How I Met Your Mother's cast get pay raises - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

Brian Damage · 01-09-2009, 01:31 PM

The cast of CBS' hot comedy series "How I Met Your Mother" got something extra for the holidays: salary bumps.

But in a sign of the tough economic times, the five "Mother" stars didn't hit the mother lode that some expected despite the show's solid ratings and strong syndication sales.

After months of renegotiations, Josh Radnor, Jason Segel, Cobie Smulders, Neil Patrick Harris and Alyson Hannigan recently inked new deals with producing studio 20th Century Fox TV that will bring their salaries up to $90,000-$120,000 per episode.

On average, that's between two and three times what they made before -- a big raise, especially given that Radnor, Segel and Smulders were virtually unknown before they were cast. Still, it's lower than the pay for the ensembles of other comedies at similar points in their runs, like NBC's "The Office."

The new pacts, retroactive to the beginning of this season, the show's fourth, also add an extra year to the five actors' original seven-year contracts.

The "Mother" salary renegotiations followed the lucrative off-network syndication deals in September with stations in the top markets and Lifetime estimated to potentially bring Fox $2.5- $3 million per episode in the first cycle.

They also come as "Mother" continues to enjoy ratings momentum, which started after the writers strike ended last spring and carried over to this fall.

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/...c55b6f9e84920a

Scoobiedoo30 · 01-09-2009, 01:59 PM

That is Great news on the pay rasie.

robyrob · 01-09-2009, 09:58 PM

wait a minute - "Lifetime" ?

you mean they expect me to watch Lifetime if they want me to watch the show in syndication?

ryan423 · 01-10-2009, 02:14 AM

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Originally Posted by robyrob

wait a minute - "Lifetime" ?

you mean they expect me to watch Lifetime if they want me to watch the show in syndication?

Yeah, I KNOW! What sucks is Lifetime is like refusing to go HD! It's not even SD quality, it's like ION. But even thats' going HD this year!

I'll be watching on my local WNYW Fox 5 HD affiliate in 2010!

Buffyboy323 · 01-24-2009, 04:16 AM

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Originally Posted by ryan423

Yeah, I KNOW! What sucks is Lifetime is like refusing to go HD! It's not even SD quality, it's like ION. But even thats' going HD this year!

What also sucks is that Lifetime has the rights to seasons 1-3 (so far), and are only airing two episodes a week. It will take a long time to watch all the episodes for those who are just "discovering" the show. My, how I love DVD box sets.

01-09-2009, 01:31 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	How I Met Your Mother's cast get pay raises The cast of CBS' hot comedy series "How I Met Your Mother" got something extra for the holidays: salary bumps. But in a sign of the tough economic times, the five "Mother" stars didn't hit the mother lode that some expected despite the show's solid ratings and strong syndication sales. After months of renegotiations, Josh Radnor, Jason Segel, Cobie Smulders, Neil Patrick Harris and Alyson Hannigan recently inked new deals with producing studio 20th Century Fox TV that will bring their salaries up to $90,000-$120,000 per episode. On average, that's between two and three times what they made before -- a big raise, especially given that Radnor, Segel and Smulders were virtually unknown before they were cast. Still, it's lower than the pay for the ensembles of other comedies at similar points in their runs, like NBC's "The Office." The new pacts, retroactive to the beginning of this season, the show's fourth, also add an extra year to the five actors' original seven-year contracts. The "Mother" salary renegotiations followed the lucrative off-network syndication deals in September with stations in the top markets and Lifetime estimated to potentially bring Fox $2.5- $3 million per episode in the first cycle. They also come as "Mother" continues to enjoy ratings momentum, which started after the writers strike ended last spring and carried over to this fall. http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/...c55b6f9e84920a
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Scoobiedoo30 Member Forum Superstar Join Date: Jun 27, 2002 Location: KENNER, LOUISIANA Posts: 27,654	That is Great news on the pay rasie.
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