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== Main cast ==
{{Main|List of characters from The Big Bang Theory}}
{{Main|List of characters from The Big Bang Theory}}
* [[Johnny Galecki]]<ref>{{cite news | author=CBS| title=Cast Members of TBBT | url=http://www.cbs.com/primetime/big_bang_theory/bio/johnny_galecki/bio.php | work=CBS | date= 2007 | accessdate=2009-06-24}}</ref> as [[Leonard Hofstadter|Leonard Hofstadter, Ph.D.]] – Leonard is an [[experimental physicist]] with an [[IQ]] of 173 who received his [[Ph.D.]] when he was 24 years old. He shares an apartment with colleague and friend [[Sheldon Cooper]]. He is the [[Double act|straight man]] of the series. The writers have toyed with a romance between him and neighbor [[Penny (The Big Bang Theory character)|Penny]], with their [[unresolved sexual tension]] being a major force for drama. The third season centers around their struggle to maintain a relationship.
* [[Johnny Galecki]]<ref>{{cite news | author=CBS| title=Cast Members of TBBT | url=http://www.cbs.com/primetime/big_bang_theory/bio/johnny_galecki/bio.php | work=CBS | date= 2007 | accessdate=2009-06-24}}</ref> as [[Leonard Hofstadter]], Ph.D. – Leonard is an [[experimental physicist]] with an [[IQ]] of 173 who received his [[Ph.D.]] when he was 24 years old. He shares an apartment with colleague and friend [[Sheldon Cooper]]. He is the [[Double act|straight man]] of the series. The writers have toyed with a romance between him and neighbor [[Penny (The Big Bang Theory character)|Penny]], with their [[unresolved sexual tension]] being a major force for drama. The third season centers around their struggle to maintain a relationship.


* [[Jim Parsons]]<ref>{{cite news | author=CBS| title=Cast Members of TBBT | url=http://www.cbs.com/primetime/big_bang_theory/bio/jim_parsons/bio.php | work=CBS | date= 2007 | accessdate=2009-06-24}}</ref> as [[Sheldon Cooper|Sheldon Cooper, Ph.D.]] – Originally from [[East Texas]], he was a [[child prodigy]], starting college at the age of 11, right after completing the 5th grade. As a [[theoretical physicist]], he possesses a [[master's degree]], two [[Ph.D.]]s, and an IQ of 187. He exhibits a strict adherence to routine; a lack of understanding of irony, sarcasm and humor; and a complete lack of humility. These characteristics are the main sources of his character's humor and the center of a number of episodes. Sheldon shares an apartment with Leonard Hofstadter.
* [[Jim Parsons]]<ref>{{cite news | author=CBS| title=Cast Members of TBBT | url=http://www.cbs.com/primetime/big_bang_theory/bio/jim_parsons/bio.php | work=CBS | date= 2007 | accessdate=2009-06-24}}</ref> as [[Sheldon Cooper]], Ph.D. – Originally from [[East Texas]], he was a [[child prodigy]], starting college at the age of 11, right after completing the 5th grade. As a [[theoretical physicist]], he possesses a [[master's degree]], two Ph.D.s, and an IQ of 187. He exhibits a strict adherence to routine; a lack of understanding of irony, sarcasm and humor; and a complete lack of humility. These characteristics are the main sources of his character's humor and the center of a number of episodes. Sheldon shares an apartment with Leonard Hofstadter.


* [[Kaley Cuoco]]<ref>{{cite news | author=CBS| title=Cast Members of TBBT | url=http://www.cbs.com/primetime/big_bang_theory/bio/kaley_cuoco/bio.php | work=CBS | date= 2007 | accessdate=2009-06-24}}</ref> as [[Penny (The Big Bang Theory)|Penny]] – She is the attractive, blonde neighbor who lives across the hall from Sheldon and Leonard. She has aspirations of a career in show business, and has been to casting calls and auditions but has not been successful thus far. To pay the bills, she works as a [[waitress]] at [[The Cheesecake Factory]].
* [[Kaley Cuoco]]<ref>{{cite news | author=CBS| title=Cast Members of TBBT | url=http://www.cbs.com/primetime/big_bang_theory/bio/kaley_cuoco/bio.php | work=CBS | date= 2007 | accessdate=2009-06-24}}</ref> as [[Penny (The Big Bang Theory)|Penny]] – She is the attractive, blonde neighbor who lives across the hall from Sheldon and Leonard. She has aspirations of a career in show business, and has been to casting calls and auditions but has not been successful thus far. To pay the bills, she works as a waitress at [[The Cheesecake Factory]].


