Season 10 won't be its last signals 'The Big Bang Theory'
BURBANK, Calif. — Over the past nine seasons, The Big Bang Theory pals have found relationships, marriage and even impending parenthood, fueling fan interest in the show, still TV's top comedy (Mondays, 8 ET/PT). Although major stars' contracts expire next May, actors and producers say they want to continue. Now it's a matter of negotiating the cost.
Season 10 storylines, including last week's ceremonial wedding vows for Penny (Kaley Cuoco) and Leonard (Johnny Galecki); Bernadette (Melissa Rauch) and Howard (Simon Helberg)'s impending parenthood; and plans for Sheldon (Jim Parsons) and girlfriend Amy (Mayim Bialik) to try living together, illustrate the series' evolution from its start, which featured uncomfortable, single geniuses Sheldon and Leonard living across the hall from actress-waitress Penny.
CBS Entertainment president Glenn Geller said in August that he'd like Bang to extend beyond Season 10, echoing comments from Warner Bros. Television, which has profited handsomely from the series, co-created by Chuck Lorre. "Everybody involved would like to see it keep going," Molaro says. But renewal comes down to lots of money. Under the current three-year pact, Parsons alone earns $1 million an episode, which makes him the highest-paid actor on TV, Forbes says. (CBS and Warner Bros.are likely to share the cost of extending actors' contracts.)
“Talk of ending does seem premature to me, even a decade in,” Parsons says. “If (the writers) remain inspired the way they have, then there’s not a lot to do but just have fun, because the scripts are a pleasure to put on.”
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