Per TV By The Numbers, This is Us did a 1.7 rating and 7.4 million total viewers in the 9 p.m. slot.
NCIS was in the 8 p.m. slot and did a 1.3 rating in the 18-49 demographic and the aforementioned 13.4 million total viewers.
In terms of this episode, it should be noted that NCIS was still beat by NBC juggernaut This is Us in the demo, but the CBS drama won handily in total viewers.
It’s a battle that has been playing out on Tuesday nights for some time now between the two network shows.