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CBS Renews Young Sheldon For Second Season
YOUNG SHELDON is a new half-hour, single-camera comedy created by Chuck Lorre and Steven Molaro, that introduces "The Big Bang Theory's" Sheldon Cooper (Iain Armitage), a 9-year-old genius living with his family in East Texas and going to high school. YOUNG SHELDON will have a special Monday launch behind the season premiere of THE BIG BANG THEORY on Sept. 25 (8:30-9:00 PM, ET/PT). On Nov. 2, YOUNG SHELDON will move to its regular time period, Thursdays (8:30-9:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network. Photo: Robert Voets/CBS é2017 CBS Broadcasting, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Coming Soon reports that CBS has renewed Young Sheldon for a second season. It’s the #1 new comedy in viewers (16.17 million), adults 18-49 (3.3) and adults 25-54 (4.9) and the #2 comedy on TV behind The Big Bang Theory. It has the best retention for any show after Big Bang, and the best delivery for a comedy on any network since the 1999-2000 TV season.
CBS Entertainment President Kelly Kahl said: “’Young Sheldon’ has made a huge impact on our schedule in the short time it’s been on the air. While the show’s DNA is clearly rooted in ‘The Big Bang Theory,’ ‘Young Sheldon’ has staked out its own place in the TV universe with a unique creative tone, brilliant writing and a gifted multi-generational cast. We can’t wait to see Chuck, Steve, Jim and Todd’s vision for how the Cooper family deals with Sheldon growing a year older…and smarter.”
The series stars Iain Armitage, Zoe Perry, Lance Barber, Annie Potts, Raegan Revord and Montana Jordan with Jim Parsons narrating. It follows a nine-year-old Sheldon Cooper, who lives with his family in east Texas and attends high school. It’s executive produced by Chuck Lorre, Steven Molaro, Jim Parsons and Todd Spiewak, with production from Chuck Lorre Productions in association with Warner Bros. Television.
