Mayim Bialik, Melissa Rauch renew 'The Big Bang Theory' contracts

Actresses Mayim Bialik and Melissa Rauch are the last cast members to finalise deals for the final seasons of TV show The Big Bang Theory

Mayim Bialik and Melissa Rauch

Actresses Mayim Bialik and Melissa Rauch are the last cast members to finalise deals for the final seasons of TV show The Big Bang Theory.

According to sources with knowledge of the negotiations, the deal will pay Bialik and Rauch $500,000 per episode for 48 episodes.

The deals are believed to include a separate development component for both actors. A representative of Warner Bros. Television declined to comment. CBS renewed The Big Bang Theory in March after finalising deals with the show's original five cast members - Jim Parsons, Johnny Galecki, Kaley Cuoco, Kunal Nayyar and Simon Helberg - who are each set to earn $900,000 per episode. Those five actors each took $100,000 per episode pay cut from the $1 million that each had been earning in order to free up additional money for Bialik and Rauch's raises.

Bialik has earned four consecutive Supporting Comedy Actress Emmy nominations. Rauch Rostenkowski-Wolowitz is a fan favourite.

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