Reeves
Steve Lashley
John Reid
Michael Cordone
Fernando Diaz
Miles Fielder
Kenetha Morris
Janell Burgess
Richard Finch
Jerome Smith
Robert Johnson
Oliver C. Brown
Mike Lewis
Vinnie Tanno
Ken Faulk
Margaret Reynolds
Beverley Champion
Jeanette Williams
Studio albums
Do It Good (1974)
KC and the Sunshine Band (1975)
The Sound of Sunshine (1975)
Part 3 (1976)
Who Do Ya (Love) (1978)
Do You Wanna Go Party (1979)
Space Cadet: Solo Flight (1981)
The Painter (1981)
All in a Night's Work (1982)
KC Ten (1984)
Oh Yeah! (1993)
I'll Be There for You (2001)
Yummy (2007)
Live albums
Get Down Live! (1995)
Compilation albums
Greatest Hits (1980)
The Best of KC and the Sunshine Band (1990)
25th Anniversary Collection (1999)
In a Mellow Mood (2005)
Singles
"Get Down Tonight"
"That's the Way (I Like It)"
"Rock Your Baby"
"(Shake, Shake, Shake) Shake Your Booty"
"I'm Your Boogie Man"
"Keep It Comin' Love"
"Boogie Shoes"
"It's the Same Old Song"
"Please Don't Go"
"Yes, I'm Ready"
"Give It Up"
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Studio albums
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Unbreakable (2001)
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Love, Pete (1992)
Star Box (1993)
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Sophisticated Boom Box MMXVI (2016)
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This Is Us (TV series)
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This Is Us
Genre
Comedy-drama
Family drama
Created by
Dan Fogelman
Starring
Milo Ventimiglia
Mandy Moore
Sterling K. Brown
Chrissy Metz
Justin Hartley
Susan Kelechi Watson
Chris Sullivan
Ron Cephas Jones
Composer(s)
Siddhartha Khosla
Country of origin
United States
Original language(s)
English
No. of seasons
1
No. of episodes
18 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producer(s)
Dan Fogelman
Jess Rosenthal
Donald Todd
Ken Olin
Charlie Gogolak
John Requa
Glenn Ficarra
Running time
42 minutes
Production company(s)
Rhode Island Ave. Productions
Zaftig Films
20th Century Fox Television
Distributor
20th Television
Release
Original network
NBC
Original release
September 20, 2016 (2016-09-20) – present
External links
Website
www.nbc.com/this-is-us
This Is Us is an American television series created by Dan Fogelman that premiered on NBC on September 20, 2016.[1] The ensemble cast stars Milo Ventimiglia, Mandy Moore, Sterling K. Brown, Chrissy Metz, Justin Hartley, Susan Kelechi Watson, Chris Sullivan, and Ron Cephas Jones. It is about the family lives and connections of several people who all share the same birthday and the ways in which they are similar and different.[1]
The series has received positive reviews since its premiere, receiving nominations for Best Television Series – Drama at the 74th Golden Globe Awards and Best Drama Series at the 7th Critics' Choice Awards, as well as being chosen as a Top Television Program by the American Film Institute. The cast has received accolades, with Mandy Moore and Chrissy Metz receiving Golden Globe nominations for Best Supporting Actress, and Sterling K. Brown receiving a SAG nomination for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series. In 2017, the series received ten Emmy nominations, including Outstanding Drama Series with Brown winning for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series.
On September 27, 2016, NBC picked up the series for a full season of 18 episodes.[2] In January 2017, NBC renewed the series for two additional seasons of 18 episodes each, for a total of 36 additional episodes.[3] The second season is set to premiere on September 26, 2017.
Contents
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1 Series overview
2 Cast and characters
2.1 Main
2.2 Recurring
3 Episodes
3.1 Season 1 (2016–17)
3.2 Season 2
4 Release
4.1 Home media
5 Reception
5.1 Critical response
5.2 Ratings
5.3 Accolades
6 Notes
7 References
8 External links
Series overview[edit]
The series follows siblings Kate, Kevin and Randall as their lives intertwine. Kate and Kevin were originally part of a triplet pregnancy, conceived in the bathroom of Froggy's, a bar, during Super Bowl XIV.[4] Their due date was October 12, 1980, but they were born six weeks early on August 31; their biological brother was stillborn.[5] Their parents, Jack and Rebecca, having expected to bring home three babies, decide to adopt another newborn: Randall, a black child born the same day and brought to the same hospital after his biological father abandoned him at a fire station.[6]
Episodes weave through the stories of the past and present of the characters, with most scenes taking place in 1980, 1989–1995, and the present day (2016–2017). Flashback scenes take place in Pittsburgh, while current scenes are typically split between Los Angeles, New Jersey, and New York City.
