The Big Bang Theory gets a new showrunner for Season 11 August 1, 2017

The Big Bang Theory's eleventh season will be produced under a new showrunner as Steven Molaro, who has done the job since season six, takes that role over at Young Sheldon, the upcoming Big Bang spin-off which focuses on the early life of Sheldon Cooper back in East Texas.

Steve Holland, who joined The Big Bang Theory as a writer in its third season and rose to become an executive producer, has been promoted to showrunner. Steven Molaro and Chuck Lorre, who both created Young Sheldon, will continue to work on The Big Bang Theory.

The Big Bang Theory returns for its eleventh season on Monday, September 25 at 8/7c on CBS. The show will move back to its regular Thursday night time period in November.

Young Sheldon, a single-camera comedy created by The Big Bang Theory executive producers Chuck Lorre and Steven Molaro, will air a special preview episode on Monday, September 25 at 8:30/7:30c right after the Big Bang season premiere. Young Sheldon will then return on Thursday, November 2 when The Big Bang Theory moves back to Thursday nights.

The Big Bang Theory Episode Tournament: Round 2 July 31, 2017

We are running an episode tournament to find fans' favorite episodes of The Big Bang Theory. The first knock-out round has just closed and the eight winning episodes have progressed to the second round.

In the previous round, The Bath Item Gift Hypothesis won against The Locomotive Manipulation with 60.6% of the vote, The Adhesive Duck Deficiency beat The Staircase Implementation with 62.6% of votes, The Opening Night Excitation defeated The Birthday Synchronicity with a 70% share, and The Long Distance Dissonance was victorious against The Barbarian Sublimation with 56.6% of the vote.

The Panty Pinata Polarization was the winner against The Herb Garden Germination with 54.8% of the vote, The Earworm Reverberation defeated The 43 Peculiarity with 60.7% of votes, The Prom Equivalency beat The Luminous Fish Effect with a 58.72% share of the vote, and The Scavenger Vortex won against The Gorilla Experiment with 70% of votes.

In the second knock-out round, the eight winning episodes now go head-to-head in the following pairs: The Bath Item Gift Hypothesis vs. The Panty Pinata Polarization, The Adhesive Duck Deficiency vs. The Earworm Reverberation, The Opening Night Excitation vs. The Prom Equivalency, and The Long Distance Dissonance vs. The Scavenger Vortex.

Each match will last for three days and the first match is open for voting now. Check back on Thursday, August 3 for the next match.

Cast your votes in the second round of our The Big Bang Theory Episode Tournament

Annie Potts cast as Meemaw on 'Young Sheldon' July 20, 2017

The upcoming The Big Bang Theory spin-off, Young Sheldon, has cast somebody very important in Sheldon's life: his Meemaw. Annie Potts (Ghostbusters, Designing Women) will be joining the show as a series regular, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

Described as a foul-mouthed and hard-drinking Texan grandmother, Meemaw is nonetheless immensely supportive of Sheldon's talent and intellect. She was widowed when Sheldon's grandfather - his "Pop-Pop" - died in 1985.

Sheldon's fondness for his grandmother was first mentioned during The Big Bang Theory's second season, when Penny discovered that Sheldon's grandmother calls him "Moon Pie", because "he's nummy-nummy" and she could just eat him up. Sheldon's grandmother visited Pasadena in the Season 9 episode "The Meemaw Materialization", to "size up" Amy and judge whether she was good enough for her grandson.

Young Sheldon will star Iain Armitage (Big Little Lies) as Sheldon Cooper, Zoe Perry as Mary Cooper, Lance Barber as George Cooper, Sr., Raegan Revord as Missy Cooper, and Montana Jordan as George Cooper, Jr. Jim Parsons will narrate the show as adult Sheldon.

CBS will air a special preview of Young Sheldon on Monday, September 25 at 8:30/7:30c, immediately following the eleventh season premiere of The Big Bang Theory. The show will make its official premiere November 2 when The Big Bang Theory returns to Thursday nights, where Young Sheldon will take the 8:30 slot.

Read the full story at THR.com

The Big Bang Theory Episode Tournament: Round 1 July 14, 2017

We are running an episode tournament to find fans' favorite episodes from Seasons 1-10 of The Big Bang Theory. The nominations round has closed and now the sixteen most popular episodes battle it out in the first knock-out round.

The sixteen episodes will go head-to-head in the following pairs: The Bath Item Gift Hypothesis vs. The Locomotive Manipulation, The Adhesive Duck Deficiency vs. The Staircase Implementation, The Opening Night Excitation vs. The Birthday Synchronicity, The Long Distance Dissonance vs. The Barbarian Sublimation, The Panty Pinata Polarization vs. The Herb Garden Germination, The Earworm Reverberation vs. The 43 Peculiarity, The Prom Equivalency vs. The Luminous Fish Effect, and finally The Scavenger Vortex vs. The Gorilla Experiment.

The first match is open for voting now. Remember to check Monday for the second match after which there will be a new match every other day. The second knock-out round will open on Monday, July 31.

Cast your vote in the first knock-out round of our The Big Bang Theory Episode Tournament

The Big Bang Theory Episode Tournament July 7, 2017

We are running an episode tournament to find fans' favorite episodes from Seasons 1-10 of The Big Bang Theory. The nominations round is open now and you can nominate up to sixteen of your favorite episodes of the show.

The sixteen most popular episodes will go through to the knock-out rounds. The nominations round is open until Friday, July 14. Be sure to check back then to vote in the first knock-out battle.

Submit your nominations in our The Big Bang Theory Episode Tournament

The Big Bang Theory returning to Comic-Con June 29, 2017

The Big Bang Theory will be returning to Comic-Con International: San Diego this year and, for the first time since 2012, a large part of the cast will be there, too.

The Big Bang Theory will host a Q&A session on Friday, July 21 at 10am. Johnny Galecki, Kaley Cuoco, Kunal Nayyar, Mayim Bialik and Kevin Sussman will join producers and writers for the panel.

The Big Bang Theory Special Video Presentation and Q&A - Join The Big Bang Theory as the show returns to San Diego to take you inside the biggest moments of season 10 and behind the scenes of TVs #1 comedy for a special 10th anniversary panel! From the introduction of Penny's family, to the baby, to that season finale moment that left fans hanging (What will Amy say?) - cast members Johnny Galecki, Kaley Cuoco, Kunal Nayyar, Mayim Bialik and Kevin Sussman will join producers and writers from the show for a lively discussion and special video presentation.

The show's canine star, Cinnamon, will also be participating in a "paw-tograph" signing session as part of Warner Bros. Television Group's "Puppy-Con 2017".

Comic-Con International 2017 will run from July 20-23 at the San Diego Convention Center. Find more information at Comic-Con.org. For more on WBTVG's Comic-Con plans, visit comiccon.thewb.com.

Season 10 Episode Tournament: Result June 23, 2017

Voting has now closed in our The Big Bang Theory Season 10 episode tournament to find fans' favorite episode from the latest season.

In the final round, The Long Distance Dissonance received 58.2% of the votes to beat runner-up The Birthday Synchronicity with a 41.8% share.

In The Long Distance Dissonance, Sheldon's former admirer, Ramona Nowitzki, comes back into his life just as Amy leaves to spend the summer at Princeton. Ramona's presence causes Sheldon to reconsider his relationship with Amy and make a big decision.

Thank you to everybody who voted in the tournament.

Check out a full recap of our The Big Bang Theory: Season 10 episode tournament

Happy Birthday, Melissa June 23, 2017

Happy Birthday to The Big Bang Theory's Melissa Rauch, who turns 37 today.