The Big Bang Theory season 5
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The Big Bang Theory (season 5) | |
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Season 5 | |
![]() Promotional poster for The Big Bang Theory season 5. | |
No. of episodes | 24 |
Release | |
Original network | CBS |
Original release | September 22, 2011 May 10, 2012[1] | –
Season chronology | |
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.[2]
In January 2011, The Big Bang Theory was renewed for an additional three years; extending it through the 2013-14 season, for a fifth, sixth, and seventh season.
Cast
- 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 broke up during season 3. They start dating again in season 5.
- 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 during season 3 and broke up. In the finale episode of Season 4, she was thought to have slept with Raj after drinking, but Raj revealed to her they didn't. During season 5, Penny begins to date Leonard again. 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 equipment he designs is 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. 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 after he becomes jealous when Amy goes out on a date with comic book store owner Stuart Bloom. 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) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
88 | 1 | "The Skank Reflex Analysis" | Mark Cendrowski | Story: Eric Kaplan, Maria Ferrari & Anthony Del Broccolo Teleplay: Chuck Lorre, Bill Prady & Steven Molaro | September 22, 2011 | 3X6851 | 14.30[3] |
89 | 2 | "The Infestation Hypothesis" | Mark Cendrowski | Story: Bill Prady, Steven Molaro & Maria Ferrari Teleplay: Chuck Lorre, Jim Reynolds & Steve Holland | September 22, 2011 | 3X6852 | 14.94[3] |
90 | 3 | "The Pulled Groin Extrapolation" | Mark Cendrowski | Story: Bill Prady, Steven Molaro & Dave Goetsch Teleplay: Chuck Lorre, Eric Kaplan & Jim Reynolds | September 29, 2011 | 3X6853 | 14.74[4] |
91 | 4 | "The Wiggly Finger Catalyst" | Mark Cendrowski | Story: Chuck Lorre, David Goetsch & Anthony Del Broccolo Teleplay: Bill Prady, Steven Molaro & Steve Holland | October 6, 2011 | 3X6854 | 13.92[5] |
92 | 5 | "The Russian Rocket Reaction" | Mark Cendrowski | Story: Bill Prady, Steven Molaro & Jim Reynolds Teleplay: Chuck Lorre, Eric Kaplan & Maria Ferrari | October 13, 2011 | 3X6855 | 13.58[6] |
93 | 6 | "The Rhinitis Revelation" | Howard Murray | Story: Chuck Lorre, Eric Kaplan & Steve Holland Teleplay: Bill Prady, Steven Molaro & Jim Reynolds | October 20, 2011 | 3X6856 | 14.93[7] |
94 | 7 | "The Good Guy Fluctuation" | Mark Cendrowski | Story: Chuck Lorre, Dave Goetsch & Maria Ferrari Teleplay: Bill Prady, Steven Molaro & Jim Reynolds | October 27, 2011 | 3X6857 | 14.54[8] |
95 | 8 | "The Isolation Permutation" | Mark Cendrowski | Story: Chuck Lorre, Eric Kaplan & Tara Hernandez Teleplay: Bill Prady, Steven Molaro & Steve Holland | November 3, 2011 | 3X6858 | 15.98[9] |
96 | 9 | "The Ornithophobia Diffusion" | Mark Cendrowski | Story: Chuck Lorre, Dave Goetsch & Anthony Del Broccolo Teleplay: Bill Prady, Steven Molaro & Eric Kaplan | November 10, 2011 | 3X6859 | 15.89[10] |
97 | 10 | "The Flaming Spittoon Acquisition" | Mark Cendrowski | Story: Chuck Lorre, Steven Molaro & Dave Goetsch Teleplay: Bill Prady, Jim Reynolds & Steve Holland | November 17, 2011 | 3X6860 | 15.05[11] |
