Young Sheldon (2017)

Name: Young Sheldon
Genre: Comedy
Rating: 7.8
Cast: Iain Armitage, Zoe Perry, Lance Barber, Montana Jordan, Raegan Revord

Comedy

The early life of child genius Sheldon Cooper, later seen in The Big Bang Theory.

IMDb rating: 7.8 (153,270 votes)
Episode average: 7.6 -0.2 vs IMDb
Seasons: 7
Streaming (US): Netflix · HBO Max
Language: EN
Type: TV series

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Cast

Seasons

Season 1 (2017)

7.52 avg 22 episodes 7.4 → 7.6 20 min avg

Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Pilot	7.4	4,260
2	Rockets, Communists, and the Dewey Decimal System	7.3	3,180
3	Poker, Faith and Eggs	7.6	2,959
4	A Therapist, a Comic Book, and a Breakfast Sausage	7.4	2,775
5	A Solar Calculator, a Game Ball, and a Cheerleader's Bosom	7.5	2,691
6	A Patch, a Modem, and a Zantac	7.9	2,776
7	A Brisket, Voodoo, and Cannonball Run	7.7	2,821
8	Cape Canaveral, Schrödinger's Cat, and Cyndi Lauper's Hair	7.6	2,578
9	Spock, Kirk, and Testicular Hernia	7.7	2,500
10	An Eagle Feather, a String Bean, and an Eskimo	7.6	2,491
11	Demons, Sunday School, and Prime Numbers	7.6	2,430
12	A Computer, a Plastic Pony, and a Case of Beer	7.6	2,344
13	A Sneeze, Detention, and Sissy Spacek	7.5	2,370
14	Potato Salad, a Broomstick, and Dad's Whiskey	7.6	2,261
15	Dolomite, Apple Slices, and a Mystery Woman	7.3	2,235
16	Killer Asteroids, Oklahoma, and a Frizzy Hair Machine	7.3	2,230
17	Jiu-Jitsu, Bubble Wrap, and Yoo-Hoo	7.2	2,173
18	A Mother, a Child, and a Blue Man's Backside	7.6	2,199
19	Gluons, Guacamole, and the Color Purple	7.5	2,136
20	A Dog, a Squirrel, and a Fish Named Fish	7.5	2,138
21	Summer Sausage, a Pocket Poncho, and Tony Danza	7.5	2,099
22	Vanilla Ice Cream, Gentleman Callers, and a Dinette Set	7.6	2,160

Season 2 (2018)

7.64 avg 22 episodes 7.6 → 8.6 19 min avg

Big finale

Season 2 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	A High-Pitched Buzz and Training Wheels	7.6	2,172
2	A Rival Prodigy and Sir Isaac Neutron	7.6	2,106
3	A Crisis of Faith and Octopus Aliens	7.9	2,264
4	A Financial Secret and Fish Sauce	7.5	1,982
5	A Research Study and Czechoslovakian Wedding Pastries	8.1	2,130
6	Seven Deadly Sins and a Small Carl Sagan	7.4	2,056
7	Carbon Dating and a Stuffed Raccoon	7.3	1,963
8	An 8-Bit Princess and a Flat Tire Genius	8.1	2,135
9	Family Dynamics and a Red Fiero	7.5	1,927
10	A Stunted Childhood and a Can of Fancy Mixed Nuts	7.5	1,913
11	A Race of Superhumans and a Letter to Alf	7.6	1,955
12	A Tummy Ache and a Whale of a Metaphor	7.6	1,926
13	A Nuclear Reactor and a Boy Called Lovey	7.8	1,927
14	David, Goliath, and a Yoo-Hoo from the Back	7.3	1,867
15	A Math Emergency and Perky Palms	7.4	1,844
16	A Loaf of Bread and a Grand Old Flag	7.6	2,016
17	Albert Einstein and the Story of Another Mary	7.4	1,869
18	A Perfect Score and a Bunsen Burner Marshmallow	7.4	1,804
19	A Political Campaign and a Candy Land Cheater	7.5	1,830
20	A Proposal and a Popsicle Stick Cross	7.9	1,890
21	A Broken Heart and a Crock Monster	7.4	1,773
22	A Swedish Science Thing and the Equation for Toast	8.6	2,877

