List of highest paid television stars in 2007

Top Five Paid People each year

1.Oprah Winfrey ("The Oprah Winfrey Show"): $260 million

2.Simon Cowell ("American Idol"): $45 million

3.Judge Sheindlin ("Judge Judy"): $30 million

4.Katie Couric ("CBS Evening News Anchor"): $15 million

5.Zach Braff ("Scrubs"): $6.3 million

 Network Prime Time Salaries per year

1.William Petersen ("CSI"): $500,000

2.Charlie Sheen ("Two and a Half Men"): $350,000

3.Mariska Hargitay ("Law & Order: SVU"): $350,000

4.Chris Meloni ("Law & Order: SVU"): $350,000

5.Hugh Laurie ("House"): $300,000

6.Julia Louis-Dreyfus ("New Adventures of Old Christine"): $225,000

7.Ellen Pompeo ("Grey's Anatomy"): $200,000

8.Eva Longoria ("Desperate Housewives"): $200,000

Morning top paid salary per year

1.Judge Judy: $30 million

2.Bob Barker: $10 million

3.Maury Povich (per year plus profits): $7 million

4.Ellen DeGeneres: $5 million

5.Jerry Springer: $3 million - 4 million

6.Tyra Banks: $3.5 million

News Anchors salaries per year

1.Katie Couric ("CBS Evening News" anchor): $15 million

2.Matt Lauer (NBC "Today" co-anchor): $12 million

3.Meredith Vieira (NBC "Today" co-anchor): $10 million

Network Prime Time salaries per episode

1.William Petersen ("CSI"): $500,000

2.Charlie Sheen ("Two and a Half Men"): $350,000

3.Mariska Hargitay ("Law & Order: SVU"): $350,000

4.Chris Meloni ("Law & Order: SVU"): $350,000

5.Hugh Laurie ("House"): $300,000

6.Julia Louis-Dreyfus ("New Adventures of Old Christine"): $225,000

7.Ellen Pompeo ("Grey's Anatomy"): $200,000

8.Eva Longoria ("Desperate Housewives"): $200,000