Season 1 has thus far been smooth sailing for Georgie & Mandy, scoring rave reviews from critics as a worthy successor to the Big Bang Theory universe. It didn’t take long for CBS to lock up the Cooper family for a full season order that will continue strong into the new year. The series, starring Montana Jordan and Emily Osment, follows the titular couple as they face the many hurdles of marriage, adulthood, and parenting in their attempts to raise their young family in Texas. This week’s episode will see them tackle their first-ever Thanksgiving after the death of George Cooper Sr. as Georgie reckons with the loss and Mandy tries to rally the family to join them for the holiday.
‘Matlock’ and ‘Elsbeth’ Will Round Out a Stacked Night for CBS
From the premiere of its first episode in September, the Kathy Bates-led new take on Matlock has only continued to draw in more viewers, earning a swift Season 2 renewal. Packed with a killer twist that completely changed the dynamic from the Andy Griffith-led original, the series debuted to an eye-watering 10.67 million viewers over three days. The upcoming episode, airing this Thursday, will see the stress of her secret mission begin to weigh on Matlock to the point that she considers quitting, but there’s a lot more work to be done for the lawyer, especially with so many of her colleagues still in the dark about what she’s up to.
Elsbeth closes out the night amid a second season that has earned continued praise for keeping the upbeat attitude promised by its premiere. Carrie Preston is joined by a talented string of new guest stars for this run, with Vanessa Williams, Rob Riggle, and Brittany O’Grady along with Pamela Adlon, who will appear in the upcoming fifth episode.
CBS’s Thursday night programs will return on January 30. Stay tuned here at Collider for more ahead of their mid-season premieres. You can stream previous episodes of all four shows on Paramount+.