Season
Episodes
Originally aired
Nielsen ratings
First aired
Last aired
Rank
Average viewership
(in millions)
1 18 September 20, 2016 (2016-09-20) March 14, 2017 (2017-03-14) 6 14.70[7]
2 18[3] September 26, 2017 (2017-09-26)[8] TBA TBA TBA
Cast and characters[edit]
Main article: List of This Is Us characters
Main cast members (L–R) Jones, Watson, Brown, Ventimiglia, Moore, Hartley, Metz, and Sullivan at PaleyFest 2017
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. Huertas will be promoted to the main cast for the second season.[9]
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 Jesse: 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 as well as Kevin's childhood love and ex-wife. Also played by Amanda Leighton (age 15) and Sophia Coto (age 10). Breckenridge will be promoted to the main cast for the second season.[9]
Jill Johnson as Laurie: A member of Toby and Kate's weight-loss support group.
Episodes[edit]
Season 1 (2016–17)[edit]
Main article: This Is Us (season 1)
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[10]
2
2 "The Big Three" Ken Olin Dan Fogelman September 27, 2016 (2016-09-27) 1AZC02 8.75[11]
3
3 "Kyle" John Requa & Glenn Ficarra Dan Fogelman October 11, 2016 (2016-10-11) 1AZC03 9.87[12]
4
4 "The Pool" John Requa & Glenn Ficarra Dan Fogelman & Donald Todd October 18, 2016 (2016-10-18) 1AZC04 9.71[13]
5
5 "The Game Plan" George Tillman Joe Lawson October 25, 2016 (2016-10-25) 1AZC05 8.68[14]
6
6 "Career Days" Craig Zisk Bekah Brunstetter November 1, 2016 (2016-11-01) 1AZC06 8.48[15]
7
7 "The Best Washing Machine in the World" Silas Howard K.J. Steinberg November 15, 2016 (2016-11-15) 1AZC07 9.50[16]
8
8 "Pilgrim Rick" Sarah Pia Anderson Isaac Aptaker & Elizabeth Berger November 22, 2016 (2016-11-22) 1AZC08 9.00[17]
9
9 "The Trip" Uta Briesewitz Vera Herbert November 29, 2016 (2016-11-29) 1AZC09 10.53[18]
10
10 "Last Christmas" Helen Hunt Donald Todd December 6, 2016 (2016-12-06) 1AZC10 10.95[19]
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11 "The Right Thing to Do" Timothy Busfield Aurin Squire January 10, 2017 (2017-01-10) 1AZC11 10.48[20]
12
12 "The Big Day" Ken Olin Dan Fogelman & Laura Kenar January 17, 2017 (2017-01-17) 1AZC12 9.59[21]
13
13 "Three Sentences" Chris Koch Joe Lawson & Bekah Brunstetter January 24, 2017 (2017-01-24) 1AZC13 9.63[22]
14
14 "I Call Marriage" George Tillman Jr. Kay Oyegun February 7, 2017 (2017-02-07) 1AZC14 9.57[23]
15
15 "Jack Pearson's Son" Ken Olin Isaac Aptaker & Elizabeth Berger February 14, 2017 (2017-02-14) 1AZC15 9.03[24]
16
16 "Memphis" John Requa & Glenn Ficarra Dan Fogelman February 21, 2017 (2017-02-21) 1AZC16 9.35[25]
17
17 "What Now?" Wendey Stanzler K.J. Steinberg & Vera Herbert March 7, 2017 (2017-03-07) 1AZC17 11.15[26]
18
18 "Moonshadow" Ken Olin Dan Fogelman, Issac Aptaker & Elizabeth Berger March 14, 2017 (2017-03-14) 1AZC18 12.84[27]
Season 2[edit]
Main article: This Is Us (season 2)
No.
overall
No. in
season
Title
Directed by
Written by
Original air date
Prod.
