List of highest paid American television stars

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This is a list of actors starring on American TV that were the highest paid in the year 2007, based on various sources of news and reliable websites.

This list includes the sections of the top paid TV stars, the Network primetime salaries per episode, which includes stars from House, Two and a Half Men and CSI: Crime Scene Investigation. Another section that the article has is the highest salaries per year which include Tyra Banks, Maury Povich and Ellen DeGeneres. The last section that the article has is the top paid news presenters, with some people of the Today Show and the CBS Evening News. It includes all their payments and it also includes a Gallery with the top TV stars, which includes Oprah Winfrey, Simon Cowell, Phil McGraw and David Lettermen.

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[edit] Top people

Name Program Role Salary Year References
Oprah Winfrey The Oprah Winfrey Show Host & producer $350 million [1][2][3]
Phil McGraw Dr. Phil Host $80 million [1][4]
David Letterman: Late Show with David Letterman Host $40 million [1][5]
Simon Cowell American Idol Judge $34 million [1][6][7]
Judith Sheindlin Judge Judy Judge $30 million [8]
James Gandolfini The Sopranos Tony Soprano $22 million [1][9]
Katie Couric CBS Evening News News anchor $15 million [1][10]
Kiefer Sutherland: 24 Jack Bauer $13 million [1][11]

[edit] Network primetime salaries per episode

Name Program Role Per Episode Year References
Charlie Sheen Two and a Half Men Charlie Harper $880,000 [12][13]
William Petersen CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Gil Grissom $600,000 [14][15][16]
Mariska Hargitay Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Olivia Benson $350,000 [17][18]
Chris Meloni Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Elliot Stabler $350,000 [19][20]
Zach Braff Scrubs John "J.D." Dorian $350,000 [21]
Hugh Laurie House Gregory House $300,000 [22][23]
Julia Louis-Dreyfus The New Adventures of Old Christine Christine Campbell $225,000 [24][25]
Ellen Pompeo Grey's Anatomy Meredith Grey $200,000 [26][27][28]
Eva Longoria Desperate Housewives Gabrielle Solis $200,000 [29]

[edit] Morning top paid salary per year

Name Program Role Salary Year References
Judith Sheindlin Judge Judy Judge $30 million [8]
Barbara Walters The View Host $13 million [30]
Bob Barker The Price Is Right Game show host $10 million [31][32]
Maury Povich Maury Host $7 million (plus profits) [33]
Ellen DeGeneres The Ellen DeGeneres Show Host $5 million [34][35]
Jerry Springer The Jerry Springer Show Host $3 million - 4 million [36]
Tyra Banks The Tyra Banks Show Host $3.5 million [37][38]

[edit] Top paid news presenters

Name Program Role Salary Year References
Katie Couric CBS Evening News News anchor $15 million [39][40]
Matt Lauer Today Anchor $12 million [41]
Meredith Vieira Today Anchor $10 million [42][43]

[edit] Gallery

[edit] References

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