Jim Parsons' Million-Dollar Episode Deal

Actor Jim Parsons earned $1 million per episode during Seasons 8 through 10 of The Big Bang Theory after renegotiating his contract alongside actors Johnny Galecki and Kaley Cuoco. The three stars also secured 1% shares of the show's backend profits, reportedly adding about $10 million each while Warner Bros. earned approximately $1 billion annually from the series at its peak. Parsons later accepted a cut to $900,000 per episode as the cast worked to increase the salaries of actors Mayim Bialik and Melissa Rauch. Forbes named Parsons the world's highest-paid television actor in 2018.

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