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The Big Bang Theory
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The Big Bang Theory is an American sitcom created by Chuck Lorre and Bill Prady,
both of whom serve as executive producers on the show, along with Steve
Molaro, who is also one of the head writers. It premiered on CBS on September 24, 2007.[2]
Set in Pasadena, California, the show is centered on five characters: two roommate Caltech geniuses, experimental physicist Leonard Hofstadter and theoretical physicist Sheldon Cooper; their neighbor across the hall Penny,
an attractive blonde waitress and aspiring actress; and Leonard's and
Sheldon's equally geeky and socially awkward co-workers and friends Howard Wolowitz, an Aerospace engineer and a non-PhD from JPL, and Rajesh Koothrappali, a particle astrophysicist postdoc also working at Caltech. The geekiness and intellect of the four guys are contrasted for comic effect with Penny's social skills and common sense.[3][4] Three other supporting characters have also been promoted to main cast status for a few episodes: Leslie Winkle, a Caltech colleague of Leonard, Sheldon, and Raj; Bernadette, a microbiology student who works with Penny part time as a waitress; and Amy Farrah Fowler, a friend of Sheldon's.
The show is produced by Warner Bros. Television and Chuck Lorre Productions.[5] In August 2009, the sitcom won the best comedy series TCA award and Jim Parsons won the award for individual achievement in comedy.[6] In 2010, the show won the People's Choice Award for Favorite Comedy, while Parsons won a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series.[7]
On January 16, 2011, Parsons was awarded a Golden Globe by the
Hollywood Foreign Press Association for Best Performance by an Actor In
A Television Series - Comedy Or Musical, an award that was presented by
co-star Kaley Cuoco.
When the third season premiered on September 21, 2009, it ranked as
CBS's highest-rated show of that evening in the adults 18–49
demographic (4.6/10), along with a then series-high 12.83 million
viewers.[8] On May 19, 2010, it was announced that CBS would be moving the show to Thursdays at 8:00 ET for the 2010–2011 schedule.
On January 12, 2011, it was announced that the show has been renewed
for an additional three years, extending it through the 2013-2014
season.[9]
[edit] Production
The show's initial pilot, developed for the 2006–07 television
season, was substantially different from its current form. Only Johnny
Galecki and Jim Parsons were in the cast, and the female lead, Katie,
was envisioned as "a street-hardened, tough-as-nails woman with a
vulnerable interior".[10] Katie was played by actress Amanda Walsh.[11] They also had a female friend called Gilda (played by Iris Bahr). The show's original theme music was also different, using Thomas Dolby's hit "She Blinded Me With Science".
The show was not picked up, but the creators were given an opportunity
to revise the show, bringing in the remaining leading cast and
retooling the show to its current format. The original unaired pilot
has never been released on any official format, but copies are
available on the Internet. On the evolution of the show, Lorre said "We
did the 'Big Bang Pilot' about two and a half years ago, and it
sucked... but there were two remarkable things that worked perfectly,
and that was Johnny and Jim. We rewrote the thing entirely, and then we
were blessed with Kaley and Simon and Kunal." As to whether the world
will ever see that original pilot, maybe on a DVD, Lorre said "Wow that
would be something, we will see. Show your failures..."[12]
The title card for the original 2006 pilot
The second pilot of The Big Bang Theory was directed by James Burrows, who did not continue with the show. This reworked pilot led to a 13-episode order by CBS on May 14, 2007.[13] Prior to its airing on CBS, the pilot episode was distributed on iTunes free of charge. The show premiered September 24, 2007, and was picked-up for a full 22-episode season on October 19, 2007.[14]
Production on the show was halted on November 6, 2007 due to the Writers Guild of America strike, returning on March 17, 2008 in an earlier time slot[15] and with nine new episodes.[16][17] After the strike ended, the show was picked up for a second season airing in the 2008–2009 season, premiering in the same time slot on September 22, 2008.[18] With increasing ratings, the show received a two-year renewal through the 2010–11 season.[19][20]
Since then, the show has been picked up for three more seasons, which
will make it end in the seventh season (2013-2014 season).[citation needed]
David Saltzberg, a professor of physics and astronomy at the University of California, Los Angeles, checks scripts and provides dialogue, math equations, and diagrams used as props.[3] According to executive producer/co-creator Bill Prady,
"We're working on giving Sheldon an actual problem that he's going to
be working on throughout the [first] season so there's actual progress
to the boards ... We worked hard to get all the science right."[4]
The lead characters are named Sheldon and Leonard after actor, director, and producer Sheldon Leonard.[21]
Several of the actors in The Big Bang Theory worked together previously on Roseanne, an American sitcom broadcast on ABC from October 18, 1988 to May 21, 1997. These former Roseanne
cast-mates are Johnny Galecki (Leonard Hofstadter), Sara Gilbert
(Leslie Winkle) and Laurie Metcalf, guest star role as Sheldon Cooper's
mother, (Mary Cooper).
