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List of highest-paid American television stars

This is a list of people starring on American television that are the highest-paid, based on verified sources for each person.

TV and streaming salaries per episode

Television hosts

Simon Cowell
Ellen DeGeneres, host of the eponymous The Ellen DeGeneres Show

Network primetime salaries per season

Daytime annual salaries

News presenters

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