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Over a year that has seen the world turn upside down several times on several fronts, television ratings have proven resolute, sort of. While the numbers are down almost everywhere from the lows of the Super Bowl and the Oscars and all ports of call, it looks pretty certain that for the second year in a row Fox will…

Young Sheldon, the hit WBTV-produced prequel to Chuck Lorre’s The Big Bang Theory, will launch nationwide in syndication in fall 2021. WarnerMedia has sold the broadcast syndication television rights to the series in over 90% of the U.S., the company said today. The series will air in top Nexstar markets along with…

Young Sheldon will continue to grow up on CBS. The network has handed the series, which is the most-watched comedy on television, a three-season renewal starting with the 2021-22 broadcast season. The bumper order takes the Chuck Lorre half-hour through to the 2023-24 season. The deal marks the latest expanded order…

Nickole Jones, an Emmy-nominated hairstylist whose work was seen on the women of Big Little Lies and the kids of Young Sheldon, died March 25 of cancer in Los Angeles. She was 45. Her death <a…

Chuck Lorre’s new CBS comedy United States of Al is moving to a new time slot on Thursday nights. The series, which premieres April 1, will move to 8:30 pm ET/PT following Young Sheldon. B Positive, which was previously in the 8:30 pm slot, will shift to 9:30 pm ET/PT slot following Mom. With United States of Al being…

NBC’s comedy Mr. Mayor toplined by Ted Danson wrapped its freshman run Thursday, drawing a 0.4 rating in the adults 18-49 demographic and 2.47 million viewers, both numbers hitting lows as it awaits a decision on a return for second season. CBS’ flagship comedy Young Sheldon (0.9, 7.62M) jumped up week over week in…

UDPATED with more info: Univision’s three-hour Premio Lo Nuestro topped Thursday in the adults 18-49 demographic,  sweeping primetime among the broadcast networks. Among the Big 4 and the CW, Young Sheldon was Thursday’s most-watched program and matched ABC’s Celebrity Wheel of Fortune in the adults 18-49 demographic…

Silence of the Lambs sequel of sorts Clarice was pretty vocal last night. The 10 PM debut of the CBS thriller series based on Thomas Harris' novels scored a 0.5 rating among adults 18-49 and an audience of 4 million, according to Nielsen. Holding on to 100% of the rating and the viewership of its Unicorn lead-in, the…

EXCLUSIVE: Production on CBS' Young Sheldon was suspended for today, I have learned. I hear the decision was made after a Covid-19 test for a production team member came back positive. The positive result for the person, who was asymptotic and currently in isolation, came through the rigorous regular testing…

EXCLUSIVE: In a fall TV season turned upside-down by COVID-19, how does the leading broadcast network by total audience get that audience to tune in? That’s been the promotional challenge faced by Mike Benson and his troops at CBS as the network reaches an inflection point in its pandemic-adjusted season tonight. The…

EXCLUSIVE: Production on CBS’ Young Sheldon was shut down for today, I have learned. I hear the decision was made this morning after a COVID-19 test result for a production team member came back positive. Young Sheldon, from Chuck Lorre Prods. and Warner Bros TV, started production on its fourth season  September 22…

Young Sheldon is heading to Nickelodeon. In an off-network sale, TV’s No. 1 comedy series is being added to Nick at Nite, Nickelodeon’s nighttime programming block, this fall. The first three seasons (65 episodes) of the CBS/WBTV sitcom will be available in November, with latter seasons coming to Nick at Nite…