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2024 television sitcom series

Georgie & Mandy’s First Marriage is a television sitcom created by Chuck Lorre, Steven Molaro, and Steve Holland, which premiered on CBS on October 17, 2024. This is the third television series in The Big Bang Theory franchise and a direct sequel to and spin-off of the coming-of-age sitcom Young Sheldon. The series focuses on the marriage of Georgie Cooper and Mandy McAllister, who is 12 years his senior. The series takes place in the 1990s, with the first season set in 1994–1995. Montana Jordan and Emily Osment star as Georgie and Mandy, alongside Rachel Bay Jones, Will Sasso, Dougie Baldwin and Jessie Prez.

In February 2025, the series was renewed for a second season which is set to premiere on October 16, 2025.

The series follows the marriage and family life of Georgie Cooper and Mandy McAllister in the fictional town of Medford, Texas in the 1990s. The newlyweds try to adjust to become a normal family with their daughter CeeCee, despite their twelve-year age gap, and still living with Mandy’s family.[1]

  • Montana Jordan as Georgie Cooper, the older brother of The Big Bang Theory main character and Young Sheldon titular character Sheldon Cooper, who works at an auto service store owned by his father-in-law. He is the father of CeeCee and is married to Mandy.
  • Emily Osment as Mandy McAllister, Georgie’s wife who is 11 years older than him, and the mother of their daughter Constance, nicknamed “CeeCee”. She is a waitress at the local diner and an aspiring weather reporter.
  • Rachel Bay Jones as Audrey McAllister (née Hicks), Mandy’s mother who favours Connor. She can be critical and antagonistic, especially towards Mandy and Mary Cooper.
  • Will Sasso as Jim McAllister, Mandy’s father, who owns the family auto service business that Georgie works at. He favours Mandy, but struggles to find much in common with Connor who is very different from him.
  • Dougie Baldwin as Connor McAllister, Mandy’s unemployed younger brother, who displays little outward emotion, but enjoys making experimental music and is close with his mother
  • Jessie Prez as Ruben, Georgie’s coworker at the auto business, who is known for his quick wit, comments and sarcasm
  • Rebecca Metz as Officer Lisa Gilroy
  • Sarah Baker as Sheryl Hutchins
  • Craig T. Nelson as Dale Ballard,[3] Meemaw’s boyfriend
  • Matt Letscher as Fred Fagenbacher, formerly Jim’s and now Georgie and Ruben’s business rival and Audrey’s former high school boyfriend who owns the other prominent auto business in Medford
  • Matt Hobby as Pastor Jeff Difford,[4] the optimistic pastor in charge of the Cooper family’s church
  • Lance Barber as George Cooper,[5] Georgie’s father and Mary’s husband who died during the final season of Young Sheldon
  • Doc Farrow as Wayne Wilkins,[6] George’s co-coach and a friend of the Cooper family
  • Kelli Goss as Valerie, a real estate agent who develops an interest in Georgie
  • Kara Arena as Chloe Costa, Connor’s girlfriend who works at the local music store
  • Christopher Gorham as Scott, Mandy’s ex-boyfriend and boss from her time in San Antonio, now her current boss again at Medford’s news station
  • Jackson Kelly as Todd, Beth’s son and Missy’s boyfriend

Season 1 (2024–25)

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In January 2024, it was announced that a spin-off of Young Sheldon was in development at CBS.[31] In March 2024, it was announced that CBS had greenlit the Young Sheldon spin-off.[32]

The show focuses on the characters of young married parents Georgie Cooper (Montana Jordan) and Mandy McAllister (Emily Osment) “navigating the challenges of adulthood, parenting, and marriage.”[32] It was also announced that co-creators Chuck Lorre, Steven Molaro, and Steve Holland would be writing and executive producing the spin-off series.[32][31] In May 2024, the title of the series, Georgie & Mandy’s First Marriage,[33] was announced, and in July 2024, it was announced that the series would premiere on October 17, 2024, on CBS.[2]

The series is executive produced by Chuck Lorre, Steven Molaro, and Steve Holland. Lorre’s own Chuck Lorre Productions produces the series alongside Warner Bros. Television as with the other series in The Big Bang Theory franchise.[32] In October 2024, CBS gave the series a full-season order, making the total of 22 episodes.[34] In February 2025, CBS renewed the series for a second season.[35]

