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‘Young Sheldon’ Stars Iain Armitage and Annie Potts on Jim Parsons’ Finale Return and the Show’s Surprise Cancellation: ‘We Were Completely Ambushed by This’


As 'Young Sheldon' nears its finale, Iain Armitage and Annie Potts talk cancellation, working with Jim Parsons and how viewers will need 'tissues.'

Potts, who plays saucy Connie “MeeMaw” Tucker on “Young Sheldon,” says she remains puzzled by CBS’s decision to end the series — even though it’s still a strong ratings performer for the network. A few days later, Variety talked with Potts, and co-star Iain Armitage(the socially awkward 14-year-old genius Sheldon Cooper), about how they’re feeling about the show’s end. Armitage: At the start of the episode, he’s pretty content with his parents (Mary and George Sr., played by Zoey Perry and Lance Barber) handling the whole thing.

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