Now Dan Fogelman’s sprawling ensemble dramedy, from 2. Century Fox TV, has received a Back 5 pickup from NBC for an 1. This Is Us creator Fogelman had designed the heavily serialized, decades- spanning dramedy for shorter, cable- style seasons. I hear he originally was shooting for a 1. We are thrilled. This order for a complete first season of 1. Courage The Cowardly Dog Season 2 Episode 1.

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Fogelman said. And to get the order so early on is a tremendous show of confidence and a boost for our entire cast and crew.”The pickup comes ahead of the airing of This Is Us. The dramedy’s premiere is projected to be the highest- rated new series debut during Premiere Week both in Live+Same Day and Live+3. It averaged a 4. 2 rating in the demo (L3, up from 2. L+SD) with 1. 3. 5.

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After five days of playback, the averages grew to a 4. It’s a rare moment in this business when a show so instantly delivers both critical acclaim and hit ratings, but This Is Us is just such an extraordinary achievement,” said NBC Entertainment president Jennifer Salke. It was a spec script Fogelman took out shortly after moving to 2. TV following the cancellation of his ABC comedy The Neighbors. It was an off- cycle buy by NBC and an off- cycle pilot with no big stars or pre- sold title. But somehow, it stayed strong as pilot season progressed and landed one of the two best protected slots on the NBC schedule, behind The Voice on Tuesday. Then the trailer cut from the pilot for NBC’s upfront presentation took off online, amassing a staggering 1.

And just a couple of days before the premiere, one of the This Is Us stars, Sterling K. Brown, won an Emmy for The People V. Simpson. In addition to the highest- rated new series in L+3, with This Is Us, 2. TV also had the highest- rated entertainment program overall with Fox’s Empire (5.

ABC drama Speechless. The cast of This Is Us includes Milo Ventimiglia, Mandy Moore, Justin Hartley, Chrissy Metz, Sterling K. Brown, Susan Kelechi Watson, Chris Sullivan and Ron Cephas Jones. Watch Lonesome Jim Dailymotion. Fogelman serves as writer and executive producer with Don Todd.

Jess Rosenthal, Charlie Gogolak and directors John Requa and Glenn Ficarra also executive produce. NBC has been the quickest to hand out full- season orders this fall. On Friday, the network gave a Back 9 pickup to sophomore comedy Superstore. Its other fall comedy, freshman The Good Place, is designed for a 1.