In March 2024, it was announced that Montana Jordan and Emily Osment were set to reprise their characters, George “Georgie” Cooper Jr. and Amanda “Mandy” McAllister, from Young Sheldon.[32] In May 2024, it was announced that Will Sasso and Rachel Bay Jones were added as series regulars, reprising their roles as Mandy’s parents, Jim McAllister and Audrey McAllister, from Young Sheldon.[36]

In July 2024, it was announced that Zoe Perry, Annie Potts, and Raegan Revord were set to guest star in the series, reprising their respective characters, Mary Cooper, Constance “Connie” Tucker, and Melissa “Missy” Cooper, from Young Sheldon.[2] Also in July 2024, it was announced that Dougie Baldwin had been cast as Mandy’s brother, Connor McAllister, and Jessie Prez had been cast as Ruben, an employee at Jim’s tire store. Baldwin replaces Joseph Apollonio who was originally cast as Connor in Young Sheldon.[37] In September 2024, it was reported that Craig T. Nelson was set to guest star, reprising his role as Dale Ballard.[3] In November 2024, it was announced that Matt Hobby was set to guest star, reprising his role as Pastor Jeff Difford.[4] In December 2024, it was announced that Doc Farrow would be reprising his role as Coach Wilkins, George’s best friend and coworker at Medford High School.[6] In January 2025, it was announced that Lance Barber would reprise his role as George Cooper in a dream sequence.[5]

The series is filmed in front of a live audience at Warner Bros. Studios in Burbank, California, on the sound stage where The Big Bang Theory was previously filmed.[38][39] The series began filming in July 2024.[40][41]

The series premiered on October 17, 2024, on CBS.[2] The second season is scheduled to premiere on October 16, 2025.[42] In Canada, the series airs on CTV and CTV Comedy Channel, and is available to stream on Crave. In Southeast Asia, Georgie and Mandy’s First Marriage also premiered on December 20, 2024 at 8:35pm (7:35pm JKT) on Warner TV Asia.[43] In the Netherlands, the series streams on HBO Max, where the first episode was released on March 27, 2025, with new episodes streaming each subsequent Thursday.[44]

Warner Bros. Home Entertainment released the first season of the series on DVD in Region 1 on October 7, 2025.[45]

The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reported an 89% approval rating with an average rating of 9/10, based on nine critic reviews.[46] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned a score of 61 out of 100 based on eight critics, indicating “generally favorable” reviews.[47]

