Rascasse Audience Intelligence

The Big Bang Theory Viewer Demographics in United States

The Big Bang Theory has an estimated audience of 11.1M people in United States.

#36among TV series in United States
#58among movies & series in United States#239in Movies & TV

The average The Big Bang Theory fan in United States is 43.7 years old, balanced, and lives primarily in California.

By number of fans, The Big Bang Theory ranks #36 among the 4358 objects in TV series in United States.

Its fans are 4.9 years older than the group average of 38.8.

Compared with the other 4357 objects in TV series, The Big Bang Theory fans stand out for their interest in Jim Parsons, Fire Country and Melissa Rauch.

Most fans live in California, Texas, Florida.

Top affinities include Jim Parsons, Fire Country, Melissa Rauch, with strongest over-indexing on Jim Parsons (9.23× the country average).

Demographically, the The Big Bang Theory audience skews balanced with an average age of 43.7, and over-indexes on personality traits such as Need for Security, Tradition.

The typical The Big Bang Theory fan in United States is balanced, around 43.7 years old, with strong Need for Security tendencies and a notable affinity for Jim Parsons.

Category: Movies & TV · Type: Movie / TV Show / Series · Subtype: TV series

Data status: Q3/2026 · Source & method

Section 01

At a glance

Audience size
11.1M
in United States
Gender
55.0%♀
45.0% male
Age
43.7
average years
Country rank
#3261
among all objects in United States
Fig. 01

Search interest · 12-month trend

-82%
vs. last year
JanMarMayJulSepNov
Monthly searches · Source: Rascasse Solution
Section 02

Demographics of The Big Bang Theory viewers

55.0% are female, 45.0% are male, average age 43.7.

Fig. 02

Gender split

55.0%
Female
45.0%
Male
Demographic split for The Big Bang Theory audience in United States
MetricValue
Female55.0%
Male45.0%
Average age43.7
Estimated audience size11.1M
Fig. 03

Age distribution

Ø 43.7
average years
Age distribution of the The Big Bang Theory audience in United States
Age bracketShare%
16-2415%
25-3414%
35-4418%
45-5424%
55+30%
Fig. 04

Worldwide distribution

34.6%

of the worldwide The Big Bang Theory audience comes from United States.

Worldwide audience distribution share by country for The Big Bang Theory
CountryShare
United States34.6%
Brazil12.4%
Germany9.4%
Section 03
Affinity (×) = how much more likely a member of this audience is to live in a region than the United States average. Example: 2.0× means twice as concentrated as the national baseline.

Geography

Fig. 05

Top regions by affinity

The Big Bang Theory fans by region: top regions in United States
#RegionReachAffinity×
01New Mexico~90K1.26×
02Oklahoma~200K1.22×
03Texas~900K1.20×
04Arizona~300K1.19×
05Arkansas~100K1.17×
06West Virginia~70K1.16×
07Kentucky~200K1.15×
08Utah~100K1.13×
09Idaho~70K1.11×
10Missouri~200K1.09×
11California~1.5M1.08×
12Indiana~200K1.08×
13Tennessee~300K1.07×
14South Dakota~30K1.07×
15Alabama~200K1.06×
16Kansas~100K1.06×
17Ohio~400K1.04×
18Nevada~100K1.03×
19Mississippi~100K1.03×
20Wyoming~20K1.03×
21Illinois~400K1.02×
22North Carolina~400K1.02×
23Iowa~100K1.01×
24North Dakota~30K1.01×
25Michigan~300K1.00×
26Montana~40K1.00×
27Alaska~20K1.00×
28Nebraska~60K0.99×
29Louisiana~200K0.98×
30Oregon~100K0.98×
31Pennsylvania~400K0.97×
32Maine~40K0.97×
33Washington~200K0.96×
34Georgia~400K0.95×
35Wisconsin~200K0.95×
36Florida~700K0.94×
37New Jersey~300K0.94×
38South Carolina~200K0.94×
39Colorado~200K0.93×
40Minnesota~200K0.93×
41Vermont~20K0.93×
42Connecticut~100K0.92×
43Maryland~200K0.91×
44New York~600K0.90×
45New Hampshire~40K0.90×
46Rhode Island~30K0.89×
47Virginia~300K0.88×
48Delaware~30K0.88×
49Massachusetts~200K0.83×
50Hawaii~40K0.74×
Fig. 06

Affinity by region

Affinity by region — The Big Bang Theory, United States
0.74×1.00×1.26×
Section 04
Brands and objects ranked by affinity with this audience. Values above 1.0× mean over-representation compared with the country average.

Audience interests & affinities

Fig. 07

Top cross-interests, ranked by affinity

Affinities of the The Big Bang Theory audience vs. the country average
#·InterestCategoryAffinity×
01Jim ParsonsMovies & TV9.23×
02Fire CountryMovies & TV6.90×
03Melissa RauchMovies & TV6.02×
04Dick Van DykeMovies & TV4.90×
05Goldie HawnMovies & TV4.74×
06Demi MooreMovies & TV4.46×
07Jim CarreyMovies & TV4.01×
08Bruce WillisMovies & TV3.88×
09Blake LivelyMovies & TV3.58×
10QuizGames3.21×
11Local newsNews2.53×
12Harry PotterMovies & TV2.15×
13Breaking newsMovies & TV2.11×
14Panda ExpressFood & Beverages2.05×
15Michael JacksonMusic & Radio1.96×
16Melania TrumpPolitics & Society1.84×
17Dolly PartonMusic & Radio1.83×
18Rock musicMusic & Radio1.73×
19Fox News ChannelNews1.73×
20Comedy moviesMovies & TV1.68×
Section 05
Strongest and weakest personality traits of this audience (1.0 = country average).

Personality of the The Big Bang Theory audience

Fig. 08

Deviation from the national baseline

↑ What stands out
The strongest tendencies
Personality traits of the The Big Bang Theory audience vs. the country average · What stands out
TraitClusterDeviationScore
Need for SecurityCONSERVATISM1.30×
TraditionCONSERVATISM1.19×
SpiritualityBALANCE1.18×
0×1.00× baseline2×
↓ Rather not
The weakest tendencies
Personality traits of the The Big Bang Theory audience vs. the country average · Rather not
TraitClusterDeviationScore
Luxury OrientationPREMIUM0.47×
Design AffinityPREMIUM0.61×
IndulgenceJOY0.64×
0×1.00× baseline2×
Appendix

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Source & method

Source
Rascasse Solution, own modelling
What “fans” means here
Estimated number of people in United States with measurable interest in The Big Bang Theory over the last 12 months. Modelled, not counted; people interested in several movie / tv show / seriess count for each of them.
Data basis
Anonymised behavioural signals: search demand, social media signals, sponsorship and event data. Not a survey.
Period
10/2025 – 09/2026 · updated quarterly · data status Q3/2026
Confidence
high gender and age data available and an audience of at least 100,000 people

Cite as: “Rascasse Solution, Q3/2026, rascasse.com/explore/us/the-big-bang-theory-11243” · Methodology