Although the term was originally created to describe the complicated cosmological model of the creation of the universe, "Big Bang" has in recent years more often been the nickname for the hugely popular comedy series "The Big Bang Theory" on CBS.

The show was headed into its fifth season by the end of Sep. 2011, but search queries on Youdao.com show that audiences are still fascinated with the sitcom storyline of four geeks and a blonde.

Despite a new "romantic" relationship starting in the fourth season, Sheldon Cooper (portrayed by Jim Parsons) remains one of the world's most popular comedy characters. Parsons has won two Emmy Awards and a Golden Globe for his performance in "The Big Bang Theory."

While some say the popularity of the "Big Bang" has waned as the show has aged, fans rejoiced when CBS assured them that the series would run for at least seven seasons until 2014.

(China.org.cn by Li Xiao January 9, 2012)

“宇宙大爆炸”原本是关于宇宙起源的一种复杂的理论模型；但现在人们提起“大爆炸”，往往指的是哥伦比亚广播公司的超人气情景喜剧《生活大爆炸》。

《生活大爆炸》在2011年9月下旬已经走到了第五季。但从这个词在有道词典网上的查询量来看，关于四个极客和一个金发女郎的爆笑故事依旧风靡万千观众。

尽管从第四季起，谢耳朵博士（主角之一）交到了女友，但他仍然是全世界最受追捧的搞笑角色之一。扮演者吉姆•帕森斯凭借在这部热播剧集中的出色表现，不仅蝉联艾美奖喜剧类最佳男主角，更把金球奖最佳男演员的奖杯抱回了家。

有人说，《生活大爆炸》已经一季不如一季。但哥伦比亚广播公司保证，《生活大爆炸》至少会拍到2014年第七季，这令粉丝们欣喜若狂。