The List Of Highest Paid TV Stars!

July 26, 2007

I mean really love muffins, are you all that surprised? Oprah “Mama O” Winfrey topped the list of highest paid stars with a whopping $260 million per year. I calculated it, and that mean she earns over $700,000 each day, even when she doesn’t get out of bed! Check out the rest of the list below!

TOP FIVE (all salaries are per year)
1. Oprah Winfrey (”The Oprah Winfrey Show”): $260 million
2. Simon Cowell (”American Idol”): $45 million
3. Judge Sheindlin (”Judge Judy”): $30 million
4. Katie Couric (”CBS Evening News Anchor”): $15 million
5. Zach Braff (”Scrubs”): $6.3 million

NETWORK PRIME TIME (all salaries are per episode)
1. William Petersen (”CSI”): $500,000
2. Charlie Sheen (”Two and a Half Men”): $350,000
3. Mariska Hargitay (”Law & Order: SVU”): $350,000
4. Chris Meloni (”Law & Order: SVU”): $350,000
5. Hugh Laurie (”House”): $300,000
6. Julia Louis-Dreyfus (”New Adventures of Old Christine”): $225,000
7. Ellen Pompeo (”Grey’s Anatomy”): $200,000
8. Eva Longoria (”Desperate Housewives”): $200,000

DAYTIME (all salaries are per year)
1. Judge Judy: $30 million
2. Bob Barker: $10 million
3. Maury Povich (per year plus profits): $7 million
4. Ellen DeGeneres: $5 million
5. Jerry Springer: $3 million - 4 million
6. Tyra Banks: $3.5 million

NEWS ANCHORS (all salaries are per year)
1. Katie Couric (”CBS Evening News” anchor): $15 million
2. Matt Lauer (NBC “Today” co-anchor): $12 million
3. Meredith Vieira (NBC “Today” co-anchor): $10 million

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2 Responses to “The List Of Highest Paid TV Stars!”

Ammie on July 26, 2007 at 3:18 pm #

I’m sorry, but I have a really hard time with those salaries when we’ve got so many people in the U.S. working like dogs trying to make ends meet.
just donna on July 26, 2007 at 4:17 pm #

You’ve really gotta loooove living in America.