Television Show: "Homeland"
Season: 4
Reported Salary: $250,000 / episode
Episodes this season: 12
Danes has won two Golden Globes and three Emmys for her role as Carrie Mathison on the Showtime series. Season four has a lot riding on it as the series tries to return to its glory days before the show began deviating from its original intention as a CIA show.
Television Show: "Parks and Recreation"
Season: 7
Reported Salary: $250,000 / episode
For the show's final season, Poehler gets a reported $50,000-per episode raise, but that's probably because the show was only given a 13-episode order. Unfortunately, this fall show won't return until midseason.
Television Show: "Scandal"
Season: 4
Reported Salary: $150,000 / episode
Episodes this season: 22
The third season of Shonda Rhimes' juicy drama received the show's highest ratings yet with 10.5 million tuning into the ABC show.
Television Show: "Modern Family"
Season: 5
Reported Salary: $190,000 / episode
Estimated episodes this season: 24
The cast renewed their contracts in 2012 leading to a big pay raise. Ed O'Neill, who was previously making more than his other cast members, also reportedly received a raise and is making $200,000 per episode.
Television Show: "Last Man Standing"
Season: 4
Reported Salary: $250,000 / episode
Estimated episodes this season: Each season has varied in episode length. Last year the show had 22 episodes.
The ABC comedy was on the bubble to be picked up for a fourth season. Ratings have dipped significantly since its premiere in 2011.
Television Show: "The Middle"
Season: 5
Reported Salary: $250,000 / episode
Estimated episodes this season: 24
Last year, Heaton made a reported $235,000 per episode.
Television Show: "NCIS"
Season: 11
Reported Salary: $250,000 / episode
Weatherly recently signed a new deal with CBS Studios to return to the show for another two years and to produce new shows through his new production company, Solar Drive Productions.
Television Show: "CSI"
Season: 15
Reported Salary: $250,000 / episode
Episodes this season: 22
Danson replaced Laurence Fishburne on the popular CBS drama back in season 12.
Television Show: "Bones"
Season: 10
Reported Salary: $250,000 / episode
Estimated episodes this season: 24
The series will return to its old Monday timeslot this fall, but, after nearly a decade, some wonder whether the show has worn its welcome.
Television Show: "The Simpsons"
Season: 26
Reported Salary: $300,000 / episode
Estimated episodes this season: 22
The longest-running animated series is celebrating its 26th season with more than 550 episodes airing. Fans have "Family Guy" and "Futurama" crossover episodes to look forward to this fall.
Television Show: "Grey's Anatomy"
Season: 11
Reported Salary: $350,000 / episode
Estimated episodes this season: 24
Sandra Oh left the long-running drama at the end of last season, leaving Pompeo and Dempsey as the two highest-earning actors on the cast. Both stars renewed their contracts for another two years earlier this year.
Television Show: "The Mentalist"
Season: 7
Reported Salary: $350,000 / episode
Estimated episodes this season: 22
It's thought this may be the final season for the drama amid lower ratings and the fact that creator Bruno Heller is now overseeing new fall show "Gotham."
Television Show: "Law & Order: SVU"
Season: 15
Reported Salary: $400,000 / episode
Estimated episodes this season: 24
Hargitay has been nominated eight times for a Primetime Emmy, winning once in 2006.
Television Show: "NCIS"
Season: 12
Reported Salary: $525,000 / episode
Estimated episodes this season: 24
The most popular drama in the US for the past five years is also the most-watched show throughout the world. According to Variety, the show had over 57 million viewers in 2013. Harmon also serves as one of the show's executive producers.
Television Show: "Two and a Half Men"
Season: 12
Reported Salary: $650,000 / episode
Estimated episodes this season: 22
This will be the final season for the CBS comedy. An episode count hasn't officially been announced.
Television Show: "Two and a Half Men"
Season: 12
Reported Salary: $750,000 / episode
Estimated episodes this season: 22
Previously, Kutcher was the highest-paid actor on network television.
Television Show: "The Big Bang Theory"
Season: 8
Reported Salary: $1 million / episode
Episodes this season: 24
"The Big Bang Theory" cast received a big pay raise this year after renewing their contracts for seasons 8-10. The three stars previously made $325,000 per episode.
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