98 | 11 | "The Speckerman Recurrence" | Anthony Rich | Story: Chuck Lorre, Bill Prady & Steve Holland Teleplay: Steven Molaro, Eric Kaplan & Anthony Del Broccolo | December 8, 2011 | 3X6861 | 14.02[12] |
99 | 12 | "The Shiny Trinket Maneuver" | Mark Cendrowski | Story: Chuck Lorre, Steve Holland & Tara Hernandez Teleplay: Bill Prady, Jim Reynolds & Steven Molaro | January 12, 2012 | 3X6862 | 16.13[13] |
100 | 13 | "The Recombination Hypothesis" | Mark Cendrowski | Story: Chuck Lorre Teleplay: Bill Prady & Steven Molaro | January 19, 2012 | 3X6863 | 15.83[14] |
101 | 14 | "The Beta Test Initiation" | Mark Cendrowski | Story: Chuck Lorre, Steven Molaro & Eric Kaplan Teleplay: Bill Prady, Dave Goetsch & Maria Ferrari | January 26, 2012 | 3X6864 | 16.13[15] |
102 | 15 | "The Friendship Contraction" | Mark Cendrowski | Story: Chuck Lorre, Eric Kaplan & Jim Reynolds Teleplay: Bill Prady, Steven Malaro & Steve Holland | February 2, 2012 | 3X6865 | 16.54[16] |
103 | 16 | "The Vacation Solution" | Mark Cendrowski | Story: Chuck Lorre, Anthony Del Broccolo & Tara Hernandez Teleplay: Bill Prady, Steven Molaro & Maria Ferrari | February 9, 2012 | 3X6866 | 16.21[17] |
104 | 17 | "The Rothman Disintegration" | Mark Cendrowski | Story: Chuck Lorre, Bill Prady & Steve Holland Teleplay: Steven Molaro, Eric Kaplan & Jim Reynolds | February 16, 2012 | 3X6867 | 15.65[18] |
105 | 18 | "The Werewolf Transformation" | Mark Cendrowski | Story: Chuck Lorre, Todd Craig & Gary Torvinen Teleplay: Bill Prady, Steven Molaro, Jim Reynolds & Maria Ferrari | February 23, 2012 | 3X6868 | 16.20[19] |
106 | 19 | "The Weekend Vortex" | Mark Cendrowski | Story: Chuck Lorre, Bill Prady & Tara Hernandez Teleplay: Steven Molaro, Eric Kaplan & Steve Holland | March 8, 2012 | 3X6869 | 15.04[20] |
107 | 20 | "The Transporter Malfunction"[21] | Mark Cendrowski | Story: Chuck Lorre, Bill Prady & Maria Ferrari Teleplay: Steven Molaro, Jim Reynolds & Steve Holland | March 29, 2012 | 3X6870[22] | N/A |
108 | 21 | "The Hawking Excitation"[23] | Mark Cendrowski | Story: Bill Prady, Steven Molaro & Steve Holland Teleplay: Chuck Lorre, Eric Kaplan & Maria Ferrari | April 5, 2012 | 3X6871[24] | N/A |
Ratings
U.S. Nielsen Ratings
Episode # | Title | Air date | 18–49 | Viewers (millions) |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | The Skank Reflex Analysis | September 22, 2011 | 4.9/15 | 14.30[3] |
2 | The Infestation Hypothesis | September 22, 2011 | 5.1/14 | 14.94[3] |
3 | The Pulled Groin Extrapolation | September 29, 2011 | 4.9/15 | 14.74[4] |
4 | The Wiggly Finger Catalyst | October 6, 2011 | 4.5/14 | 13.92[5] |
5 | The Russian Rocket Reaction | October 13, 2011 | 4.6/14 | 13.58[6] |
6 | The Rhinitis Revelation | October 20, 2011 | 5.1/16 | 14.93[7] |
7 | The Good Guy Fluctuation | October 27, 2011 | 4.6/13 | 14.54[8] |
8 | The Isolation Permutation | November 3, 2011 | 5.4/16 | 15.98[9] |
9 | The Ornithophobia Diffusion | November 10, 2011 | 5.3/15 | 15.89[10] |
10 | The Flaming Spittoon Acquisition | November 17, 2011 | 5.3/15 | 15.05[11] |
11 | The Speckerman Recurrence | December 8, 2011 | 4.6/14 | 14.02[12] |
12 | The Shiny Trinket Maneuver | January 12, 2012 | 5.3/15 | 16.13[13] |
13 | The Recombination Hypothesis | January 19, 2012 | 5.3/15 | 15.83[14] |
14 | The Beta Test Initiation | January 26, 2012 | 5.5/16 | 16.13[15] |
