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Thursday night was chock-full of finales, including the Season 5 ender of primetime-winning vet Young Sheldon. Coming after the networks’ Upfronts presentations, the finale-filled Thursday saw the CBS comedy winning both the highest rating of the evening and largest audience. Young Sheldon delivered a 0.6 rating in…

CBS likes to renew its strongest series early; last year, the FBI franchise and The Equalizer were picked up in March. When May rolled around this year and none of the the Universal Television-produced CBS drama series, the highly rated FBI dramas and The Equalizer, as well as solid Friday performer Magnum P.I., had…

Chuck Lorre is a comedy veteran so he's seen his fair share of cancelations. However, last week was brutal for the Two and a Half Men exec producer with CBS surprisingly canceling two shows of his in B Positive and United States of Al. But he's apparently looking on the bright side and is already in talks with the…

EXCLUSIVE: The Chuck Lorre-produced sophomore CBS comedy series United States of Al will not return for a third season. I hear the network made the calls to inform the series’ auspices this evening. For two years in a row, the Chuck Lorre-produced comedies B Positive and United States of Al have been on the bubble…

Sheldon Cooper isn’t the only celebrating tonight. Uber-producer Chuck Lorre helped to honor the 100th episode of Young Sheldon by reaching a milestone of his own — his 700th vanity card. The card, which aired at the end of Thursday’s episode on CBS, featured a bunch of equations that we presume add up to 100. (Editor…

Fox touched down strong in Thursday primetime with its Thursday Night Football matchup between the Los Angeles Rams and the Seattle Seahawks, which saw the former earn a 26-17 victory on Fox. Per Nielsen fast affiliates, the game drew in a 2.1 rating in the 18-49 demo and 8.15 million viewers, easily surpassing the…

EXCLUSIVE: Azita Ghanizada will return for season 2 of United States of Al and has been upped to recurring. Ghanizada will continue to portray Ariana, a first-generation Afghan-American who shares Al's (Adhir Kalyan) passion for their homeland, but their divergent worldviews often put them at odds. She is also…

WBTV hosted a panel with top women creators as part of its CTAM presentation on Tuesday where they shared insight into their writer’s rooms and how they’re tackling immigration storylines as the real world evolves. “There’s quite a lot of me in this show,” revealed Gina Yashere, co-executive producer, co-creator, and…

CBS comedy United States of Al premiered two weeks before the U.S. announced its withdrawal from Afghanistan. Its second season, which began production in August, will address the withdrawal and subsequent fallout in its opening episode, according to CBS Entertainment President Kelly Kahl. The series, is about the…

EXCLUSIVE: Rachel Bay Jones (Dear Evan Hansen) is set for a recurring role on CBS comedy The United States of Al, starring Adhir Kalyan and Parker Young, from Chuck Lorre, David Goetsch and Maria Ferrari. Created and written by Goetsch and Ferrari, The United States Of Al is about the friendship between Riley…

Chuck Lorre's freshman comedies B Positive and The United States of Al have both been renewed for second seasons. B Positive, the Thomas Middleditch and Annaleigh Ashford-fronted show was the first new CBS show to debut as part of the 2020/21 broadcast season and was the second new show of the season, after ABC's Big S…

EXCLUSIVE: CBS’ United States of Al has added The Big Bang Theory alum Brian Thomas Smith to its cast in a recurring role. Created and written by David Goetsch and Maria Ferrari, United States of Al is about the friendship between Riley (Parker Young), a Marine combat veteran struggling to readjust to civilian life in…