'Mother' cast makes more gravy

January 09, 2009 The cast of CBS' hot comedy series "How I Met Your Mother" got something extra for the holidays: salary bumps. [...] in a sign of the tough economic times, the five "Mother" stars didn't hit the mother lode that some expected despite the show's solid ratings and strong syndication sales. The "Mother" salary renegotiations followed the lucrative off-network syndication deals in September with stations in the top markets and Lifetime estimated to potentially bring Fox $2.5- $3 million per episode in the first cycle.

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