I came across an article in the August 25th Chicago Tribune about TV's highest paid personalities. This is a sampling of top earners. tvguide.com has the complete list.
DRAMA
Hugh Laurie "House" $400,000 an episode (for all that attitude)
Mariska Hargitay "Law & Order: SVU" $395.000 an episode
LL Cool J "NCIS: Los Angeles" $125,000 an episode
Jon Hamm "Mad Men" $100,000 an episode
COMEDY
Charlie Sheen "Two and a Half Men" $1,250,000 an episode (I think I just read that the kid gets $300,000!!)
Eva Longoria Parker "Desperate Housewives" $400,000 an episode
Tina Fey "30 Rock" $350,000 an episode
Betty White "Hot in Cleveland" $75,000 an episode
NEWS/LATE NIGHT/DAYTIME
Judge Judy Sheindlin "Judge Judy" $45 million a year
Matt Lauer "Today" $16 million a year
Matt O'Reilly "The O'Reilly Factor" $10 million a year
George Lopez "The George Lopez Show" $3.5 million a year
So, it appears funny wins out over drama.
Now, how about that raise?
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2 comments:
It's interesting comparing Judge Judy's $45 million take to Matt Lauer's paltry $16 million take. Although I don't know, I wonder if Judge Judy has an ownership interest in her show that accounts for the much higher figure. Lauer, of course, doesn't own either GE or Comcast.
Whether Judge Judy owns her show or not, the truth remains that while the actors and other personalities make a lot of money, the companies who actually own the shows make a WHOLE lot of money. Carson made millions from NBC, but Carson also made multiple millions *FOR* NBC.
I guess that's why they get paid so much.
I can't help but think of the "Rainman" movie. "Ten minutes to Judge Wopner."
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