"The Big Bang Theory theme song ( The History of Everything)," single cover Barenaked Ladies single (2007)
Barenaked Ladies wrote and recorded the theme song, which describes the development of the universe and the changes that the Earth and humans have undergone since the dawn of time, according to the eponymous theory, and the history of life according to the theory of evolution. On October 9, 2007, a full-length (1 minute and 45 seconds) version of the song was released.[22] In a 2010 issue of TV Guide, the show's opening title sequence ranked #6 on a list of TV's top 10 credits sequences, as selected by readers.[23]
[edit] Production costs
For the first three seasons, Johnny Galecki, Kaley Cuoco, and Jim Parsons,
the three main stars of the show, received at most $60,000 per episode.
The salary for the three went up to $200,000 per episode for the fourth
season. According to their contracts, their pay per episode will go up
an additional $50,000 per season, culminating in $350,000 per episode
in the seventh season.[24]
[edit] Main cast
Cast of characters in The Big Bang Theory. From left: Howard Wolowitz, Leonard Hofstadter, Penny, Sheldon Cooper and Rajesh Koothrappali.
- Johnny Galecki[25] as Leonard Hofstadter, Ph.D. – Leonard is an experimental physicist with an IQ of 173 who received his Ph.D. when he was 24 years old. He shares an apartment with colleague and friend Sheldon Cooper. The writers immediately implied a potential romance between him and neighbor Penny, and their sexual tension is a frequently explored drama.
- Jim Parsons[26] as Sheldon Cooper, Ph.D. – Originally from East Texas,
he was a child prodigy who began college at the age of 11 (after
completing the fifth grade), started graduate studies at 14, and earned
his first Ph.D. at 16. A theoretical physicist focusing on string theory,
he possesses a master's degree, two PhDs, and an IQ of 187. He exhibits
a strict adherence to routine; a lack of understanding of irony,
sarcasm, and humor; he is also uninterested in many of the romantic
hijinks between Leonard, Howard, and Raj. These characteristics are the
main sources of his humor and the basis of a number of episodes.
Sheldon shares an apartment with Leonard Hofstadter, across the hall
from Penny, and relies on both for advice in social situations.
- Kaley Cuoco[27] as Penny – She is the attractive blonde, "born and raised in Omaha, Nebraska",
who lives across the hall from Sheldon and Leonard. She hopes for a
career in acting, and has been to casting calls and auditions but has
not been successful thus far. To pay the bills, she is a waitress at The Cheesecake Factory. To date, her last name has not been revealed.[28] During the fourth season, Cuoco broke her leg in a horse-riding accident.[29][30][31] When she returned to the show, after missing two episodes, she was shown working as a bartender at the Cheesecake Factory,
instead of in her normal employment as a waitress. This allowed her
cast to be concealed, and no mention of the unseen broken leg was made.[32]
- Simon Helberg[33] as Howard Wolowitz, M.Eng.[34] – He works as an aerospace engineer. He is Jewish,
and lives with his mother. His father left when he was 11, and, to
date, he has never learned why. Unlike Sheldon, Leonard, and Raj,
Howard lacks a Ph.D. He defends this by pointing out that he has a
master's degree in Engineering from MIT
and the apparatus he designs are built and launched into space, unlike
the purely abstract work of his friends. He provides outrageous pick-up lines and fancies himself a lady's man with suitably unimpressed reactions from Penny; however, he has shown limited success with other women. He claims to be a polyglot, although in truth, he isn't (e.g. the Chinese waiter in one episode referred to Howard as the friend who "thinks he speaks Mandarin").
- Kunal Nayyar[35] as Rajesh Koothrappali, Ph.D. – Rajesh, who originally comes from New Delhi, India, works as a particle astrophysicist at Caltech.[36] He is very shy around women and is physically unable to talk to them
unless he drinks alcohol (or thinks he has been drinking alcohol).
However, he has had much better luck with women than his overly
confident best friend Howard. His parents, Dr. and Mrs. V.M.
Koothrappali, are seen via webcam. In the third season, he works for
Sheldon because his research has run into a dead-end and he does not
want to return to India.[37]
- Sara Gilbert as Leslie Winkle, Ph.D. (recurring seasons 1 & 3, occasionally starring season 2)[38][39]
– Leslie is an experimental physicist who has casual sex with both
Howard and Leonard during the show's airing. She does not get along
well with Sheldon and frequently mocks him. Gilbert was promoted to
main cast during the second season, but demoted again once the writers
realized they could not produce quality material for her for every
episode.[38]
- Melissa Rauch as Bernadette Rostenkowski (recurring season 3, occasionally starring season 4)[40]
– a waitress and co-worker of Penny paying her way through graduate
school microbiology studies. Bernadette is introduced to Howard by
Penny. At first she and Howard do not get along, as they appear to have
nothing in common. When they find out that they both have overbearing
mothers, they feel a connection.
