By Ryan Flaherty

The enormous CBS sensation has found an unlikely new home at HBO Max, and will continue to air on TBS through 2028.

Following the $425 million dollar deal for ‘Friends’, HBO has opened the bank yet again. The deal to secure streaming rights to the twelve seasons of ‘The Big Bang Theory’ is reported to have cost billions of dollars. The Jim Parsons headlined comedy will be available to stream when HBO Max launches.

“All of us — Bill Prady, Steven Molaro, Steve Holland, and the amazing writing staff, cast and crew — recognize that 12 seasons of laughter is a gift to be cherished. And now we are extremely excited that TBBT will be joining the HBO Max lineup and be available to both existing and future fans of the show. Laughter has legs!” says producer Chuck Lorre.

This is the second big acquisition deal just this week, following the multi-million-dollar deal for Netflix to obtain rights to 1990’s comedy ‘Seinfeld’.