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The Big Bang Theory
(season 3)
Season 3
Third season DVD cover art
No. of episodes23
Release
Original networkCBS
Original releaseSeptember 21, 2009 (2009-09-21) –
May 24, 2010 (2010-05-24)
Season chronology
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List of episodes

The third season of the American sitcom The Big Bang Theory was originally aired on CBS from September 21, 2009, to May 24, 2010, with 23 episodes. It has received higher ratings than the previous two seasons with over 15 million viewers.[1] The Complete Third Season DVD erroneously credits Mark Cendrowski for directing nearly the entire season.[citation needed] Season three starts three months after the end of season two when the guys left for the North Pole.

Cast

Main article: List of The Big Bang Theory characters
  • Dr. Leonard Hofstadter, 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 and is the straight man of the series. Leonard had been dating Penny, but they broke up before the end of season three.
  • Dr. Sheldon Cooper, portrayed by Jim Parsons, is a theoretical physicist. Originally from East Texas, he was a child prodigy who went directly from the fifth grade to college at age 11. He has an IQ of 187 and exhibits a strict adherence to routine; a lack of understanding of irony, sarcasm or humor; and a complete lack of humility. At the end of the season Sheldon meets Amy Farrah Fowler who appears to be his equal in every way.
  • Penny, portrayed by Kaley Cuoco, is a waitress who lives across the hall from Sheldon and Leonard. She moved from Nebraska to California to become an actress, but although she has been to casting calls and auditions, she has failed to find acting work. Penny and Leonard were dating during the third season, but broke up. Her last name has never been revealed.
  • Howard Wolowitz, 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 that, unlike his friends's more theoretical work, the devices he designs are actually built and launched into space. He fancies himself a ladies' man and uses remarkably bad pick-up lines. His cheesy flattery fails to impress Penny, but he has limited success with other women. He meets and dates waitress and doctoral candidate Bernadette Rostenkowski through Penny.
  • Dr. Rajesh "Raj" Koothrappali, portrayed by Kunal Nayyar, is from New Delhi, India. Known as "Raj", he works as a particle astrophysicist at Caltech. He is very shy around women and is pathologically unable to speak to them unless he drinks alcohol.

Episodes

See also: List of The Big Bang Theory episodes

Penny throws herself at Leonard after he returns from three months at the North Pole and they begin a relationship that lasts most of the season, Penny and Sheldon start a quirky friendship though she can still annoy him, Wil Wheaton begins appearing as Sheldon's arch enemy, Howard begins to date Bernadette Rostenkowski and at the end of the season Sheldon meets Amy Farrah Fowler.