- Mayim Bialik as Amy Farrah Fowler, Ph.D. (guest season 3, recurring and occasionally starring season 4)[41]
– a woman Raj and Howard meet on an online dating site using a faux
account for Sheldon. She is essentially a female duplicate of Sheldon
and she and Sheldon become friends although - as Sheldon claims - she
is a girl and is his friend, but she is not his "girlfriend". Like
Bialik, Fowler's doctorate is in neuroscience.
[edit] Elements of the show
[edit] Science
Much of the show focuses on science, particularly physics. The four main male characters are employed at Caltech and have science-related occupations.
Leonard is an experimental optical physicist who earned his Ph.D. at age 24.[42] He often works with lasers, and unsuccessfully attempted to disprove the existence of dark matter.
Sheldon is a theoretical physicist with an M.Sc. and two Ph.Ds. He has spent much of his career attempting to prove string theory over loop quantum gravity. He believed he proved it on an expedition to the North Pole,
but Leonard, Howard and Rajesh later revealed that they fabricated the
positive data so Sheldon would stop acting like a "huge Dickensian".
Howard is an aerospace engineer who has a Master's from MIT. He has developed several devices for the International Space Station, but he often uses them for his own purposes with disastrous results, such as getting the Mars rover
stuck in a ditch while trying to impress a girl or getting a robotic
arm stuck on his penis while using it to masturbate. He also invented a
zero-gravity human waste disposal system (essentially a space toilet)
for the space station, but shortly after it was deployed he discovered
a structural weakness: that the toilet would fail after a certain
number of flushes, and the waste material would eventually come back
out. As a result, he pulled an all-nighter with Sheldon and Raj trying to fix it; their ultimate solution proved unsuccessful (and it became, as Raj put it, a "waste distribution system").
Raj is an astrophysicist with a Ph.D. Following his discovery of a planetary object beyond the Kuiper Belt, Raj was named in People Magazine's
"30 Under 30 to Watch," and became a celebrity of sorts, getting a
larger office and drawing the envy of his friends. After failed
research on the composition of trans-Neptunian objects, Raj feared the prospect of being deported back to India; eventually he collaborated with Sheldon "exploring string theory implications of gamma rays from dark matter."
The guys also date some women who are experts in a science-related field. Both Leonard and Howard have had casual sex with Leslie Winkle,
an experimental physicist at Caltech who is essentially Leonard's
female counterpart. In season 3, Howard begins dating Bernadette, a microbiology major employed as a waitress at the Cheesecake Factory. In season 4, Sheldon begins a "relationship" with Amy Farrah Fowler, a neurobiologist.
Science has also interfered with the guys' romantic lives. Leslie
broke up with Leonard when he sided with Sheldon in his support for
string theory rather than her support for loop quantum gravity. When
Bernadette showed interest in Leonard's work, it made both Penny and
Howard jealous and resulted in Howard confronting Leonard and Penny
asking Sheldon to teach her physics. Sheldon also "broke up" with Amy
when she boasted that neurobiology was superior to theoretical physics.
[edit] Leonard and Penny's relationship
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A major force that drives the series is the relationship between Leonard and Penny.
Leonard becomes attracted to Penny within seconds of spotting her. He
asks her out in the season 1 finale, and the date continues into the
season 2 premiere; however, Penny breaks up with Leonard because she is
afraid that her educational attainments aren't good enough for Leonard
and that he may become bored.
Following the breakup, Leonard dates a few other women, including Leslie Winkle
and Dr. Stephanie Barnett. When Leonard's mother comes to visit, he and
Penny get drunk and come very close to having sex, but Leonard ruins
the moment by talking about childhood issues with his mother and her
father.
When Penny starts dating Stuart, the clerk at the comic book store,
Leonard isn't too happy about it, and even tries to sabotage one of
their dates. However, the relationship doesn't fare too well. On the
first date, the two are interrupted by Sheldon. On the second date, Penny mistakenly calls Stuart, "Leonard."
When Sheldon, Leonard, Raj, and Howard accept a National Science Foundation expedition to the North Pole
in the season 2 finale, Penny begins to show feelings for Leonard. When
they return in the season 3 premiere, Leonard and Penny have sex for
the first time, and are together for the majority of the third season.
However, toward the end of the season, Penny breaks up with Leonard
after he prematurely tells her he loves her and she realizes she can
not say it back. In the finale, after Penny's failed attempts to move
on, she gets drunk after a bad date with a dim-witted beefcake named
Zack, and has sex with Leonard, making him incorrectly believe that
they are back together.
In the eighth episode of season 4, "The 21 Second Excitation", Penny
shows signs of regret in her decision to end the relationship, as she
tells Amy and Bernadette "I don't know" when they ask, during a game of
Truth or Dare, why she broke up with him. She says that Leonard is a
great guy, and Amy points out that another woman could realize this,
and asks what Penny would do if she ever changed her mind but Leonard
wasn't available. In response to this, Penny says that she doesn't want
to play any more, gets up, and leaves the room.
