41% of The Big Bang Theory fans say it’s their favorite character

It may not come as a surprise to learn that the public is still crazy about Sheldon Cooper. After all, the character has a thriving prequel spin-off series and a line of merchandising that would make The Flash himself turn green with envy. He also added catchphrases such as “Bazinga!” to the cultural landscape, making him an important figure in the history of television. He got almost half of the votes in our poll, 41.35% of our readers adored him.

In second place is the comely and sarcastic Penny (Kaley Cuoco), who went from being the boys’ close friend and guide to the world of the spinning wheel to Leonard Hofstadter’s (Johnny Galecki) wife. Penny definitely has a long, growing line on the show, going from waitress and actress to shop assistant. Penny won 21.09% of the vote.

Fittingly, close friends Howard Wolowitz and Raj Koothrappali (Kunal Nayyar) went head to head for third and fourth. Raj proved to be slightly more popular than Howard in the poll, with 11.53% of our readers’ votes to Howard’s 11.37%. At the end of the poll, Leonard with 7.91% of our readers’ likes and Amy Farrah Fowler with 6.75% of our readers’ likes.