Season 3 episodes
No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateProd.
code		U.S. viewers
(millions)
411"The Electric Can Opener Fluctuation"Mark CendrowskiSteven MolaroSeptember 21, 2009 (2009-09-21)3X555112.96[2]
422"The Jiminy Conjecture"Mark CendrowskiJim ReynoldsSeptember 28, 2009 (2009-09-28)3X555213.27[3]
433"The Gothowitz Deviation"Mark CendrowskiStory by : Lee Aronsohn & Richard Rosenstock
Teleplay by : Bill Prady & Maria Ferrari		October 5, 2009 (2009-10-05)3X555312.52[4]
444"The Pirate Solution"Mark CendrowskiSteve HollandOctober 12, 2009 (2009-10-12)3X555413.07[5]
455"The Creepy Candy Coating Corollary"Mark CendrowskiStory by : Chuck Lorre & Bill Prady
Teleplay by : Lee Aronsohn & Steven Molaro		October 19, 2009 (2009-10-19)3X555613.47[6]
466"The Cornhusker Vortex"Mark CendrowskiStory by : Bill Prady & Steven Molaro
Teleplay by : Dave Goetsch & Richard Rosenstock		November 2, 2009 (2009-11-02)3X555512.73[7]
477"The Guitarist Amplification"Mark CendrowskiStory by : Chuck Lorre & Lee Aronsohn
Teleplay by : Bill Prady, Richard Rosenstock & Jim Reynolds		November 9, 2009 (2009-11-09)3X555712.79[8]
488"The Adhesive Duck Deficiency"Mark CendrowskiStory by : Chuck Lorre, Bill Prady & Dave Goetsch
Teleplay by : Steven Molaro, Eric Kaplan & Maria Ferrari		November 16, 2009 (2009-11-16)3X555813.23[9]
499"The Vengeance Formulation"Mark CendrowskiStory by : Chuck Lorre & Maria Ferrari
Teleplay by : Richard Rosenstock, Jim Reynolds & Steve Holland		November 23, 2009 (2009-11-23)3X555914.13[10]
5010"The Gorilla Experiment"Mark CendrowskiStory by : Chuck Lorre, Richard Rosenstock & Steve Holland
Teleplay by : Bill Prady, Steven Molaro & Maria Ferrari		December 7, 2009 (2009-12-07)3X556014.38[11]
5111"The Maternal Congruence"Mark CendrowskiStory by : Lee Aronsohn, Steven Molaro, Richard Rosenstock & Maria Ferrari
Teleplay by : Chuck Lorre, Bill Prady & Dave Goetsch		December 14, 2009 (2009-12-14)3X556215.58[12]
5212"The Psychic Vortex"Mark CendrowskiStory by : Lee Aronsohn & Steven Molaro
Teleplay by : Chuck Lorre, Eric Kaplan & Jim Reynolds		January 11, 2010 (2010-01-11)3X556115.82[13]
5313"The Bozeman Reaction"Mark CendrowskiStory by : Bill Prady, Lee Aronsohn & Jim Reynolds
Teleplay by : Chuck Lorre, Steven Molaro & Steve Holland		January 18, 2010 (2010-01-18)3X556314.99[14]
5414"The Einstein Approximation"Mark CendrowskiStory by : Lee Aronsohn, Dave Goetsch & Steve Holland
Teleplay by : Chuck Lorre, Steven Molaro & Eric Kaplan		February 1, 2010 (2010-02-01)3X556515.51[15]
5515"The Large Hadron Collision"Mark CendrowskiStory by : Chuck Lorre, Steven Molaro & Jim Reynolds
Teleplay by : Lee Aronsohn, Richard Rosenstock & Maria Ferrari		February 8, 2010 (2010-02-08)3X556416.26[1]
5616"The Excelsior Acquisition"Peter ChakosStory by : Chuck Lorre, Lee Aronsohn & Steven Molaro
Teleplay by : Bill Prady, Steve Holland & Maria Ferrari		March 1, 2010 (2010-03-01)3X556615.73[16]
5717"The Precious Fragmentation"Mark CendrowskiStory by : Lee Aronsohn, Eric Kaplan & Maria Ferrari
Teleplay by : Bill Prady, Steven Molaro & Richard Rosenstock		March 8, 2010 (2010-03-08)3X556716.32[17]
5818"The Pants Alternative"Mark CendrowskiStory by : Chuck Lorre, Bill Prady & Steve Holland
Teleplay by : Eric Kaplan, Richard Rosenstock & Jim Reynolds		March 22, 2010 (2010-03-22)3X556813.42[18]
5919"The Wheaton Recurrence"Mark CendrowskiStory by : Chuck Lorre, Steven Molaro, Nicole Lorre & Jessica Ambrosetti
Teleplay by : Bill Prady, Dave Goetsch, Jim Reynolds & Maria Ferrari		April 12, 2010 (2010-04-12)3X556913.39[19]
6020"The Spaghetti Catalyst"Anthony RichChuck Lorre, Bill Prady, Lee Aronsohn & Steven MolaroMay 3, 2010 (2010-05-03)3X557011.63[20]
6121"The Plimpton Stimulation"Mark CendrowskiStory by : Chuck Lorre, Bill Prady & Lee Aronsohn
Teleplay by : Steven Molaro, Jim Reynolds & Maria Ferrari		May 10, 2010 (2010-05-10)3X557113.73[21]
6222"The Staircase Implementation"Mark CendrowskiStory by : Lee Aronsohn, Steven Molaro & Steve Holland
Teleplay by : Chuck Lorre, Dave Goetsch & Maria Ferrari		May 17, 2010 (2010-05-17)3X557215.02[22]
6323"The Lunar Excitation"Peter ChakosStory by : Chuck Lorre, Bill Prady & Maria Ferrari
Teleplay by : Lee Aronsohn, Steven Molaro & Steve Holland		May 24, 2010 (2010-05-24)3X557314.78[23]

