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The Big Bang Theory
Season 5
Fifth season DVD cover art
No. of episodes24
Release
Original networkCBS
Original releaseSeptember 22, 2011 (2011-09-22) –
May 10, 2012 (2012-05-10)
Season chronology
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List of episodes

The fifth season of the American sitcom The Big Bang Theory was originally aired on CBS from September 22, 2011, to May 10, 2012, over 24 episodes.[1]

Cast

Main article: List of The Big Bang Theory characters
  • Dr. Leonard Hofstadter, portrayed by Johnny Galecki (24 episodes), 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, though their relationship is rocky.
  • Dr. Sheldon Cooper, portrayed by Jim Parsons (24 episodes), 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 received the Stevenson award when 14 and received his Ph.D when he was 16. 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. He is dating Amy Farrah Fowler, when he asked her to be his girlfriend.
  • Penny, portrayed by Kaley Cuoco (24 episodes), is a waitress 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. 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 did not. During season 5, Penny begins to date Leonard again though their relationship is rocky. Her last name has never been revealed.
  • Howard Wolowitz, portrayed by Simon Helberg (24 episodes), is 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", become engaged in the episode "The Herb Garden Germination" and are married in the last episode of this season. At the end of the season, he goes on a Russian Soyuz rocket to the International Space Station.
  • Dr. Rajesh "Raj" Koothrappali (24 episodes), 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 season 4 and part of season 5.
  • Dr. Amy Farrah Fowler, portrayed by Mayim Bialik (21 episodes), is a neurobiologist. Raj and Howard meet her 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 behavior. 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. 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" and becomes Bernadette's Maid of Honor at her and Howard's wedding.
  • Dr. Bernadette Rostenkowski, portrayed by Melissa Rauch (22 episodes), is a microbiologist. Bernadette is introduced to Howard by Penny while the two were working together at the Cheesecake Factory. 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 and Mrs. Wolowitz. She marries Howard at the end of this season.

Production

Several high-profile celebrities appear in the season. In "The Transporter Malfunction", actor Leonard Nimoy appears as a voice actor, playing an action-figure Spock that Sheldon imagines talking to him. In the following episode, "The Hawking Excitation", cosmologist Stephen Hawking appears as a guest star. Astronaut Mike Massimino appears in "The Friendship Contraction" and "The Countdown Reflection".[2]

Stephen Hawking went on to appear in the season 6 episode "The Extract Obliteration" and the season 7 episode "The Relationship Diremption". Mike Massimino later appeared in the season 6 episodes "The Decoupling Fluctuation" and "The Re-Entry Minimization".

The season finale depicts Howard Wolowitz traveling to the International Space Station (ISS) on board a Soyuz rocket. Thanks to technical consulting from astronaut Mike Massimino, who also plays himself on the show, the production crew was able to put together sets that realistically depicts the Soyuz capsule and the ISS. The Soyuz capsule was constructed based on photos from NASA, the Kansas Cosmosphere for dimensions, and scavenged parts from an aerospace junkyard in Los Angeles.[3]

Release

Critical reception

On Rotten Tomatoes, 100% of seven critics gave the season a positive review.[4]

Oliver Sava of The A.V. Club gave the season a B+ rating.[5] He described Raj as the "weak link of the show" as he has not "[evolved] like the rest of the cast" and is "trapped in season one mode".[6] Sava gave high ratings to episodes where Raj did not feature prominently, such as "The Pulled Groin Extrapolation"[7] or "The Russian Rocket Reaction"[6] and described "The Wiggly Finger Catalyst" (an episode focusing on Raj) as "one of the series' worst",[6] giving it a D+ rating.[8] Sava's favorite relationship on the series is between Amy and Penny.[5]

Jenna Busch of IGN disliked the previous season but said that season 5 "is far more balanced";[9] Busch gave season 5 episodes ratings between 5.5 and 9, with an average rating of 8.0.[10] She also noted that the show has "matured" by including other women in the main cast.[9]

Tom Gliatto from People gave the season 3 out of 4 stars, stating that it is "bright and obvious as a cartoon, yet written with a clean, precise patter of jokes".[11]

Awards

At the 64th Primetime Emmy Awards, The Big Bang Theory was nominated for Outstanding Comedy Series, but Modern Family on ABC won.[12] The show was also nominated for Outstanding Technical Direction, Camerawork, Video Control for a Series[13] and Outstanding Multi-Camera Picture Editing For A Comedy Series.[14]

Jim Parsons (Sheldon Cooper) was nominated for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series for "The Werewolf Transformation", but lost out to Jon Cryer. Mayim Bialik (Amy Farrah Fowler) was nominated for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series for "The Shiny Trinket Maneuver", but lost out to Julie Bowen.

