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Young Sheldon is an English-language television series that aired on CBS from September 25, 2017, to May 16, 2024. Created by Steven Molaro and Chuck Lorre, the show depicts the early life of child genius Sheldon Cooper, a character later seen in The Big Bang Theory. The series is categorized as a comedy, family, and drama.
The program ran for seven seasons and consisted of 141 episodes. While TMDb lists the runtime as 22 minutes, Tvmaze indicates a 30-minute duration. The show has concluded its run. It received a vote average of 8.035 on TMDb and a rating of 7.4 on Tvmaze.
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TV series · TMDB
★ 8.0The early life of child genius Sheldon Cooper, later seen in The Big Bang Theory.
- Aired
- 2017–2024
- Seasons
- 7 · 141 episodes
- Status
- Ended
- Created by
- Steven Molaro, Chuck Lorre
- Network
- CBS
- Genres
- Comedy, Family, Drama
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TV series
- Status
- Ended
- Network
- CBS
- Genres
- Comedy, Family
- Runtime
- 30 min
- TVMaze rating
- 7.4/10
Key facts
- Genre
- Coming-of-age sitcom
- Created by
- Chuck Lorre Steven Molaro
- Showrunners
- Chuck Lorre Steven Molaro Steve Holland
- Starring
- Iain Armitage Zoe Perry Lance Barber Montana Jordan Raegan Revord Annie Potts Matt Hobby Wyatt McClure Emily Osment
- Narrated by
- Jim Parsons
- Theme music composer
- Steve Burns
- Opening theme
- "Mighty Little Man" by Steve Burns
- Ending theme
- "Mighty Little Man" (instrumental)
- Composers
- Jeff Cardoni John Debney
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English
- Number span no of episodes
- 141 ( list of episodes )
- Executive producers
- Steven Molaro Jim Parsons Todd Spiewak Chuck Lorre Steve Holland Eric Kaplan Jon Favreau
- Producer
- Timothy Marx
- Cinematography
- Tim Suhrsted Buzz Feitshans IV
- Editors
- Jeff Seibenick David Helfand Brian Merken
- Camera setup
- Single-camera
- Running time
- 18–21 minutes
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- television series
- Genre
- sitcom
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Based on
- The Big Bang Theory
- Creator
- Steven Molaro
- Director
- Jon Favreau
- Composer
- John Debney
- Duration
- 22
- FilmAffinity ID
- 200514
- Official website
- www.cbs.com/shows/young-sheldon
Show 14 more facts
- original broadcaster
- CBS
- start time
- 2017-09-25
- narrator
- Jim Parsons
- number of seasons
- 7
- number of episodes
- 141
- camera setup
- single-camera setup
- title
- Young Sheldon
- audio system
- Dolby Digital
- Commons category
- Young Sheldon
- list of episodes
- list of Young Sheldon episodes
- social media followers
- 1110000
- hashtag
- YoungSheldon
- has spin-off
- Georgie & Mandy's First Marriage
- end time
- 2024-05-16
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Encyclopedic overview
Young Sheldon is an American sitcom television series created by Chuck Lorre and Steven Molaro that aired on CBS from September 25, 2017, to May 16, 2024. A spin-off and prequel to The Big Bang Theory, the series is set from the late 1980s to the mid-1990s and follows the childhood of Sheldon Cooper, gifted young prodigy growing up with his family in Medford, Texas. The show stars Iain Armitage as Sheldon, alongside Zoe Perry, Lance Barber, Montana Jordan, Raegan Revord, and Annie Potts among many others. Jim Parsons, who portrayed the adult Sheldon Cooper on The Big Bang Theory, serves as the series' narrator and an executive producer.
Development of the prequel began in November 2016, based on an idea Parsons shared with The Big Bang Theory producers. By March 2017, Armitage and Perry were cast, and CBS ordered the series. Young Sheldon premiered as a special preview on September 25, 2017, and was picked up for a full season that began airing on November 2, 2017. In November 2023, CBS announced that the series would conclude after its seventh season. The one-hour series finale aired on May 16, 2024. The series received positive reviews from critics.
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