Ratings

Episode No. Title Air date 18–49 Viewers
(millions)
1 "The Electric Can Opener Fluctuation" September 21, 2009 4.7/11 12.96[2]
2 "The Jiminy Conjecture" September 28, 2009 5.3/13 13.27[3]
3 "The Gothowitz Deviation" October 5, 2009 4.5/10 12.52[4]
4 "The Pirate Solution" October 12, 2009 5.0/12 13.07[5]
5 "The Creepy Candy Coating Corollary" October 19, 2009 5.3/13 13.47[6]
6 "The Cornhusker Vortex" November 2, 2009 4.7/11 12.73[7]
7 "The Guitarist Amplification" November 9, 2009 4.7/11 12.79[8]
8 "The Adhesive Duck Deficiency" November 16, 2009 5.0/12 13.23[9]
9 "The Vengeance Formulation" November 23, 2009 5.2/13 14.13[10]
10 "The Gorilla Experiment" December 7, 2009 5.6/13 14.38[11]
11 "The Maternal Congruence" December 14, 2009 5.6/14 15.58[12]
12 "The Psychic Vortex" January 11, 2010 5.7/14 15.82[13]
13 "The Bozeman Reaction" January 18, 2010 5.2/12 14.99[14]
14 "The Einstein Approximation" February 1, 2010 5.4/13 15.51[15]
15 "The Large Hadron Collision" February 8, 2010 6.0/14 16.26[1]
16 "The Excelsior Acquisition" March 1, 2010 5.9/14 15.73[16]
17 "The Precious Fragmentation" March 8, 2010 5.9/15 16.32[17]
18 "The Pants Alternative" March 22, 2010 5.2/13 13.42[18]
19 "The Wheaton Recurrence" April 12, 2010 5.1/13 13.39[19]
20 "The Spaghetti Catalyst" May 3, 2010 4.6/12 11.63[20]
21 "The Plimpton Stimulation" May 10, 2010 5.3/13 13.73[21]
22 "The Staircase Implementation" May 17, 2010 5.5/14 15.02[22]
23 "The Lunar Excitation" May 24, 2010 5.2/13 14.78[23]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Super Night for CBS's Comedy Power Hour". CBS. February 9, 2010. Retrieved September 28, 2010.
  2. ^ a b Seidman, Robert (September 22, 2009). "Monday broadcast final numbers". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved June 13, 2010.
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  4. ^ a b Seidman, Robert (October 6, 2009). ""The Big Bang Theory" builds on its lead-in for third straight week". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved June 13, 2010.
  5. ^ a b "CBS WINS MONDAY IN KEY DEMOS". CBS. October 13, 2009. Retrieved January 5, 2013.
  6. ^ a b "THE BIGGEST BANG YET!". CBS. October 20, 2009. Retrieved January 5, 2013.
  7. ^ a b "HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER" DELIVERS LARGEST AUDIENCE SINCE ITS SEASON PREMIERE". CBS. November 3, 2009. Retrieved January 5, 2013.
  8. ^ a b "CBS FIRST IN VIEWERS FOR THE SIXTH TIME IN SEVEN WEEKS". CBS. November 10, 2009. Retrieved January 5, 2013.
  9. ^ a b "CBS PLACES FIRST ON MONDAY IN ADULTS 18-49 AND ADULTS 25-54". CBS. November 18, 2009. Retrieved January 5, 2013.
  10. ^ a b "MONDAY COMEDIES LEAD CBS TO WIN IN KEY DEMOS". CBS. November 24, 2009. Retrieved January 5, 2013.
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  13. ^ a b Seidman, Robert (January 12, 2010). "Monday Broadcast Finals Plus Chuck Quarter Hour Detail". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved June 13, 2010.
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  16. ^ a b "CBS's Monday Comedy Block grows opposite "The Bachelor" final and Olympic-Promoted NBC". CBS. March 2, 2010. Retrieved October 25, 2010.
  17. ^ a b "Editor's Note: With final Monday ratings in, THE BIG BANG THEORY has now reached a new series high in viewers (16.32m) and was the night's top program in adults 18-49 (5.9/15), up a tenth from this morning. -- "TWO AND A HALF MEN" SOARS TO ITS BEST ADULT 18-49 RATING IN THREE YEARS". CBS. March 9, 2010. Retrieved January 5, 2013.
  18. ^ a b Seidman, Robert (March 23, 2010). "Monday Finals: "Dancing With the Stars" Rises; "Castle" Falls". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved June 13, 2010.
  19. ^ a b Gorman, Bill (April 13, 2010). "Monday Broadcast Finals: Dancing, 2.5 Men, Big Bang Adjusted Up; Castle, CSI: Miami, 24 Adjusted Down". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved June 13, 2010.
  20. ^ a b Seidman, Robert (May 4, 2010). "Monday Finals:"House," "Big Bang" Adjusted Up; "Romantically Challenged," "Castle" Adjusted Down". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved June 13, 2010.
  21. ^ a b ""THE BIG BANG THEORY" MAKES MONDAY'S LOUDEST NOISE IN ADULTS 18-34, ADULTS 18-49 AND ADULTS 25-54". CBS. May 11, 2010. Retrieved January 5, 2013.
  22. ^ a b "THIS JUST IN... From CBS Entertainment... "THE BIG BANG THEORY" TOPS MONDAY IN KEY DEMOS". CBS. May 18, 2010. Retrieved January 5, 2013.
  23. ^ a b "CBS WINS THE FINAL MONDAY OF THE SEASON IN KEY DEMOS". CBS. May 25, 2010. Retrieved January 5, 2013.
General references
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