First, controversy springs forth from the recent "Who Wants to Marry A Millionaire". Gosh, what a surprise. Of course, it's based on the shady past of the Groom. Couldn't possibly be anything wrong with the concept itself. Right, and Pigs really can fly.
Meanwhile, the cast of Friends is asking for $600,000 per person, per episode, according to an article in the New York Post.
The New York Post is not the New York Times, so I don't know how reliable it is, and WGN held this until the very last story of their newscast tonight, alongside some nonsense about another Blair-Witch type film being planned in a different city this time (Big Yawn).
So judge for yourselves.