List of highest paid television stars in 2007

Top Five Paid People each year
#Oprah Winfrey ("The Oprah Winfrey Show"): $260 million
#Simon Cowell ("American Idol"): $45 million
#Judge Sheindlin ("Judge Judy"): $30 million
#Katie Couric ("CBS Evening News Anchor"): $15 million
Network Prime Time Salaries 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 Parker ("Desperate Housewives"): $200,000
Morning top paid salary per year
#Judge Judy: $30 million
#Bob Barker: $10 million
#Maury Povich (per year plus profits): $7 million
#Ellen DeGeneres: $5 million
#Jerry Springer: $3 million - 4 million
#Tyra Banks: $3.5 million
News Anchors salaries per year
#Katie Couric ("CBS Evening News" anchor): $15 million
#Matt Lauer (NBC "Today" co-anchor): $12 million
#Meredith Vieira (NBC "Today" co-anchor): $10 million

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