How Much Actors Really Earn For Popular TV Reruns

Carol Burnett From “The Carol Burnett Show,” $0.01 Per DVD Sold

CBS Television Distribution

One may think that having your name in the title of your show means that you’d make some big bucks when residuals come rolling in, but that isn’t always the case. Due to music licensing fees and copyright restrictions that have caused the series to be cut down in some markets, Burnett takes home just one cent from each DVD sale of her popular series and sometimes even less than that when reruns are aired on TV.

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