Bazinga!
Fans who just can’t get enough ofThe Big Bang Theorywill have to subscribe to the upcoming WarnerMedia streaming platform, HBO Max, to binge-watch their favorite comedy series.
On Tuesday, HBO Max announced that it had secured the exclusive streaming rights to the beloved sitcom, which premiered in 2007 and concluded last May. Fans will be able to watch all 12 season (279 episodes) of the show on the new WarnerMedia streaming platform, which is set to launch in the spring of 2020.
The deal also included an extension of TBS’s rerun rights, allowing the cable service to continue airing the show through 2028.
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Throughout 12 seasons,Big Bang Theorybecame one of the networks highest-rated shows — and one of television’s most successful sitcoms.
The nerdy comedy followed the lives of Leonard Holfstadter (Johnny Galecki), Sheldon Cooper (Jim Parsons), Penny (Kaley Cuoco), Howard Wolowitz (Simon Helberg), Amy Farrah Fowler (Mayim Bialik), Bernadette Rostenkowski-Wolowitz (Melissa Rauch), Rajesh “Raj” Koothrappali (Kunal Nayyar), and Stuart Bloom (Kevin Sussman).
While fans were sad to see their favorite show end, there was anoverwhelmingly positive reactionto the show’s finale.
“WHAT A HEART FELT, GENUINE, TEAR JERKER OF AN ENDING @bigbangtheory I loved every minute of this episode. I will miss this show more than you know. THANK YOU for the last 12 years,” one fantweeted at the time.
Chuck Lorre,The Big Bang Theory‘s co-creator, firstannounced in August of 2018that the long-running show would be coming to an end. In a statement, he said he was excited to see it live on with HBO Max and TBS.
“I am forever grateful to have been part of something as extraordinary asThe Big Bang Theory,” Lorre said. “All of us, — Bill Prady, Steven Molaro, Steve Holland, and the amazing writing staff, cast and crew, recognize that 12 seasons of laughter is a gift to be cherished.”
“And now we are extremely excited that TBBT will be joining the HBO Max lineup and be available to both existing and future fans of the show,” he added. “Laughter has legs!”
The Big Bang Theorycontinues to air in the evenings on TBS.
source: people.com
