The second season of Young Sheldon will premiere in the United Kingdom next month, digital broadcaster E4 has announced.

E4 will start airing the sophomore season of Young Sheldon on Thursday, November 8 at 20:30. In the show's second season premiere, "A High-Pitched Buzz and Training Wheels", Sheldon gets a paper route after his attempt to dismantle the family's refrigerator leaves them struggling to pay an unexpected repair bill.

New episodes of The Big Bang Theory's twelfth and final season are currently airing at 20:30 on E4's Thursday night schedule, but the show will move ahead to 20:00 slot when Young Sheldon returns on November 8.

CBS has released the synopsis for the November 1 episode of Young Sheldon, "Carbon Dating and a Stuffed Raccoon".

Wallace Shawn (The Princess Bride) returns as Dr. John Sturgis and Mckenna Grace (Gifted) reprises her role as Paige. Andrea Anders (Linda), Wyatt McClure (Billy Sparks) and Josh Cooke (Barry) also guest star.

"Carbon Dating and a Stuffed Raccoon" - Sheldon gets into trouble with fellow child genius Paige (Mckenna Grace) at the science museum. Also, George Sr. is forced to play therapist to Paige's bickering parents, and Mary, Georgie and Missy help Meemaw with a garage sale, on YOUNG SHELDON, Thursday, Nov. 1 (8:31-9:01 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network.

CBS has issued the press release for a Halloween-themed episode of Young Sheldon, "Seven Deadly Sins and a Small Carl Sagan", which will air Thursday, October 25.

Special guest star Jason Alexander (Seinfeld) returns as Sheldon's drama teacher, Mr. Lundy.

Matt Hobby (Pastor Jeff), Ryan Phuong (Tam), Wyatt McClure (Billy Sparks) and Nancy Linehan Charles (Peg) also reprise their roles in the episode.

Seven Deadly Sins and a Small Carl Sagan - Mary clashes with Sheldon's drama teacher (Jason Alexander) over plans for a Halloween fundraiser for the church. Also, Georgie falls for a rebellious teenage girl that Sheldon is tutoring, on YOUNG SHELDON, Thursday, Oct. 25 (8:31-9:01 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network.

CBS has released the synopsis for the October 18 episode of Young Sheldon, "A Research Study and Czechoslovakian Wedding Pastries".

Wallace Shawn (The Princess Bride, Toy Story) returns as Dr. John Sturgis.

A Research Study and Czechoslovakian Wedding Pastries - Dr. Sturgis (Wallace Shawn) recommends Sheldon and Missy for a university research study on twins, and Mary is unhappy when the test results go to Sheldon's head, on YOUNG SHELDON, Thursday, Oct. 18 (8:31-9:01 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network.

CBS has released the synopsis for next week's episode of Young Sheldon, "A Financial Secret and Fish Sauce".

Ryan Phuong (Tam) and Danielle Pinnock (Ms. Ingram) guest star in the episode. Vyvy Nguyen returns as Tam's mother, Trang Nguyen.

A Financial Secret and Fish Sauce - When George Sr. asks Sheldon to keep a secret from Mary, the stress of not being honest drives Sheldon to hideout at Tam's for his first sleepover, on YOUNG SHELDON, Thursday, Oct. 11 (8:31-9:01 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network.

The Chuck Lorre Family Foundation today announced a new grant program, THE YOUNG SHELDON STEM INITIATIVE, to support science, technology, engineering and mathematics education in public schools.

Chuck Lorre enlisted his fellow Young Sheldon executive producers Steven Molaro and Jim Parsons, Warner Bros. Television Group and CBS to fund the program which will support two-year educational grants totalling more than $600,000.

Chuck Lorre said, “To those of us involved in making it, Young Sheldon is more than a television series. At its heart, it’s a story about potential. When the education of a child is supported, there is no limit to what that child might eventually achieve. We hope that in some small way, this program gives these public schools more STEM educational tools in the classroom for teachers to nurture and ignite the curiosity of students who will ultimately become our future leaders and scholars.”

