the Big Bang Theory

Despite early mixed reviews this geek-fest ran for twelve series. The show originally focused on five characters living in Pasadena, California: Leonard Hofstadter and Sheldon Cooper, both physicists at Caltech who shared an apartment; with Penny (a waitress and aspiring actress) living across the hall to them. Along with their equally socially awkward friends and co-workers, aerospace engineer Howard Wolowitz and astrophysicist Raj Koothrappali their antics captured the hearts and spoke to nerds everywhere.