A report stated that Angela Bassett may make history after receiving a substantial salary increase for her show “9-1-1”.
Before the fall premiere of the 5th season of “9-1-1”, Bassett and other regulars of the Fox procedural series negotiated a 25% salary increase after a long discussion. deadline Report.
According to reports, with the increase in salary, Bassett, the star of the show, will earn “$450,000” per episode from next season. The media pointed out that this number is among the best in online TV, and may make Bassett TV the highest-paid actress of color in radio dramas.
In addition to starring in “9-1-1”, the Oscar-nominated actress also helped creator Ryan Murphy develop the series and served as the series and its southern derivative work “9-1-1: Lone Star” Executive Producer of “.
In contrast, Kerry Washington started with $80,000 per episode in “Scandal” and ended with $250,000 per episode in the finale. TV line Report. According to reports, Viola Davis earned US$250,000 per episode in the first two seasons of “How to Escape Murder”, but by the time of the finale it is estimated to be US$450,000.
However, despite the salary increase, Bassett’s income is still much lower than Ellen Pompeo’s, which according to “Grey’s Anatomy” is $575,000 per episode. Hollywood ReportFor Pompeo, this long-running medical drama has a total revenue of 20 million US dollars per season, and Pompeo is listed as the 10th highest paid actress on TV. Forbes.
As for the other actors of “9-1-1”, it is reported that the lead actor of the show, Peter Klaus, will receive the show’s second largest pay, about 300,000 US dollars per episode. It was followed by Jennifer Love Hewitt, who joined the show in season 2. She succeeded Connie Britton, who shared the highest bill with Bassett and Krause in season 1.
According to the deadline, other regulars in the series, including original actors Aisha Hinds, Rockmond Dunbar, Kenneth Choi, Ryan Guzman, and Oliver Stark, will earn each episode of the next season. It will reach 80,000 US dollars, and the revenue per episode in Season 6 may reach 100,000 US dollars.
Season 5 of “9-1-1” will premiere on Fox TV on September 20th at 8pm Eastern Time/Pacific Time.
Athena, played by Angela Bassett, will hunt down teenage bullies in this week’s “9-1-1” episode. Pictured: Hollywood actresses at the LAND of Discration conference held at the Marmont Castle in Los Angeles on November 30, 2017.
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