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Charlie Sheen is at the top of the scripted TV heap, according to TV Guide.
The mag reported that the "Two and a Half Men" star takes home $875,000 an episode for his role as Charlie Harper on the CBS sitcom.
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Last year, "Sopranos" star James Gandolfini led the pack with a whopping $1 million an episode for the final season of the HBO mob drama.
Among the rest of TV's highest paid men in 2009 are "24" star Keifer Sutherland ($550,000 an episode), "House" doctor Hugh Laurie ($400,000) and Christopher Meloni of "Law & Order: SVU" ($400,000).
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Lower down on the list were such stars as "30 Rock's" Alec Baldwin ($300,000), "Grey's Anatomy's" McDreamy, Patrick Dempsey ($250,000) and "Mad Men" main man Jon Hamm, who earns $75,000 per episode - just above "Gossip Girl" star Chace Crawford ($50,000).
On the ladies' side, Christopher Meloni's "Law & Order: SVU" counterpart brings home top dollar - along with a quartet of successful "Housewives."
Mariska Hargitay earns $400,000 an episode for her role as Detective Olivia Benson on NBC's "SVU," tying her with four "Desperate Housewives" stars - Eva Longoria Parker, Teri Hatcher, Marica Cross and Felicity Huffman.
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TV's other highest-paid women include "30 Rock" creator Tina Fey ($300,000) and "The Closer's" Kyra Sedgwick ($275,000).
However, actors aren't the only ones in TV land with serious paychecks. Among the stars of late night, CBS' David Letterman earns $32 million a year, outdistancing the salary of any actor - and also his NBC competitors, Jay Leno ($30 million) and Conan O'Brien ($14 million). And a number of newscasters are also top earners, led by Katie Couric at $15 million a year and Matt Lauer at $13 million.
And in the world of reality, generally bargain rates compared to scripted television, some stars still earn paychecks to write home about. Ryan Seacrest earns $15 million a year for his "American Idol" hosting duties, while reality stars such as former couple Jon and Kate Gosselin take home $75,000 an episode for TLC's "Jon & Kate Plus 8." No word yet if that number may shift in November, when the show relaunches as a Jon-free "Kate Plus 8."
Posted 10/1/2009 10:10:47 PM # -
this is not news ,Blake Lively and Chace Crawford can get the most in Gossip girl
Posted 10/2/2009 6:24:40 AM # -
it doesnt make sense chace wud get more than every1 else on the show (blake, leighton esp!)
His character is not as main anymore, plus he has less acting experience than every1 in the cast.
idk if it just doesnt put every1, but he shudnt be getting more than the other ppl in the cast
Posted 10/2/2009 4:54:24 PM # -
oh man. that is just weird. sometimes i forget about the unjustice that is placed on the male cast of GG. man i feel sorry for them. i think blake and hold her own. i don't think she's a sucky actress anymore but hot damn.
oh well. ed will get his revenge when he wins the academy award before all of them. and possibly penn too :)
Posted 10/2/2009 7:18:00 PM # -
I just thought it was kinda weird considering he barley gets any screen time anymore and he always has all the sucky storylines!
Posted 10/2/2009 11:44:28 PM # -
Why? Seriously, WHY?
Posted 10/3/2009 7:25:54 AM # -
I don't get why Chace Crawford gets all this attention? Especially for his role as Nate.
He won a teen choice award for best male actor.
And then there was this article were it said that he was considered to be nominated for an emmy!
I'm.....confused.
Posted 10/3/2009 7:32:56 AM # -
B/C he is prettyPosted 10/8/2009 11:03:22 AM #
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HAHAHAHAHAHHAH WHAT? HE'S NOT EVEN THERE. ED SHOULD BE ONE OF THE HIGHEST PAID CAUSE HE ACTUALLY DESERVES IT
Posted 10/8/2009 11:35:47 AM # -
remember when there was speculation that chace was threatening to walk from GG if he didn't get a raise? it was around the time there were massive spoilers going on about who would be dying on GG back around this time. so it could be because of that? i dunno. but i agree with like EVERYONE here which is rare i know, even for me.
chace gets the attention because he's pretty and like it or not he along with blake are the most high profiled stars GG has. i think maybe soon it will be different because leighton has her music.. maybe even taylor. but for now chace and blake are pretty much it. i wouldn't fret though. ed might not be getting the attention chace is but he is getting the acting respect. nearly everything that is written about him showcases that.
Posted 10/8/2009 6:20:54 PM #
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