The joy television stars bring to our lives is priceless — and that is certainly reflected in the sky-high salaries of its brightest stars.
The reality show host and honorable court official works hard for the money though, filming over 260 new episodes a season — as compared to The Big Bang’s 24 new episodes.
Variety has released a comprehensive ranking of (estimated) highest-paid on-screen talent, and the two actors bringing home the biggest TV paychecks right now are The Big Bang Theory’s Jim Parsons and Kaley Cuoco, cashing in an estimated $1,000,000 per episode.
Possibly the largest TV paycheck though goes to the peppy and plainspoken Judge Judy Sheindlin, who earns $47 million a year to settle small claims and tell it like it is on the syndicated Judge Judy.