Distribution

The season premiered on CBS on September 22, 2011. It was released on DVD with an aspect ratio of 16:9 format[15] on September 11, 2011, in Region 1, on September 2, 2012, in Region 2 and October 3, 2012, in Region 4. The episodes can also be purchased on Amazon Video[16] or the iTunes store in the US.[17]

Episodes

See also: List of The Big Bang Theory episodes

Penny regrets her sleeping with Raj and has become very good friends with Leonard, Leonard breaks up with Priya, Amy pushes Sheldon in their relationship eventually becoming boyfriend and girlfriend, Penny and the other women become a clique of their own, Howard prepares for his wedding and going into space to the International Space Station and Leonard asks Penny out as they begin "Leonard and Penny 2.0".

Season 5 episodes
No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateProd.
code		U.S. viewers
(millions)
881"The Skank Reflex Analysis"Mark CendrowskiStory by : Eric Kaplan, Maria Ferrari & Anthony Del Broccolo
Teleplay by : Chuck Lorre, Bill Prady & Steven Molaro		September 22, 2011 (2011-09-22)3X685114.30[18]
892"The Infestation Hypothesis"Mark CendrowskiStory by : Bill Prady, Steven Molaro & Maria Ferrari
Teleplay by : Chuck Lorre, Jim Reynolds & Steve Holland		September 22, 2011 (2011-09-22)3X685214.94[18]
903"The Pulled Groin Extrapolation"Mark CendrowskiStory by : Chuck Lorre, Eric Kaplan & Jim Reynolds
Teleplay by : Bill Prady, Steven Molaro & Dave Goetsch		September 29, 2011 (2011-09-29)3X685314.74[19]
914"The Wiggly Finger Catalyst"Mark CendrowskiStory by : Chuck Lorre, Dave Goetsch & Anthony Del Broccolo
Teleplay by : Bill Prady, Steven Molaro & Steve Holland		October 6, 2011 (2011-10-06)3X685413.92[20]
925"The Russian Rocket Reaction"Mark CendrowskiStory by : Bill Prady, Steven Molaro & Jim Reynolds
Teleplay by : Chuck Lorre, Eric Kaplan & Maria Ferrari		October 13, 2011 (2011-10-13)3X685513.58[21]
936"The Rhinitis Revelation"Howard MurrayStory by : Chuck Lorre, Eric Kaplan & Steve Holland
Teleplay by : Bill Prady, Steven Molaro & Jim Reynolds		October 20, 2011 (2011-10-20)3X685614.93[22]
947"The Good Guy Fluctuation"Mark CendrowskiStory by : Chuck Lorre, Dave Goetsch & Maria Ferrari
Teleplay by : Bill Prady, Steven Molaro & Steve Holland		October 27, 2011 (2011-10-27)3X685714.54[23]
958"The Isolation Permutation"Mark CendrowskiStory by : Chuck Lorre, Eric Kaplan & Tara Hernandez
Teleplay by : Bill Prady, Steven Molaro & Steve Holland		November 3, 2011 (2011-11-03)3X685815.98[24]
969"The Ornithophobia Diffusion"Mark CendrowskiStory by : Chuck Lorre, Dave Goetsch & Anthony Del Broccolo
Teleplay by : Bill Prady, Steven Molaro & Eric Kaplan		November 10, 2011 (2011-11-10)3X685915.89[25]
9710"The Flaming Spittoon Acquisition"Mark CendrowskiStory by : Chuck Lorre, Steven Molaro & Dave Goetsch
Teleplay by : Bill Prady, Jim Reynolds & Steve Holland		November 17, 2011 (2011-11-17)3X686015.05[26]
9811"The Speckerman Recurrence"Anthony RichStory by : Chuck Lorre, Bill Prady & Steve Holland
Teleplay by : Steven Molaro, Eric Kaplan & Anthony Del Broccolo		December 8, 2011 (2011-12-08)3X686114.02[27]
9912"The Shiny Trinket Maneuver"Mark CendrowskiStory by : Chuck Lorre, Steve Holland & Tara Hernandez
Teleplay by : Bill Prady, Steven Molaro & Jim Reynolds		January 12, 2012 (2012-01-12)3X686216.13[28]
10013"The Recombination Hypothesis"Mark CendrowskiStory by : Chuck Lorre
Teleplay by : Bill Prady & Steven Molaro		January 19, 2012 (2012-01-19)3X686315.83[29]
10114"The Beta Test Initiation"Mark CendrowskiStory by : Chuck Lorre, Steven Molaro & Eric Kaplan
Teleplay by : Bill Prady, Dave Goetsch & Maria Ferrari		January 26, 2012 (2012-01-26)3X686416.13[30]
10215"The Friendship Contraction"Mark CendrowskiStory by : Chuck Lorre, Eric Kaplan & Jim Reynolds
Teleplay by : Bill Prady, Steven Molaro & Steve Holland		February 2, 2012 (2012-02-02)3X686516.54[31]
10316"The Vacation Solution"Mark CendrowskiStory by : Chuck Lorre, Anthony Del Broccolo & Tara Hernandez
Teleplay by : Bill Prady, Steven Molaro & Maria Ferrari		February 9, 2012 (2012-02-09)3X686616.21[32]
10417"The Rothman Disintegration"Mark CendrowskiStory by : Chuck Lorre, Bill Prady & Steve Holland
Teleplay by : Steven Molaro, Eric Kaplan & Jim Reynolds		February 16, 2012 (2012-02-16)3X686715.65[33]
10518"The Werewolf Transformation"Mark CendrowskiStory by : Chuck Lorre, Todd Craig & Gary Torvinen
Teleplay by : Bill Prady, Steven Molaro, Jim Reynolds & Maria Ferrari		February 23, 2012 (2012-02-23)3X686816.20[34]
10619"The Weekend Vortex"Mark CendrowskiStory by : Chuck Lorre, Bill Prady & Tara Hernandez
Teleplay by : Steven Molaro, Eric Kaplan & Steve Holland		March 8, 2012 (2012-03-08)3X686915.04[35]
10720"The Transporter Malfunction"Mark CendrowskiStory by : Chuck Lorre, Bill Prady & Maria Ferrari
Teleplay by : Steven Molaro, Jim Reynolds & Steve Holland		March 29, 2012 (2012-03-29)3X687013.96[36]
10821"The Hawking Excitation"Mark CendrowskiStory by : Bill Prady, Steven Molaro & Steve Holland
Teleplay by : Chuck Lorre, Eric Kaplan & Maria Ferrari		April 5, 2012 (2012-04-05)3X687113.29[37]
10922"The Stag Convergence"Peter ChakosStory by : Billy Prady, Steve Holland & Eric Kaplan
Teleplay by : Chuck Lorre, Steven Molaro & Jim Reynolds		April 26, 2012 (2012-04-26)3X687212.65[38]
11023"The Launch Acceleration"Mark CendrowskiStory by : Chuck Lorre, Steven Molaro & Jim Reynolds
Teleplay by : Bill Prady, Steve Holland & Maria Ferrari		May 3, 2012 (2012-05-03)3X687313.91[39]
11124"The Countdown Reflection"Mark CendrowskiStory by : Bill Prady, Eric Kaplan & Steve Holland
Teleplay by : Chuck Lorre, Steven Molaro & Jim Reynolds		May 10, 2012 (2012-05-10)3X687413.72[40]

