In the landscape of television sitcoms, it appears that sweetness is winning out over cynicism. Where the jokey format was once overrun with cynical takes about everything from work to the human condition, now audiences are cheering on a more cheerful batch of comedies.

The heartbreak on "The Vampire Diaries" is certainly helping the ratings! The CW drama came in at No. 3 Thursday night with a 1.3 rating in the key...

Johnny Galecki stopped by "Live! With Kelly & Michael" Wednesday, and the hosts made sure to ask the question on every "Big Bang Theory" fan's mind: W...

The time has come once again: TV shows are starting to get canceled ... and renewed. As the networks begin looking at their schedules and development ...

These days, Melissa Rauch plays Bernadette on CBS' mega-hit comedy "The Big Bang Theory." But back in 1998, the actress made her TV debut as a high sc...

Some TV kisses are so special, they're etched in your memory forever. This Valentine's Day, we're celebrating with a mashup of some of the best TV ...

Classic communication breakdowns were at the heart of the latest episode of "The Big Bang Theory." After Sheldon spoiled Book 6 of the Harry Potter se...

NEW YORK — The void you're looking at on your DVR is the sitcom landscape post-"30 Rock." When Tina Fey's bright, bouncy, irreverent showbiz se...

The ratings are in for the premiere of "Do No Harm" and they're ... awful. According to NBC, 3.1 million viewers tuned in to the new medical drama...

There were two major Sheldon-centric developments on this week's episode of "The Big Bang Theory." The first was when he had to admit that someone els...

"The Big Bang Theory's" Raj is getting a little "Hope" in his life. "Raising Hope" actress Kate Micucci will play Lucy, a potential love interest f...

"Girls" won the Golden Globe for Best Comedy or Musical at the 2013 award ceremony on Sunday, January 13. The other nominees included "The Big Bang...

The Best Comedy or Musical Golden Globe went to "Girls" on at the 2013 award ceremony on Sunday, January 13. The controversial series was nominated...

Leonard may have more -- and more expensive -- makeup than Penny, but he certainly put it to good use on the latest episode of "The Big Bang Theory." ...

"The Big Bang Theory" is paying homage to "Star Trek: The Next Generation." In the Thursday, January 10 episode of "The Big Bang Theory," the guys...

"The Big Bang Theory" has outdone itself. The ratings are in for the CBS comedy's first episode of 2013 and the series brought in its biggest audie...

Sheldon's clueless nature when it comes to human interactions wound up getting the entire gang in trouble on the latest episode of "The Big Bang Theor...

Bazinga ... bee? "The Big Bang Theory" has inspired the name of a new bee species, the Euglossa bazinga, a Brazilian orchid bee. Brazilian biologis...

Sheldon is a grump about Christmas, and this season on "The Big Bang Theory," the reason finally became clear. Leonard tried to soften his heart by pl...

Getting sick turned out to be the best thing that could have happened to Amy on "The Big Bang Theory." Thanks to a clause that Sheldon had put in thei...

Outrageous costumes have become a regular thing for the cast of "The Big Bang Theory." In one recent episode, Jim Parsons found himself in a classic F...

NEW YORK -- Duck callers, pawn shop operators and zombies offer the latest evidence of how the television world has expanded. CBS was the most popula...

Every "Big Bang Theory" fan knows how fanatical Sheldon can be about his "spot." Wars have been waged over his spot on the couch, but this week he wag...