# "The Big Bang Theory" Moves To Thursdays **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [May 19, 2010, 2:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-moves-to-thursdays/540002 "2010-05-19T14:23:57Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 16\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Oredigger77](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/oredigger77/32/3181_2.png) [@Oredigger77](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oredigger77)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2010, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-moves-to-thursdays/540002/41 "2010-05-20T01:54:15Z")
TBBT loses out to Community maybe I’ll watch it online. I just hope Community can survive the compitition. ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2010, 2:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-moves-to-thursdays/540002/42 "2010-05-20T02:12:56Z")
> [@AuntiePam](#): > > Interesting – _Mike and Molly_ is another Chuck Lorre show. He’s been a good earner for CBS, so it makes sense that they’d move things around to accommodate hiim. It’s about a couple who meet at Overeaters Anonymous. Great - there won’t be gratuitous fat jokes in THAT. ---
**Author:** ![AuntiePam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f19dbf/32.png) [@AuntiePam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AuntiePam)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2010, 3:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-moves-to-thursdays/540002/43 "2010-05-20T03:35:11Z")
> [@Cat\_Whisperer](#): > > Great - there won’t be gratuitous fat jokes in THAT. Or maybe they’ll go the other way and make fun of fad diets and exercise freaks\*, sorta like what _Married, With Children_ did for successful parents and precocious kids. \*As opposed to healthy eating and reasonable exercise. ---
**Author:** ![MTCicero](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a4c791/32.png) [@MTCicero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MTCicero)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2010, 3:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-moves-to-thursdays/540002/44 "2010-05-20T03:40:41Z")
I hate this show with the fury of ten thousand white hot suns, so I chose “No answer/other”. ---
**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2010, 3:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-moves-to-thursdays/540002/45 "2010-05-20T03:47:23Z")
> [@Justin\_Bailey](#): > > Probably not a good idea to admit this. People admit to that all the time. We’ve even linked to that South Park episode that did not get put up on the official site. Anyways, as far as I’m concerned, they offered the show, putting it over the air for free. They can’t whine if I timeshift it by using a VCR or DVR, so why should they whine if I timeshift it online? (The same applies to cable shows, but only if you get that channel.) Heck, we know CBS doesn’t care, as they allow Malinky to put up the Late Late Show with their blessing. ---
**Author:** ![Ruffian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/71e660/32.png) [@Ruffian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ruffian)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2010, 3:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-moves-to-thursdays/540002/46 "2010-05-20T03:52:56Z")
I chose “No Answer/Other” to represent another “Meh, I DVR” vote. I’m more bothered by Survivor being moved than anything. ---
**Author:** ![AboutAsWeirdAsYouCanGet](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/22d042/32.png) [@AboutAsWeirdAsYouCanGet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AboutAsWeirdAsYouCanGet)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2010, 6:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-moves-to-thursdays/540002/47 "2010-05-20T06:27:21Z")
I’m VERY happy since this returns my Nerd Hour to me (Jeopardy! on at 7:30 and then right after BBT!) I was so pissed when they switched How Moronic Is This NPH Vehicle with BBT. ---
**Author:** ![Wheelz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wheelz/32/5718_2.png) [@Wheelz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wheelz)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2010, 12:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-moves-to-thursdays/540002/48 "2010-05-20T12:46:42Z")
I’m still using an older single-tuner TiVo. If there are two shows I want to watch, and I’m home at the time, I can TiVo one and watch the other in real time on the TV auxiliary feed. If I’m not home and I absolutely must see both shows, I can crank up the old VCR (this also allows me to watch a third show if I so choose). Every now and then I consider upgrading to a multi-tuner DVR, but I’ve found that these conflicts happen so seldom that it’s hardly worth it. The VCR has been dormant since the season premiere of _24_ was on against _Chuck_ and my wife was working late, and I can’t even remember the last time there were 3 shows at the same time I wanted to see. So, bottom line, _Community_ will get TiVo’d every week, and if Mrs. Wheelz and I are home and ready to sit and watch by 7:00 (central), we’ll probably watch _Big Bang_; and if not, we’ll miss it and not be too broken up about it. I’m sure we’ll upgrade the TiVo someday, but right now I just can’t justify the expense over an occasional sitcom episode. ---
