CBS announces Episode 1.08 November 5, 2007
CBS has officially announced details of the 8th episode which will air November 12th.
WHILE ON A BLIND DATE, KOOTHRAPPALI DISCOVERS HE ACTUALLY CAN TALK TO A WOMAN, BUT SHELDON STEALS HIS "THUNDER" AND MOVES IN ON HIS LADY, ON "THE BIG BANG THEORY," MONDAY, NOV. 12
"The Grasshopper Experiment" - Koothrappali is overwhelmed after his parents arrange a blind date, but he discovers he actually can talk to the opposite sex after a few drinks; however, complications set in when his beautiful date is more interested in Sheldon, on THE BIG BANG THEORY, Monday, Nov. 12 (8:30-9:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network.
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The strike has begun November 5, 2007
The writers' strike, organized by the Writers Guild of America, has officially begun. Picket lines will be set up today outside all the major studios, including the Warner Bros lot where The Big Bang Theory is produced.
Topical talk shows such as The Tonight Show and The Daily Show are likely to go to repeats from today. A prolonged strike could affect new sitcoms and dramas, like The Big Bang Theory, which have fewer episodes to fall back on if the current stock run out.
Episode 1.06 Vanity Card November 3, 2007
ChuckLorre.com has posted the vanity card from last night's episode.
Vanity card at ChuckLorre.com.
Writers strike effective Nov, 5th November 3, 2007
The Writers Guild of America has voted unanimously to begin strike action at 12AM on Monday, November 5th.
Writers will be forced to stay home from work once the strike begins and while producers and show runners can continue to work, they can't continue to write scripts or even change lines.
The shows immediately affected will be late-night talk shows such as The Daily Show and The Tonight Show as these shows are written and filmed daily, leaving no backlog of scripts for them to produce. The shows will likely begin reruns on Monday.
In the event of a lengthy strike, hosts such as David Letterman or Jay Leno might try working without writers.
Sitcoms and dramas will have enough episodes to last out November sweeps and the quiet month of December but if the strike continues, newcomers such as The Big Bang Theory could find themselves off the schedule because they don't have enough episodes in the can to air or rerun over long period of time. CBS has "The New Adventures of Old Christine" waiting in the wings which could replace TBBT in the event of a prolonged strike.
While it's possible an agreement will be reached before Monday, preventing the strike, it looks unlikely. Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa attempted to resolve the strike earlier this week, but without success. The Television & Movie production industry is big money to Los Angeles and surrounding areas, meaning a lengthy strike could cause a significant downturn in their economy.
Episode 1.08,1.09 spoilers, 1.07 promo November 3, 2007
SpoilerTV has reported the names and synopsis of Episode 1.08 and Episode 1.09 set to air November 12th and 19th respectively.
1.08 The Grass-Hopper Expirment:
Koothrappali is overwhelmed when his parents arrange a blind date for him, but after a few drinks he discovers he can actually talk to women. Unfortunately, his gorgeous date is more interested in Sheldon.
1.09 The Cooper-Hofstadter Polarization
Sheldon and Leonard are asked to a physics conference to present their work together, but that leads to a feud because Sheldon's too arrogant to share the honor. Penny does her best to mediate, but only makes things worse.
We also have a promo from upcoming episode 1.07 "The Dumpling Paradox" set to air November 5th. Watch the clip here in our Episode Guide.
Writers look set to strike November 2, 2007
The Writers Guild of America looks set to order its 12,000 members to go to the picket lines today after the old writers' contract expired without any agreement on a new one.
The WGA wants its members to receive more money from DVDs and downloads of their work but the studios say that the money made from those alternative mediums is helping to finance rising production costs and so they can't afford to give writers a greater cut.
If the strike is called later today then production on The Big Bang Theory (and other scripted programming) would likely come to a halt. In the event of a lengthy strike, CBS may struggle to fill its schedule with the limited number of episodes completed, forcing them to take scripted programmes off air.
With new shows typically having fewer episodes in the can than the returning shows, newcomers like The Big Bang Theory are likely to be early casualties of a prolonged strike.
If the show is off air for an over long amount of time then viewers might not come back.
The Big Bang Theory in India November 1, 2007
Zee Café, the English language Indian station, is now broadcasting The Big Bang Theory.
The show airs Thursdays at 9PM and is rerun Fridays @ 11AM, Sundays @ 10PM and Mondays @ 8:30AM.
Episode 1.06 Ratings: Final Numbers October 31, 2007
We have the final ratings for Monday's episode, the show lost a bit of steam from the previously reported ratings mainly due to the Denver market being shown football and not The Big Bang Theory.
The ratings: 8.40 million viewers, 5.3/8 households, 3.4/9 adults 18-49.
A loss of about half a million, worth noting that the Denver market were running football instead of BBT.
On the good side, BBT's lead over How I Met Your Mother was incredible: 600,000 viewers, .5 addition in households and .3 in 18-49.
Episode 1.08 Name October 30, 2007
CBS has released the name of the 8th episode set to air November 12th, the episode will be titled "The Grasshopper Experiment".
Episode 1.06 Ratings: Fast Affiliates October 30, 2007
The fast affiliate ratings are out with ratings to be proud of the show was #2 in viewers, with 8.92 million of them, placing #2 with adults aged 18-49 also, garnering a 3.6/9 rating.
The show built on How I Met Your Mother's by 370,000 and a .3 rating in both viewers & adults 18-49.