‘The Big Bang Theory’ season 9, episode 14 air date: When will Kaley Cuoco, cast return?

Tonight, “The Big Bang Theory” is airing an episode all about empathy; as we move forward to the next new episode, it’s going to take a lot of a different quality in patience.

At the moment, there is no new episode scheduled for next week on CBS, and the same goes for the week after. According to a report from the Futon Critic, you may be forced to wait all the way until February 4 to see the next new episode. If that is the case, it certainly helps to make it clear why there are no details about the episode online just yet. Compared to some of their other shows the network typically only releases synopses / promotional photos for “The Big Bang Theory” a week or two before the air date; sometimes, they choose to wait even longer. (That was the case for this week.)

When we do get a chance to see the next episode, there are a few things that would be great to see.

1. A chance to really analyze the relationship between Raj and Emily, something that has been pushed so far on the backburner that we’re not even sure it’s still charting for many casual fans. (Granted, this was already brought up tonight.)

2. Seeing what the next priority is for Leonard and Penny.

3. Getting at least some sort of news in regards to Sheldon’s career. Hasn’t it been a while since there has been movement there? This is the foundation for the series in so many ways, and career-wise there needs to be some sort of push to turn things around.

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