> How the hell did broadcast networks like NBC afford a payout like that? They have paid it out as a percentage of revenue over many years. They raised the off

> How the hell did broadcast networks like NBC afford a payout like that? They have paid it out as a percentage of revenue over many years. They raised the offer to $5 million an episode for the 10th season (that he refused), so they only had been paying like $2 million an episode ($46 million a year) when it was on.