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  3. ^ a b Schwartz, Ryan (September 25, 2024). “Georgie & Mandy‘s First Thanksgiving Will Be a Young Sheldon Family Affair”. TVLine. Retrieved November 5, 2024.
  4. ^ a b Dumaraog, Ana (November 5, 2024). “Young Sheldon’s Villain Returns In Georgie & Mandy’s First Marriage New Set Content”. Screen Rant. Retrieved November 5, 2024.
  5. ^ a b Rice, Lynette (January 31, 2025). “‘Georgie & Mandy’s First Marriage’ To Feature Appearance By Lance Barber This Season”. Deadline. Retrieved February 12, 2025.
  6. ^ a b Dumaraog, Ana (December 19, 2024). “Young Sheldon’s Most Underrated Character Returns In Georgie & Mandy’s First Marriage Set Image”. ScreenRant. Retrieved December 20, 2024.
  7. ^ a b c “Shows A-Z – Georgie & Mandy’s First Marriage on CBS”. The Futon Critic. Retrieved October 10, 2025.
  8. ^ a b Pucci, Douglas (October 18, 2024). “Thursday Ratings: Georgie & Mandy’s First Marriage Solid Debut and Matlock Time Slot Premiere Gives CBS Victory Among Broadcast Networks”. Programming Insider. Retrieved October 18, 2024.
  9. ^ a b Pucci, Douglas (October 25, 2024). “Thursday Ratings: Matlock on CBS Improves from Prior Week, Georgie & Mandy’s First Marriage Builds in Demos from Debutwork”. Programming Insider. Retrieved October 25, 2024.
  10. ^ a b Pucci, Douglas (November 1, 2024). “Thursday Ratings: Ghosts on CBS Leads Halloween Night Linear Telecasts Among Key Demos”. Programming Insider. Retrieved November 1, 2024.
  11. ^ a b Pucci, Douglas (November 8, 2024). “Thursday Ratings: CBS Leads Broadcast Networks in Each Prime Time Hour Among Total Viewers, Adults 18-49 and 25-54”. Programming Insider. Retrieved November 8, 2024.
  12. ^ a b Pucci, Douglas (November 15, 2024). “Thursday Ratings: CBS Leads Linear as Each of its Shows Sees an Uptick in Viewership from Prior Week”. Programming Insider. Retrieved November 15, 2024.
  13. ^ a b Pucci, Douglas (December 9, 2024). “Thursday Ratings: Packers-Lions Sets New TNF on Prime Viewer Record”. Programming Insider. Retrieved December 9, 2024.
  14. ^ a b Pucci, Douglas (December 13, 2024). “Thursday Ratings: CBS Continues Prime Time Victory Among Linear Networks”. Programming Insider. Retrieved December 14, 2024.
  15. ^ a b Pucci, Douglas (January 31, 2025). “Thursday Ratings: Entire CBS Lineup of Winter Premieres Tops Prime Time Telecasts in Total Viewers”. Programming Insider. Retrieved January 31, 2025.
  16. ^ a b Pucci, Douglas (February 7, 2025). “Thursday Ratings: NFL Honors Lift Fox to Prime Time Key Young Demos Lead Among Broadcast Networks”. Programming Insider. Retrieved February 7, 2025.
  17. ^ a b Pucci, Douglas (February 14, 2025). “Thursday Ratings: ESPN Tops Key Adult Demographics with USA-Finland in Hockey’s 4 Nations Face-Off”. Programming Insider. Retrieved February 14, 2025.
  18. ^ a b Pucci, Douglas (February 21, 2025). “Thursday Ratings: Canada-USA Four Nations Face-Off Championship on ESPN is Most-Watched Non-Olympic Hockey Game On Record”. Programming Insider. Retrieved February 24, 2025.
  19. ^ a b Pucci, Douglas (February 28, 2025). “Thursday Ratings: CBS Tops in Total Viewers, 18-49 and 25-54”. Programming Insider. Retrieved February 28, 2025.
  20. ^ a b Pucci, Douglas (March 7, 2025). “Thursday Ratings: ABC Dramas 9-1-1, Doctor Odyssey and Grey’s Anatomy Return On-Par with Autumn Deliveries, Georgie & Mandy on CBS Rises to New Series-High in Total Viewers”. Programming Insider. Retrieved March 7, 2025.
  21. ^ a b Pucci, Douglas (March 14, 2025). “Thursday Ratings: CBS and TNT Share the Lead in Most Key Primetime Figures”. Programming Insider. Retrieved March 14, 2025.
  22. ^ a b Pucci, Douglas (April 4, 2025). “Thursday Ratings: CBS Wins in Total Viewers and Key Older Demos with Return of Regular Lineup, TNT Tops Among Younger Adults Thanks to NBA Warriors-Lakers”. Programming Insider. Retrieved April 4, 2025.
  23. ^ a b Pucci, Douglas (April 13, 2025). “Thursday Ratings: CBS Tops in Total Viewers, 18-49 and 25-54; ABC Leads in 18-34”. Programming Insider. Retrieved April 13, 2025.