Season 3 (2019)

7.62 avg 21 episodes 7.7 → 8.2 19 min avg

Season 3 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Quirky Eggheads and Texas Snow Globes	7.7	1,914
2	A Broom Closet and Satan's Monopoly Board	7.4	1,767
3	An Entrepreneurialist and a Swat on the Bottom	7.6	1,777
4	Hobbitses, Physicses and a Ball With Zip	7.9	1,837
5	A Pineapple and the Bosom of Male Friendship	7.3	1,732
6	A Parasol and a Hell of an Arm	7.8	1,787
7	Pongo Pygmaeus and a Culture that Encourages Spitting	8.0	1,878
8	The Sin of Greed and a Chimichanga from Chi-Chi's	7.6	1,749
9	A Party Invitation, Football Grapes and an Earth Chicken	7.5	1,713
10	Teenager Soup and A Little Ball of Fib	7.4	1,752
11	A Live Chicken, a Fried Chicken and Holy Matrimony	7.6	1,728
12	Body Glitter and a Mall Safety Kit	7.8	1,804
13	Contracts, Rules and a Little Bit of Pig Brains	7.4	1,702
14	A Slump, a Cross and Roadside Gravel	7.3	1,669
15	A Boyfriend's Ex-Wife and a Good Luck Head Rub	7.5	1,713
16	Pasadena	8.0	1,826
17	An Academic Crime and a More Romantic Taco Bell	7.5	1,695
18	A Couple Bruised Ribs and a Cereal Box Ghost Detector	7.4	1,627
19	A House for Sale and Serious Woman Stuff	7.7	1,643
20	A Baby Tooth and the Egyptian God of Knowledge	7.4	1,630
21	A Secret Letter and a Lowly Disc of Processed Meat	8.2	1,860

Season 4 (2020)

7.51 avg 18 episodes 8.1 → 7.9 19 min avg

Season 4 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Graduation	8.1	2,021
2	A Docent, A Little Lady and a Bouncer Named Dalton	7.6	1,717
3	Training Wheels and an Unleashed Chicken	7.5	1,673
4	Bible Camp and a Chariot of Love	7.6	1,702
5	A Musty Crypt and a Stick to Pee On	7.3	1,640
6	Freshman Orientation and the Inventor of the Zipper	7.5	1,640
7	A Philosophy Class and Worms That Can Chase You	7.4	1,678
8	An Existential Crisis and a Bear That Makes Bubbles	7.3	1,657
9	Crappy Frozen Ice Cream and an Organ Grinder's Monkey	7.3	1,614
10	Cowboy Aerobics and 473 Grease-Free Bolts	7.1	1,585
11	A Pager, a Club and a Cranky Bag of Wrinkles	7.1	1,610
12	A Box of Treasure and the Meemaw of Science	7.3	1,553
13	The Geezer Bus and a New Model for Education	7.3	1,592
14	Mitch's Son and the Unconditional Approval of a Government Agency	7.7	1,596
15	A Virus, Heartbreak and a World of Possibilities	7.7	1,672
16	A Second Prodigy and the Hottest Tips for Pouty Lips	7.5	1,568
17	A Black Hole	8.0	1,788
18	The Wild and Woolly World of Nonlinear Dynamics	7.9	1,708

Season 5 (2021)

