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5. What are some typical talent-production costs for network TV shows?
SOURCE: Network TV Comparagraph which appears in alternate issues of SPONSOR
UYSTERY-CRIME-DRAMA
THE WEB 511,000
ROCKY KING $6,500
PLAINCLOTHESMAN $6,500
CRIME SYNDICATED $16,230
EYE WITNESS $9,500
SUSPENSE $13,500
DANGER $10,000
MAN AGAINST CRIME (film) $28,000
RACKET SQUAD $10,000
T-MEN IN ACTION $14,000
DRAGNET (film) $21,000
DOORWAY TO DANGER $8,500
SITl'ATiOJV COMEDY
I LOVE LUCY (film) $27,500
MR, PEEPERS $18,000
BURNS & ALLEN (film) $30,000
BEULAH(film) $17,000
I MARRIED JOAN (film) $29,000
MY LITTLE MARGIE (film) $27,000
MAMA $20,000
MY FRIEND IRMA $24,000
OUR MISS BROOKS (film) $30,000
THE GOLDBERGS $18,500
GENERAL DRAMA
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ROBERT MONTGOMERY $30,000
FIRESIDE THEATRE (film) $20,000
KRAFT THEATRE $20,000
FORD THEATRE $20,000
TALES OF TOMORROW $12,500
SCHLITZ PLAYHOUSE (film) $23,500
YOU ARE THERE $20,300
fAlI flKures refer to weekly costs even when show is on more than onre a week.
1IPIEVCE PARTIC. & PADiEL
WHAT'S MY LINE? $8,500
WHAT'S YOUR BID? $3,500
MEET THE PRESS $3,500
WHO SAID THAT? $3,000
BUND DATE $11,000
BREAK THE BANK $12,500
TWO FOR THE MONEY $10,000
STRIKE IT RICH $8,500
CHANCE OF A LIFETIME $6,500
QUICK AS A FLASH $8,000
TWENTY QUESTIONS $7,000
YARIETY -COMEDY
SAT. NIGHT REVUE (per 30 min.) $11,765
TOAST OF THE TOWN $30,000
GODFREY'S FRIENDS $45,000
JACKIE GLEAS0N (fotal hour) $65,000
GEORGE JESSEL'S BANQUET TABLE $1 5,000
DANNY THOMAS (film) (total) $40,000
SERIAL DRAMA
LOVE OF LIFE $6,000
SEARCH FOR TOMORROW $6,500
GUIDING LIGHT $10,000
HAWKINS FALLS $9,500
BENNETT STORY $8,500
JLVE-VILE SHOWS
DING DONG SCHOOL (per 30 min.) $985
HOWDY DOODY (per 15 min.) $1,550
SPACE PATROL $4,500
SKY KING (film) $22,000
WOTE: Prices for many film shous ('"''Fireside Theatre," "Lucy," ""Brooks." etc.) are not actual cost of production, but are gross client costs. Difference is made up by producer in rerun revenue. Price shown here may be only 50-70% of real total. Rest is amortized.
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