YOUNG SHELDON makes splashing premiere
CBS already had the biggest comedy on television with “The Big Bang Theory”, and the network debuted a brand new series this week, about one of the key Big Bang Theory characters. “Young Sheldon” premiered on September 25, and has received a full season order from CBS.
The ratings for the series premiere were solid enough that it would have gotten the good news from the network even if it had no connection to Big Bang Theory. Young Sheldon's first episode was the most-watched comedy premiere on any network since 2011, with 17.21 million people tuning in. The premiere also scored the highest rating for any new comedy since back in 2013, with a 3.8 in the all-important 18-49 age demographic.
Sheldon Cooper is arguably the biggest character of “The Big Bang Theory”, and the actor who plays adult Sheldon, Jim Parsons, is on board the spinoff as narrator.
Young Sheldon will move to its regular time slot when it returns to the airwaves on November 2.
Source: Cinemablend
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