Broadcast

U.S. Nielsen ratings

Viewership and ratings per episode of The Big Bang Theory season 5
No. Title Air date Rating/share
(18–49)		 Viewers
(millions)
1 "The Skank Reflex Analysis" September 22, 2011 4.9/15 14.30[18]
2 "The Infestation Hypothesis" September 22, 2011 5.1/14 14.94[18]
3 "The Pulled Groin Extrapolation" September 29, 2011 4.9/15 14.74[19]
4 "The Wiggly Finger Catalyst" October 6, 2011 4.5/14 13.92[20]
5 "The Russian Rocket Reaction" October 13, 2011 4.6/14 13.58[21]
6 "The Rhinitis Revelation" October 20, 2011 5.1/16 14.93[22]
7 "The Good Guy Fluctuation" October 27, 2011 4.6/13 14.54[23]
8 "The Isolation Permutation" November 3, 2011 5.4/16 15.98[24]
9 "The Ornithophobia Diffusion" November 10, 2011 5.3/15 15.89[25]
10 "The Flaming Spittoon Acquisition" November 17, 2011 5.3/15 15.05[26]
11 "The Speckerman Recurrence" December 8, 2011 4.6/14 14.02[27]
12 "The Shiny Trinket Maneuver" January 12, 2012 5.3/15 16.13[28]
13 "The Recombination Hypothesis" January 19, 2012 5.3/15 15.83[29]
14 "The Beta Test Initiation" January 26, 2012 5.5/16 16.13[30]
15 "The Friendship Contraction" February 2, 2012 5.5/16 16.54[31]
16 "The Vacation Solution" February 9, 2012 5.6/16 16.21[32]
17 "The Rothman Disintegration" February 16, 2012 5.1/15 15.65[33]
18 "The Werewolf Transformation" February 23, 2012 5.3/16 16.20[34]
19 "The Weekend Vortex" March 8, 2012 5.1/15 15.04[35]
20 "The Transporter Malfunction" March 29, 2012 4.7/15 13.96[36]
21 "The Hawking Excitation" April 5, 2012 4.4/15 13.29[37]
22 "The Stag Convergence" April 26, 2012 4.1/13 12.65[38]
23 "The Launch Acceleration" May 3, 2012 4.7/16 13.91[39]
24 "The Countdown Reflection" May 10, 2012 4.4/15 13.72[40]

Canadian broadcast

In Canada, The Big Bang Theory aired on CTV Television Network. The season premiere ("The Skank Reflex Analysis") garnered 3.72 million viewers[41] and the finale was watched by 4.04 million households.[42] Most episodes were the most watched programme in Canada that week. The highest rating in season 5 was 4.05 million, for "The Infestation Hypothesis",[41] and the lowest rating was 3.17 million, for "The Stag Convergence".[43]

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