Forbes' 20 Highest Paid People On TV [September 2007]

Entertainment: TV Wages

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Vote RankingList Ranking  

18

1

Oprah Winfrey

TV Personality

28.00% (217 of 775 votes)

9

2

Jerry Seinfeld

Comedian

38.46% (60 of 156 votes)

11

3

Simon Cowell

TV Personality

37.82% (45 of 119 votes)

4

4

David Letterman

Comedian

47.37% (81 of 171 votes)

13

5

Donald Trump

U.S. President

34.61% (6335 of 18302 votes)

17

6

Jay Leno

Comedian

29.58% (42 of 142 votes)

1

7

Dr. Phil (McGraw)

Doctor

60.0% (87 of 145 votes)

2

8

Judge Judy Sheindlin

Judge

50.0% (5 of 10 votes)

12

9

George Lopez

Comedian

35.85% (57 of 159 votes)

8

10

Kiefer Sutherland

Actor

38.89% (7 of 18 votes)

19

11

Regis Philbin

TV Personality

20.0% (1 of 5 votes)

7

12

Tyra Banks

Actress

42.31% (165 of 390 votes)

3

13

Rachael Ray

Chef

50.0% (27 of 54 votes)

6

14

Katie Couric

Commentator

42.86% (3 of 7 votes)

14

15

Ellen DeGeneres

Comedienne

33.59% (86 of 256 votes)

16

16

Ryan Seacrest

TV Personality

32.00% (32 of 100 votes)

5

17

Matt Lauer

Commentator

47.27% (52 of 110 votes)

15

18

Barbara Walters

Commentator

32.79% (20 of 61 votes)

20

19

Diane Sawyer

Commentator

20.0% (1 of 5 votes)

10

20

Meredith Vieira

Commentator

38.18% (63 of 165 votes)