In the ninth episode of season 4, Penny's dad comes to visit. Penny
tells her father that she and Leonard are back together, because
Leonard is Penny's only boyfriend that he ever approved of. In the end,
he finds out the truth, first he yells at Penny. He then turns to
Leonard, Penny says Leonard had nothing to do with this, but he sends
Penny into the other room. Wyatt grabs Leonard's shirt and begs him to
get back together with Penny. To help Leonard, he pretends to throw him
out, but the viewer is never shown Penny's reaction. This episode
indicates that Penny's family want Penny and Leonard to be a couple.
In the eleventh episode of season 4, Penny begins dating Zack again.
She agrees to go with him and the guys to the comic book store on New
Year's Eve to help them win a prize dressed as Wonder Woman.
Just before they leave she gets mad at Zack and will not leave her
apartment even though Zack has apologized and Sheldon tried to talk to
her. Howard suggests that Leonard talk to her. She lets Leonard in and
tells him that she only got back together with Zack because she didn't
want to be alone on New Year's. Penny goes on to say "If Zack and I had
just gone to a regular party it would have been fine. But this, with
the costumes and you". Leonard responds by saying "What about me?"
Penny looks at him and comes close to telling him that she still has
feelings for him, but then says, "Nothing. Let's go to the party". When
later in the party Zack and Penny kiss as the new year begins, Leonard
is visibly upset and Penny looks at him guiltily while still embracing
Zack.
In the season 4 episode "The Love Car Displacement" Everyone stays
at the same hotel and Penny and Leonard have to share a bed because
"Howard is a complete and total ass, Bernadette is in Penny's bed, and
Amy bites." After talking about their relationship Penny agrees that
having sex for one night wouldn't be the worst thing, but Raj enters
before Leonard and Penny get very far.
In the sixteenth episode of the 4th season, "The Cohabitation
Formulation", Leonard finds out that Raj's sister, Priya, is back in
town. The previous incidence when Priya was visiting, she slept with
Leonard but shot down his proposal to start a relationship. Leonard
goes to Raj's apartment to talk to Priya and despite Raj's disapproval,
they spend the night together. After spending the night, they appear to
the rest of the group eating a meal at the cheesecake factory holding
hands - during which Penny discovers that Leonard is dating Priya. Amy Farrah Fowler
goes to Penny's apartment to console her but instead makes Penny
realize that Priya may be a more suitable partner for Leonard. Penny
joins Leonard, Priya, Raj, Sheldon and Amy for dinner in Leonard and
Sheldon's apartment and observes that Priya makes Leonard very happy.
At the end of the episode, Penny starts crying.
In the following episode, Amy and Bernadette decide to take Penny
out for a girls' night to help cheer her up. The intent backfires,
however, when Amy discovers the snowflake that Leonard had brought
Penny from the North Pole. Bernadette comments that the action was very
romantic, and that Leonard was really one of a kind. Penny takes the
snowflake and looks at it sadly, and then tells the girls that she
needed to pick up a hot guy and make herself feel better for the night
which will lead to some self-loathing the next day.
[edit] Religion
Religion has had a minor focus on the series in the past. Sheldon
was raised in a Christian household, but does not follow any religion
now. He calls his childhood "hell". His mother, Mary, is a Christian whose religious views often clash with Sheldon's scientific ones. In The Lunar Excitation, Sheldon has an agreement with Mary that he will attend church once a year. In The Wheaton Recurrence, after scoring a strike in bowling, Sheldon happily exclaims "Thank you, Jesus!", adding "As my mother would say."
Howard is Jewish but doesn't keep kosher. He eats pork
in season 2, and when the price of the pork went up, Howard remarked
"it's getting tougher and tougher to be a bad Jew." When his stomach
reacts badly to the pork, Raj mocks him by quoting Leviticus 11:3. However, Howard has shown some faith in his religion. When he and Raj posed as goths
to pick up women, they wore fake-tattoo sleeves, and Howard refused to
get actual tattoos so he could still be buried in a Jewish cemetery.[43]
Raj is a Hindu, but like Howard, doesn't follow dietary restrictions. He loathes Indian cuisine and eats beef. When he mocks Howard for not keeping kosher by quoting the Torah, Howard responds with, "Hey, do I mock you with the Bhagavad Gita every time you scarf down a Whopper?" However, Raj does hold some traditional Hindu beliefs, such as reincarnation and karma.
Leonard and Penny
do not appear to follow any religion; Penny, on the other hand, has
expressed belief in several fringe practices, including psychics (precognition), ghosts, voodoo, astrology, and pyramid power, but doesn't believe in crystal healing.
