Forbes named him the fifth-highest-paid TV actor in 2018.īEVERLY HILLS, CA - MARCH 04: (L-R) Actors Jason Alexander, Michael Richards and host Jerry Seinfeld attend the Inaugural Los Angeles Fatherhood Lunch to Benefit Baby Buggy hosted by Jerry Seinfeld at The Palm Restaurant on Main Beverly Hills, California. His per-episode paycheck is likely larger now, as The Hollywood Reporter revealed he received a salary increase for the show’s 16th season in 2018.

However, a 2017 Variety report revealed Harmon - who is also an executive producer of “NCIS: New Orleans” and has a net worth of $100 million - earned an estimated $525,000 per episode. Unlike many other popular TV shows, “NCIS” has been tight-lipped about cast salaries. Bellisario and Don McGill - also executive producers - the show was green-lit for its 18th season, set to premiere in November.Ī handful of “NCIS” cast members have appeared on the drama since its first season, including Mark Harmon, David McCallum and Sean Murray. VALENCIA, CA - JANUARY 03: (L-R) Actors Brian Dietzen, David McCallum, Pauley Perrette, Mark Harmon, Sean Murray (backrow)Cote de Pablo and Michael Weatherly pose at CBS' 'NCIS'ĬBS scored a major hit with “NCIS,” which has been entertaining fans since 2003. The extra room in the budget from the long-time stars allowed them to earn $500,000 per episode for the show’s final two seasons, according to Variety. The top-paid TV actors took a voluntary pay cut to $900,000 per episode for the final two seasons to support co-stars Mayim Bialik and Melissa Rauch, according to Variety.īialik and Rauch became full-time cast members in season four but had only been earning approximately $200,000 per episode. Its original stars - Jim Parsons, Johnny Galecki, Kaley Cuoco, Simon Helberg and Kunal Nayyar - started earning $1 million per episode in 2014, according to People magazine.

After 12 seasons, the wildly successful sitcom ended in 2019. LOS ANGELES, CA - JANUARY 06: (L-R) Actors Melissa Rauch, Johnny Galecki, Kaley Cuoco, Simon Helberg, Jim Parsons, Mayim Bialik and Kunal Nayyar, winners of Favorite Network TV Comedy and Favorite TV Show for 'The Big Bang Theory'Ĭreated by Chuck Lorre and Bill Prady - who also served as executive producers - “The Big Bang Theory” debuted on CBS in 2007.

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