A series of Downton Abbey costs approx £12MM and reaches 13MM people in the UK alone[1]. The 2hr pilot episode of LOST cost $12MM[2]. Each episode of Game of T

A series of Downton Abbey costs approx £12MM and reaches 13MM people in the UK alone[1]. The 2hr pilot episode of LOST cost $12MM[2]. Each episode of Game of Thrones has a budget of $6MM[3]. So no, they don't cost a lot of money to make, relatively speaking. Edit: sources. [1] http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/tvandradio/8717969/Trench-war-comes-to-Downton-Abbey.html http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/tvandradio/8717969/Trench... [2] http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/1496199/The-man-who-discovered-Lost-and-found-himself-out-of-a-job.html http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/1... [3] http://www.contactmusic.com/news/game-of-thrones-costs-6-million-per-episode_1333082 http://www.contactmusic.com/news/game-of-thrones-costs-6-mil...