This show gets hotter and hotter. After its pickup in both the U.S. and Canada, The Big Bang Theory has now been picked up in the U.K. I really think the international community thinks this show will be a hit, too.
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C4 bags Big Bang Theory Jessica Rogers 11:00am
Channel 4 has concluded its first LA Screenings deal, picking up Big Bang Theory from Warner Brothers International.
One of the few pure comedy series launched at the Screenings, it follows Leonard and Sheldon, two brilliant theoretical physicists whose lives are changed when a free-spirited beauty, Penny, moves in next door.
Under the Warner Bros deal C4 also renewed the rights to broadcast the next two seasons of drama One Tree Hill on C4 and E4 while More4 will continue to hold exclusive rights to drama The Closer.
The acquisitions were secured by Channel 4 and Film 4 director of acquisitions Jeff Ford.
Warner Bros International Television president Jeffrey R Schlesinger said: " Big Bang Theory was one of the most highly sought-after comedies at this year's LA Screenings, and we are excited to be partnering with C4 in the U.K. for the premiere of this funny and insightful mass-appeal series that will play to all demographics."
I talked to one my friends in England and he said that it is unusual for the C4 to pick up a new show like this unless they think the show will be successful. He said they usually will not pick up a show unless they are confident it will have at least a 22 week run. I think the U.K. joining the U.S. and Canada in picking up this show is a pretty positive sign for this shows longevity.