code
U.S. viewers
(millions)
19
1 "A Father's Advice"[28] TBA TBA September 26, 2017 (2017-09-26) TBA TBD
20
2 "A Manny-Splendored Thing"[29] TBA TBA October 3, 2017 (2017-10-03) TBA TBD
Release[edit]
Home media[edit]
In May 2017, Hulu acquired the SVOD rights to new and past episodes of the series to air exclusively on Hulu, in addition to NBC.com and the NBC app.[30]
Reception[edit]
Critical response[edit]
The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reported a 89% approval rating with an average rating of 7.7/10 based on 56 reviews. The website'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."[31] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned a score of 76 out of 100 based on 34 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[32]
Entertainment Weekly gave the first few episodes of This Is Us a rating of B, calling it "a refreshing respite from the relational violence and pessimism that marks the other buzz soaps that have bubbled forth from a culture of divisiveness". Moreover, they praised all the actors, specifically Sterling K. Brown, for being able to navigate "his scenes with such intelligence, authenticity, and charisma".[33]
Ratings[edit]
Season
Timeslot (ET)
Episodes
First aired
Last aired
TV season
Rank
Avg. viewers
(millions)
18–49 rating
(average)
Date
Viewers
(millions)
Date
Viewers
(millions)
1 Tuesday 10:00 pm (1–2, 11)
Tuesday 9:00 pm (3–10, 12–18) 18 September 20, 2016 (2016-09-20) 10.07[10] March 14, 2017 (2017-03-14) 12.84[27] 2016–17 6 14.70 4.6/16[7]
2 Tuesday 9:00 pm 18[3] September 26, 2017 (2017-09-26)[8] TBD TBA TBD 2017–18 TBD TBD TBD
Accolades[edit]
Year
Award
Category
Nominee(s)
Result
Ref.
2016 African-American Critics Association Awards Top Ten TV Show This Is Us Won
American Film Institute Awards TV Program of the Year This Is Us Won [34]
Critics' Choice Television Awards Best Drama Series This Is Us Nominated [35]
Most Exciting New Series This Is Us Won [35]
2017 ACE Eddie Awards Best Edited One Hour Series for Commercial Television David L. Bertman (for "Pilot") Won [36]
Golden Globe Awards Best Supporting Actress – Series, Miniseries or Television Film Chrissy Metz Nominated [37]
Mandy Moore Nominated
Best Television Series – Drama This Is Us Nominated
MTV Movie & TV Awards Best Actor in a Show Mandy Moore Nominated [38]
Show of the Year This Is Us Nominated
Tearjerker Milo Ventimiglia and Lonnie Chavis (Jack and Randall at Karate) Won
NAACP Image Awards Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series Sterling K. Brown Won [39]
Outstanding Drama Series This Is Us Nominated
Outstanding Performance by a Youth Lonnie Chavis Nominated
Peabody Awards Entertainment and Children's programs This Is Us Nominated [40]
People's Choice Awards Favorite Actor in a New TV Series Milo Ventimiglia Nominated [41]
Favorite Actress in a New TV Series Mandy Moore Nominated
Favorite New TV Drama This Is Us Won
Screen Actors Guild Awards Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series Sterling K. Brown Nominated [42]
Teen Choice Awards Choice TV: Breakout Star Chrissy Metz Nominated
Choice TV Actor: Drama Sterling K. Brown Nominated
Milo Ventimiglia Nominated
Choice TV Show: Drama This Is Us Nominated
Television Critics Association Awards Individual Achievement in Drama Sterling K. Brown Nominated [43]
Outstanding Achievement in Drama This Is Us Nominated
Outstanding New Program This Is Us Won
Program of the Year This Is Us Nominated
Writers Guild of America Awards Episodic Drama Vera Herbert (for "The Trip") Won [44]
[45]
New Series This Is Us Nominated
Primetime Emmy Awards Outstanding Drama Series This Is Us Nominated [46]
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series Milo Ventimiglia Nominated
Sterling K. Brown Won
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series Ron Cephas Jones Nominated
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series Chrissy Metz Nominated
Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards[a] Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series Brian Tyree Henry Nominated
Gerald McRaney Won
Denis O'Hare Nominated
Outstanding Casting for a Drama Series Bernard Telsey, Tiffany Little Canfield Nominated
Outstanding Makeup for a Single-Camera Series (Non-Prosthetic) Zoe Hay, Heather Plott, Elizabeth Hoel-Chang, Judith Lynn Staats, John Damiani Nominated
Seoul International Drama Awards Grand Prize This Is Us Won [48]
Best Director Dan Fogelman Nominated
Notes[edit]
