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ost_uid0]All the CSI shows would have their own budgets and staff, except maybe Jerry Bruckheimer.
It's hard getting a pay raise for a major network. Pay dispute is why whassisname, Rob Lowe, left [i
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The money made by the network on a show is is made via ad revenue, syndication, and merchandizing. A hit show like CSI, with millions of loyal viewers, would be quite profitable for ad-time.
Could just be that the people at the network are asshats.[/color
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