想要低成本制作出一部热门剧并不是件容易事，事实上，有些最受欢迎的剧集同时也是制作费用最高的。电视台每制作一集要花费数百万在演员、布景和美景上。以下是七部史上制作费用最高的剧集：

　　1.《老友记》(Friends)：1000万美元/每集莫妮卡(Monica)、瑞秋(Rachel)、菲比(Phoebe)、乔伊(Joey)、钱德勒

　　Monica, Rachel, Phoebe, Joey, Chandler, and Ross helped Friends achieve ten years of TV success. Running from 1994 to 2004, many of the scenes were set in a coffee shop and the characters’ apartments. So what exactly made this popular TV show so expensive? The cast.

　　As viewers tuned in year after year, many grew fond of the six friends and the amazing chemistry they had together. FinancesOnline.com writes that as the cast became increasingly popular, the actors started to ask for more money. During the third season, Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Lisa Kudrow, Matt LeBlanc, Matthew Perry, and David Schwimmer rallied together to ensure they received fair pay. By the time the final season rolled around, the cast members were each making $1 million per episode, causing the show’s budget to skyrocket to $10 million per episode.

　　(Chandler)和罗斯(Ross)让《老友记》从1994-2004辉煌了十年。剧中许多场景都是在咖啡店和公寓里完成的，那么这部剧的制作费为什么会这么高呢?答案在于演员的片酬高。年复一年，观众们渐渐喜欢上了这六个角色，爱上了他们之间的化学反应。而随着演员们变得越来越出名，他们的片酬也水涨船高。在第三季，六位主演联合起来要求加薪，而到了最后一季，每位主演的片酬高达100万/集，使该剧每集的成本达到1000万/集。