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68th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards - Press Room
LOS ANGELES, CA - SEPTEMBER 18: (L-R) Actors Rory McCann, Conleth Hill, Iwan Rheon, Gwendoline Christie, Peter Dinklage, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Maisie Williams, Emilia Clarke, Sophie Turner and Kit Harington, winners of Best Drama Series for 'Game of Thrones', pose in the press room at the 68th annual Primetime Emmy Awards at Microsoft Theater on September 18, 2016 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Jason LaVeris/FilmMagic)
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Millions of dollars are spent to create mega money making programs that are viewed not only on television, but across multiple streaming services all over the world. Exotic locations, expensive reshoots and stars' salaries drive up the costs for production companies like HBO and Netflix - but hey, artistic vision is always going to come with a hefty price tag while we're in peak TV.

So what do those insanely gigantic numbers look like? In this video by Coinage, find out what are the 7 most expensive TV shows of all time, and why the cost to make these programs is so much.