ellen degeneres was the highest paid person per episode on tv, when adjusting for inflation.
who is the highest paid person per episode on tv, when adjusting for inflation?
ellen degeneres
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the cast were often contracted from anywhere between five and six years to the show, but starting with the 1999–2000 season, new hires were tied to a rewritten contract that allowed nbc to take a cast member in at least their second year and put them in an nbc sitcom. cast are given the option of rejecting the first two sitcom offers but must accept the third offer, with the sitcom contract length dictated by nbc and potentially lasting up to six years. the move drew criticism from talent agents and managers who believed that a cast member could be locked into a contract with nbc for twelve years; six on "snl" and then six on a sitcom. the contract also optioned the cast member for three feature films produced by snl films, a company owned by nbc, paramount pictures, and michaels. the new contracts were reportedly developed after many previously unknown cast, such as myers and sandler, gained fame on "snl" only to leave and make money for other studios. in a 2010 interview, wiig was reported to be contracted to "snl" for a total of seven years. the contracts also contain a network option which allows nbc to remove a cast member at any time. in the first season of the show, cast were paid $750 per episode, rising to $2,000 by season two, and $4,000 by season four. by the late 1990s, new cast members received a salary between $5,000 and $5,500 per episode, increasing to $6,000 in the second year and up to $12,500 for a cast member in their fifth year. performers could earn an additional $1,500 per episode for writing a sketch which made it to air. in 2001, ferrell became the highest paid cast member, being paid $350,000 per season (approximately $17,500 per episode). in 2014, sasheer zamata was added as a cast member in mid-season after criticism of the show's lack of an african-american woman.
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