The Big Bang Theory spin-off: CBS launches Young Sheldon, garners mixed reactions from fans

American television broadcast network, CBS, has released the trailer of their spin-off to The Big Bang Theory (TBBT). Titled Young Sheldon, the series takes us to the childhood of Sheldon Cooper, currently played by actor Jim Parsons. Child actor Iain Armitage will play the nine-year old Sheldon. The trailer shows his love for locomotives, his dysfunctional family and his germophobia. In the trailer, little Sheldon is shown as a brilliant student, way younger than most of the other kids in class, who joins his elder brother in high school. The show will premier right after TBBT’s fall schedule, on September 25 at 8.30 pm.

Meet #YoungSheldon: Scientific genius, high school student, nine-year-old boy. Watch a preview of the new comedy coming to CBS this fall! pic.twitter.com/ToFe8B7pNU

— YOUNG SHELDON (@YoungSheldon) May 17, 2017

See how the mind we've come to love on #BigBangTheory grows up in the new comedy #YoungSheldon this fall on CBS! pic.twitter.com/t4rTxCSgZj

— YOUNG SHELDON (@YoungSheldon) May 17, 2017

The 10th season of the series concluded on May 11, and has left audiences with a cliffhanger. It is shown that Sheldon flies to new Jersey, where Amy (his on-screen girlfriend) is offered a position as a guest researcher at Princeton. Sheldon proposes to her, asking her to marry him. The bosses at CBS hope that the show will run for 12 seasons. Meanwhile, this spin-off has garnered mixed response from the audience.

I'M SO EXCITED ?#YoungSheldon #TBBT pic.twitter.com/ncxYih7Djs

— ? (@Nashybeyb) May 18, 2017

@YoungSheldon pic.twitter.com/f9SbARZHKk

— Earthmelon (@BenEarthmelon) May 17, 2017

@YoungSheldon I expected awful... And I like it already!! Hope it stays at this level. Little Sheldon is perfect casting

— Candice M (@candicane1957) May 17, 2017

So freaking excited for the legendary story of Dr Sheldon Cooper this fall thank you #ChuckLorre & thank you @CBS #YoungSheldon?? pic.twitter.com/Qal9MVi1dz

— Sid?? (@Sid4Shriya) May 18, 2017

@YoungSheldon pic.twitter.com/r5XyxevRhA

— julia (@xiaolunist) May 18, 2017

@YoungSheldon @IainLoveTheatre @zoejperry pic.twitter.com/kHUzk3Q1we

— Tyler Again (@sorryjzargo) May 17, 2017

Tell us how you feel about #YoungSheldon. Till then, here’s a picture of young and adult Sheldon Cooper together:

Iain took this picture with Mr. @charlierose and got photobombed by all sort of wonderful people! Nice to meet you, Miss @GayleKing ! pic.twitter.com/l32Rco3QcI

— Iain Armitage (@IainLoveTheatre) May 18, 2017