Small Screen - Big Money!
Posted on Tue Aug 5th, 2008 11:12am PDT By X17 Staff
The list of the highest-ranking TV stars is out - and you'll never believe who's on top!Holy Sheen!
TV Guide reports that Charlie Sheen tops the list of prime-time actors, earning a whopping $825,000 per episode of Two And A Half Men for a total of nearly $20 million a year. Sheen's work on the show has also earned him three Emmy nominations to date.
For comparison, CSI's William Peterson was named the number-two earner in prime-time for his $600,000/episode salary - why, that's nearly a quarter of a million bucks per show less than Charlie!
"O" My!
But as much bank as Charlie may be making in prime time, it's nothing compared to the paychecks Oprah Winfrey's drawing during the daytime!
O takes home a staggering $385 million bucks for hosting her afternoon talk show, TV Guide claims. Wow, that's a ton of money - no wonder she can afford to give away all those cars!
Other significant TV salaries include Simon Cowell (who pulls in $50 mil per year judging Idol), David Letterman (whose late-night talk show earns him $32 million a year), CBS Evening News anchor Katie Couric ($15 mil per year), and Mariska Hargitay (the top-paid actress, earning $400,000 per episode of SVU).
Can you believe how much some of these folks make? It's unbelievable!
