Is “The Big Bang Theory” the last of its kind? A relic of a departed era of television when a mainstream sitcom could command a massive audience?
Kunal Nayyar, bottom left, Simon Helberg, Melissa Rauch, Mayim Bialik, Jim Parsons, Johnny Galecki and Kaley Cuoco in a scene from"The Big Bang Theory."
That’s a notable run against the backdrop of declining ratings, shifting viewing habits and a saturation of content as the streaming era settles into place. The reliable success of “Big Bang” made it a key profit-maker for CBS and Warner Bros., the studio that produces the series. On its own, the show brought in $125 million to $150 million in ad revenue per season for CBS.
I just couldn't imagine doing this show if any of the principals were not there. It just wouldn't feel right.“I just couldn't imagine doing this show if any of the principals were not there,” Lorre said. “It just wouldn't feel right.” “It’s the disbursal of a family,” is how he describes it. “I've been part of this for a long, long time. Babies have been born, there's been weddings and divorces — and everything imaginable that happens to a group of people over 12 years. And it becomes part of the fabric of your life. Then, for it to end … it's a little bit unfathomable.
On the final Tuesday of April, inside Stage 25 on the Warner Bros. lot in Burbank, reality is setting in just outside the bounds of Apartment 4A as the show’s final episode is taped.
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