Angela Bassett Is Now The Highest Paid TV Actress Per Episode EVER....

keone

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yeah i seen actors getting more ice t making like 500k
sheldon dont the make like a million per ep
its kind of low if u think about it
 

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According to the outlet, this is “among the top salaries on network television for any actor…and could be the highest ever for an actress of color on a broadcast drama series.”

This pay compensates not only Bassett’s onscreen work, but her duties as executive producer on both 9-1-1 and its spin-off, 9-1-1: Lone Star.

If reports are to be believed, Bassett will be out-earning other TV drama actresses of color, including Scandal’s Kerry Washington and How to Get Away with Murder’s Viola Davis. According to TVLine, Washington made $80,000 per episode at the start of that show’s run, earning $250,000 per episode by its finale. Oscar winner Davis reportedly received $250,000 per episode for HTGAWM’s first two seasons, and potentially making roughly $450,000 by the show’s end.

Higher per-episode paydays were received by Sofia Vergara, who earned a reported $500,000 an episode of Modern Family by the end of that show’s run, and Kaley Cuoco, who reportedly received $900,000 per episode of The Big Bang Theory during her sitcom’s final seasons. Meanwhile, Ellen Pompeo draws in $575,000 an episode for Grey’s Anatomy, and her costar, Chandra Wilson likely makes around $375,000, as reported by TVLine. Of course, these numbers pale in comparison to the salaries offered to big stars by streaming platforms: Reese Witherspoon and Jennifer Aniston reportedly made $2 million per episode for Apple TV+’s The Morning Show, while Washington reportedly earned $1 million for each episode of Hulu’s Little Fires Everywhere alongside Witherspoon.
 

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If reports are to be believed, Bassett will be out-earning other TV drama actresses of color, including Scandal’s Kerry Washington and How to Get Away with Murder’s Viola Davis. According to TVLine, Washington made $80,000 per episode at the start of that show’s run, earning $250,000 per episode by its finale. Oscar winner Davis reportedly received $250,000 per episode for HTGAWM’s first two seasons, and potentially making roughly $450,000 by the show’s end.
















 

ghoststrike

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Maybe black actress.

Yeah i think that's what they were meaning ;)

We

Yeah we are thinking they meant highest paid "Black Actress' ever ;)

Gotta be black because that chick on Law and Order is getting more that that


Not quite. The IG post got it wrong.

Angela Bassett made history as the highest-paid black actress at Fox​


Ahead of Season 5 of 9-1-1, Bassett received a promotion, along with a pay increase of $450,000 per episode, which immediately put Bassett at the top of the highest-earning actors at the Fox network in 2021. It also made her the highest-paid black actress in history.

Bassett set the bar, and today, she is at number 4 of black Hollywood actresses who are coining it.

Here are the top 5 highest-paid black actresses in Hollywood in 2023:

Kerry Washington – $1.1 million per episode
Zendaya – $1 million per episode
Taraji P. Henson – $500 000 per episode
Angela Bassett – $450 000 per episode
Viola Davis – $250 000 per episode


 
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Ceenote

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Not quite. The IG post got it wrong.

Angela Bassett made history as the highest-paid black actress at Fox​


Ahead of Season 5 of 9-1-1, Bassett received a promotion, along with a pay increase of $450,000 per episode, which immediately put Bassett at the top of the highest-earning actors at the Fox network in 2021. It also made her the highest-paid black actress in history.

Bassett set the bar, and today, she is at number 4 of black Hollywood actresses who are coining it.

Here are the top 5 highest-paid black actresses in Hollywood in 2023:

Kerry Washington – $1.1 million per episode
Zendaya – $1 million per episode
Taraji P. Henson – $500 000 per episode
Angela Bassett – $450 000 per episode
Viola Davis – $250 000 per episode




Nice drop!!
 

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Didn't Friends stars make a million an episode way back then?

Add Big Bang Theory to the list. They all were making $1mil/episode. They all took a slight cut the last 2 seasons so Mayim and the other supporting cast could make $250K-$400K per episode.....but they made up for it in cross network endorsements / regular endorsements and back end bumps
 

TIMEISMONEY

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Not quite. The IG post got it wrong.

Angela Bassett made history as the highest-paid black actress at Fox​


Ahead of Season 5 of 9-1-1, Bassett received a promotion, along with a pay increase of $450,000 per episode, which immediately put Bassett at the top of the highest-earning actors at the Fox network in 2021. It also made her the highest-paid black actress in history.

Bassett set the bar, and today, she is at number 4 of black Hollywood actresses who are coining it.

Here are the top 5 highest-paid black actresses in Hollywood in 2023:

Kerry Washington – $1.1 million per episode
Zendaya – $1 million per episode
Taraji P. Henson – $500 000 per episode
Angela Bassett – $450 000 per episode
Viola Davis – $250 000 per episode


If Henson is making 500k/per why is she broke
 

Ceenote

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It is obvious she has the wrong team from the top to the bottom and she is living outside of her means.
Making 500k doesn't mean she is keeping 500k
This^^^^

Exactly that! Thats y i said i dont feel sorry for this chick when she crying saying she aint making no money, when you did make some bread you just never thought empire would end! Manage ya money...everything aint forever!
 
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