**Author:** ![Grumman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/43a26b/32.png) [@Grumman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grumman)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2010, 1:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-moves-to-thursdays/540002/49 "2010-05-20T13:38:09Z")
> [@Skara\_Brae](#): > > Ditto. I love \*Community \*much more than TBBT. Sucks that they will be up against each other though. Must they pit two clever shows against each other? Yes, because they are morons. The smart thing to do would be to make sure that you _don’t_ pit similar shows against each other, to maximise your number of viewer-hours instead of fighting over scraps. ---
**Author:** ![GrandWino](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grandwino/32/67_2.png) [@GrandWino](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GrandWino)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2010, 2:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-moves-to-thursdays/540002/50 "2010-05-20T14:20:35Z")
> [@AuntiePam](#): > > Or maybe they’ll go the other way and make fun of fad diets and exercise freaks\*, sorta like what _Married, With Children_ did for successful parents and precocious kids. > > \*As opposed to healthy eating and reasonable exercise. I posted about it in more detail in [this thread](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=563806), but they do seem to be going w/ easy fat jokes. ---
**Author:** ![sco3tt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/45deac/32.png) [@sco3tt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sco3tt)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2010, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-moves-to-thursdays/540002/51 "2010-05-20T16:08:45Z")
> [@Munch](#): > > I’d watch it if they’d get rid of the worst laugh track on television. How do you people stand it? [Chuck Lorre responds.](http://www.chucklorre.com/images/vc282big.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![middleman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e9a140/32.png) [@middleman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/middleman)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2010, 12:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-moves-to-thursdays/540002/52 "2010-05-21T00:09:15Z")
Laugh tracks never bother me if I am laughing. ---
**Author:** ![Munch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/munch/32/5281_2.png) [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2010, 12:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-moves-to-thursdays/540002/53 "2010-05-21T00:20:41Z")
> [@sco3tt](#): > > [Chuck Lorre responds.](http://www.chucklorre.com/images/vc282big.jpg) Wow. Then let me amend my statement: I’d watch it if they didn’t have the actors pause after every.single.line to [del]instruct[/del] allow the audience to laugh. It’s a funny show - but the director needs to get shot in the head for single-handedly destroying the flow of the show. Sorry for the hijack - back the scheduling discussion. ---
**Author:** ![jackdavinci](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackdavinci/32/3259_2.png) [@jackdavinci](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jackdavinci)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2010, 6:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-moves-to-thursdays/540002/54 "2010-05-21T06:54:59Z")
OT1H, I don’t think it will do as well on Thursday, and I hope that if it doesn’t that they will move it back to Monday rather than canceling it. OTOH, of the past and future Monday comedy segment, I have only and will likely only watch HIMYM and BBT. If I had my wish, they would air together rather than taking up a whole two hours of tivo space for a mere hour of shows. So it will be nice to be able to watch two hour dramas at 9 rather than 1 hour drama and 1 half hour comedy. OTOOH, my tivo is already full on Thursdays, so I don’t know what I’ll be giving up to watch it then. Also, Hawaii 5-0 yay! ---
**Author:** ![control-z](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/eada6e/32.png) [@control-z](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/control-z)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2010, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-moves-to-thursdays/540002/55 "2010-05-21T15:02:32Z")
Idiots. I’ll watch it because I Tivo it, but I also record Community and I hope there isn’t a third program that conflicts because my Tivo will only record two things at once. ---
**Author:** ![Markxxx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/5daacb/32.png) [@Markxxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Markxxx)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2010, 1:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-moves-to-thursdays/540002/56 "2010-05-22T13:34:45Z")
> [@jackdavinci](#): > > OT1H, I don’t think it will do as well on Thursday, and I hope that if it doesn’t that they will move it back to Monday rather than canceling it. Somewhat oddly, in 1979 the #1 show in the nation was _Laverne & Shirley_. ABC moved it from Tuesdays at 7:30pm, following _Happy Days_, to Thursdays at 7pm. (Times are Central) It went from the #1 show to #39. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-moves-to-thursdays/540002.md?page=2)