# Georgie & Mandy's First Marriage

Georgie & Mandy's First Marriage is an American television sitcom created by Chuck Lorre, Steven Molaro, and Steve Holland. The series premiered on October 17, 2024, on CBS. In February 2025, the series was renewed for a second season.
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 young parents Georgie Cooper (Montana Jordan) and Mandy McAllister (Emily Osment). The series takes place in 1994–1995.

## Cast
### Main

* Montana Jordan as Georgie Cooper, the older brother of Big Bang Theory main character Sheldon Cooper, who works at an auto service store owned by his father-in-law
* Emily Osment as Mandy McAllister, Georgie's wife who is 12 years older than him, and the mother to their daughter Constance, nicknamed "CeeCee"
* Rachel Bay Jones as Audrey McAllister (née Hicks), Mandy's mother
* Will Sasso as Jim McAllister, Mandy's father, who owns the family auto service business
* Dougie Baldwin as Connor McAllister, Mandy's unemployed younger brother, who displays little outward emotion but enjoys making experimental music
* Jessie Prez as Ruben, one of Georgie's coworkers

### Guest

* Zoe Perry as Mary Cooper, Georgie's mother
* Annie Potts as Connie Tucker ("Meemaw"), Georgie's grandmother and Mary's mother
* Raegan Revord as Missy Cooper, Georgie's younger sister
* Craig T. Nelson as Dale Ballard, Meemaw's boyfriend, who owns a sporting goods store where Georgie previously worked
* Sarah Baker as Sheryl Hutchins
* Matt Hobby as Pastor Jeff Difford, the optimistic pastor in charge of the Cooper family's church
* Lance Barber as George Cooper, Georgie's late father and Mary's husband
* Doc Farrow as Wayne Wilkins

