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Ratings: “This Is Us” Drops From Last Episode, Still Wins Tuesday Night

Off last week, NBC’s breakout hit “This Is Us” returned with an original Tuesday night.

The episode was down in the key adults 18-49 demographic (it also narrowly fell in total viewership).

According to fast national data posted by Showbuzz, Tuesday’s “This Is Us” drew a 2.5 adults 18-49 rating and 9.54 million total viewers. The previous episode drew a 2.8 rating and 9.63 million.

While not as strong as the last episode, “This Is Us” was still strong from a competitive standpoint. It was Tuesday’s #1 show in adults 18-49 and the night’s #3 show in total viewership.

NBC led into “This Is Us” with “The Wall” (1.4 adults 18-49 rating, 6.04 million viewers) and closed its evening with “Chicago Fire” (1.5, 6.78 million).

Brian Cantor

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