10 Most Expensive TV Shows Of All Time

Friends may be one of the most popular shows of all time, lasting 10 seasons from 1994 to 2004 on NBC. Nowadays the cast and characters are household names, with stars like Jennifer Anniston and Courtney Cox carrying on to massive success. This wasn't always the case as the cast were unknowns at the time the show began. Reportedly before the show aired creators Marta Kauffman and David Crane took the cast to Vegas to allow them one final time going about as normal people.

Crane and Kauffman ended up being right, with the cast achieving massive wealth and fame off the back of the show. By the shows final season this was known by the cast and creators of the show, with the salaries of its stars driving the friends budget up to $10 million an episode.

Nowadays the show is still a massive success, bringing viewers back all the time. This became clear in 2019 when Netflix paid Warner Bros. close to $100 million to keep the show on its streaming service for the year, due to the viewership the show brings to the service. the stars of the show also still earn nicely from the show with each of the main six reportedly still earning $20 million a year from show residuals.