Talk show queen Oprah Winfrey earns a staggering $385 million a year, making her the highest paid celebrity on television according to the annual star-salary survey in TV Guide.
Other highly paid celebrities on the list include Charlie Sheen, co-star of “Two and a Half Men,” who brings in $825,000 per episode, and “CSI” star William Peterson, who earns $600,00 per show.
Mariska Hargitay, star of “Law & Order: SVU” and the daughter of Jayne Mansfield, is the highest paid actress in a drama, and actress Kyra Sedgwick takes home $275,000 per episode of TNT’s “The Closer,” making her the top-earning actress in a cable network drama.
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