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…

No storyline details are being shared, but CBS has revealed that Young Sheldon‘s Iain Armitage, Lance Barber and Montana Jordan will appear in an upcoming episode of mothership series The Big Bang Theory. Armitage’s Sheldon, Barber’s George and Jordan’s Georgie will make cameos in an episode that will air in December…

That Chuck Lorre — he’s such a card. The creator of The Big Bang Theory, Young Sheldon and Mom — along with three other popular CBS sitcoms of the past two decades — tonight unveils his 600th post-episode vanity card. If fact, it’s a two-parter. The first second-long card appearance came after tonight’s BBT original…

Behind strong NFL results, CBS's The Big Bang Theory (2.2, 12.70M) and Young Sheldon (1.8, 11.00M) continue to pace Thursday night in non-football programming, maintaining their week-ago demo ratings, while growing in total viewers. At 9:30 PM, Murphy Brown (1.0, 6.823M) maintained its demo rating from Week 2 to Week…

Snapshot: New series time slot premiere: NBC’s I Feel Bad (0.7 in 18-49 Live+Same Day rating, 2.6 million viewers; New series week 2: CBS' Murphy Brown (1.0, -9%, 7.2 million) After a tough Premiere Thursday for entertainment programming on the broadcast networks on the day of the Brett Kavanaugh confirmation hearing…