What the Stars Earn--Too Much, Obviously
FBLA gets TV Guide’s press release emails and we usually ignore them. But today, Julie Farin presented us with some truly fabulous information: salaries of the small-screen stars.
Oprah: $260 million per year (includes income from Rachael Ray, Dr. Phil, and other programs)
Simon Cowell: $45 million per year (for American Idol and other projects)
Judge Judy: $30 million per year
Katie Couric: $15 million per year
Zach Braff: $6.3 million (for 18 episodes of Scrubs next season)
Think about that for a momemnt: Braff gets nearly half of what Couric makes, and she has to show up every day.
NETWORK PRIME TIME (all salaries are per episode)
William Petersen (CSI): $500,000
Charlie Sheen (Two and a Half Men): $350,000
Mariska Hargitay (Law & Order: SVU): $350,000
Chris Meloni (Law & Order: SVU): $350,000
Hugh Laurie (House): $300,000
Julia Louis-Dreyfus (New Adventures of Old Christine): $225,000
Ellen Pompeo (Grey’s Anatomy): $200,000
Eva Longoria (Desperate Housewives): $200,000
Jeff Foxworthy (Are You Smarter Than…): $150,000
T.R.
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