15 | The Friendship Contraction | February 2, 2012 | 5.5/16 | 16.54[16] |
16 | The Vacation Solution | February 9, 2012 | 5.6/16 | 16.21[17] |
17 | The Rothman Disintegration | February 16, 2012 | 5.1/15 | 15.65[18] |
18 | The Werewolf Transformation | February 23, 2012 | 5.3/16 | 16.20[19] |
19 | The Weekend Vortex | March 8, 2012 | 5.1/15 | 15.04[20] |
Australian ratings
In Australia, this season began airing on the Nine Network on October 10, 2011 at 7:30 pm.[25][26]
n/a | Data unavailable |
— | Program did not rank in nightly/weekly top shows |
† | Unadjusted preliminary figures |
Order | Episode | Original airdate | Timeslot | Viewers (millions) |
Nightly rank |
Weekly rank |
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1 | "The Skank Reflex Analysis" | October 10, 2011[25][26] | Monday 7:30 pm–8:00 pm[25] | 1.505†[a][27] | #2[27] | #11[a][28] |
2 | "The Infestation Hypothesis" | October 10, 2011[26] | Monday 8:00 pm–8:30 pm | 1.606†[a][27] | #1[27] | #5[a][28] |
3 | "The Pulled Groin Extrapolation" | October 17, 2011 | Monday 7:30 pm–8:00 pm | 1.488[29] | #2[30] | #4[29] |
4 | "The Wiggly Finger Catalyst" | October 17, 2011 | Monday 8:00 pm–8:30 pm | 1.551[29] | #1[30] | #3[29] |
5 | "The Russian Rocket Reaction" | October 24, 2011[31] | Monday 8:00 pm–8:30 pm[31] | 1.369[32] | #2[33] | #5[32] |
6 | "The Rhinitis Revelation" | October 31, 2011[34] | Monday 8:00 pm–8:30 pm[34] | 1.397[35] | #1[36] | #6[35] |
7 | "The Good Guy Fluctuation" | November 7, 2011[37] | Monday 8:00 pm–8:30 pm[37] | 1.346[38] | #2[39] | #6[38] |
8 | "The Isolation Permutation" | November 14, 2011[40] | Monday 8:00 pm–8:30 pm[40] | 1.359[41] | #2[41] | — |
9 | "The Ornithophobia Diffusion" | November 21, 2011[42] | Monday 8:30 pm–9:00 pm[42] | 1.369[43] | #3[43] | — |
10 | "The Flaming Spittoon Acquisition" | January 23, 2012[44] | Monday 7:30 pm–8:00 pm[44] | 1.641[45] | #1[45] | — |
11 | "The Speckerman Recurrence" | January 30, 2012[46] | Monday 8:00 pm–8:30 pm[46] | 1.349[47] | #2[47] | — |
12 | "The Shiny Trinket Maneuver" | February 13, 2012 | Monday 7:30 pm–8:00 pm | 1.347[48] | #5[48] | — |
13 | "The Recombination Hypothesis" | February 13, 2012 | Monday 8:00 pm–8:30 pm | 1.491[48] | #3[48] | — |
14 | "The Beta Test Initiation" | February 14, 2012 | Tuesday 7:30 pm–8:00 pm | 1.126[49] | #5[49] | — |
15 | "The Friendship Contraction" | February 20, 2012[50] | Monday 8:00 pm–8:30 pm[50] | 1.374[51] | #3[51] | — |
16 | "The Vacation Solution" | February 27, 2012 | Monday 8:00 pm–8:30 pm | 1.344[52] | #3[52] | — |
17 | "The Rothman Disintegration" | March 5, 2012 | Monday 8:00 pm–8:30 pm | 1.301[53] | #3[53] | — |
18 | "The Werewolf Transformation" | March 12, 2012 | Monday 8:00 pm–8:30 pm | 1.312[54] | #3[54] | — |
19 | "The Weekend Vortex" | March 19, 2012 | Monday 8:00 pm–8:30 pm | 1.311[55] | #3[55] | — |
20 | "The Transporter Malfunction" | TBA | TBA | — |
- Notes
- a Due to an error in Australian ratings data, "The Skank Reflex Analysis" and "The Infestation Hypothesis" were averaged with repeat episodes that aired the following night for the weekly rankings. As a result, both episodes' ratings significantly decreased to 1.225 million and 1.321 million viewers respectively.[28] Based on the original unadjusted figures, the episodes would have ranked first ("The Infestation Hypothesis") and third ("The Skank Reflex Analysis") for the week.
