The BEST episodes of This Is Us
Every episode of This Is Us ever, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of This Is Us!
A heartwarming and emotional story about a unique set of triplets, their struggles and their wonderful parents.
#2 - The Train
Season 6 - Episode 17 - Aired 5/17/2022
Pearsons gather around Rebecca's bedside.
#3 - Super Bowl Sunday
Season 2 - Episode 14 - Aired 2/4/2018
Randall hosts a Super Bowl party while Kevin and Kate reconnect with the past.
#4 - Memphis
Season 1 - Episode 16 - Aired 2/21/2017
Randall and William take a road trip to Memphis, where Randall learns about his biological father's past.
#5 - Strangers: Part Two
Season 4 - Episode 18 - Aired 3/24/2020
The Pearsons gather to celebrate baby Jack's first birthday.
#6 - The Cabin
Season 4 - Episode 14 - Aired 2/18/2020
The Big Three reconnect at the family cabin.
#7 - The Fifth Wheel
Season 2 - Episode 11 - Aired 1/9/2018
The Pearsons come together under unexpected circumstances. Jack surprises the family with a summer vacation.
#8 - So Long, Marianne
Season 4 - Episode 9 - Aired 11/19/2019
The Pearson family gathers for their first Thanksgiving at Randall's Philadelphia townhouse.
#9 - The Night Before the Wedding
Season 6 - Episode 14 - Aired 4/26/2022
The night before Kate's wedding, Kevin's love life takes an unexpected turn.
#10 - What Now?
Season 1 - Episode 17 - Aired 3/7/2017
The entire Pearson family gathers at Randall's for an unusual party. Kevin and Sophie's relationship deepens on the night of his play's premiere. Kate struggles to open up to Toby about her father's death. Tensions are high between Jack and Rebecca as she leaves on tour with her band.
#11 - Her
Season 3 - Episode 18 - Aired 4/2/2019
Rebecca helps Kate and Toby care for baby Jack; Zoe and Kevin look after Tess and Annie; Randall and Beth consider how to move forward.
#12 - Pilot
Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/20/2016
Sometimes life will surprise you. Starring Mandy Moore, Milo Ventimiglia and Sterling K. Brown, this refreshingly honest and provocative series follows a unique ensemble. As their paths cross and their life stories intertwine in curious ways, we find that several of them share the same birthday and so much more than anyone would expect. From the writer and directors of "Crazy, Stupid, Love" comes a smart, modern dramedy that will challenge your everyday presumptions about the people you think you know.
#13 - In the Room
Season 5 - Episode 8 - Aired 2/16/2021
The Pearsons navigate huge family milestones together, from a distance.
#14 - Pilgrim Rick
Season 1 - Episode 8 - Aired 11/22/2016
As Jack, Rebecca and the three kids make their way to Rebecca's parents' house for their traditional Thanksgiving holiday, an unforeseen detour occurs. Kate makes two drastic life-changing decisions. Kevin brings Olivia to Randall's house for Thanksgiving. Randall's heart is broken when he learns about a lifelong secret his mother has kept from him.
#15 - The Trip
Season 1 - Episode 9 - Aired 11/29/2016
Kate, Kevin and Randall head to their family's cabin to get away after their chaotic family Thanksgiving. A very angry Randall finds comfort and explanation from his father, Jack. Olivia speaks a harsh truth to Kate, which drives a wedge between Kate and Kevin. Rebecca and Jack struggle with what to do when 9-year-old Randall tells them that he's been looking for his birth parents.
#16 - Last Christmas
Season 1 - Episode 10 - Aired 12/6/2016
The Pearson family finds themselves at the hospital on Christmas Eve after little Kate comes down with appendicitis. When they run into Dr. K, who is alone at the hospital, they realize they need to be there for him as much as he was once there for them. Presently, Kevin celebrates Hanukkah with Sloane and her family, Kate continues to pursue her big surgery and someone from William's past reappears in his life.
#17 - The Car
Season 2 - Episode 15 - Aired 2/6/2018
The history of the Pearsons as told through the life of the family car. Rebecca finds solace with an old friend as the Pearsons struggle to cope with tragedy. Jack teaches Kevin and Randall to drive.
#18 - Number One
Season 2 - Episode 8 - Aired 11/14/2017
Kevin goes back to his high school to accept an award. Jack and Rebecca get excited about their kids' futures.
#19 - Songbird Road (1)
Season 3 - Episode 11 - Aired 1/22/2019
Rebecca and the Big Three reckon with secrets Jack kept from them. Jack's Vietnam story continues to be revealed.
#20 - The Adirondacks
Season 5 - Episode 16 - Aired 5/25/2021
The family gathers for Kevin and Madison's wedding.
#21 - That'll Be the Day
Season 2 - Episode 13 - Aired 1/23/2018
Kevin helps Randall and Beth with a project. Kate contemplates a big gift for Toby. Jack and Rebecca talk about their future.
#22 - Jack Pearson's Son
Season 1 - Episode 15 - Aired 2/14/2017
As Kevin stresses about the premiere of his play, he receives support from an unexpected source. Randall struggles under the pressure of both his work and ailing father. Rebecca and Jack's Valentine's Day doesn't go as planned.
#23 - The Pool
Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/18/2016
Rebecca and Jack take Kevin, Kate, and Randall to the community pool on a hot day and quickly realize each child is going through their own struggles. Kevin auditions for his first Broadway play in New York and meets a determined actress who is less than impressed by him. Toby runs into his ex-wife while at a restaurant with Kate, which sends Kate into a spiral of self-doubt. William is mistakenly reported as a loiterer in Randall's predominately white neighborhood, which exposes deep-rooted issues of race.
#24 - Strangers
Season 4 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/24/2019
Jack meets Rebecca’s parents. New characters are introduced.
#25 - The Game Plan
Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 10/25/2016
Jack and Rebecca argue about the idea of starting a family; the story behind the family's love for the Pittsburgh Steelers is revealed; Kevin discovers that the script for his part in the play is relevant to his own life.