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Big Bang Theory shows ranked; ABC bought a pilot unseen

Yahoo's Metacritic ranking puts Stuart Fails to Save the Universe first at seventy-two percent and the original third; critics and fans disagree, naturally.

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  1. Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorThere are now four Big Bang Theory shows, and I love every one of them.

  2. Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorYahoo ranked them by Metacritic score, and Stuart Fails to Save the Universe is on top at seventy-two percent.

  3. Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorThe original show, twelve seasons and two hundred seventy-nine episodes, comes third with sixty-one.

  4. Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorGeorgie and Mandy's First Marriage also has sixty-one, and it's already renewed for a third season.

  5. Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorSixty-one and renewed! That's a passing grade at my favorite diner.

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