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The Big Bang Theory was nominated as a Media and drama good article, but it did not meet the good article criteria at the time (December 15, 2017). There are suggestions on the review page for improving the article. If you can improve it, please do; it may then be renominated.

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Q1: Why is Sara Gilbert, who portrayed Leslie Winkle, still listed in a starring role, even though she left the series in season 3?

A1: Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Television#Cast and characters information states, "The cast should be organized according to the series original broadcast credits, with new cast members being added to the end of the list. Please keep in mind that "main" cast status is determined by the series producers, not by popularity or screen time. Furthermore, articles should reflect the entire history of a series, and as such actors remain on the list even after their departure from the series."

Since Sara Gilbert was a main cast member at one time she remains listed as a main cast member even though she is not in that role any more. This is necessary to ensure that the article reflects the entire history of the series. This has been discussed at length. Previous discussions may be found at:

Q2: Why is this article here? It's not the primary topic so it should be at The Big Bang Theory (TV series), or somewhere else, and this article should be about the cosmological model called the Big Bang.

A2: There have been several lengthy page move discussions with none reaching a consensus that this is not the primary topic. For more information, please see the discussions listed below:

Please consider these discussions before suggesting another move. Note that the cosmological model is simply called Big Bang and the name does not include "The" or "Theory", and redirects have been setup to take this, including capitalisation, into account. A list of redirects is shown below:

To the television series The Big Bang Theory

To the cosmological model Big Bang

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About the show[edit]

The Big Bang Theory is a sitcom/TV show. The story begins when two roommates, Leonard Hofstadter(an experimental physicist at cal tech) and Sheldon Lee Cooper(a theoretical physicist at cal tech) meet their new neighbor who just moved in across the hall. Her name is Penny. Penny is later introduced to Sheldon and Leonard's friends, Howard Wolowits(an engineer at cal tech) and Rajesh Ramayan Koothrappali(an astrophysicist at cal tech). From this beginning, the story of their lives continues. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 49.205.249.128 (talk) 11:18, 28 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

To what ranking(s) does this sentence refer?[edit]

This article features an equivocal statement:

Despite early mixed reviews [for The Big Bang Theory], seven [of its] seasons were ranked within the top ten of the final season ratings, and it ultimately reached the no. 1 spot in its eleventh season.

Does this refer to the annual ranked list of the most-widely-watched television programs from the most-recently-completed season? (Not a final season ratings, but a season's final ratings.) If so, then let us please state this clearly, and cite the information's source.—catsmoke ^talk 13:48, 1 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]