## Episodes

| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | Prod. code | U.S. viewers (millions) |
| 1 | "The 6:10 to Lubbock" | Mark Cendrowski | Chuck Lorre & Steven Molaro & Steve Holland | October 17, 2024 (2024-10-17) | T12.19101 | 6.56 |
| Picking up from the end of Young Sheldon, newlyweds Georgie Cooper and Mandy McAllister, along with their infant daughter CeeCee, are living with Mandy's parents Audrey and Jim, and her younger brother Connor. Georgie works at Jim's auto and tire shop, much to the disdain of fellow employee Ruben who believes Georgie doesn't deserve authority over him. Mandy and Audrey have an argument when Audrey implies that as CeeCee is not talking yet (despite her being less than a year old), she could be dumb like Georgie. As a result, Georgie & Mandy decide to move out to a small place near the train tracks. They are given some housewarming gifts by Georgie's mother Mary, and grandmother, Connie. After talking with Jim, Audrey apologizes to Mandy and they return to the house. As Georgie starts to confront Audrey for insulting him, CeeCee says "Dada"; her first word through the baby monitor. Title quotation from: Georgie, at the dinner table, announcing the train that's passing by his and Mandy's new home. |||||||
| 2 | "Some New York Nonsense" | Mark Cendrowski | Teleplay by : Steven Molaro & Connor Kilpatrick Story by : Steve Holland & Jim Reynolds | October 24, 2024 (2024-10-24) | T12.19102 | 6.40 |
| Georgie visits his father, George Sr.'s, grave. He claims he can handle the responsibilities of both his old family and new family with Mandy. Ruben taunting him, Audrey undercutting him, Mandy's job search and his younger sister Missy all add to his stress. Missy has him pick her up after she is suspended from school for pulling the fire alarm to get out of a test. At home, Mandy suggesting they may move for her job prospects sets Georgie off and he accuses Audrey of the idea. He storms out but goes to the hospital believing he's having a heart attack. The doctor says it is actually a panic attack. He returns and tells Mandy. They make up and Georgie apologizes the next day to Audrey. Georgie returns to George's grave and admits he doesn't have it all under control and admires how George did it. He later brings Missy to the grave where she lets out some of her grief. Title quotation from: Georgie's reaction when the doctor explains what a panic attack and anxiety is. |||||||
| 3 | "Secrets, Lies and a Chunk of Change" | Mark Cendrowski | Teleplay by : Steve Holland & Connor Kilpatrick Story by : Chuck Lorre & Steven Molaro | October 31, 2024 (2024-10-31) | T12.19103 | 6.19 |
| Georgie receives his first credit card, leading Mandy to reveal she is in credit card debt of about $12,000 from an irresponsible past. Among her most expensive purchases is a hospital visit for an ex-boyfriend, Nick. Georgie decides that he should get the money that is owed to her, and so gets Nick's address from Jim. Nick is apologetic and writes a check for the money he owes, but when Georgie attempts to cash it at the bank, it is invalid. Nick then shows up at the bank and tells Georgie he is about to get his money by proceeding to rob the bank and Georgie flees. Mandy goes back to her prior waitressing job to start paying off her debt, with Audrey watching CeeCee. In order to help out and make more money at work, Georgie has the idea to use his credit card on softball uniforms for the local police department; in turn they will page Georgie when people need a tow truck from Jim's store. Title quotation from: Jim, commenting on the amount of Mandy's old hospital bill when Georgie confronts him about it. |||||||
| 4 | "Todd's Mom" | Mark Cendrowski | Teleplay by : Steven Molaro & Nadiya Chettiar Story by : Chuck Lorre & Steve Holland | November 7, 2024 (2024-11-7) | T12.19106 | 6.15 |
| Tired of always hanging out with her parents, Mandy goes to a bar with another waitress Beth, (Casey Wilson), who wants to have fun after her divorce. Taking Georgie to Beth's house, everyone is surprised when Beth's son Todd recognizes Georgie from high school and is only a year younger than him. Todd invites Georgie to go dirt biking with his friends. Mandy says it is too dangerous but Georgie accuses her of acting like his mother and goes anyway. He enjoys it but ends up acting like a parent himself when the other guys try to add alcohol to the mix. Mandy goes back to the bar with Beth, and Beth ends up making out with Mandy's dentist. Mandy pages Georgie and they return home to CeeCee together. Meanwhile, Audrey and Jim get competitive trying to guess the answer to a game of 20 Questions with Connor. |||||||
| 5 | "Thanksgiving" | Mark Cendrowski | Teleplay by : Steve Holland & Jim Reynolds Story by : Steven Molaro & Connor Kilpatrick | November 14, 2024 (2024-11-14) | T12.19105 | 6.39 |
| As the first Thanksgiving since George Sr.'s death approaches, Georgie and Mandy offer to spend it with Mary. Mary declines, saying she wants to be alone (giving Missy permission to go to a friend's house), and not do anything for her first holiday without her husband. Seeing that Georgie is hurting, Mandy is able to convince Connie and her boyfriend Dale to come to the McAllister house for the dinner. Missy also agrees after Mandy takes her to get a dolphin tattoo on her ankle. Mary still refuses. On the day, Mary decides to come after all, but gets emotional as hearing Audrey argue about Jim's drinking reminds Mary of her and George. Georgie has the idea to take Mary and Missy to have pie at George's grave. Mary discovers the tattoo. Back at the house, Connor plays the accordion and Dale his guitar. |||||||
| 6 | "A Regular Samaritan" | Mark Cendrowski | Teleplay by : Steven Molaro & Nadiya Chettiar Story by : Chuck Lorre & Steve Holland | December 5, 2024 (2024-12-5) | T12.19104 | 6.18 |