[edit] Endcard
Like all shows created by Chuck Lorre, The Big Bang Theory ends by showing a vanity card written by Lorre after the credits.[44]
[edit] Ratings
[edit] U.S. standard ratings
Seasonal ratings based on average total viewers per episode of The Big Bang Theory on CBS:
| Season |
Timeslot (ET) |
Season premiere |
Season finale |
TV season |
Rank |
Avg. Viewers
(in millions) |
| 1 |
Monday 8:30 P.M. (September 24 – November 12, 2007)
Monday 8:00 P.M. (March 17 – May 19, 2008) |
September 24, 2007 |
May 19, 2008 |
2007–08 |
#59 |
8.34[45] |
| 2 |
Monday 8:00 P.M. (September 22, 2008 – May 11, 2009)
Monday 9:30 P.M. (February 9, 2009) |
September 22, 2008 |
May 11, 2009 |
2008–09 |
#42 |
10.01[46] |
| 3 |
Monday 9:30 P.M. (September 21, 2009 – May 24, 2010)
Monday 9:00 P.M. (May 3, 2010) |
September 21, 2009 |
May 24, 2010 |
2009–10 |
#12 |
14.14[47] |
| 4 |
Thursday 8:00 P.M. (September 23, 2010 – Present) |
September 23, 2010 |
May 2011 |
2010–11 |
TBA |
13.16 (to date) |
[edit] UK distribution and ratings
The show made its UK debut on Channel 4
on February 14, 2008 bringing in an average audience of 1.0 million
viewers. The second episode, shown the following week, also received
1.0 million. For the third episode an average of 1.1 million tuned in.
The show is also shown as a 'first-look' on Channel 4's digital
offshoot E4, and brings in 400,000 viewers on average. The fifth
episode received 880,000 viewers. After the first five episodes, the
average number of viewers continues to hover around the 1 million mark.
Episode 13 was watched by 1.3 million viewers and was the most watched
episode.[48]
In December 2008, Virgin Media made the first nine episodes of the
first season available to watch on its TV Choice On Demand service, and
the rest of Season 1 was made available in January 2009.
As of December 5, 2009, all 23 episodes of Season 2 were also made
available on Virgin Media TV Choice On Demand Service, but both seasons
have now been removed.
The third season began airing on E4 and E4 HD
on December 17, 2009 at 9.00 pm but was on hiatus between February 25,
2010 until May 6, 2010 when the final 11 episodes of the season aired.
Season 4 began airing on E4
on November 4, 2010 at 9pm. It drew 877,000 viewers, with a further
256,000 watching on the E4+1 hour service. This gave the show an
overall total of 1.13 million viewers, making it E4's most watched
programme for that week.[49]
[edit] Canadian ratings
The Big Bang Theory started off quietly in Canada, but
managed to garner major success later on in further seasons. The season
4 premiere garnered an estimated 3.1 million viewers across Canada
(representing roughly 31 million American viewers in comparison). This
is the largest audience for a sitcom since the series finale of Friends. The Big Bang Theory has pulled ahead and has now become the most watched show in Canada.[50]
[edit] Media information
[edit] Episodes
| Seasons |
Episodes |
Originally aired |
DVD release date |
Viewers
(millions) |
Rank |
18–49 Rating/Share
(rank) |
| Season premiere |
Season finale |
Region 1 |
Region 2 |
Region 4 |
|
1 |
17 |
September 24, 2007 (2007-09-24) |
May 19, 2008 (2008-05-19) |
September 2, 2008 |
January 12, 2009 |
April 3, 2009 |
8.3[46] |
#59[46] |
3.3/9 (TBA) |
|
2 |
23 |
September 22, 2008 (2008-09-22) |
May 11, 2009 (2009-05-11) |
September 15, 2009 |
October 19, 2009 |
March 3, 2010 |
10.0[51] |
#42[51] |
3.8/10 (TBA) |
|
3 |
23 |
September 21, 2009 (2009-09-21) |
May 24, 2010 (2010-05-24) |
September 14, 2010 |
September 27, 2010 |
October 13, 2010 |
14.8 |
#12 |
5.3/13 (#5)[52] |
|
4 |
24[53] |
September 23, 2010 (2010-09-23)[54] |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
[edit] International broadcast
| Country / Region |
Network(s) |
Aired |
Notes |
 Albania |
Digi+ |
April 19, 2009 – present |
The dialogue is subtitled. |
 Argentina |
Warner Channel |
November 2007 – present |
