13. Breaking Bad – $3.5 million
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The hit show Breaking Bad aired on the AMC network for five seasons, from 2008-2013. It tells the story of Walter White, a high school chemistry teacher diagnosed with cancer, who turns to a life of crime of selling and manufacturing meth along side his former student, Jesse Pinkman. The show is widely regarded as one of the greatest shows ever made and in 2013,Breaking Bad entered the Guinness Book of World Records as the most critically acclaimed show of all time. The show’s $3.5 million per episode budget was clearly well worth the money. The budget went to Bryan Cranston‘s $225,000 per episode salary, Aaron Paul‘s $150,000 per episode salary, set designs, special effects, and shooting locations.
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