Though The Big Bang Theory continues to be one of the highest-rated TV shows on network television, the ratings have been declining year after year. The show has also become more and more expensive to produce. While the sitcom surely won’t be cancelled by CBS, could this end up being the last season? Or, are we essentially guaranteed to see an 11th season for 2017-18? Stay tuned.
The Big Bang Theory revolves around a group of brilliant but socially-challenged scientists and they’ve come a long way. Leonard (Johnny Galecki) and Penny (Kaley Cuoco) have finally gotten married. Sheldon (Jim Parsons) and Amy (Mayim Bialik) have taken their relationship to the next level. Howard (Simon Helberg) and his wife, Bernadette (Melissa Rauch), are expecting their first child. And Rajesh (Kunal Nayyar), he hasn’t quite settled down just yet.
The ratings are typically the best indication of a show’s likelihood of staying on the air. The higher the ratings (particularly the 18-49 demo), the better the chances for survival. This chart will be updated as new ratings data becomes available — usually the next day, around 11:30am EST/8:30am PST. Refresh to see the latest.
5/12 update: You can see the latest night’s ratings in context.
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For comparisons: The ninth season of The Big Bang Theory averaged a 3.73 rating in the 18-49 demographic with 15.21 million total viewers (live + same day ratings).
Note: These are the Live + Same Day Ratings which include “live” viewing plus delayed DVR viewing, up until 3am local time that same night. Ratings marked with an “*” are the fast affiliate ratings and will be updated with the Live+SD numbers when they are made available. Typically, networks get paid for C+3 ratings which includes DVR viewing within three days of the original airing when commercials are watched. Those numbers are rarely released to the press.
What do you think? Do you still like The Big Bang Theory TV series? Do you expect it to continue beyond season 12, or end there?
3/20 update: The Big Bang Theory has been renewed for season 11 and season 12. Details here.
Please do not cancel this show!! I am 62 and love this show…it is one of the best shows on tv.
Please do not cancel this show, I LOVE IT!! I am 62 and this show is one of the best shows on TV.
Love this show. My whole family watches it together. I hope it continues on for many more seasons.
I am 69 y.o. I started watching this show a couple of years ago…started watching the re-runs…I do watch all current shows…this group is hilarious…I hope this show is on forever!
Yes! I still watch every episode, new and old. I absolutely love it. I hope they don’t cancel it. I’ve also learned alot about science from watching the show.
I’m 47 and love this show. It never seizes go Crack me up with the quirky things these 7 do.
This show has done something I’ve never seen before: It got worse then better. Season 8 was crap, season 9 was better, and season 10 is as good as all the other seasons. I’m glad the writers have caught back on.
Penny cutting her hair ruined season 8 for me. Oddly enough, the longer Penny’s hair gets, the funnier the show gets. In last night’s episode they even made fun of Penny for cutting her hair, it was such a bad idea.
I still like the show in general, but it’s really running out of steam. Each episode essentially has the exact same setup. The whole group is split up just so the episode can have sub-plots. These people do this, while these people do that. It’s playing itself out more and more each season, particularly since season 8. 9 was better, but not by much. I can say the same so far for 10.
I love how some of you downvoted my comment just because I dare to be critical of something while still liking it at the same time, something that you probably can’t do yourselves.
I still watch it plus the reruns. Better than anything out there. Same way I felt about Stan Trek.
I loved Stan too. I always looked forward to his journeys through the wilderness.
Please DO NOT CANCEL the best comedy EVER!
Please do not cancel best comedy on the tube.
I’m 56 and most of my friends and family are older…. We love this show, Would NEVER miss a episode, Please keep up the good work and whatever you do, Don’t cancel it… Best show on ANY network ! !
I neva, eva, want the show to end..
This show keeps getting less funny. Soon it will be the Big Whimper Theory
Needs more laugh track.