The Big Bang Theory 3.16 "The Excelsior Acquisition" Recap

This show is moving up in the geek world! Not only did Neil Gaiman blog this week about watching The Big Bang Theory and seeing The Sandman in Leonard’s collection, but the new episode featured comics legend Stan Lee.
The guys were all looking through their comics trying to decide what issue to get Stan Lee [...]

‘The Big Bang Theory’: Evil Wil Wheaton returns

The man who dashed Sheldon’s dreams not once, but twice, on “The Big Bang Theory” is coming back for more.
Evil Wil Wheaton will return to the CBS comedy for an episode later this season, a network rep confirms to Zap2it. Evil Wil Wheaton is really just Wil Wheaton playing a not-very-nice version of himself, but [...]

Pilots: Taryn Manning joins ‘Hawaii Five-O’

Taryn Manning is forging family ties with Alex O’Loughlin on “Hawaii Five-O,” and Laurie Metcalf is headed back into the sitcom game in the latest round of pilot casting.
“The Forgotten” star Michelle Borth has also taken a role in a pilot, which may not be the best news for the show’s future. Amy Smart and [...]

TV ratings: ‘Men,’ ‘Big Bang Theory’ score for CBS Monday

Fast National ratings for Monday, Feb. 8, 2010
CBS’ comedies all enjoyed better-than-average nights Monday, with “Two and a Half Men” and “The Big Bang Theory” both hitting season highs.
Their performance carried CBS to the top of the heap for the night as the network averaged 13.3 million viewers and an 8.2 rating/13 share in households. [...]

Worst of Super Bowl 2010 ads: Bud Light and more

The Super Bowl XLIV showdown between the New Orleans Saints and Indianapolis Colts is all well and good, but what about the commercials?
Super Bowl ad spots cost top dollar so they should be good. Unfortunately, that’s not always the case.
Check out of some of 2010’s misses and then check out some of the best ads:
The [...]

Best & Worst post-Super Bowl TV: ‘Survivor,’ ‘Grey’s Anatomy’ and more

Let’s take a look back at some of the best and worst post-Super Bowl broadcasts.
In 2010, for reasons passing understanding, CBS is going with “Undercover Boss” as their post-Super Bowl show.
With “Survivor: Heroes vs. Villains” set to premiere on Thursday, Feb. 11 and past “Survivor” episodes doing extremely well in the post-Super Bowl spot [...]

The Big Bang Theory 3.14 "The Einstein Approximation" Recap

A manic-looking Sheldon is standing in the middle of the living room with his back to a white board that displays a very complicated looking equation. Every few seconds, he jerks his head back to look at it and then turns away. Penny has just woken up and walks into the room. Sheldon tells her [...]

‘How I Met Your Mother’ gets an early renewal

Ted’s story of “How I Met Your Mother” will continue for at least another year.
CBS has given the comedy an early pickup for the 2010-11 season, the network confirms to Zap2it. The news comes on the heels of series creators Carter Bays and Craig Thomas signing a new deal with “HIMYM” producer 20th Century Fox [...]

TV Ratings: CBS still tops, ‘Deep End’ debuts so-so Thursday

Fast National ratings for Thursday, Jan. 21, 2010
Once again, “Grey’s Anatomy” snagged the best demographic numbers for the night, but “The Mentalist” was back on top with total viewers, taking the crown back from “CSI.” ABC’s new legal dramedy “The Deep End” had a lukewarm debut and was the weakest link in both ratings and [...]

The Big Bang Theory 3.13 "The Bozeman Reaction" Recap

Up to this point, The Big Bang Theory doesn’t seem to be covered very much here on TVOvermind, but if there’s any interest from readers, I think that should change. For one thing, Jim Parsons is comedy gold. The guy adds something new and hilarious to his character week after week. Not that the other [...]

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