What is The Big Bang Theory about?
Physicists Leonard and Sheldon find their nerd-centric social circle with pals Howard and Raj expanding when aspiring actress Penny moves in next door.
The Big Bang Theory (2007)
Brilliant, quirky physicists navigate social awkwardness and new friendships with wholesome, witty humor.
Cozy and feel-good, with dry wit. A comfort watch at a measured pace. Emotionally it carries some weight.
Streaming on Max.
The Big Bang Theory parents guide
Nothing past what a TV-14 promises: some innuendo or implied sex and mild language.
Rated TV-14, but by what is on screen our estimate is fine from about 10.
- Scare
- Not scary
- Jump scares
- None noted
- Gore
- No gore
- Violence
- No real violence
- Sex and nudity
- Mild
- Mild means innuendo, or sex implied off screen, with no nudity.
- Language
- Mild
- Mild words like damn, hell or crap.
How we rate: an AI reads what is known about each title and tags it 0 to 3; we check the tags against a hand-rated set and correct them by hand when readers tell us. Estimates, not a scene-by-scene review. Spot a mistake? Tell us.
Cast and crew
Created byChuck Lorre, Bill Prady
StarringJohnny Galecki, Jim Parsons, Kaley Cuoco, Simon Helberg, Kunal Nayyar, Melissa Rauch
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