Top 5 salaries of TV
Saturday, November 29th, 2008
TOP FIVE -salaries are per year
Oprah Winfrey $260 million
Simon Cowell $45 million
Judge Sheindlin $30 million
Katie Couric $15 million
Zach Braff $6.3 million
NETWORK PRIME TIME -salaries are per episode
Charlie Sheen (”Two and a Half Men”): $800,000
William Petersen (”CSI”): $600,000
Keifer Sutherland (24): $500,000
Mariska Hargitay (”Law & Order: SVU”): $350,000
Chris Meloni (”Law & Order: SVU”): $350,000
DAYTIME -all salaries are 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


Well Michael Jackson is in another deal that has gone sour, it seems that when he was staying there in Bahrain, Jackson borrowed money on a music, movie,book deal and never delivered. Now that Jackson has sold neverland ranch the Bahrain’s king son is wanting 7 million dollars and has filed a lawsuit in England to get his money back. Jackson claims all the money was a gift an d that nothing was expected for it. With Jackson not wanting to perform and just kick back at some point he is going to run out of money, and who is going to lend him money next?
