TV's Top Earners

Aug 11th, 2010

TV'S TOP EARNERS

"TV Guide" has published a list of TV's Top Earners . . . according to numbers they've received from various network and studio executives.  Here's a rundown of some of the highest paid TV stars on the list:

Drama:  (--NOTE:  The salaries listed are PER EPISODE.)

--Hugh Laurie, "House" . . . $400,000+

--Christopher Meloni & Mariska Hargitay, "Law & Order: SVU" . . . $395,000 each

--Mark Harmon, "NCIS" . . . $375,000

--David Caruso, "CSI: Miami" . . . $375,000

--Marg Helgenberger, "CSI" . . . $375,000

--(Porno star dad) Laurence Fishburne,  "CSI" . . . $350,000

--Kyra Sedgwick, "The Closer" . . . $350,000

--Denis Leary,  "Rescue Me" . . . $350,000

Comedy:  (--NOTE:  The salaries listed are PER EPISODE.)

--Charlie Sheen, "Two and a Half Men" . . . $1.25 million

--Jon Cryer, "Two and a Half Men" . . . $550,000

--Marcia Cross, Teri Hatcher, Felicity Huffman and Eva Longoria Parker, "Desperate Housewives" . . . $400,000 each

--Dan Castellaneta and Julie Kavner, "The Simpsons",  $400,000 each  (--They do the voices of Marge and Homer, respectively.)

--Tina Fey, "30 Rock" . . . $350,000

--Jeremy Piven, "Entourage" . . . $350,000

--Steve Carell, "The Office" . . . $297,000

--17-year-old Angus T. Jones, "Two and a Half Men" . . . $250,000

Late Night / Talk Syndication:  (--NOTE:  Salaries are PER YEAR.)

--Oprah Winfrey . . . $315 million

--Judge Judy Sheindlin . . . $45 million

--David Letterman . . . $28 million

--Jay Leno . . . $25 million

REALITY:  (--NOTE:  Salaries are PER YEAR.)

--Ryan Seacrest, "American Idol" . . . $15 million

--Piers Morgan, "America's Got Talent" . . . $2 million

--Joel McHale, "The Soup" . . . $2 million

NEWS:  (--NOTE:  Salaries are PER YEAR.)

--Matt Lauer, NBC . . . $16 million +

--Katie Couric, CBS . . . $15 million

--Brian Williams, NBC . . . $12.5 million

--Diane Sawyer, ABC . . . $12 million

--Meredith Vieira, NBC . . . $11 million

--Bill O'Reilly, Fox News . . . $10 million

http://www.tvguide.com/News/Top-TV-Earners-1021717.aspx