NBC’s mega-hit family drama “This Is Us” faced the same pandemic-related production delays as many other Fall TV staples over the summer, preventing them from hitting the airwaves in time for the start of the traditional broadcast season.
But once it was decided that filming could safely begin on “This Is Us” Season 5 in late September, series creator Dan Fogelman asked to push up the Nov. 10 premiere date that NBC had set by two weeks so that the show’s two-part, fifth-season opener would air ahead of the Nov. 3 presidential election.
Fogelman says the reason behind getting those episodes on the air Oct.
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