Jump up ^ In 2017, Hala Bahmet, Marina Ray and Elinor Bardach were nominated for Outstanding Costumes for a Contemporary Series, Limited Series, or Movie. The nomination was rescinded after it was determined that the submitted episode "Moonshadow" was primarily set in the 1970s, violating the TV Academy's rule that "more than 50 percent" of the episode must be contemporary (within 25 years of the air date).[47]
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This Is Us (TV series)
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This Is Us
Genre
Comedy-drama
Family drama
Created by
Dan Fogelman
Starring
Milo Ventimiglia
Mandy Moore
Sterling K. Brown
Chrissy Metz
Justin Hartley
Susan Kelechi Watson
Chris Sullivan
Ron Cephas Jones
Composer(s)
Siddhartha Khosla
Country of origin
United States
Original language(s)
English
No. of seasons
1
No. of episodes
18 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producer(s)
Dan Fogelman
Jess Rosenthal
Donald Todd
Ken Olin
Charlie Gogolak
John Requa
Glenn Ficarra
Running time
42 minutes
Production company(s)
Rhode Island Ave. Productions
Zaftig Films
20th Century Fox Television
Distributor
20th Television
Release
Original network
NBC
Original release
September 20, 2016 (2016-09-20) – present
External links
Website
www.nbc.com/this-is-us
This Is Us is an American television series created by Dan Fogelman that premiered on NBC on September 20, 2016.[1] The ensemble cast stars Milo Ventimiglia, Mandy Moore, Sterling K. Brown, Chrissy Metz, Justin Hartley, Susan Kelechi Watson, Chris Sullivan, and Ron Cephas Jones. It is about the family lives and connections of several people who all share the same birthday and the ways in which they are similar and different.[1]
The series has received positive reviews since its premiere, receiving nominations for Best Television Series – Drama at the 74th Golden Globe Awards and Best Drama Series at the 7th Critics' Choice Awards, as well as being chosen as a Top Television Program by the American Film Institute. The cast has received accolades, with Mandy Moore and Chrissy Metz receiving Golden Globe nominations for Best Supporting Actress, and Sterling K. Brown receiving a SAG nomination for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series. In 2017, the series received ten Emmy nominations, including Outstanding Drama Series with Brown winning for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series.
On September 27, 2016, NBC picked up the series for a full season of 18 episodes.[2] In January 2017, NBC renewed the series for two additional seasons of 18 episodes each.[3] The second season is set to premiere on September 26, 2017.
Contents
[hide]
1 Series overview
2 Cast and characters
2.1 Main
2.2 Recurring
3 Episodes
3.1 Season 1 (2016–17)
3.2 Season 2
4 Release
4.1 Home media
5 Reception
5.1 Critical response
5.2 Ratings
5.3 Accolades
6 Notes
7 References
8 External links
Series overview[edit]
The series follows siblings Kate, Kevin and Randall as their lives intertwine. Kate and Kevin were originally part of a triplet pregnancy, conceived in the bathroom of Froggy's, a bar, during Super Bowl XIV.[4] Their due date was October 12, 1980, but they were born six weeks early on August 31; their biological brother was stillborn.[5] Their parents, Jack and Rebecca, having expected to bring home three babies, decide to adopt another newborn: Randall, a black child born the same day and brought to the same hospital after his biological father abandoned him at a fire station.[6]
Episodes weave through the stories of the past and present of the characters, with most scenes taking place in 1980, 1989–1995, and the present day (2016–2017). Flashback scenes take place in Pittsburgh, while current scenes are typically split between Los Angeles, New Jersey, and New York City.
Season
Episodes
Originally aired
Nielsen ratings
First aired
Last aired
Rank
Average viewership
(in millions)
1 18 September 20, 2016 (2016-09-20) March 14, 2017 (2017-03-14) 6 14.70[7]
2 18[3] September 26, 2017 (2017-09-26)[8] TBA TBA TBA
Cast and characters[edit]
Main article: List of This Is Us characters
Main cast members (L–R) Jones, Watson, Brown, Ventimiglia, Moore, Hartley, Metz, and Sullivan at PaleyFest 2017
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. Huertas will be promoted to the main cast for the second season.[9]
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 Jesse: 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 as well as Kevin's childhood love and ex-wife. Also played by Amanda Leighton (age 15) and Sophia Coto (age 10). Breckenridge will be promoted to the main cast for the second season.[9]
Jill Johnson as Laurie: A member of Toby and Kate's weight-loss support group.
