In what can be characterized as one hell of a bargain, FX has landed the off-network rights to the Warner Bros. Domestic Television comedy Mike & Molly for about half the market rate.
According to insiders, Warner licensed Mike & Molly to FX for a price that averages out to around $800,000 per episode, making it a steal when compared to recent off-net deals. In June, TBS paid a record $1.7 million per episode for the rights to Warner’s freshman sitcom, 2 Broke Girls, a few ticks higher than what the Turner net coughed up for The Big Bang Theory back in 2010 ($1.5
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