<P> This is a list of people starring on television that are the highest - paid, based on various sources . This list includes the top - paid TV stars by name and their network primetime salaries per episode, which includes stars from past series like Two and a Half Men and current series like Game of Thrones . It also includes hosts and news presenters with the highest annual salaries, which include Tyra Banks, Maury Povich, Ellen DeGeneres, and some talent from the Today Show and the CBS Evening News . </P> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Name </Th> <Th> Program </Th> <Th> Role </Th> <Th> Salary </Th> <Th> Year </Th> <Th> Ref . </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Charlie Sheen </Td> <Td> Two and a Half Men </Td> <Td> Charlie Harper </Td> <Td> $1.8 million </Td> <Td> 1999 - 2002 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Ray Romano </Td> <Td> Everybody Loves Raymond </Td> <Td> Raymond Barone </Td> <Td> $1.7 million </Td> <Td> 2003--2005 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Kelsey Grammer </Td> <Td> Frasier </Td> <Td> Frasier Crane </Td> <Td> $1.6 million </Td> <Td> 2002--2004 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Tim Allen </Td> <Td> Home Improvement </Td> <Td> Tim Taylor </Td> <Td> $1.25 million </Td> <Td> 1998--1999 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Peter Dinklage </Td> <Td> Game of Thrones </Td> <Td> Tyrion Lannister </Td> <Td> $500,000 </Td> <Td> 2017--2018 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Nikolaj Coster - Waldau </Td> <Td> Jaime Lannister </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Lena Headey </Td> <Td> Cersei Lannister </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Emilia Clarke </Td> <Td> Daenerys Targaryen </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Kit Harington </Td> <Td> Jon Snow </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Johnny Galecki </Td> <Td> The Big Bang Theory </Td> <Td> Leonard Hofstadter </Td> <Td> $1 million </Td> <Td> 2014--2017 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Jim Parsons </Td> <Td> Sheldon Cooper </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Kaley Cuoco </Td> <Td> Penny </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> James Gandolfini </Td> <Td> The Sopranos </Td> <Td> Tony Soprano </Td> <Td> $1 million </Td> <Td> 2006--2007 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Jennifer Aniston </Td> <Td> Friends </Td> <Td> Rachel Green </Td> <Td> $1 million </Td> <Td> 2002--2004 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Courteney Cox </Td> <Td> Monica Geller </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Lisa Kudrow </Td> <Td> Phoebe Buffay </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Matt LeBlanc </Td> <Td> Joey Tribbiani </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> David Schwimmer </Td> <Td> Ross Geller </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Matthew Perry </Td> <Td> Chandler Bing </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Helen Hunt </Td> <Td> Mad About You </Td> <Td> Jamie Buchman </Td> <Td> $1 million </Td> <Td> 1998--99 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Paul Reiser </Td> <Td> Paul Buchman </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Jerry Seinfeld </Td> <Td> Seinfeld </Td> <Td> Jerry Seinfeld </Td> <Td> $1 million </Td> <Td> 1997--1998 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Ashton Kutcher </Td> <Td> Two and a Half Men </Td> <Td> Walden Schmidt </Td> <Td> $755,000 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Drew Carey </Td> <Td> The Drew Carey Show </Td> <Td> Drew Carey </Td> <Td> $750,000 </Td> <Td> 2001--2004 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Lauren Graham </Td> <Td> Gilmore Girls </Td> <Td> Lorelai Gilmore </Td> <Td> $750,000 </Td> <Td> 2016 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Alexis Bledel </Td> <Td> Rory Gilmore </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Kunal Nayyar </Td> <Td> The Big Bang Theory </Td> <Td> Rajesh Koothrapalli </Td> <Td> $750,000 </Td> <Td> 2014--2017 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Simon Helberg </Td> <Td> Howard Wolowitz </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> David Hyde Pierce </Td> <Td> Frasier </Td> <Td> Niles Crane </Td> <Td> $750,000 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Hugh Laurie </Td> <Td> House </Td> <Td> Dr. Gregory House </Td> <Td> $700,000 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Andrew Lincoln </Td> <Td> The Walking Dead </Td> <Td> Rick Grimes </Td> <Td> $650,000 </Td> <Td> 2017--2018 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Jon Cryer </Td> <Td> Two and a Half Men </Td> <Td> Alan Harper </Td> <Td> $620,000 </Td> <Td> 2013--2015 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Julia Louis - Dreyfus </Td> <Td> Seinfeld </Td> <Td> Elaine Benes </Td> <Td> $600,000 </Td> <Td> 1997--1998 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Jason Alexander </Td> <Td> George Costanza </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Michael Richards </Td> <Td> Cosmo Kramer </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Norman Reedus </Td> <Td> The Walking Dead </Td> <Td> Daryl Dixon </Td> <Td> $550,000 </Td> <Td> 2017--2018 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th> Name </Th> <Th> Program </Th> <Th> Role </Th> <Th> Salary </Th> <Th> Year </Th> <Th> Ref . </Th> </Tr>

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