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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 GOODYEAR PLAYHOUSE) t9R nnn PHILC0 PLAYHOUSE ) *zo'uuu 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. REPRES'TS OF TV RASICS ari» available on request. .Special price for quantity orders TV BASICS page 9