* [[Simon Helberg]]<ref>{{cite news | author=CBS| title=Cast Members of TBBT | url=http://www.cbs.com/primetime/big_bang_theory/bio/simon_helberg/bio.php | work=CBS | date= 2007 | accessdate=2009-06-24}}</ref> as [[Howard Wolowitz|Howard Wolowitz, M.Eng.]]<ref>{{cite episode
* [[Simon Helberg]]<ref>{{cite news | author=CBS| title=Cast Members of TBBT | url=http://www.cbs.com/primetime/big_bang_theory/bio/simon_helberg/bio.php | work=CBS | date= 2007 | accessdate=2009-06-24}}</ref> as [[Howard Wolowitz|Howard Wolowitz, M.Eng.]]<ref>{{cite episode
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| number = 12}}</ref> – He works as an [[Aerospace engineering|aerospace engineer]] and lives with his mother; they are [[Jewish]]. Unlike Sheldon, Leonard, and Raj, Howard lacks a Ph.D. He defends this by pointing out that he has a [[master's degree]] in Engineering from [[MIT]] and the apparatus he designs are actually built and launched into space, unlike the purely abstract work of his friends. He provides outrageous [[pick-up line]]s and fancies himself a [[ladies man]] with suitably unimpressed reactions from Penny; however, he has shown limited success with other women.
| number = 12}}</ref> – He works as an [[Aerospace engineering|aerospace engineer]] and lives with his mother; they are Jewish. Unlike Sheldon, Leonard, and Raj, Howard lacks a Ph.D. He defends this by pointing out that he has a master's degree in Engineering from [[MIT]] and the apparatus he designs are actually built and launched into space, unlike the purely abstract work of his friends. He provides outrageous [[pick-up line]]s and fancies himself a [[ladies man]] with suitably unimpressed reactions from Penny; however, he has shown limited success with other women.


* [[Kunal Nayyar]]<ref>{{cite news | author=CBS| title=Cast Members of TBBT | url=http://www.cbs.com/primetime/big_bang_theory/bio/kunal nayyar/bio.php | work=CBS | date= 2007 | accessdate=2009-06-24}}</ref> as [[Rajesh Koothrappali|Rajesh Koothrappali, Ph.D.]] – Rajesh, who originally comes from New Delhi, India, works as a particle astrophysicist at Caltech.<ref>{{cite news | author=CBS| title=About The Big Bang Theory | url=http://www.cbs.com/primetime/big_bang_theory/about/ | work=CBS | date= 2007 | accessdate=2009-06-24}}</ref> He is very shy around females and is physically unable to talk to them unless he drinks alcohol. However, he has had much better luck with women as opposed to his overly confident best friend Howard. His parents, introduced as Dr. and Mrs. V.M. Koothrappali, are seen via [[webcam]]. In the third season, he works for Sheldon because his research has run into a dead-end and he doesn't want to go back to India.<ref>{{Cite episode|title=The Pirate Solution|episodelink=List of The Big Bang Theory episodes#ep44|series=The Big Bang Theory|network=[[CBS]]|airdate=October 12, 2009|season=3|number=4|minutes=}}</ref>
* [[Kunal Nayyar]]<ref>{{cite news | author=CBS| title=Cast Members of TBBT | url=http://www.cbs.com/primetime/big_bang_theory/bio/kunal nayyar/bio.php | work=CBS | date= 2007 | accessdate=2009-06-24}}</ref> as [[Rajesh Koothrappali]], Ph.D. – Rajesh, who originally comes from New Delhi, India, works as a particle astrophysicist at Caltech.<ref>{{cite news | author=CBS| title=About The Big Bang Theory | url=http://www.cbs.com/primetime/big_bang_theory/about/ | work=CBS | date= 2007 | accessdate=2009-06-24}}</ref> He is very shy around females and is physically unable to talk to them unless he drinks alcohol. However, he has had much better luck with women as opposed to his overly confident best friend Howard. His parents, introduced as Dr. and Mrs. V.M. Koothrappali, are seen via webcam. In the third season, he works for Sheldon because his research has run into a dead-end and he doesn't want to go back to India.<ref>{{Cite episode|title=The Pirate Solution|episodelink=List of The Big Bang Theory episodes#ep44|series=The Big Bang Theory|network=[[CBS]]|airdate=October 12, 2009|season=3|number=4|minutes=}}</ref>


