10 Insane Rules The Big Bang Theory Cast Had To Follow
9. Amy And Bernadette Are At The Back Of Posters
For sitcoms like Friends, How I Met Your Mother, and Seinfeld, the way the characters are placed for promotional material is pretty balanced. But for The Big Bang Theory, the placement of the ensemble on posters is much more specific.
Because Jim Parsons, Johnny Galecki, and Katey Cuoco far more than the rest of the main cast until Season 10, they are top-billed. As a result, the characters they portray, Sheldon, Leonard, and Penny respectively,, are at the front of promotions. Simon Helberg (Howard) and Kunal Nayyar (Raj) are second-billed so they are strategically placed beside The Big Three.
Even though Amy and Bernadette are a part of the main cast, Mayim Bialik and Melissa Rauch didn't join the show until Season 4, and weren't regulars until Season 5. (They were also originally paid dramatically less than the rest of the ensemble.) Because of this, the pair weren't added to the posters until Season 6, and even then, were placed at the back.
However the placement of the gang for promotions became more varied after the main cast received a more balanced wage in the final two seasons.