The 10 most expensive TV shows in the world! Which ones have the most shocking budgets?
This ranking of your favorite TV shows reveals the production costs and how far producers are willing to go for you, to impress you with sets and scenes that are sometimes worthy of Hollywood movies!
1. “Lost”
This successful series was produced for a mere $484 million for just six seasons.
2. “True Blood”
This series reached a budget of almost $370 million for 7 seasons, which represents nearly $4.9 million per episode produced.
3. “Vinyl”
This series produced by HBO cost an average of nearly $8.7 million per episode.
4. “The Big Bang Theory”
To film 9 seasons, the series has spent a billion dollars in production costs, with a cost of $6 million per episode.
5. “Band of Brothers”
The production spent nearly $250 million to complete only 10 episodes, or $462,962 per minute of filming.
6. “Deadwood”
This series cost nearly $159 million for only 3 seasons, which represents a budget of $4.5 million per episode.
7. “Marco Polo”
This series is the most expensive show on Netflix with a budget of $9 million per episode.
8. “The Get Down”
This musical series produced by Netflix costs nearly $8 million per episode.
9. “The Pillars of the Earth”
This series produced only 8 episodes, yet it cost $40 million, or $5 million per episode.
10. “ER”
This show that lasted fifteen seasons and starred George Clooney cost nearly $680 million in production, equivalent to $13 million per episode.
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