WOLOWITZ DOESN'T GET THE WELCOME HE EXPECTED WHEN HE RETURNS FROM SPACE, ON "THE BIG BANG THEORY," THURSDAY, OCT. 18

"The Re-Entry Minimization" - When Wolowitz returns from space, he doesn't get the hero's welcome he expected. Meanwhile, Game Night turns into a battle of the sexes, on THE BIG BANG THEORY, Thursday, Oct. 18 (8:00 - 8:31 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network.

CAST:

Johnny Galecki (Leonard)
Jim Parsons (Sheldon)
Kaley Cuoco (Penny)
Simon Helberg (Wolowitz)
Kunal Nayyar (Koothrappali)
Melissa Rauch (Bernadette)
Mayim Bialik (Amy)
Kevin Sussman (Stuart)

RECURRING CAST:

Carol Ann Susi (Mrs. Wolowitz)
Pasha Lychnikoff (Dimitri)

GUEST CAST:

Mike Massimino (Himself)
Jan Hoag (Lilian)
Ken Lerner (Dr. Schneider)
John Mendoza (Chauffer)

STORY BY: Bill Prady, Jim Reynolds and Anthony Del Broccolo

TELEPLAY BY: Chuck Lorre, Steven Molary and Eric Kaplan

DIRECTED BY: Mark Cendrowski

RATING: To Be Announced