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Revision as of 15:29, 19 December 2011

The Big Bang Theory (season 5)
Season 5
Promotional poster for The Big Bang Theory season 5.
Release
Original networkCBS
Original releaseSeptember 22, 2011 (2011-09-22) –
present
Season chronology
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List of episodes

This is a list of episodes for the fifth season of the American sitcom The Big Bang Theory, which began airing on CBS on September 22, 2011.[1]

Cast

Main article: List of The Big Bang Theory characters
  • Leonard Hofstadter, Ph.D., portrayed by Johnny Galecki, 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 and Penny dated at one point during the series, but they have since broken up.
  • Sheldon Cooper, Ph.D., portrayed by Jim Parsons, is a theoretical physicist. Originally from East Texas, he was a child prodigy, starting college at the age of 11, right after completing the fifth grade. He has an IQ of 187 and exhibits a strict adherence to routine; a lack of understanding of irony, sarcasm, and humor; and a complete lack of humility or basic empathy.
  • Penny, portrayed by Kaley Cuoco, is the attractive, blonde neighbor who lives across the hall from Sheldon and Leonard. She has aspirations to an acting career, but has not been particularly successful thus far, only boasting a few small roles as well as a part in a hemorrhoid commercial. To pay the bills, she works as a waitress at The Cheesecake Factory. She and Leonard dated at one point during the series, but they have since broken up. In the finale episode of Season 4, she was thought to have slept with Raj after drunkenly telling him that she regrets splitting up with Leonard. It was revealed in the first episode of the fifth season that they didn't. Her last name has never been revealed.
  • Howard Wolowitz, M.Eng., portrayed by Simon Helberg, works as an aerospace engineer. He is Jewish, and lives with his mother. 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 apparatuses 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. Though he finds that he has limited success with other women at first, he begins dating Bernadette in season 3, but they break up; they get back together in the Season 4 episode "The Hot Troll Deviation", and become engaged in the episode "The Herb Garden Germination".
  • Rajesh Koothrappali, Ph.D., portrayed by Kunal Nayyar, is an astrophysicist originally from New Delhi, India. Known commonly as "Raj", he works alongside Sheldon exploring the string theory implications of gamma rays from dark matter annihilations. He is very shy around women and is physically unable to talk to them unless he drinks alcohol. Despite this, he has much better luck with women than his overly confident best friend Howard. His sister, Priya, dates Leonard in Seasons 4 & 5.
  • Bernadette Rostenkowski, Ph.D., portrayed by Melissa Rauch, is a waitress and co-worker of Penny paying her way through graduate school microbiology studies. Bernadette is introduced to Howard by Penny. At first she and Howard do not get along, as they appear to have nothing in common. When they find out that they both have overbearing mothers, however, they feel a connection. She was upgraded to main cast status in the episode "The Hot Troll Deviation", in which she and Howard revisit their previously unsuccessful relationship. She and Howard get engaged, and much comical fodder is created through similarities between Bernadette & Mrs. Wolowitz.
  • Amy Farrah Fowler, Ph.D., portrayed by Mayim Bialik, Ph.D., is a woman Raj and Howard meet on an online dating site using a fake account for Sheldon. She is very similar to Sheldon, except that she is more open to social interaction and thus more susceptible to conventional behaviour. She becomes close friends with Sheldon, prompting regular assertions from him that she is a girl and is his friend, but she is not his girlfriend. However, she finally became his girlfriend when Sheldon decides to change the course of their relationship. Amy also forms a quirky friendship with Penny, whom Amy frequently refers to as her "bestie."

