‘Ghosts’ Cast Score Major Pay Raises Ahead Of Hit Comedy’s Third Season On CBS

Following a very successful second season, the cast of the paranormal comedy have renegotiated their contracts, landing big salary increases while adding an optional year to their existing deals. Produced by CBS Studios in association with Lionsgate Television and BBC Studios, Ghosts, an adaptation of a British format, stars Rose McIver and Utkarsh Ambudkar as Samantha and Jay, a young couple living alongside ghosts in a country house they’d inherited. According to sources, McIver and Ambudkar have seen their paychecks double to $250,000 an episode. All the actors playing the ghosts have been bumped up to $100,000 per episode.