‘The Big Bang Theory’ To Go For 72 More Episodes; Cast Members Get Raise After Holdout

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The television comedy series "Big Bang Theory" will be returning to fans in the near future.

The cast members of "The Big Bang Theory" have ended their reported holdouts and agreed to new three-year contracts with Warner Bros. Television worth about $1 million per episode, stated a source familiar with the deal, according to The New York Times.

The thee-year deal contract will be for the "72 episodes the show is slated to produce in Seasons 8-10," according to Deadline.

Along with the raise, the cast of the hit sitcom, which includes Jim Parsons, Johnny Galecki and Kaley Cuoco, will receive a larger stake in the series and more ownership of the show after its original run on network television, according to a report by the Hollywood trade press.

Now that the contracts of the three stars have been negotiated, production for the eighth season may begin as soon as Wednesday depending on the contract developments of two other original cast members, Simon Helberg and Kunal Nayyar, according to Deadline Hollywood.

"The Big Bang Theory," which made its debut back in 2007, is reportedly essential to the CBS lineup this fall, where it is set to air on two separate nights in the hopes of boosting ratings for two other comedies, "Mom" and "The Millers."

The popular series recently earned an Emmy nomination in the comedy series category and was renewed in March. Fellow "The Big Bang Theory" cast members Mayim Bialik and Melissa Rauch are reported to have received raises in September, according to CNN.

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