TNT rides with Det. Sedgwick

January 18, 2007 Under the rich pact, which makes Sedgwick one of the highest-paid actresses on television, she will become a producer on the show. Reps for TNT and Sedgwick declined comment on specifics of the deal, but sources said the actress is getting a significant salary bump to $250,000-$300,000 an episode, including one-time bonuses. The show is coming off a strong second season, in which it averaged 6.6 million viewers, up 21% from Season 1, and ranked as the top ad-supported cable series of 2006 among adults 25-54.

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