The Big Bang Theory

Three socially awkward scientists and one engineer, all of whom epitomize the word "nerd," make friends with their beautiful neighbor in this Chuck Lorre sitcom.

Thursdays, 8 PM ET, CBS

Current Season: 6 - Total Episodes: 115
Highest Rated: Ep 8, Season 2

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“The Bon Voyage Reaction”

by Oliver Sava May 16, 2013 -

Big Bang Theory ends one of its strongest seasons by getting rid of Raj's most irritating quirk.

A-

“The Love Spell Potential”

by Oliver Sava May 9, 2013 -

A couples' game of Dungeons & Dragons takes Sheldon and Amy to a new stage in their relationship.

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“The Proton Resurgence”

by Oliver Sava May 2, 2013 -

A cliche-filled Big Bang Theory is saved by Bob Newhart as a former TV personality who hates his life.

“The Closure Alternative”

by Oliver Sava April 25, 2013 -

A stand-out episode of Big Bang Theory embraces geekdom as Alphas and Buffy become major plot points.

Ep. 24, Season 6
“The Bon Voyage Reaction”
Ep. 23, Season 6
“The Love Spell Potential”
Ep. 22, Season 6
“The Proton Resurgence”
Ep. 21, Season 6
“The Closure Alternative”

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The Big Bang Theory
Episode 1

(Premieres tonight on CBS, 8:30 pm ET/ 7:30 pm CT) Really bad television shows tend to pander to the mean:...
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“The Monopolar Expedition”
Episode 23

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“The Classified Materials Turbulence”
Episode 22

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“The Vegas Renormalization”
Episode 21

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“The Hofstadter Isotope”
Episode 20

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“The Dead Hooker Juxtaposition”
Episode 19

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“The Work Song Nanocluster”
Episode 18

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“The Terminator Decoupling”
Episode 17

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“The Cushion Saturation”
Episode 16

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“The Maternal Capacitance”
Episode 15

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“The Financial Permeability”
Episode 14

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"The Friendship Algorithm"
Episode 13

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“The Killer Robot Instability”
Episode 12

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"The Bath Item Gift Hypothesis"
Episode 11

that elf sticker says "To Sheldon"
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"The Vartabedian Conundrum"
Episode 10

Got to keep tonight's entry short, because it's the thick of best-of/worst-of season, and I think like I've got about...
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"The White Asparagus Triangulation"
Episode 9

Hello. What is shaking? Do you find the weather satisfying? Are you currently sharing the triumph of some local sports...
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B
"The Lizard-Spock Expansion"
Episode 8

I realize that there are people out there who will never like The Big Bang Theory, and I understand why. Not...
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A
"The Panty Piñata Polarization"
Episode 7

Hey, Penny's back! After spending the last couple of episodes mostly on the sidelines, the character who used to be one of...
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"The Cooper-Nowitzki Theroem"
Episode 6

Tonight's Big Bang Theory attempted to answer a question that's been weighing on fans' minds for well over a...
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"The Euclid Alternative"
Episode 5

I have to keep tonight's entry short, because I'm on HIMYM duty as well I thought this week was...
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B
"The Griffin Equivalency"
Episode 4

So why a Big Bang Theory blog? Mainly we decided to add BBT to our Monday TV Club lineup because...
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"The Lunar Excitation"
Episode 23

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“The Staircase Implementation”
Episode 22

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"The Plimpton Stimulation"
Episode 21

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B
"The Spaghetti Catalyst"
Episode 20

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B+
"The Wheaton Recurrence"
Episode 19

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"The Pants Alternative"
Episode 18

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B
"The Precious Fragmentation"
Episode 17

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"The Excelsior Acquisition"
Episode 16

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B
"The Large Hadron Collision"
Episode 15

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B
"The Einstein Approximation"
Episode 14

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"The Bozeman Reaction"
Episode 13

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"The Psychic Vortex"
Episode 12

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"The Maternal Congruence"
Episode 11

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"The Gorilla Experiment"
Episode 10

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B
"The Vengeance Formulation"
Episode 9

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"The Adhesive Duck Deficiency"
Episode 8

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“The Guitarist Amplification”
Episode 7

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"The Cornhusker Vortex"
Episode 6

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B
"The Creepy Candy Coating Corollary"
Episode 5

