CBS gives extraordinary deal to ‘Big Bang Theory,’ TV’s most-watched sitcom

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This image released by CBS shows, from left, Simon Helberg, Melissa Rauch, Mayim Bialik and Jim Parsons in a scene from "The Big Bang Theory." CBS says it\'s renewing its hit comedy "The Big Bang Theory" for three more years. This extraordinary deal would carry TV\'s most-watched sitcom through the 2016-2017 season, the series’ tenth on the air. "The Big Bang Theory" premiered in September 2007, and has been a ratings smash for virtually its entire run. This season it has averaged nearly 20 million viewers each week. (AP Photo/CBS, Michael Yarish)

NEW YORK, N.Y. – CBS says it’s renewing its hit comedy “The Big Bang Theory” for three more years.

The extraordinary three-year deal would carry TV’s most-watched sitcom through the 2016-2017 season, the series’ 10th on the air.

“The Big Bang Theory” premiered in September 2007 and has been a ratings smash for virtually its entire run. It has averaged nearly 20 million viewers each week this season.

A comedy about science nerds and the people who love them, it stars three-time Emmy-winner Jim Parsons as well as Johnny Galecki and Kaley Cuoco-Sweeting.

It airs Thursday at 8 p.m. Eastern time.

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