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This morning at “Pancakes with the Pearsons”—a brunch at 1 Hotel West Hollywood, in celebration of This Is Us‘s 9 Emmy nominations—series creator Dan Fogelman joined his cast for a series of 10-minute “actor-on-actor” Q&As, providing some new details about what we can expect in Season 4 of the hit NBC drama. “I would…

Acting legend Phylicia Rashad took the stage with This Is Us star Susan Kelechi Watson at the ATX Television Festival for a conversation — but before discussing her remarkable career, the Houston native was the recipient of ATX’s “Award in Television eXcellence”. After graciously accepting the award, the actress, who…

SPOILER ALERT: This story contains details about the Feb. 19 This is Us episode “Our Little Island Girl”.  Susan Kelechi Watson has built quite the solid fan base among This is Us viewers, with her portrayal of the patient-but-steely, witty and whipsmart Beth Pearson. So it's no surprise that tonight’s episode, "Our…

“What’s an intimacy coach?” The Village’s Lorraine Toussaint asked TV critics on Day 1 of Winter TCA 2019. NBC had pointedly kicked off Winter TCA 2019 with a “Women of Drama” panel, presumably so Toussaint, Jennifer Carpenter of The Enemy Within, Good GIrls‘ Retta, and This is Us’s Susan Kelechi Watson could weigh in…

SPOILER ALERT: This story contains details about tonight's This is Us fall finale episode "The Beginning is the End is the Beginning" on NBC. If you leapt off your seat in the final moments of This is Us tonight, you're not the only one. The series’ fall finale was like one big holiday giveaway full of fabulous gifts…

SPOILER ALERT: This article contains details about Tuesday’s episode of This Is Us. Tonight’s episode of This Is Us is titled “Six Thanksgivings”, which basically means that you will need six times more Kleenex when watching the episode which celebrates a time of year when we give thanks for friends, family and food…

EXCLUSIVE: It’s a beautiful day in the neighborhood for Susan Kelechi Watson. The This Is Us star has landed a role opposite two-time Oscar winner Tom Hanks and Matthew Rhys in You Are My Friend, the movie about one of America's most beloved childhood icons Fred Rogers. Diary of a Teenage Girl helmer Marielle Heller…

At Deadline’s Emmy For Your Consideration event last night for NBC/Fox’s This Is Us, creator Dan Fogelman and cast gathered to provide more clues about season 3 as well as look back at their eight-Emmy-nominated second season. Less than an hour before the panel discussion began, Fogelman had proudly screened the first…

When Susan Kelechi Watson first appeared as Beth Pearson in NBC's mega-hit This is Us, her steady, supporting character could have become just a foil to onscreen husband Sterling K. Brown's lead role. But she brought such gravitas and complexity to the role that, when a flash forward at the end of Season 2 prompted…

SPOILER ALERT: This story contains details about tonight's This Is Us season 2 finale “The Wedding” on NBC. Out of all the flash-forwards that were the eeriest tonight on the season 2 finale of This Is Us was a moment between an older Tess and her father Randall in which the latter says to his daughter "It's time to…

Spoiler Alert: This story contains details about the Season 2 premiere of This Is Us. All those This is Us fans clinging to the idea that Jack might not actually die–you may now officially abandon all hope. In Tuesday night’s Season 2 premiere episode, entitled My Father’s Advice, we finally see solid proof of Jack (Mi…

Grease Live has found its Mrs. Murdock. Eve Plumb has been tapped to play the T-Birds shop teacher in Fox’s upcoming live production of the popular musical set to air January 31. The role was played by Alice Ghostley in the 1978 feature film. Plumb joins an ensemble cast that includes Julianne Hough (Sandy), Aaron…