Young Sheldon star Annie Potts was shocked by the show's cancellation

In the age of streaming, it can feel like the show is struggling to find its footing. Netflix and other major streaming platforms routinely cancel shows after only a season or two, long before they reach their prime. Some of that has to do with the huge expenses involved in producing a potential hit show. Much of this has to do with the endless sea of ​​options available to viewers today. Which is why “Young Sheldon” feels like a relic of a bygone era. The spin-off of “The Big Bang Theory” was a huge hit on CBS, running for seven seasons. Even on network television, good things come to an end.

“Young Sheldon” Season 7 turned out to be the show's last hurrah, the series finale will be shown in May 2024. Iain Armitage's run as Sheldon Cooper is over. CBS chose to cancel the show, largely because it felt creatively that the time was right for the show to end. Still, the cancellation surprised at least one member. Namely, Annie Potts, who played Connie “Mime” Tucker for all seven seasons of the show. In an April 2024 interview with DiversityPotts didn't hold back her feelings about the network's decision.

“This one was especially hard because I wasn't completely unprepared. I was shocked. I mean, the No. 1 show on network TV, the No. 1 show on Netflix. I mean, we're all people watch on TikTok, except for a couple of pasta recipes. That just seemed like such a stupid business move but i don't know if the show starts to drag or if there is a lack of story or something then you see it Still it completely blew me away.

Potts, who is perhaps best known her work as Janine Melnitz in Ghostbusters.is no stranger to participating in the show's finale. Potts played Mary Jo on “Designing Women,” also on CBS and also on a show that ran for seven seasons. But this was a tough pill for her to swallow.

“It's been half of Ian's life and it's been a tenth of mine, but at 70 it feels significant,” Potts added in the same interview. “It's a little village that we have, and we've all taken care of each other and raised each other. There's going to be a big hole in my life. There's no doubt about it. It's going to get easier. Grief, loss.”

“The Big Bang Theory” was saved from cancellationand eventually became the biggest show on TV. It also worked for this show, which was just as big. Not to mention a crowd favorite. Potts struggled to understand why CBS would end a show that still appears to have a strong viewer base. Armitage, on the other hand, understood where she was coming from. As the show's star explained in this interview:

“I totally understand what Annie's thinking. It's also just hard in a weird way that I can only see if I step back and try to get a global perspective, which is hard. I don't think I'll get to see Annie Potts, it's a real loss for me , I definitely think we could have done a lot more.

Fortunately, these heroes are now alive. CBS recently began airing Georgie & Mandy's First Marriage which focuses on Montana's Jordan Georgia and Emily Osment's Mandy. For Potts, it also means she's returning to her role as Meemo for the second episode of The Big Bang Theory to air. So even though one show ended, it gave way to something else. These characters live on.

“Young Sheldon” is streaming on Max, or you can get the entire series on Blu-ray via Amazon.