ABC Prescribes 'Grey's' Raises - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

Brian Damage · 03-09-2007, 11:47 PM

Several of the doctors at Seattle Grace are about to be better-compensated for their work.

"Grey's Anatomy" star Ellen Pompeo and at least four of her castmates are in line to receive healthy raises for their work on the hit ABC series. Chandra Wilson, James Pickens Jr., Justin Chambers and T.R. Knight either have signed or are on the verge of signing new contracts.

Pompeo's new deal will bump her pay to about $200,000 per episode, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The other actors will also make six figures per episode.

Some of the show's other regulars are still involved in negotiations; the HR says that while supporting cast members initially presented a united front with ABC and "Grey's" producer ABC TV Studio, but that's no longer the case, and the actors are cutting individual deals.

Sandra Oh, Patrick Dempsey and Katherine Heigl are still working on their contracts. Word that Heigl had dropped out of the renegotiation process leaked to several media outlets a couple of weeks ago, prompting statements from both the studio and the actress about the process, which both stress that Heigl's not going anywhere but unsurprisingly differ on the particulars of contract talks.

The status of Isaiah Washington's contract is uncertain. He's also likely to stay with the series, but in the wake of the controversy over his use of a homophobic slur, details of his talks are being kept quiet, according to the Reporter.

Kate Walsh, meanwhile, has worked out a separate deal that covers her role in a possible "Grey's" spinoff. A back-door pilot for the spinoff will air as a two-hour "Grey's" episode during May sweeps.

AllIWantIsYourClutch · 03-10-2007, 10:55 AM

STUPID.
Pay them all the same and everyone will stop complaining.

03-09-2007, 11:47 PM	#1
Brian Damage I'm Rich Bitch Forum Icon Join Date: Feb 03, 2002 Location: What Ain't No Country I Ever Heard Of...They Speak English in What? Posts: 63,107	ABC Prescribes 'Grey's' Raises Several of the doctors at Seattle Grace are about to be better-compensated for their work. "Grey's Anatomy" star Ellen Pompeo and at least four of her castmates are in line to receive healthy raises for their work on the hit ABC series. Chandra Wilson, James Pickens Jr., Justin Chambers and T.R. Knight either have signed or are on the verge of signing new contracts. Pompeo's new deal will bump her pay to about $200,000 per episode, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The other actors will also make six figures per episode. Some of the show's other regulars are still involved in negotiations; the HR says that while supporting cast members initially presented a united front with ABC and "Grey's" producer ABC TV Studio, but that's no longer the case, and the actors are cutting individual deals. Sandra Oh, Patrick Dempsey and Katherine Heigl are still working on their contracts. Word that Heigl had dropped out of the renegotiation process leaked to several media outlets a couple of weeks ago, prompting statements from both the studio and the actress about the process, which both stress that Heigl's not going anywhere but unsurprisingly differ on the particulars of contract talks. The status of Isaiah Washington's contract is uncertain. He's also likely to stay with the series, but in the wake of the controversy over his use of a homophobic slur, details of his talks are being kept quiet, according to the Reporter. Kate Walsh, meanwhile, has worked out a separate deal that covers her role in a possible "Grey's" spinoff. A back-door pilot for the spinoff will air as a two-hour "Grey's" episode during May sweeps.
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03-10-2007, 10:55 AM	#2
AllIWantIsYourClutch peaceout. Forum Icon Join Date: Aug 02, 2001 Location: Illinois. Posts: 53,424	STUPID. Pay them all the same and everyone will stop complaining.