This is Us ( season 2 ) - wikipedia This is Us ( season 2 ) This Is Us ( season 2 ) Promotional poster Starring Milo Ventimiglia Mandy Moore Sterling K. Brown Chrissy Metz Justin Hartley Susan Kelechi Watson Chris Sullivan Ron Cephas Jones Jon Huertas Alexandra Breckenridge Niles Fitch Lonnie Chavis Logan Shroyer Parker Bates Hannah Zeile Mackenzie Hancsicsak Eris Baker Faithe Herman Country of origin United States No. of episodes 13 Release Original network NBC Original release September 26, 2017 ( 2017 - 09 - 26 ) -- present ( present ) Season chronology ← Previous Season 1 List of This Is Us episodes The second season of the American television series This Is Us continues to follow the family lives and connections of several people who all share the same birthday, and the ways in which they are similar and different. The season is produced by Rhode Island Ave. Productions, Zaftig Films, and 20th Century Fox Television, with Dan Fogelman, Isaac Aptaker, and Elizabeth Berger serving as showrunners. A second and third season of This Is Us were ordered in January 2017, with production for season two beginning that July. The season stars an ensemble cast featuring Milo Ventimiglia, Mandy Moore, Sterling K. Brown, Chrissy Metz, Justin Hartley, Susan Kelechi Watson, Chris Sullivan, Ron Cephas Jones, Jon Huertas, Alexandra Breckenridge, Niles Fitch, Logan Shroyer, Hannah Zeile, Mackenzie Hancsicsak, Parker Bates, Eris Baker, Faithe Herman, and Lonnie Chavis. The second season, consisting of 18 episodes, began airing on September 26, 2017, on NBC. This Is Us will serve as the lead - out program for Super Bowl LII in February 2018. Contents 1 Cast and characters 1.1 Main 1.2 Recurring 1.3 Guest 2 Episodes 3 Production 3.1 Development 3.2 Casting 3.3 Filming 4 Release 4.1 Broadcast 5 Reception 5.1 Critical response 5.2 Ratings 5.3 Accolades 6 References 7 External links Cast and characters Main article : List of This Is Us characters Main Milo Ventimiglia as Jack Pearson Mandy Moore as Rebecca Pearson Sterling K. Brown as Randall Pearson Niles Fitch as teenage Randall Pearson Lonnie Chavis as young Randall Pearson Chrissy Metz as Kate Pearson Hannah Zeile as teenage Kate Pearson Mackenzie Hancsicsak as young Kate Pearson Justin Hartley as Kevin Pearson Logan Shroyer as teenage Kevin Pearson Parker Bates as young Kevin Pearson Susan Kelechi Watson as Beth Pearson Chris Sullivan as Toby Damon Ron Cephas Jones as William H. `` Shakespeare '' Hill Jon Huertas as Miguel Rivas Alexandra Breckenridge as Sophie Eris Baker as Tess Pearson Faithe Herman as Annie Pearson Recurring Lyric Ross as Deja, Randall and Beth 's foster child. Jermel Nakia as young adult William H. `` Shakespeare '' Hill Guest Sylvester Stallone as himself, actor in Kevin 's movie. Debra Jo Rupp as Linda, social worker who works with Randall and Beth when they foster Deja. Sam Anderson as Walter Crowder, judge in young adult William Hill 's case. Delroy Lindo as Ernest Bradley, judge in Randall 's adoption case. Joy Brunson as Shauna, Deja 's mother. Kate Burton as Barbara, a psychologist at Kevin 's rehab who facilitates his meeting with the family. Garrett Morris as Lloyd, a resident living in William 's old apartment building. Episodes No. overall No. in season Title Directed by Written by Original air date Prod. code U.S. viewers ( millions ) 19 `` A Father 's Advice '' Ken Olin Dan Fogelman September 26, 2017 ( 2017 - 09 - 26 ) 2AZC01 12.94 On the Big Three 's 37th birthday, Randall wants to adopt a baby, but Beth convinces him they can honor William 's legacy by adopting an older child. Kate auditions as a band 's lead singer after initially leaving, because all the other women auditioning are thin. She is rejected because of her inexperience, not her weight ; Kate is confident she can work her way up. Toby tells Kevin that he, not Kevin, needs to be Kate 's `` person. '' Kevin explains that Kate informed him of their father 's death, and being Kate 's brother is the only thing he is really good at. In the past, Rebecca takes the Big Three to a movie after her argument with Jack. Rebecca urges Jack to come home ; Jack admits his drinking is out of control. Later, the family house has burned and Rebecca, in the car with Jack 's possessions in a bag, screams and cries. 