Oprah Makes a Lot of Money, Part 389: Tops Best-Paid Talk Show Hosts

Forbes has released its annual list of the the ten highest-paid talk show hosts on television. Number 1 was, duh, Oprah. Of the $568 million banked by the combined top ten, almost half came ($275 million) came from Oprah. Even other people on the list, like Dr. Phil (#2 with $80 million) and Rachel Ray (#8 with $15 million) contribute directly to Oprah’s bottom line – she produces their shows. Oh, and by the way: thank you, Oprah.

The rest of the list, transcribed after watching the annoying slide show on the Forbes site because those people won’t just put the list up without making you read the article:

#1 Oprah – $275 million

#2 Dr. Phil – $80 million

#3 David Letterman – $45 million

#4 Ellen DeGeneres – $35 million

#5 Jay Leno – $32 million

#6 Tyra Banks – $30 million

#7 Regis Philbin – $27 million

#8 (tie) Rachel Ray – $15 million

#8 (tie) Conan O’Brien – $15 million

#10 Jon Stewart – $14 millioin