Jim Parsons and Mayim Bialik reprise their roles of Sheldon Cooper and Amy Farrah Fowler in the series finale of Young Sheldon, airing on Thursday, May 16 (8:00-8:31 p.m. ET/PT and 8:31 – 9:00 p.m. ET/PT) on CBS and streaming on Paramount+. The pair last appeared on screen together in The Big Bang Theory series finale, which aired in May 2019.
The finale will be available live and on-demand for Paramount+ with SHOWTIME subscribers or on-demand for Paramount+ Essential subscribers the day after the episode airs.
Jim Parsons serves as an executive producer and the narrator of Young Sheldon. Mayim Bialik has also appeared in voiceover form in two episodes of the series. This marks the first on-camera return of their characters.
Created by Chuck Lorre and Steven Molaro, Young Sheldon centers on Sheldon Cooper, a once-in-a-generation mind capable of advanced mathematics and science. This isn’t always helpful in a land where church and football are king. While the vulnerable, gifted, and somewhat naïve Sheldon deals with the world, his very normal family must find a way to deal with him.
For 12 years on The Big Bang Theory, audiences came to know the iconic, eccentric, and extraordinary Sheldon Cooper. This single-camera, half-hour comedy takes viewers through his childhood as he embarks on his innocent, awkward, and hopeful journey toward the man he will become.
Young Sheldon has been a consistent ratings winner. It premiered as the #1 new comedy of the 2017-2018 television season and became the #1 comedy in the 2019-2020 season after The Big Bang Theory completed its run. Young Sheldon returned for its seventh and final season on Feb. 15 and remains television’s #1 comedy.
With 35 days of viewing across all platforms (linear + streaming), season seven delivers 12.9 million viewers and is up +19% from a year ago. Previous seasons of the series, which stream on both Max and Netflix, have consistently landed on top of the streaming charts.
The Warner Bros. Television series stars Iain Armitage, Zoe Perry, Lance Barber, Annie Potts, Montana Jordan, Raegan Revord, Emily Osment, and Jim Parsons (as the voice of Sheldon). Chuck Lorre, Steven Molaro, Steve Holland, Nick Bakay, Jim Parsons, and Todd Spiewakserve are executive producers.
Mirko Parlevliet has been reporting on the entertainment industry since 1998 and founded Vital Thrills to provide the latest news on streaming, movies, and TV shows. He previously created the websites ComingSoon, SuperHeroHype, and ShockTillYouDrop.