The Big Bang Theory season 8

*The Big Bang Theory*
The Big Bang Theory
Season 8
	DVD cover art
Starring	Johnny Galecki; Jim Parsons; Kaley Cuoco; Simon Helberg; Kunal Nayyar; Mayim Bialik; Melissa Rauch; Kevin Sussman;
No. of episodes	24
Release
Original network	CBS
Original release	September 22, 2014 –; May 7, 2015
Season chronology
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	List of episodes

The eighth season of the American television sitcom The Big Bang Theory aired on CBS from September 22, 2014 to May 7, 2015. The series returned to its regular Thursday night time slot on October 30, 2014, beginning with the eighth season's seventh episode. On March 12, 2014, The Big Bang Theory was renewed for an additional three years, extending it through the 2016–17 television season for a total of ten seasons.^[1]

Mayim Bialik submitted the episode "The Prom Equivalency" for consideration due to her nomination for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series at the 67th Primetime Emmy Awards. Christine Baranski submitted the episode "The Maternal Combustion" for consideration due to her nomination for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series at the 67th Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards.

Carol Ann Susi, the voice of the never-seen Mrs. Wolowitz, died of cancer at age 62 on November 11, 2014.^[2] In the season's fifteenth episode, "The Comic Book Store Regeneration", Howard Wolowitz receives a phone call that his mother died while visiting family in Florida.

^ "The Big Bang Theory: Renewed for THREE More Years!". March 12, 2014. Archived from the original on March 15, 2014. Retrieved August 14, 2014.
^ Andreeva, Nellie (November 11, 2014). "Carol Ann Susi, 'Big Bang Theory's Mrs. Wolowitz, Dead". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on June 30, 2017. Retrieved July 13, 2017.

[renewal-1] "The Big Bang Theory: Renewed for THREE More Years!". March 12, 2014. Archived from the original on March 15, 2014. Retrieved August 14, 2014.

[deln141111-2] Andreeva, Nellie (November 11, 2014). "Carol Ann Susi, 'Big Bang Theory's Mrs. Wolowitz, Dead". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on June 30, 2017. Retrieved July 13, 2017.

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