Big Bang Begins With a Big Bang

摘要

As Expected-and hoped and prayed for by those who paid big bucks for it-Warner Bros.' The Big Bang Theory burst out of the gate this season with a very healthy 4.5 live plus same day national household ratings average, according to Nielsen, followed by a 5.0 in week two. That immediately puts the show in second place among all off-net sitcoms, following only Warner Bros.' megahit Two and a Half Men. In fact, Bang's 4.5 and 5.0 far surpass the 3.6 and 3.9 rating that Two and Half Men opened with in 2007. Men was exclusive to broadcast for its first three years, which some feel gave it an advantage. Bang airs concurrently on TBS on Tuesdays from 8 to 11 p.m. ET and on Thursdays from 9 to 11 p.m., as well as on Saturdays. So far, those runs are only contributing nine-tenths of a ratings point to Bang's overall ratings average,which means it still opened bigger than Men,even with its cable airings factored out.