The Big Bang Theory is an American sitcom created by Chuck Lorre and Bill Prady, both of whom serve as executive producers on the show along with Steven Molaro. All three also serve as head writers. It premiered on CBS on September 24, 2007. The seventh season premiered on September 26, 2013.
The show is centered on five characters living in Pasadena, California: roommates Leonard Hofstadter and Sheldon Cooper, both physicists; Penny, a waitress and aspiring actress who lives across the hall; and Leonard and Sheldon's equally geeky and socially awkward friends and co-workers, mechanical engineer Howard Wolowitz and astrophysicist Raj Koothrappali. The geekiness and intellect of the four guys is contrasted for comic effect with Penny's social skills and common sense.
Over time, supporting characters have been promoted to starring roles: Leslie Winkle, a physicist colleague at Caltech and, at different times, a lover of both Leonard and Howard; Bernadette Rostenkowski, Howard's girlfriend (later his wife), a microbiologist and former part-time waitress alongside Penny; neuroscientist Amy Farrah Fowler, who joins the group after being matched to Sheldon on a dating website (and later becomes Sheldon's girlfriend), and Stuart Bloom, the cash-strapped owner of the comic book store the characters often visit.
On January 12, 2011, CBS announced that the series had been renewed for an additional three years, extending it through the 2013–14 season.
International Broadcast:[]
| Country | Channel |
|---|---|
| Canada | CTV
CTV Two CTV Comedy Channel Discovery VRAK.TV |
| Australia | Nine Network |
| Ireland | RTE Two
3e |
| United Kingdom | Channel 4
E4 |
| New Zealand | TV2 |
| Germany | ProSieben |
| Austria | ORF eins |
| Switzerland | 3+ |
| Latin America | Warner Channel |
| Ecuador | Ecuavisa |
| Spain |
Neox TNT |
| Bolivia | Unitel |
| Mexico |
Canal 5 Canal 12 Saltillo |
| Venezuela | Televen |
| Belgium |
2BE (Dutch subtitles) La Deux (French audio) MTV |
| France |
TPM Star NRJ 12 MTV |
| Italy |
Steel Italia 1 |
| India | Zee Cafe
Star World Comedy Central Colors Infinity |
| Japan | Animax |
| Portugal | RTP2 |
| Greece | Star Channel |
| Sweden | Kanal 5 |
| Finland | Sub |
| Norway |
TVNorge MAX |
| Philippines | Jack TV |
| Netherlands | Veronica |
| Poland | TVN 7
Comedy Central |
| Russia | Paramount Comedy |
| Denmark | Kanal 5 |
| Thailand | True Series |
| Israel | yes Stars 1 |
| South Africa | M-Net |
| Iceland | Stod 2 |
| Turkey | CNBC-e |
| Brazil | SBT |
| Hungary | Cool TV
Comedy Central RTL Klub |
| Czech Republic | Prima Cool |
| Slovakia | Markiza |
| Romania | PRO Cinema |