‘The Big Bang Theory’ Cast Felt ‘Blindsided’ by Jim Parsons’ Exit: ‘It Could Have Been Handled Better’

EXCLUSIVE: Rachel Bay Jones and Will Sasso have joined Young Sheldon. The pair will have recurring guest roles on the current season of the CBS sitcom as the parents of Mandy (Emily Osment).

celebrates its 15th anniversary, a new tell-all book is peeling back the curtain on never-before-heard stories and revelations from the hit CBS comedy's 12-season run. available now, chronicles the behind-the-scenes tales you may not have known to bring the popular sitcom to life — from the initial casting process to the show's breakout success to the real-life, off-set circumstances that threatened to derail the series. Series creator Chuck Lorre and author Jessica Radloff sat down with ET's Nischelle Turner to dig into the most illuminating revelations from the book, which features new interviews with the cast and producers, and go down memory lane of what almost did or didn't happen.«There’s a general sense of gratitude that we got to take this journey and 12 years is an incredibly long time to do one thing and there was a genuine affection amongst everyone,» Lorre shared. «It was difficult to end it.»While Lorre opted not to get into the legacy of the show, he acknowledged that has made a lasting impact.«The fact is, we made a show that we were very fortunate that actually, people cared about it.

EXCLUSIVE: Yasha Jackson has joined the romantic comedy film Space Cadet alongside Emma Roberts, Poppy Liu and Gabrielle Union.

Friends till the end! Kaley Cuoco recalled the way her costars on The Big Bang Theory supported her during her divorce from first husband Ryan Sweeting.

boss is sending his well wishes to Kaley Cuoco! In an interview with ET on Wednesday, producer Chuck Lorre gushed over Cuoco's pregnancy announcement and was sure to wish her congratulations. «I found out today,» he shared with ET's Nischelle Turner, while sitting down with writer Jessica Radloff to discuss her new oral history book, .The 36-year-old actress announced this week that she and her boyfriend, actor Tom Pelphrey, are expecting their first child -- a baby girl.«She and Tommy are so perfect together,» said Radloff, who worked closely with Cuoco while crafting the book. «They are just so happy. I'm so thrilled for her and they're gonna be such great parents, I absolutely know it.»As for what kind of mother Cuoco will be, Lorre cracks: «She's gonna be a helicopter mom! Gonna be all over this kid.» Radloff adds, «For as busy as Kaley is, she is so on top of things.… She will have a chart for this kid, I mean, it will be amazing.»Cuoco previously starred as Penny on the hit sitcom, which ran from 2007 to 2019.

Can you imagine "The Big Bang Theory" without Sheldon? Probably not, given the gigantic success the character has had independently of the show, with the spinoff series of "Young Sheldon" still on-air. Now can you imagine the long-running comedy without Sheldon's romantic interest-turned-wife Amy in Mayim Bialik? Jim Parsons, who portrayed Sheldon, said he was not willing to imagine a scenario where Bialik's character was written off the program.

The Big Bang Theory's Kaley Cuoco, 36, revealed that she and partner Tom Pelphrey, 40, are expecting a baby girl next year. It comes just over five months after the pair confirmed they were dating in May. Cuoco shared the news on Instagram with a series of photos including one in which she held several pregnancy tests alongside Ozark star Pelphrey.

Ever since Kaley Cuoco announced her big news, we’ve been wondering just what the other stars of The Big Bang Theory are doing now.

“The Big Bang Theory: The Definitive Inside Story of the Epic Hit Series,” when the news broke that Parsons would leave the show after 12 seasons, and it would not continue without him, “there was a lot of crying in the room,” especially from co-star Kaley Cuoco, 36.“The Big Bang Theory” aired on CBS from 2007 to 2019, with a total of 279 episodes. The plot followed a nerdy group of friends, including  physicists Sheldon Cooper (Parsons) and Leonard Hofstadter (Johnny Galecki), their aspiring actress neighbor Penny (Cuoco) and their pals: engineer Howard Wolowitz (Simon Helberg), astrophysicist Raj Koothrappali (Kunal Nayyar), and neuroscientist Amy Farrah Fowler (Mayim Bialik).

The ‘do that shook CBS! Kaley Cuoco opened up about her dramatic hair transformation ahead of season 8 of The Big Bang Theory — and the effect it had on her character, Penny.

It all started with a bang! The Big Bang Theory not only transformed the lives of its stars — including Jim Parsons, Kaley Cuoco, Johnny Galecki, Simon Helberg, Kunal Nayyar, Melissa Rauch and Mayim Bialik — but it also made a deep impact on its viewers, who propelled the CBS hit to a rare 12-season run, making it one of the longest-running sitcoms in television history.

In , a new book from Grand Central Publishing available Tuesday, October 11, the cast and producers of the hit sitcom reunited for over 120 hours of interviews with Glamour senior editor Jessica Radloff to talk about life on-and-off screen. In this exclusive excerpt, Kaley Cuoco (Penny Hofstadter) opens up about and the surprising lesson she learned after making the chop. As soon as the eighth season of The Big Bang Theory started airing, the big news was Penny’s new look. Over the summer, Kaley Cuoco decided to cut her hair, first into a chic shoulder-length bob, then a chin-framing cut, and eventually into a pixie.

will return with a romantic holiday special. The HBO Max adult animated series announced is coming to the streaming platform in February 2023. And according to the network, the one-off episode “will feature Harley [Kaley Cuoco] and Ivy [Lake Bell] celebrating their very first Valentine’s Day together, while also revealing how the rest of the ragtag crew spends the gushiest, mushiest, most romantic day of the year.”In addition to Cuoco and Bell, the returning voice cast will include Alan Tudyk (Joker, Clayface), Matt Oberg (Kite Man), James Wolk (Superman), Natalie Morales (Lois Lane), Chris Diamantopoulos (Aquaman), James Adomian (Bane, Clock King), Jim Rash (The Riddler), Vanessa Marshall (Wonder Woman), Rachel Dratch (Nora Freeze) and Michael Ironside (Darkseid, who was last seen in season 2).So, in addition to Harley and Ivy, audiences may be getting updates on Superman and Lois, The Riddler and Clock King, Bane and his unreturned pasta-maker and some other unexpected dynamics among their extended teams.

Popular adult animated series Harley Quinn is getting its very own Valentine’s Day special.