'Desperate Housewives' Stars Finalizing MEGA Million New Deals - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

Brian Damage · 04-12-2011, 07:43 AM

EXCLUSIVE: After months of negotiations, I hear the four stars of ABC's Desperate Housewives-- Teri Hatcher, Felicity Huffman, Marcia Cross and Eva Longoria -- are finalizing deals to return to the dramedy series next fall. The deals are for one year, with an option for a second. With the quartet on board, ABC will renew the show for an eighth season, though it is unclear whether that will happen right away or closer to the May upfronts.

As for Hatcher, Huffman, Cross and Longoria, I hear their new base salary would be around $325,000 per episode, up from about $275,000 under their most recent deals. (Reports have erroneously pegged their previous salaries at $400,000.) With additional compensation, including back-end and bonuses, the actresses' paychecks are expected to go up as high as $375,000 per episode. If their options for Season 9 are exercised, their base salary is slated to go up to around $350,000, plus other incentives. If Desperate Housewives goes to nine seasons, which has been creator Marc Cherry's vision for the show, the four leading ladies' entire compensation package for the next two seasons is valued at close to $18 million for each.

http://www.deadline.com/hollywood/

Coffeecup · 04-18-2011, 12:55 PM

MUst be nice to work in show business and make that kind of money.

04-12-2011, 07:43 AM	#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	'Desperate Housewives' Stars Finalizing MEGA Million New Deals EXCLUSIVE: After months of negotiations, I hear the four stars of ABC's Desperate Housewives-- Teri Hatcher, Felicity Huffman, Marcia Cross and Eva Longoria -- are finalizing deals to return to the dramedy series next fall. The deals are for one year, with an option for a second. With the quartet on board, ABC will renew the show for an eighth season, though it is unclear whether that will happen right away or closer to the May upfronts. As for Hatcher, Huffman, Cross and Longoria, I hear their new base salary would be around $325,000 per episode, up from about $275,000 under their most recent deals. (Reports have erroneously pegged their previous salaries at $400,000.) With additional compensation, including back-end and bonuses, the actresses' paychecks are expected to go up as high as $375,000 per episode. If their options for Season 9 are exercised, their base salary is slated to go up to around $350,000, plus other incentives. If Desperate Housewives goes to nine seasons, which has been creator Marc Cherry's vision for the show, the four leading ladies' entire compensation package for the next two seasons is valued at close to $18 million for each. http://www.deadline.com/hollywood/
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04-18-2011, 12:55 PM	#2
Coffeecup coffeecup. Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Jan 17, 2003 Location: snoozeville Posts: 3,183	MUst be nice to work in show business and make that kind of money.