Posted by : yankeesrj12 Wednesday, August 5, 2009



Here is a list of new television stars, and what they are making (from highest to lowest)


DRAMA:
Chris ODonnell (NCIS: Los Angeles) - $150,000 an episode
LL Cool J (NCIS: Los Angeles) - $150,000 an episode
Peter Krause (Parenthood) - $125,000 an episode



COMEDY:
Patricia Heaton (The Middle) - $200,000 an episode
Kelsey Grammer (Hank) - $175,000 an episode
Jenna Elfman (Accidentally on Purpose) - $125,000 an episode
Courteney Cox (Cougar Town) - $100,000 an episode
Joel McHale (Community) - $50,000 an episode


Now, here are some notables who are not new this year (from highest to lowest)

DRAMA:
Kiefer Sutherland (24) - $550,000 an episode (HIGHEST PAID DRAMA STAR)
Hugh Laurie (House) - $400,000 an episode
Mark Harmon (NCIS) - $325,000 an episode
Ellen Pompeo (Grey's Anatomy) - $275,000 an episode
Tim Roth (Lie to Me) - $250,000 an episode
Simon Baker (The Mentalist) - $250,000 an episode
Tom Welling (Smallville) - $175,000 an episode
Jennifer Love Hewitt (Ghost Whisperer) - $150,000 an episode
Blake Lively (Gossip Girl) - $50,000 an episode

COMEDY:
Charlie Sheen (Two and a Half Men) - $875,000 an episode (HIGHEST PAID COMEDY STAR)
Women of Desperate Housewives (Desperate Housewives) - $400,000 an episode each
Cast of The Simpsons (The Simpsons) - $400,000 an episode each
Tina Fey and Alec Baldwin (30 Rock) - $300,000 an episode each
Neil Patrick Harris (How I Met Your Mother) - $150,000 an episode
Jay Mohr (Gary Unmarried) - $150,000 an episode

LATE NIGHT:
Letterman - $32 million a year (HIGHEST PAID LATE NIGHT HOST)
Leno - $30 million a year
O'Brien - $14 million a year
Kimmel - $6 million a year

CABLE:
Kyra Sedgwick (The Closer) - $275,000 an episode (HIGHEST PAID CABLE STAR)
Denis Leary (Rescue Me) - $250,000 an episode
Holly Hunter (Saving Grace) - $150,000 an episode
Jeffrey Donovan (Burn Notice) - $135,000 an episode
Jon Hamm (Mad Men) - $75,000 an episode

NEWS:
Katie Couric (CBS) - $15 million a year (HIGHEST PAID NEWS ANCHOR)
Matt Lauer (NBC) - $13 million a year
Diane Saywer (ABC) - $12 million a year
Meredith Vieira (NBC) - $10 million a year
Bill O'Reilly (FOX News) - $10 million a year
Keith Olberman (MSNBC) - $7.5 million a year
Larry King (CNN) - $7 million a year

REALITY:
Ryan Seacrest (American Idol) - $15 million a year
Jeff Probst (Survivor) - $150,000 an episode
Jon and Kate (Jon and Kate Plus 8) - $75,000 an episode


MORE -
DRAMA:
Mariska Hargitay and Chris Meloni (Law and Order: SVU) - $400,000 an episode
Marg Helgenberger (CSI) - $390,000 an episode
David Caruso (CSI: Miami) - $375,000 an episode
Laurence Fishburne (CSI) - $375,000 an episode
Kate Walsh (Private Practice) - $250,000 an episode
Patrick Dempsey (Grey's Anatomy) - $250,000 an episode
Calista Flockhart (Brothers and Sisters) - $250,000 an episode
Patricia Arquette (Medium) - $225,000 an episode
Sally Field (Brothers and Sisters) - $150,000 an episode
Chace Crawford (Gossip Girl) - $50,000 an episode

COMEDY:
Zach Braff (Scrubs) - $350,000 an episode
Julia Louis Dreyfus (Old Christine) - $275,000 an episode

LATE NIGHT:
Jon Stewart - $14 million dollars a year
Saturday Night Live player - $7,500 an episode (starting salary)

CABLE:
Glenn Close (Damages) - $200,000 an episode
Julian McMahon (Nip/Tuck) - $175,000 an episode
Thomas Jane (Hung) - $75,000 an episode

NEWS:
Anderson Cooper (CNN) - $5 million a year
Wolf Blitzer (CNN) - $3 million a year
Chris Matthews (MSNBC) - $3 milion a year
Glenn Beck (FOX News) - $2 million a year

REALITY:
Lauren Conrad (The Hills) - $75,000 an episode
Real Housewives and Miami Social - $2,500 an episode to $5,000 an episode

OTHER:
Private Pilot - $1,044 a day
Singer (on camera) - $845 a day
Stunt Performer - $782 a day
Dancer - $782 a day
Background Actor - $134 a day

*ALL OF THESE NUMBERS ARE FROM THE AUGUST 10-23rd EDITION OF TV GUIDE MAGAZINE. THE ARTICLE WAS WRITTEN BY STEPHEN BATTAGLIO.
** NOT ALL TV STARS WERE INCLUDED ON THE LIST.

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  1. Ellen Pompeo should be bumped to 350 an epi according to these numbers.

    Man what do they so with all that money???

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  2. Man what do they do with all that money???

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  3. Sorry, only one thing I didn't understand.
    Take for example the first list.
    Does that mean that the highest new paid drama star is Chris ODonnell and the least paid among the new ones in P.Krause, or they are only examples?

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  4. They were the only ones listed. I'm sure there are many others below them.

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  5. The rest of the list is up now. :)

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  6. Calista Flockhart - 250,000
    Sally Field - 150,000

    That's really absurd.

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  7. Simon Baker getting $250,000 an episode for 'The Mentalist'.........HE'S WORTH EVERY DIME!!!

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  8. Wow, the Desperate Housewives on $400k each episode !!

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  9. Zach Braff got $350k for a 20min ep on a show that was sinking. Kudos !

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  10. Thanks yankeesrj12 for the answer. :-)

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  11. Kate Walsh does not deserve her $250,000 an episode!Sally Field should have more.

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  12. Great effort. Thanks. I really appreciate your work. And I am a big fan of TV Shows.

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