| Georgie tows the car of successful real estate agent Valerie, who attributes her success to God wanting her to be prosperous. She invites Georgie to her church, and he decides to go, thinking that the congregation would be a good batch of new customers for the auto store. Mandy and the rest of the family are uninterested. Georgie cuts a deal with the church Reverend on repairing all the church vehicles; Jim is impressed by this and decides to give him a higher cut which angers Audrey. Georgie likes how welcoming the church is and decides to spend more time there which upsets Mandy. Audrey tells her that she needs to confront Georgie about this if it is bothering her. After a session of Bible study, Valerie kisses Georgie who immediately pulls away. This is seen by Mandy who punches Valerie and leaves with Georgie. Title quotation from: Georgie downplaying helping Valerie with her car when he is called a good Samaritan. |||||||
| 7 | "An Old Mustang" | Mark Cendrowski | Teleplay by : Steve Holland & Connor Kilpatrick Story by : Steven Molaro & Jim Reynolds | December 12, 2024 (2024-12-12) | T12.19107 | 6.51 |
| Jim has had an old Mustang convertible in the garage for years, so he and Georgie decide to start working on it to potentially sell it. Georgie also invites Connor to work on it with them but he declines. Georgie tells Mandy he sometimes wishes he tried to understand Sheldon better, and so insists that Connor join him and Jim on a road trip for a part for the car. With Connor in his own world of music, Jim admits to Georgie he is worried for Connor's future. Connor tells Georgie he feels Jim sees him as a failure for never having had a job, and that everything he does seems to make Jim angry, while Georgie says that he's just worried for him. Stopping for lunch, Georgie tells Jim of the time George took him and Sheldon to NASA for a rained out rocket launch. While there, Connor gets a job as a busboy to prove his father wrong. Georgie is able to get Connor to return with them, saying he has a feeling Connor will be alright in the future. Meanwhile, Mandy and Audrey try to turn Audrey's office into a nursery without arguing. Audrey admits she wants CeeCee to stay in school, unlike Georgie but she is also worried Mandy has given up on her dreams and is stuck; Audrey similarly gave up on her dreams to have a family. Returning home, Connor tells Audrey he is glad Georgie was there as Georgie is a kind person. |||||||
| 8 | "Diet Crap" | Mark Cendrowski | Teleplay by : Steven Molaro & Connor Kilpatrick Story by : Steve Holland & Rachel Intrieri | January 30, 2025 (2025-1-30) | T12.19108 | 6.38 |
| After Georgie gets $1200 from a sales commission, Mandy feels insecure about her own financial contributions. After hearing a radio advertisement, she convinces Georgie to allow her to spend the commission on diet vitamins, shakes and nutrition bars to sell. Her first day going door-to-door at an apartment building doesn't go well. In front of a grocery store, Georgie takes over and makes the sales, angering Mandy and confusing him. He goes to a bookstore to buy Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus and runs into the high school librarian Ms. Hutchins. Taking CeeCee to a doctor's appointment Mandy commiserates with the other women about their work and husbands and makes her first bunch of sales, also succeeding at the apartment building with this strategy. Meanwhile, Jim doesn't want Connor to be coddled as much and asks that he do chores. Connor has no issue with this, he was just never asked before. He does them well, surprising his parents. Title quotation from: Jim suggesting to Audrey that they should consider purchasing some of Mandy's 'diet crap' to get her started. |||||||
| 9 | "A Tire Convention and the Moral High Ground" | Mark Cendrowski | Teleplay by : Steve Holland & Jim Reynolds Story by : Steven Molaro & Nadiya Chettiar | February 6, 2025 (2025-2-6) | T12.19109 | 6.59 |
| Jim prepares to go to an annual tire convention in New Orleans and Georgie wants to tag along. After being convinced by the family, Jim agrees. On the way there Jim tells Georgie he actually goes to a casino for the weekend and has done it for ten years. At home, Audrey tells Mandy she's known from the start but also likes a weekend to herself. Georgie heavily dislikes the idea of lying to Mandy, and Mandy expects Georgie would tell her the truth. At the hotel with Jim listening Georgie keeps up the lie. Audrey and Mandy go to a bar, leaving Connor to entertain CeeCee with his music. Audrey tells Mandy that Georgie is a good husband and goes a little wild while drunk. Jim tells Georgie that small secrets are normal in a long marriage, though Georgie doubts this. Georgie wins big at blackjack and uses the money to buy Mandy diamond earrings. Upon their return, Mandy privately gloats to Audrey about this. |||||||
| 10 | "A House Divided" | Mark Cendrowski | Teleplay by : Steve Molaro & Connor Kilpatrick Story by : Steve Holland & Nadiya Chettiar | February 13, 2025 (2025-2-13) | T12.19110 | 6.49 |
| While Mary is over at the McAllister house, Audrey finds that Mary has snuck in a photo of herself in the photo album Audrey made for CeeCee. Mary says she did this because she didn't want to be excluded, while Audrey claims it was only because she has no photos of Mary. The two women become irritated with each other, and initially Georgie and Mandy each side with their respective mothers. After talking with Jim, Audrey goes to apologize but offends Mary who believes Audrey is just apologizing out of pity since George died. Georgie respects Audrey for trying to apologize, but Mandy believes Mary had reason not to accept, leading to the spouses' feuding. Georgie visits Mary at the church and is soon joined by Audrey and Mandy, and Pastor Jeff tries to unsuccessfully counsel the four feuding family members. Georgie and Mandy decide to take inspiration from Sheldon and get their mothers to sign a Grandmother Agreement. The McAllisters then include Mary when getting a family portrait taken. Title quotation from: Pastor Jeff, in a counseling session with Mary, Georgie, Audrey and Jim quoting Matthew 12:25. |||||||
