'The Big Bang Theory' actors get $25,000 an hour

NEW YORK. KAZINFORM Call it the ultimate revenge of the nerds -- or, at least, the actors playing nerds. The cast of the hit CBS (CBS) show "The Big Bang Theory" are receiving stunning raises for the upcoming seasons.

Cast members portraying Sheldon Cooper, Leonard Hofstadter and Penny will now make $1 million each an episode. That's akin to what the 'Friends' actors got at the end of that show's historic run -- and it's a big boost from the $300,000 per show they were receiving this past season. Who wouldn't want a 233% raise? According to The Hollywood Reporter, the actors who play Raj Koothrappali and Howard Wolowitz also inked new deals giving them substantial bumps in pay. Just how sweet of a deal is this? Let's put it in hourly wage terms, CNN reports. The upcoming season is supposed to have 24 episodes. While filming for each episode can vary, it typically takes about a week to rehearse, do wardrobe fittings and film the scenes. If "The Big Bang Theory" actors are working roughly 40 hours a week, that would translate to $25,000 an hour. Even if you give the actors the benefit of the doubt and say they work 60 hours a week (12 hours a day), that still comes out to more than $16,000 an hour.