{"id":202037,"date":"2019-02-13T04:31:21","date_gmt":"2019-02-13T09:31:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=202037"},"modified":"2019-02-13T04:31:21","modified_gmt":"2019-02-13T09:31:21","slug":"cbs-big-bang-theory-has-season-high-as-end-nears","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2019\/02\/13\/cbs-big-bang-theory-has-season-high-as-end-nears\/","title":{"rendered":"CBS’ ‘Big Bang Theory’ has season high as end nears"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Not everyone gets to go out on top, and the cast and crew of \u201cThe\u00a0Big\u00a0Bang\u00a0Theory\u201d gathered last week for a celebratory ceremony. The Burbank, California, studio on the Warner Bros. lot where the show is filmed was dedicated to the comedy. (File Photo<\/a>: The Big Bang Theory\/Facebook<\/a>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

NEW YORK \u2013 As the time approaches to say goodbye to Sheldon, Amy, Leonard, Penny and the gang, the CBS comedy \u201cThe\u00a0Big\u00a0Bang\u00a0Theory\u201d hit a season high in popularity last week.<\/p>\n

The 14.2 million viewers who tuned in to Thursday’s episode will surely be topped, since television’s most popular comedy calls it quits after 12 seasons this spring.<\/p>\n

Not everyone gets to go out on top, and the cast and crew of \u201cThe\u00a0Big\u00a0Bang\u00a0Theory\u201d gathered last week for a celebratory ceremony. The Burbank, California, studio on the Warner Bros. lot where the show is filmed was dedicated to the comedy. While there for a champagne toast, creator Chuck Lorre credited the crew for never \u201cmailing it in\u201d during 12 years.<\/p>\n

The affection underlying all of the characters’ relationships, even if they aren’t very good at expressing it, is something that viewers can sense, Lorre said.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey’re not blood relatives but they behave like a family,\u201d he said. \u201cThat’s aspirational. That’s what we all want.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Lorre-created spinoff, \u201cYoung Sheldon,\u201d was the second most-watched comedy of last week, also with a season high in viewers, the Nielsen company said. So that bodes well for the character popularized by Jim Parsons to continue long after Parsons has stopped portraying him.<\/p>\n

And the message in a fortune cookie given to set visitors last week was another reminder that the characters will never really go away. \u201cIf you don’t believe in goodbyes, there’s always syndication,\u201d it said.<\/p>\n

With the comedies and the Grammy Awards, CBS easily won the week in prime time with an average of 7.7 million viewers. NBC had 4.9 million, ABC had 4.1 million, Fox had 2.8 million, Univision had 1.54 million, ION Television had 1.51 million, Telemundo had 1.2 million and the CW had 1 million.<\/p>\n

Fox News Channel was the week’s most popular cable network, averaging 3.14 million viewers in prime time. MSNBC had 2.02 million, HGTV had 1.36 million, History had 1.26 million and Hallmark had 1.21 million.<\/p>\n

ABC’s \u201cWorld News Tonight\u201d topped the evening newscasts with an average of 9.4 million viewers. NBC’s \u201cNightly News\u201d was second with 8.8 million and the \u201cCBS Evening News\u201d had 6.7 million.<\/p>\n

For the week of Feb. 4-10, the top 10 shows, their networks and viewerships: \u201cThe Grammy Awards,\u201d CBS, 19.88 million; \u201cThe\u00a0Big\u00a0Bang\u00a0Theory,\u201d CBS, 14.16 million; \u201cYoung Sheldon,\u201d CBS, 12.14 million; \u201cState of the Union,\u201d Fox News, 11.29 million; \u201cState of the Union Analysis\u201d (10:30-10:38 p.m. ET), Fox News, 10.72 million; \u201cAmerica’s Got Talent Champions,\u201d NBC, 9.83 million; \u201cState of the Union Intro\u201d (9-9:06 p.m. ET), Fox News, 9.44 million; \u201cChicago Med,\u201d NBC, 9.38 million; \u201cChicago Fire,\u201d NBC, 8.8 million; \u201cState of the Union Response,\u201d Fox News, 7.9 million.<\/p>\n

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ABC is owned by The Walt Disney Co. CBS is owned by CBS Corp. CW is a joint venture of Warner Bros. Entertainment and CBS Corp. Fox is owned by 21st Century Fox. NBC and Telemundo are owned by Comcast Corp. ION Television is owned by ION Media Networks.<\/p>\n

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