TV’s highest paid performers
It’s no surprise that Oprah is the highest paid person on TV. But Judge Judy is number 3? What am I missing?
Here’s the list according to TV Guide:
Top Five
Oprah Winfrey (‘The Oprah Winfrey Show’): $260m
Simon Cowell (‘American Idol’): $45m
Judge Sheindlin (‘Judge Judy’): $30m
Katie Couric (‘CBS Evening News Anchor’): $15m
Zach Braff (‘Scrubs’): $6.3m
Network Prime Time
William Petersen (‘CSI’): $5m
Charlie Sheen (‘Two and a Half Men’): $3.5m
Mariska Hargitay (‘Law & Order: SVU’): $3.5m
Chris Meloni (‘Law & Order: SVU’): $3.5m
Hugh Laurie (‘House’): $3m
Julia Louis-Dreyfus (‘New Adventures of Old Christine’): $2m
Ellen Pompeo (‘Grey’s Anatomy’): $2m
Eva Longoria (‘Desperate Housewives’): $2m
Daytime
Judge Judy: $30m
Bob Barker: $10m
Maury Povich: $7m
Ellen DeGeneres: $5m
Jerry Springer: $3 - 4m
Tyra Banks: $3.5m
News Anchors
Katie Couric (‘CBS Evening News’ anchor): $15m
Matt Lauer (NBC ‘Today’ co-anchor): $12m
Meredith Vieira (NBC ‘Today’ co-anchor): $10m
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July 27th, 2007 at 7:01 am
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July 27th, 2007 at 12:13 pm
[…] I found this really interesting post at Damn I’m Cute that list the highest paid performers. I too am surprised to learn that Judge Judy is number three! Of course, Oprah is number one, that’s no surprise. But guess who’s second? […]
December 10th, 2009 at 11:44 pm
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