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The WGA Schedule of Minimums for television compensation is a fairly lengthy and involved matrix which spells out the minimum purchase price or fees paid for a given literary asset or assignment depending on a variety of factors (means of distribution (i.e.: cable versus network), length of program (half hour, one-hour, etc.) or what the literary asset is (a script, plot outline, bible, etc.) You may download the entire chart above but here is just a sampling of some current, relevant figures:
30 Minutes or Less (Network Prime Time
— ABC, CBS,
FBC and NBC) |
| Story |
$6,832 |
| Teleplay |
$14,700 |
| Story and Teleplay |
$20,495 |
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60 Minutes or Less (Other than network prime time high budget — over $200,000 and over) |
| Story |
$8,185 |
| Teleplay |
$14,177 |
| Story and Teleplay |
$20,464 |
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120 Minutes or Less (Network Prime Time
budget
— non-episodic) |
| Story |
$23,420 |
| Teleplay |
$40,008 |
| Story and Teleplay |
$60,995 |
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| Format |
$8,517 |
| Bible |
$43,061 |
| For each storyline in excess of six $4,306 |
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Week-to-Week Employment |
| 6 out of 6 weeks |
$3,581/week |
| 40 out of 52 weeks |
$2,806/week |
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