‘This Is Us’ Says Goodbye: How a Drama Whose Original Pilot Script Wasn’t Written for Network Standards Changed Broadcast

When Sterling K. Brown won lead actor in a drama series for play- ing Randall Pearson on the first season of NBC’s “This Is Us” at the 2017 Emmys, it marked his second win and the show’s first. Though Brown’s impassioned acceptance speech was cut off by Fox in a now infamous attempt to move along the awards show, Brown’s spirits remained high and for a few more minutes, “This Is Us” remained a contender for best drama. “Oprah announced the big award. And there was some talk that we had a shot at it,” creator Dan Fogelman tells Variety…. Read Full Article