The main cast was reportedly even willing to give up $100K per episode in order to get on the same page with Bialik and Rauch, which was a good sign for the series moving forward.
Less than a week ago, we learned that the contract negotiations for Bialik and Rauch were reportedly what has been holding the renewals up.
When last we checked in with The Big Bang Theory, the main cast members—so Jim Parsons, Johnny Galecki, Kaley Cuoco, Kunnal Nayyar and Simon Helberg—were all looking to make some salary changes in order to help out Mayim Bialik and Melissa Rauch, who arguably are significant cast members but who make far less per episode than the rest of the gang.