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…

Anyone braving the standstill of Los Angeles rush-hour traffic last night to the John Anson Ford Amphitheatre would have found that they arrived to a tranquil and emotional oasis as Fox and NBC celebrated the music of This Is Us with performances by Mandy Moore and composer Siddhartha Khosla. Moore took the mic before…

UPDATED with event complete: The NBCUniversal Upfront Presentation kicked off a busy week Monday at Radio City Music Hall. The first time NBCU did a combined upfront presentation a couple of years ago, it ran for 2 1/2 hours, testing the patience of ad buyers, executives and agents. This year, the promise was for a…

NBC is not into change very much this upcoming season, to put it conservatively. Sure, the network has Melissa McCarthy taking over hosting duties from Steve Harvey for the fourth season of Little Big Shots in the upcoming season, and Will & Grace and last year's breakout Manifest are both pushed back to midseason…

NBC has given a mega-three-season renewal to its flagship drama series This Is Us, taking it through a sixth season. While not unprecedented, the size of the order is very rare and only reserved for the biggest hits on television. CBS’ The Big Bang Theory most recently received a three-season pickup in 2014. Like the…

It is crazy when you think about it but it’s upfront weekend and the biggest series on broadcast television is yet to be picked up for next season. No one doubts that This Is Us will be back on NBC in the fall yet it’s is quite unusual for a network’s flagship series not to be officially picked up by end of…

This Is Us creator Dan Fogelman is staying put at 20th Century Fox TV, signing a massive new five-year deal with the studio behind the hit NBC drama. Under the pact, Fogelman will continue to help steer This Is Us, which is headed into its fourth season, and develop new series for the studio, now owned by Disney…

NBC’s This Is Us season finale (1.8 rating in the adults 18-49 demographic, 8.05 million viewers) matched its best demo rating since January 22, growing 6% week to week and dominating Tuesday night in the demo, winning its 9 PM slot by a 100% margin in that metric. The performance puts it on track to finish No. 1 amid…

SPOILER ALERT: The story includes details about the Season 3 finale of NBC’s This Is Us.  Another Kevin Pearson breakup leads to the departure of another actress as a series regular: Melanie Liburd, who plays Beth's cousin Zoe, was introduced in the Season 2 finale and was promoted to a series regular ahead of Season…