we're breaking down rory and lorelei's reunion by the numbers. >> >> plus, legendary news woman connie chung unleashed. >> inside her network showdown with barbara walters and diane sawyer and what video had her saying this. >> oh, my god. >> now, "the weekend insider" tracking hollywood from the inside out. >>>ro the "gilmore girls," hollywood riding a wave of nostalgia. welcome to weekend "insider." >> lots to be thankful for this holiday starting with my visit to the this is us" set. since the megahit is all about family, i had to see what life was really like for the popular pearson brothers. >> hello? >> yeah. justin. >> all right. >> the resident heartthrob is here. >> is that me. >> it's. >> you this is great. the heartthrob. >> well, i wouldn't know anything about that. ? >> what's my favorite ice cream flavor? it changes from day to day. today is me and tomorrow will be somebody else. that's fun. it's better than being resident a hole. >> the guys at the gate told me this is the nicest cast in television. >> it is. >> how are your driving skills? >> i'd say b plus. but you kno

. >> i told you, low-key obsessed with lorelei. lot of people have named their child rory over the years. >> the quick clip of the dialogue which is perfect because you've got a second book out today which is called collection of essays. in the show you talk like a mile a minute. >> that's what the show is known for. it is always something i loved about it. i'm sort of a fast talker myself. so the book is a collection of essays, including one about kind of what it was like to do the show the first time, then sort of a diary behind the scenes of the latest show. i just thought what an odd thing to get to do in a career. you know. >> did you keep a journal knowing that you would want to reveal things? >> the second time i did because blur. there were so many episodes over so many years. when i tried to write about it i was like, the year where my hair looked weird? so i really kept a little more of a diary this time, also because it was such a special time and i was having such big moments all the time so i tried to keep track of the