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"The Pirate Solution"
Episode 4

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B+
"The Gothowitz Deviation"
Episode 3

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"The Jiminy Conjecture"
Episode 2

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B
"The Electric Can Opener Fluctuation"
Episode 1

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B

"The Roommate Transmogrification"
Episode 24

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"The Engagement Reaction"
Episode 23

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B
"The Wildebeest Implementation"
Episode 22

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B
"The Agreement Dissection"
Episode 21

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"The Herb Garden Germination"
Episode 20

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B
"The Zarnecki Equation"
Episode 19

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"The Prestidigitation Approximation"
Episode 18

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"The Toast Derivation"
Episode 17

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"The Cohabitation Formulation"
Episode 16

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B
"The Benefactor Factor"
Episode 15

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B
"The Thespian Catalyst"
Episode 14

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B
"The Love Car Displacement"
Episode 13

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"The Bus Pants Utilization"
Episode 12

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"The Justice League Recombination"
Episode 11

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"The Alien Parasite Hypothesis"
Episode 10

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"The Boyfriend Complexity"
Episode 9

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"The 21-Second Excitation"
Episode 8

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"The Apology Insufficiency"
Episode 7

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"The Irish Pub Formulation"
Episode 6

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C
"The Desperation Emanation"
Episode 5

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B
"The Hot Troll Deviation"
Episode 4

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"The Zazzy Substitution"
Episode 3

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"The Cruciferious Vegetable Amplification"
Episode 2

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B
"The Robotic Manipulation"
Episode 1

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B

“The Countdown Reflection”
Episode 24

The fifth season of The Big Bang Theory ends on a quite literal high as Howard is launched into space.
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“The Launch Acceleration”
Episode 23

Each of The Big Bang Theory couples experiences some hilarious forward movement before next week's finale.
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A
“The Stag Convergence”
Episode 22

Howard's bachelor party can't keep the girls from hogging the spotlight on a mediocre Big Bang Theory.
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C
“The Hawking Excitation”
Episode 21

Stephen Hawking thinks Sheldon's work is "quite a boner" in an average episode of The Big Bang Theory.
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“The Transporter Malfunction”
Episode 20

A Leonard Nimoy cameo and Raj's sexuality are the core of one of this season's best episodes of The Big Bang Theory.
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A
“The Weekend Vortex”
Episode 19

A boys' weekend of video games and junk food unleashes a wave of female fury in another strong The Big Bag Theory.
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“The Werewolf Transformation”
Episode 18

In tonight's episode, Sheldon embraces the chaos by playing the bongos, while Howard gets his ass kicked by his NASA training.
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“The Rothman Disintegration”
Episode 17

The Big Bang Theory sustains a string of strong episodes with a story spotlighting how shitty Sheldon is at sports.
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B+
“The Vacation Solution”
Episode 16

The women of The Big Bang Theory take the spotlight for this season's best episode and a series highlight.
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A
“The Friendship Contraction”
Episode 15

Leonard decides to ditch his friendship with Sheldon in one of this season's strongest episodes of The Big Bang Theory.
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“The Beta Test Initiation”
Episode 14

Penny and Leonard give their relationship a trial run while Raj falls for Siri in a run-of-the-mill The Big Bang Theory.
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C
“The Recombination Hypothesis”
Episode 13

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C
“The Shiny Trinket Maneuver”
Episode 12

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“The Speckerman Recurrence”
Episode 11

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“The Flaming Spittoon Acquisition”
Episode 10

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C
“The Ornithophobia Diffusion”
Episode 9

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“The Good Guy Fluctuation”
Episode 8

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“The Isolation Permutation”
Episode 7

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“The Rhinitis Revelation”
Episode 6

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B
“The Russian Rocket Reaction”
Episode 5

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“The Wiggly Finger Catalyst”
Episode 4

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“The Pulled Groin Extrapolation”
Episode 3

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“The Skank Reflex Analysis”/"The Infestation Hypothesis"
Episode 1-2

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“The Bon Voyage Reaction”
Episode 24

Big Bang Theory ends one of its strongest seasons by getting rid of Raj's most irritating quirk.
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“The Love Spell Potential”
Episode 23