* [[Sara Gilbert]] as [[Leslie Winkle|Leslie Winkle, Ph.D.]] (recurring season 1-present, starring season 2)<ref name="ausiellofiles1">{{cite web|url=http://ausiellofiles.ew.com/2009/01/big-bang-theory.html |title='Big Bang Theory' scoop: Sara Gilbert taken off contract &#124; The Big Bang Theory &#124; Ausiello Files &#124; EW.com |publisher=Ausiellofiles.ew.com |date=January 23, 2009|accessdate=2009-05-02}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0004960/ |title=Sara Gilbert |publisher=Imdb.com |date= |accessdate=2009-05-02}}</ref> – She is an experimental physicist who has [[casual sex]] with both Howard and Leonard during the show's airing. She does not get on well with Sheldon Cooper and frequently [[mock]]s him. She was promoted to main cast during the second season, but demoted again once the writers realized they could not produce quality material for her for every episode.<ref name="ausiellofiles1"/>
* [[Sara Gilbert]] as [[Leslie Winkle]], Ph.D. (recurring season 1-present, starring season 2)<ref name="ausiellofiles1">{{cite web|url=http://ausiellofiles.ew.com/2009/01/big-bang-theory.html |title='Big Bang Theory' scoop: Sara Gilbert taken off contract &#124; The Big Bang Theory &#124; Ausiello Files &#124; EW.com |publisher=Ausiellofiles.ew.com |date=January 23, 2009|accessdate=2009-05-02}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0004960/ |title=Sara Gilbert |publisher=Imdb.com |date= |accessdate=2009-05-02}}</ref> – She is an experimental physicist who has casual sex with both Howard and Leonard during the show's airing. She does not get on well with Sheldon Cooper and frequently mocks him. She was promoted to main cast during the second season, but demoted again once the writers realized they could not produce quality material for her for every episode.<ref name="ausiellofiles1"/>


== Episodes ==
== Episodes ==

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This article is about the sitcom. For the cosmological model, see Big Bang. For other uses, see Big Bang Theory (disambiguation).
The Big Bang Theory
File:BigBangTheoryTitleCard.png
Title card for The Big Bang Theory
Created byChuck Lorre
Bill Prady
Directed byJames Burrows (pilot)
Mark Cendrowski
StarringJohnny Galecki
Jim Parsons
Kaley Cuoco
Simon Helberg
Kunal Nayyar
Sara Gilbert
Theme music composerBarenaked Ladies
Opening theme"The Big Bang Theory Theme"[1]
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons3
No. of episodes53 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producersChuck Lorre
Bill Prady
Lee Aronsohn
ProducersSteve Molaro
Mike Collier
Faye Oshima Belyeu
EditorPeter Chakos
Camera setupMulti-camera
Running time21 minutes (without commercials)
Original release
NetworkCBS
ReleaseSeptember 24, 2007 (2007-09-24) –
present
File:Vlcsnap-4765A.PNG
Cast of characters in The Big Bang Theory. From left: Howard, Leonard, Penny, Sheldon and Rajesh.

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 is about two male Caltech prodigies in their 20s, one an experimental physicist (Leonard Hofstadter) and the other a theoretical physicist (Sheldon Cooper), who live across the hall from an attractive blonde waitress with show-biz aspirations (Penny). Leonard and Sheldon's 'geekiness' and sheer intellect are contrasted with Penny's social skills and common sense for comic 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]

