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Season guide

This Is Us: Season 6

18 episodes Premiered Jan 4, 2022 Updated Sep 25, 2026
Previously on This Is Us

Season 6 Lore Primer

Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.

  • ⚡ Directly follows the overarching narrative developments of This Is Us Season 5.
  • ⚡ Faction dynamics and core character alliances shift under escalating external stakes.
  • ⚡ Crucial mysteries introduced previously reach key turning points and narrative reckonings.
  • ⚡ Sets up serialized story arcs that build directly toward the climactic season finale.
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Season 6 Episodes

Episode Guide

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Season 6: Filler vs. Essential Canon

Filter episodes by narrative weight. Focus on essential mytharc and skip standalone side quests.

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Mytharc (4): Crucial lore & season climaxes
Core (14): Character development & subplots
Side Quest (0): Standalone / filler
S6·E1 Mytharc

The Challenger

Jan 4, 2022 · 43 min

The Big Three celebrate their 41st birthday.

S6·E2 Core

One Giant Leap

Jan 11, 2022 · 43 min

Nicky, Rebecca and Miguel go on a road trip.

S6·E3 Core

Four Fathers

Jan 18, 2022 · 43 min

Jack, Randall, Kevin and Toby struggle to connect with their children.

S6·E5 Core

Heart and Soul

Feb 1, 2022 · 43 min

Malik and Deja share controversial news at dinner.

S6·E7 Core

Taboo

Mar 8, 2022 · 43 min

Rebecca has a big announcement to make at Thanksgiving dinner.

S6·E8 Core

The Guitar Man

Mar 15, 2022 · 43 min

Kevin takes the twins to the cabin in hopes of proving himself as a father.

S6·E9 Core

The Hill

Mar 22, 2022 · 43 min

Kate visits Toby.

S6·E10 Core

Every Version of You

Mar 29, 2022 · 43 min

Randall and Rebecca embark on a road trip and reflect on their past.

S6·E11 Core

Saturday in the Park

Apr 5, 2022 · 43 min

Rebecca and Miguel's anniversary barbecue does not go as planned.

S6·E12 Core

Katoby

Apr 12, 2022 · 43 min

Kate and Toby's relationship evolves over a few years.

S6·E13 Core

Day of the Wedding

Apr 19, 2022 · 43 min

The Pearsons gather for Kate's wedding.

S6·E14 Core

The Night Before the Wedding

Apr 26, 2022 · 43 min

The night before Kate's wedding, Kevin's love life takes an unexpected turn.

S6·E15 Core

Miguel

May 3, 2022 · 43 min

Miguel over the years.

S6·E16 Core

Family Meeting

May 10, 2022 · 43 min

The Big Three makes a plan for Rebecca.

S6·E17 Mytharc

The Train

May 17, 2022 · 45 min

The Pearsons gather around Rebecca's bedside.

S6·E18 Mytharc

Us

May 24, 2022 · 43 min

The Big Three come to new understandings about life.

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