  24. ^ a b Pucci, Douglas (April 18, 2025). “Thursday Ratings: Matlock on CBS Hits Series-High in Adults 18-49 with Inaugural Season Finale and Tops All Prime Time Telecasts”. Programming Insider. Retrieved April 18, 2025.
  25. ^ a b Pucci, Douglas (April 25, 2025). “Thursday Ratings: NFL Draft Opening Round on ESPN, ABC and NFL Network Combines for Second-Best Viewership on Record”. Programming Insider. Retrieved April 25, 2025.
  26. ^ a b Pucci, Douglas (May 2, 2025). “Thursday Ratings: Knicks-Pistons and Nuggets-Clippers NBA Playoffs Lift TNT to Top the Combined 18-49 Deliveries of All Five Broadcast Networks”. Programming Insider. Retrieved May 2, 2025.
  27. ^ a b Pucci, Douglas (May 9, 2025). “Thursday Ratings: ‘Elsbeth’ on CBS Reaches 7-Week High Among 18-49 with Second Season Finale”. Programming Insider. Retrieved May 9, 2025.
  28. ^ a b c d Pucci, Douglas (May 16, 2025). “Thursday Ratings: ‘Georgie & Mandy’s First Marriage’ on CBS Rises in Season Finale”. Programming Insider. Retrieved May 16, 2025.
  29. ^ “(#GAM201) “A Tie Breaker and a Huge Mistake”“. The Futon Critic. Retrieved August 25, 2025.
  30. ^ “(#GAM202) “Fan Mail and Old-Timey Organ Music”“. The Futon Critic. Retrieved October 2, 2025.
  31. ^ a b Andreeva, Nellie (January 12, 2024). “‘Young Sheldon’ Spinoff About Georgie & Mandy Nears CBS Series Order From Chuck Lorre, Steven Molaro & Steve Holland”. Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on May 2, 2024. Retrieved May 2, 2024.
  32. ^ a b c d e Cordero, Rosy (March 5, 2024). “CBS Orders ‘Young Sheldon’ Georgie & Mandy Spinoff Series Starring Montana Jordan And Emily Osment”. Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on May 2, 2024. Retrieved May 2, 2024.
  33. ^ Schwartz, Ryan (May 2, 2024). “Young Sheldon’s Georgie and Mandy Spinoff Gets a Surprising Title — Will New Show Undo Big Bang Lore?”. TVLine. Archived from the original on May 2, 2024. Retrieved May 2, 2024.
  34. ^ Andreeva, Nellie (October 30, 2024). “‘Georgie & Mandy’s First Marriage’ Gets Full-Season Order By CBS”. Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on October 30, 2024. Retrieved October 30, 2024.
  35. ^ Andreeva, Nellie (February 20, 2025). “‘Ghosts’ Gets 2-Season Renewal, ‘Georgie & Mandy’s First Marriage’ Picked Up For 2025-26″. Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on February 20, 2025. Retrieved February 20, 2025.
  36. ^ Schwartz, Ryan (May 15, 2024). “Georgie & Mandy’s First Marriage: Will Sasso and Rachel Bay Jones Join Young Sheldon Spinoff as Series Regulars”. TVLine. Archived from the original on May 15, 2024. Retrieved May 15, 2024.
  37. ^ Schwartz, Ryan (July 19, 2024). “Georgie & Mandy’s First Marriage Adds 2 — Including a Young Sheldon Recast”. TVLine. Archived from the original on July 19, 2024. Retrieved July 19, 2024.
  38. ^ Rice, Lynette (July 13, 2024). “‘George & Mandy’s First Marriage’: There is Both Pessimism & Hope Behind That Title, Says Chuck Lorre”. Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on July 13, 2024. Retrieved July 13, 2024.
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  40. ^ Mathews, Liam (July 24, 2024). “‘Georgie & Mandy’s First Marriage’ Stars on What’s to Come as the ‘Young Sheldon’ Spinoff Starts Filming”. Parade. Archived from the original on July 26, 2024. Retrieved July 24, 2024.
  41. ^ Schwartz, Ryan (July 24, 2024). “Georgie & Mandy’s First Marriage: See Behind-the-Scenes Photos From Young Sheldon Spinoff Pilot Taping”. TVLine. Archived from the original on July 24, 2024. Retrieved July 24, 2024.
  42. ^ Schwartz, Ryan (July 11, 2025). “CBS Sets Fall Premiere Dates for NCIS, Matlock and More — Tom Ellis‘ CIA Bumped to Midseason With New Showrunner”. TVLine. Retrieved July 11, 2025.
  43. ^ “Star-Studded New Series, Returning Hits, and Live Events to Anchor CTV’s 2024/25 Schedule – Bell Media”. Star-Studded New Series, Returning Hits, and Live Events to Anchor CTV’s 2024/25 Schedule – Bell Media. Retrieved June 17, 2025.
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