Main cast

Main article: List of characters from The Big Bang Theory
  • Jim Parsons[11] as Sheldon Cooper, Ph.D. – Originally from East Texas, he was a child prodigy, starting college at the age of 11, right after completing the 5th grade. As a theoretical physicist, he possesses a master's degree, two Ph.D.s, and an IQ of 187. He exhibits a strict adherence to routine; a lack of understanding of irony, sarcasm and humor; and a complete lack of humility. These characteristics are the main sources of his character's humor and the center of a number of episodes. Sheldon shares an apartment with Leonard Hofstadter.
  • Kaley Cuoco[12] as Penny – She is the attractive, blonde neighbor who lives across the hall from Sheldon and Leonard. She has aspirations of a career in show business, and has been to casting calls and auditions but has not been successful thus far. To pay the bills, she works as a waitress at The Cheesecake Factory.
  • Simon Helberg[13] as Howard Wolowitz, M.Eng.[14] – He works as an aerospace engineer and lives with his mother; they are Jewish. Unlike Sheldon, Leonard, and Raj, Howard lacks a Ph.D. He defends this by pointing out that he has a master's degree in Engineering from MIT and the apparatus he designs are actually built and launched into space, unlike the purely abstract work of his friends. He provides outrageous pick-up lines and fancies himself a ladies man with suitably unimpressed reactions from Penny; however, he has shown limited success with other women.
  • Kunal Nayyar[15] as Rajesh Koothrappali, Ph.D. – Rajesh, who originally comes from New Delhi, India, works as a particle astrophysicist at Caltech.[16] He is very shy around females and is physically unable to talk to them unless he drinks alcohol. However, he has had much better luck with women as opposed to his overly confident best friend Howard. His parents, introduced as Dr. and Mrs. V.M. Koothrappali, are seen via webcam. In the third season, he works for Sheldon because his research has run into a dead-end and he doesn't want to go back to India.[17]
  • Sara Gilbert as Leslie Winkle, Ph.D. (recurring season 1-present, starring season 2)[18][19] – She is an experimental physicist who has casual sex with both Howard and Leonard during the show's airing. She does not get on well with Sheldon Cooper and frequently mocks him. She was promoted to main cast during the second season, but demoted again once the writers realized they could not produce quality material for her for every episode.[18]

Episodes

Main article: List of The Big Bang Theory episodes
Season Episodes Original Airing
1 17[20] September 24, 2007 – May 19, 2008
2 23[21] September 22, 2008 – May 11, 2009
3 23[22] September 21, 2009 – May 2010

Production history

The show's initial pilot, developed for the 2006–07 television season, was substantially different from its current form. Only Johnny Galecki and Jim Parsons were in the cast, and their across-the-hall neighbor Katie was envisioned as "a street-hardened, tough-as-nails woman with a vulnerable interior"[23]. Katie was played by actress Amanda Walsh[24] They also had a female friend called Gilda (played by Iris Bahr). The show's original theme music was also different, using Thomas Dolby's hit "She Blinded Me With Science". 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. The original unaired pilot has never been released on any official format, but copies of it are floating around the internet with various collectors. On the evolution of the show, Lorre bluntly admitted "We did the 'Big Bang Pilot' about two and a half years ago, and it sucked... but there were two remarkable things that worked perfectly, and that was Johnny and Jim. We rewrote the thing entirely, and then we were blessed with Kaley and Simon and Kunal." As to whether the world will ever see that original pilot, maybe on a DVD, Lorre said "Wow that would be something, we will see. Show your failures..."[25]

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.[26] 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.[27]

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[28] and with nine new episodes.[29][30] 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.[31] With increasing ratings, the show received a two-year renewal through the 2010–11 season.[32][33]

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]

The lead characters are named Sheldon and Leonard after actor, director, and producer Sheldon Leonard.

Opening theme

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.[34] This theme was considered by TV critic Samantha Holloway to be one of the five most effective theme tunes on TV.[35]

DVD releases

DVD Name Release dates Ep # Additional Information
Region 1 Region 2 Region 4
The Complete First Season September 2, 2008[36] January 12, 2009[37] April 3, 2009 [38] 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[39] October 19, 2009[40] March 3, 2010 [41] 23 The four disc box set includes all 23 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.

Ratings

Further information: [[:Weekly Episode Ratings]]

U.S. standard ratings

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

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 2007–08 #59[42] 8.31[42]
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 2008–09 #42[43] 10.01[43]
3 Monday 9:30 P.M. September 21, 2009 May 2010 2009–10 #17[44] 14.16[44]

UK distribution and ratings

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.[45]

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.

As of December 5, 2009, all 23 episodes of season 2 are now also available on Virgin Media TV Choice On Demand Service.

The third series began airing on E4 and E4 HD on December 17, 2009 at 9.00pm.

Awards

Awards and nominations

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
Nominated Best television comedy or musical series Satellite Awards
Nominated Best actor in a comedy or musical series Jim Parsons
Won The best 10 Television Programs of the year American Film Institute
2010 Won Favorite TV Comedy 36th People's Choice Awards
Nominated Favorite TV Comedy Actor Jim Parsons