20 `` A Manny - Splendored Thing '' John Fortenberry Dan Fogelman & Bekah Brunstetter October 3, 2017 ( 2017 - 10 - 03 ) 2AZC02 11.06 Kevin is invited back for the 100th `` The Manny '' episode. The producers try to embarrass him for how he left the show, but Sophie helps him do it anyway. Randall, Beth, their girls, Rebecca, and Miguel travel across the country to see the live episode. Randall and Beth take a walk during the taping to discuss Randall 's worries about fostering an older child who could have major issues. Also during the taping, Kate gets a call for her first gig ; however, she does not want her mother to criticize her performance, so Kate asks both Rebecca and Toby not to follow her, but they do anyway. Later, Kate confronts Rebecca about how she has always treated her. Rebecca seeks support from Toby, but he clearly sides with Kate, which wins Rebecca 's approval. After the episode taping, Beth learns from Kevin that Randall only risked failure once : in asking her out. Beth reassures Randall they can go through with their plan. In flashbacks, Jack confesses to teenage Kate that he has an alcoholism problem. Jack ( when on the wagon before ) vented his anger on a punching bag ; this time, he lets Rebecca take him to an AA meeting. 21 `` Déjà Vu '' John Requa & Glenn Ficarra Isaac Aptaker & Elizabeth Berger October 10, 2017 ( 2017 - 10 - 10 ) 2AZC03 11.02 On Kevin 's movie set, Kate -- excited that Sylvester Stallone is his co-star -- bonds with `` Sly '' and tells him what his films meant to her father, and about his death. After talking with Stallone, Kevin 's memories of his dad surface, affecting his performance in a scene. Randall learns that a young girl, Deja, is being brought to his home. Later, when Deja yells at Beth for `` stealing '' her mom 's cigarettes, Randall defends his wife, and Deja shrinks to defend herself from apparent aggression. Randall talks to Deja about the joy he found in having Jack and Rebecca, as well as William. Kevin takes pain medication after injuring his knee -- his old football injury -- from a scene explosion during filming. In flashbacks, when the kids are teenagers, Jack talks about his efforts to rehabilitate from alcoholism ; Randall tries to find his birth parents through an ad, and is comforted by Kate and Kevin after a woman claims to be his birth mother for his family 's money. 22 `` Still There '' Ken Olin Vera Herbert October 17, 2017 ( 2017 - 10 - 17 ) 2AZC04 10.65 Randall takes his daughters and Deja bowling, which does not go as expected. Beth offers to help Deja take care of her hair, and the two bond. Randall admits to Deja that he has had problems with nervous breakdowns and has taken up running to deal with his anxiety ; he invites her to come with him. Kevin undergoes surgery on his injured knee, and continues to overuse his pain medication. Kate visits a gynaecologist for an ultrasound, revealing that she is pregnant. In flashbacks, Kate and Kevin contract the chicken pox, and their doctor urges Randall to do his best to catch them as well so it would not occur later for him. Rebecca 's mother pops in intent on staying for a while, and her overbearing attitude and the fact that she treats Randall differently than Kate and Kevin leads to Rebecca confronting her about it all and calling her a racist, which Randall overhears. Rebecca 's mother takes her words to heart and reaches out to Randall, recognizing for the first time how special he is. 23 5 `` Brothers '' John Requa & Glenn Ficarra Tyler Bensinger October 24, 2017 ( 2017 - 10 - 24 ) 2AZC05 10.60 Kate and Toby share news of her pregnancy. Kevin, set to be auctioned off by Sophie for a large - scale charity event she is hosting, gets drunk while trying to get a pain medication prescription ; he misses the auction, embarrassing Sophie. Randall earns Deja 's trust. In the past, when Jack takes 10 - year - old Kevin and Randall camping, Rebecca learns that Jack 's father is dying. She calls Jack, but he had issues with his father, and he is trying to have Kevin get along with Randall, so Jack says that he will not return. Rebecca reassures Jack 's father ( who sees his granddaughter, Kate ) that Jack is a great father and husband. Kevin finds a notebook where Randall wrote notes of how to keep peace between them, motivating him to be nice to Randall. Later, Jack looks at a picture of him and his brother in the army. During Jack 's childhood, he and his never - before - seen brother await their father 's return to the car as he gets drunk at a bar. 24 6 `` The 20 's '' Regina King Don Roos October 31, 2017 ( 2017 - 10 - 31 ) 2AZC06 8.43 In flashbacks, with the 10 - year - old Big Three, Rebecca takes Randall trick - or - treating, while Jack takes Kate and Kevin to a haunted house. Randall learns about Kyle 's death from the neighbors ; Rebecca then tells him the facts of his adoption. In other flashbacks, with the Big Three being in their twenties, Kate finds out she is involved with a married man. Kevin, desperate for work as an actor, attempts to steal a role from his roommate and best friend. Meanwhile, Randall and Beth prepare for the arrival of their first daughter. Beth unexpectedly goes into labor after agreeing to help Rebecca get a Facebook account. With no time to get to the hospital, Randall helps Beth through a home delivery. Kate and Kevin commiserate about their deadbeat lives and decide to live together. When Rebecca posts a photo of her granddaughter on Facebook, she gets a message from Miguel, asking how she has been the last 8 years. ( Jack 's death was sometime before Miguel last saw Rebecca. ) 25 7 `` The Most Disappointed Man '' Chris Koch Kay Oyegun November 7, 2017 ( 2017 - 11 - 07 ) 2AZC07 9.89 Jack and Rebecca prepare to finalize Randall 's adoption when Randall is a year old. Their case worker gives a glowing recommendation, but their judge is against interracial adoption. After Rebecca 's letter about being Randall 's mother, the judge recuses himself ; the new judge grants the adoption. Concurrently, William pleads guilty to a drug charge. Although the judge is disappointed because William had a clean record, William claims to be more disappointed, due to the loss of his loved ones and son. The judge visits William in jail, offering to reduce the sentence and get him help, if he stays sober. William keeps this promise for at least 30 years, until hearing his cancer is terminal. As he is about to use, Randall introduces himself as William 's biological son. In the present, Randall takes Deja to visit her mother Shauna in prison, but Shauna declines the visit. Randall later talks to Shauna, who intends to take Deja back after her release. He lets Shauna call Deja collect. Kevin 's relationship with Sophie deteriorates as he continues abusing pain medication and alcohol. Kate and Toby announce their pregnancy to Kevin, plan to get married at city hall, but then consider a big wedding. 26 8 `` Number One '' Ken Olin K.J. Steinberg November 14, 2017 ( 2017 - 11 - 14 ) 2AZC08 10.05 Kevin 's addiction to pain medication and alcohol is wearing him down. He attends the Alumni Honors Ceremony at his old high school, receives the Distinguished Alum Award, but says he does not deserve it. He pretends to play football on the field, doing play - by - play commentary on his ruined opportunities. Charlotte, an alumna, invites him to her house ; when she is not looking, he searches her house for medication, and finds and steals a prescription form. He goes to a pharmacy with a fake prescription, sees police officers, notices his pendant missing, and leaves. In flashbacks, Randall starts a Harvard application, but is interested in Howard University. Kevin and his family meet a college football recruiting coach ; afterwards, Jack is angry with Kevin for his attitude ; Jack later apologizes. Kevin 's football aspirations end one game when his knee is injured. Jack comforts Kevin and gives him the pendant he received in Vietnam for protection. In the present, Kevin goes to Charlotte 's house to find the pendant, but she will not let him in. Kevin is desperate, needing help ; he goes to Randall 's house to tell him something, but Randall assumes it is about Kate losing her baby. 27 9 `` Number Two '' Ken Olin K.J. Steinberg & Shukree Hassan Tilghman November 21, 2017 ( 2017 - 11 - 21 ) 2AZC09 9.34 Kate miscarries. She and Toby struggle in their relationship after Kate said the miscarriage happened to her, not Toby. Kate tries to keep her singing gig, but then has to leave early. She goes to a buffet restaurant, but does not eat the food she piled on her plate. Rebecca comforts Kate, relating her struggles after baby Kyle was stillborn. Toby eventually comes through for Kate. In flashbacks, Jack and Randall leave for a college visit. Kate and Rebecca, at Kevin 's football game, are distracted when discussing the music college Kate wants to attend, as Kevin gets injured ; when they notice, Rebecca has Kate page Jack. 28 10 `` Number Three '' Ken Olin Shukree Hassan Tilghman November 28, 2017 ( 2017 - 11 - 28 ) 2AZC10 10.94 Deja 's mother Shauna appears unannounced at Randall 's home after the charges against her have been dropped. Deja convinces her to leave and wait for them to be reunited via official channels. Randall and Beth are opposed to Shauna resuming custody of Deja, and plan to fight it, but eventually relent. In flashbacks, Jack takes teenage Randall to Howard University in DC ; Jack takes the official tour while Randall is shown around by a friend. Jack then shows Randall the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, and talks about being drafted and how the war affected him. In more recent times, William tells adult Randall about the two times he saw Randall 's mother, how he followed Rebecca to her home, but ultimately decided not to see Randall. In the present, Randall learns of Kate 's miscarriage. Randall and Beth plan to try fostering again after a while. Kevin appears at Randall 's house, and Randall notices Kevin drinking vodka early in the day. Later, Kevin speeds down the road, unaware at first that Tess has hidden in the back seat. Kevin is pulled over and arrested for DUI, and Randall and Beth are angry at Kevin for endangering Tess. 29 11 `` The Fifth Wheel '' Chris Koch Vera Herbert January 9, 2018 ( 2018 - 01 - 09 ) 2AZC11 9.65 Toby finds junk - food trash. Randall and Beth check on Tess ; she said she was sad when Deja went home. The family visits Kevin at rehab ; Barbara, the facilitator, wants only immediate family at Kevin 's first session. Kevin apologizes to the family, but Barbara has him discuss family issues. Kevin says they are a family of addicts. Kevin felt like an outcast ( `` fifth wheel '' ) : Kate had Jack 's support ; Rebecca loved Randall more than Kevin. Randall scolds Kevin ; Rebecca, crying, says why Randall was easier to love. Toby, Beth, and Miguel talk at a bar about being outsiders, Miguel being the only one who knew Jack. After the session, the Big Three reconcile ; Rebecca tells Kevin why she never worried about him, but they had their moments. Kate admits to Toby about hiding junk food since miscarrying. When the kids are 10, Jack takes the family to a cabin vacation, getting Kevin after football camp. Randall 's new glasses are missing. Rebecca notices Kate 's food obsession ; Jack has her exercise, but later takes her for ice cream. During a thunderstorm, Kevin brings Randall 's glasses to their parents ' room -- Kate and Randall are sleeping with them. He sleeps on the floor ; Rebecca joins him. 30 12 `` Clooney '' Zetna Fuentes Bekah Brunstetter January 16, 2018 ( 2018 - 01 - 16 ) 2AZC12 9.82 William 's stray cat `` Clooney '' wanders. After rehab, Kevin stays with Rebecca -- whom Miguel is protecting since Kevin upset her by getting arrested and criticizing her at rehab. Miguel later tells Kevin that Jack and Rebecca were a unified couple, not separate individuals ; thus, he did not love Rebecca while Jack was alive, but does now and is staying. Kate befriends Madison from support group ; they go wedding dress shopping, where Kate discovers Madison 's bulimia ; Madison later faints and calls Kate for help. Kate says losing weight as a teenager did not make her happy. Randall visits Beth at work ; she says working again would help him. Randall gets William 's box from storage, searches for a lady about whom William wrote and drew, and discovers from a picture it was Billie Holiday. Randall tells Beth he wants to buy and manage the run - down building with her. When the kids are teenagers, Jack and Rebecca take them shopping for suits and dresses for the winter formal and Jack 's job. Though the kids are almost starting college, Jack again wants to start `` Big Three Homes '' ( which he put aside to support his family ). Randall asks a redhead out. Someone forgets smoke detector batteries. 