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'NCIS' Star Cote De Pablo Signs New Deal With CBS
by Chris Harnick, posted Apr 28th 2011 10:25AM
Cote de Pablo fans can breathe a sigh relief. The 'NCIS' star has signed a new two-year deal with the series.According to Deadline, de Pablo was the last actor without a deal for the new season. De Pablo is rumored to have gotten a salary increase, making her per-episode payment $120,000.
Mark Harmon signed a two-year deal in February, ensuring the show a season 9. Harmon will reportedly earn around $500,000 per episode, around the same range Hugh Laurie makes for 'House.'
'NCIS' posted series-high ratings this season, its eighth, with 22 million viewers tuning into one episode. 'NCIS' boss Shane Brennan spoke to AOL TV after the milestone event. "[I feel] incredibly gratified, because we put so much hard work and so much love and attention into these episodes," he said.
Brennan believes reruns on USA Network helped attract the audience it has today.
"The show was syndicated onto USA, and they, in their wisdom, decided they would run these marathons where they would have eight or 10 episodes on one day, and that did expose the show to a new audience," he said, noting that the syndicated run began around season 5.
The show, itself a spinoff of 'JAG,' launched 'NCIS: LA' last year.
Tell us: Are you happy to have the full cast signed for season 9?
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