7.52 avg 22 episodes 7.4 → 7.4 19 min avg

Season 5 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	One Bad Night and Chaos of Selfish Desires	7.4	1,661
2	Snoopin' Around and the Wonder Twins of Atheism	7.5	1,574
3	Potential Energy and Hooch on a Park Bench	7.5	1,545
4	Pish Posh and a Secret Back Room	7.5	1,547
5	Stuffed Animals and a Sweet Southern Syzygy	7.7	1,546
6	Money Laundering and a Cascade of Hormones	7.5	1,538
7	An Introduction to Engineering and a Glob of Hair Gel	7.6	1,598
8	The Grand Chancellor and a Den of Sin	7.3	1,492
9	The Yips and an Oddly Hypnotic Bohemian	7.4	1,471
10	An Expensive Glitch and a Goof-Off Room	7.3	1,500
11	A Lock-In, a Weather Girl and a Disgusting Habit	7.4	1,541
12	A Pink Cadillac and a Glorious Tribal Dance	7.2	1,505
13	A Lot of Band-Aids and the Cooper Surrender	7.6	1,482
14	A Free Scratcher and Feminine Wiles	7.2	1,450
15	A Lobster, an Armadillo and a Way Bigger Number	7.4	1,482
16	A Suitcase Full of Cash and a Yellow Clown Car	7.2	1,436
17	A Solo Peanut, a Social Butterfly and the Truth	8.0	1,620
18	Babies, Lies and a Resplendent Cannoli	7.6	1,475
19	A God-Fearin' Baptist and a Hot Trophy Husband	8.1	1,576
20	Uncle Sheldon and a Hormonal Firecracker	7.8	1,475
21	White Trash, Holy Rollers and Punching People	7.9	1,513
22	A Clogged Pore, a Little Spanish and the Future	7.4	1,563

Season 6 (2022)

7.57 avg 22 episodes 7.5 → 8.5 20 min avg

Big finale

Season 6 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Four Hundred Cartons of Undeclared Cigarettes and a Niblingo	7.5	1,623
2	Future Worf and the Margarita of the South Pacific	7.3	1,483
3	Passion's Harvest and a Sheldocracy	7.3	1,485
4	Blonde Ambition and the Concept of Zero	7.7	1,480
5	A Resident Advisor and the Word 'Sketchy'	7.2	1,426
6	An Ugly Car, an Affair and Some Kickass Football	7.6	1,458
7	A Tougher Nut and a Note on File	7.5	1,418
8	Legalese and a Whole Hoo-Ha	7.4	1,411
9	College Dropouts and the Medford Miracle	7.3	1,387
10	Pancake Sunday and Textbook Flirting	7.4	1,388
11	Ruthless, Toothless and a Week of Bed Rest	7.3	1,388
12	A Baby Shower and a Testosterone-Rich Banter	7.6	1,396
13	A Frat Party, a Sleepover and the Mother of All Blisters	7.7	1,454
14	A Launch Party and a Whole Human Being	8.1	1,504
15	Teen Angst and a Smart-Boy Walk of Shame	7.8	1,450
16	A Stolen Truck and Going on the Lam	7.7	1,417
17	A German Folk Song and an Actual Adult	7.7	1,381
18	Little Green Men and a Fella's Marriage Proposal	7.3	1,342
19	A New Weather Girl and a Stay-at-Home Coddler	7.4	1,335
20	German for Beginners and a Crazy Old Man with a Bat	7.6	1,341
21	A Romantic Getaway and a Germanic Meat-Based Diet	7.6	1,337
22	A Tornado, a 10-Hour Flight and a Darn Fine Ring	8.5	1,894

Season 7 (2024)

7.94 avg 14 episodes 7.6 → 8.9 20 min avg

Season 7 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	A Wiener Schnitzel and Underwear in a Tree	7.6	1,621
2	A Roulette Wheel and a Piano Playing Dog	7.5	1,432
3	A Strudel and a Hot American Boy Toy	7.5	1,423
4	Ants on a Log and a Cheating Winker	7.7	1,438
5	A Frankenstein's Monster and a Crazy Church Guy	7.4	1,387
6	Baptists, Catholics and an Attempted Drowning	7.6	1,368
7	A Proper Wedding and Skeletons in the Closet	7.6	1,353
8	An Ankle Monitor and a Big Plastic Crap House	7.5	1,331
9	A Fancy Article and a Scholarship for a Baby	8.0	1,416
10	Community Service and the Key to a Happy Marriage	7.6	1,331
11	A Little Snip and Teaching Old Dogs	7.7	1,389
12	A New Home and a Traditional Texas Torture	9.0	2,824
13	Funeral	9.5	4,164
14	Memoir	8.9	2,779

Young Sheldon (2017)

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