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The Big Bang Theory season 8
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<p>The eighth season of the American television <a href="/facts/Sitcom/a01VwMsV">sitcom</a>, <i><a href="/facts/The_Big_Bang_Theory/xxPyPod6">The Big Bang Theory</a></i>, aired on <a href="/facts/CBS/AocpVt6Q">CBS</a> from September 22, 2014 to May 7, 2015. </p><p>The series returned to its regular Thursday night time slot on October 30, 2014 after <i><a href="/facts/NFL_on_CBS/W3UMeqpy">Thursday Night Football on CBS</a></i> ended. </p><p><a href="/facts/Mayim_Bialik/UIVdexwB">Mayim Bialik</a> submitted the episode "The Prom Equivalency" for consideration due to her nomination for the <a href="/facts/Primetime_Emmy_Award_for_Outstanding_Supporting_Actress_in_a_Comedy_Series/ph0kpJeJ">Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series</a> at the <a href="/facts/67th_Primetime_Emmy_Awards/lM0RmHkE">67th Primetime Emmy Awards</a>. <a href="/facts/Christine_Baranski/eHgHFgr4">Christine Baranski</a> submitted the episode "The Maternal Combustion" for consideration due to her nomination for the <a href="/facts/Primetime_Emmy_Award_for_Outstanding_Guest_Actress_in_a_Comedy_Series/Nqze7Itj">Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series</a> at the <a href="/facts/67th_Primetime_Creative_Arts_Emmy_Awards/T3f2W84G">67th Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards</a>. </p><p><a href="/facts/Carol_Ann_Susi/kNAWaM4h">Carol Ann Susi</a>, the voice of the never-seen Mrs. Wolowitz, died of cancer at age 62 on November 11, 2014. In the season's fifteenth episode, "<a href="/facts/The_Comic_Book_Store_Regeneration/TQLzMKFo">The Comic Book Store Regeneration</a>", Howard Wolowitz receives a phone call that his mother died while visiting family in Florida. </p>