Laurie was incomes around $400,000 per episode by the fifth season, and $700,000 per episode for the ultimate season, making him one of the highest-paid actors on network tv. The authentic premise of the present was of a staff of doctors working together trying to “diagnose the undiagnosable”. Shore felt it was important to have an fascinating central character, one who might look at sufferers’ personal characteristics and diagnose their ailments by figuring out their secrets and techniques and lies. As Shore and the relaxation of the inventive staff explored the character’s possibilities, the program idea turned less of process …