The dialogue is subtitled. |
 Australia |
Nine Network |
Late 2007 – present |
New episodes on Wednesdays, (Sometimes Tuesdays). |
| GO! |
August 9, 2009 – present |
Double episode repeats in rotation, Sundays, Tuesdays and Thursdays. |
| The Comedy Channel |
2009 – present |
Repeats of first and second seasons |
 Austria |
ORF1 |
March 13, 2010 – present |
The dialogue is dubbed. Season 1 is shown as double episodes and will be aired in both SD and HD |
 Bangladesh |
Zee Café |
|
The dialogue is not dubbed. First three seasons aired until now. |
 Belgium |
La Une |
August 31, 2008 – present |
|
| 2BE |
December 21, 2009 – present |
The dialogue is subtitled. |
 Bolivia |
Warner Channel |
November 2007 – present |
The dialogue is subtitled. |
 Brazil |
Warner Channel |
November 2007 – present |
The dialogue is in English with audio captions with the exception of a version used by the Brazilian company TAM Airlines on planes. |
| SBT |
September 2010 – present |
The dialogue will be completely dubbed to Portuguese and will be aired in both SD and HD, aired as "Big Bang: A Teoria" (Big Bang: The Theory). The Second season will be aired in 2011 on Sunday mornings. |
 Bulgaria |
Nova Television
Diema 2 – Repeats |
November 5, 2008 – present
January 11, 2010 |
|
 Canada |
A
CTV
The Comedy Network |
2007–08, 2009-10
2008–09, 2010 -present
September 20, 2010 – present |
|
 Chile |
Warner Channel |
November 2007 – present |
The dialogue is subtitled. |
 China |
Sohu TV |
September 23, 2010 – present |
The dialogue is subtitled in Simplified Chinese and English. |
 Colombia |
Warner Channel |
November 2007 – present |
The dialogue is subtitled. |
 Costa Rica |
Warner Channel
Teletica |
November 2007 – present
August 2009 – present |
The dialogue is subtitled. - Teletica Broadcast Is Latin America Spanish-Dubbed |
 Croatia |
RTL, RTL 2 |
July 2010 – present
|
The dialogue is subtitled. Aired as Teorija velikog praska.
It's airing every Tuesday night. The whole first season will be emitted
in that timeslot. In an ad for the series there are parts from the
second season, but dates of airing aren't confirmed. |
 Cuba |
Multivisión |
|
|
 Cyprus |
LTV |
November 2008 – present |
The dialogue is subtitled. |
 Czech Republic |
Prima Cool |
April 7, 2009 – present |
The dialogue is dubbed. Aired as Teorie velkého třesku. |
 Denmark |
Kanal 5 |
2009 – present |
The dialogue is subtitled. |
 Dominican Republic |
Warner Channel |
|
The dialogue is subtitled. |
 Ecuador |
Warner Channel |
November 2007 – present |
The dialogue is subtitled. |
 El Salvador |
Warner Channel |
November 2007 – present |
The dialogue is subtitled. |
 Fiji |
Mai TV |
|
|
 Finland |
Sub |
September 8, 2008 – present |
The dialogue is subtitled. Aired as Rillit huurussa (Foggy Goggles). |
 France |
TPS Star
NRJ 12
MTV |
October 18, 2008 – present
October 5, 2009 – present
January 2011 – present |
The dialogue is dubbed. |
 Greece |
Star Channel |
September 2009 – present |
Double Episode. The dialogue is subtitled. |
 Germany |
ProSieben |
July 11, 2009 – present[55] |
The dialogue is dubbed. |
 Guatemala |
Warner Channel |
|
The dialogue is subtitled. |
 Honduras |
Warner Channel |
|
The dialogue is subtitled. |
 Hong Kong |
aTV World |
|
First two seasons will be aired in 2011. |
 Hungary |
Cool TV |
December 27, 2009 – present |
The dialogue is dubbed. Aired as Agymenők. First two series aired till now. |
 Iceland |
Stöð 2 |
August 19, 2008 – present |
The dialogue is subtitled. |
 India |
Zee Café |
|
The dialogue is not dubbed. First three seasons aired till now. |
 Ireland |
RTÉ Two |
July 11, 2008 – present |
|
 Israel |
yes stars Comedy |
July 2008 – present |
The dialogue is subtitled. |
 Italy |
Steel |
January 19, 2008 – present |
|
| Italia 1 |
September, 2010 – January, 2011 |
The show received a lot of criticism due to the poor quality of
dubbing, which allegedly "dumbed down" most of the nerdy-geeky jokes.
