This Is Us Lands Two-Season Renewal

UNIVERSAL CITY: NBC has ordered two more seasons of its hit drama series This Is Us, each to have a minimum of 18 episodes.

So far this season, original episodes of the NBC Tuesday night drama are averaging a 4.6 rating in adults 18 to 49 and 14.6 million viewers overall in “live plus seven day” results from Nielsen Media Research, making it the number one new show of the season in 18 to 49 and television’s number four entertainment series in that key demographic.

“We all got our wish that this is a hit show,” said Jennifer Salke, the president of NBC Entertainment. “This Is Us is as good as anything we’ve ever had; we’re thrilled to renew it for two seasons and there’s no doubt it will have a long life on NBC. On behalf of everyone at NBC, we’re grateful for the artistry of the cast, crew and producers assembled by our gifted creator, Dan Fogelman. In a world where there are literally hundreds of television dramas, we’re proud to have one of the very best that is also one of the highest rated.”