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EXCLUSIVE: Parenthood and Coach alum Craig T. Nelson is set for a recurring role on the upcoming third season of CBS’ hit comedy series Young Sheldon. Clearly a nod to his signature character on ABC’s ’90s sitcom Coach, Nelson will play Coach Dale Ballard on Young Sheldon. Dale Ballard is a Little League baseball…

UPDATED with details: Another hit show is in the FCC’s crosshairs over misuse of the Emergency Alert System’s tone. The federal regulator today proposed a $272,000 fine against CBS’ Young Sheldon for using a simulated version of the distinctive warning sound. “On April 12, 2018, CBS transmitted an episode of Young Shel…

CBS has announced the premiere dates for its 2019-2020 fall season. As usual, CBS' is sticking to tradition, rolling out the bulk of its lineup (Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday) during the official premiere week. Like it has done for the past few years, the network is kicking off Wednesdays with…

EXCLUSIVE: We’ll be seeing more of Pastor Jeff on Young Sheldon. Matt Hobby, who has recurred as the character since Season 1, has been promoted to series regular for Season 3 of the CBS comedy. Hobby has appeared in 13 episodes to date. Young Sheldon stars Iain Armitage as younger version of the character played by…

CBS' The Big Bang Theory series finale (3.1 rating in the adults 18-49 demographic, 17.99 million viewers) sucked much of the oxygen out of Thursday night in primetime, clocking its biggest crowd in more than three years and its best demo rating since the middle of last season. Spinoff Young Sheldon's season ender…

CBS is saying goodbye to The Big Bang Theory, TV’s No. 1 comedy, with a half-hour retrospective special, an honor reserved for TV’s biggest comedies (Friends and Everybody Loves Raymond come to mind). Unraveling The Mystery: A Big Bang Farewell will air on Thursday, May 16 at 9:30 PM, following the Big Bang series…

CBS was No. 1 on Thursday in the key 18-49 age bracket and total viewers as The Big Bang Theory (1.9, 11.93M) and Young Sheldon (1.4, 10.32M) returned to easily beat combined competition and finish as primetime’s most watched shows. That said, Big Bang hit a series low in its first original in four weeks, after a…

CBS welcomed back The Big Bang Theory (2.3 rating in the adults 18-49 demographic, 13.3 million viewers) after two weeks off and saw it dominate the primetime landscape Thursday, taking the tops spots in the demo and viewership and, teaming with Young Sheldon, the night’s No. 2 ranked how in both metrics, gave the…

CBS has renewed its soon-to-be No.1 comedy series Young Sheldon for two additional seasons, beginning with the 2019-2020 broadcast season. With the pickup, the network has secured both of Chuck Lorre’s current comedy series slated to go beyond this season for 2 more years, after a similar 2-season pickup for veteran Mo…

CBS' The Big Bang Theory (2.6 rating in the adults 18-49 demographic, 13.97 million viewers) and spinoff Young Sheldon (2.0, 12.1M) clocked season bests in both metrics Thursday in primetime. Big Bang topped the night on both counts, topping its combined Big Four competition in its slot by 1.4M viewers. The…

CBS' comedy series had a big Thursday night. The Big Bang Theory (2.4 rating in the adults 18-49 demo, 13.52 million viewers) was Thursday's most watched show by a wide margin, easily taking the demo win too with week-to-week increases and nearly matching season highs. Young Sheldon (1.9, 11.56M) topped its 8:30 PM…

NBC clocked its best comedy demo rating of the season importing Brooklyn Nine-Nine (1.2 demo rating; 3.56 million total viewers) from Fox. Brooklyn Nine-Nine jumped 71% over its year ago season debut in the demo, 82% in total viewers. Thursday’s NBC debut marked the series best ratings of the past two years. The Andy…