9. All in the Family
On The Air For: 9 seasons
Est. Star’s Salary: $30,000/episode (Carroll O’Connor)*
Another American sitcom based on a British one, All in the Family was a massive success. Starring Carroll O’Connor as the patriarch of a typical American family throughout the turbulence of the 1970s, the show was lauded for approaching difficult topics with humor and tact.
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On the air for nine seasons, from 1971 to 1979, the show’s lead brought home $30,000 per episode, which back then was quite the handsome sum. Even some fifty-plus years later, with the massive inflation that’s occurred since $30,000 per episode is still not something to scoff at.