Episode 2.20 Overview April 13, 2009
Episode 2.20, "The Hofstadter Isotope", has just aired. There's a rerun next week (April 20th), but a new episode will air April 27th.
The vanity card for the episode will be posted on Chuck Lorre's official website, ChuckLorre.com.
You can share your thoughts on the episode in our forums, our Episode Guide or in the comments box below. We hope you will add quotes from the episode to our Quotes Database.
We don't know much yet about the new episode that will air April 27th, but we'll be sure to bring you any information when it's available.
Johnny on 'Bonnie Hunt' Show April 13, 2009
Johnny Galecki will be stopping by on The Bonnie Hunt Show tomorrow (Tuesday, April 14th) to discuss The Big Bang Theory.
Check your local listings or visit www.bonniehunt.com for more information.
Episode 2.19 Ratings March 31, 2009
Last night's episode came third with 9.76 million viewers and a 5.8/9 rating, finishing behind ABC's Dancing with the Stars and Fox's House. The show tied for second in the adults 18-49 demographic with House, setting a 2.8/11 rating.
How I Met Your Mother continued the night with similar ratings, although it lost around 500,000 viewers from Big Bang.
Two and a Half Men had 14.44 million viewers, placing second with an 8.6/13 rating. Men also finished second in adults 18-49 with a 5.1/12 rating. Rules of Engagement finished the comedy block with 10.99 million viewers, placing third with a 6.9/10 rating. Rules managed to score a 4.1/10 rating in the adults 18-49 demo, finishing second.
Episode 2.19 Overview March 30, 2009
Episode 2.19, "The Dead Hooker Juxtaposition" has just aired. There is a rerun next week but there will be a new episode on April 13th.
The vanity card for the episode will be posted on Chuck Lorre's official website, ChuckLorre.com.
You can share your thoughts on the episode in our forums, our Episode Guide or in the comments box below. We hope you will add quotes from the episode to our Quotes Database.
Next week (April 6th) there is a rerun of "The Vartabedian Conundrum" and on April 13th the new episode "The Hofstadter Isotope" will air. A rerun will air April 20th but an original episode will air April 27th, that will probably be the last rerun in the current season. No details have yet been released for that episode.
Episode 2.20 Announced March 23, 2009
CBS has announced the details of episode 2.20, which will air April 13th and guest star Ugly Betty's Kevin Sussman as Penny's geeky love-interest.
"The Hofstadter Isotope" - While a fellow comic book-loving pal of the guys romances Penny, Leonard and Wolowitz venture out into the world of "Ladies' Night" at a local bar, on THE BIG BANG THEORY, Monday, April 13 (8:00-8:30 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network.
There isn't an episode of The Big Bang Theory tonight as CBS is airing a How I Met Your Mother double-bill instead. A new episode will air next week (March 30th), entitled "The Dead Hooker Juxtaposition", but there will be a rerun the week after (April 6th) of "The Vartabedian Conundrum".
Big Bang renewed for 2 seasons March 18, 2009
The Big Bang Theory has today officially been renewed for 2 additional seasons, taking it through to its 4th season in 2010/11. Two and a Half Men was renewed for an additional 3 years, taking it through to its 9th season in 2011/12. Men is currently the number 1 comedy on TV.
"Our collaboration with Warner Bros. and Chuck Lorre for these two series has led to great entertainment for television audiences and has been very good business for CBS," said Nina Tassler, President of CBS Entertainment. "With these shows firmly in place, CBS is well-positioned for more comedy success in the years ahead."
"We are extremely grateful to and appreciative of CBS for the support and long-term commitment they have made to both of these remarkable series with their well-deserved, multi-year pickups," said Peter Roth, President of Warner Bros. Television. "We look forward to many more years of continued mutual success."
Bang rerun preempted for Mother March 18, 2009
CBS has preempted a scheduled rerun of The Big Bang Theory for an original episode of How I Met Your Mother. Mother will take Bang's 8/7c slot next week for a new original episode while a rerun of Mother will air at its usual time.
CBS will no doubt be looking to see how Mother performs in the 8/7c slot, a slot it once held, up against ABC's Dancing with the Stars. Both Bang & Mother have suffered in the ratings against ABC's popular reality show.
The Big Bang Theory will return March 30th, at its usual time, with a new episode entitled "The Dead Hooker Juxtaposition".
Season 1 DVD goes down under March 17, 2009
Season 1 of The Big Bang Theory will go down under on June 3rd, when the season is released on DVD in Australia. It will be released in neighbouring New Zealand on April 1st.
EzyDVD.com has posted pre-order details for the DVD, which will have 3 discs and contain all 17 episodes of the show's first season. The DVD was first released in the U.S. & Canada in September 2008, in Argentina and Brazil in December, and was released in the United Kingdom and the Irish Republic in January of this year.
Episode 2.19 Announced March 17, 2009
CBS has announced the details of episode 2.19, "The Dead Hooker Juxtaposition", which will air March 30th.
"The Dead Hooker Juxtaposition" - Penny develops a rivalry with a sexy female neighbor who threatens to become "The New Penny" in the building, on THE BIG BANG THEORY, Monday, March 30 (8:00-8:30 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network.
You can get more information on the episode in our Episode Guide.
Episode 2.18 Ratings March 17, 2009
The ratings for last night's episode are out. The show and CBS's Monday night recorded similar ratings to the week before, suffering a squeeze from ABC's Dancing with the Stars and Fox's House & 24.
The Big Bang Theory was third in the slot, behind Dancing & House, with a 5.7/9 rating. How I Met Your Mother slipped slightly from Bang with a 5.5/8 rating. Two and a Half Men was second, behind Dancing, posting an 8.5/13 rating. Rules of Engagement also ranked second with a 6.9/10 rating.