<Li> Kate Burton as Barbara, a psychologist at Kevin's rehab who facilitates his meeting with the family . </Li> <Li> Garrett Morris as Lloyd, a resident living in William's old apartment building . </Li> <Table> <Tr> <Th> No . overall </Th> <Th> No. in season </Th> <Th> Title </Th> <Th> Directed by </Th> <Th> Written by </Th> <Th> Original air date </Th> <Th> Prod . code </Th> <Th> U.S. viewers (millions) </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 19 </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> "A Father's Advice" </Td> <Td> Ken Olin </Td> <Td> Dan Fogelman </Td> <Td> September 26, 2017 (2017 - 09 - 26) </Td> <Td> 2AZC01 </Td> <Td> 12.94 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="8"> 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 . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 20 </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> "A Manny - Splendored Thing" </Td> <Td> John Fortenberry </Td> <Td> Dan Fogelman & Bekah Brunstetter </Td> <Td> October 3, 2017 (2017 - 10 - 03) </Td> <Td> 2AZC02 </Td> <Td> 11.06 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="8"> 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 . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 21 </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> "Déjà Vu" </Td> <Td> John Requa & Glenn Ficarra </Td> <Td> Isaac Aptaker & Elizabeth Berger </Td> <Td> October 10, 2017 (2017 - 10 - 10) </Td> <Td> 2AZC03 </Td> <Td> 11.02 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="8"> 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 . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 22 </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> "Still There" </Td> <Td> Ken Olin </Td> <Td> Vera Herbert </Td> <Td> October 17, 2017 (2017 - 10 - 17) </Td> <Td> 2AZC04 </Td> <Td> 10.65 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="8"> 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 . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 23 </Th> <Td> 5 </Td> <Td> "Brothers" </Td> <Td> John Requa & Glenn Ficarra </Td> <Td> Tyler Bensinger </Td> <Td> October 24, 2017 (2017 - 10 - 24) </Td> <Td> 2AZC05 </Td> <Td> 10.60 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="8"> 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 . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 24 </Th> <Td> 6 </Td> <Td> "The 20's" </Td> <Td> Regina King </Td> <Td> Don Roos </Td> <Td> October 31, 2017 (2017 - 10 - 31) </Td> <Td> 2AZC06 </Td> <Td> 8.43 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="8"> 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 .) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 25 </Th> <Td> 7 </Td> <Td> "The Most Disappointed Man" </Td> <Td> Chris Koch </Td> <Td> Kay Oyegun </Td> <Td> November 7, 2017 (2017 - 11 - 07) </Td> <Td> 2AZC07 </Td> <Td> 9.89 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="8"> 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 . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 26 </Th> <Td> 8 </Td> <Td> "Number One" </Td> <Td> Ken Olin </Td> <Td> K.J. Steinberg </Td> <Td> November 14, 2017 (2017 - 11 - 14) </Td> <Td> 2AZC08 </Td> <Td> 10.05 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="8"> 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 . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 27 </Th> <Td> 9 </Td> <Td> "Number Two" </Td> <Td> Ken Olin </Td> <Td> K.J. Steinberg & Shukree Hassan Tilghman </Td> <Td> November 21, 2017 (2017 - 11 - 21) </Td> <Td> 2AZC09 </Td> <Td> 9.34 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="8"> 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 . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 28 </Th> <Td> 10 </Td> <Td> "Number Three" </Td> <Td> Ken Olin </Td> <Td> Shukree Hassan Tilghman </Td> <Td> November 28, 2017 (2017 - 11 - 28) </Td> <Td> 2AZC10 </Td> <Td> 10.94 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="8"> 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 . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 29 </Th> <Td> 11 </Td> <Td> "The Fifth Wheel" </Td> <Td> Chris Koch </Td> <Td> Vera Herbert </Td> <Td> January 9, 2018 (2018 - 01 - 09) </Td> <Td> 2AZC11 </Td> <Td> 9.65 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="8"> 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 . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 30 </Th> <Td> 12 </Td> <Td> "Clooney" </Td> <Td> Zetna Fuentes </Td> <Td> Bekah Brunstetter </Td> <Td> January 16, 2018 (2018 - 01 - 16) </Td> <Td> 2AZC12 </Td> <Td> 9.82 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="8"> 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 . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 31 </Th> <Td> 13 </Td> <Td> "That'll Be the Day" </Td> <Td> TBA </Td> <Td> TBA </Td> <Td> January 23, 2018 (2018 - 01 - 23) </Td> <Td> 2AZC13 </Td> <Td> TBD </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 32 </Th> <Td> 14 </Td> <Td> TBA </Td> <Td> TBA </Td> <Td> TBA </Td> <Td> February 4, 2018 (2018 - 02 - 04) </Td> <Td> 2AZC14 </Td> <Td> TBD </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 33 </Th> <Td> 15 </Td> <Td> "Across the Border" </Td> <Td> TBA </Td> <Td> TBA </Td> <Td> February 6, 2018 (2018 - 02 - 06) </Td> <Td> 2AZC15 </Td> <Td> TBD </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th> No . overall </Th> <Th> No. in season </Th> <Th> Title </Th> <Th> Directed by </Th> <Th> Written by </Th> <Th> Original air date </Th> <Th> Prod . code </Th> <Th> U.S. viewers (millions) </Th> </Tr>

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