Iain Armitage Says He Was 'Most Happy' About Young Sheldon Ending — SkimNews
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- Iain Armitage said he was the cast member "the most happy" when CBS sitcom "Young Sheldon" wrapped its seven-season run in 2024.
- "Young Sheldon" ran for seven seasons on CBS before concluding in 2024, making Armitage a series regular for the full run.
- Armitage pushed back on the expectation of cast distress, saying he wasn't "going home and crying all day" — framing his relief as the exception among his co-stars.
- Armitage's comments were given in an interview featured in Jessica Radloff's oral history book about the series, whose title begins "Yo" in the source excerpt.
Why it matters: A child lead publicly welcoming the end of a seven-season hit is unusual; networks and producers typically cast long sitcom runs as career-making, yet Armitage is signaling that the grind on a young performer cuts differently than the press-tour narrative suggests.
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