To fix this, since episode 9 of season one, the dubbing has been
changed to a significantly better quality, characterized by a more
faithful translation. |
 Japan |
Super! drama TV |
November 7, 2009 – present[56] |
Bilingual broadcast, in Japanese and English |
 Lithuania |
TV1 |
February 21, 2010 – present |
The dialogue is subtitled. |
 Macedonia |
Kanal 5 |
|
|
 Mexico |
Warner Channel |
November 2008 – present |
The dialogue is subtitled. |
| Canal 5 (Televisa) |
Season 1: January 11, 2010 |
The dialogue was completely dubbed to Spanish, aired as La Teoría del Big Bang, two episodes daily from Monday through Thursday. The show received criticism due to the quality of dubbing. |
 Nepal |
Zee Café |
|
|
 Netherlands |
Veronica |
March 2, 2009 / August 23, 2010 – present |
Only about a dozen episodes were broadcast in March 2009, but the
series was given a second chance in August 2010. Broadcast after Two and a Half Men on weekday nights on Veronica TV. The dialogue is subtitled. |
 New Zealand |
TV2 |
September 17, 2008 – present |
Wednesday 8:30pm [57]. Previously aired on Sunday at 7:30pm and Wednesday at 8:00pm |
 Nicaragua |
Warner Channel |
|
|
 Norway |
TVNorge
MAX |
|
The dialogue is subtitled. It's also available in HD (TVNorge HD). |
 Pakistan |
Super Comedy |
|
|
 Panama |
Warner Channel |
|
The dialogue is subtitled. |
 Paraguay |
Warner Channel |
March 2008 – present |
The dialogue is subtitled. |
 Peru |
Warner Channel |
November 2007 – present |
The dialogue is subtitled. |
 Philippines |
Jack TV |
|
Aired on Jack TV |
 Poland |
TVN Siedem |
November 20, 2008 – present |
Aired as Teoria wielkiego podrywu. |
 Portugal |
SET, RTP2 |
July 14, 2008 – present |
The dialogue is subtitled. Aired as A Teoria do Big Bang. |
 Russia |
NTV, STS |
NTV: April 10, 2010 – June 14, 2010
STS: January 24, 2011 -present |
Aired as Теория большого взрыва on both of the channels. |
 Singapore |
Warner Channel |
Season 1: April 5, 2010 – present |
|
 Slovenia |
Kanal A |
Season 1: February 23, 2009 – March 20, 2009 |
Aired as Veliki pokovci. |
 South Africa |
M-Net
SABC3 |
|
S1 and S2 aired. S3 currently playing. |
 South Korea |
Qook TV - Warner Show |
Season 1: July 18, 2010 – present |
The dialogue is subtitled. |
 Spain |
Antena.neox
Antena 3
TNT |
July 18, 2009 – present |
The dialogue is dubbed.
Title changed to simply Big Bang. |
 Sri Lanka |
ART TV
Zee Café
Warner Channel |
|
The dialogue is not dubbed. First three seasons aired until now. |
 Sweden |
Kanal 5 |
|
The dialogue is subtitled. |
 Thailand |
True Series |
May 26, 2008 – present |
|
 Trinidad and Tobago |
TV6, Warner Channel |
2008 – present |
|
 Turkey |
CNBC-e[58] |
September 9, 2008 – present |
The dialogue is subtitled. |
 Ukraine |
Inter, MTV |
December 7, 2009 – present (MTV) |
Aired as Теорія великого вибуху, dialogue is dubbed. |
 United Kingdom |
Channel 4, E4, E4 HD |
Season 4 (E4) January 27, 2011 – present |
HD feed on E4 and Channel 4. S1, S2 & S3 all ready aired. Usually 4 months behind US air date. |
 Uruguay |
Warner Channel |
November 2007 – present |
The dialogue is subtitled. |
 Venezuela |
Warner Channel |
November 2007 – present |
The dialogue is subtitled. |
 United Arab Emirates |
one TV |
November 2007 – present |
The dialogue is subtitled. |
[edit] DVD releases
| DVD Name |
Release dates |
Ep # |
Additional Information |
| Region 1 |
Region 2 |
Region 4 |
| The Complete First Season |
September 2, 2008[59] |
January 12, 2009[60] |
April 3, 2009[61] |
17 |
The 3-disc box set includes all 17 episodes. The one extra feature
is an 18-minute short entitled "Quantum Mechanics of The Big Bang
Theory: Series Cast and Creators on Why It's Cool to Be a Geek."
Running Time: 355 minutes. |
| The Complete Second Season |
September 15, 2009[62] |
October 19, 2009[63] |
March 3, 2010[64] |
23 |
The 4-disc box set includes all 23 episodes. Special features
include a Gag Reel, "Physicist to the Stars: Real-Life Physicist/UCLA
professor David Saltzberg's consulting relationship to the Show", and
"Testing the Infinite Hilarity Hypothesis in relation to the Big Bang
Theory: Season 2's Unique Characters and Characteristics." Running
Time: 481 minutes. |
| The Complete Third Season |
September 14, 2010[65] |
September 27, 2010[66] |
October 13, 2010 [67] |
23 |
The 3-disc box set includes all 23 episodes. Special features
include a set tour with Simon Helberg and Kunal Nayyar, an inside look
on the third season and a gag reel. This is the first time a season of
the show will be released on Blu-ray Disc in a 2-Disc Set. Running Time: 472 minutes. |
[edit] Online media
Warner Brothers Television controls the online rights for the show.[68][69] Full episodes are available at tv.com, while short clips and recently aired full episodes are available on cbs.com.[70] They are available on 4OD (UK Channel 4's online service) for a limited time after being shown as repeats.[citation needed] Also in New Zealand episodes are available on TVNZ's Ondemand Service for 4 weeks after airing.[71] Full episodes are also available on Sohu.com in Mainland China.[72]
[edit] Syndication
In May 2010, it was reported that the show has been picked up for syndication by both Fox affiliates and TBS.