A couples' game of Dungeons & Dragons takes Sheldon and Amy to a new stage in their relationship.
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“The Proton Resurgence”
Episode 22

A cliche-filled Big Bang Theory is saved by Bob Newhart as a former TV personality who hates his life.
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C+
“The Closure Alternative”
Episode 21

A stand-out episode of Big Bang Theory embraces geekdom as Alphas and Buffy become major plot points.
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A
“The Tenure Turbulence”
Episode 20

Dead professors, black jokes and big boobs don't add up to a very funny Big Bang Theory.
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C+
“The Closet Reconfiguration”
Episode 19

An unread letter from Howard's long-absent father leads to a Big Bang Theory tearjerker.
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“The Contractual Obligation Implementation”
Episode 18

Everyone gets in touch with their inner child on a hilarious The Big Bang Theory.
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B+
“The Monster Isolation”
Episode 17

It's another mostly enjoyable episode of the last juggernaut in broadcast TV history.
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B
“The Tangible Affection Proof”
Episode 16

Penny and Sheldon are the villains of Valentine's Day on another strong Big Bang Theory.
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B+
“The Spoiler Alert Segmentation”
Episode 15

Leonard moves out, Amy moves in, and Penny and Sheldon freak out in another impressive Big Bang Theory.
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B+
"The Cooper/Kripke Inversion"
Episode 14

Sheldon is humbled and confronts his intimacy issues on a strong, character-driven The Big Bang Theory.
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“The Bakersfield Expedition”
Episode 13

The Big Bang Theory is pissing off nerds this week, and they have a reason to be angry after this abysmal episode.
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D
“The Egg Salad Equivalency”
Episode 12

Sheldon gets accused of sexual harassment in one of The Big Bang Theory's strongest episodes.
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A
“The Santa Simulation”
Episode 11

Sheldon kicks Santa in the gut and Raj becomes Tobias Fünke on a holiday Big Bang Theory.
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B
“The Fish Guts Displacement”
Episode 10

Amy and Sheldon get kinky as Howard avoids fishing on another strong Big Bang Theory.
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B+
“The Parking Spot Escalation”
Episode 9

A parking spot ignites a war between Howard, Sheldon, and their girlfriends on a very strong The Big Bang Theory.
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“The 43 Peculiarity”
Episode 8

"I got nothing." The vanity card at the end of this week's disappointing Big Bang Theory is sadly appropriate.
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D+
“The Habitation Configuration”
Episode 7

Sheldon gets wasted and tries to fist fight Wil Wheaton on a surprisingly emotional The Big Bang Theory.
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A
“The Extract Obliteration”
Episode 6

Sheldon has Words With Friends with Stephen Hawking in a low-stakes but consistently funny episode.
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B+
“The Holographic Excitation”
Episode 5

Halloween on The Big Bang Theory means drama for Howard and Sheldon, lots of sex for Leonard.
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B+
“The Re-Entry Minimization”
Episode 4

Wolowitz has the saddest homecoming from space ever. Plus: Pies! In the face!
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“The Higgs Boson Observation”
Episode 3

Sheldon's new assistant introduces some much-needed tension in a strong The Big Bang Theory.
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“The Decoupling Fluctuation”
Episode 2

Penny and Leonard have relationship problems, again, on a Big Bang Theory that retreads familiar ground.
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C
“The Date Night Variable”
Episode 1

Major changes are in store for Raj while the rest of the gang stays the same on The Big Bang Theory season opener.
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B

