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Top TV Star Salaries: You Won't Believe Who's No. 1

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Jul 27, 2016 7:31 PM
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Mariska Hargitay, Law and Order SVU
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NBC

11. Mariska Hargitay (Law & Order: SVU)

$8.8 million per year (400,000 per episode)


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10. Jimmy Kimmel (Jimmy Kimmel Live)

$10 million per year


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9. Mark Harmon (NCIS)

$11.5 million per year ($525,000 per episode)


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8. Jon Cryer (Two and a Half Men)

$14.3 million per year ($650,000 per episode)


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7. Howard Stern (America's Got Talent)

$15 million per year


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CBS

6. Ashton Kutcher (Two and a Half Men)

$16.5 million per year ($750,000 per episode)


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5. David Letterman (Late Show)

$20 million per year


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4. Kaley Cuoco-Sweeting, Jim Parsons & Johnny Galecki (The Big Bang Theory)

A reported $24 million per year ($1 million per episode)


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3. Matt Lauer (NBC)

$22-25 million per year


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2. Jon Stewart (The Daily Show)

$25-30 million per year


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1. Judy Sheindlin (Judge Judy)

$47 million per year. You read that right. She makes FORTY-SEVEN MEEEELLLION! Judge Judy, a daytime syndicated court show dealing with small-claim disputes, is now in its 19th season and has been nominated for a total of 14 Emmys. She's never won, but who cares?!

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