Broadcast of old shows will begin in the fall of 2011. Although details
of the syndication deal have not been revealed, it was reported that
the deal "set a record price for a cable off-network sitcom purchase."[73]
CTV NETWORK in Canada airs broadcast syndication of the first three
seasons starting September 7, 2010, weeknights Monday - Friday @ 7:30
pm local time zone one year ahead of US broadcast syndication and four
days a week (Monday - Thursday) on Comedy Network.
[edit] Awards and nominations
| Year |
Award Show |
Category |
Result |
Recipient(s) |
| 2008 |
1st Ewwy Awards |
Best Actor in a Comedy Series |
Nominated |
Jim Parsons |
| Best Actress in a Comedy Series |
Nominated |
Kaley Cuoco |
| Best Comedy Series |
Nominated |
Cast and Crew |
| 2009 |
61st Primetime Emmy Awards |
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series |
Nominated |
Jim Parsons |
| Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series |
Nominated |
Christine Baranski |
| Outstanding Art Direction for a Multi-Camera Series |
Nominated |
Crew |
| TCA Awards |
Outstanding Achievement in Comedy |
Won |
Cast and Crew |
| Individual Achievement in Comedy |
Won |
Jim Parsons |
| Satellite Awards |
Best television comedy or musical series |
Nominated |
Cast and Crew |
| Best actor in a comedy or musical series |
Nominated |
Jim Parsons |
| American Film Institute |
The best 10 Television Programs of the year |
Won |
Cast and Crew |
| 2nd Ewwy Awards |
Best Lead Actress in a Comedy Series |
Won |
Kaley Cuoco |
| Best Comedy Series |
Nominated |
Cast and Crew |
| 2010 |
36th People's Choice Awards |
Favorite TV Comedy |
Won |
|
| Favorite TV Comedy Actor |
Nominated |
Jim Parsons |
| TCA Awards |
Outstanding Achievement in Comedy |
Nominated |
Cast and Crew |
| Individual Achievement in Comedy |
Nominated |
Jim Parsons |
| Teen Choice Award |
Choice TV Comedy |
Nominated |
|
| Choice TV Actor: Comedy |
Nominated |
Jim Parsons |
| Choice TV Actress: Comedy |
Nominated |
Kaley Cuoco |
| Choice Scene Stealer: Male |
Nominated |
Johnny Galecki |
| Choice Scene Stealer: Male |
Nominated |
Simon Helberg |
| 62nd Primetime Emmy Awards |
Outstanding Art Direction For A Multi-Camera Series |
Nominated |
Cast and Crew |
| Outstanding Makeup For A Multi-Camera Series Or Special (Non-Prosthetic) |
Nominated |
Cast and Crew |
| Outstanding Lead Actor In A Comedy Series |
Won |
Jim Parsons |
| Outstanding Guest Actress In A Comedy Series |
Nominated |
Christine Baranski |
| Outstanding Technical Direction, Camerawork, Video Control For A Series |
Nominated |
Cast and Crew |
| 3rd Ewwy Awards |
Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series |
Nominated |
Kunal Nayyar |
| Best Comedy Series |
Won |
Cast and Crew |
| 2011 |
68th Golden Globe Awards |
Best Series - Musical or Comedy |
Nominated |
|
| Best performance in a television series - musical or comedy |
Won |
Jim Parsons |
| People's Choice Awards |
Favorite TV Comedy |
Nominated |
|
| Favorite TV Comedy Actor |
Nominated |
Jim Parsons |
[edit] The Theorists controversy
Through the use of his vanity cards at the end of episodes, Lorre alleged that the program had been plagiarised by a show produced and aired in Belarus. Officially titled Теоретики (The Theorists),
the show features "clones" of the main characters, a similar opening
sequence, and what appears to be a very close Russian translation of
the scripts.[74]
Lorre expressed annoyance and described his inquiry with the Warner
Brothers legal department about options. The TV production company and
station's close relationship with the Belarus government was cited as
the reason that any attempt to claim copyright infringement would be in
vain because the company copying the episodes is operated by the
government.[75]
However, no legal action was required to end production of the
knockoff. Dmitriy Tankovich (who plays Leonard's counterpart, "Seva")
said in an interview: "I'm upset. At first the actors were told all
legal issues were resolved. We didn't know it wasn't the case, so when
the creators of The Big Bang Theory started talking about the
show, I was embarrassed. I can't understand why our people first do,
and then think. I consider this to be the rock bottom of my career. And
I don't want to take part in a stolen show".[76] The show was cancelled shortly afterwards.[77]
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[edit] External links
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