# Any indicators on how much the value of syndicated Seinfeld has dropped, if at all? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [November 26, 2006, 5:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-indicators-on-how-much-the-value-of-syndicated-seinfeld-has-dropped-if-at-all/381821 "2006-11-26T05:15:54Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Operation\_Ripper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/34f0e0/32.png) [@Operation\_Ripper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Operation_Ripper)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2006, 5:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-indicators-on-how-much-the-value-of-syndicated-seinfeld-has-dropped-if-at-all/381821/1 "2006-11-26T05:15:54Z")
Since, you know… Just wondering how much the incident has affected the _Seinfeld_ franchise. May be a bit early to tell, but I can’t watch it without feeling a bit peevish, to be honest. What a douche! ---
**Author:** ![astro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9dc877/32.png) [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2006, 5:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-indicators-on-how-much-the-value-of-syndicated-seinfeld-has-dropped-if-at-all/381821/2 "2006-11-26T05:29:53Z")
[QUOTE=Operation Ripper] Since, you know… Just wondering how much the incident has affected the _Seinfeld_ franchise. May be a bit early to tell, but I can’t watch it without feeling a bit peevish, to be honest. What a douche! [/QUOTE] Well, if it 's mainly the black demographic they’re concerned about, losing that viewership probably won’t be much of an impact at all. Given it’s overwhelmingly angsty white, urban Jewish-centric Larry David flavored sensibilities, just as a wild assed guess I don’t think Seinfeld ever registered very high (on average) as a favored rerun for black people. ---
**Author:** ![Exapno\_Mapcase](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/exapno_mapcase/32/1051_2.png) [@Exapno\_Mapcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Exapno_Mapcase)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2006, 5:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-indicators-on-how-much-the-value-of-syndicated-seinfeld-has-dropped-if-at-all/381821/3 "2006-11-26T05:31:35Z")
Sony owns the syndication rights in a long term deal for which they paid $1.7 billion. It’ll be a long, long time before the issue ever comes up, if at all. Stations that bought the package also buy long-term contracts for exclusivity. Again, it’s unlikely that they will test the market soon either. ---
**Author:** ![KarlGauss](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/karlgauss/32/3713_2.png) [@KarlGauss](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KarlGauss)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2006, 5:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-indicators-on-how-much-the-value-of-syndicated-seinfeld-has-dropped-if-at-all/381821/4 "2006-11-26T05:35:08Z")
Hope it’s OK if I tag on a little hijack, but it’s sorta related. How much do Jerry, George, Elaine, and Kramer get from residuals? I assume that ever since the Gilligan’s Island debacle (where supposedly none of the stars got a nickel, or, at least, not too much more than that) that the key players on Seinfeld had a clause in their contracts guaranteeing ongoing payment from residuals when the show became syndicated. What ballpark do you think we’re talking about here? $100K per year? Less? More? As you can see, I really don’t have a clue. Thanks. ---
**Author:** ![Operation\_Ripper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/34f0e0/32.png) [@Operation\_Ripper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Operation_Ripper)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2006, 5:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-indicators-on-how-much-the-value-of-syndicated-seinfeld-has-dropped-if-at-all/381821/5 "2006-11-26T05:47:26Z")
[QUOTE=astro] Well, if it 's mainly the black demographic they’re concerned about, losing that viewership probably won’t be much of an impact at all. [/QUOTE] Heh, surely more than the black demographic were upset over Richard’s tirade. ---
**Author:** ![astro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9dc877/32.png) [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2006, 6:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-indicators-on-how-much-the-value-of-syndicated-seinfeld-has-dropped-if-at-all/381821/6 "2006-11-26T06:12:17Z")
[Full story here](http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/ArticleNews/TPStory/LAC/20040227/SEINFELD27/TPEntertainment/TopStories) [From here](http://www.marginalrevolution.com/marginalrevolution/2004/02/not_that_there_.html) > [@](#): > > The stars of Seinfeld have made a deal that will allow the release of DVDs of the series. Jerry Seinfeld’s three costars had been complaining because they had been cut out of royalty payments for the series. “I’m not ashamed to talk numbers. I [Jason Alexander, or George Costanza] would say in the years that we’ve been in syndication, Julia, Michael and I have probably individually seen about a quarter of a million dollars out of residuals, whereas our brethren have seen hundreds of millions of dollars. Seinfeld has a profit of over a billion dollars.” In the end Elaine may be richer than Jerry > [@](#): > > Addendum: A reader, Robert Schwartz, cites Forbes on “Elaine’s” father, Gerard Louis-Dreyfus, who is worth $2.9 billion