Canadian ratings
Order | Episode | Viewers (millions) |
Weekly rank |
---|---|---|---|
1 | "The Skank Reflex Analysis" | 3.718 | #3[56] |
2 | "The Infestation Hypothesis" | 4.053 | #2[56] |
3 | "The Pulled Groin Extrapolation" | 3.693 | #1[57] |
4 | "The Wiggly Finger Catalyst" | 3.283 | #1[58] |
5 | "The Russian Rocket Reaction" | 3.678 | #1[59] |
6 | "The Rhinitis Revelation" | 3.550 | #1[60] |
7 | "The Good Guy Fluctuation" | 3.751 | #1[61] |
8 | "The Isolation Permutation" | 3.762 | #1[62] |
9 | "The Ornithophobia Diffusion" | 3.483 | #1[63] |
10 | "The Flaming Spittoon Acquisition" | 3.868 | #1[64] |
11 | "The Speckerman Recurrence" | 3.552 | #1[65] |
12 | "The Shiny Trinket Maneuver" | 3.566 | #1[66] |
13 | "The Recombination Hypothesis" | 3.534 | #1[67] |
UK ratings
The series is currently airing Thursday nights at 8pm on E4. All viewing figures and ranks are sourced from BARB.[68]
Order | Episode | Airdate | E4 Viewers[a] |
E4 Rank[b] |
E4 +1 Viewers[a] |
E4 +1 Rank[b] |
Total viewers (000s) |
Rank (cable) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | "The Skank Reflex Analysis" | November 3, 2011 | 1,081 | # | 5258 | # | 91,339 | # | 13
2 | "The Infestation Hypothesis" | November 10, 2011 | 1,115 | # | 2297 | # | 51,312 | # | 7
3 | "The Pulled Groin Extrapolation" | November 10, 2011 | 962 | # | 3298 | # | 41,260 | # | 9
4 | "The Wiggly Finger Catalyst" | November 17, 2011 | 1,025 | # | 2316 | # | 11,341 | # | 9
5 | "The Russian Rocket Reaction" | November 24, 2011 | 1,215 | # | 1364 | # | 21,579 | # | 5
6 | "The Rhinitis Revelation" | December 1, 2011 | 1,133 | # | 2286 | # | 41,419 | # | 8
7 | "The Good Guy Fluctuation" | December 8, 2011 | 1,079 | # | 2316 | # | 31,395 | # | 7
8 | "The Isolation Permutation" | December 15, 2011 | 1,176 | # | 2330 | # | 31,506 | # | 7
9 | "The Ornithophobia Diffusion" | December 22, 2011 | 1,152 | # | 1390 | # | 11,542 | # | 8
10 | "The Flaming Spittoon Acquisition" | December 29, 2011 | ||||||
11 | "The Speckerman Recurrence" | January 5, 2012 | 1,250 | # | 1420 | # | 11,670 | # | 6
11 | "The Shiny Trinket Maneuver" | March 29, 2012 |
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