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The Big Bang Theory: Season 1
  • Network: CBS
  • Series Premiere Date: Sep 24, 2007
  • Season #: 0 , 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 5 , 17
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Metascore
57 out of 100

Mixed or average reviews - based on 23 Critics What's this?

User Score
8.0 out of 10

Generally favorable reviews- based on 426 Ratings

Your Score
10 out of 10
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  • Summary: Can physics be funny?
  • Genre(s): Comedy

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 8 out of 23
  2. Mixed: 11 out of 23
  3. Negative: 4 out of 23
  1. Washington Post
    Reviewed by: Tom Shales
    90
    Big Bang is the funniest new sitcom of the season.
  2. Orlando Sentinel
    Reviewed by: Hal Boedeker
    60
    The sporadically amusing Big Bang Theory needs some fancier moves.
  3. Newark Star-Ledger
    Reviewed by: Alan Sepinwall
    30
    A lame new sitcom.

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User Reviews

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 168 out of 212
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 212
  3. Negative: 38 out of 212
  1. markc.
    9
    Had some really laugh out loud times.
    • 2 of 2 users said yes
  2. ImUnavailable
    5
    Fans of the show can easily dismiss those who dislike it by saying that they don't get the humor and the references. I did but I still didn't enjoy it. The execution of these nerd jokes are particularly poor, with the show constantly telling us to laugh because the nerd said something nerdy. As I said before, I understood the references but the show didn't do anything with them. It just points to them without using them effectively. Just because you get a joke doesn't make it funny.… Expand
    • 1 of 2 users said yes
  3. Vorcia
    1
    The laughter is totally forced and the jokes based on dumb humor. The show's portrayal of "geek" culture is inaccurate to the point where it can be considered satire. At least they tried to get the facts right in the show.… Expand
    • 2 of 2 users said yes

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