Money?

Does anyone know how much money the cast will make next season? Have they settled this yet?

1 mil a piece...

"Trigger" wrote in message news:Lh1a8.6300$[email]...

1 million each per episode

1 million per epiode each. If there is 24 shows next season like they say then they will each earn 24 million for that whole year. WHOA HUH! It would be lucky to be them for more reasons then one.

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"Trigger" wrote in message news:Lh1a8.6300$[email]...

Our poor fellows *settled* for 1 mil. I'm glad they will be coming back but sometimes I wonder about the money that some people make...

As I pointed out in another thread, the cast of "Friends" is actually ridiculous UNDERpaid, and has been for quite some time. While $1,000,000 an episode seems like a windfall to most of us, let's put this in perspective.

On the average, a new episode of "Friends" attracts 24,000,000 viewers. (This is not even counting syndication.)

Next year, for that single episode, the cast of "Friends" will collectively receive $6,000,000.

For every one person that the cast of "Friends" entertains for thirty minutes, they will receive, as a group, 25 CENTS.

I don't know about you, but I think that's a pretty damn good deal for Warner Brothers.

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"Dan Silverstein" wrote in message news:[email]...

Well, first of all, I am not disagreeing with you. I was joking. Secondly, I read your post elsewhere so you did not have to repeat yourself but thanks for making sure I saw your post.

Another thing I wanted dot point out is that the difference between this show and others IMO regarding the money is that even though there have been other shows that have had actors receive similar paychecks, I do not think that there has been a case in the past where six actors have done it in the same show. (this is just an observation, not a comment agreeing or disagreeing with you)

"Dennis" wrote in message news:...

Sorry... honestly, I didn't catch that you were joking. Also, I didn't mean to be repetitive but there are a ton of posts here and I don't expect people to sift through all of them. That's why I mentioned the fact that I had posted it elsewhere.

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Some people seem to misunderstand me. No need to say sorry. I am the one who should probably make my posts clearer. Also, regarding the repetition, I said thanks for reposting here in order to make sure I see it. You are right about the number of posts here and of course there was an increased likelihood that I might have not seen it so it was my bad for mentioning it in the first place.

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And then there's all the money they make from overseas sales, DVD & tapes.

To work out whether the cast are underpaid or overpaid, what I want to know is, how much will the cast members of "Frasier" be paid next year, and on the average, how many viewers has a new episode of "Frasier" been attracting this year (not counting syndication)?

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I would calculate it from the network's POV putting aside the syndicated runs, merchandising, dvd/vhs, etc. The network sells airtime and there's approximately 10 mins of ad breaks on Friends. Given that Friends is the top show currently, an advertiser would pay $1M for a 30 sec exposure. That's about $20M gross to the network (NBC) from a first run of a Friends eppy.

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"NARAG" wrote in message news:[email]...

Are you sure they get that much for 30 seconds for a sitcom? I'm thinking that sounds like a lot. I would have guessed about half of that. (Actually, I was thinking 300K, but given inflation, I adjusted it upwards since my expectations always lag behind a few years.)

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"David Buehrle" wrote in message news:...

Easily. This also explains why networks are constantly fretting about ratings and producers and writers using every trick in the book to keep audiance coming back for more. Look at it this way its a 30 sec primtime spot with a viewer ratings that 24 mil on avg upwards. That's why there's pressure from upwards to do something anything to pull viewers away from the competition like "Survivor" in season 7. That so-called lesbian kiss involving JA was a classic attempt to boost ratings.

An advertiser looking for max exposure will get the biggest bang for buck at present on Friends. Further, Friends leads NBC into primetime Thur nites. The networks can "guarantee" their customers (advertisers) exposure (ie. ratings). For instance an advertiser will buy a 30 sec time slot on Friends for the next 4 weeks with a guaranteed viewership of 20 mil.

The air time is by no means fixed at $1 mil unless the advertiser has a contract. In cases like a season ender or if the ratings continues to climb, air time rates go up as there's a higher demand for the limited air time.

Air time is the primary market for the networks. If ratings dip to low levels a show gets canceled as there's no reveneue to be made from it or in some cases even losses.

NBC is having the time of its life on Thurdsay nites with advertisers clamoring for air time.

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It's also this network obsession with ratings that keeps so many excellent shows from ever seeing the light of day.

Dan

"Dan Silverstein" wrote in message news:...

That's a judgement call. Networks receive tons of proposals and ideas and really what matters at the end of the day is how popular a current show is. Ratings IMO is the acid proof test to a show's popularity.

"NARAG" wrote in message news:[email]...

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You've got the acid part right... there's absolutely no correlation between popularity and merit. ESPECIALLY when it comes to television. Nowadays, viewers have so many choices between movies, television, and music that the huge moneymakers can almost always be attributed to aggressive advertising campaigns. No matter how many people buy a Brittany Spears album, she still can't sing. No matter how many people see a Schwarzenegger movie, he still can't act. And no matter how many people watch "Sex and the City," it's still a poorly written collection of penis jokes, "Melrose Place" in sitcom's clothing.

Dan

David,

Just though you might be interested, a 30 sec commercial during the superbowl cost $2 million. See Britney Spear's latest Pepsi commercial.

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Well, yes, but that's the Superbowl. It only airs once per year, and it is known for it's new and extravagant ads. I just thought the ad rates for a sitcom, even the highest rated one, would run much less. Of course, I have no idea. When I lived in LA I used to read the trades, but that was 13 years ago. So, I realize my frame of reference is too far gone to be of any real use today.

"Dan Silverstein" wrote in message news:[email]...

Quite honestly, if I could get 24.000.000 people to send me four cents every week for nearly half a year, I think that would be "just kick-you-in-the-crotch, spit-on-your-neck fantastic."

"David Buehrle" wrote in message news:Udlb8.397083$[email]...

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I'd gladly pay four cents a week to watch "Friends" without commercials. I've already spent $80 on the DVDs....

Dan