Episodes[edit]
Season 1 (2016–17)[edit]
Main article: This Is Us (season 1)
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[10]
2
2 "The Big Three" Ken Olin Dan Fogelman September 27, 2016 (2016-09-27) 1AZC02 8.75[11]
3
3 "Kyle" John Requa & Glenn Ficarra Dan Fogelman October 11, 2016 (2016-10-11) 1AZC03 9.87[12]
4
4 "The Pool" John Requa & Glenn Ficarra Dan Fogelman & Donald Todd October 18, 2016 (2016-10-18) 1AZC04 9.71[13]
5
5 "The Game Plan" George Tillman Joe Lawson October 25, 2016 (2016-10-25) 1AZC05 8.68[14]
6
6 "Career Days" Craig Zisk Bekah Brunstetter November 1, 2016 (2016-11-01) 1AZC06 8.48[15]
7
7 "The Best Washing Machine in the World" Silas Howard K.J. Steinberg November 15, 2016 (2016-11-15) 1AZC07 9.50[16]
8
8 "Pilgrim Rick" Sarah Pia Anderson Isaac Aptaker & Elizabeth Berger November 22, 2016 (2016-11-22) 1AZC08 9.00[17]
9
9 "The Trip" Uta Briesewitz Vera Herbert November 29, 2016 (2016-11-29) 1AZC09 10.53[18]
10
10 "Last Christmas" Helen Hunt Donald Todd December 6, 2016 (2016-12-06) 1AZC10 10.95[19]
11
11 "The Right Thing to Do" Timothy Busfield Aurin Squire January 10, 2017 (2017-01-10) 1AZC11 10.48[20]
12
12 "The Big Day" Ken Olin Dan Fogelman & Laura Kenar January 17, 2017 (2017-01-17) 1AZC12 9.59[21]
13
13 "Three Sentences" Chris Koch Joe Lawson & Bekah Brunstetter January 24, 2017 (2017-01-24) 1AZC13 9.63[22]
14
14 "I Call Marriage" George Tillman Jr. Kay Oyegun February 7, 2017 (2017-02-07) 1AZC14 9.57[23]
15
15 "Jack Pearson's Son" Ken Olin Isaac Aptaker & Elizabeth Berger February 14, 2017 (2017-02-14) 1AZC15 9.03[24]
16
16 "Memphis" John Requa & Glenn Ficarra Dan Fogelman February 21, 2017 (2017-02-21) 1AZC16 9.35[25]
17
17 "What Now?" Wendey Stanzler K.J. Steinberg & Vera Herbert March 7, 2017 (2017-03-07) 1AZC17 11.15[26]
18
18 "Moonshadow" Ken Olin Dan Fogelman, Issac Aptaker & Elizabeth Berger March 14, 2017 (2017-03-14) 1AZC18 12.84[27]
Season 2[edit]
Main article: This Is Us (season 2)
No.
overall
No. in
season
Title
Directed by
Written by
Original air date
Prod.
code
U.S. viewers
(millions)
19
1 "A Father's Advice"[28] TBA TBA September 26, 2017 (2017-09-26) TBA TBD
20
2 "A Manny-Splendored Thing"[29] TBA TBA October 3, 2017 (2017-10-03) TBA TBD
21
3 "Highs and Lows"[30] TBA TBA October 10, 2017 (2017-10-10) TBA TBD
Release[edit]
Home media[edit]
In May 2017, Hulu acquired the SVOD rights to new and past episodes of the series to air exclusively on Hulu, in addition to NBC.com and the NBC app.[31]
Reception[edit]
Critical response[edit]
The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reported a 89% approval rating with an average rating of 7.7/10 based on 56 reviews. The website'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."[32] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned a score of 76 out of 100 based on 34 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[33]
Entertainment Weekly gave the first few episodes of This Is Us a rating of B, calling it "a refreshing respite from the relational violence and pessimism that marks the other buzz soaps that have bubbled forth from a culture of divisiveness". Moreover, they praised all the actors, specifically Sterling K. Brown, for being able to navigate "his scenes with such intelligence, authenticity, and charisma".[34]
Ratings[edit]
Season
Timeslot (ET)
Episodes
First aired
Last aired
TV season
Rank
Avg. viewers
(millions)
18–49 rating
(average)
Date
Viewers
(millions)
Date
Viewers
(millions)
1 Tuesday 10:00 pm (1–2, 11)
Tuesday 9:00 pm (3–10, 12–18) 18 September 20, 2016 (2016-09-20) 10.07[10] March 14, 2017 (2017-03-14) 12.84[27] 2016–17 6 14.70 4.6/16[7]
2 Tuesday 9:00 pm 18[3] September 26, 2017 (2017-09-26)[8] TBD TBA TBD 2017–18 TBD TBD TBD
Accolades[edit]
Year
Award
Category
Nominee(s)
Result
Ref.