Episodes

No. in
series 		No. in
season 		Title Directed by Written by Original air date Prod.
code 		U.S. viewers
(millions)
881"The Skank Reflex Analysis"Mark CendrowskiStory: Eric Kaplan, Maria Ferrari & Anthony Del Broccolo
Teleplay: Chuck Lorre, Bill Prady & Steven Molaro		September 22, 2011 (2011-09-22)3X685114.30[2]
892"The Infestation Hypothesis"Mark CendrowskiStory: Bill Prady, Steven Molaro & Maria Ferrari
Teleplay: Chuck Lorre, Jim Reynolds & Steve Holland		September 22, 2011 (2011-09-22)3X685214.94[2]
903"The Pulled Groin Extrapolation"Mark CendrowskiStory: Bill Prady, Steven Molaro & Dave Goetsch
Teleplay: Chuck Lorre, Eric Kaplan & Jim Reynolds		September 29, 2011 (2011-09-29)3X685314.74[3]
914"The Wiggly Finger Catalyst"Mark CendrowskiStory: Chuck Lorre, David Goetsch and Anthony Del Broccolo
Teleplay: Bill Prady, Steven Molaro and Steve Holland		October 6, 2011 (2011-10-06)3X685413.92[4]
925"The Russian Rocket Reaction"Mark CendrowskiStory: Bill Prady, Steven Molaro & Jim Reynolds
Teleplay: Chuck Lorre, Eric Kaplan & Maria Ferrari		October 13, 2011 (2011-10-13)3X685513.58[5]
936"The Rhinitis Revelation"Howard MurrayStory: Chuck Lorre, Eric Kaplan & Steve Holland
Teleplay: Bill Prady, Steven Molaro, & Jim Reynolds		October 20, 2011 (2011-10-20)3X685614.93[6]
947"The Good Guy Fluctuation"Mark CendrowskiStory: Chuck Lorre, Dave Goetsch & Maria Ferrari
Teleplay: Bill Prady, Steven Molaro & Jim Reynolds		October 27, 2011 (2011-10-27)3X685714.54[7]
958"The Isolation Permutation"Mark CendrowskiStory: Chuck Lorre, Eric Kaplan & Tara Hernandez
Teleplay: Bill Prady, Steven Molaro & Steve Holland		November 3, 2011 (2011-11-03)3X685815.98[8]
969"The Ornithophobia Diffusion"Mark CendrowskiStory: Chuck Lorre, Dave Goetsch & Anthony Del Broccolo
Teleplay: Bill Prady, Steven Molaro & Eric Kaplan		November 10, 2011 (2011-11-10)3X685915.89[9]
9710"The Flaming Spittoon Acquisition"Mark CendrowskiStory: Chuck Lorre, Steven Molaro & Dave Goetsch
Teleplay: Bill Prady, Jim Reynolds & Steve Holland		November 17, 2011 (2011-11-17)3X686015.05[10]
9811"The Speckerman Recurrence"Anthony RichStory: Chuck Lorre, Bill Prady & Steve Holland
Teleplay: Steven Molaro, Eric Kaplan & Anthony Del Broccolo		December 8, 2011 (2011-12-08)3X686114.02[11]

Ratings

Australian ratings

Order Episode Original airdate Timeslot Viewers
(millions) 		Nightly
rank 		Weekly
rank
1 "The Skank Reflex Analysis" October 10, 2011 Monday 7:30 pm–8:00 pm 1.505[12] #2[12] TBA
2 "The Infestation Hypothesis" October 10, 2011 Monday 8:00 pm–8:30 pm 1.606[12] #1[12] TBA

Canadian ratings

Order Episode Viewers
(millions) 		Weekly rank
1 "The Skank Reflex Analysis" 3.718 #3[13]
2 "The Infestation Hypothesis" 4.053 #2[14]
3 "The Pulled Groin Extrapolation" 3.693 #1[15]
4 "The Wiggly Finger Catalyst" 3.283 #1[16]
5 "The Russian Rocket Reaction" 3.678 #1[17]
6 "The Rhinitis Revelation" 3.550 #1[18]
7 "The Good Guy Fluctuation" 3.751 #1[19]

UK ratings

The series is currently airing Thursday nights at 8pm on E4. All viewing figures and ranks are sourced from BARB.[20]

Order Episode Airdate E4
Viewers[a] 		E4
Rank[b] 		E4 +1
Viewers[a] 		E4 +1
Rank[b] 		Total viewers
(000s) 		Rank
(cable)
01 "The Skank Reflex Analysis" November 3, 2010 0,1,081 #05 0,258 #09 1,339 #013
02 "The Infestation Hypothesis" November 10, 2011 0,1,115 #02 0,297 #05 1,312 #07
03 "The Pulled Groin Extrapolation" November 10, 2011 0,962 #03 0,298 #04 0,1,260 #09
04 "The Wiggly Finger Catalyst" November 17, 2011 0,1,025 #02 0,316 #01 0,1,341 #09
05 "The Russian Rocket Reaction" November 24, 2011 0,1,215 #01 0,364 #02 1,579 #05
06 "The Rhinitis Revelation" December 1, 2011 0,1,133 #02 0,286 #04 0,1,419 #08
07 "The Good Guy Fluctuation" December 8, 2011 0,1,079 #02 0,316 #03 0,1,395 #07
08 "The Isolation Permutation" December 15, 2011
09 "The Ornithophobia Diffusion" December 22, 2011
10 "The Flaming Spittoon Acquisition" December 29, 2011
11 "The Speckerman Recurrence" January 5, 2012
  1. ^ a b Viewers in thousands
  2. ^ a b Rank for individual channels only