International broadcast

Country / Region Network(s) Aired Notes
 Albania Digi+ April 19, 2009 — present
 Argentina Warner Channel November 2007 — present The dialogue is not dubbed but captions are used.
 Australia 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 (Second rotation)
Season 2: Mid-September 2009 — November 2009 		Double episode repeats in rotation
 Bangladesh Zee Café
 Belgium La Une August 31, 2008 — present
2BE December 21, 2009 — present Double episode. The dialogue is not dubbed but captions are used.
 Bolivia Warner Channel November 2007 — present The dialogue is not dubbed but captions are used.
 Brazil Warner Channel November 2007 — present The dialogue is with english audio but captions are used except for a version used by the Brazilian company TAM Airlines on planes.
SBT HD It will be aired on January 11, 2010. The dialogue will be completely dubbed to Portuguese and will be aired in HD, aired as "Big Bang: A Teoria" (Big Bang: The Theory)
 Bulgaria Nova Television November 5, 2008 — present
 Canada A
CTV 		2007–08, 2009–present
2008–09
 Chile Warner Channel November 2007 — present The dialogue is not dubbed but captions are used.
 Colombia Warner Channel November 2007 — present The dialogue is not dubbed but captions are used.
 Costa Rica Warner Channel
Teletica 		November 2007 — present
August 2009 — present 		The dialogue is not dubbed but captions are used.
The dialogue is dubbed.
 Cuba Multivisión
 Cyprus LTV November 2008 — present The dialogue is not dubbed but captions are used.
 Czech Republic Prima COOL April 7, 2009 — present Aired as 'Teorie velkého třesku', dubbed
 Denmark 6'eren January 2009 — present The dialogue is not dubbed but captions are used.
 Dominican Republic Warner Channel
 Ecuador Warner Channel November 2007 — present The dialogue is not dubbed but captions are used.
 El Salvador Warner Channel November 2007 — present The dialogue is not dubbed but captions are used.
 Fiji Mai TV
 Finland Sub September 8, 2008 — present The dialogue is not dubbed but captions are used. Aired as Rillit Huurussa (Misty Eyeglasses)
 France TPS Star
NRJ 12 		October 18, 2008 — present
October 5, 2009— present
 Greece Star Channel September , 2009 — present Double Episode. The dialogue is not dubbed but captions are used.
 Germany ProSieben July 11, 2009 — present[46] The dialogue is dubbed.
 Guatemala Warner Channel The dialogue is not dubbed but captions are used. One of top Sitcoms in Guatemala Cable
 Honduras Warner Channel
 Hungary Cool TV December 27, 2009 — present The dialogue is dubbed. Aired as 'Agymenők'
 Iceland Stöð 2 August 19, 2008 — present
 India Zee Café
 Ireland RTÉ Two July 11, 2008 — present
 Israel yes stars Comedy July 2008 — present
 Italy 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.
 Japan November 7, 2009 — present
 Malaysia ntv7
 Mexico Warner Channel November 2008 — present The dialogue is not dubbed but captions are used.
Canal 5 (Televisa) Season 1: January 11, 2010. The dialogue was completely dubbed to Spanish, aired as "La Teoría del Big Bang", 2 episodes daily from Monday thru Friday.
   Nepal Zee Café
 Netherlands Veronica March 2, 2009 — ??? Only a few episodes were broadcast
 New Zealand TV2 September 17, 2008 — present Repeat episodes
 Nicaragua Warner Channel
 Norway TVNorge The dialogue is not dubbed but captions are used. It's also available in HD(TVNorge HD).
 Pakistan Super Comedy
 Panama Warner Channel The dialogue is not dubbed but Spanish captions are used.
 Paraguay Warner Channel
 Peru Warner Channel November 2007 — present
 Philippines Jack TV
 Poland TVN Siedem November 20, 2008 — present Aired as 'Teoria wielkiego podrywu'
 Portugal SET, RTP2 July 14, 2008 — present
 Macedonia Kanal 5
 Slovenia Kanal A Season 1: February 23, 2009 — March 20, 2009
 South Africa M-Net
SABC3
 Spain Antena.neox
Antena 3 		July 18, 2009 — present
 Sweden Kanal 5 The dialogue is not dubbed but captions are used.
 Thailand True Series May 26, 2008 — present
 Trinidad and Tobago TV6 2008 — present
 Turkey CNBC-e[47] September 9, 2008 — present The dialogue is not dubbed but captions are used.
 Ukraine Inter, MTV December 7, 2009 — present (MTV) Aired as Теорія великого вибуху
 United Kingdom Channel 4, E4, E4 HD Season 3 (E4) December 17 , 2009 - Thursdays 9.00-9.30 PM
 Uruguay Warner Channel November 2007 — present The dialogue is not dubbed but captions are used.
 Venezuela Warner Channel November 2007 — present The dialogue is not dubbed but captions are used.

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