2016 African-American Critics Association Awards Top Ten TV Show This Is Us Won
American Film Institute Awards TV Program of the Year This Is Us Won [35]
Critics' Choice Television Awards Best Drama Series This Is Us Nominated [36]
Most Exciting New Series This Is Us Won [36]
2017 ACE Eddie Awards Best Edited One Hour Series for Commercial Television David L. Bertman (for "Pilot") Won [37]
Golden Globe Awards Best Supporting Actress – Series, Miniseries or Television Film Chrissy Metz Nominated [38]
Mandy Moore Nominated
Best Television Series – Drama This Is Us Nominated
MTV Movie & TV Awards Best Actor in a Show Mandy Moore Nominated [39]
Show of the Year This Is Us Nominated
Tearjerker Milo Ventimiglia and Lonnie Chavis (Jack and Randall at Karate) Won
NAACP Image Awards Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series Sterling K. Brown Won [40]
Outstanding Drama Series This Is Us Nominated
Outstanding Performance by a Youth Lonnie Chavis Nominated
Peabody Awards Entertainment and Children's programs This Is Us Nominated [41]
People's Choice Awards Favorite Actor in a New TV Series Milo Ventimiglia Nominated [42]
Favorite Actress in a New TV Series Mandy Moore Nominated
Favorite New TV Drama This Is Us Won
Screen Actors Guild Awards Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series Sterling K. Brown Nominated [43]
Teen Choice Awards Choice TV: Breakout Star Chrissy Metz Nominated
Choice TV Actor: Drama Sterling K. Brown Nominated
Milo Ventimiglia Nominated
Choice TV Show: Drama This Is Us Nominated
Television Critics Association Awards Individual Achievement in Drama Sterling K. Brown Nominated [44]
Outstanding Achievement in Drama This Is Us Nominated
Outstanding New Program This Is Us Won
Program of the Year This Is Us Nominated
Writers Guild of America Awards Episodic Drama Vera Herbert (for "The Trip") Won [45]
[46]
New Series This Is Us Nominated
Primetime Emmy Awards Outstanding Drama Series This Is Us Nominated [47]
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series Milo Ventimiglia Nominated
Sterling K. Brown Won
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series Ron Cephas Jones Nominated
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series Chrissy Metz Nominated
Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards[a] Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series Brian Tyree Henry Nominated
Gerald McRaney Won
Denis O'Hare Nominated
Outstanding Casting for a Drama Series Bernard Telsey, Tiffany Little Canfield Nominated
Outstanding Makeup for a Single-Camera Series (Non-Prosthetic) Zoe Hay, Heather Plott, Elizabeth Hoel-Chang, Judith Lynn Staats, John Damiani Nominated
Seoul International Drama Awards Grand Prize This Is Us Won [49]
Best Director Dan Fogelman Nominated
Notes[edit]
Jump up ^ In 2017, Hala Bahmet, Marina Ray and Elinor Bardach were nominated for Outstanding Costumes for a Contemporary Series, Limited Series, or Movie. The nomination was rescinded after it was determined that the submitted episode "Moonshadow" was primarily set in the 1970s, violating the TV Academy's rule that "more than 50 percent" of the episode must be contemporary (within 25 years of the air date).[48]
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External links[edit]
Official website
This Is Us on IMDb
This Is Us at Rotten Tomatoes
This Is Us at Metacritic
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A GEO Transport bus arrives from the Northwest Detention Center to pick up detained foreigners from the ICE office at the 500 NW Broadway federal building in Portland, Oregon.
Northwest Detention Center is a private immigration prison located on the tide flats of the Port of Tacoma in Tacoma, Washington, USA. The prison is operated by the GEO Group on behalf of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.[1] The NWDC's current capacity is 1575, making it one of the largest immigration prisons in the United States.[2] CCA and GEO get about 50 percent of all their revenue from the federal government; only 11 percent of their revenue comes from the Bureau of Prisons.[3]
History[edit]
The detention center opened in 2004 by Correctional Services Corporation (CSC) under a contract with The US Department of Homeland Security. In 2005, CSC was purchased by the GEO Group, thus acquiring the Northwest Detention Center.
