List of highest paid American television stars
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This is a list of people starring on American TV that are the highest paid, based on various sources of news and reliable websites. This list includes the top paid TV stars, the Network primetime salaries per episode, which includes stars from Two and a Half Men and CSI: Crime Scene Investigation. It also includes the highest salaries per year which include Tyra Banks, Maury Povich and Ellen DeGeneres, and the top paid news presenters, with some people of the Today Show and the CBS Evening News.
Contents
Top people
Name | Program | Role | Salary | Year | References |
Oprah Winfrey | The Oprah Winfrey Show | Host & producer | $315 million | 2010 | [1] |
Dr. Phil McGraw | Dr. Phil | Host | $80 million | [2][3] | |
Charlie Sheen | Two and a Half Men | Charlie Harper | $50 million | 2011 | [4] |
Ray Romano | Everybody Loves Raymond | Raymond Barone | $44 million | 2002 | [2][5] |
Simon Cowell | American Idol | Judge | $34 million | [2][6][7] | |
Judith Sheindlin | Judge Judy | Judge | $30 million | [8] | |
James Gandolfini | The Sopranos | Tony Soprano | $22 million | 2007 | |
Mariah Carey | American Idol | Judge | $18 million | [2][10] | |
Katie Couric | CBS Evening News | News anchor | $15 million | [2] | |
Britney Spears | The X Factor USA | Judge | $15 million | [2] |
Network primetime salaries per episode
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Morning top paid salary per year
Name | Program | Role | Salary | Year | References |
Judith Sheindlin | Judge Judy | Judge | $31 million | [citation needed] | |
Barbara Walters | The View | Host | $13 million | [19] | |
Bob Barker | The Price Is Right | Game show host | $10 million | [20] | |
Maury Povich | Maury | Host | $7 million (plus profits) | [21] | |
Ellen DeGeneres | The Ellen DeGeneres Show | Host | $5 million | [22][23] | |
Jerry Springer | The Jerry Springer Show | Host | $3 million - 4 million | [24] | |
Tyra Banks | The Tyra Banks Show | Host | $3.5 million | [25][26] |
Top paid news presenters
Name | Program | Role | Salary | Year | References |
Katie Couric | CBS Evening News | News anchor | $15 million | [27] | |
Matt Lauer | Today | Anchor | $21 million | [28] | |
Meredith Vieira | Today | Anchor | $15 million | [29][30] |
Gallery
- Highest paid American television stars
References
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