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For people involved in broadcast television, it was quite a rude awakening the morning of Premiere Tuesday when the fast nationals for the first night of the 2019-20 season came out. New series across the board were opening at Live+Same Day levels that even a year ago would have had networks sharpening the…

Snapshot: New series Week 2: Mixed-ish (ABC, 0.7 rating in 18-49 Live+Same Day, -22%; 3.5 million viewers), Emergence (ABC, 0.6, -25%; 3.6 million). Things are starting to settle in Week 2 of the broadcast season as most Tuesday series were on par or slightly off their premiere deliveries. Logging the biggest Week 2…

We have the first Live+3 adults 18-49 lift of more than a ratings point this broadcast season. It was posted by the Season 4 premiere of NBC’s This Is Us. The family drama cemented its status as the highest-rated scripted series on broadcast TV in 18-49 with a +1.1 ratings increase after three days of playback, bring…

Snapshot: New series premieres: Mixed-ish (ABC, 0.9 rating in 18-49, 4.0 million viewers), Emergence (ABC, 0.8, 4.1 million). UPDATED with finals: Viewers are starting to get the memo that the broadcast season is underway, with more shows on Tuesday popping in the Live+Same Day ratings than on Premiere Monday. Kicking…

EXCLUSIVE: Present-day Nicky is becoming a permanent member of the Pearson clan on NBC’s This Is Us. Griffin Dunne, who was introduced as an older version of Jack’s once-presumed-dead younger brother Nicky in one of Season 3’s biggest twists, has been upped to series regular for the series’ fourth season. The…

EXCLUSIVE: One of the many mysteries surrounding the upcoming fourth season of This Is Us has been solved. The West Wing alum Tim Matheson will play Rebecca’s (Mandy Moore) father, Dave, in a key recurring role on NBC’s flagship drama series. This Is Us has been teasing the Meet the Parents aspect of Season 4…

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…

Mandy Moore has officially entered the Emmy race. The matriarch of NBC’s hit series, This Is Us, landed her first Emmy nomination for Outstanding Lead Actress In A Drama Series, joining fellow repeatedly nominated co-stars Sterling K. Brown and Milo Ventimiglia. “It hasn't sunk in. Not sure if it ever will. I’ve never…

This is Us executive producer and director Ken Olin is expanding his relationship with 20th Century Fox TV, signing an overall deal with the studio behind NBC’s flagship drama series. Under the pact, Olin will continue as EP and director on This Is Us, which received a three-season renewal last month. The deal, his…

This Is Us has enlisted Once Upon a Time alum Jennifer Morrison for a recurring guest role on Season 4, Deadline has confirmed. For now, details about her character on the NBC hit are being closely guarded. As we reported last month, NBC gave This Is Us a mega-renewal, ordering three more seasons. In its most recent…

NBC has set fall premiere dates for its new and returning series. New comedies Perfect Harmony starring Bradley Whitford and Sunnyside with Kal Penn will join the Thursday lineup, and the freshman Jimmy Smits drama Bluff City Law gavels in on Mondays after The Voice. Check out the list below. As for the veteran…

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…