The grants will be distributed to nineteen schools across Southern California, where the show is produced, and East Texas, where the show is set.

Along with funding educational equipment including robotics kits, Vernier probeware, lab tables and 3-D printers, the grants will see students in Texas take annual field trips to Space Center Houston, while students in California will visit NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena.

Of the nineteen schools selected for grants, executive producer and narrator Jim Parsons attended the three schools in the Klein, Texas school district, while star Montana Jordan, who plays Georgie, attended the two Ore City, Texas schools. Young Sheldon frequently films at Van Nuys High School, one of the selected Southern California schools.

CBS has issued the press release for the upcoming second season premiere of Young Sheldon. The season will begin with a special broadcast on Monday, September 24 at 8:30/7:30c, right after the final season premiere of The Big Bang Theory.

Ryan Phuong (Tam), Valerie Mahaffey (Ms. MacElroy), Melissa Peterman (Brenda Sparks) and Wyatt McClure (Billy Sparks) guest star in the episode.

A High-Pitched Buzz and Training Wheels - After Sheldon dismantles the refrigerator to stop an annoying hum, he gets a paper route to pay for the repairs, on the second season premiere of YOUNG SHELDON, on a special night, Monday, Sept. 24 (8:30-9:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network.

There's another brand new serving of Young Sheldon later in premiere week as the show moves back to its regular Thursday night time period on September 27 with "A Rival Prodigy and Sir Isaac Neutron".

The first season of Young Sheldon was released today on DVD and Blu-ray in the United States and Canada.

The two-disc box-sets include all twenty-two episodes of the show's premiere season plus two all-new featurettes, "Young Sheldon: An Origin Story" and "Sibling Revelry".

Growing up won't be easy for 9-year-old math and science genius Sheldon Cooper. While the gifted, na?ve Sheldon must cope with East Texas, where church and sports rule, his very normal family must find a way to deal with him. His football-coach dad, George Sr., struggles to connect with a son he doesn't understand. Sheldon's mother, Mary, protects and nurtures her "square peg." How can Sheldon's older brother, Georgie, possibly be cool with his little brother in all his high school classes? Sheldon's twin sister, Missy, might resent all the attention he gets, but she's the only person who tells him the truth. Join young Sheldon on his awkward and hopeful journey to becoming the iconic, eccentric, extraordinary physicist we know and love from The Big Bang Theory.

You can buy the Young Sheldon: Season 1 DVD and Blu-ray from Amazon.com.

In the United Kingdom and Ireland, Young Sheldon was released on DVD and Blu-ray yesterday.

In Australia and New Zealand, the show will be released on DVD and Blu-ray on Wednesday, September 5.

CBS has issued the press release for the second episode of the upcoming season of Young Sheldon. "A Rival Prodigy and Sir Isaac Neutron" will air Thursday, September 27 as the show moves back to its regular time period after its Monday, September 24 premiere.

Wallace Shawn (The Princess Bride, Clueless) reprises his role as Dr. John Sturgis, Sheldon's idol and Meemaw's love interest, in the episode. Mckenne Grace (Crash & Bernstein, Genius) guest stars as Paige, Sheldon's intellectual rival.

A Rival Prodigy and Sir Isaac Neutron - When Dr. Sturgis (Wallace Shawn) bonds with Paige (Mckenna Grace), another 10-year-old genius, Sheldon's jealousy leads Meemaw to intervene. Also, Mary invites Paige's family over for a play date, on YOUNG SHELDON, Thursday, Sept. 27 (8:30-9:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network.

CBS has released the synopsis for the Thursday, October 4 episode of Young Sheldon, "A Crisis of Faith and Octopus Aliens".

A Crisis of Faith and Octopus Aliens - When Mary's faith is shaken by a tragedy in the community, Sheldon becomes an unlikely ally, onYOUNG SHELDON, Thursday, Oct. 4 (8:30-9:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network.

Matt Hobby (Pastor Jeff) and Nancy Linehan Charles (Peg) reprise their roles in the episode.