has produced several spinoffs that have filled about 60 seasons of television with more than 1,000 episodes. All those figures have added up to a Manhattan-size fortune of more than $550 million. Now comes the news thatis paying at least $300 million for the rights to show his top franchises on its streaming video service, Peacock.
The agreement, which was announced on Thursday, is the latest in a spate of deals that have funneled more than $1 billion for the rights to hits from the past to, among others,, Kevin Bright, Marta Kauffman, and David Crane. Coming in rapid succession since September, the deals have put a handful of top creators within reach of becoming billionaires.
But TV economics have changed drastically from when Lennie Briscoe walked the beat. The numbers are still stacked with zeroes: and other hits, signed a nine-figure deal with Netflix in 2017, then followed up with a $300 million package for