When William Petersen left CSI, he left a very, very cushy job. He was making a cool $600,000 per episode, more than Kiefer Sutherland was getting for 24, but not quite as much as Charlie Sheen was taking home for Two and a Half Men ($825,000 per show).
Well, CSI decided not to skimp when they cast Laurence Fishburne to assume the star spot on the crime drama. Fishburne is earning more than $14 million for this season of CSI. (So much for a recession!)
That's about as much as Petersen was making, give or take, and commensurate with a movie star making the foray into TV. And, thus far, Fishburne has earned every cent. The CBS procedural has not missed a beat since Petersen's exit. In fact, the Fishburne for Petersen switch-out has been like all those changes on Law & Order. Throughout that NBC run, from Michael Moriarty to Sam Waterson, Steven Hill to Fred Dalton Thompson, the show just keeps ticking along, proving that the show is the star, not the actors.
That, of course, then begs the question: would CBS have done as well with a star who cost half as much as Laurence Fishburne? You have to wonder, especially in light of the fact that this is the same show that scrimped on the supporting players (George Eads and Jorja Fox) a few years back when they wanted more money.
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