In June 2008, the Seattle University School of Law's International Human Rights Clinic published an investigation on the NWDC concluding that conditions they found, "violate both international human rights law and domestic Constitutional protections."[4]
A contract with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) expanded the facility's housing capacity in 2009, making it the largest detention center owned by GEO Group on the West Coast.[5]
In March 2014, inmates launched a hunger strike to protest conditions at NWDC. According to ICE, 750 detainees had refused meals.[6] House Representative Adam Smith (D-9) criticized the NWDC in an interview with The Stranger in May, calling for improvement of the "shocking" conditions.[7] Protesters are calling for better food, speedier trials, lower commissary prices, and increased wages for labor.
In April 2015, guards allegedly beat Alfredo Rodriguez, an undocumented Honduran immigrant in his 60s. Rodriguez had reportedly criticized a guard for mistreating an inmate who was mopping.[8] Rodriguez has since been deported, and Jennifer Lesmez, who represents six detainees who witnessed the incident, says some were threatened with retaliation if they complained.[9] U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement spokesman Andrew Muñoz disputed the account, adding that "ICE policies forbid retaliation" toward detainees.
In October 2015, the Geo Group renewed a ten-year contract with ICE.[10]
On August 18, 2016, the U.S. Justice Department announced that they would end privatization of federal prisons, however this would not affect detention centers of immigrants, which were 62% privately operated in 2014 compared to 8% of federal prisoners.[11] Geo stocks declined sharply after the announcement.[12]
On September 20, 2017 WA State Attorney General Bob Ferguson filed a lawsuit against GEO Group, Inc., the private prison company that runs Tacoma's Northwest Detention Center (NWDC). The lawsuit alleges that GEO Group, Inc., the second-largest private prison provider in the country, has for years violated Washington State's minimum wage law, paying its workers $1 per day or in some instances, with snacks and extra food. "Let's be honest about what's going on," said Ferguson, speaking at a downtown Seattle news conference. "GEO has a captive population of vulnerable individuals who cannot easily advocate for themselves. This corporation is exploiting those workers for their own profits." [13]
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Jump up ^ "About the NW Detention Center | Northwest Immigrant Rights". www.nwirp.org. Retrieved 2016-08-18.
Jump up ^ "Department of Justice Will Stop Using Private Prisons; Immigration Agents Won't". Retrieved 2016-08-18.
Jump up ^ "Voices from Detention: A Report on Human Rights Violations at the Northwest Detention Center in Tacoma, Washington". webcache.googleusercontent.com. Retrieved 2016-08-18.
Jump up ^ "Northwest Detention Center - The GEO Group Inc". www.geogroup.com. Retrieved 2016-08-18.
Jump up ^ "Hundreds Of Immigrant Detainees Go On Hunger Strike". The Huffington Post. 2014-03-08. Retrieved 2016-08-18.
Jump up ^ "Rep. Adam Smith Slams "Shocking" Conditions at Immigrant Detention Center". Retrieved 2016-08-18.
Jump up ^ "Tacoma immigrant detention center criticized over alleged violent incident". 2015-05-19. Retrieved 2016-08-18.
Jump up ^ "Tacoma immigrant detention center criticized over alleged violent incident". Retrieved 2016-08-18.
Jump up ^ "The GEO Group Signs Contract for the Continued Management of Northwest Detention Center | Business Wire". www.businesswire.com. Retrieved 2016-08-18.
Jump up ^ Shen, Aviva (2016-08-18). "The Problem With The DOJ's Decision To Stop Using Private Prisons — ThinkProgress". Retrieved 2016-08-18.
Jump up ^ "The GEO Group Inc: NYSE:GEO quotes & news - Google Finance". www.google.com. Retrieved 2016-08-18.
Jump up ^ https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/state-ag-bob-ferguson-files-lawsuit-against-company-that-operates-northwest-detention-center/
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Northwest Detention Center on the GEO Group website
Northwest Detention Center on the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement website
Inside Tacoma's NWDCCoordinates: 47°14′59″N 122°25′19″W / 47.24972°N 122.42194°W / 47.24972; -122.42194
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