| 11 | "Working for the Enemy" | Mark Cendrowski | Teleplay by : Steve Holland & Jim Reynolds Story by : Chuck Lorre & Steven Molaro | February 20, 2025 (2025-2-20) | T12.19111 | 6.57 |
| Jim refuses to sell Korean tires that Georgie insists are better and would give the store an edge. Georgie goes behind Jim's back to get some on consignment for free to sell. Georgie walks out, insisting he quit while Jim claims he fired Georgie. Going to the other auto store in town, it is run by Fred Fagenbacher (Matt Letscher), Jim's business rival and Audrey's ex-boyfriend from high school. Fred hires Georgie to annoy Jim. With their husbands stubborn, and Georgie mentioning Fred still likes Audrey, Mandy asks her mother to talk Fred into firing Georgie; so Georgie will apologize to Jim. Going to the other store, Audrey is hit on by Fred but she rejects him. Fred refuses to fire Georgie. After she leaves Fred speaks disrespectfully about Audrey to Georgie and he quits. Jim admits to Audrey that Georgie was right about the Korean tires selling very well. Georgie apologizes to Jim and Jim hires him back. Later while Jim and Audrey are eating at Mandy's restaurant, Fred comes in and annoys Jim by arguing over which business is doing better. |||||||
| 12 | "Typhoid Georgie" | Mark Cendrowski | Teleplay by : Steven Molaro & Nadiya Chettiar Story by : Steve Holland & Connor Kilpatrick | February 27, 2025 (2025-2-27) | T12.19112 | 6.46 |
| While working, Georgie comes down with a cold but insists he is well enough to stay, and that he is following his father's example as George only missed work for his first heart attack. Jim makes Georgie go home where Connor looks after him. Georgie has a dream where George mocks him for missing work and then turns into a zombie, demanding he go back. Georgie tries to, but Connor forces him back to bed; hinting that George might still be alive had he taken better care of himself. Georgie has another dream and tells George he wants to be around for his daughter and George expresses pride in Georgie. Meanwhile, Mandy is given a fill-in role as the weather girl at a local TV station. Audrey takes her shopping to buy a fashionable outfit. Mandy slightly panics imagining if this goes well and they need to leave Medford. Audrey calms her down, though later tells Jim if Georgie and Mandy move, they'll move with them too. Mandy does well, impressing the family. Title quotation from: Ruben's nickname for Georgie after Georgie accidentally sneezes on him. |||||||
| 13 | "McAllister Auto Loves the Ladies" | Mark Cendrowski | Teleplay by : Steve Holland & Jim Reynolds Story by : Steven Molaro & Connor Kilpatrick | March 6, 2025 (2025-3-6) | T12.19113 | 6.91 |
| After Mandy expresses being uncomfortable at the hardware store, Georgie thinks the auto store could be more welcoming to women to get more customers. Jim, Georgie and Ruben initially try themselves though Audrey says she has some ideas and offers to come work with them. Both Jim and Mandy are nervous about the idea of Audrey and Georgie working together. Surprisingly, they work well together with Georgie supporting Audrey's cleaning and changes to the front of the store and Audrey complimenting Georgie's sales skills. Jim feels pushed out and reminds Georgie that he has supported Georgie far longer. At dinner, Georgie starts agreeing with Jim but Audrey catches on and is upset by Jim. That evening Georgie tries to apologize to them both as it is his fault, though Jim and Audrey have already made up, saying small fights are part of marriage. Audrey decides to return home and Jim has all the changes reverted, except the new toilet seat. Meanwhile, Connor makes music from the sounds around the house. Title quotation from: Georgie trying to convince a male customer to bring his wife to the auto store. |||||||
| 14 | "A Sportsbook and a Breakup" | Mark Cendrowski | Teleplay by : Chuck Lorre & Steven Molaro & Connor Kilpatrick Story by : Steve Holland & Nadiya Chettiar | March 13, 2025 (2025-3-13) | T12.19114 | 6.27 |
| Mandy finds out Connie is a bookie for an illegal sportsbook betting on high school sports. Connie invites George Sr.'s coworker Coach Wilkins to the diner for information but he gives her nothing. Mandy wants in on the money and Connie gives her a pager to take bets as she's keeping it a secret from Dale. Georgie doesn't like it but Mandy points out he used to work in Connie's illegal casino before it was busted. Dale visits the auto store and Georgie tells him the truth. Dale breaks up with Connie and she moves into a hotel. Dale goes to the McAllister house with some of Connie's stuff and Audrey and Jim find out about the sportsbook as Dale gets drunk. Connie takes Mandy with her to collect a debt from a man hiding it from his wife. He gives them his Rolex which Mandy's parents see her wearing. Dale tearfully apologizes to Connie and they get back together. |||||||
| 15 | "Goddess of the Music Store" | Nikki Lorre | Teleplay by : Steven Molaro & Jim Reynolds Story by : Chuck Lorre & Steve Holland | April 3, 2025 (2025-4-3) | TBA | TBD |
| 16 | "Baby Fight" | Mark Cendrowski | Teleplay by : Steve Holland & Nadiya Chettiar Story by : Steven Molaro & Connor Kilpatrick | April 10, 2025 (2025-4-10) | TBA | TBD |