31 13 `` That 'll Be the Day '' Uta Briesewitz Kay Oyegun & Don Roos January 23, 2018 ( 2018 - 01 - 23 ) 2AZC13 9.37 An elderly couple, circa 1980, looks through their junk, including a jukebox which would play `` That 'll Be the Day ''. When the house gets a buyer, the man gives his neighbor, Jack, a crockpot. Present - day Randall and Beth buy William 's old building. Kevin helps Randall do repairs ; they soon find themselves overwhelmed -- and bugs, so the building is vacated when an exterminator is called. Since Toby looks online for a dog, Kate -- with mixed feelings -- adopts a dog. Kevin tries to make amends to Sophie ( who says goodbye ), receives his missing pendant in the mail -- and knows he can not make amends to his dad. In flashbacks, Jack and Rebecca watch the Super Bowl alone as the teenagers are otherwise occupied -- Kevin is with Sophie, Randall is on a date -- Kate is making an audition tape ( which Jack videotapes, to Kate 's initial disapproval ) for the music college. The old crockpot 's faulty switch causes the house fire. 32 14 TBA TBA TBA February 4, 2018 ( 2018 - 02 - 04 ) 2AZC14 TBD 33 15 `` Across the Border '' TBA TBA February 6, 2018 ( 2018 - 02 - 06 ) 2AZC15 TBD Production Development On January 18, 2017, NBC renewed the series for a second and third season of 18 episodes each, for a total of 36 additional episodes. Dan Fogelman, Isaac Aptaker, and Elizabeth Berger serve as the season 's showrunners. Casting Main cast members Milo Ventimiglia, Mandy Moore, Sterling K. Brown, Chrissy Metz, Justin Hartley, Susan Kelechi Watson, Chris Sullivan, and Ron Cephas Jones return from the first season as Jack Pearson, Rebecca Pearson, Randall Pearson, Kate Pearson, Kevin Pearson, Beth Pearson, Toby Damon, and William H. Hill, respectively. Jon Huertas and Alexandra Breckenridge, who recurred as Miguel and Sophie, respectively, throughout the first season, were subsequently promoted to the principal cast in the second season. Also promoted to series regulars are young actors Hannah Zeile as teenage Kate, Niles Fitch as teenage Randall, Logan Shroyer as teenage Kevin, Mackenzie Hancsicsak as young Kate, Parker Bates as young Kevin, Faithe Herman as Annie Pearson, and Eris Baker as Tess Pearson. Lonnie Chavis will continue to recur as young Randall. In August 2017, Sylvester Stallone and Debra Jo Rupp were cast in a guest starring roles. Filming The show was awarded over $9.9 million in tax incentives by the California Film Commission for its second season. Production on the season began on July 11, 2017, in Los Angeles. Release Broadcast The second season was originally set to move to a Thursday timeslot, to anchor a new Must See TV lineup, alongside Will & Grace, Great News and Law & Order True Crime : The Menendez Murders, with NBC chairman Bob Greenblatt explaining, `` While this is a bit risky, there is a bigger case to be made about redoing Thursday night. If there is one show we could move, it would be this one. '' However, on May 30, 2017, NBC decided to keep the series on Tuesdays at 9 pm EST, allowing it a run of 10 uninterrupted original episodes in the fall. The season began airing on September 26, 2017, on NBC in the United States, and on CTV in Canada. This Is Us will serve as the lead - out program for Super Bowl LII on February 4, 2018. Reception Critical response The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reported a 95 % approval rating with an average rating of 8.12 / 10 based on 19 reviews. Ratings No. Title Air date Rating / share ( 18 -- 49 ) Viewers ( millions ) DVR ( 18 -- 49 ) DVR viewers ( millions ) Total ( 18 -- 49 ) Total viewers ( millions ) `` A Father 's Advice '' September 26, 2017 3.9 / 13 12.94 2.6 6.93 6.5 19.87 `` A Manny - Splendored Thing '' October 3, 2017 3.1 / 11 11.06 2.4 6.15 5.5 17.21 `` Déjà Vu '' October 10, 2017 2.8 / 10 11.02 2.2 6.11 5.0 17.13 `` Still There '' October 17, 2017 2.9 / 10 10.65 2.3 6.32 5.2 16.97 5 `` Brothers '' October 24, 2017 2.8 / 10 10.60 2.2 6.09 5.0 16.69 6 `` The 20 's '' October 31, 2017 2.0 / 7 8.43 2.4 6.50 4.4 14.94 7 `` The Most Disappointed Man '' November 7, 2017 2.5 / 9 9.89 2.3 6.28 4.8 16.17 8 `` Number One '' November 14, 2017 2.6 / 9 10.05 2.2 6.10 4.8 16.15 9 `` Number Two '' November 21, 2017 2.5 / 9 9.34 2.0 5.71 4.5 15.05 10 `` Number Three '' November 28, 2017 2.8 / 10 10.94 2.0 5.65 4.8 16.60 11 `` The Fifth Wheel '' January 9, 2018 2.7 / 9 9.65 TBD TBD TBD TBD 12 `` Clooney '' January 16, 2018 2.5 / 9 9.82 TBD TBD TBD TBD 13 `` That 'll Be the Day '' January 23, 2018 2.5 / 9 9.37 TBD TBD TBD TBD Accolades Year Award Recipient ( s ) and nominee ( s ) Result Ref. 2018 NAACP Image Awards Outstanding Drama Series This Is Us Nominated Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series Sterling K. 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Question: season 2 this is us number of episodes
Answer: 18; 13; 15; 18; 18