The Highest Paid TV Actors

This simple but fascinating view shows the highest paid actors in television.

This simple but fascinating view shows the highest paid actors in television.

As you might expect, there are some serious outliers. Charlie Sheen, as has often been reported, rounds out the top of the list with $1.25 million per episode. Generally speaking, lead actors in popular shows seem to command anywhere from $150k to $400k per episode- with the bulk landing somewhere around $250K. Not bad for a weeks work!

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