- Genre: Comedy
- Movie Type: Sitcom
- Release Year: 2007
- Country: US
- Run Time: 30 minutes
TV Series:
The Big Bang Theory |
| Wikipedia: The Big Bang Theory |
| The Big Bang Theory | |
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Title card for The Big Bang Theory |
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| Also known as | TBBT |
| Format | Sitcom |
| Created by | Chuck Lorre Bill Prady |
| Directed by | James Burrows (pilot) Mark Cendrowski |
| Starring | Johnny Galecki Jim Parsons Kaley Cuoco Simon Helberg Kunal Nayyar Sara Gilbert |
| Opening theme | "The Big Bang Theory Theme"[1] written and recorded by Barenaked Ladies |
| Country of origin | USA |
| Language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 3 |
| No. of episodes | 49 (List of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Chuck Lorre Bill Prady Lee Aronsohn |
| Producer(s) | Steve Molaro Mike Collier Faye Oshima Belyeu |
| Editor(s) | Peter Chakos |
| Camera setup | Multi-camera |
| Running time | 21 minutes (without commercials) |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | CBS |
| Picture format | 480i (SDTV) 576i (SDTV), 1080i (HDTV) |
| Original run | September 24, 2007 – present |
| External links | |
| Official website | |
The Big Bang Theory is an American sitcom created and executively produced by Chuck Lorre and Bill Prady. It premiered on CBS September 24, 2007.[2]
Set in Pasadena, California, the show concerns two male Caltech prodigies in their twenties, one an experimental physicist (Leonard) and the other a theoretical physicist (Sheldon), who live across the hall from an attractive blonde waitress with show-biz aspirations (Penny). Leonard and Sheldon's geekiness and intellect are contrasted with Penny's social skills and common sense for comedic effect.[3][4] Two equally geeky friends of theirs, Howard and Rajesh, are also main characters.
The show is produced by Warner Bros. Television and Chuck Lorre Productions.[5] In March 2009 it was reported that The Big Bang Theory had been renewed for a third and fourth season by CBS.[6] In August 2009, the sitcom won the best comedy series TCA award and Jim Parsons won the award for individual achievement in comedy.[7] 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] The Big Bang Theory airs on Mondays at 9:30 EST following another Chuck Lorre-produced show Two and a Half Men.[9]
Contents |
| Season | Episodes | Original Airing |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 17[21] | September 24, 2007 - May 19, 2008 |
| 2 | 23[22] | September 22, 2008 - May 11, 2009 |
| 3 | 23 | September 21, 2009 - May 2010 |
The show's initial pilot, developed for the 2006–07 television season, was substantially different from its current form. Only Jim Parsons and Johnny Galecki were in the cast, and their across-the-hall neighbor (now played by Kaley Cuoco) was a much meaner character. 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.[23]
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.[24] 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.[25]
Production on the show was halted on November 6, 2007 due to the 2007–2008 Writers Guild of America strike, returning on March 17, 2008 in an earlier time slot[26] and with nine new episodes.[27][28] After the strike's end, 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.[29] With increasing ratings, the show received a two-year renewal through the 2010–11 season.[30][31]
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]
Barenaked Ladies wrote and recorded the theme song, which describes developments the universe has undergone since the dawn of time. On October 9, 2007, a full-length (1 minute and 45 seconds) version of the song was released.[32] This theme was considered by TV critic Samantha Holloway to be one of the five most effective theme tunes on TV.[33]
| DVD Name | Release dates | Ep # | Additional Information | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Region 1 | Region 2 | Region 4 | |||
| The Complete First Season | September 2, 2008[34] | January 12, 2009[35] | June 3, 2009 | 17 | The three disc box set includes all 17 episodes. The only 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: 374 minutes. |
| The Complete Second Season | September 15, 2009[36] | October 19, 2009[37] | TBA | 23 | The four disc box set includes all 24 episodes. The 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. |
In the following summary, "rating" is the percentage of all households with televisions that tuned to the show, and "share" is the percentage of all televisions in use at that time that are tuned in. "18-49" is the percentage of all adults aged 18–49 tuned into the show. "Viewers" is the number of viewers, in millions, watching at the time. "Rank" is how well the show did compared to other TV shows aired that week.
