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How much is Hollywood shelling out to get the biggest stars to move to TV?
In this age of wall-to-wall programming, marquee names have become essential in bringing sizable audiences to shows.
And with at least 50 different producers of TV shows, the competition is getting fierce and driving salaries to new highs.
Star salaries can range from $1.1 million an episode for the main players of HBO’s “Game of Thrones” to as small as $20,000 per episode for the actors who play the Lyon kids on Fox’s “Empire.”
And now we’re seeing film legends like Robert De Niro and Meryl Streep crossing into TV gigs and picking up huge checks.
Here’s how much the highest-paid stars on TV are earning:
*Salaries are per episode, unless otherwise indicated. Some salaries may include producing fees and profit participation.
$1,100,000 — Kit Harington, “Game of Thrones” (HBO)
Source: The Hollywood Reporter
$1,100,000 — Emilia Clarke, “Game of Thrones” (HBO)
Source: The Hollywood Reporter
$1,100,000 — Peter Dinklage, “Game of Thrones” (HBO)
Source: The Hollywood Reporter
$1,100,000 — Lena Headey, “Game of Thrones” (HBO)
Source: The Hollywood Reporter
$1,100,000 — Nikolaj Coster-Waldeau, “Game of Thrones” (HBO)
Source: The Hollywood Reporter
$1,000,000 — Jim Parsons, “The Big Bang Theory” (CBS)
Source: Variety
$1,000,000 — Kaley Cuoco, “The Big Bang Theory” (CBS)
Source: Variety
$1,000,000 — Johnny Galecki, “The Big Bang Theory” (CBS)
Source: Variety
$825,000 – Meryl Streep, “The Nix” (Network TBA)
Source: The Hollywood Reporter
$750,000 – Robert DeNiro, Untitled David O. Russell series (Amazon)
Source: The Hollywood Reporter
$750,000 — Lauren Graham, “Gilmore Girls” (Netflix)
Source: Variety
$750,000 — Alexis Bledel, “Gilmore Girls” (Netflix)
Source: Variety
$650,000 – Andrew Lincoln, “The Walking Dead” (AMC)
Source: The Hollywood Reporter
$650,000 – Norman Reedus, “The Walking Dead” (AMC)
Source: The Hollywood Reporter
$525,000 — Mark Harmon, “NCIS” (CBS)
Source: Variety
$500,000 — Kevin Spacey, “House of Cards” (Netflix)
Source: Variety
$450,000 — Claire Danes, “Homeland” (Showtime)
Source: Variety
$450,000 — Mariska Hargitay, “Law & Order: SVU” (NBC)
Source: Variety
$450,000 – Dwayne Johnson, “Ballers” (HBO)
Source: The Hollywood Reporter
$400,000 — Ellen Pompeo, “Grey’s Anatomy” (ABC)
Source: Variety
$350,000 — Drew Barrymore, “Santa Clarita Diet” (Netflix)
Source: Variety
$350,000 – Emma Stone, “Maniac” (Netflix)
Source: Variety
$350,000 — Jonah Hill, “Maniac” (Netflix)
Source: Variety
$350,000 — Joel Kinnaman, “Altered Carbon” (Netflix)
Source: Variety
$350,000 — Reese Witherspoon, “Big Little Lies” (HBO)
Source: Variety
$350,000 — Nicole Kidman, “Big Little Lies” (HBO)
Source: Variety
$300,000 – Keefer Sutherland, “Designated Survivor” (ABC)
Source: The Hollywood Reporter
Reality/News/Talk (yearly salary)
$47 million — Judy Sheindlin, “Judge Judy” (Syndicated)
$22-25 million — Matt Lauer, “Today” (NBC)
$20 million — Ellen DeGeneres, “Ellen” (Syndicated)
$16-20 million — Kelly Ripa, “Live With Kelly” (Syndicated)
$13-15 million — Miley Cyrus, “The Voice” (NBC)
$13-15 million — Adam Levine, “The Voice” (NBC)
$13-15 million — Jimmy Fallon, “The Tonight Show” (NBC)
$13-15 million — Jimmy Kimmel, “Jimmy Kimmel Live” (ABC)
$12 million — Conan O’Brien, “Conan” (TBS)
$12 million — Robin Roberts, “Good Morning America” (ABC)
Source: Variety
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