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"The Big Bang Theory" TV series summary

• "The Big Bang Theory" is an American television sitcom created by Chuck Lorre and Bill Prady, which premiered on CBS on September 24, 2007 and concluded on May 16, 2019, having broadcast 279 episodes over 12 seasons.

• The show originally centered on five characters living in Pasadena, California, including Leonard Hofstadter, Sheldon Cooper, Penny, Howard Wolowitz, and Raj Koothrappali. Over time, supporting characters were promoted to starring roles.

• The show was produced by Chuck Lorre Productions and Warner Bros. Television. It received mixed reviews throughout its first season, but reception was more favorable in the second and third seasons.

• The show won seven Emmy Awards from 46 nominations, including four Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series awards for Jim Parsons, who played Sheldon Cooper.

• The first and second pilots of the show were directed by James Burrows, who did not continue with the show. The reworked second pilot led to a 13-episode order by CBS on May 14, 2007.

• The show's science consultant was David Saltzberg, a professor of physics and astronomy at the University of California, Los Angeles, who checked scripts and provided dialogue, mathematics equations, and diagrams used as props.

• The Canadian alternative rock band Barenaked Ladies wrote and recorded the show's theme song, which describes the history and formation of the universe and the Earth.

• The three main stars of the show, Johnny Galecki, Jim Parsons, and Kaley Cuoco, received up to $60,000 per episode for the first three seasons, and their salaries rose to $350,000 per episode in the seventh season.

• Many distinguished and high-profile scientists have appeared as guest stars on the show, including Stephen Hawking, Neil deGrasse Tyson, and Bill Nye.

• The four main male characters are all avid fans of nerd culture, particularly science fiction, fantasy, comic books, and collecting memorabilia.

• The show frequently bantered about scientific theories or news and made science-related jokes.

• The show explores the characters' romantic lives as science interferes with them.

• "The Big Bang Theory" ended after 12 seasons, with the main cast members taking a 10 percent pay cut to allow Mayim Bialik and Melissa Rauch an increase in their earnings.Summary Title: The Big Bang Theory

• The Big Bang Theory is a sitcom that aired from 2007 to 2019.

• The show focuses on a group of friends who are scientists and geeks, and their interactions with each other and the world around them.

• The main characters are Sheldon, Leonard, Howard, Raj, Penny, and later Amy.

• The show features references to various pop culture franchises, including Star Trek, Star Wars, Lord of the Rings, and Harry Potter.

• The relationship between Leonard and Penny is a recurring plotline throughout the series.

• Sheldon and Amy's relationship also develops throughout the show, with Sheldon gradually becoming more open to intimacy.

• The song "Soft Kitty" is a recurring element of the show and is sung by Sheldon's mother.

• Howard's relationship with his mother is also a recurring element, with her being a stereotypical Jewish mother.

• The apartment building elevator is frequently out of order, leading to characters having to use the stairs.

• The show was initially met with mixed reception but went on to become highly popular and successful, consistently ranking as one of the highest-rated shows on television.

• The series finale aired in May 2019, concluding the show's 12-season run.The Big Bang Theory: Distribution, Ratings, Awards, and Offshoots

• The Big Bang Theory was beaten by Judge Judy as the ratings leader in all of the syndicated programming in the 2013-14 television season.

• The show made its UK debut on Channel 4 in 2008 and aired on E4, with rising ratings leading to new episodes airing for longer throughout the year.

• In Canada, The Big Bang Theory is telecast via the CTV Television Network in simultaneous substitution with cross-border CBS affiliates, and is rerun daily on The Comedy Network.

• The show premiered in the US on CBS in 2007 and has since aired in the UK, Australia, and New Zealand.

• The show was picked up for syndication in 2010, with Fox's owned and operated stations and other local stations airing old shows.

• The online rights for the show are controlled by Warner Bros. Television, with full episodes available on CBS All Access, and recent episodes available on CTV.ca and Bell Media's CraveTV.

• The show has won numerous awards, including the TCA award for best comedy series, Primetime Emmy Awards, and Golden Globe Awards.

• Merchandise for the show includes a Lego Ideas project that became an official set and a range of DVDs and Blu-ray discs.

• The program was allegedly plagiarized by a show produced and aired in Belarus in 2010, but no legal action was required to end production of the other show.

• A spin-off series called Young Sheldon premiered in 2017, with Iain Armitage starring as the younger Sheldon Cooper, and a second spin-off series is in development.

• A television special titled Unraveling the Mystery: A Big Bang Farewell aired in 2019 following the series finale of The Big Bang Theory.

• In March 2023, a court case was filed in Mumbai against Netflix due to the series insulting Madhuri Dixit in an episode of season 2 by calling her a "leprous prostitute".