7/ 20Tim Allen Agreed To A Salary Of $1.25 Million Per Episode For Home Improvement
One of the other heavy hitters in our list is Tim Allen. After having enormous box office success with roles in among others and Tim Allen was a prime position to demand large salary play Taylor the final season of Home Improvement. During very last popular TV comedy he paid Million for episodes.
6/ 20Helen Hunt & Paul Reiser Commanded $1.5 Million Per Episode For Mad About You
The 90s sitcom ‘Mad About You’ maybe doesn’t ring a bell like ‘Seinfeld’ or ‘Friends’ do. Nevertheless, at one point the two leads of this popular TV series were earning a whopping $1.5 Million per episode. When Seinfeld ended in 1997, NBC needed to fill a massive hole in its lineup. Helen Hunt was with her successes in ‘Twister’ and ‘As Good As It Gets’ a huge token the network already held. NBC expected the star power of Helen could bring more viewers to Mad About You and offered her a staggering $1.5 Million per episode. Paul Reiser had a matching salary clause in his contract, probably one of the smartest moves he ever made in his life. Small side note: the sitcom never lived up to the box office expectations.
