Thursday, August 11, 2011

Ashton Kutcher tops list of TV's highest-paid actors: But his $700,000 per episode is nothing compared to 'X Factor' host Simon Cowell's $75 million per season

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Who makes the most per episode in television? That would be the newest member of "Two and a Half Men," Ashton Kutcher, with $700,000 per episode.
 
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Hollywood Reporter

Which TV actors make the most bank? TV Guide has just released its annual roundup.

Ashton Kutcher is the highest-paid actor on television with $700,000 an episode for "Two and a Half Men." But it's still a far cry from his predecessor Charlie Sheen's $1.2 million an episode.
 
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Tim Allen and Kiefer Sutherland (who return to TV in "Last Man Standing" and "The Confession," respectively) will each make $125,000 an episode, TV Guide reports. That's a major pay cut for Sutherland, who was making $400,000 an episode on 24, as the Huffington Post points out.
 
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Over on the procedurals, Mariska Hargitay earns $350,000 per episode of "Law & Order: SVU." Ted Danson will bank $225,000 on "CSI" — less than Laurence Fishburne's $350,000, whom Danson replaced.
 
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As for news, Scott Pelley will make less than $5 million a year as anchor of the "CBS Evening News," compared to Katie Couric's $15 million annual. Keith Olbermann gets $10 million a year and equity in Current TV. Anderson Cooper will make $11 million a year with his syndicated talk show and anchoring on CNN.
 
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Simon Cowell will pull in $75 million per season of "The X Factor."

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