The Big Bang Theory has been a wildly successful CBS TV series. Will its prequel — the Young Sheldon TV show — continue that legacy? Jim Parsons is the only cast member set to cross over, and that’s in a voice capacity. Can the Tiffany Network attract and keep The Big Bang Theory audience? Will Young Sheldon be cancelled or renewed for season two? Stay tuned.
A single-camera comedy, Young Sheldon stars Iain Armitage, Zoe Perry, Lance Barber, Annie Potts, Montana Jordan, and Raegan Revord, with Jim Parsons narrating. The CBS sitcom unfolds in 1989 and centers on Sheldon Cooper (Armitage), when he was just a nine-year-old boy. Surviving childhood in an East Texas outpost — one dedicated to all things faith and football — will be no mean feat for this unique genius and his otherwise ordinary family.
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What do you think? Do you like the Young Sheldon TV series? Should it be cancelled or renewed for second season on CBS?
1/6/18 update: CBS has renewed Young Sheldon for a second season for the 2018-19 season. Details here.
I cant wait to see Sheldon getting tested. I cant wait to see the event which makes Sheldon knock thrice. Don’t cancel this show.
I cant wait to see Sheldon getting tested. I cant wait to see the event which makes Sheldon knock thrice. Don’t cancel the show.
I need season 2 CBS do not disappoint young Sheldon spin off is gold.
The whole feel of the show is too fake, too forced.
The young actor’s acting is too forced, not natural, and he certainly isn’t nervous enough. Short brainiacs aren’t confident and sure.
Too, way too much make-up.
very stupid show think of new ideas all this is watching another big bang and we dont need to see sheldon grow up as a kid after we saw sheldon grow up as an adult for more than ten years
I love this show! Look forward to it every week.
i love the big bang a big reason why young sheldon is dumb is the timeline betwern young sheldon and big bang it would make sheldon 58 in the first season of big bang
Rose this is not a laugh out loud show “Mom” is a laugh out loud show, young sheldon isnt funny at all you can laugh because the show is so stupid
I absolutely love the show Young Sheldon. I joined CBS live access without commercials so that I may watch the shows episodes several times. The best show I’ve seen in ages. The show is a winner!
timeline doesn’t line up sheldon would be in his 60’s dumb show
very stupid its a spin off of big bang and if you actually watch it youd notice the ages dont match up which makes it worse sheldon would have been in his 40’s when big bang started cbs now screwed big bamg up by making this show
nothing but another Big Bang only difference is terrible acting not to mention very annoying this is trash tv a waste of anybody’s time
i can write pages of how stupid this show is i dont see one good thing and i disagree with Rose yhis is a one laugh show in one word the show SUCKS
ian’s good, love the mother, laurie metcalfs real life daughter but we’ve seen it before. doogie howser, boy genius which was much better. people are expecting to see Big Bang lite
same as Big Bang we had 13 years of a goid show dont screw it up with a crappy follow up show and also cbs made Big Bang Theory which was a remake of Doogie Howser M.D. and now all this trash show is a remake of Big Bang