Seasonal ratings based on average total viewers per episode of The Big Bang Theory on CBS:
| Season | Timeslot (EDT) | Season Premiere | Season Finale | TV Season | Rank | 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 | 2007–2008 | #59[38] | 8.31[38] |
| 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 | 2008–2009 | #42[39] | 10.01[39] |
| 3 | Monday 9:30 P.M. | September 21, 2009 | May 2010 | 2009–2010 | #17 | 14.18 |
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 the preceding evening, and brings in 400,000 viewers on average. The 5th episode received 880,000 viewers. After the first 5 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.[40]
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.
18 episodes of season 2 are now also available on Virgin Media TV Choice On Demand Service.
| Year | Result | Category | Award Show | Recipient(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Nominated | Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series | 61st Primetime Emmy Awards | Jim Parsons |
| Nominated | Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series | Christine Baranski | ||
| Nominated | Outstanding Art Direction for a Multi-Camera Series | |||
| Won | Outstanding Achievement in Comedy | TCA Awards | ||
| Won | Individual Achievement in Comedy | Jim Parsons |
| Country / Region | Network(s) | Aired | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Digi+ | April 19, 2009 — present | ||
| Warner Channel | November 2007 — present | The dialogue is not dubbed but captions are used. | |
| Nine Network | Season 1: Late 2007 — 2008 Season 2: Late 2008 — October 26, 2009 Season 3: November 2, 2009 |
New episodes | |
| GO! | Season 1: August 9, 2009 — present Season 2: Mid-September 2009 |
Double episode repeats | |
| Zee Café | |||
| La Une | August 31, 2008 — present | ||
| Warner Channel | November 2007 — present | ||
| Warner Channel | November 2007 — present | The dialogue is not dubbed but captions are used except for a version used by TAM Transportes Aéreos on planes. | |
| Nova Television | November 5, 2008 — present | ||
| A CTV CBS |
2007–08, 2009–present 2008–09 |
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| Warner Channel | November 2007 — present | The dialogue is not dubbed but captions are used. | |
| Warner Channel | November 2007 — present | The dialogue is not dubbed but captions are used. | |
| Warner Channel Teletica |
November 2007 — present August 2009 — present |
The dialogue is not dubbed but captions are used. The dialogue is dubbed. |
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| Multivisión | |||
| LTV | November 2008 — present | The dialogue is not dubbed but captions are used. | |
| Prima COOL | April 7, 2009 — present | Aired as 'Teorie velkého třesku' | |
| 6'eren | January 2009 — present | The dialogue is not dubbed but captions are used. | |
| Warner Channel | |||
| Warner Channel | |||
| Warner Channel | November 2007 — present | ||
| Mai TV | |||
| Sub | September 8, 2008 — present | Aired as Rillit Huurussa (Misty Eyeglasses) | |
| TPS Star NRJ 12 |
October 18, 2008 — present October 5, 2009— present |
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| Star Channel | September , 2009 — present | The dialogue is not dubbed but captions are used. | |
| ProSieben | July 11, 2009 — present[41] | The dialogue is dubbed. | |
| Warner Channel | |||
| Warner Channel | |||
| Stöð 2 | August 19, 2008 — present | ||
| Zee Café | |||
| RTÉ Two | July 11, 2008 — present | ||
| yes stars Comedy | July 2008 — present | ||
| Steel | January 19, 2008 — present | 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. | |
| Super! drama TV | November 7, 2009 — present | ||
| ntv7, metrovision | |||
| Warner Channel | November 2008 — present | The dialogue is not dubbed but captions are used. | |
| Veronica | March 2, 2009 — present | ||
| TV2 | September 17, 2008 — present | Season 2 finale aired on December 2, 2009 | |
| Warner Channel | |||
| TVNorge | |||
| Super Comedy | |||
| Warner Channel | The dialogue is not dubbed but Spanish captions are used. | ||
| Warner Channel | |||
| Warner Channel | November 2007 — present | ||
| Jack TV | |||
| TVN Siedem | November 20, 2008 — present | Aired as 'Teoria wielkiego podrywu' | |
| SET, RTP2 | July 14, 2008 — present | ||
| Kanal 5 | |||
| Kanal A | Season 1: February 23, 2009 — March 20, 2009 | ||
| M-Net | |||
| Antena.neox Antena 3 |
July 18, 2009 — present | ||
| Kanal 5 | The dialogue is not dubbed but captions are used. | ||
| True Series | May 26, 2008 — present | ||
| TV6 | 2008 — present | ||
| CNBC-e[42] | September 9, 2008 — present | The dialogue is not dubbed but captions are used. | |
| Inter channel | |||
| Channel 4, E4 | |||
| Warner Channel | |||
| Warner Channel | The dialogue is not dubbed but captions are used. |
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