I've been called a liar many times because I tried to tell people that most TV actors in the 60s didn't get residuals. Dawn Wells (Maryann on Gilligan's Island) did because her manager/husband asked for them and the studio thought it would flop so they said OK as they didn't expect to pay them. Don Adams of Get Smart was offered 30% ownership if he would take the lowest wage the unions would allow and he took it, his estate is probably still collecting, again the studio thought it would flop.
Others with popular TV shows never saw a dime from reruns. Which is one of the reasons such shows are still on TV, the studios not needing to pay residuals can offer them for less money than newer shows.