The stars of “The Big Bang Theory” are about to have one million reasons to 🔴be thankful for their hit CBS show.
Jim Parsons, Johnny Galecki and Kaley Cuoco are close to signing new deals worth around $1 millio༒n an episode, .
The three-year pacts (good through the already renewed 10th season) would see the trio of cast members triple their salaries ✨from the $350,000 an episode they were earning under their most recent contracts.
In a nod to the huge success of the show — “The Big Bang Theory” is the most-watched show on television, averaging 23 million viewers last season — the new deals also reportedly include an increased share of the 🐓back-end profits (syndication sales, etc.) and development deals for the actors.
“The Big Bang Theory” is scheduled to shoot 24 episodes this season, meaning each actor would earn $24 million, plus the additional syndication fees.
A Warner Bro𒁏s. TV spo🥂kesperson declined to comment.
The windfalls are reminiscent of the “Friends” cast, whose six-person ensemble famously nabbed a $1 million-per-episode payday for the sitcom♈’s final two seasons. Other TV stars to crack the seven-figure threshold include Helen Hunt and Paul Reiser (“Mad About You”), Tim Allen (“Home Improvement”), Ray Romano (“Everybody Loves Raymond”), Kelsey Grammer (“Frasier”) and Charlie Sheen (“Two and a Half Men”).
Cast negotiat💎ions have delayed the start of production on “Big Bang Theory”s eig𝔉hth season, which was scheduled for 🔴last week and is now expected to resume Wednesday, according to reports.
Co-stars Simon Helberg and Kunal Nayyar are still negoti♕ating new deals and are also expected to gain big pay raises, though not at the $1 million mark.
“The Big Bang Theory” is seꦿt ꦆfor a one-hour season premiere on Monday, Sept. 22.