American Idol’s judge Simon Cowell earns a whopping $45 million a year, but is it enough to knock the queen of television off her throne? Apparently not. Earning over five times that amount, Oprah Winfrey who rakes in an amazing $260 million a year from her own show as well as guest appearances on “Rachel Ray”, “Dr. Phil” and other programs puts Simon Cowell to shame.
Here’s the complete list from TV Guide:
- Oprah Winfrey – $260 million a year
- Simon Cowell – $45 million a year
- Judge Judy – $30 million a year
- Katie Couric – $15 million a year
- Zach Braff – $6.3 million a year
- William Petersen – $500,000 (per episode)
- Charlie Sheen – $350,000 (per episode)
- Mariska Hargitay – $350,000 (per episode)
- Christopher Meloni – $350,000 (per episode)
- Hugh Laurie – $300,000 (per episode)
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University Update - Oprah Winfrey - Top 10 Highest Paid TV Stars added these pithy words on Sep 03 07 at 2:51 pmHow is Judge Judy making that much!? Good for her
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