## Production
### Development

In January 2024, it was announced that a spin-off of Young Sheldon was in development at CBS. In March 2024, it was announced that CBS had greenlit the Young Sheldon spin-off.
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." It was also announced that co-creators Chuck Lorre, Steven Molaro, and Steve Holland would be writing and executive producing the spin-off series. In May 2024, the title of the series, Georgie & Mandy's First Marriage, was announced, and in July 2024, it was announced that the series would premiere on October 17, 2024, on CBS.
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. In October 2024, CBS gave the series a full-season order, making the total of 22 episodes. In February 2025, CBS renewed the series for a second season.

### Casting

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. 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.
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. 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. In September 2024, it was reported that Craig T. Nelson was set to guest star, reprising his role as Dale Ballard. In November 2024, it was announced that Matt Hobby was set to guest star, reprising his role as Pastor Jeff Difford. 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. In January 2025, it was announced that Lance Barber would reprise his role as George Cooper in a dream sequence.

### Filming

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. The series began filming in July 2024.

## Release

The series premiered on October 17, 2024, on CBS. In Canada, the series airs on CTV and CTV Comedy Channel, and is available to stream on Crave.

## Reception
### Critical response

The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reported an 88% approval rating with an average rating of 9/10, based on 8 critic reviews. Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned a score of 61 out of 100 based on 8 critics, indicating "generally favorable" reviews.

### Ratings

Viewership and ratings per episode of Georgie & Mandy's First Marriage :
| No. | Title | Air date | Rating/share (18–49) | Viewers (millions) | DVR (18–49) | DVR viewers (millions) | Total (18–49) | Total viewers (millions) |
| 1 | "The 6:10 to Lubbock" | October 17, 2024 | 0.5/5 | 6.56 | 0.2 | 1.93 | 0.7 | 8.50 |
| 2 | "Some New York Nonsense" | October 24, 2024 | 0.5/6 | 6.40 | 0.1 | 1.69 | 0.7 | 8.10 |
| 3 | "Secrets, Lies and a Chunk of Change" | October 31, 2024 | 0.5/6 | 6.19 | 0.2 | 1.56 | 0.6 | 7.76 |
| 4 | "Todd's Mom" | November 7, 2024 | 0.4/5 | 6.15 | 0.2 | 1.67 | 0.6 | 7.83 |
| 5 | "Thanksgiving" | November 14, 2024 | 0.5/5 | 6.39 | 0.2 | 1.81 | 0.7 | 8.20 |
| 6 | "A Regular Samaritan" | December 5, 2024 | 0.4/5 | 6.18 | 0.1 | 1.54 | 0.6 | 7.72 |
| 7 | "An Old Mustang" | December 12, 2024 | 0.4/5 | 6.51 | 0.1 | 1.48 | 0.5 | 7.99 |
| 8 | "Diet Crap" | January 30, 2025 | 0.4/6 | 6.38 | 0.2 | 1.70 | 0.6 | 8.08 |
| 9 | "A Tire Convention and the Moral High Ground" | February 6, 2025 | 0.5/6 | 6.59 | 0.1 | 1.55 | 0.6 | 8.14 |
| 10 | "A House Divided" | February 13, 2025 | 0.4/6 | 6.49 | 0.2 | 1.55 | 0.6 | 8.05 |
| 11 | "Working for the Enemy" | February 20, 2025 | 0.5/5 | 6.57 | 0.2 | 1.61 | 0.6 | 8.19 |
| 12 | "Typhoid Georgie" | February 27, 2025 | 0.5/7 | 6.46 | 0.2 | 1.68 | 0.6 | 8.14 |
| 13 | "McAllister Auto Loves the Ladies" | March 6, 2025 | 0.5/8 | 6.91 | 0.2 | 1.55 | 0.7 | 8.47 |
| 14 | "A Sportsbook and a Breakup" | March 13, 2025 | 0.5/7 | 6.27 | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD |