Stars of "The Big Bang Theory," Cuoco, Jim Parsons and Johnny Galecki got a big raise last year when they negotiated a reported $1 million per episode salary -- the first cast to score such a payday since the cast of 'Friends' in 2002. The deal also came with a greater cut of backend and syndication profits, and that, plus Cuoco's lucrative endorsement contract with Priceline.com, makes her the highest-paid actress on television. Thecast has proven their worth to CBS -- in its eighth season the show was the number one comedy on TV, and the second highest-rated show overall, bested only by Sunda... Read More
Stars of "The Big Bang Theory," Cuoco, Jim Parsons and Johnny Galecki got a big raise last year when they negotiated a reported $1 million per episode salary -- the first cast to score such a payday since the cast of 'Friends' in 2002. The deal also came with a greater cut of backend and syndication profits, and that, plus Cuoco's lucrative endorsement contract with Priceline.com, makes her the highest-paid actress on television. Thecast has proven their worth to CBS -- in its eighth season the show was the number one comedy on TV, and the second highest-rated show overall, bested only by Sunday Night Football. Read Less
