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"Wednesday. Day 1, script 1, season 8! #goodmorning," he wrote.
Warner Bros. Television, the studio that produces the popular CBS sitcom, announced on Tuesday that it had come to an agreement with the cast of the series, including Parsons, Johnny Galecki , Kaley Cuoco , Simon Helberg and Kunal Nayyar .
According to the Associated Press, Parsons, Galecki and Cuoco all signed three-year contracts that will pay them around $1 million per episode.
Warner Bros. TV has not commented on the specifics of the contracts.
"Big Bang Theory" executive producer Bill Prady tweeted on Tuesday, "Well, that's more good news."
The show's eighth season is scheduled to begin on CBS on Sept. 22.
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