Big Money Keeps 'Friends' Together

Posted Tuesday, February 12, 2002 at 11:58 AM Central

by Heather Koehler

It's official. Those six best friends stuck together, drove a hard bargain and walked away winners. NBC and Warner Bros. will air the hit comedy one more season, but it will cost them.

The boys and girls signed a deal worth $150 million, which breaks down to about $1 million each, per episode.

Regardless of what the studios put out now, Warner Bros. have estimated the re-runs alone will bring them well over $1 billion, putting it at the top of the list for most successful television shows.