Critic's Choice TV Awards nods at The Big Bang Theory, Bunheads, Ryan Murphy, and more
Critics Choice TV Awards nominate some stuff
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Boobies, pee-pees, codependence, and grounding the shenanigans with heart
Two interlopers have very different effects on the core group in an early episode of Friends.
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Last call for “That’s what she said” jokes: The Office is closing
Last call for “That’s what she said” material: The Office is closing. Also: Sherlock Holmes in “The Case Of The 2-Hour Finale” and a spirited graduation ceremony in Mystic Falls.
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Fall schedule analysis: CBS projects the strength of Scar during the "Be Prepared" number in The Lion King
CBS will never die.
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When My Boys tested its prickly chemistry by inviting some new faces to the poker table
One of the ultimate hangout shows considers a few characters who just might be a “bad hang.”
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Fall schedule announcement: CBS senses weakness in its rivals, swoops in to steal the few nights it doesn’t outright own
Soon its evil plan will be complete—once Will Arnett and Margo Martindale quit dancing.
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It’s not TV—and it’s not available on HBO Go: 27-plus HBO originals unavailable from the streaming service
Another list from The A.V. Club.
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New fall pickups indicate CBS still flush with cash, run by execs not suffering from head injuries
Robin Williams, Jerry Bruckheimer, Chuck Lorre, and other bankable, safe bets that speaks to the full mental faculties and non-compromised cognitive abilities of people who are not recovering from severe brain trauma.
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Upfronts update: Fox picks up nine new shows, most about cops
With network upfronts just next week, this would normally be the time when said networks started picking up new shows and canceling old ones willy-nilly.
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Is this Community’s final finale? It could go either way at this point
Is this Community’s final finale? It could go either way at this point. Also: The Office takes over more Thursday-night real estate before it leaves forever and Glee makes sure you forever associate the word “Catfish” with 2013.
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Parks And Recreation closes out another season with a case only Burt Macklin can solve
Parks And Recreation calls upon FBI super-agent Burt Macklin to solve its season-ending mystery. Also: America’s favorite flustered Chicago psychologist and/or flustered Vermont innkeeper visits The Big Bang Theory.
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As you know, in TV Club, you’re either in or you’re out—and Project Runway is on its way out
As you know, in TV Club, you’re either in or you’re out—and Project Runway is on its way out. Also: The Originals sneak through The Vampire Diaries backdoor and the lights go out on Lima.
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Hey, where did everyone go? Was it something Awkward. said?
Hey, where did everyone go? Was it something Awkward. said? Also: A pair of very different TV Club Classic season finales.
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Hungry for new TV? A glutton for viewing options? Not Hannibal—because he eats people, you see
Hungry for new TV? A glutton for viewing options? Not Hannibal—he eats people. Also: Ice clown returns to hometown (sans town crown) on Parks And Recreation and Fox comedies on a different night.
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No, this is The Office episode that was the pilot for The Farm
No, this is The Office episode that was the pilot for The Farm. Also: Archer goes nuclear while Person Of Interest goes to Atlantic City.
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The prayers of dozens are answered as Gilmore Girls comes to TV Club Classic
The prayers of dozens are answered as Gilmore Girls comes to TV Club Classic. Also: The 500th Glee cover (only 500?) and another chance to be let down by Community.
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Legit prepares you to welcome Andy Dick back into your living room—and your heart
The comedian does a basic-cable warm-up for Dancing With The Stars. Also: Minimal competition for Community and Archer goes Kitchen: Confidential.
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The Walking Dead is TV’s biggest show by at least one metric
The zombie-apocalypse drama notches cable’s first power rankings victory.
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Realizing there’s only so much February sweeps left, Parks And Recreation throws another surprise wedding
The Knope-Wyatt nuptials lead an hour of Parks And Rec. Also: Non-regular reviewers filling in on regularly covered shows like Community, The Big Bang Theory, and The Vampire Diaries.
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In a different timeline, Community’s doing much better
But even when the system is skewed to give the show a boost, there are some hurdles it can’t clear.
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The debut of Zero Hour confirms prophecies about The Season of The Cape
Anthony Edwards confirms prophecies about the season of #TheCape. Also: It’s late October in Greendale, but Valentine’s Day almost everywhere else.
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Community returns—unless it doesn’t
Return to Greendale—unless NBC changed its mind again. Also: Adam Scott returns to the world of catering and Ron Cadillac reveals a dark secret.
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New Girl’s kiss was thrilling, but it kills another “friendship ’ship”
TV has abused the will-they/won’t-they dynamic so much that even one done well has some sadness to it.
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The 30 Rock finale is tonight? Blergh!
Tonight is Liz Lemon and Jack Donaghy’s (and Tracy Jordan’s and Jenna Maroney’s and Kenneth’s and, hell, probably Lutz’s and maybe even Subhas’) last stand? Blergh! Also: An hour with Dunder-Mifflin and the Big Bang Theory episode that’ll bury everything on NBC.
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Tuesday night: The ultimate comedy killer
Did the events of the past week declare Tuesday a comedy no man’s land?
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