Per Episode Production Cost Of One Hour Shows 1970

Per Episode Production Cost Of One Hour Shows

The 1970s was the first full decade of all color programming for all networks. These figures are quite tame compared to today’s costs! Click to enlarge for the whole list.

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12 Comments

  1. […] faire un épisode, “Charlie’s Angels” dépensait autant pour la garde-robe seule (certaines sources dire que le budget pour un épisode de la série variait de 310 000 $ à 450 000 $, pour […]

  2. Gary Chowen July 15, 2013

    I think that number on the Sonny & Cher was my salary they were referring to !! Lol !

  3. Ed Bukont July 6, 2013

    I bet most of step increase was talent and little changed in technical cost outside of inflation .

  4. Tom Coughlin July 6, 2013

    Ah the days when TV stars made less than $2,000 a week.

  5. Micah Four-Four July 5, 2013

    Looks about like a KPBS cost sheet.

  6. Charles Park Seward July 5, 2013

    And it was all deficit financing!

  7. Jeoff C. Bristow July 4, 2013

    Wrong about BSG and BR. The original series was done with models. CGI was at least 15 to 20 yrs away.

  8. Rhonda Lane July 4, 2013

    Wow. For it’s day, the Dean Martin Show was expensive.

  9. Alain Lapointe July 4, 2013

    Second series of 1999 was USA, should have appeared

  10. Alain Lapointe July 4, 2013

    ‘thought 6 million dollar man and Hulk cost more

  11. Gar Thaddeus Gernstein July 4, 2013

    Some Television Programs of my youth !

    Both Battlestar Galactica & Buck Rogers had CGI in ’em (I’d attribute a large cost to that!) .. and possibly more odd/unusual set designs than other shows.

    It DOESN’T reflect the costs (as it was made in the UK) but I’d like to see how the costs of SPACE 1999 stacked up to those two shows in cost.

  12. Chris Clementson July 4, 2013

    Note how expensive Battlestar Galactica and Buck Rogers In the 21st Century were compared to the other shows.