Who created The Big Bang Theory with Bill Prady?

Chuck Lorre created The Big Bang Theory with Bill Prady. Lorre and Prady developed the CBS sitcom together, turning a comedy about socially awkward scientists and popular culture into one of television’s defining long-running hits.

The series premiered on September 24, 2007, and ran for 12 seasons, ending on May 16, 2019. Lorre was already known for creating and producing successful sitcoms, while Prady brought experience as a television writer and producer. Their collaboration established the show’s mix of relationship comedy, science references, fandom, and traditional multi-camera sitcom structure.

Steve Holland, Lee Aronsohn, and Steven Molaro were also important figures in the show’s production, but they were not the answer to this question. Holland and Molaro served as showrunners at different points, and Aronsohn was an executive producer. Those roles can cause confusion because a series may have several prominent producers and writers while still having a specific credited creator.

The show’s central characters include physicists Sheldon Cooper and Leonard Hofstadter, engineer Howard Wolowitz, and astrophysicist Raj Koothrappali. Its success later led to spin-offs including Young Sheldon.