Forbes' list of highest-paid TV personalities

Subject: Forbes' list of highest-paid TV personalities Sun Aug 11, 2013 3:36 am

Simon Cowell, the acerbic judge on The X Factor, tied for first place as the highest-paid personality on US television with America's Got Talent judge Howard Stern, Forbes.com said on Thursday.

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Cowell, 53, jumped from third place last year, while Stern moved up from No. 2. Both earned an estimated $US95 million ($105 million) for the year to June, putting them ahead of conservative talk-show host Glenn Beck, at $US90 million.

Forbes.com described Cowell as a major behind-the-scenes mogul.

"The X Factor is now on in 41 countries and his Got Talent is the biggest-selling television franchise in the world," it said.
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Stern, 59, is making plenty from his SiriusXM radio show and is paid a reported $US15 million as one of four judges on America's Got Talent.

Oprah Winfrey, 59, dropped from first place last year to fourth with $US77 million, followed by talk-show host and author Dr Phil McGraw, who hauled in an estimated $US72 million and rounded out the top five.

Although her long-running syndicated talk show has ended, Winfrey's OWN television network looks set to make a profit this year, and she also earns money through TV spin-offs such as Dr Phil and Rachael Ray, produced by her Harpo Productions company, Forbes.com said.

Forbes.com compiled the ranking and estimated earnings from entertainment-related work by talking to managers, producers and agents.

Two other women also made the top 10. Talk-show host Ellen DeGeneres was No. 9 with earnings of $US56 million, and Judge Judy Sheindlin, whose court show is one of the most watched syndicated daytime programs, was tenth with $US47 million.

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Forbes' list of highest-paid TV personalities

Forbes' list of highest-paid TV personalities

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