References

  1. ^ "(#501) "The Skank Reflex Analysis"". the Futon Critic. Retrieved September 14, 2011.
  2. ^ a b Seidman, Robert (September 23, 2011). "Thursday Finals: 'Big Bang Theory,' 'The X Factor,' 'Parks & Recreation' and 'Whitney' Adjusted Up". TVbytheNumbers.com. Retrieved September 29, 2011.
  3. ^ Gorman, Bill (September 29, 2011). "Thursday Final Ratings: 'X Factor,' 'The Big Bang Theory,' 'Grey's Anatomy,' 'The Office,' 'The Secret Circle' & 'Mentalist' Adjusted Up". tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com. Retrieved October 1, 2011.
  4. ^ Seidman, Robert (October 8, 2011). "Thursday Final Ratings: 'X Factor,' 'The Big Bang Theory,' 'Grey's Anatomy,' 'The Office,' 'Person of Interest,' 'Parks & Rec' Adjusted Up; 'Private Practice' Down". tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com. Retrieved October 8, 2011.
  5. ^ "TV Ratings Thursday: 'X Factor' Drops, Still Leads Fox Win; On A Mixed Night Of Advances & Declines". Retrieved October 14, 2011.
  6. ^ Seidman, Robert (October 21, 2011). "Thursday Final Ratings: World Series + 'Big Bang,' 'Grey's,' 'Vampire Diaries' Adjusted Up; 'Rules,' 'Private Practice' Adjusted Down". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved October 21, 2011.
  7. ^ Gorman, Bill (October 28, 2011). "Thursday Final Ratings: World Series Game 6 Finals + 'Big Bang,' 'Vampire Diaries,' 'Office,' 'Person,' Adjusted Up; 'Rules,' 'Secret Circle,' 'Whitney,' 'Prime Suspect' Adjusted Down". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved October 28, 2011.
  8. ^ Seidman, Robert (November 3, 2011). "Thursday Final Ratings: 'Big Bang Theory,' 'The X Factor,' 'Parks & Recreation,' 'The Office,' 'Vampire Diaries,' 'Grey's Anatomy' Adjusted Up". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved November 4, 2011.
  9. ^ Seidman, Robert (November 11, 2011). "Thursday Final Ratings: 'Big Bang Theory,' 'Grey's,' 'Prime Suspect' Adjusted Up; 'Bones,' 'Rules,' 'Private Practice' Adjusted Down - Ratings | TVbytheNumbers". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved November 11, 2011.
  10. ^ Gorman, Bill (November 19, 2011). "Thursday Final Ratings: 'X Factor,' 'Big Bang Theory,' 'Private Practice' Adjusted Up; 'Bones' Adjusted Down; 'Beneath The Blue' Evaporates". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved November 19, 2011.
  11. ^ Gorman, Bill (December 9, 2011). "Thursday Final Ratings: 'Parks & Rec' Adjusted Up; 'Big Bang,' 'Rules,' 'Person of Interest,' 'Mentalist,' 'X Factor,' 'Bones' Adjusted Down". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved December 9, 2011.
  12. ^ a b c d Template:TV Tonight Cite error: The named reference "aus-1" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
  13. ^ http://www.bbm.ca/_documents/top_30_tv_programs_english/2011/nat09192011.pdf
  14. ^ http://www.bbm.ca/_documents/top_30_tv_programs_english/2011/nat09192011.pdf
  15. ^ http://www.bbm.ca/_documents/top_30_tv_programs_english/2011/nat09262011.pdf
  16. ^ http://www.bbm.ca/_documents/top_30_tv_programs_english/2011/nat10032011.pdf
  17. ^ http://www.bbm.ca/_documents/top_30_tv_programs_english/2011/nat10102011.pdf
  18. ^ http://www.bbm.ca/_documents/top_30_tv_programs_english/2011/nat10172011.pdf
  19. ^ http://www.bbm.ca/_documents/top_30_tv_programs_english/2011/nat10242011.pdf
  20. ^ BARB, scroll to relevant week.
General references
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