Characters' pasts revealed in latest episode of 'This Is Us,' NBC's new hit
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A new episode of 鈥淭his Is Us鈥 continued to reveal more about the family at the center of the NBC hit show, and the program鈥檚 recent ratings have been impressive.
鈥淯s鈥 stars Milo Ventimiglia and Mandy Moore as parents raising three children during the 1970s. Other segments that take place in the future show the now-grown children (Sterling K. Brown, Chrissy Metz, and Justin Hartley) struggling with their own problems.聽
The newest episode, which aired on Oct. 18, showed how some of these problems originated during the children鈥檚 early years when the installment depicted parents Jack (Mr. Ventimiglia) and Rebecca (Ms. Moore) taking their children on an outing to the pool.
While at the pool, Kevin (Mr. Hartley) felt like no one was paying attention to him after he came close to drowning in the deep water of the pool and no one saw it happen. Kevin felt like his parents were paying more attention to his siblings than him.聽
Meanwhile, Kate (Ms. Metz), who is attempting to lose weight as an adult, was the subject of cruel comments from other girls while at the pool. Randall (Mr. Brown), who is African-American and was adopted by Jack and Rebecca, had asked his parents to go to that particular pool because he thought there might be other non-white children there. He had been feeling isolated with no one around who looked like him.聽
鈥淯s鈥 has so far impressed industry watchers with its ratings, with the number of viewers it鈥檚 attracting showing that younger TV watchers can still be drawn to a family TV drama on a broadcast network. 鈥淯s鈥 brought in more viewers 18-49 than the program before it, 鈥淭he Voice,鈥 which is the first time any TV show has attracted more 18-49 viewers than 鈥淰oice鈥 before it. The most recent episode of "Us" achieved a level of viewership comparable to the show鈥檚 premiere, which is considered anomalous behavior for a new show soon after premiering.